Originally Posted by sperbonzo

Well, with a few personal exceptions, I DO dispise the French...but for lots of other reasons involving their hypocrasy, overinflated egos, racism, rudeness, etc, etc.....

However, I didn't dispise them for voting "no" (please review my post), I just thought that they were making a mistake,

I also think that the Dutch are making a mistake. I think that it is symptomatic of some major cultural issues facing the EU that will cause them quite a few problems in the next 20 years or so in dealing with the international market with any kind of united front. I was having dinner with several execs from some large German banks in Munich some months ago and they were lamenting over the same thing.

It will also mean, I believe, that the EU, because of these issues will be far less competative with the US than they could be.... and that's good for the US. so again....
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