Europe takes aim at U.S. space monopoly

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Hueij

Oh, you didn't know? It's Free Guyana nowadays...

What's free about it?

[Japher]

It's Free Guyana nowadays...

You mean Freedom Guyana

[red_jon]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
If you damn Europeans just spoke English like normal people maybe we'd get along better.

I'm sorry, I'll stop speaking Cantonese now.

[Pekka]

lightblue, yes.. but you are British. That's in the heart of Europe. The heart of Europe celebrates itself. But the heart of Europe does not care the insigniciant ones. They make themselves heard and known, but when little ones have something to say, they are treated as little ones. Most people don't even know where we are at. And the ones who do, most of them don't care.

I'm not expecting welcome cards and phone calls everyday 'Hi my European friend, would you like to go fishing?'. I am European. But I don't feel it as such thing doesn't exist really. It is only borders. The heart of Europe is Europe, and they consider themselves true Euros, and the rest of us like crap, but they're just being nice about it. You see, we are a nation, a country. What if everywhere you went everyone went 'UK.. UK UK UK... hey isn't Michael Jordan from there? No.. wait... '.
You listen to me, we are not a village in a country that has to be clarified where it is. We are a country, and not knowing where we are or even not ever hearing about us is not only insulting, it is also ignorant and stupid.

I know you know where we are, but you are not majority. We don't need no one elses permission to be European because that's what we are too, but if no one knows us, then how come we can be real Europeans? When the true Euros in the heart of Europe knows they are Europeans and few other places too, but when I walk up to them, they don't know I'm European, then how come I should feel like one?

And I am not bitter or angry. But why should I stand in the backrow and be alone at the parties when everyone else dances? I don't have to and I don't want to.
So there, keep your Europe .

[SlowwHand]

Red Jon will be starting up the 1st space cat house.

[red_jon]

What? Like any European country outside of the UK, France or Germany matters?

[red_jon]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Red Jon will be starting up the 1st space cat house.

The RSPCA won't let me be around cats anymore...

[SlowwHand]

Whores! Not felines.

[Japher]

[red_jon]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Whores! Not felines.

I know which are better in bed

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by DanS
It's all good when it comes to discovering space and such.

There is no discovery going on with Galileo. It will cost billions of dollars to cover the ground that the US has already covered.

That may be, that its like reinventing the Weel.
But it keeps Europe independent from the american GPS-Network,
which is good, as your military has kept the real accurate Positioning Data, the GPS-System is able to provide for their own exclusive use, while all other states which use it just get Data which is accurate within the range of several meters.

So having real accurate Positioning Data from our own satellite network can be useful for Europe (especially of course for our military )

[SlowwHand]

Oh, man. Oh, gawd.

[Victor Galis]

I certainly think of myself as European (as in being from the continent not necessarily the EU), but then again, I'm many, many things. To avoid ranking my various states of being, I just go with a Welsh flag, because Wales is good.

[Pekka]

red_jon, exactly! I know you're just joking, but it's not far from the truth. Close comes maybe Italy and Spain as they are know as well.

When I was travelling through Europe and met some nice youngsters, not a single person knew anything about my country, or where it is. It's not a crime to not know, at least gives good conversation starters. And the ones that had heard it only gave insults, but they didn't mean it because they were just not good with facts.
I only get 'yes you were Nazis' and 'you were commies?' and 'you're part of Russia?'. Good ones!
I congratulate you my European friend for you are educated person and you care about Europe, because you know so much about it.

And, if no one knows you, then how can they help you, or be a part of you? We know Europe well and Europeans, but Europe doesn't know us. So there is nothing in it for us either, and we never get the same respect amongst Euroes. And I learned at a very young age that you shouldn't be where you don't belong. Europe defines what Europe is, and we're not part of it because no true Euro define 'OH YES AND FINLAND TOO! I almost forgot the commie nazis!'.

Why should we fight for you when you don't fight for us?

[Japher]

What is Europe going to use accurate GPS data for? It's not like the need to launch a missle up some bastards ass now, is it?


Well, at least not France