[Doug]

Originally Posted by lettie

I would beg to differ on the racism thing. There's always one who will cry racism when people have differences of opinion. I would argue that it is merely patriotism. After all this is England. I have no objection to anyone wanting to live and work here regardless of nationality, but the language here is not French, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Bengali or Mandarin. It is English and if people want to live here then they should be encouraged to learn the language. My Polish great grandparents had to learn it when they moved here, and didn't have the option of foreign language leaflets and signs. Whenever I go abroad (which is several times a year), I make the effort to try to communicate in the language of the country where I am staying. I am not fluent in any language but my own, but people love a trier and making the effort breaks the ice.

Thank God for common sense............