I have done occasionally, when wanting to meet with friends and the only option was to drive. A couple of them now taste reasonably. I just don't really like soft drinks. (View Post)

The Russian empire happened (and still happens) to be contiguous. So for some reason lefty liberal people don't seem to see it as an empire. But all those Ukrainians, Estonians, Khanty, Tatars, Uzbek… (View Post)

Not really. Back then, people did that sort of shit. Countries invaded each other. Doesn't mean they should sti do it. (View Post)

Certainly in the IOM and Gibraltar, which I have visited recently, their local pound seems to be freely convertible with the GBP at a 1:1 rate. So they are not really independent currencies any more … (View Post)

I have Hong Kong refugees living next door. I'm tempted not to say they are very nice people, as it sort of implies that I might think that people of some ethnicities are not very nice people - but t… (View Post)