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Originally Posted by churchman phil
It was a simple question susie. I too have responded using the family as the medium due to that being the usual thing. I have never heard the term 'blood thicker than water' used in the wider community sense - unless it's a very small yorkshire village!
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However, in certain countries, at certain times in history "blood" has been used as a synonym for "nation". Nazi Germany comes immediately to mind ... "blut" was the dynamic (oops
) that drove government policy.