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« Reply #15 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 09:01:02 » |
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Is it actually possible to get fired from the post office?
"Holding up the queue", do you think he would have gone on to ban half deaf little old ladies? They do my fucking head in.
I wouldve thought so, i mean you can even get sacked as a postman. Fuck knows how though! |
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #16 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 09:05:38 » |
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Is it actually possible to get fired from the post office?
"Holding up the queue", do you think he would have gone on to ban half deaf little old ladies? They do my fucking head in.
I'd ban middle class women with young kids in tow...who stand in the queue, wittering to each other about their fucking holidays, how little Samantha is doing so well in her ballet classes, and don't even notice it's their turn, then have to field a phone call as they eventually get to the counter. |
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« Reply #17 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 09:08:56 » |
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Fair enough if you agree with it....but to me the fella sounds like a racist.
Well 2 ways of looking at it really. Say a black guy walks in and can speak english does he serve him? Sounds like it to me... Although if there is a large ethnic minority in the area,, common sense would say you hire someone who can speak both languages? |
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #18 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 09:15:22 » |
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Well 2 ways of looking at it really. Say a black guy walks in and can speak english does he serve him? Sounds like it to me... Although if there is a large ethnic minority in the area,, common sense would say you hire someone who can speak both languages?
TBF Gazza, I don't think it's quite as easy as being able to employ someone who speaks English and Ethnic. |
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« Reply #19 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 10:13:27 » |
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New people coming into the country and seeking to stay long term should be made to do a test about life in the UK or something.
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« Reply #20 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 10:20:46 » |
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New people coming into the country and seeking to stay long term should be made to do a test about life in the UK or something.
I'm pretty sure this already exists. I imagine it would be terrificly comic. |
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« Reply #21 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 10:24:46 » |
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There is a British Citizenship Test...
You can get sample questions/practice on the internet...
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« Reply #23 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 11:18:07 » |
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I agree about the learning the language.
As for him to say if you cant be british you should go home, that seems to me to be a bit on the racist side, and a bit rich considering hes Sri Lankan isnt he?
Thats why its not racist. What the fella is saying is that he wanted to live here and he's worked hard to make a life for himself. If others choose to do the same then they need to work equally as hard to be part of the community. |
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You're my incurable malady. I miss the pleasure of your company.
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« Reply #24 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 11:21:48 » |
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TBF Gazza, I don't think it's quite as easy as being able to employ someone who speaks English and Ethnic.
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« Reply #25 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 14:24:01 » |
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Did the twat not realise that there are visitors from overseas, that aren't planning to stay here longer than a few weeks or so, that might possibly want to buy some fucking stamps and are unlikely to take a 6 month language course in order to do so?
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« Reply #26 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 14:26:31 » |
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Did the twat not realise that there are visitors from overseas, that aren't planning to stay here longer than a few weeks or so, that might possibly want to buy some fucking stamps and are unlikely to take a 6 month language course in order to do so?
Yeah but would you visit Nottingham for a visit from overseas? |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #27 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 23:20:48 » |
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I wonder if the "they should learn English and make an effort" brigade make an effort to learn any of the language when thye go abroad on holiday. Or do they not need to because "they all speak English anyway..". In my experience many people with suspicions of foreign people are the first to advocate the "ex-pat" lifestyle abroad. One rule for them, another for us, it would often seem.
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« Reply #28 on: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 23:43:18 » |
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I wonder if the "they should learn English and make an effort" brigade make an effort to learn any of the language when thye go abroad on holiday. Or do they not need to because "they all speak English anyway..". In my experience many people with suspicions of foreign people are the first to advocate the "ex-pat" lifestyle abroad. One rule for them, another for us, it would often seem.
Totally agree, it amazes me how ignorant some people are |
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« Reply #29 on: Monday, March 23, 2009, 12:49:13 » |
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Yeah but would you visit Nottingham for a visit from overseas? International cricket at Trent Bridge, and er....... I don't know but tourists end up all sorts of odd places, I've even seen some in Swindon FFS. |
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