[runxel]

Apparently this is also how the Brexit happened ;)

Legend has it that David Cameron asked Merkel. She said "No". He thought it means he can get what he wants – only to find out later, that indeed a German "no" is a clear and tight "no". But by then he already fell over his rhetoric...

[civilitty]

David Cameron's understanding of the word "no" has always been a bit suspect [1]. He took Yes, Minister too literally.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggate