What are your unpopular opinions? (Vol. 2)
Discussion
5pen said:
I agree with this one. It’s only the imperial measures that are part of our language to mean more than just the pure measurement that makes me hesitate a bit - eg pint means beer in some contexts - “anyone fancy a .568 of a litre?” is never going to sound right.
So why not pop to the pub for a cheeky litre instead? Strangely Brown said:
People who think that Brexit was a mistake and consider the EU to be so great EU should probably move to a country that is a member and stop pissing and moaning in the UK.
Is that unpopular?
That would be great if it wasn't for the fact that Brexit has removed the ability for people to easily move to another EU country.Is that unpopular?
I agree with an earlier poster who said that people are looking at the short term, when in reality it's a long term thing. It very much is, and so in my opinion people over 60 should have been excluded from the vote, and the lower age reduced to 16, so that those most affected would be the one's making the decision.
QJumper said:
Strangely Brown said:
People who think that Brexit was a mistake and consider the EU to be so great EU should probably move to a country that is a member and stop pissing and moaning in the UK.
Is that unpopular?
That would be great if it wasn't for the fact that Brexit has removed the ability for people to easily move to another EU country.Is that unpopular?
QJumper said:
I agree with an earlier poster who said that people are looking at the short term, when in reality it's a long term thing. It very much is, and so in my opinion people over 60 should have been excluded from the vote, and the lower age reduced to 16, so that those most affected would be the one's making the decision.
Or you could exclude everyone under 25, or maybe 35, from voting altogether because youngsters know the far end of feck all about pretty much everything. They just don't know that they don't know and only come to learn how little they knew when they get older.Strangely Brown said:
QJumper said:
Strangely Brown said:
People who think that Brexit was a mistake and consider the EU to be so great EU should probably move to a country that is a member and stop pissing and moaning in the UK.
Is that unpopular?
That would be great if it wasn't for the fact that Brexit has removed the ability for people to easily move to another EU country.Is that unpopular?
QJumper said:
I agree with an earlier poster who said that people are looking at the short term, when in reality it's a long term thing. It very much is, and so in my opinion people over 60 should have been excluded from the vote, and the lower age reduced to 16, so that those most affected would be the one's making the decision.
Or you could exclude everyone under 25, or maybe 35, from voting altogether because youngsters know the far end of feck all about pretty much everything. They just don't know that they don't know and only come to learn how little they knew when they get older.And old people get stuck in their ways, have little understanding of the modern world, and base their decisions on beliefs they held 40 years ago. All age groups are ignorant to one extent or another, but a referendum should largely be aimed towards those it's likely to most affect, not those who are likely to be dead before all the effects kick in.
QJumper said:
Strangely Brown said:
QJumper said:
Strangely Brown said:
People who think that Brexit was a mistake and consider the EU to be so great EU should probably move to a country that is a member and stop pissing and moaning in the UK.
Is that unpopular?
That would be great if it wasn't for the fact that Brexit has removed the ability for people to easily move to another EU country.Is that unpopular?
QJumper said:
I agree with an earlier poster who said that people are looking at the short term, when in reality it's a long term thing. It very much is, and so in my opinion people over 60 should have been excluded from the vote, and the lower age reduced to 16, so that those most affected would be the one's making the decision.
Or you could exclude everyone under 25, or maybe 35, from voting altogether because youngsters know the far end of feck all about pretty much everything. They just don't know that they don't know and only come to learn how little they knew when they get older.And old people get stuck in their ways, have little understanding of the modern world, and base their decisions on beliefs they held 40 years ago. All age groups are ignorant to one extent or another, but a referendum should largely be aimed towards those it's likely to most affect, not those who are likely to be dead before all the effects kick in.
Strangely Brown said:
People who think that Brexit was a mistake and consider the EU to be so great EU should probably move to a country that is a member and stop pissing and moaning in the UK.
I wish that had worked in reverse. People who thought the 1975 vote to remain in the common market was a mistake should have fked off to Norway or Switzerland or another non member country, instead of staying here and bhing and whining about Europe for 41 effing years. , 5pen said:
PastelNata said:
The Imperial system should finally be completely scrapped in favour of Metric - i.e. km not miles! - rather than lingering on for some things.
I agree with this one. It’s only the imperial measures that are part of our language to mean more than just the pure measurement that makes me hesitate a bit - eg pint means beer in some contexts - “anyone fancy a .568 of a litre?” is never going to sound right.The Metric die-hards I have met - the ones who insist on making statements such as 'I am 145 centimetres tall' or 'I weigh 65 kilogrammes', despite knowing that nobody else has a clue what they're on about - seem to be a bit older.
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