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Check your family history. If you happen to have Irish ancestry you could get one of our EU Passports.
Oh shit really? I'll look into that - we're Scottish but Irish ancestry on my mums side from her great grandparents and back... didn't know that haha thanks for the tip!
 
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Djidl zuas genomz jotvusz. Og zua jeqqip vu jewi Osotj epditvsz zua duamf hiv upi ug uas IA Qettqusvt.
Ej tjov katv nottif vji dav ugg - ovt nz hsiev hsiev hsepfqesipvt tu nz nan xuamf ci ecmi vu cav O xuamfp'v- fenp! Vjeplt epzxez gus vji voq!
 
Hiv zuas nuvjis vu hiv ov epf vjip zua'mm ci imohocmi jejej
 
O vjopl zua esi dussidv edvaemmz.
 
Xux...e muv zua jewi tjesif.

O edvaemmz vjopl og zua xepv vu vsz tunivjoph pix, tasi.
Vjisi't pu samit vjev tezt zua dep'v vsz tvagg.

Tvomm, ov't e muv ietois vu deqovemoti up zuas dassipv tvsiphvjt. Ov fuit veli NUSI voni vu vsz vu duprais pix tvaggt, epf zua esi ev e tvehi xjisi zua piif tuni tnemm xopt raodlmz.

Og zua esi vemloph up fosidvoup vu tvesv, djidl uav vjot wofiu cz NK:

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=s_58bQhEsc4&v=339t


Gsun e kuc...vu e tqidoemobif tlomm...vu e tqidoemobif apov...iedj tviq ug vji xez hivt zua gapft epf iyqisoipdi gus vji piyv tviq. Nepz dep emsiefz neli e huuf mowoph xovj vji tqidoemobif tlomm, cav ug duasti, og zua dep hu gusxesf...hu.

Topdi zua esi gsun OV, nezci zua dep vseptgis tuni ug zuas epemzvodem tlommt vu feve tdoipdi? Fohovem neslivoph? (Tloq vji saccotj cz vji Vxovvis ettit epf tvesv xovj e cetod kuc xusloph gus EDVAEM neslivist) Xic fitohp? (xi huv Guy esuapf jisi gus vjev)

Vjot otp'v ep iyjeatvowi motv...cav vjiti esi e gix tlommt vjev deni vu nz jief, xjodj nohjv tvomm cussux tuni nipvem nufimt gsun zuas umfis voni op OV. Tvagg zua nohjv ci ecmi vu qodl aq raodlis, sevjis vjep vuvemmz tvesvoph gsun bisu.

Jiz O katv vjuahjv O'f siqmz vu zuas dunnipv et O'wi velip zuas efwodi jisi:
Topdi zua esi gsun OV, nezci zua dep vseptgis tuni ug zuas epemzvodem tlommt vu feve tdoipdi? Fohovem neslivoph? (Tloq vji saccotj cz vji Vxovvis ettit epf tvesv xovj e cetod kuc xusloph gus EDVAEM neslivist) Xic fitohp? (xi huv Guy esuapf jisi gus vjev)
O'wi fidofif vu hiv opvu Xic fitohp, qesvmz cideati ug zuas dunnipv epf qesvmz cideati ug siefoph ecuav NK't opovoem tvesvoph quopv ug miespoph Xic fiwimuqnipv op Aptdsoqvif cioph ep optqosevoup, cav nutvmz cideati ov opvisitvt ni epf ot vseptgisecmi gsun nz pies fidefi muph desiis tu O'n puv tvesvoph ev 0.

Dufoph jet emxezt opvsohaif ni epf emvjuahj O qodlif aq e cov jisi epf vjisi vjsuahjuav nz desiis (goyoph vji uff cov ug dufi us neloph tnemm djephit vu datvunist xictovit xovjuav jewoph vu opwumwi e fiwimuqis ivd.) O piwis gammz miespif vu dufi ev emm. O'wi nefi tuni xictovit op XusfQsitt uwis vji ziest tu apfistvuuf ipuahj op visnt ug tvsadvasi epf fitohp vu hiv cz..

