Isn't it about time we renamed 'Ex-EU'?
Sep 17, 2015, 11:00 am
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Sep 17, 2015, 11:04 am
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It is a geographical reference to Europe as a continent, not political, so basically this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
Sep 17, 2015, 11:17 am
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Actually, I do - and at the risk of also coming across as pedantic, I have had issues with "ex-EU" for a long time. It may "sound" unimportant, but I think it participates in a pervasive discourse that makes the EU sound like something the UK is not really part of. I also don't buy the "it's only an abbreviation" argument. If so, why not "ex-E" or whatever else...
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We could refer to EuroFares using Euro in the financial sense like "EuroDollar" to mean all uses beyond the country of origin.
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Sep 17, 2015, 2:47 pm
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But yeah, atm it doesn't really make sense. That said, i second KARFA's suggestion
Sep 17, 2015, 4:06 pm
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That would encompass the whole world though, and the good deals don't necessary originate everywhere apart from the UK.
As used in this forum, I've always understood the term to mean starting in Europe (defined geographically, not politically) and not in the UK.
As used in this forum, I've always understood the term to mean starting in Europe (defined geographically, not politically) and not in the UK.