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Originally Posted by Bagpuss

I don't know Roy but I suspect ......................... he certainly wouldn't expect them to find him an interpretor if he was having trouble with the language.

I think that's one of the main complaints about the British approach to immigrants these days, the fact that we don't expect them to learn English. We are expected to learn their languages or provide interpreters.

Originally Posted by Bonnyboy

Jobwise, there is nowt in Accy, yet our European friends continue to come seeking work where there is none and while they are out of work, who supports them ?

So how come there are Poles working in shops and banks? Those jobs must have been vacant.

Originally Posted by steeljack

the amount of money a person has available for spending is the same wether its over a six day or seven day trading week .

Although I agree with the basic statement there is another point worth considering. Supposing you are employed and work a six day week. When are you going to do your shopping? You could do it in the evenings but you may be tired and just longing to get home and put your feet up. Then one shop opens on a Sunday and you think "Brilliant! I'll do my shopping there on my day off." Multiply that by the number of people who feel the same and you get one shop with increased custom because they are available when people want them. Are the other shops going to sit back and ignore that fact? Of course not. If they lost all their customers they could go out of business, so they too open on Sunday.

Now I'm not saying I agree with it, but it's basic economic sense from the retailers point of view.