Post: #1

Interesting article in which The Economist rearranges Europe into groups of similar countries.

http://www.economist.com/node/16003661

"PEOPLE who find their neighbours tiresome can move to another neighbourhood, whereas countries can't. But suppose they could. Rejigging the map of Europe would make life more logical and friendlier."

"Britain, which after its general election will have to confront its dire public finances, should move closer to the southern-European countries that find themselves in a similar position. It could be towed to a new position near the Azores."

"The Ukrainian shift would allow Russia to move west and south too, thus vacating Siberia for the Chinese, who will take it sooner or later anyway."

"So Belgium should swap places with the Czech Republic. The stolid, well-organised Czechs would get on splendidly with their new Dutch neighbours, and vice versa."

Post: #2

Nor sure Scandinavia would be happy with having the last dictatorship in Europe across the Baltic Sea but apart from that it looks fitting.

I chuckled at "Bordello".

Post: #3

Turkey and the United Kingdom should be on different continents all together.

Post: #4

This has already happened.
The Polish, Lithuanian's and Latvian's have already moved to Ireland, forgoing their land in order to live in Ireland.

I would, however, enjoy if Ireland could be moved further south to the Azores also, increasing Tourism and removing the bad weather we tend to get.

Post: #5

Yes in UK and Ireland there are estimated to live more than 6 million polish. They also form the number 1 nation in UK by number of crimes committed