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Post by mekon on Feb 12, 2022 8:12:05 GMT
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Feb 14, 2022 10:18:51 GMT
That video is bang on. Our trash press acting like its a certainty and seem to be stoking the fire. Just to get a headline.
Some tit on TV has said just we (UK) have failed Ukraine as we havent sent troops in to help them. They arent some tiny helpless country, Ukraine has a larger army than us.
Something worrying about the UK's diplomatic response was sending Liz Truss there. A Russian rep quizzed her on local issues and she didnt have a fucking clue. Along with serial liar BJ, Russia arent going to take any notice of the UK's views.
Some are reporting 'shades of Munich', meaning we let Hitler invade Poland.
I'm also thinking, 'shades of Iraq and WMD'.
Hitler wanted European dominance. Putin wants to keep hold of Crimea, doesnt want Ukraine to be part of NATO, maybe more control via those 2 new independent republics. Not quite the same.
I dont think the UK should get any more involved than what we are now, unless NATO/UN comes up with some agreed plan.
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Feb 14, 2022 16:47:04 GMT
Anyone know any Ruskies? A friend has a Russian girlfriend and he said she cant believe the nonsense the west are talking. Invasion next Wednesday..... She reckoned it was all typical Putin posturing.
BJ is only sending weapons and military instructors on how to use them so we can be bestie mates, they will owe us, and we get 1st dibs on their natural resources.
Ukraine has extremely rich and complementary mineral resources in high concentrations and close proximity to each other. The country has abundant reserves of coal, iron ore, natural gas, manganese, salt, oil, graphite, sulfur, kaolin, titanium, nickel, magnesium, timber, and mercury.
I guess this is also covered in an episode of Yes Minister!
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Feb 14, 2022 16:56:24 GMT
This rocketed to #1 in the Ukrainian charts last week, a re-release of an old song*
Morrisey wrote it after getting a slagging from the (music) press. Fits the current press' response quite well.
Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking
When I said I'd like to smash every tooth
In your head
Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking
When I said by rights you should be
Bludgeoned in your bed
And now I know how Joan of Arc felt
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt
As the flames rose to her Roman nose
And her walkman started to melt
Bigmouth
Bigmouth
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
To the Human race
Bigmouth
Bigmouth
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
To the Human race
Bigmouth
Bigmouth
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
To the Human race
Bigmouth
Bigmouth
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
To the Human race...
* It didnt, I made that up.
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Post by Eddie The Bastard on Feb 14, 2022 19:50:15 GMT
The word on my street is that Putin has risk assessed the West's likely response and has decided to go for it. The most likely response being 'no appetite for conflict'.
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Feb 14, 2022 20:22:15 GMT
There were loads of Russians in Thailand last month and I have to say, I've never met a more rude, selfish, inconsiderate shower of cunts in my fucking life. If Putin plans to rebuild the Soviet Union and prevent his citizens from leaving the country like before then I'll not stand in his way.
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Feb 14, 2022 20:27:06 GMT
The word on my street is that Putin might do something minor on February 27th to celebrate their "Day of Special Operations Forces" memorial day*, like set some fire crackers off. Sanctions applied by the West, by our leaders to divert our eyes away from the latest dumb fuckup they have made. Russia will turn to China for new trade and friendship links. Thats because the Chinese have experience of building a wall, a big, long and very great wall, to keep the West out. When I say my street, I mean my house. When I say my house, I mean me making something up on the sofa. *Either that or tomorrow. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Russiaps 27th Feb is also commemorating establishment of Russian control in Crimea in 2014 |
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Post by Eddie The Bastard on Feb 14, 2022 20:55:08 GMT
There were loads of Russians in Thailand last month and I have to say, I've never met a more rude, selfish, inconsiderate shower of cunts in my fucking life. If Putin plans to rebuild the Soviet Union and prevent his citizens from leaving the country like before then I'll not stand in his way. Cold war nostalgia? Strange. |
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Post by beefus on Feb 15, 2022 6:19:44 GMT
There were loads of Russians in Thailand last month and I have to say, I've never met a more rude, selfish, inconsiderate shower of cunts in my fucking life. If Putin plans to rebuild the Soviet Union and prevent his citizens from leaving the country like before then I'll not stand in his way. Cold war nostalgia? Strange. The few Russians that I have come across on holiday have also been rude, arrogant twats.....I hate to generalise though, maybe it's the one who travel that are the arseholes. Most Russians probably can't afford to travel. |
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Feb 15, 2022 8:43:35 GMT
I hate to generalise though, maybe it's the one who travel that are the arseholes. Most Russians probably can't afford to travel. I also dislike condemning an entire nation on the actions of a minority but to a fucking man (and woman) they were total arseholes with zero fucks given for anyone but themselves. Maybe you're right though, perhaps we only met the gangsters. |
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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Feb 15, 2022 8:45:31 GMT
What do you think the Spanish think of us?
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Feb 15, 2022 9:55:31 GMT
What do you think the Spanish think of us? In the cheap end tourist areas a large % of drunken arseholes. I think it was in a BBC report on the website from a Portuguese tourist hotspot where during lockdown a hotel owner said we miss the British money but not the British, at least its quiet now. The comments section was full of shit like, well fuck them, lets boycott them in the future. Then there is the lack of trying to speak the local language and just talking English. I SAID NO SPEAKY SPAINISH. |
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Post by beefus on Feb 15, 2022 11:18:15 GMT
We try to stay away from the real tourist hotspots, but even in some of the less obvious places you always see some football shirt wearing British chavs being loud and obnoxious. What is it with the shirts?…..you don’t see Germans or French wearing their team shirts on holiday.
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Post by mekon on Feb 15, 2022 14:18:12 GMT
When I went to Sardinia we ended up in a little town called San Sperante. I tried to use my shite italian to order to a pizza so they asked in English where I was from. They thought I was Dutch. I was quite glad I didn't look like some barrow boy.
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Feb 16, 2022 11:25:58 GMT
When I went to Sardinia we ended up in a little town called San Sperante. I tried to use my shite italian to order to a pizza so they asked in English where I was from. They thought I was Dutch. I was quite glad I didn't look like some barrow boy. At least you tried. Many dont. Thats the main cause of conflict. I guess if they reply in English, you could stick with replying in their language. Whenever I've tried the local lingo, if they reply in English I'm ok with it as usually their English is better than my foreign language skills. So the end result is a quicker conversation. A few times they have stuck to theirs even though they speak English as well. I'm ok with that as if I dont understand I can ask if they speak English, or another languge I'm better with. But thats only hotel/restaurant speak, not asking for financial advice about car maintenance. |
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