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[Sophia1]

Handy! Kurds?

[Sophia1]

I should prob shut up now coz I dnt mean to insult any one but I just feel that Cyprus aint going to be our little heaven any more and its really sad

[Oracle]

Sophia1 ... Cyprus has not been our little heaven for a long time but it has nothing to do with anyone coming to reside here legally.

The problem is, and has been, due to the colonialists, which we had to endure for centuries. Even now we cannot enjoy self-determination over our whole island.

[repulsewarrior]

indeed sophia, the choice was a big one. resist the future so that this little oasis scratches a living to sustain itself just the way it was before the Modern Age, or embrace change, and prepare for an island highly urbanised, a hub for three continents with the ability to provide for their needs in social-exchange.

let us continue this dream, first at banking, first at graduates per capita, first in maritime trade, first in communication, let's be first in research about water, and first in solar power, now that it is the path we have taken, it is not the wrong path, it is the path which prepares us to make the changes, within ourselves where we become stronger, meeting the new challenges, as a global partner.

[Eurasia]

damn,forgot to watch it.Saw the previews. Got ch4+1 though.

I have it on now, it's really good!

How did you get it?

[Bubble 'n' squeak]

damn,forgot to watch it.Saw the previews. Got ch4+1 though.

I have it on now, it's really good!

How did you get it?

On channel 4

[Oracle]

Good question, poor posters

[CBBB]

Good question, poor posters

Are you talking about Bill Posters who will be prosecuted, the poor bastard?

[Niki]

It's got to be good. The number of students being educated in other European countries, the freedom of trade and travel, the EU subsidies, the sharing of resources and knowledge and of course the money it brings to the island.

The Cypriot families I know personally are all intending for their children to be educated in the UK, Oxbridge being the ultimate. Private lessons after school (which all kids go to) are geared towards this.

I also think the Cypriot business community could learn a few things from methods in other countries and actually has to in order to compete with world trade. Generally it lacks sophistication and professionalism although there are always the exceptions. The 'koumbaros' network is still the main source of business and people I know don't trust even their koumbaros. However this will change (see UK education above) as the young adults return and have seen a different and more diverse way to do business.

It is a shame the charm and character of the island is diminished as it drags itself into the 21st century but this was inevitable even without the EU.

[cyprusgrump]

I think joining the EU is terrible for Cyprus.

The EU seeks to control and tax every aspect of our lives and then squander the money on ridiculous schemes and troughing for the MEPs (no receipt required).

The EU can’t manage to balance its own budget or sign-off the accounts – it is a black hole down which money flows and very soon more of that money will be ours.

Cypriots I know wanted the EU membership to provide a solution to The Cyprob. It hasn’t.

All the EU has given us so far are some flyovers in Limassol and vastly increased cost of living. Remember when diesel was 20c a litre? Now, courtesy of the EU we have the price five times higher and the madness of three types of diesel for heating, for transport and for farming…

I don’t see what advantage is gained – Cypriots have always gone to universities in the UK and being a member won’t change that.

I think Cyprus would have been much better to remain outside, trade with the EU in areas that are beneficial to Cyprus and ignore the hundreds of thousands of ridiculous rules and regulations which are heading our way…