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Hi VelcorinDefinition of being 'English'Clearly wanting and able to speak English (not necessarily grammatically correct!) Able to relate to the country, its history, its values, its culture and to wish it well, able to fit in and contribute to society and etc. (My thoughts). Others may be able to add to this. What do you think ? And I am aware what constitutes racism- your comment : "racism is discrimination on the grounds of colour, creed or religion, you should be able to hit all 3 if you try". quote Velcorin, was uncalled for, and none mentioned above.AndFrom the BBC's web site:Something posted by a reader : I believe that whatmakes you British is simply your acknowledgement that that is who youwant to be. If you are prepared to defend the culture and the values ofthat culture. Then that's who you are. It's about language, sharedvalues and a love of the land. Not the pomp and circumstance of statebut a deep abiding love of this little corner of the world and awillingness to preserve the best of it. (R Hammond)Tegwini
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And Tegwini is not a 'him' either !(Read my post - veiled etc in 2030 - perhaps ?)Tegwini
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"I am guessing that the comment made by Tegwini, although badly written" Quillan
Hey !!! we've been down this road before!
Clearly giving you advice on your and you're and etc and use of the apostrophe was not welcome.
I may be slack at times, but "badly written" ?
Tegwini
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[quote user="Richard"][quote user="tegwini"]'Thirdly, I thought Straw was allowed too much of the available time. Iwas offended by his assertion that no-one is truly English any more. Iam'. HoddyWell I missed that bit Hoddy - I must have nodded off. But I do agree with you.BUT it does say lots about this odious man (Straw not Griffiths). Onlyin the UK would anyone say this - I don't expect a French politicianwould dare to say such.But, it's typical of the PC state welive in. Why not spend hundreds of millions on translation services,documents and translators for immigrants who sometimes refuse, or can'tbe bothered to learn English ? The French don't do this and expectimmigrants to make an attempt to fit in - quite right too.I too am English - even with Welsh & Irish blood. But what proportion will be 'English' in 2030 ?Tegwini[/quote]About 1/3 from what I read on the Beeb web site the other day.[/quote]And that's the problem! Thankfully I'll be ancient by then - either in my niqab - or veil - hopefully shroud !!!Gibbons on Oxford and minarets springs to mind - Charles Martel must be spinning in his grave.Tegwinips still can't do quotes! did try. SOMEHOW I DID IT !!!
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'Thirdly, I thought Straw was allowed too much of the available time. Iwas offended by his assertion that no-one is truly English any more. Iam'. HoddyWell I missed that bit Hoddy - I must have nodded off. But I do agree with you. BUT it does say lots about this odious man (Straw not Griffiths). Only in the UK would anyone say this - I don't expect a French politician would dare to say such.But, it's typical of the PC state we live in. Why not spend hundreds of millions on translation services, documents and translators for immigrants who sometimes refuse, or can't be bothered to learn English ? The French don't do this and expect immigrants to make an attempt to fit in - quite right too.I too am English - even with Welsh & Irish blood. But what proportion will be 'English' in 2030 ?Tegwini
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Well, it was a bit late for me & I fell asleep half way through it.He obviously got a rough ride and deserved it too - especially on his attempt to deny his holocaust denial.But, out here people are sick of NuLabour and some probably voted BNP to make a protest against our useless government. People feel powerless to influence government in any way.The lastest figures on the UK's population increases (projected and actual), and the source of the increases do make people here very concerned.Tegwini
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On the BBC's website 'Have your say' and in a short time, there are loads of posts, many supporting Griffin,
but most defending free speech. Posters are asked to post a question for Griffin.
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FROM BBC'S 'Have your say'
Had to laugh at the irony of the violent 'anti-fascist' protestors, trying to stop free speech!
Politically Incorrect, Just 7 more months until the end of NuLabour
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Not me Wooley Just back from France - not Paris, sadly!You'd be risking your virtue in certain parts of Wilts Wooley ...Tegwini
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I was in Avebury near Silbury Hill and at the Kennet Longbarrow in late July & saw a crop circle. We often get reports of them in the Salisbury Journal. But few people here accept it's anything but planks and ropes and careful measurment. The most famous crop circle designer/maker died a while back and there were few done for ages. Perhaps Americans do travel here to see them, but few locals believe that aliens make them.And, that's in spite of Wiltshire people being famous for being 'Ooh aars'Tegwin
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/6174619/Paris--pervert-capital-of-the-world.html
Some forum members might find this of interest - or have similar experiences?
