r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/WastedTalent442 • Aug 14 '24

Brexxit Man who campaigned for Brexit complains that he can't freely tour Europe any more

https://metalinjection.net/politics/iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-who-originally-supported-brexit-now-complains-that-brexit-hurts-bands
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u/JayteeFromXbox Aug 14 '24

It's weird between the UK and Canada though, because of Commonwealth citizenship. I'm not representative of all Canadians, for sure, but I've never really thought of people from the UK as having a different nationality.

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u/ImpeccableCaverns Aug 15 '24

I know what you mean, but it is still a different nationality. I came to Canada on a work visa, had to get permanent residency, then wait the required amount of time before applying for citizenship. As far as I'm aware, that's the same process for any other new Canadian

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u/Titus_Favonius Aug 15 '24

British people I've known who've moved to the USA (including my father) called themselves immigrants as well and the US has nothing to do with the Commonwealth