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Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by northbadawi
(Post 11954043)
According to "British" definitions discusses here above - The Greater London and some other major UK cities seems mostly non-British (and non-European too) so maybe Brexit question is raised very on time?
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Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by iggle
(Post 11954155)
When was the last time you went to Leicester or Bradford?? Or Burton on Trent, or Peterborugh...English isn't even the first language in this places.
What people speak at home (a first language) is irrelevant. Also the majority of Leicester people are British born. You are a migrant in the Middle East which language do you speak at home?:lol: |
Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by Bipat
(Post 11954226)
You are a migrant in the Middle East which language do you speak at home?:lol:
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Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by Bipat
(Post 11954226)
When did you last go to Leicester? When in UK we frequently go there for various reasons (we are not Gujarati though). Everyone we have ever met speaks perfect fluent English.
What people speak at home (a first language) is irrelevant. Also the majority of Leicester people are British born. You are a migrant in the Middle East which language do you speak at home?:lol: Peterboro + Burton on Trent are Eastern Europe towns, their flags are everywhere. Leicester, it was spot the .... Mate, it's future of England - i accept that (don't mean i like it) |
Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by Millhouse
(Post 11954229)
And there lies the problem - Like most migrants, I have no desire to take on the culture.
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Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by Bipat
(Post 11954226)
...Also the majority of Leicester people are British born.
You are a migrant in the Middle East which language do you speak at home?:lol:
Originally Posted by Millhouse
(Post 11954229)
And there lies the problem - Like most migrants, I have no desire to take on the culture.
2 Language. Millhouse isn't a migrant, he's an expat: a temporary work-tourist. He doesn't intend his progeny to live in the UAE all their lives, and claim UAE nationality -- not for themselves, and certainly not for their future extended families. |
Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by Bipat
(Post 11954242)
The majority of migrants to the UK do actually take on the "culture". First generation migrants of course will also retain 'memory'/'part of' their original customs. Why not? The UK has much to learn from other "cultures".
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Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by Bipat
(Post 11954242)
The majority of migrants to the UK do actually take on the "culture". First/Second/Third generation migrants of course will also retain 'memory'/'part of' their original customs. Why not? The UK has much to learn from other "cultures".
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Re: Desi London Mayor
Since I was bored and got jack all to do in the office, I started reading this thread a couple of pages back....clearly some of you are opposed to migrants and 'foreigners' being in the UK and yet what you forget is that back in the day, (going back to the 60's, when my folks migrated to the UK) the 'foreigners' were willing to do jobs that most 'white british' folks wouldn't touch with a barge pole.
When I was growing up we were the only 'brown/desi' family for miles....my parents worked their bollocks off to give both me and my bro a good start in life...and yet most of my white friends from back in the day ended up living on the dole. The ethics and culture that I grow up with, I would say were not 'british' - back then to be 'british' you were usually a lazy racist bast*rd, with the younger female population getting knocked up just to get a council flat. what exactly is 'british culture'? |
Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by mission
(Post 11954253)
Since I was bored and got jack all to do in the office, I started reading this thread a couple of pages back....clearly some of you are opposed to migrants and 'foreigners' being in the UK and yet what you forget is that back in the day, (going back to the 60's, when my folks migrated to the UK) the 'foreigners' were willing to do jobs that most 'white british' folks wouldn't touch with a barge pole.
When I was growing up we were the only 'brown/desi' family for miles....my parents worked their bollocks off to give both me and my bro a good start in life...and yet most of my white friends from back in the day ended up living on the dole. The ethics and culture that I grow up with, I would say were not 'british' - back then to be 'british' you were usually a lazy racist bast*rd, with the younger female population getting knocked up just to get a council flat. what exactly is 'british culture'? I don't know when you grew up, but the picture you paint is drastically different from reality today: the unemployment rate in UK is 2 to 2 1/2 times higher for other ethnic backgrounds than for whites. For blacks the situation is worst, but Asians aren't far behind. (Data -- and teminology -- from the ONS.) |
Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by mission
(Post 11954253)
Since I was bored and got jack all to do in the office, I started reading this thread a couple of pages back....clearly some of you are opposed to migrants and 'foreigners' being in the UK and yet what you forget is that back in the day, (going back to the 60's, when my folks migrated to the UK) the 'foreigners' were willing to do jobs that most 'white british' folks wouldn't touch with a barge pole.
When I was growing up we were the only 'brown/desi' family for miles....my parents worked their bollocks off to give both me and my bro a good start in life...and yet most of my white friends from back in the day ended up living on the dole. The ethics and culture that I grow up with, I would say were not 'british' - back then to be 'british' you were usually a lazy racist bast*rd, with the younger female population getting knocked up just to get a council flat. what exactly is 'british culture'? Those that came to the UK through the 60s and 70s did work bloody hard, took the lower paid jobs and worked tirelessly for their children and future generations. So the question to you has to be... As someone from a hardworking family who toiled to establish a decent honest life in the UK, how do you feel about those that are coming now en masse to abuse our over generous social safety net system and are doing exactly what you say in the second half of your post? |
Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
(Post 11954248)
Only if its confined to your definition of culture. Everyone likes a nice curry.
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Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
(Post 11954263)
One person's anectdotes don't necessarily paint a true picture. My (white) parents worked their bollocks off to give me a good start in life, as did most of my parents' friends for their kids (all of whom, as far as I can recall, were white -- not through choice, we didn't live in an area with any/many immigrants). All got jobs.
I don't know when you grew up, but the picture you paint is drastically different from reality today: the unemployment rate in UK is 2 to 2 1/2 times higher for other ethnic backgrounds than for whites. For blacks the situation is worst, but Asians aren't far behind. (Data -- and teminology -- from the ONS.) |
Re: Desi London Mayor
Originally Posted by Bipat
(Post 11954272)
"Curry" actually means 'with gravy'...
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Re: Desi London Mayor
I miss mike, he used to close down the threads when the echo kept on getting repeated again...and again....and again....and again....and again....and again....and again!
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