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[kurupetos]

Cleaning up CY from Turks & Brits would have been an even better initiative.

Yeah that's right, chase off all the British tourists and resident ex-pats too!

IDIOT!

I mean the UK-SBAs you FOOL.

[supporttheunderdog]

Dito to that Kurupetoui

The British hate Cypriots because they got ousted by a small group of patriotic EOKA Freedom Fighters

ZITO I KYPROS

The Britsh hate Cypriots? Bullshit: they hate all foreigners equally....

As for Eoka, Eoka? Who? What team does he play for then,,,?

On a more serious note, as the average age of the UK population is 40 by now the majority were not born when the EOKA struggle took place. They probably were not even aware that Cyprus was for a period a British Crown Colony. Cyprus and the Cyprus struggle is not something widely taught in schools, (indeed as far as I know the end of empire is seldom taught in schools).
Even for those who were alive at the time to most it is now history. We have moved on. It is of even less relevence to the immigrants.

Cyprus to most Brits is a far off place which is a possible sunny holiday destination.

It probably only bothers a few (and less each year) who may have lost relatives or friends to EOKA action, but no generally I do not think we Brits hate the Cypriots, not for EOKA or independance.

Any greivances the majority of Brits will have will be of more immediate concern such as tourist related issues (high prices/poor quallity of the tourist product), or title deeds problems with property developers.

[Jerry]

Cleaning up CY from Turks & Brits would have been an even better initiative.

Yeah that's right, chase off all the British tourists and resident ex-pats too!

IDIOT!

I mean the UK-SBAs you FOOL.

Since we don't have an insight to the workings of your brain I suggest you post what you mean in future instead of spouting sweeping generalisations.

[kurupetos]

Cleaning up CY from Turks & Brits would have been an even better initiative.

Yeah that's right, chase off all the British tourists and resident ex-pats too!

IDIOT!

I mean the UK-SBAs you FOOL.

Since we don't have an insight to the workings of your brain I suggest you post what you mean in future instead of spouting sweeping generalisations.

No, I won't. Why? Read my signature.

[SKI-preo]

I do not think we Brits hate the Cypriots

If they do hate them can you blame them. I was born there and think Cyprus produces more Arseholes per capita then anyhwere in the EU apart from Greece.

[kurupetos]

I do not think we Brits hate the Cypriots

If they do hate them can you blame them. I was born there and think Cyprus produces more Arseholes per capita then anyhwere in the EU apart from Greece.

That's OK mate. Most of them have immigrated to Australia.

[supporttheunderdog]

I do not think we Brits hate the Cypriots

If they do hate them can you blame them. I was born there and think Cyprus produces more Arseholes per capita then anyhwere in the EU apart from Greece.

The UK has its fair share too....

[supporttheunderdog]

A group of British MPs and volunteers will take part in a two day clean- up session of desecrated churches and cemeteries in the occupied areas of Cyprus.

Conservative MP and Chairman of the British All Party Parliamentary Group on Cyprus David Burrowes announced the proposed clean up session of a total of 18 churches and cemeteries is scheduled to take place between 9th and 13th May.

The Cyprus Church will fund the initiative. A drive has already begun in London to recruit volunteers.

The decision for the clean up session was taken following a visit by British MPs to the occupied areas where they witnessed the destruction of churches, cemeteries and other religious shrines.

The occupation regime in an effort to erase all Greek or Christian elements from the occupied areas has, from 1974 destroyed archeological sites, cemeteries and many churches.

From various testimonies given to the Department of Antiquities and the Cyprus Government, it seems that a number of approximately 500 churches, chapels and monasteries have been pillaged, vandalized and/or demolished, while more than 15.000 icons of saints, innumerable sacred liturgical vessels, gospels and other objects of priceless value have been stolen from the churches.

http://famagusta-gazette.com/british-mp ... 847-69.htm

I think they should be welcomed provided that they Fly in to Larnaca and either use a legitimately TC owned hotel based on pre 74 title deeds (and not now owned by a settler) or they come back to the unoccupied zone each night.

[yialousa1971]

I do not think we Brits hate the Cypriots

If they do hate them can you blame them. I was born there and think Cyprus produces more Arseholes per capita then anyhwere in the EU apart from Greece.

That's OK mate. Most of them have immigrated to Australia.

Don't forget New Zealand.

[Jerry]

A group of British MPs and volunteers will take part in a two day clean- up session of desecrated churches and cemeteries in the occupied areas of Cyprus.

Conservative MP and Chairman of the British All Party Parliamentary Group on Cyprus David Burrowes announced the proposed clean up session of a total of 18 churches and cemeteries is scheduled to take place between 9th and 13th May.

The Cyprus Church will fund the initiative. A drive has already begun in London to recruit volunteers.

The decision for the clean up session was taken following a visit by British MPs to the occupied areas where they witnessed the destruction of churches, cemeteries and other religious shrines.

The occupation regime in an effort to erase all Greek or Christian elements from the occupied areas has, from 1974 destroyed archeological sites, cemeteries and many churches.

From various testimonies given to the Department of Antiquities and the Cyprus Government, it seems that a number of approximately 500 churches, chapels and monasteries have been pillaged, vandalized and/or demolished, while more than 15.000 icons of saints, innumerable sacred liturgical vessels, gospels and other objects of priceless value have been stolen from the churches.

http://famagusta-gazette.com/british-mp ... 847-69.htm

I think they should be welcomed provided that they Fly in to Larnaca and either use a legitimately TC owned hotel based on pre 74 title deeds (and not now owned by a settler) or they come back to the unoccupied zone each night.

They will be staying at the Nicosia Hilton at "mates rates" . If I get any more info about the trip I'll post it here.