Brexit Metaphor No 42
"Strč prst skrz krk" is a Czech sentence that contains no vowels. It means "to stick your finger in your throat" - and it is as hard to pronounce as it is to actually stick a finger in your throat.
In a similar way, could the UK re-create its world without the EU just as a sentence can do without vowels? And, if possible, would it be worth the effort?
US General Norman Schwarzkopf famously said during the Iraq war that "Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion." The joke aside, it does appear that you don't need an accordion when you go hunting. Yet you probably need vowels to speak. And if you are a European country on an island near a continent, detaching yourself from this continent is unlikely to be easy.
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| Accordion player (Source: Wikipedia) |
Notes:
1. Timeline: This article is part of a daily #BrexitMetaphors series, with 119 more Brexit Metaphors to follow until Brexit day, March 29, 2019.
2. Disclosure: The author has a master's degree in European Integration.
3. Invitation: If you'd like to contribute to the debate, you are welcome to leave a comment below.
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