475 Budapest Riverwalk; Understanding the Brexit Vote

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🗓️ 18 February 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

We'll take an audio stroll along the bustling banks of the Danube as it flows through the scenic heart of Budapest. Then we'll hear from some Brits about what motivated them to vote for or against leaving the European Union, and about what makes them fearful — or optimistic — for the years ahead.

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0:00.0	While Britain works out the details of its divorce from the European Union,
0:04.7	it's hard to overestimate the significance of last year's Brexit vote.
0:08.8	It is the biggest political event in the UK since the Second World War and I think it's an earthquake in our
0:16.4	UK politics.
0:17.4	Hi I'm Rick Steeves.
0:19.4	British voters from England, Scotland and Northern Ireland share their perspectives on what's ahead for a non-European
0:25.2	United Kingdom.
0:26.5	And I have twin daughters of 21 and they feel cheated that they're not going to have the opportunities
0:32.0	to work in Europe and live in Europe as I do now.
0:36.0	Plus tour guides from Hungary show us how much the people of Budapest enjoy their scenic riverfront along the Danube.
0:42.0	Driving cold maybe 11 in the evening
0:44.2	and looking over to the castle district
0:46.0	and see all the lights there are on.
0:48.1	And I'm just saying how lucky one can be
0:50.2	to live in Budapest.
0:51.4	Insider views of Budapest and what's ahead after the Brexit vote.
0:55.2	It's coming up on Travel with Rick Steves.
0:59.9	The results weren't final until the middle of the night, but by the looks on their faces, you could tell that the TV news team at the BBC didn't expect to report that the British voters had just decided to leave the European Union.
1:13.0	Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steeves,
1:15.0	we'll hear why some of those voters wanted to leave the EU
1:18.0	and why other British voters are dismayed at what this could mean for their country
1:22.0	and for Europe.
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