Seven European luxury Britons lose – Daily Page Seven

World / Carlos Fresneda

cheap holiday in the sun in Spain, to the power and status of German cars. The reliability of the Poles, the simplicity of the Swedish furniture builders. Awakening with Italian coffee evening with French wine, not to mention the guaranteed show with Belgian players in the Premiership. To all those Europeans sins can go starting to give the British after Brexit storm that threatens to break its economic, cultural and vital ties with the Old Continent.

1. Holidays in Spain

“We get divorced in Europe, but we will maintain our love affair with Spain,” predicts Russell Cherry, councilor UK Independence Party (Ukip), which every year goes on vacation Torrevieja … that hurts Cherry and the more than 12 million Britons every year travel to Spain and represent a quarter of our tourism pie. The romance can be trocar in heartbreak …

Oppressed by the invariable clouds of their skies, the British have an almost vital to seek the sun every two months need. But from now you will be more difficult because the fall of the pound has put an end to cheap holiday and because the era of low cost can make history with Brexit, as warned the CEO of easyJet Carolyn McCall and has they confirmed Michael O’Leary, Ryanair.

of the 20 favorite destinations for Brits this summer, eight were in Spain with Mallorca and Tenerife to the head. Reservations were made before Brexit, so this may be the last summer of everything under the sun for thousands of British, who also have Greece, Portugal and Italy among its favorite destinations.

The story of love among British tourists and Spain began in 1957, when British European Airways inaugurated its London-Valencia route and the myth of the Costa Blanca, replaced by the Costa del Sol to join the European Economic Community was forged. British Airways now expects Brexit promote domestic tourism.

2. German cars

The biggest sign of status of the British is the German car. Just up and down the slopes of Hamsptead, in London, to spend list to Mercedes, BMW and Audi clustered at the gates of the mansions …

A total of 820,000 vehicles made in Germany, one fifth of annual production, were exported last year to the British Isles. The three Germans were distributed in total 17% of the power pie and turnover of 18.000 mln euros. “Keeping the UK within the EU is for us more vital to keep Greece within the euro zone,” said Matthias Wissman, president of the association of the German automotive industry VDA.

And that’s not to mention the total control that the Germans have of British industry itself … BMW owns the iconic car par excellence, the Mini (150,000 units exported to the EU per year) and Rover and Rolls Royce. The luxury Bentley are owned by Volkswagen and Vauxhall are an extension of Opel. German manufacturers have warned that the Brexit endanger hundreds of jobs in the UK and German cars more expensive.

3. Polish bricklayers

“Piotr Zbigniew and leaned on the wall of the Uprising, his favorite bar (…) Piotr would go to Poland at the beginning of the holiday season. Zbigniew would stay in London, attentive to any task plumbing or electricity, or any of the works working Piotr … There were a couple of tasks that would Zbigniew promised to end, while the owners of Pepys Road, 33 were in Mauritius and the Grove Crescent 17 in Dubai “…

Few novels best capture the essence of London in the XXI century Capital, John Lachester, which grants a deserved prominence to Polish currante. After the xenophobic attack on the Polish cultural center of Hammesmith, Londoners closed ranks to defend their immigrants more workers.

The real estate industry in London would founder if the overnight disappeared his hand reliable, skilled and cheap labor. Tony Blair welcomed them after joining the EU in 2004 and the flow has been steady the past two decades. Poles already exceed 850,000 and constitute the largest group in the EU. It is estimated that send back to their country each year, equivalent to 3,800 million euros. Polish is the second most spoken language in the UK.

4 . Italian coffee

Bruno and Sergio Costa Italian immigrants did not imagine what was coming when they opened their first coffee 1971 in Lambeth, south London. Many consider them authentic espresso introducers in the land of tea, precursors of fever which broke out two decades later worldwide. Costa Coffe became Britain’s answer to Starbucks, with 1,700 cafes in the UK. In 1997, Gerry Ford gave a twist to the fever with Café Nero (the best espresso this side of Milan), more than 700 establishments emphasizing the fictional bridge with dolce vita.

With the time, British cafes have become the most hackneyed route of entry for young Italians nothing more set foot in the UK. Over 200,000 rub shoulders with the Spanish and Portuguese millennials necessarily passing through the phase of baristas for a living … “I never imagined I would end up serving coffees,” says Paolo Alteri, architect of 27 years. “But this better than stay unemployed, as we leave.”

5. French wine

The UK remains the second largest importer of French wine world, behind the US and ahead of Germany and China. The love-hate relationship with France is reflected in the fluctuations in recent years have experienced the Gauls wines, with honors Burgundy and Bordeaux. Thanks to a weaker euro, exporters of wines and spirits market had recovered in the UK. With the permission of Italian wines (and to a lesser extent Spanish), the fact is that the British Isles has long look beyond the Brexit. It last French fashion, it opens up a new world led by Californian wines, Australian, South African and Chilean.

6. Swedish

furniture “There are places in the UK where they still have to drive two hours to reach an Ikea” … Gillian Drakeford, head of the British branch of the Swedish firm, announced an ambitious expansion plan that included the opening of a store in Oxford Street himself this year. The Swedish giant has remained silent before the Brexit and has not reported how it might affect their plans. Today, the UK is the fourth largest global market for Ikea, with 18 million visitors to its 18 department stores and 8,500 jobs.

7. Belgian players

Twelve players of the Belgian national team, twelve, playing in the Premier. Not bad, considering the image that ordinary Britons have in Belgium, defined disparagingly as the “non-country” by the nationalist leader of UKIP Nigel Farage.

The account starts with Eden Hazard the Belgian Messi, as he defines coach Marc Wilmots, and Zidane has his eye. Thibaut Courtois, former goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid, now defends the colors of Chelsea. But the Belgian team with the most representatives is the Tottenham Hotspur -Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Dembel and Chadli-. Lukaku and Mirallas play at Everton and Mignolet, Benteke and Origi in Liverpool.

Three dock in Manchester: Fallaini at United and De Bryne and Denaver in the City, not to mention the injured captain Vincent Kompany. No, the Premier never be the same without the Belgians without the more than 130 European players (including almost 30 Spaniards) who have benefited from freedom of movement before the curtain fell the Brexit.