Yet again an international trip brings me a free newspaper, which bangs on about the tidal wave of immigrants flooding the country.
This time its the dilution of British cuture they are concerned about.
Yes, all those old fashioned values such as not being afraid of hard work, having respect for ones family, being a regular church goer, being polite, well spoken and using good grammar, and having a couple too many beers and then driving home - are all being exhibited by immigrants all over the UK right now in a way not seen in England since the halcyon days of the 1950's. In fact many towns and villages have all the appearance of an episode of "Heartbeat" with Slavic cheekbones and a large amount of freshly-plastered walls in every scene...
Good job the native Brits have adopted loutish, slovenley alcopop-fuelled, drunken swearword-laden ranting whilst sitting comatose in front of banal reality TV game shows so enthusiastically - or there's be no counterbalance to keep British Culture firmly where it belongs...
1 comment:
Over here in Spain we´re deluged with immigrants too. Fortunately, they are having very little impact on local culture since they don't bother learning the language (classes are free too) or trying to integrate. Just as well really because most of them look so wrecked on cheap booze many locals prefer to stay clear of them.
Twenty years ago most natives thought of the Brits as being educated and an example to follow. Now they get the kind of dirty looks reserved in times past for gypsies. Sigh.
Julian
PS Nice website. Ordered my first 10mm...
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