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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
My nephew has insisted his mother applies for a German passport so he can work abroad, as an Arabic translator I've told him his skills will be much in demand without the need for duel nationality
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Or because the Strasbourg (iirc) treaty we signed up to won't allow it
I can't remember where I heard this but doesn't the great in Britain refer to our location to Brittany, Greater and lesser, it was never to do with self congratulation or jingoism
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Correct. Makes more sense in French, where their province is Bretagne and we are Grand Bretagne.