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Not sure what's unclear. Some people are pro-immigration, and some are anti-immigration, and some don't give a fuck, and some are undecided. The London wait s
by accnumnplus1 8y ago
Not sure what's unclear. Some people are pro-immigration, and some are anti-immigration, and some don't give a fuck, and some are undecided. The London wait staff you encountered, and the 65+ million people you didn't encounter, the overwhelming majority of whom are not wait staff, and most of whom live outside London, are all somewhere on that spectrum of opinion. The words you selected, obviously, I think, refer to those who are anti-immigration. If you're willing, you probably don't need to be forced, right? So, unlikely I was referring to the pro-immigration people. The first words of that paragraph are "The pro-immigration groups' big mistake", which hints at the pro-immigration stance not working out too well, so clearly there's push back from people who are anti-immigration, and those are the people who have been forced to accept immigration they didn't want. And my point was something like this: http://www.longlongtimeago.com/once-upon-a-time/fables/from-aesop/the-north-wind-and-the-sun/ http://www.longlongtimeago.com/once-upon-a-time/fables/from-... If your knowledge of the country is so entirely bankrupt I don't think you should be wading into this. Harsh, maybe, but fair.
- xaranke 8y agoThanks for the clarification. I interpreted this as British people being forced into things they didn't want to do (such as menial jobs) but I realize now that you meant that they were forced into the decision of allowing immigration that as you rightly pointed out they didn't want. Also I'm not sure if you intended your comment to be patronizing, but it does read that way. Thanks again for the clarification.
- accnumnplus1 8y ago"things they didn't want to do (such as menial jobs) " -- I didn't say anything of the sort, there was nothing to interpret, that's pure projection on your part, so you're calling the British arrogant and lazy. Patronising, yes, I thought you needed it.