Gordon Ramsay Slams The Lazy Brits.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4964632/Gordon-Ramsay-Brexit-create-opportunities.html

/// He said the 'level of influx of multi-national workers in this country has sort of confirmed how lazy as a nation we are - when individuals from across the seas are prepared to come and work twice as hard for less money'. ///

Does he realise that it may be less money to us but a great deal more than they can earn in their own countries, which in turn keeps our earnings low, why else do they clammer to come here?

[Mamyalynne]

The subject came up in an interview, he's entitled to give his view - we don't have to like him or agree with him.

It also gave him the chance to have his usual dig at Jamie.

[hereIam]

Oh no sorry, just one more comment he is also a DH like someone else on here has said.

[EcclesCake]

He isn't an utter prat, if you wish I can send you his phone number and you can give him you full and frank opinion first hand, I'm sure he would value it.

[albaqwerty]

He can be an uber prat at times with his comments.

When he decided to close his restaurant in Glasgow due to lack of customers, he went off on one of his rantings.

[albaqwerty]

Someone posted that he wants folk to succeed and be as excelent as they can be, that reminds me of an episode of Hell's Kitchen (I think) where one chef really frustrated him, can't remember what she was, but he pulled her to one side and gave her a huge pep talk, no swearing, no ranting, just encouragement.
Was good to see another side of him.

[ummmm]

He's got a really soft side. Just the look on his face when someone cries on Kitchen Nightmares.

[ummmm]

HaHa...still can't help answering hereIam...

[EcclesCake]

He really does want folk to succeed, he hates wasted potential.

Much of his sweaty/ranty persona is a creation of the editing room.

[Le Chat]

I daresay there are plenty of lazy Eastern Europeans still living in their own countries. The ones who came here by and large, are the ones with the drive to do better.
They are not all mushroom pickers and hotel receptionist btw.

[DTCwordfan]

Eccles is right - and just think about it, how long would you work for him if he was effing and blinding all the time. One thing that is true is that his establishments are spotless (as are the likes of Blanc and other major star holders).

And given our other people-intensive industries down here in Cornwall like flower and veg picking and the hotel trade at large, GR is absolutely right, the Brits won't get off their fat donkeys.....