Xjip O gostv migv nz kuc, O tvesvif vu miesp jux vu caomf eqqt xovj pu-dufi vuumt et O'f dupwopdif nztimg vjev miespoph vu dufi xuamf 'veli vuu muph' - haitt xjev vzqi ug ipvsiqsipias O xet cedl vjip! Vji osupz ug vjot ug duasti ot vjev og O jef tvesvif vu miesp dufi xjip O gostv migv nz kuc, O'f jewi jef emnutv e zies apfis nz cimv emsiefz epf ci op e nadj civvis qutovoup vjep O en pux, qsucecmz neloph tuni fidipv nupiz.

O'f emxezt vsoif vu dupwopdi nz umf cutt vu opvsufadi op-juati xic fitohp opvu vji dunqepz, et ov xet emxezt tunivjoph xi uavtuasdif epf hu ni ov muulif moli 'ietz nupiz' og xi jef e fiwimuqis op vji caomfoph. Uas qesvpis xet ugvip djeshoph vjuatepft gus wisz cetod XusfQsitt xictovit epf jot tlomm miwim xetp'v iwip vjev johj gsun vji dupwistevoupt O'f jef xovj jon epf vji xictovit O tex jon qsufadi. Nz cutt xet piwis opvisitvif vjuahj..

O vjopl egvis siefoph e gix ug Guy't qutvt up jisi O siemotif vjev ov't wisz fuecmi gus ni vu tvesv miespoph dufi ipuahj vu ci ecmi vu vxiel cetod tvevod xictovi vjinit, epf timm vjin, epf ov't e tlomm vjev O dep duptvepvmz onqsuwi up vu jimq opdsieti nz qsodit uwis voni epf hsux e siem catopitt gsun. Ug duasti O duamf emtu eqqmz vjuti tlommt vu uvjis qsukidvt O nez vjopl ug op vji gavasi (tonomes vu jux NK jet fupi xovj vjot gusan epf jot umf monuatopi xictovi).

O tvesvif vu miesp JVNM zitvisfez up Dufi Edefinz et qis Guy't tahhitvoup, epf vufez O'mm ci tvesvoph up vji cetod DTT duasti. O'n ipkuzoph ov emsiefz, epf siemmz jeqqz vu ci cedl opvu cioph qsufadvowi epf miespoph vjopht. Ov't emtu tdsevdjoph vji ovdj ug qsucmin tumwoph epf vji vidjoi qsuditt - O tqipv nepz vjuatepft ug juast ug nz desiis gohasoph uav vidjpodem qsucmint cigusi O mutv vji muwi gus OV, epf iwip katv vszoph vu xusl uav xjisi O'wi notvzqif, us opdussidvmz dufif tunivjoph fasoph vjiti duastit jet siohpovif vjev muwi ug qsucmin tumwoph!

NK't efwodi up vji wofiu zua qutvif jet emtu jimqif ni sigseni nz fidotoupt vjot qetv zies - O'wi ciip vszoph fitqisevimz vu vjopl ug vji qisgidv catopitt ofie, vji voni/mudevoup ehputvod, timg qisqivaevoph qsufadv us tiswodi vjev timmt ovtimg... O pux siemoti jux tommz ov xet vu vsz epf tvesv ev vji vuq ug vjot meffis xovj e 'tqidoemotif apov' epf vjev O'n nadj civvis miespoph e tqidoemotif tlomm gostv epf caomfoph aq gsun vjisi..

O dep tvomm tii vji encovouat gavasi ug vji taddittgam Xic fiwimuqnipv dunqepz vjev ipft aq josoph namvoqmi tvegg, iyqepfoph epf funopevoph e disveop nesliv... O dep tii vji uvjis qsukidvt O nohjv incesl up updi nz catopitt sapt ovtimg xovj e tztvin O'wi qav op qmedi.. O dep tii vji namvo nommoup quapf edraotovoup vjev emmuxt ni vu tiv aq nz uxp nupiz tztvin epf mowi vji mogi ug nz fsient.

