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[Ernie]

i have heard us called monkey island..little wet island..Mungrols of europe..i took it in good banter

We all have nicknames for other countries..its just banter..i am not offended

Ernie

Good - It wasn't intended to offend. I only heard it recently, but it summarized many of my thoughts and memories of Blighty.

glad to see you have good banter and wit on retrobike

Ernie

 

[highlandsflyer]

I work with a black guy who also says there are too many imigrants coming here in this present climate (not the 1950' -60's now) before anyone starts.

Could you insinuate that he is a racist

There is nothing racist about having the point of view that there are too many immigrants coming here.

That sentiment, standing alone, means just what it says on the tin.

 

[greenstiles]

 

[Faghetaboutit]

You have to bear in mind that EU regulations also enable expats like me to LEAVE the country and work/start up businesses in other EU countries, leaving a job vacancy for someone else at the other end.

Put it this way - if I was looking to scrounge a lifestyle in a EU country, the UK would not be my first port of call.

Just in my little town in Denmark (population 3000) there are 5 british nationals, all of whom are working and paying taxes here.

Exactly.
Migrants who arrive looking for work tend to be hard-working, skilled and multi-lingual - therefore they are an asset to the economy and society.

Those who relocate looking to scrounge off the state would do better in most other European country than in the UK.

It may have escaped your notice, but many other European countries have far better quality of life, landscape, recreation opportunities, quality of ladies , public services, public transport, state education, arts funding... I could go on.

But enjoy your time on Monkey Island. It would be a lot worse without the diversity provided by "migrants" - In my opinion.

Niceone I'm glad you came to blighty and from that you decided that our women/landacape/quality of life aint as good as other european countries. Tell you what next time jog on and don't bother coming back you rude tosser

 

[john]

that'll do for this thread.