Cleopatra Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Here's one to make observer happy. There are more Slovakians in Warrigton than there are in any other part of the UK. What about that then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 and most of them in TK Maxx!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockcutting Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 I'm thinking of moving to Egypt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 I'm thinking of moving to Egypt. If you want to in order to avoid foreigners - don't bother - like most places abroad, it's full of them (except Cleo of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 I'm thinking of moving to Egypt. Wise move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 I guessed Cleo; I was stuck behind a left hand drive yesterday, and worked out his number plate (SK). Q is, are they here in addition to the Poles, or to replace them? Just for interest: what would be the racial classification of E/Europeans? As I understand it they are Caucasian or Indo-European - same as us; but possibly sub-grouped as Slavic. Which makes one wonder how the private fish farmer who put up a sign banning "East Europeans" can receive complaints of being "racist"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 I'm thinking of moving to Egypt. Believe Slovakia is good this time of year and plenty of room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 9,890 people from Slovakia were given a National Insurance number in the 2011/12 tax year with the majority heading for Warrington.Twice as many foreigners are now living in Bewsey and Whitecross than any other ward in the town. Residents from all corners of the Earth are living in the town including Africa, New Zealand, Iraq, Afghanistan, Singapore, Jamaica and one person from Somalia. Reminds me of the time we were driving through Wolverhampton some years ago. The busy town was full of black people, which made me remark to my husband, "Lord love a duck! We are in Africa!" We counted in the crowd 4 white faces and deduced they must have been tourists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevofaz25 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Could be Obs that they were taking the fish home instead of chucking them back? That isn't racist, just laying down some ground rules and if they don't co-operate they get banned- simples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Well the girl in the Guardian interview sounded as if she worked for a living & was damned attractive too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Cleo, and you'll note that some, will be sending their kids to the local Primary schools. btw you missed out the Philapinos ! My question Kevo, is how can it be "racist" to make reference to a geographical population IE E/Europeans, who in broad terms fall into the same racial grouping as ourselves. The term has been totally abused by the PC brigade - perhaps some legal expert could advise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Seems like Warrington has become a truly multi-racial town but I can remember the time as a, young child, when it was a rare occasion to see other than white faces. A smartly dressed young black man walked down our street and caused a sensation among the neighbours, who looked twice at him to be sure of what they were seeing. "Look at him!" and "Oh he is black!" and other such remarks. I guess at that time a coloured person would have felt really different and isolated from the indiginous population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 I can remember as a child and as Cleo has stated that there very few black people living in Warrington other than American servicemen, there were some Adenese living in the Arpley area and a few Sikhs, I can only remember one black family who lived near my cousins in Howley, some German and Italian POW's remained after the war and also some Polish servicemen but they were few and far between, Romany Gypsies (not tinkers/travellers) used to knock on your door selling clothes pegs and coloured artificial flowers made from wood and I can remember if you didn't cross there palms with silver they would stand on the door step and put a curse on you, there was never a problem with foreigners coming in and occupying the houses as in those days most people in the town rented houses or lived in council houses, very few people owned their own homes and although wages weren't high there were plenty of jobs to go round. However the standard of living for the working classes was no where near as comfortable as it is today!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Good post Algy. Travel these days is much easier too so it's only a couple of hours for Europeans to come here ,just like us going on European holidays whereas at one time if you got a week in Blackpool that was it . Like you say Algy the standard of living & quality of life is so much better now & poverty is relative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 That would be Filipinos then Obs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Indeed it would ! Mostly employed at the Hospital! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Actually they are mostly employed on the world's Merchant ships. All my Companys' ships have Filipino crew. I believe that a whole lot more are employed in the Middle East where their crime of being mostly Catholics is overlooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 I was speaking in a Warrington context, as per the thread. However, I'm aware of their sterling service to the Mercantile Marine - always seem happy go lucky, had some good times with them on the Cruise Liners ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Slovakians.... the name is in the title..... they should be in Slovakia..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Slovakians.... the name is in the title..... they should be in Slovakia..... So no-one should live anywhere except where they are a citizen of? (It would make it inconvenient for Nigel Farage and his foreign wife) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 And me and my foreign husband, although here in Egypt I am the foreigner and still called, by some people, the foreign woman, or, the britsch woman but in a friendly manner not a hostile manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Hi Cleo how we doin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 And me and my foreign husband, although here in Egypt I am the foreigner and still called, by some people, the foreign woman, or, the britsch woman but in a friendly manner not a hostile manner. It's amazing how many people can't get their heads around the fact that when a brit is abroad he or she is the foreigner. I have even had discussions with ex-pats visiting who whinge about immigrants here but do not have the brain power to realise the irony and will not accept that they are immigrants where they live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Hi Cleo how we doin Hey Artie, we are doing fine and making some progress right now healthwise. How are you? Been some time since you were last her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Been away a while -then had comp trouble had to splash out on another -been on a few times but not posted back to normal now --hows you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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