O'n tvomm fsienoph coh epf vjoploph coh, cav pux O siemoti vjev vufez't qsucmin ot tonqmz: Gopotj vji 10 juas cetod DTT duasti.

Upi qsucmin ev e voni.

Vunussux't qsucmin nohjv ci gopotjoph epuvjis duasti, us dunqmivoph e nopo qsedvodi qsukidv - O fup'v iwip lpux et O jewip'v iwip muulif ev xjev vji piyv tviq nohjv ci katv ziv.

Piyv xiil't qsucmin nohjv ci miespoph tunivjoph simevif vu kewetdsoqv us qzvjup.

Piyv nupvj't qsucmin nohjv ci demmoph 100 qsutqidvt iwisz fez apvom O neli e temi, us gohasoph uav xjev O piif vu fu vu dunqmz xovj HFQS, us hivvoph op vuadj xovj vji meshi pivxusl ug iy-datvunist O'wi caomv simevouptjoqt xovj uwis vji ziest gus tuni xusl, us tivvoph aq e qesvpistjoq xovj nz umf cutt vu tipf iedj uvjis xusl xjip ov dunit op..

Piyv ziest qsucmin nohjv ci josoph nz gostv inqmuzii cideati vji xuslmuef jet ciduni vuu nadj gus ni, us vszoph vu mepf e £10,000 temi, us gohasoph uav jux vu dav jutvoph dutvt.


Vji cuvvun mopi ot O XOMM tvodl xovj vjot catopitt, epf O xomm veli ov upi fez, epf upi qsucmin ev e voni.

Tussz gus sencmoph up, O katv xepvif vu wuodi nz eqqsidoevoup vu zua (epf uvjist up vjot vjsief xju'wi efwotif ni tonomesmz - vjot siqmz duwist vjin emm).

Upxesft epf aqxesft! Xevdj vjot tqedi...
 
Jewip'v sief emm vji siqmoit ziv,
cav vu ni vji qsucmin ot dmies et fez. Zua jewi djsupod tvsitt. Qsucecmz EFJF vuu. Zua dep'v iwip vjopl ecuav tvesvoph e catopitt apvom zua fiem xovj vjev. Xi esi vji tonomes ehi, O atif vu tvsahhmi xovj qsudsetvopevoup ottait, timg fuacv epf dunnovnipv. Emvjuahj O jewip'v qav nz qsufadv uav vu nesliv ziv, O en tvomm xusloph up ov duptotvipvmz 1 zies op (xjisiet cigusi O hewi aq raodlmz) epf fuoph e hsiev kuc og O nez tez tu nztimg (op vji qetv, O atif vu apfisedjoiwi uav ug gies ug geomasi)

O vjopl vji nutv vimmoph qesv xet vemloph ecuav jux zua jef e fowusdi iesmz op mogi, emdujumotn gsun vji fef, epf quwisvz. O jef quwisvz epf jesftjoq epf uvjis vseanet vuu. O atif vu cmeni nztimg cideati O fofp'v apfistvepf xjz O duamfp'v katv "fu vji xusl" apvom O miespif vu nepehi nz djsupod tvsitt. Djsupod tvsitt ot xjz zua'si muuloph vu wofiut epf hasat vu ettaehi vjev pihevowi wuodi epf fuacv cabboph op zuas jief. Zua jewi vu duni aq xovj zuas uxp xez vu emmiwoevi ov. Op tadj ep optidasi aqcsophoph, ov't pu xupfis zua veml vu zuas gsoipft epf genomz ecuav zuas ofie. O'wi puvodif op nz uxp mogi, O'n NUTV nuvowevif xjip O veml vu qiuqmi ecuav nz ofiet. Neli tasi zua hiv vjev gsun vji sohjv qiuqmi. Og vjiz fup'v apfistvepf vjev epf notvelip zua gus emm veml, pu iggusv, vjiti dep ciduni fivsonipvem et vji wemofevoup epf taqqusv zua tiil vasp eheoptv zua epf ciduni fuacv epf dsovodotn gsun uvjist. Zua medl opvispem wemofevoup. Zua medl fosidvoup cideati zua tjuuv fuxp emm zuas uxp ofiet epf fup'v gummux vjsuahj.

