RA Dunk

More European leeches coming to suck us dry, just what we need.

What game is it the EU are playing anyway, let's see how many people we can squeeze onto a small island before something bad happens?

zip106

Ironic really, when my wife goes to Romania to work most weeks....

Mouser

I think it is a good idea as it will be easier for us to adapt if the likes of Albania, Serbia and Bosnia join the EU.

toneh

iTrader: (1)

Same old , some are good , some are bad
Same the world over
I know and work with folks from all over and it makes no odds whatsoever
Where they where born

ScoobyWon't

Even Derby?

toneh

iTrader: (1)

Only sheep have to worry about folk from derby

DYK

Interesting

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Bulgarians cited when that Russian was executed here with a poisoned umbrella....

Martin2005

OMG have they all got poisonous umbrellas?

mrmadcap

Have you never heard of the Bulgarian Mary Poppins Mafia?

RA Dunk

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm? That's a bit suspect. A wee bit too camp for my liking.

markjmd

iTrader: (11)

Yep, if you believe the Cold War spy books, the KGB used to outsource most of their "wet work" to the Bulgarians.

dpb

What rot , all the ones iv met are cute an cuddly. (Including my ex barber)

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...rQBdvMgYgB#i=0

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

3% of the UK population are Muslim, why do you think we are being bred out of existence by them?

Serious question btw.

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

Probably because of stats like this..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datab...-england-wales

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Yes I have seen that before, but it doesn't say we are being bred out of existence and certainly not by 'Islam'... what it says is that a lot of us are emigrating and while no doubt people will say it's because of the rise in the number of immigrants here I bet the real reasons for most are far more to do with the fact that the UK is becoming an all round basket case.

It would be a tad hypocritical of people to emigrate and become immigrants themselves because of immigration here LOL!

I am 47 now, but if I was in my early 20s I would be off to Australia like a shot, this country is a mess, but for far more deep seated reasons than just the immigration policy!

dpb

You still get in with enough cash, I'm same age.

My to be daughter in law lives there , could be another expensive adventure sooner or later lol
She's getting married

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Yeah I know, after my Mum died and now with no real ties I looked into it and am still considering it, Spent quite a bit of time there and it isn't perfect, but it offers way more opportunities than here and the weather is wonderful in comparison. The Aussies have a good work ethic too. Work hard, play hard! I like it!

My mate's daughter was made redundant for the third time last year (she is a hairdresser) so I half jokingly suggested she look on the list of trades wanted by Australia as I knew hairdesssing was one of them, but never thought she'd go for it. Anyway she did, she applied for a work visa, was granted it pretty quuckly and has been there for the last 7 months .... went on her own at the age of 22 which took some guts.... she loves it. I doubt she will ever come back!

dpb

Ha little different for my girlfriends daughter , it was remain in Zim jobless, or use her training /finish her degree for nursing/social care in a developed country -and earn money

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Yep, the way of the world it seems. Both of them are no doubt the subject of 'bloody immigrant' moans by someone somewhere

dpb

Ha , weve recently returned from break in Zambia ,spent a couple days safari in Chobe - just into Botswana bordering Namibia.
Of course there was the ubiqitious travelling aussie couple in our party of 5 , got talking and theyre from Melbourne (shes a doctor,21 ), same university daughter in law studied at. He was whinging that local doctors cant get local internships cos theres just too many qualified doctors avalibale now.
This isnt what she does tho ., after social sciences degree she now cares for all the problem case people the locals would prefer not to

RA Dunk

Fair play to her, I doubt I would have had the ***** for something like that at 22.

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Yes, they were my thoughts exactly. Australia is not like Europe, just a hop and a skip away... it's on the other side of the planet!

Clarebabes

Yeah, cos Tenerife is a true reflection of today's society!

Ste RB5138

That just brought it back to me, took place in a shop if I remember. Horrible.

Those Whizz Air flights from Luton are going to be jam packed once the law changes at the end of the year.

Dr Hu

Surely if the most popular UK name (by a LOOONG way) is Mohammed (if you take in all the different spellings of it) and has been for several years, it makes sense to me that there are a hell of a lot of 'mohammeds' being born here! Significantly more than 'UK named' babies!

Then its a simple case of arithmetic and exponential growth.

Martin2005

Why don't have another think about this?

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Not true as you are not considering the fact that Muslims tend to choose the name due to its connotations with their religion and they don't tend to choose from anywhere near the number of names we do. You won't find too many Kylies or Troys in the Muslim community!

dpb

Where do you get this from Doc? , people name their babies after some latest fad if it's not from the bible
Like from Mo who did us well in the lympics

Dr Hu

From the Telegraph:

In fact, in all its various spellings, Mohammed is now the favourite name for newborn boys in England and Wales.
Even without variant spellings, Mohammed was the most common boy's name in the West Midlands and the fourth most popular in London. In the South West, however, it ranked 145th. It was 16th overall.
Its popularity was "symbolic of Britain's diversity", said Dr Justin Gest, an academic at Harvard and the London School of Economics