More Britons Believe That Multiculturalism Makes The Country Worse - Not Better, What Do You Think?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/more-britons-believe-that-multiculturalism-makes-the-country-worse--not-better-says-poll-10366003.html

[ichkeria]

jourdain, you are citing the notoriously/marvellously culturally precious French and using it to pass judgment on the UK: I am not sure that makes a lot of sense with respect ...

[retrocop]

Jourdain2
Just posted having only read the first part of your post. Oh dear.As you say not really Entente Cordiale.

[jourdain2]

Yes, retrocop, Bretons and Cornish people can often converse. There are small links being establishes. In the Loire valley the very small cricket club is blossoming and has spread to the Vienne. This slow sort of way works - but there is enormous, passive resistance.

I learnt to love my French neighbours and friends, but there are enormous gaps - and we are talking here about neighbouring cultures! Hoping for our first French visitors to arrive soon.

[jourdain2]

ichkeria - I'm only telling the truth. I'd love to believe that other countries are different, but experience tells me otherwise and that is hard to gainsay.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Thank you for the Billy Bragg lyrics, Ichkeria. Is there a hidden profundity in the cant struggling to get out?

[Khandro]

v _e; Eat your heart out G. Manley Hopkins

[vetuste_ennemi]

A very good afternoon to you, Khandro.

[mushroom25]

//jourdain, you are citing the notoriously/marvellously culturally precious French and using it to pass judgment on the UK: I am not sure that makes a lot of sense with respect ... //

i'm not sure why expecting immigrants to use the country's official language is considered to be "culturally precious" - the british "bend over backwards" approach to providing interpreting services costs schools millions from their budgets, that could be used to better services elsewhere.

[Khandro]

And to you too v_e. If you prefer something more up to date, try August kleinzahler, I've got 'Hotel Oneira'. "If your unfamiliar with his work....start somewhere, for god's sake- your missing out on one hell of a racket."
Chicago Tribune

Apologies to AOG and thread.