I'm a stayer. A remainer. An In.
Today Britain votes in the referendum on staying or leaving the European Union. Millions of people will go to their local school or community center and vote "Yes" or "No".
I can't vote. After 10 years living outside Britain I lose my election and referendum voting rights. And , no - Japan doesn't GIVE me voting rights either. I have no voting rights anywhere. But I pay taxes to Japan....
If I could vote I would choose for Britain to stay in the EU. I don't think the EU is perfect at all, but I feel it is better to try and change it from within. I don't really understand the financial/economic/business reasons For/Against - but my attitude is wider - that the small island off the north-east coast of Europe would be stronger connected to Europe.
The result will probably be known tomorrow lunchtime in Japan and I will be checking the news between classes to find out!
And at 6 pm I'll be checking my e-mail to see if I have successfully bought tickets for the Queen and Adam Lambert concert in Tokyo in September!! That is also very important to me tomorrow.
Today Britain votes in the referendum on staying or leaving the European Union. Millions of people will go to their local school or community center and vote "Yes" or "No".
I can't vote. After 10 years living outside Britain I lose my election and referendum voting rights. And , no - Japan doesn't GIVE me voting rights either. I have no voting rights anywhere. But I pay taxes to Japan....
If I could vote I would choose for Britain to stay in the EU. I don't think the EU is perfect at all, but I feel it is better to try and change it from within. I don't really understand the financial/economic/business reasons For/Against - but my attitude is wider - that the small island off the north-east coast of Europe would be stronger connected to Europe.
The result will probably be known tomorrow lunchtime in Japan and I will be checking the news between classes to find out!
And at 6 pm I'll be checking my e-mail to see if I have successfully bought tickets for the Queen and Adam Lambert concert in Tokyo in September!! That is also very important to me tomorrow.
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