I was sitting in a pub in Brighton the day the Chunnel opened many years ago, watching all the hoopla on the TV over the bar. There was a reporter asking the Britts on site what they thought about now being connected by road directly to France.
One guy said, "Well I don't think it's a good idea." The reporter asked him, "Why don't you like France?" He said, "I LOVE France, it's the French I hate!"
Classic!
I was in the UK when Parliament decided not to improve the rail system between London and the Chunnel. Reporters were asking people for their reaction. A pastor responded, "I am against the Chunnel because the high speed trains will force the smell of garlic through the tunnel and envelop England."
