miki wrote:
I find it entirely believable
Steve's grandfather was outraged he couldn't pay with pound coins on a dutch bus
steves parents, perfectly reasonable people who voted remain but are of the "it will all be fine don't worry" type, didn't understand why we were so worried about Steves position here
PIL: oh but surely they will let him stay
us: but it requires a change in dutch law
PIL: nonsense
us: what do you mean nonsense, there is now Dutch, EU, Other
if the UK is no longer in EU, Steve is in OTHER meaning he would have to jump through a load of time and money costing houpla to get a residency permit, which he can't start while he is still EU, but will have to be sorted on the day he no longer is EU, unless the Dutch government makes laws for ppl like him which they technically don't have to
PIL: what?
etc
I am so grateful we have it all sorted
It's depressingly and completely believable that there are people out there who are too stupid to understand the negative impact of Brexit on themselves and their friends/family. No one's disagreeing with that aspect. The specifics of this particular story though don't add up.