ENGLAND AND AUSTRIA
BRIT BRIAN LANGAN
ON THE UK’S APPROACHING EXIT FROM THE EU
BRIT BOB OFFICER SHARES HIS OPINION ON THE BREXIT VOTE
61, a retired electrical engineer from Hazlemere, Bucks MARIA LOIDL, 59, a farmer from Kaindorf, Austria
Since retiring, Bob spends three months a year travelling with his wife as well as renovating classic cars. Maria owns an organic fruit farm, but dreams of travelling.
Bob says: “We are very much a divided country, as you’re probably aware.”
Maria adds: “I am a little sad about Brexit because we will miss Britain in the
ROMANIAN GABRIELA DAMIAN EXPRESSES HER VIEW ON BREXIT
LAURA BEVAN, 40, a mum of two and civil servant from Widnes, Cheshire GABRIELA DAMIAN, 55, environmental consultant from Timisoara, Romania
When Remainer Laura asks Gabriela what she thinks about Brexit, she says that a “country should do what suits them”.
“I’m not a big fan of the European Union,” she goes on. “It is very hard to match people in one family, so it is so much harder to match countries, we have different cultures, interests, backgrounds.” community, and I think everything will get more difficult.” Bob says: “You’re much stronger when you are part of a big group.”
Both have daughters due to get married next year. Maria says her children will be visiting at different times over Christmas because their father has a heart condition.
The pair promise to visit each other, and Maria says: “I think it is necessary to meet new people. A lot of problems come when people don’t speak enough to each other.”
Bob nods and says: “I totally agree.”
She adds: “I love England, but I think it has lost its own personality.”
The two women also disagreed on masks, with Gabriela saying: “It is like a science fiction movie. It is a limitation of our right to breathe fresh air freedom.”
Laura is happy to wear a mask, and says: “I have lost people I know to Covid.”
Gabriela says she won’t get vaccinated, explaining: “I won’t have something in my body that doesn’t belong there. The human body is intelligent and perfect.”
I think it will be sad when we do come away
You’re much stronger when you are part of a big group
I love England, but I think it has lost its own personality