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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

  1. oldfrenchhorn

    oldfrenchhorn Well-Known Member
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    Could this be Finland?
     
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  2. colognehornet

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    Nope sorry Frenchie not Finland.
     
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  3. oldfrenchhorn

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    Right, I will try Estonia then.
     
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  4. colognehornet

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    Wrong direction Frenchie
     
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  5. colognehornet

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    Considered as Europe's happiest people.
     
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  6. oldfrenchhorn

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    That is Norway I believe.
     
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  7. colognehornet

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    i'll give you that Frenchie because you are knocking on nearly the right door - it is Denmark for this one. The Danish language test is the highest rated in Europe at B2/C1 level and the only excemptions from this are if you have Swedish or Norwegian as your native language - or if you come from the Faroe Islands, Greenland, or from the Danish speaking population of Schleswig Holstein (Germany) - because of this minority the ''Danish minority Party'' is permanently represented in the state parliament of Schleswig Holstein (regardless of their vote). The famous Hornet having been Allan Nielsen (one of my all time favourites). So Denmark was the solution to country A. Only the last two on the list remain.
     
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  8. colognehornet

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    For the last two countries we are looking for a country which requires a hand written CV. This in connection with 8 years residence, 5 years of payments into a state pension scheme there, and production of proof of you income for the 3 years leading up to the application - the language test is at B1 level, and they will check up on police records, and debts or problems with the inland revenue. Unless of course you come from Kazakhstan <doh> They recognize dual nationality only with other EU countries and Brits had to get their applications in before Brexit was finally concluded - now they would have to give up British nationality but it was different then. Crucially they do not recognize dual nationality with Turkey !

    The last country allows dual nationality only with certain countries and the UK is not one of them (neither is Germany) - this is decisive because the British population there is large.
     
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  9. oldfrenchhorn

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    The last country allows dual nationality only with certain countries and the UK is not one of them (neither is Germany) - this is decisive because the British population there is large.

    Think that must be Spain.
     
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  10. colognehornet

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    The last one is Spain Frenchie. They only allow dual nationality with other Spanish speaking countries eg. Latin America and also Portugal. Hence if your name is Lionel (Messi) then you can retain your first nationality. Messi has dual Argentine/Spanish citizenship. Just one left.
     
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  11. colognehornet

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    The last country allows dual nationality only within the EU. But there are some exceptions - if giving up your original citizenship is accompanied by unusual hardship eg. Serbia (where you lose all inheritance rights if you give up their nationality), or the USA (processing costs of giving up their citizenship are around 3,000 dollars) or Iran (where it's not possible to give up their citizenship). Brits now have to give it up. It's not necessary to wear Lederhosen to get their citizenship <cheers>
     
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  12. colognehornet

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    Ok. this is blocking the thread a bit - the last country is Germany which is where a hand written CV is required on top of everything else. Altogether Brits who naturalized in EU countries were required to give up British nationality in Spain, Austria and the Netherlands (not on our list but in the Netherlands you have to have been born there before dual nationality is possible eg. to Moroccan parents etc.). Other curiosities not on the list - in Portugal you can get their passport upon buying a house there (value 270,000 Euros or more), and in Cyprus simply by investing money there. In Sweden everything is very efficient but the processing time is the longest - 39 months between initial application and getting their passport. So the Brits in Europe all had very different circumstances depending on where they were.

    Frenchie answered the most right and so I guess he's on next, unless anyone else fancies it.
     
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    Sorry, didn't see this.

    An easy one for you. Drawings and carvings believed to be between 15,000 and 20,000 years old have been found depicting a sport. What sport is it?
     
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  14. Bolton's Boots

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    Wrestling?
     
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    I did say it was an easy one. All yours BB.
     
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  16. Bolton's Boots

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    Which famous sportsman's father once dislocated a finger whilst playing and asked for it to be amputated so that he could get back to playing?
     
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    W G Grace
     
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  18. Bolton's Boots

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    No - but I did think that you'd be the one to answer correctly.
     
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    Was ir the father of the Foster brothers ? ( RE (Tip) Foster being the most famous ?
     
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  20. Bolton's Boots

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    No - to be honest I've never heard of them so had to look them up. This one is much, much more recent.

    The father represented New Zealand in one sport and the son represents England in another.
     
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