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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Compare this with the typical European country model where no-one
even takes laws seriously. For a long list of reasons. And that's
their own country's laws.

Ever been to Germany? That is the largest EU country. Where they
are far more law abiding in general than the UK.

they're the exception

Thought we were?

you seem to be referring to different things

I've included all the bits of a post I'm commenting on. The whole idea of
interleaved posting.

the previous point you made was about the population and now you are
confusing that with the original point about "the government"

I'm not confusing anything.


The EU gangs up on the UK by insisting only the UK follows its diktats.

no-one claims the EU gangs up on us to do it. We just seem to do it
willingly.

There are lots of countries in the EU - very different in culture, etc.
The view often expressed is that all EU legislation is detrimental to the
UK. But then can't be to the majority of the EU countries, otherwise it
could not have been voted through.

Other EU countries can do as they wish.

Other countries pontificate and try to weasel their way out of rules
they don't like

You're back to that generalization. That the UK is somehow more law
abiding than any other EU country. I just pointed out Germany tends to be
more ok with regulations than we are.

Doesn't that seem odd to you?

try looking at the club-med countries

I have. Last time I was there, Spain (or the part of it I was in)
seemed to ignore the smoking indoors in a public place stuff. Like in
bars. I'm sure they ignore other such laws too.

Yep that was what we were trying to tell you - you seem to have got it

But other EU countries obey their smoking bans at least as well as 'we' do.

It's so good to get back to the UK and find everyone obeying the speed
limit on the motorway...

I didn't say our population was perfect (that's our government)

No. You are simply cherry picking the bits that suit your argument. And
then making them generalizations.

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