Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
#481
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
I get where the original Canadian poster (that revived this long dead thread) is coming from, I just didnt bother to argue the specifics. Regardless, I doubt the original poster of the thread could be considered a competent source of anything other then (perhaps) wiping their own backside.
#482
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by jonfrank123
Hi
Why does everyone take a pop at hardworking Polish people who come over to the UK and do the job that no Brit would want to do? Why is it ok for Brits to come over to Canada and take a Canadian job?
I just don't get it
Jonathan
Why does everyone take a pop at hardworking Polish people who come over to the UK and do the job that no Brit would want to do? Why is it ok for Brits to come over to Canada and take a Canadian job?
I just don't get it
Jonathan
#483
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by jempee
I'll tell you what really bugs me is that i could not get Child benefit for my daughter when we moved here and i certainly didnt expect to but called them to tell them we were leaving the country. BUT polish workers can get child benefit for there children REGARDLESS of whether they are in uk or poland! that riles me no end.
#484
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by Daedra
Could this be due to the "Euorpean Union" per chance?
personally (i will expect loads of people to jump on me!) i dont care what union it is
also was there not a big thing in the papers about polish workers taking money earnt here and sending it back and not contributing to our economy or the such like.
#485
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by jempee
I'll tell you what really bugs me is that i could not get Child benefit for my daughter when we moved here and i certainly didnt expect to but called them to tell them we were leaving the country. BUT polish workers can get child benefit for there children REGARDLESS of whether they are in uk or poland! that riles me no end.
#486
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by jempee
personally (i will expect loads of people to jump on me!) i dont care what union it is
also was there not a big thing in the papers about polish workers taking money earnt here and sending it back and not contributing to our economy or the such like.
also was there not a big thing in the papers about polish workers taking money earnt here and sending it back and not contributing to our economy or the such like.
#487
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Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by jempee
also was there not a big thing in the papers about polish workers taking money earnt here and sending it back and not contributing to our economy or the such like.
K.
#488
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by kt0157
People spending their money on what they like and sending it where they like. Absolutely disgusting. Me, I give most of mine to Gordon Brown.
K.
K.
#489
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by dbd33
If it's such a big deal to you, why not **** a pole and move to Poland? Then you could enjoy the benefits you envy.
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#490
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Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
[QUOTE=Lionel_in_Ontario]Is that a bad thing? Do we really need more people like her moving over -
Well said.
Well said.
#491
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by jempee
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#493
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Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by jonfrank123
Why does everyone take a pop at hardworking Polish people who come over to the UK and do the job that no Brit would want to do? Why is it ok for Brits to come over to Canada and take a Canadian job?
I just don't get it
Jonathan
I just don't get it
Jonathan
Originally Posted by Madmac
I understand your point but no one who has been through the immigration process, struggled to settle in a foreign country and tried hard to adjust to life in said country 'takes' Canadian jobs.
#494
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by pint princess
Whether or not this is the case, isn't my point, but rather that there is an element of Canada Joe on the street who will blame immigrants for stealing jobs and 'this and that' just like Joe Bloggs of the UK will.
#495
Re: Living in Ontario ! Don't bother ... wish I hadn't
Originally Posted by pint princess
I think that's a perspective shared by many immigrants of the skilled worker class but many Canadians don't know or care about how immigrants got into Canada. An immigrant, is an immigrant, is an immigrant...... and from my eavesdropping and a couple of unpleasant exchanges there are plenty of Canadians who perceive that immigrants are indeed taking Canadian jobs. Whether or not this is the case, isn't my point, but rather that there is an element of Canada Joe on the street who will blame immigrants for stealing jobs and 'this and that' just like Joe Bloggs of the UK will.
I now appreciate more fully how some of my foreign students were treated when they tried to get jobs in Scotland and were met with the ignorant, xenophobic and jingoistic attitudes of some of my fellow countrymen. It makes me sad and slightly angry to even think about it.