Originally Posted by highlandspirit8 (Post 8479831)

Yes I know what it means, and no I was not attacking you personally, I was attacking the comments you made which if you care to read back seemed to be directed at me.
And as for the recent post...
I work in an emergency department and I deal with crime, drugs, theft and mindless violence every day. My friend is a police officer in Paisley and yes I have been a victim of crime. I have had my purse stolen. house broken into as has almost all of my friends (from numerous places around the UK) my car windows have been smashed and items stolen. My husband had the windows of the car smashed as he drove along a quiet street in a small town in the UK. A neighbour of ours in the village we lived was repeatedly stabbed to death by youths whom he had asked to get out of his garden just prior to us leaving the UK. (One of the many reasons we left)
You never seem to answer any of the questions I ask, therefore my next one is where did you get the information on the statistics you are talking about? And why exactly are you living in Canada?

Originally Posted by dollface (Post 8479866)

Hopefully I won't be visiting the ER:)

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8479876)

Crime statistics are available on the internet. Look for them here.

and I've never felt unsafe even when I lived on a council estate during a riot.

Originally Posted by highlandspirit8 (Post 8479892)

Hmm, yes the UK is good for that. I see you haven't seen crime, drugs or the like, but a good riot or two is just great fun....I think I may have seen a few of those in my time here in Nova Scotia - NOT.

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8479907)

Yeah - people feeling strongly enough about social deprivation and local government policy to get off their arses and do something about it. You are right, it's a bloody disgrace.

Interesting that you mentioned that you left because somebody you knew got murdered. Guess which country has the same per capita murder rate as NS?

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8479907)

Yeah - people feeling strongly enough about social deprivation and local government policy to get off their arses and do something about it. You are right, it's a bloody disgrace.

Originally Posted by highlandspirit8 (Post 8479935)

Social deprivation in the UK, Which year are we talking about here? The Unemployed and unemployable get the best deal in the UK. The minimun wage is more than it is here in Canada, and the only social deprivation I'm afraid is caused by the people themselves.
And as for your statistics, I guess you didn't read the first paragraph under the heading "How we measure statistics" Or do you know what the word statistic means?

Originally Posted by highlandspirit8 (Post 8479935)

The Unemployed and unemployable get the best deal in the UK...the only social deprivation I'm afraid is caused by the people themselves.

Originally Posted by highlandspirit8 (Post 8479708)

And those are the things I gave up to give my children a BETTER life.

Originally Posted by youngmimesofharlem (Post 8480043)

Such a better life that you had to send your eldest son back to Scotland to get his university education on the cheap, leeching of the Scottish taxpayer as he did so?

I suggest you owe Scotland an apology.

Or at least a cash donation to a Crime Prevention charity maybe.

Originally Posted by youngmimesofharlem (Post 8480043)

Such a better life that you had to send your eldest son back to Scotland to get his university education on the cheap, leeching of the Scottish taxpayer as he did so?

I suggest you owe Scotland an apology.

Or at least a cash donation to a Crime Prevention charity maybe.

Originally Posted by highlandspirit8 (Post 8480281)

Well actually he never moved to Canada in the first place, you shouldn't make such accusations, have you nothing better to do with your time???? And considering I only left a year ago and he was already in University.
And as for everybody else out there that wants to make a sarcastic comment as to my leeching abilities, I have never been unemployed, lived and worked most of my life in the UK and have probably paid more tax than all of you put together.

Originally Posted by lmartin999 (Post 8479951)

Oh come on. You cannot seriously believe this?

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 8480254)

Tee hee. I like your style young man.

Originally Posted by highlandspirit8 (Post 8480293)

The UK pays people well for being unemployed or handicapped or whatever.

Originally Posted by highlandspirit8 (Post 8480293)

I think maybe your buddy there is talking the poll tax riots in his council estate????. That was a long time ago and I don't think many people would feel safe with a riot going on outside their window. And if it was a demonstration, why did he call it a 'RIOT'? maybe he doesn't know the meaning of that word either!