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[Mikeandvan]

Strange to find myself agreeing with a Tory. Robert Jenrick saying there are "too many migrants to integrate into society". That's been obvious for an awful lot of years, as evidenced by the 'ghetto-ising' of regions to the point of creating no-go areas for anybody who doesn't fit in.

I know right. It's ok letting in a few immigrants, but when it comes to the point that they begin to turn into a sizable minority with a birth rate which far out strips native Brits, then its time to use some foresight. The thing with Brexit is that European migrants integrate far better than Asian or African/Caribbean migrants do, so it's a bit of loss there. I should know because my last girlfriend was a lovely Spanish lass, I mean, when's the last time you went to a pub and chatted up a bird in a burqa?

[Lawrence001]

There must be something in it about not having to share a room as well.

Been complaints round here that the food isn't very good and there's nothing to do. Well, yeah. Welcome to Stoke.

You've got me thinking now, I might take the Wam to the ECHR after the Stoke show at the Britannia hotel.

[Barry]

Where my partner lives in London could not be more cosmopolitan. Yet I do not feel threatened, intimidated or in any a stranger there.

Last week, for example, I eat in Turkish restaurant one day, eat pizza in an Italian one, the next, had coffee in a Jewish cafe, and eat in a Burmese restaurant on another day. The nearest off-licence is run by an Indian, and we buy charcuterie from the local Polish delicatessen.

Women in hijabs or, occasionally, burkas mix with others wearing mini-skirts and braids without conflict.

Were it not for the high cost of living in London, I could quite happily live there.

[Lawrence001]

Sadly that's not the case where I live. A number of cafes have been taken over and places where you used to be able to pop in for a coffee and a cake are now full of only men with beards, and lots of them now sit on the tables outside smoking. Some of them have blacked out their windows and there are stories on social media from those working in the area of cars stopping outside blocking the roads and men and women popping in the cafes quickly to hand over envelopes.

I get a newsletter from the local police. There have been about 10 muggings in the afternoon in recent weeks.

Women no longer feel comfortable meeting up with their friends for a coffee and chat. I don't like taking the children to the area any more either.

Such a shame as 5 years ago it was a nice family area.

[Macca]

when I moved in this street 25 years ago it was 100 percent white English. Now I think we have someone from half the countries in the world. Poland, Rumania, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Kurdistan, even French Caribbean.

I helped the South African bloke across the street to buy a car, he'd only been here a fortnight and didn't have a clue what he was doing.

I walk down to the shop and back and quite often don't hear anyone speaking in English, which is a bit weird. Can't say it bothers me but then not a lot does.

There's a Rumanian supermarket end of the street, thought I'd give it a go. But I can't read Rumanian and the pictures on the packaging are no help. Didn't know if I was looking at soup or washing powder.

Anyway there's never any bother, if anything it was a much rougher area back when it was all white British.

[struth]

not a huge amount of foreigners around here. mostly poles, but some asians too(my neighbour on on side is asia although i dont know which country, and they seem very nice folk; work hard etc and always polite) and i guess romanian/albanian/turk types you seem to get everywhere too. some chinese but as i say you dont really bump into them that much so levels cant be too high.
of course scotland isnt really that high on peoples list as a destination.

[Macca]

not a huge amount of foreigners around here. mostly poles, but some asians too(my neighbour on on side is asia although i dont know which country, and they seem very nice folk; work hard etc and always polite) and i guess romanian/albanian/turk types you seem to get everywhere too. some chinese but as i say you dont really bump into them that much so levels cant be too high.
of course scotland isnt really that high on peoples list as a destination.

The 2011 census found that:

Scotland's population was 96.0% white, a decrease of 2.0% from 2001
91.8% of people identified as ‘White: Scottish’ or ‘White: Other British'
4.2% of people identified as Polish, Irish, Gypsy/Traveller or ‘White: Other’
the population in Asian, African, Caribbean or Black, Mixed or Other ethnic groups doubled to 4%

https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/c...ed%20to%204%25

By comparion England is 81% white British as of 2021

[Pigmy Pony]

I know right. It's ok letting in a few immigrants, but when it comes to the point that they begin to turn into a sizable minority with a birth rate which far out strips native Brits, then its time to use some foresight. The thing with Brexit is that European migrants integrate far better than Asian or African/Caribbean migrants do, so it's a bit of loss there. I should know because my last girlfriend was a lovely Spanish lass, I mean, when's the last time you went to a pub and chatted up a bird in a burqa?

I tried that once, the women all gave me a wide berth. Admittedly I did look a bit sinister.

[Barry]

I tried that once, the women all gave me a wide berth. Admittedly I did look a bit sinister.

How many women wearing burkas do you see in pubs?

[Pigmy Pony]

How many women wearing burkas do you see in pubs?

Should I point out that it was me wearing the burka, or just get me coat?