On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:40:41 +0000, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
>Frank F. Matthews wrote:
>
>> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
>>
>> > Frank F. Matthews wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>Frank F. Matthews wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>>Alfred Molon wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>>>In article <5q3ikuFtp73gU1@mid.individual.net>, tim (not at home)
>> >>>>>says...
>> >>
>> >>>>>>>See:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7095657.stm
>> >>
>> >>>>>>It's not going to happen though, is it?
>> >>
>> >>>>>It would have to change its name to something else.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Why? Cyprus didn't affect the name of the union.
>> >>
>> >>>Not all of "Cyprus" joined it- or indeed, was allowed to.
>>
>> >>True. However it does mean that a part of Asia joined the EU without
>> >>impacting the name.
>>
>> > It's an island in the Mediterranean. Spain has enclaves in northern
>> > Africa, yet I don't hear people claim that Africa is part of the EU...
>>
>> By your analogy Sardinia could be considered part of Africa or even
>> Asia.
>
>Indeed. But, I don't give a rat's arse about whether or not Cyprus is
>considered in Europe or Asia geographically.
>
>> After all it's an island in the Mediterranean and that is not
>> simply a European sea. At least a significant part of Turkey is
>> actually on continental europe.
>
>That's why I consider it both in Europe and Asia.
How about referring this to similar threads that occur at least once a year.
--
Martin
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