Us, Xenophobic, never!

[JingleBells]

In The Times today is a reprint of the paper from April 21st 1926, which announcs that the queen has been born. This is one of the adverts in the section:

Ah patriotism, where did it all go wrong

 

[haarewin]

it's no different to americans buying american cars and being patriotic about it.

 

[Chilly]

In The Times today is a reprint of the paper from April 21st 1926, which announcs that the queen has been born. This is one of the adverts in the section:

Ah patriotism, where did it all go wrong

you get fined by the EU and the WTO for protectionalism if you do that these days, fucking *****. Look after yourself THEN hand out charity to people.

 

[yaruar]

it's no different to americans buying american cars and being patriotic about it.

They don't though, they all buy japanese cars which is why the US motor manufacturing industry is dying more than the UK one at the moment

 

[SheepCow]

They don't though, they all buy japanese cars which is why the US motor manufacturing industry is dying more than the UK one at the moment

I didn't realise the UK had a car industry (well one that sells more than 2 cars a year) ...

 

[Will]

Ah patriotism, where did it all go wrong

British Leyland.

 

[Tom]

TVR just shed a load of workers as well

 

[Earl]

Not that TVR is British owned anymore Although still British made so not too bad

 

[rynnor]

Ah patriotism, where did it all go wrong

When they stopped making Vincent motorbikes...

 

[Wij]

The American and British car industries have been steadily bashed by the Japanese due to TQM.

Japanese-owned factories in Britain do quite well though.

Business-Wij.

 

[throdgrain]

you get fined by the EU and the WTO for protectionalism if you do that these days, fucking *****. Look after yourself THEN hand out charity to people.

Abso-fucking-lutely.

 

[old.Tohtori]

*wonders where the xenophobia is...*