Chapter 872: War of Words on VHF Radio
After inspecting the salvage work of the alliance's offshore engineering vessel, Xiao Peng and his two companions headed south. The journey was calm and boring. Just when Xiao Peng had had enough of the game and ran to the deck to bask in the sun, something interesting happened.
"Chen Cheng, why did the boat stop?" Xiao Peng asked while holding the walkie-talkie.
Chen Cheng replied, "The British side just sent us a message asking us to undergo inspection before entering the Irish Sea."
The United Kingdom is located on the British Isles, and to the west of the British Isles lies the Irish Isle. The sea between the two islands is the Irish Sea, which allows one to enter the Celtic Sea and travel south to the South Atlantic. If one doesn't take this route, one must take the Atlantic route west of Ireland, entering the Celtic Sea and then heading to the South Atlantic. The Irish Sea is safer, as it's a well-established waterway and offers the opportunity to enjoy the scenery on both sides. Therefore, Xiao Peng preferred to take the Irish Sea route. However, he was stopped just north of Islay, before even entering the Irish Sea.
Xiao Peng frowned after hearing this and said, "What the hell are they checking? They're drunk, right? This is high seas and doesn't belong to the UK, so why should they care? What about freedom of navigation? And even if there is someone in charge, it's Ireland! Ireland consists of 90,000 square kilometers of land and 900,000 square kilometers of ocean. What business is this of the British!"
Chen Cheng asked over the intercom, "Boss, isn't it because the British found out about the Germans salvaging the ship there and are planning to give you a warning?"
Xiao Peng sneered after hearing this. "They definitely know that there are no secrets between nations! But they think I'm easy to bully? They're really overthinking it! I'll take their last name if they can get on my ship! It's been a while since I've done a live broadcast, so I'll show them a nice view of the Irish Sea. Kasim, can you hear me? Bring me my live broadcast equipment! Let the world see how shameless the British are! How dare they inspect my ship?"
"Boss! What if they really want to cheat? Excuse me for being blunt, but do they still have any shame at the national level?" Chen Cheng said.
Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this: "Huh? Don't tell me what you said makes sense! What if they really risk it all and lose all shame?"
Chen Cheng suddenly said, "Boss, you should come to the cockpit. There's something new going on! I really can't explain it in just a few words!"
Xiao Peng was confused. He stood up from the sun lounger and walked into the cockpit in his slippers. "What's going on? Can't you figure it out?"
"Listen for yourself." Chen Cheng turned on the VHF walkie-talkie, and in an instant all kinds of cursing sounds came from the walkie-talkie.
"Oh my god!" Xiao Peng sighed. "That's really dirty insults! Who's insulting who here?"
Chen Cheng spread his hands and said, "I can't say for sure. It seems like the Northern Irish and Scots are scolding the British. Anyway, what I heard was that they welcome us to cross the Irish Sea and told the British to get out of here and not embarrass them!"
"Pfft." Xiao Peng couldn't help laughing: "They're making trouble again!"
The full name of the United Kingdom is 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland', which is composed of four political entities: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wales is slightly better, but Scotland and Northern Ireland are not easy to deal with.
Scotland has been clamoring to secede from the UK, but after all, they and England are both on the British Isles, so even if they do, they wouldn't dare to go too far. At most, they'd just hold a parade or something. However, the people of Northern Ireland are not one to tolerate British behavior. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Northern Ireland was plagued by a three-decade-long armed conflict, with the government even having to build a wall inside the city to prevent conflict. It wasn't until the 1998 Belfast Agreement between Britain and Ireland that peace finally began to emerge in Northern Ireland.
But! But! But! Important things must be said three times! Britain will also suffer misfortune because of this Belfast Agreement.
The content of this agreement is roughly as follows: Ireland will amend its constitution to give up its territorial claims to Northern Ireland, and the UK will repeal the Irish Act enacted in 1920. If the majority of people in Northern Ireland agree, it will recognize the possibility of unifying North and South Ireland, which means that the people of Northern Ireland can decide for themselves where they belong.
Ireland and Northern Ireland were originally one country. After being annexed by the United Kingdom, they fought for independence for hundreds of years and experienced countless uprisings. In 1921, Ireland finally became independent. The entire 26 southern counties lived together to form the Irish Free State and separated from the United Kingdom in 1949 to become a truly independent country. However, the six northern counties remained in the United Kingdom, which is now Northern Ireland.
Why did the six northern counties remain in the UK? This is because after the UK colonized Northern Ireland, a large number of immigrants were sent there, and most of these immigrants lived in the six northern counties. Therefore, most of the residents of Northern Ireland are British, and there are only a few native Irish people, so they chose to stay in the UK.
The British and the Irish are actually not the same kind of people. From a racial perspective, the English are Anglo-Saxons, while the Irish are Celts. This difference is probably like the difference between the Han and Mongolian peoples.
There is a reason why the English may be so confident in signing this agreement: after all, England is much richer than Ireland.
Then why do we say that the English are unlucky because of the Belfast Agreement?
The reason is simple: in exchange for peace, there was no hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, meaning that both North and South Ireland could travel freely. Now, here comes the interesting part: Britain has left the EU, but Ireland is part of the EU. What will happen to Northern Ireland? Britain wants to leave the EU, but Northern Ireland doesn't! What will happen to border trade?
The UK's Brexit soap opera has been going on for so many years, and a large part of the reason is related to the Northern Ireland issue.
After a long time of discussion, the UK finally made a "smart" decision: to allow Northern Ireland to continue to stay in the EU, which means that Northern Ireland will be no different from before Brexit, while the UK will change the process of goods from the EU market entering the UK from Ireland to the Irish Sea.
It seems that the problem has been solved, but isn't this equivalent to pushing Northern Ireland to Ireland?
And England has set a bad example: if you can vote yourself out of the EU, why can't Northern Ireland and Scotland vote themselves out of the UK?
As a result, the sentiments for independence in Scotland and Northern Ireland are at an unprecedented high. It is hard to say for Scotland, but if Northern Ireland continues to develop at this rate, it may return to the embrace of Ireland within ten years.
As for the verbal battles between the Northern Irish and Scots and the English, that's...
After listening for a while, Xiao Peng sighed, "It's so fucking dirty!"
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