Ah, blow it out 'yer bagpipe Andy, see what you guys started now ?! ( just kidding of course, I need to set up what follows, LOL )
Now the Catalans and the Basques are setting up the regions for a separatist vote, the Corsicans are moving toward the same initiative,
Flemish are marking noise again ( Philippe's chiming in here is required on that topic ) , some parts of Northern Italy ( Veneto ) are thinking along the same lines, Sicilians wont't be far behind , though the life is much slower in the south, so that could take a while.., Bavarians want a separate country also, Bosnia claims Herzegovina requires too many letters to be embossed on tne national flag, so they're moving toward separation, Russia ( aka the Soviet Union ) still has roughly 35 separate nationalities which all want their own country, the majority of which will end in some " stan " or another..and that's just on the continent. In South America , Argentinians still very confused as to why they are perceived a Germans with Italian last names who speak Spanish, and pretend they're British are voting to split the country in four factions and annex three of them to Germany, Italy, and UK , respectively .. And here at home, legislators in California are proposing splitting into six states ( seriously, that one is no joke ) . Not sure what that will accomplish , but as a Californian my response to that is : " what-ever ". :-). Up north Quebec is talking separation again and next thing you know , the rest of Canada will want to secede from the U.S . :-) :-)