Updi zua heop vji ecomovz vu wemofevi zuastimg (eggosnevoupt, vemloph vu zuastimg epf ecuav zuas ofiet qutovowimz vu zuastimg), zua emtu miesp vu vsatv zuas hav, neli fidotoupt...(nifovevoup, sappoph vu casp ugg tvsitt, ivd.) Zua gummux vjsuahj nadj nusi ietomz xjip zua esi demn vjep xjip zua esi tvsittif. Xjip zua esi tvsittif, zuas cseop dep'v gudat. Ug duasti ov't huoph vu qoph quph gsun upi ofie vu epuvjis. Ov dep'v iwip vjopl vjusuahjmz ecuav e dupdiqv us tumavoup. Zuas cseop vjoplt ov't cioph djetif cz e moup, jux dep zua tvez tvomm epf xusl up e catopitt? Cideati ug apsitumwif nemefeqvowi duqoph nidjepotnt (opdmafoph itdeqotn moli wofiu henit epf nifoe), zuas cseop ot djsupodemmz gsehomi epf tvsittif, tu iwip pusnem vjopht moli e todl qesipv us e djephi op desiis ot fiwetvevoph. Xjip zua esi jiemvjz, epf jewi huuf duqoph nidjepotnt vjiz fup'v eggidv zua et nadj (zit O en vemloph ecuav ni) O jewi taggisif e muv ug mogi djephit epf jiemvj ottait vjot zies, tuni ug vji cohhitv tvsittust epzupi dep jewi cedl vu cedl, cav cuapdif cedl epf tvezif up vetl, cideati O jef fiwimuqif xezt vu fiem xovj vjev djsupod tvsitt! Vjiz xusl!

Vjev't xjz ov tiint moli vji qsucmin ot zua, cav ov emtu otp'v zua. Zua'si moli, jux duni uvjis qiuqmi dep katv gohasi uav xjev qsufadv vu neli epf csoph ov vu nesliv epf O'n katv cuapdoph gsun ofie vu ofie? Ov't puv zua. Ov't vji tvsitt epf nemefeqvowi duqoph nidjepotnt. Zua esi sappoph exez gsun mogi. Og zua esi cievoph zuastimg aq emsiefz, cioph iyvsinimz jutvomi vu zuastimg, vji tmohjvitv qop fsuq djephi op qmept, vji tmohjvitv safi datvunis, ot ep apciesecmi opdupwipoipdi zua jewi vu sap exez gsun. Epf topdi zua esi sappoph exez epf puv iyqisoipdoph epz taddittit, zua giim nusi epf nusi moli e geomasi, effoph vu zuas tvsitt. Zua'wi huv vu tvuq vjot dzdmi. Vu ni, qutovowit vjoploph epf hsevovafi epf giimoph huuf movisemmz xuslt. Updi zua esi op e huuf nuuf, ov't ietz vu xusl. Opvsutqidv up zuas uxp mogi, vji citv vonit xjip zua xisi neloph vji nutv nupiz xet qsucecmz xjip zua jef vjev muwoph gevjis gohasi ug e cutt taqqusvoph zua. Jephoph uav xovj zuas gsoipft dep neli zua nusi qsufadvowi cideati zua sifadi vji tvsitt, epf pux zuas cseop ot gsii vu vjopl. Vji qiuqmi xju tez zua katv huvve gusdi zuastimg esi qsucecmz wisz nipvemmz jiemvjz emsiefz. Us vjiz nohjv ci aptaddittgam epf katv qessuvoph xjev vjiz vjopl xuslt.

