Quote from makloda:
The Brit's were too arrogant for the EUR. They thought their Sterling Pound was something they didn't want to give up for a currency they'd have to share with "dirty French rats" and "fat German slobs".
Now the pompous Brits are paying the price. All their Lord and Duke titles don't help when they can't pay the EUR denominated mortgage for that Cote d'Azur Villa. I feel no sympathy for their misery.
You talk so much crap it's actually funny

THE real reason we didn't join the Euro is because we are an Island and therefore have (for better or worse) an Island mentaility.
This is why the English will always say something like 'I'm going to Europe for my summer holidays'