can we truly live in a muti culteral society in the uk??

[zzxxee]

with language barriers of so many different pupils in schools now?
many employers having staff that dont even speak english?

or does having a diverse group of people enhance the u.k
your opinions please x

[Bobbisox]

great thread as usual zeee,
nice one :-)

If someone had accused me of Racism a few years ago I would have hotly denied it but underneath most of us now is slight touch of it and foe that, I don't lay the blame at the feet of the ethnic minorities but I do at the crazy lop sided attiude progressive Governments have to what can sometimes be a problem, plus the Press don't help

[McMouse]

jtp.......a cousin and his wife moved to France when he retired and he got the shock of his life when the authorities decided he would have to contribute. That, and the fact that his state and occupational pensions are paid in £ and he has to convert to € means he has moved back here.

[DEN53]

But expats retiring abroad are not going to be looking to work in local government or services where the native language would be essential.

[jake-the-peg]

Yes there have been a lot of emigree pensioners who took a huge hit when the pound slid against the euro.

Shame for them we didn't join the Euro - Good for us though

[Bobbisox]

our friends in Cyprus are doing the same McM

[ummmm]

Jake...I agree with that though. If you want to use a service you haven't paid towards then you should be charged. Good on France.

[zzxxee]

i am apposed to my childs education suffering because teachers have to keep stopping to explain over and over again to pupils who dont speak english i think this isnt given her the educatin she deserves, when she has done the work she is left twiddling her thimbs whilst the teacher is still helping the polish kids in her class and not giving her the next task to finnish.
At the same time i want my children to racially tolerant and embrace people for who they are as a person, and what they have to offer as an individual regardless of race ect ect,
But for us to chug along a s a society as a whole we need common ground including people speaking at least broken english !!!

[jake-the-peg]

I don't think it's even that you haven't paid for but that you have no prospect of ever paying for.

After all if you are retiring somewhere it's not like you are coming into a new country with a young familly looking for work and expecting in a few years to be working, paying taxes and contributing to society.

It's quite a different circumstance

[zzxxee]

wow guys thanks for the answers and opinions some very interesting comments

[zzxxee]

well all i know is we are pretty multi ethnic in my house im half welsh other half is half cornish/scottish mix with a brisolian accent my eldest daughter is half trinidadian, youngest is blonde and full of freckles my brothers ex wife is chinese......... but as a family we work !!!!

[jake-the-peg]

Welsh?

Oh that's different ! ;c)

[zzxxee]

being welsh is a little diverse sub culture all of its own
its to have music in your veins and poetry in your soul !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! x