Clarksons rant about expats
Aug 27th 2007, 9:54 pm
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Clarksons rant about expats
And then came the latest migration figures, which showed that while Britain received 5.4 billion west African pickpockets last year, we lost what the Daily Mail calls 196,000 British citizens. White, middle-class families who have moved abroad.
These figures would lead us to suggest that like everywhere else, Britain is suffering from a brain drain. That all our well educated, well spoken young professionals are being replaced by Borat.
Unfortunately, this argument fails to hold any water when you look at where these middle-class people are moving to. Australia is the No 1 choice, apparently, with 1.3m British emigrants living there.
Fine, but in the whole of human history, nobody has ever woken up and thought, “I know. I have a wonderful family, lots of money, a great job and an active social life. I shall therefore move to Australia.”
Australia is where you go when you’ve made a mess of everything. That’s why the 1.3m Brits who live there are known as whingeing Poms. Because they’re all failures.
Any truth in that?
These figures would lead us to suggest that like everywhere else, Britain is suffering from a brain drain. That all our well educated, well spoken young professionals are being replaced by Borat.
Unfortunately, this argument fails to hold any water when you look at where these middle-class people are moving to. Australia is the No 1 choice, apparently, with 1.3m British emigrants living there.
Fine, but in the whole of human history, nobody has ever woken up and thought, “I know. I have a wonderful family, lots of money, a great job and an active social life. I shall therefore move to Australia.”
Australia is where you go when you’ve made a mess of everything. That’s why the 1.3m Brits who live there are known as whingeing Poms. Because they’re all failures.
Any truth in that?
Aug 27th 2007, 10:02 pm
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/com...cle2326687.ece
ROFL.
He lives in the Isle of Man.
Say no more.
ROFL.
He lives in the Isle of Man.
Say no more.
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Aug 27th 2007, 10:04 pm
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
And then came the latest migration figures, which showed that while Britain received 5.4 billion west African pickpockets last year, we lost what the Daily Mail calls 196,000 British citizens. White, middle-class families who have moved abroad.
These figures would lead us to suggest that like everywhere else, Britain is suffering from a brain drain. That all our well educated, well spoken young professionals are being replaced by Borat.
Unfortunately, this argument fails to hold any water when you look at where these middle-class people are moving to. Australia is the No 1 choice, apparently, with 1.3m British emigrants living there.
Fine, but in the whole of human history, nobody has ever woken up and thought, “I know. I have a wonderful family, lots of money, a great job and an active social life. I shall therefore move to Australia.”
Australia is where you go when you’ve made a mess of everything. That’s why the 1.3m Brits who live there are known as whingeing Poms. Because they’re all failures.
Any truth in that?
These figures would lead us to suggest that like everywhere else, Britain is suffering from a brain drain. That all our well educated, well spoken young professionals are being replaced by Borat.
Unfortunately, this argument fails to hold any water when you look at where these middle-class people are moving to. Australia is the No 1 choice, apparently, with 1.3m British emigrants living there.
Fine, but in the whole of human history, nobody has ever woken up and thought, “I know. I have a wonderful family, lots of money, a great job and an active social life. I shall therefore move to Australia.”
Australia is where you go when you’ve made a mess of everything. That’s why the 1.3m Brits who live there are known as whingeing Poms. Because they’re all failures.
Any truth in that?
ie tongue in cheek
mr clarksons whit is well known and i for one enjoy reading his work
regards steve
Aug 27th 2007, 10:07 pm
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
There is some truth in it though.
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Aug 27th 2007, 10:21 pm
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
[QUOTE=Reagu;5242056][I]And then came the latest migration figures, which showed that while Britain received 5.4 billion west African pickpockets last year, we lost what the Daily Mail calls 196,000 British citizens. White, middle-class families who have moved abroad.
5.4 billion West African pick pockets? Where would they stay in Britain?
Probably a typo and West Africans are not all pickpockets. Horrible stereotyping assuming that is not a typo too!:
5.4 billion West African pick pockets? Where would they stay in Britain?
