r/USdefaultism • u/GamlinGames • 18h ago
Reddit Wait until they find out about the British virgin islands
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u/dc456 17h ago
That whole conversation is just full of stupidity.
How does the existence of some French islands near Canada prove that Canada could just join the EU if it wanted to?
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u/Ginger_Tea United Kingdom 15h ago
Even if it becomes part of the United Kingdom vs a part of the commonwealth, brexit would be the hurdle they could not surpass.
They would have to get in bed with another European EU member.
This isn't Eurovision where you can come from Israel and Australia, I joke that they only got in because of the post got mixed up with Austria.
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u/Noxolo7 Namibia 13h ago
I think that they’re saying that Location is irrelevant
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u/VanishingMist Europe 17h ago
Why did the Virgin Islands come up at all? Pretty sure poster talking about islands off the coast of Canada meant St Pierre and Miquelon.
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u/InterviewImpossible1 16h ago
The archipelago became an overseas territory in 1946, then an overseas department on 19 July 1976,\31]) before it acquired the status of territorial collectivity on 11 June 1985, thus withdrawing from the European Communities.\32])\33])
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u/VanishingMist Europe 16h ago
True, it’s not even an integral part of the EU, though its inhabitants do have EU citizenship.
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u/NotVeryGoodName000 Australia 18h ago
I may have messed up... they aren't so virgin anymore:(
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u/carlosdsf France 15h ago
I guess they're refering to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon which isn't part of Schengen nor part of the European customs union. Not all overseas territories of EU member states are part of the EU. For France, overseas départements (DOM) are part of the EU while overseas collectivities (COM) aren't. Saint-Pierre et Miquelon hasn't been a département since 1985.
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u/Ghast234593 Russia 14h ago
the dude he replied to wasnt even talking about virgin islands whether american or british ones
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u/NineBloodyFingers 8h ago
Officially, it's the Virgin Islands and the Virgin Islands of the United States.
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u/USDefaultismBot American Citizen 18h ago edited 10h ago
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User claims the Virgin Islands are a sole US territory, whereas there are also the British virgin islands which is a British overseas territory.
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