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Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 3

Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 3

Written By : Riaz Quadir Paris, France Image Credit: shutterstock.com When you have been profligate your entire life, no, make that, for many generations; and profligacy has become a part of your genetic makeup, then recklessness simply becomes a way of life. Watching everyday life in Britain gives one such an impression. Well, at least for the most part. There are some, like the young and famous linguist, Alex Rawlings, who is so scared of what is to come after Brexit, that he cannot imagine how “This whole country is on the brink of the worst disaster since the second…
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Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 2

Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 2

Written By : Riaz Quadir Paris, France Image Credit: shutterstock.com Humanity for the large part has been playing ostrich regarding climate change and the impending chaos it entails, perhaps even extinction of life on Earth. However, because there is no defined timeline for these projected calamities, one can stay with one’s head buried in the sands interminably. Brexit however, is a totally different matter. For Britain the world ends in March 2019. Panic is gripping Britain tighter and tighter as the days go by. The country is gradually waking up to the idea that the promises made by the leavers…
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Story For That Snobbish Englishman – Part I

Story For That Snobbish Englishman – Part I

Written By : Kazi Tina Paris, France Day: Some day in April Place: St Pancras International Station, London Weather: Presence of Sun, freaky weather though I arrived in London for the first time in my life on a day like this. I was rather well informed about every single useful detail about the city, such as, the London metro, the address of my hostel, how to go there, which station to get off at and what kind of ticket to buy. There shouldn’t be any big problem apart from the fact that I didn’t get the difference between Oyster card…
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