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"How do I tell the cats?" - the world reacts to #Brexit online | "How do I tell the cats?" - the world reacts to #Brexit online |
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Brexit was the top Twitter topic by some distance on Friday morning, generating more than 2m tweets and trending highest in countries across the world. | Brexit was the top Twitter topic by some distance on Friday morning, generating more than 2m tweets and trending highest in countries across the world. |
Social media users reacted with a mixture of surprise, gloating and wry humour. | Social media users reacted with a mixture of surprise, gloating and wry humour. |
Remain plea by unlikely EU pundit Lindsay Lohan | Remain plea by unlikely EU pundit Lindsay Lohan |
The most retweeted post was from US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who said the referendum held lessons for people all over the world. | The most retweeted post was from US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who said the referendum held lessons for people all over the world. |
Several tweeters riffed on the plunging British pound. | Several tweeters riffed on the plunging British pound. |
Google reported a sharp rise in UK-based internet searches for ways of obtaining a passport for the Republic of Ireland, which is in the EU. | Google reported a sharp rise in UK-based internet searches for ways of obtaining a passport for the Republic of Ireland, which is in the EU. |
Sharp-eyed viewers of Fox News spotted that it initially reported that the UK had voted to leave the United Nations. | Sharp-eyed viewers of Fox News spotted that it initially reported that the UK had voted to leave the United Nations. |
There was consternation among europhile cats. | There was consternation among europhile cats. |
One Canadian suggested a historical context. | One Canadian suggested a historical context. |
Jokes in Pakistan and India focused on the potential for a flood of British migrants to the subcontinent and a possible hidden meaning in British singer Adele's lyrics. | Jokes in Pakistan and India focused on the potential for a flood of British migrants to the subcontinent and a possible hidden meaning in British singer Adele's lyrics. |
War-weary Iraqis expressed wry surprise. | War-weary Iraqis expressed wry surprise. |
Lovers of schadenfreude - taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune - were treated to a new German compound verb - verschlimmbessern. | Lovers of schadenfreude - taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune - were treated to a new German compound verb - verschlimmbessern. |
And could "Departugal" or "Czechout" be next? | |
'Those going to the UK to study will be pleased' | 'Those going to the UK to study will be pleased' |
On China's Twitterlike Sina Weibo platform, the hashtag #UKEUReferendum# gained more than 85m views. | On China's Twitterlike Sina Weibo platform, the hashtag #UKEUReferendum# gained more than 85m views. |
Some said the result showed the limits of democratic processes. | Some said the result showed the limits of democratic processes. |
"The whole world is watching the Brexit vote. I think socialism is still the better system," one user wrote. | "The whole world is watching the Brexit vote. I think socialism is still the better system," one user wrote. |
"Although a lot of people have mocked us for not having the right to vote and flaunted the democratic systems of other countries. Although our country's political system is not perfect, a referendum in China definitely wouldn't work. A referendum requires educated individuals with independent judgement," user Horse Dog God wrote, with a series of smirking emojis. | "Although a lot of people have mocked us for not having the right to vote and flaunted the democratic systems of other countries. Although our country's political system is not perfect, a referendum in China definitely wouldn't work. A referendum requires educated individuals with independent judgement," user Horse Dog God wrote, with a series of smirking emojis. |
Some users started sharing the poster for the latest "Independence Day" film and wondering whether Scotland would vote to leave the UK. | Some users started sharing the poster for the latest "Independence Day" film and wondering whether Scotland would vote to leave the UK. |
Others had more personal concerns. | Others had more personal concerns. |
"Brexit brexit. Those going to the UK to study will be pleased - the pound is going to fall," user DaisyBucket said. | "Brexit brexit. Those going to the UK to study will be pleased - the pound is going to fall," user DaisyBucket said. |
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