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Gibraltar - British or Spanish?

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  • 04-11-2011 6:10pm
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    RobitTV
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    Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of 6.843 square kilometres (2.642 sq mi), it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region. At its foot is the densely populated city area, home to almost 30,000 Gibraltarians and other nationalities.

    In a 1967 referendum on sovereignty organised by the British Government, 99.6% of voters voted to remain under British sovereignty.

    In a second referendum on sovereignty held in November 2002 by the Government of Gibraltar, 187 voted yes (1%) and 17,900 voted no (99%) on the proposal of sharing sovereignty with Spain.

    In your opinion British or spanish?

    Gibraltar - British or spanish? 126 votes

    British
    0% 0 votes
    Spanish
    100% 126 votes


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    #2
    dulpit
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    British.

    Self-determination ftw.


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    #3
    Dotrel
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    Gibberish


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    #4
    Gingko
    Registered Users Posts: 532 ✭✭✭Gingko


    Spanish


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    Saila
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,751 ✭✭✭Saila


    todays wiki article brought to you by robit tv


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    Captain Darling
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    Is it an African or a European swallow?


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    Super-Rush
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    Captain Darling wrote: »
    Is it an African or a European swallow?

    That depends on how many coconuts are being carried.


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    #8
    Dimithy
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭Dimithy


    You seem to have a strange fascination with british islands located off the coast of other countries.


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
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    RobitTV wrote: »

    In your opinion British or spanish?

    It's Brittish. Doesn't really matter what I think.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    KeithAFC
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    I would say British. A great place.


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    Captain Darling
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    super-rush wrote: »
    That depends on how many coconuts are being carried.

    Prepare the Holy Hand Grenade.


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    psychward
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    Spanish but they probably don't deserve to get it back. All Franco or whoever had to do was shell it relentlessly for as long as it takes from the mainland where supplies of ammo would be plentiful.


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    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    Are Ceuta and Melilla Spanish or Moroccan?


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    Gingko
    Registered Users Posts: 532 ✭✭✭Gingko


    KeithAFC wrote: »
    I would say British. A great place.

    The area itself is nice yes, but the culture is not, tacky. I don't personally want fish and chips in spain nor do I want Tudor style pubs. Nor do the Spanish! Awful! Prefer Tarifa myself down the road. Still got an old medina too.


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    R P McMurphy
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    KeithAFC wrote: »
    I would say British. A great place.
    It is a pretty horrible place as is the Spanish town on its border


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    old hippy
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    KeithAFC wrote: »
    I would say British. A great place.

    Really? The ex was over there last year and said it was like some giant sink estate, except the sun was shining...


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    KeithAFC
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    R P McMurphy wrote: »
    It is a pretty horrible place as is the Spanish town on its border
    It is a great place. Some great views and a very interesting history.


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    Gingko
    Registered Users Posts: 532 ✭✭✭Gingko


    R P McMurphy wrote: »
    It is a pretty horrible place as is the Spanish town on its border

    Algeciras is horrible too si!


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    ejmaztec
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    Spanglish.


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    #20
    [Deleted User]
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    I own it. The rest of you can bugger off.


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    #21
    Gingko
    Registered Users Posts: 532 ✭✭✭Gingko


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Spanglish.

    Some truth in that for sure!! :)


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    Sunnyisland
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    R P McMurphy wrote: »
    It is a pretty horrible place as is the Spanish town on its border

    La linia, full of smugglers ;)


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    ejmaztec
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    It was named after one of the Moops, so they should have it.


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    Gannicus
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    Captain Darling wrote: »
    Is it an African or a European swallow?

    I thought only me ex did that.... :pac:


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    R P McMurphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭R P McMurphy


    KeithAFC wrote: »
    R P McMurphy wrote: »
    It is a pretty horrible place as is the Spanish town on its border
    It is a great place. Some great views and a very interesting history.
    You have views alright as has very steep sites where they plant buildings onto the sides of the rock but the views are of dirty cheap looking streets.


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    R P McMurphy
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    realies wrote: »
    R P McMurphy wrote: »
    It is a pretty horrible place as is the Spanish town on its border

    La linia, full of smugglers ;)
    I don't think they ever collect the rubbish there


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    KeithAFC
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    R P McMurphy wrote: »
    You have views alright as has very steep sites where they plant buildings onto the sides of the rock but the views are of dirty cheap looking streets.
    So are many tourist attractions though. Like the pyramids. Not as wonderful and clean as people think. Rubbish all over the place.


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    soterpisc
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    YAWN................slow day in boards.ie when a Poll in Gibraltar appears on boards.ie Seems like the Sinn Fein mcGuiness Campaign team have time on their hands now!.


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    #29
    mattjack
    Registered Users Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    And it has its own apes .... hows that for an asset ?


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    mattjack
    Registered Users Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    Though I wonder are they Spanish or British apes ?


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    #31
    Sunnyisland
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    And a road that goes through a runway .


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