General Discussion
@majorp that's not an opinion though " slits were too narrow to post a letter though", " male or female underneath those black garments" and " One thing I can be certain of is, they won't be getting a suntan down here." are not opinions.
@webmaster are comments like the above allowed on this site now?
@leatash enjoy your travels. I'm sure you're not doing this but so many times people throw statements around and when asked for the evidence to back the claim they change the subject or disappear. I have no problem being proven wrong in my opinion, I will change it but I need evidence. Sorry old-fashioned of me.
" after we leave the EU" can you point me to the EU directive that states the immigration from non-EU countries policy? " speak good English"? We could probably expel a load of English people using this rule too
Because we are in the UK, and English is the national language? That doesn't answer the question. If I speak Urdu as my first language and the majority of the people I interact with in my community speak Urdu I should speak English so you know what I'm saying? Why is someone speaking a different a problem?
NHS spends £23m a year on translators - the NHS spends over 300 million A DAY so £23 million isn't that much out of the budget. Yes that £23 million could be spent elsewhere but we would still translators. You don't know the breakdown of that figure, for examples, how much of that £23 million was spent on UK residents vs tourists vs temporary residents?
@burneside and anyone that likes that comment - if you are in a community where the majority of the residents speak the same language as your first language should they all speak English still? Lynne's point was the British go live in Spain surrounded by other ex-pats and speak English. that wasn't a deflection but a good point. I agree anyone coming to live in this country should try to ...
Ok while we are taking advice from old proverbs (it is "lead a horse" btw ) Adversity makes strange bedfellows A house divided against itself cannot stand A problem shared is a problem halved Love thy neighbour as thyself Communication is how things are resolved.
There is integration but we need to work on it and be understanding and drop the us and them rubbish attitude. If no one other than white middle class has joined your club maybe ask yourselves why and not blame the minorities for not joining. I grew up in a city, in a part of the city that was one of worse in Europe (apparently). I know cities and what good integration can do.
I think we should ban all scarves, caps and hats as people have been committing crimes wearing them for years. This is how ridiculous this argument is. You can't ban an item of clothing because a handful of crimes over decades have been committed by people misusing that item! Muslim women have to show their face at airport security if asked but it is done in a private area by a female officer. ...
