Why is it?
#1
Why is it?
Why is it you can move to any EU country to live,work and receive healthcare and receive your index linked state pension even if you are a criminal or sponger but a country where the Queen is on the banknotes make you jump through so many hoops even when you can prove your are a law abiding hard working self sufficient individual?
#2
Re: Why is it?
Why is it you can move to any EU country to live,work and receive healthcare and receive your index linked state pension even if you are a criminal or sponger but a country where the Queen is on the banknotes make you jump through so many hoops even when you can prove your are a law abiding hard working self sufficient individual?
#3
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Re: Why is it?
Lets be honest though if English was the native tongue of Europe hands up how many would choose Europe over Canada?
#4
Re: Why is it?
Learn a foreign language???? What are you mad??
Jump through hoops to get to an English speaking country - well i'm just astounded at the gall of it????
Come on lets be honest - with a bit of effort there's a lot of countries in Europe that offer what Canada does, good skiing, warm weather, high cost of living, immigrants ........................
#5
Re: Why is it?
Because the Britih are predominantly lazy and want it all on a plate.
Learn a foreign language???? What are you mad??
Jump through hoops to get to an English speaking country - well i'm just astounded at the gall of it????
Come on lets be honest - with a bit of effort there's a lot of countries in Europe that offer what Canada does, good skiing, warm weather, high cost of living, immigrants ........................
Learn a foreign language???? What are you mad??
Jump through hoops to get to an English speaking country - well i'm just astounded at the gall of it????
Come on lets be honest - with a bit of effort there's a lot of countries in Europe that offer what Canada does, good skiing, warm weather, high cost of living, immigrants ........................
#6
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Re: Why is it?
Why is it you can move to any EU country to live,work and receive healthcare and receive your index linked state pension even if you are a criminal or sponger but a country where the Queen is on the banknotes make you jump through so many hoops even when you can prove your are a law abiding hard working self sufficient individual?
Honestly, the banknotes are about the only thing that I see, that links Canada to the Commonwealth.
#7
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Re: Why is it?
You're right fuzz. Why is a colony of her majesty's empire creating the pretense it's a separate nation? Someone needs to reign these colonials in and remind them what's what. Let's face it Canada only exists for British people to move to as they wish and thus bring civilisation to a far flung barbarian wilderness!
Rule Britannia!
Rule Britannia!
#10
Re: Why is it?
Is there a reason people cant come here to vent without a bunch of smartarse knowitalls jumping all over them?
No harm in venting some frustration from time to time you know
No harm in venting some frustration from time to time you know
#12
Re: Why is it?
Why is it you can move to any EU country to live,work and receive healthcare and receive your index linked state pension even if you are a criminal or sponger but a country where the Queen is on the banknotes make you jump through so many hoops even when you can prove your are a law abiding hard working self sufficient individual?
Welcome to BE Fuzz.
It is a bit perverse, I agree. In fact, the whole notion of immigration is perverse. It should be either fully open or fully closed.
#13
Re: Why is it?
You'd think there would be a bit of an in house agreement going between UK, Canada, Oz, NZ with regards to inter country immigration though.
How abut a discount on points if you come from a country that has a common head of state.
How abut a discount on points if you come from a country that has a common head of state.
Last edited by james.mc; Mar 29th 2011 at 10:43 pm.
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Re: Why is it?
Why is it you can move to any EU country to live,work and receive healthcare and receive your index linked state pension even if you are a criminal or sponger but a country where the Queen is on the banknotes make you jump through so many hoops even when you can prove your are a law abiding hard working self sufficient individual?
The UK has no authority over such countries.