Europe, it is still there, in fact last time we checked we were still part of it, Geographically anyway.
Perhaps some people wished mainland Europe would just vanish once we left the EU. Well it does seem that way from this twitter spat.
It began with a news piece by Sky News correspondent Adam Parsons reporting on the terrifying levels of pollution in Poland right now.
He tweeted: “The first thing that greets you is that smell of smoke, of coal fires.” Sky’s @adamparsons on what it’s like to report from one of the EU’s most polluting countries, Poland – where there are fears for the health of future generations.”
"The first thing that greets you is that smell of smoke, of coal fires."
— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 3, 2021
Sky's @adamparsons on what it's like to report from one of the EU's most polluting countries, Poland – where there are fears for the health of future generations.#WeeklyClimateShow https://t.co/YZkTO2h3HW pic.twitter.com/LUZpVp7Ko0
Quite concerning right? Well not for this account who replied with: ‘Still obsessed with Europe.”
Still obsessed with Europe.
— ur’wan (@urwan20) June 3, 2021
Parsons shot back with: “I’m the Europe Correspondent. It’s actually my real job.”
Bomb dropped
Bomb dropped.
I'm the Europe Correspondent. It's actually my real job https://t.co/QS3N9ZtwpS
— Adam Parsons (@adamparsons) June 3, 2021
The account user tried to backtrack, saying it “was directed at Sky,” but even if that was the case, it didn’t go down with other users.
I'm the Europe Correspondent. It's actually my real job https://t.co/QS3N9ZtwpS
— Adam Parsons (@adamparsons) June 3, 2021
Well that gave me the laugh of the day so funny xxx
— Dawn Britten..#notmycowardlywetnoodle (@Dawnbritte) June 3, 2021
Yeah well the continent hasn’t disappeared has it
— Chris Lambert (@lambsenglish) June 3, 2021
Reactions
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Quite. Just because we left it, doesn't mean it no longer exists or isn't important…(despite what many people would like to be the case….)
— (Social) Liberal Leigh?️???? #FBPE #FBPPR ? (@Liberal_Leigh) June 3, 2021
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Some people asked me why I haven't moved on.
— Fenderek (@TomWiszniewski) June 3, 2021
My job is Brexit Coordinator 😉
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I thought Europe had been abolished. That's what we voted for didn't we ?
— AIDAN TURNER (@AIDANTURNER4) June 3, 2021
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someone doing their own job for once that's a revelation
— Judith Pearson-Garbutt (@GarbuttJudith) June 4, 2021
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— Sarah Calvert (@calvert_3) June 3, 2021
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Well that gave me the laugh of the day so funny xxx
— Dawn Britten..#notmycowardlywetnoodle (@Dawnbritte) June 3, 2021
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I'm the Europe Correspondent. It's actually my real job https://t.co/QS3N9ZtwpS
— Adam Parsons (@adamparsons) June 3, 2021
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