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christx30

(6,241 posts)
56. You can still participate in society
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 02:25 PM
Jan 2016

while not putting the u in Colour. You can still go to a restaurant, and the movies. You can still go to a ballot box. Or the Market. Or use the Underground in London.
People that don't know any English at all, and refuse to learn can't do any of these things. If you don't want to participate in British society, you can easily do that from Saudia Arabia or UAE. No reason you have to be in England for that.

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He should run for office PatSeg Jan 2016 #1
Not learning the language keeps the women isolated TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #15
I agree that learning the language PatSeg Jan 2016 #23
The women this is aimed at TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #29
He singles out Muslims mwrguy Jan 2016 #2
Has there been a problem with them not learning English? 7962 Jan 2016 #4
Historically, it takes three generations for an immigrant family to become fully acculturated, only LanternWaste Jan 2016 #57
English is becoming national language samsinghuk Apr 2016 #62
He would argue iandhr Jan 2016 #18
Or the Welsh and highland Scots, for that matter. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #25
Are they not bilingual? mwrguy Jan 2016 #28
Which seems as myopic as mentioning only Muslims in regards to sexual assault and rape. LanternWaste Jan 2016 #58
Interesting that he goes Full Trump MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #3
They should all learn just enough English mac56 Jan 2016 #5
If English was good enough for Jesus, it ought to be good enough KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #6
Sorry LittleGirl Jan 2016 #7
+1 7962 Jan 2016 #8
.+{2 840high Jan 2016 #21
Agree WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2016 #22
I live in a foreign country, too Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #37
I'm in LittleGirl Jan 2016 #42
Have you tried Meetup? Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #59
Agree with that T_i_B Jan 2016 #39
Thank you. Most people seem to have missed those points. Nihil Jan 2016 #43
Cameron cut funding for ESOL courses in 2011 Denzil_DC Jan 2016 #45
The UK does have valid grounds for this... Lancero Jan 2016 #9
Eligibility Requirements for US Citizenship brooklynite Jan 2016 #10
it's 3 yrs LittleGirl Jan 2016 #13
marriage to a U.S. citizen shortens the requirement WilmywoodNCparalegal Jan 2016 #31
thanks LittleGirl Jan 2016 #38
"The government has said that Muslim women arriving in the UK on spousal visas are the target... Turborama Jan 2016 #11
David Cameron defends Britain's alliance with Saudi Arabia and rejects accusations it funds Isis bemildred Jan 2016 #12
lol what a freakin' degenerate and hypocrite..fuck him. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2016 #47
Nothing is too debased for Cameron, yep. nt bemildred Jan 2016 #49
Yemen: Britain and Saudi Arabia Shoulder to Shoulder in Atrocity bemildred Jan 2016 #50
Absolutely sickening...what a happy new year this looks to be...ugh. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2016 #52
Bombing hospitals and schools cannot become the new normal bemildred Jan 2016 #51
More questions than answers, indeed. Jefferson23 Jan 2016 #53
here's an English word for ya: Gradgrind MisterP Jan 2016 #14
One of Dickens' most memorable characters (from Hard Times) - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #40
What about those who choose to speak Welsh? ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2016 #16
Baaaaaa TipTok Jan 2016 #20
Haha. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2016 #33
All that BBC paid off... TipTok Jan 2016 #36
In which case less than 1/5 of the people in Wales whatthehey Jan 2016 #46
Prepare yourself to see protests from all of the other languages of the British Isles... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #17
This could lead to the deportation of those who speak 'Murican n/t Kennah Jan 2016 #19
Maybe they should target Americans. HassleCat Jan 2016 #27
They are 'SINS' too? nolabels Jan 2016 #34
The UK should only use leftenants to do the deportations, though :) - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #41
According to the right tenets, yes. (eom) HassleCat Jan 2016 #54
You can still participate in society christx30 Jan 2016 #56
That sound you hear is a bunch of angry Welsh with torches and pitchforks. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #24
Shouldn't that be ... Nihil Jan 2016 #44
i can't see a problem with this JI7 Jan 2016 #26
Learn the language and learn the culture flamingdem Jan 2016 #30
Muslim Women Gagged at PM’s ‘Freedom for Muslim Women’ Speech Denzil_DC Jan 2016 #32
Dayum, I'd be in trouble. I only speak American. tclambert Jan 2016 #35
The threat of deportation..how Trump of him. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2016 #48
People should learn the language of the place they move to. Matariki Jan 2016 #55
So much for multicultureism . bdwker Jan 2016 #60
And on the other hand google is making virtual world a reality kanavsingh Mar 2016 #61
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