
"England is just a small island. Its roads and houses are small. With few exceptions, it doesn’t make things that people in the rest of the world want to buy. And if it hadn’t been separated from the continent by water, it almost certainly would have been lost to Hitler’s ambitions."
( , Mon 30 Jul 2012, 8:18, Reply)

...but we know what he meant. He's probably right on the last bit though. That moat has proved to be pretty useful over the last thousand years or so.
( , Mon 30 Jul 2012, 8:50, Reply)

We need to follow the swiss example and lay demo charges there in case on invasion. Seriously, the Swiss have explosives built into their bridges.
( , Mon 30 Jul 2012, 9:09, Reply)

We've got a tiny little stretch of water between us and Europe. America has the fucking Pacific and Atlantic either side.
Yeah who's cowering the most behind some monstrous oceans.
"If it wasn't for the 2 largest oceans in the world shielding the USA every fucker in the world would have a go at the sanctimonious bastards"
You can quote me on that too, look I put quotes round it and everything.
( , Mon 30 Jul 2012, 9:18, Reply)

"If it wasn't for the 2 largest oceans in the world shielding the USA every fucker in the world would have a go at the sanctimonious bastards"
( , Mon 30 Jul 2012, 12:17, Reply)

Given the amount of stick he was given for daring to speak French once on tv, I'm surprised he's even prepared to admit he's heard of a foreign country that isnt Canada.
( , Mon 30 Jul 2012, 9:38, Reply)

but I get the impression a lot of them think it consists of just Carnaby Street with Big Ben at the end of it.
( , Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:51, Reply)

i disagree with... in fact if an english friend had said it...i'd probably nod in agreement.
( , Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:28, Reply)

Something no one wants.
OK.
Fair point.
( , Mon 30 Jul 2012, 16:47, Reply)