>>>>>>>>>>>Is it me, or are most TV shows about are from the UE? I was watching several channels about things to come, and all the hosts had UE accessed. Just interested.
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>>>>>>>>>>What's UE?
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>>>>>>>>>Ok, cancel the my question.
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>>>>>>>>I was also curious what UE stands for.
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>>>>>>>I guess I not been up to date with the worlds countries names and groups of countries, but I thought that several countries of Europe have group together and now refer to themselves as the United Europe (UE). But it seems that a year does not go by that a country does not change it names. With this in mind, I guess I will have to buy a new world atlas every year just to know where some of the people here actual live. ;-)
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>>>>>>You sure you're not mistaking this for the EU - European Union?
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>>>>>I stand corrected. Thanks.
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>>>>It used to be "The Common Market"
>>>>Then became "The European Community" (EC)
>>>>Now the EU
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>>>>I dread the day we become the USE! :-)
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>>>If it is a union, does that mean the people can go on strike against the goverment? (joke)
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>>Yes, but all that's taken care of by the French
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>Now there are some people who really know how to fight a battle. (bad American humor)

But they sure know how to strike!

Mind you, what you Yanks seem to forget is that without the French you wouldn't necessarily have won your independence.

Even the old US military uniforms (and to a great extent modern) were based on the French style, AFAI can see.