Are we any nearer to full integration?

[anotheoldgit]

This week on the local news, I witnessed crowds of young British/Asians on the streets of Leicester celerbrating the fact that India had won the World Cup for cricket. They were yelling, screaming jumping up and down and waving the Indian national flag. Nothing wrong with that one may say but wait one moment ????

These youngsters were more than likely to have been born and educated in England, and most likely have never ever been to India.

Does this jubliation for the Indian cricket team's success, only go to prove that we still have a long way to go before we achieve full integration of the ethnic minorities into this country.

In a few years some of these youngsters could even be asked to play for England, what kind of attitude would they carry onto the cricket pitch when the time came to play against their beloved India?

[andrea81]

Sorry if those countries were playing I wouldn't probably watch! Sorry but i'm not trying to annoy you! Perhaps what I am saying isn't acceptable, but I guess I can't explain it just like you don't understand it!

No offence, I have never said a bad word about any other nationality though to be fair! I like all my friends the same, I have a best friend from Englad, Wales and Ireland and I'm closer to the one in Ireland!

[SpankinVicar]

I always find it funny when a british person questions the loyalty of 1st or 2nd generation kids from foreign parents / grandparents. The british are far and away the most tribal of anyone I know of. I actually know a few people who live abroad and 1 couple who have children that were born abroad, but to them they are English and nothing else, and I dare say when them kids grow up and have kids they'll be English too. (This will always be the case unless they have kids to people other than English nationals) The point I'm trying to make is that there is nothing wrong with national or cultural pride in your ties and roots as long as you can also embrace the place and culture that is now around you.