Probably a typo and West Africans are not all pickpockets. Horrible stereotyping assuming that is not a typo too!:
Aug 27th 2007, 10:36 pm
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
Typo? I somehow dont think the figure was supposed to be 5.4 million either!
Aug 27th 2007, 11:25 pm
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
Great article.
I like Clarkson's writing and Top Gear is one of my favourite programmes but I wouldn't take anything he says too seriously. For instance, he thinks Australia is a craphole and that New Zealand is some kind of utopia and we all know the reality is completely different.
I like Clarkson's writing and Top Gear is one of my favourite programmes but I wouldn't take anything he says too seriously. For instance, he thinks Australia is a craphole and that New Zealand is some kind of utopia and we all know the reality is completely different.
Aug 27th 2007, 11:26 pm
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
[quote=jimwif;5242133]
Chill dude, he's taking the piss.
[i]And then came the latest migration figures, which showed that while Britain received 5.4 billion west African pickpockets last year, we lost what the Daily Mail calls 196,000 British citizens. White, middle-class families who have moved abroad.
5.4 billion West African pick pockets? Where would they stay in Britain?
Probably a typo and West Africans are not all pickpockets. Horrible stereotyping assuming that is not a typo too!:
5.4 billion West African pick pockets? Where would they stay in Britain?
Probably a typo and West Africans are not all pickpockets. Horrible stereotyping assuming that is not a typo too!:
Aug 28th 2007, 2:24 am
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
I think he was actually sticking up for immigrants and was actually ridculing the kind of scaremongering that appears in the Daily (Hate)Mail with his '5.4 billion West African pickpockets' comment. That's how I read it anyway.
Aug 28th 2007, 3:30 am
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
Previous piece, well publicisied on BE
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Aug 28th 2007, 6:58 am
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
And then came the latest migration figures, which showed that while Britain received 5.4 billion west African pickpockets last year, we lost what the Daily Mail calls 196,000 British citizens. White, middle-class families who have moved abroad.
These figures would lead us to suggest that like everywhere else, Britain is suffering from a brain drain. That all our well educated, well spoken young professionals are being replaced by Borat.
Unfortunately, this argument fails to hold any water when you look at where these middle-class people are moving to. Australia is the No 1 choice, apparently, with 1.3m British emigrants living there.
Fine, but in the whole of human history, nobody has ever woken up and thought, “I know. I have a wonderful family, lots of money, a great job and an active social life. I shall therefore move to Australia.”
Australia is where you go when you’ve made a mess of everything. That’s why the 1.3m Brits who live there are known as whingeing Poms. Because they’re all failures.
Any truth in that?
These figures would lead us to suggest that like everywhere else, Britain is suffering from a brain drain. That all our well educated, well spoken young professionals are being replaced by Borat.
Unfortunately, this argument fails to hold any water when you look at where these middle-class people are moving to. Australia is the No 1 choice, apparently, with 1.3m British emigrants living there.
Fine, but in the whole of human history, nobody has ever woken up and thought, “I know. I have a wonderful family, lots of money, a great job and an active social life. I shall therefore move to Australia.”
Australia is where you go when you’ve made a mess of everything. That’s why the 1.3m Brits who live there are known as whingeing Poms. Because they’re all failures.
Any truth in that?
Thats a very unusual first post for someone
Aug 28th 2007, 7:13 am
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Re: Clarksons rant about expats
[QUOTE=jimwif;5242133]
Right on brother. Lets not allow any form of wit or amusement that may be described as possibly degrading to any people of non european heritage.
Wind your neck in you sound like a daily mail reader
[I]And then came the latest migration figures, which showed that while Britain received 5.4 billion west African pickpockets last year, we lost what the Daily Mail calls 196,000 British citizens. White, middle-class families who have moved abroad.
5.4 billion West African pick pockets? Where would they stay in Britain?
Probably a typo and West Africans are not all pickpockets. Horrible stereotyping assuming that is not a typo too!:
5.4 billion West African pick pockets? Where would they stay in Britain?
Probably a typo and West Africans are not all pickpockets. Horrible stereotyping assuming that is not a typo too!:
Wind your neck in you sound like a daily mail reader