Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 694920)

Ok.. don't know your posts ..and can't sat I've trawled through past posts.. but I don't need to because I get a general feeling of opposition to any foreigners living or coming here...now you lot can deny this but the are not many posts with a positive attitude to immagrants... don't stick you heads in the sand.. some people are openly racist in their posts and would not deny it.... I'm saying where is the line drawn between racism and pratical debate?

Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 694936)

Thanks Less.. at least you have opened your gob for a change..I am looking for a ban?.. you got some inside info on that?...anyways I don't regard asking a simple question as a venomous attack on anyone... I do think there is a very thin line between general grievences with the forgrieners and open racism... to push it aside is uninteresting and a cop out.... If we ever meet Less.. you buy the stakes and I'll bring the hammer.

Originally Posted by Less (Post 694943)

No inside information,

Shouldn't that have an exclamation mark after it? I take it it was a statement of admission rather than a question?

Your attitude lately, there are times I can read what you write and it is bordering on intelligent and then at times like this and I wonder if you allow your moronic side to take command, which is very sad I prefer the clever one.
:)

Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 694948)

hey am I bovverd?..does it seem like I'm bovverd?..I am asking a question and made my stance known..nothing clever or moronic..simple question.

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 694959)

there is no answer to yer question mancie, everyone draws their own lines about stuff, n then disagrees with all others, its called life.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 694995)

Was this thread posted to be contentious or do you really want some sort of serious debate Mancie?
Because I think you've had it.
I am pretty sure this subject has been covered in many guises in the past, if you care to check the archives.
Would you like vinegar for chip you have on your shoulder?

Originally Posted by blazey (Post 695034)

The idea of immigrants 'taking our jobs' is a joke. I was once offered a cleaning job because I was the only white person who applied.

I didn't take the job because I felt the other applicants were clearly more experienced than me and I was being offered the job on the wrong 'merits'

The fact that people even use that as an excuse is disgusting in my opinion.

If all the British immigrants came back to England we wouldn't have enough space for them, never mind enough jobs. And unless you were willing to accept the British people back from the other countries if we decided to kick out all their immigrants, I don't think we really have the grounds to complain.

Not to mention how much necessary talent comes into the country to work, which we would struggle to produce ourselves. Doctors are a pretty good example of that, there is a very culturally-varied selection of doctors to be found in the UK.

I personally couldn't imagine living in an entirely white country, I'd find it really peculiar having been immersed in so much culture throughout my education and life so far. I think if I was forced to work with only white people I'd probably choose to immigrate as well, as I don't believe we'd be able to achieve world-class standards of business without the diverse work force.