The residents of Gibraltar are up in arms after the mayor of neighbouring La Linea announced plans to levy a five-euro toll on all visitors to the British enclave.
Spain and Gibraltar have clashed a number of times in recent years, with the Spanish claiming sovereignty over the rock and its monkeys. The British citizens there take exception to their home being claimed by a foreign country. The monkeys don't have a say in the matter.
Though tensions had eased of late, with a Spanish politician visiting the enclave for the first time in 300 years (to cries of 'treason' from the parliamentary opposition!), the new move by the Spanish mayor has enraged Gibraltarians. They have started an internet campaign urging people to spend 'not a penny in La Linea'.
Personally, I find Gibraltar to be an unpleasant destination with only the monkeys redeeming it. The five-euro levy counts as five extra reasons not to visit the place.
To learn more about Gibraltar's relationship with Spain, see this article on Gibraltar's Sovereignty.
Your amusing banter would ring more true if you knew that they aren’t monkeys. Research please Mr Journalist.
They’re Macaques, which are monkeys:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaque
The macaques (pronounced /məˈkäk/[2]) constitute a genus (Macaca, /məˈkäkə/) of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae.
If you don’t respect Wikipedia (which you often shouldn’t), you have:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/7963657/A-long-tailed-macaque-monkey-adopts-a-kitten-in-the-forests-of-Bali-Indonesia.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/macaque
Mr. Journalist??? I think that is pushing the boundaries of the word “journalism”. To describe the drivel that this cretin has written as being “journalism” would be insulting to a proper and professional jounalist, something that Damian Corrigan cannot ever hope to be!!!
“The British citizens there take exception to their home being claimed by a foreign country. “
I thought I was being nice to Gibraltar. Some people are just so hard to please, aren’t they?
At this point you should already know that a gibraltarian tolerance to criticism of any kind is close to zero.
Where’s the bad journalism? Because he accurately classified the primates on Gibraltar as monkeys?
Or that he was honest about his opinions? Too many travel journalists sycophantically gush about everywhere they visit, it’s good to hear a journalist say “This place is shit”. I’ve never been to Gibraltar, but I respect Corrigan’s opinion infinitely more today — in all areas — because I see that he says what he thinks.
That’s not bad journalism, that’s extremely good journalism!
If Damian’s tastes in clothing or hairstyle are anything to go by I think that I for one will take a chance and visit Gibraltar. My family went there recently during a cruise and said that Gibraltar was without doubt the highlight of all the destinations visited.
Damian did indeed accurately classify the primates in Gibraltar as monkeys. There are no apes in Gibraltar.
Nor are there any humans.
What an ignorant sod. Just look at this ar$%s photo, and you will understand that calling him a journalist is high praise indeed for this cock.
What don’t you like about Gibraltar, Damian? Pray tell! Though I can imagine, judging by the responses of the Gibraltar residents on this page.
Tim – look up the meaning of the word ‘ignorant’. Whatever you want to accuse damian of, I think ignorance is not it. Kettle, pot, black…
“Personally, I find Gibraltar to be an unpleasant destination” – well don’t ever come here then faggot!
Wow, these comments!
Of course, not all Gibraltar people must be like this, but they’re certainly embarrassing themselves with these comments.
No smoke without fire, guys………..
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