I must say, I do like the way the Israelis don't fvck about.

[Peter]

No-one said it was a bed of roses. However, it's abundantly clear that, despite the best efforts of politicians for 70 years, the notion of the nation state and its attendant nationalisms are stubbornly persistent. This is because people like them. They like identifying with people who speak the same language, eat the same food, share the same cultural reference points. They prefer such people to the alternative. This is why the notion of a European identity equivalent to one's national identity is plainly laughable.

I think we both know that isnt true when it comes to food. Immigration saved us from a century of pork pies, pasties and mashed potato.

Thank **** for the Indians, the Chinese, the Turks and, to a lesser extent, our Italian friends.

[Burney]

I think we both know that isnt true when it comes to food. Immigration saved us from a century of pork pies, pasties and mashed potato.

Thank **** for the Indians, the Chinese, the Turks and, to a lesser extent, our Italian friends.

I'm speaking about countries who have a strong food culture in the first place. The French prefer French food, the Italians Italian, Spaniards Spanish and so forth. They're deeply chauvinistic about it.

[Peter]

I'm speaking about countries who have a strong food culture in the first place. The French prefer French food, the Italians Italian, Spaniards Spanish and so forth. They're deeply chauvinistic about it.

THe poor sods have never got pissed and had a bloody good kebab. They dont know what they are missing.