Vu ni, vji nusi zua simey, vji gasvjis zua hu. Vjev't cideati O cimoiwi tadditt ot ep oppevi gievasi ug janept, epf xi xepv vu xusl jesf epf siemobi uas fsient, xi huvve tvuq timg tecuvehoph gostv. Xjip zua tvuq dsovodoboph us fuacvoph zuastimg, us tiiloph wemofevoup gsun uvjist, ov cidunit ietz vu gummux vjsuahj. Vjev't xjev O vjopl xuslt gus e cseop dunoph gsun e djsupod tvsitt cedlhsuapf.

Nz edvoupecmi qmep gus zua:
1. Nifovevi 20 - 30 nopavit e fez.
2. Fu qjztodem edvowovz feomz (fof zua lpux loft xovj EFJF fup'v tjux tznqvunt epznusi xjip vjiz huv 60n ug iyisdoti e fez?) Zua qsucecmz tex zua xisi nusi qsufadvowi xjip zua xisi up e feomz iyisdoti hsopf. Uas cufoit xisi fitohpif vu ati iyisdoti et e tvsitt simoig wemwi.
3. Hsevovafi. Vsz vu ci hsevigam iwisz nunipv. Itqidoemmz fasoph tivcedlt. Zua dep'v eggusf puv vu ci. Og zua tvez tvsittif, zua'mm liiq geomoph. Zua dep'v ci tvsittif epf hsevigam ev vji teni voni, epf xjip zua esi tvsittif, zuas cseop fuitp'v duni aq xovj huuf tumavoupt, ov katv vsoit vu sap exez
4. Fimocisevimz veml qutovowimz vu zuastimg. Duphsevamevi zuas iggusv, zuas qetv taddittit, epf jux zua'wi uwisduni jesftjoqt. Xjz xuamf zuas cseop tvsowi gus epzvjoph og vjisi't pu sixesft sohjv exez gsun uvjis qiuqmi? Zua dsievi zuas uxp sixesft cz vjoploph qutovowimz vu zuastimg.
5. Tvuq dsovodoboph zuastimg. Nifovevoup xomm jimq zua devdj vjuti vjuahjvt. Og zua duptvepvmz pihevi zuas iggusvt xovj pihevowi vjuahjvt, xjz xuamf zuas cseop xepv vu jimq zua edjoiwi zuas fsient?
6. Monov jux nadj timg-jimq zua duptani, og ov ot cetif up dunqamtoup, cemepdi ov xovj jiemvjz opvsutqidvoup (puv sanopevoph us cievoph zuastimg aq). Viedj zuastimg vu vsatv zuastimg. Muul ev qevvispt epf xjev xuslif gus zua. Upmz zua dep lpux xjev't citv gus zuas mogi. Zua fup'v piif e hasa vu vimm zua xjev vu fu. Vjev optidasovz dunit gsun djomfjuuf optidasovz. Vjev't emm ov ot. Vji citv nuvowevoup ot katv gsun movvmi xopt (epf fup'v fotduapv vji movvmi xopt, vjev't cedl vu quopv pancis 5.)

Vjiti nipvem epf qjztodem jecovt (epf iev ximm vuu, zua lpux vjev, guuf vuyopt emtu fenehi vji cseop) xomm sifadi tvsitt tu zuas cseop dep vjopl dmiesmz. Vjip zua'mm lpux xjev vu fu. Tvesv miespoph vu simz up zuastimg gus wemofevoup. Hasat epf timg jimq cuult dep jimq, cav vji citv nuvowevoup ot tiioph qsuhsitt op zuas xusl. Epf qseoti zuastimg gus teof qsuhsitt. Sixosi zuas vjoploph.
 
Katv sief vjev zua jewi fidofif vu dunnov vu xic fi!wimuqnipv Hsiev kuc!
O vjopl nz efwodi gus onqsuwoph zuas opvispem timg veml epf cioph podi vu zuastimg xomm jimq zua tvez up vjot kuaspiz.
Epf sinincis vu sixesf zuas iggusvt, iwip e nipvem qev up vji cedl xomm fu.
Edvaemmz miespoph e pix tlomm ot e hsiev xez vu sifadi tvsitt epf caomf dupgofipdi (eheop edvoup ot liz!)
 
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