I don't know the demographics of this figure, but I suspect those in higher education and early professional jobs probably had a higher turnout which was let down by unemployed youngsters etc. Hence they are so vocal and annoyed.Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
For example, my nephew is at Delft university on an Erasmus scholarship (only for EU members, so he may have the plug pulled on his education) doing his MA. He is disgusted by the result and cannot believe what has occurred; having also been educated at international schools in Mozambique (for 8 years) he is a European with friends worldwide and planning his career working and travelling anywhere in Europe as demanded. He now looks on the British as horrible racists and is talking of denouncing his British citizenship he is so embarrassed by it. I hope he will calm down.
My niece has just done her law finals at Kings and going on (hopefully) to an MA and specialising in medical law, with a similar international background she also hoped to work for firms throughout Europe without problems. Both their future careers are based in us being in EU and ease of access to international work.
Another girl we know at Uni in Wales, who was out canvassing for remain, said she wanted to crawl away into a cave and felt ashamed to be Welsh (Wales was a high leave vote), her very best friends at Uni are Eastern Europeans and obviously concerned - to put it mildly.
All the above voted (postal) and I think have good reason to feel p****d off about their immediate future prospects, as they start climbing the ladder of life someone has just removed 2 rungs of the ladder. To the next generation of professionals this result must seem cataclysmic, I don't blame them for being so angry.
But worse is the fact that they are embarrassed by their nationality, born and bred in a country they no longer feel proud of. That I find immensely sad - even if you don't give a t**s.
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