Tegwini
ps it needs cutting /pasteing I couldn't sort it out any other way
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Yes Theiere it was loo paper!I did read the article & already knew about the problems in Adelaide as I have a good friend living there whose son lost his farm as a result of the drought.As for bidets/foot washing we have one here in Wiltshire & 2 in France- handy I suppose at times, & people here (some) think the French use them rather than a proper bath or shower - BUT I don't accept that!There does seem to be a need for water planning. Even in the UK during droughts we get threatened with water rationing - in spite of the rain that seems to fall continuously. NO real planning done here regarding water. I know about water rationing - we had it for over 6 months in South Africa in the mid 1980s in Natal - 150 litres per day per household - and massive fines if you went over that amount. And SA has some enormous dams and reservoirs.Fewer people might be a good idea too. Gordon is at a conference on climate change this week. I wonder why no one talks about 'populution' ? Tegwini
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Many thanks allI am still a bit confused as I have heard that sky etc is available - but not necessarily legal, and that IPlayer is similar! We have an ancient skybox and are considering bringing it to France - with an oldish skycard (freesat) - it seems we can't get Freeview in rural Wiltshire at present.Mind you, I am a great believer in the 11th Commandment, and also that 'Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and for the obedience of fools' BUT would not want to break the law- not too much anyway!Tegwini
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I thought that it was difficult/impossible/illegal to get this outside of the UK.But this week I listened to half a discussion on BBC radio 4 about this and heard a BBC man state that you could get it outside of the UK - and they had no intention of trying to 'sell' this service. (the man was questioned about the economics of this - the licence payer funding it etc).Does anyone know if you can get IPlayer in France, and can UK residents send links to it to, for example France, that will actually open ?Many thanksTegwini
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I was staggered to learn how much water is used to create a single roll of toilet paper. TheiereWood too I read from your link !Reminds me of toilet paper made in Romania in 1991 - you could actually see the little splinters of wood in it. And this wasn't just in the 'supermarkets' in Bucarest, but also in the the Intercontinental Hotel, where in desparation I did 'borrow' some as my 'supermarket' had none - and also closed for 10 days (with perhaps 100 or so items) to stocktake. Sadly, I couldn't afford to stay in the hotel.Water was also a problem there with cranky machinery often broken.Tegwini
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Yes Q but NOT enough. Weren't they talking about 10% less ? - a mere gesture I feel.Trouble is the UK government likes the idea of moving taxes around - eg council tax is said to be determined by central gov'ment, paid to them, and paid back by them to local government.Another example is the 'working tax credit'. They tax the low paid (more so than in France) and then pay it back to the low paid in 'credits' ! But it does mean they can employ more potential supporters- and manipulate the unemployment figures. And waste tax from those producing something and spend it on something so very unproductive.No wonder we have main roads with pot holes, WW2(temp) buildings at the district hospital in Salisbury, schools with 'mobile' classrooms used for decades and etc ...Off topic perhaps, but out here in the sticks I know no one who has any respect or sympathy for UK MPs.Tegwini
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I sometimes wonder what parliament is actually for and what it does.Yes, admendements to laws, new laws etc much of it flawed, and over-hastily brought in. Too many MPs are career politicians are have no experience of the REAL world, or knowledge or what is happening out there - or for that matter what laws etc need changing or amending- or have the guts to make unpopular, but necessary changes.Generally senior civil servants do much of this work, and many MPs seem to believe that commons debates are seriously important - how deluded can you get?We need far fewer - less than half (the US has a much larger population with proportionally far fewer politicians), and perhaps a small apartment block near Westminster for MPs who would have to travel an hour or more. The rest can commute as we plebs have to. Tegwini
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In Salisbury a small independent bookshop closed recently claiming that when OXFAM in Salisbury started selling books he couldn't afford to stay in business- rates, VAT etc to pay which OXFAM got huge concessions on. It's not a fair competition for small independents competing against a huge multinational which has massively lower fixed and other costs.Tegwini
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Hi RichardSome REDS left in the UK - here in the south only on Isle of Wight, Brownsea Island & a few odd places. Lake district too, but seen plenty of greys in Wilts garden, never RED. Greys imported from the USA by the Victorians. I expect there were more in the time of Beatrix Potter and Squirrel Nutkins.Don't know anything about 'black' ones you mention.There is a programme to cull/slaughter the greys - not sure if this will work- England too crowded anyway for much wildlife to live naturally.Tegwini
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Just back from France & saw a couple of RED squirrels in my garden there- amazing! First time I've seen them in the wild.Tegwini
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Quite correct RHAnother advantage over Tesco and other shops is that they pay a very small % of the business rates & are in competition with many struggling independent shops who have to pay the full rate - and pay for stock and salaries. Charities also get some VAT perks too.Oxfam is one of the worse for paying HUGE salaries and perks to their staff.Tegwini
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Since we are on the edge of the New Forest we have a real problem with deer too. They even eat flower heads, and are careless too - even knocking a window box off the wall. They come into my garden at night, and once at dawn I have had to chase out 4 of them. And we are fenced, hedged and gated. Here they are not at all scared of people as they probably are in France. The chasse there certainly makes deer much more timid than the brazen ones around here!I got some Lion 'wee' pellets from the garden centre- they're supposed to help keep cats out too. Have you thought of a caterpult ? Here you can get a really strong one from fishing tackle shops. I'm quite accurate on it these days.Tegwini
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I too would like to see Labour win the next UK election, but not New Labour! NormanHBut Norman, haven't you LEFT the UK ?Tegwini
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' the wholefinancial crisis are the last vestiges of the Reagan/Thatcher era' - NormanHNot at all NH- In fact, the financial crisis originated with the leftist Clinton Administration's Community Re-investment Act 1995 which forced banks to fund mortgages for the poor and those who were high credit risks. The FM and FM (Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac) banks had to underwrite these loans and mortgages. These banks were the largest US underwriters of mortgages and were backed by the US (Clinton) administration and their demise pulled other banks down, including having a serious effect on UK and European banks who had 'invested' in what turned out to be 'toxic' loans.The UK Royal Bank of Scotland had expanded massively into the US and a huge % of its US business involved those 'toxic' loans.The banks all assumed that the money was safe - guaranteed by the US government, but the crunch was that the amount became so huge that even the US gov'ment could not guarantee all of it - and clearly not outside of the US. 1992 - (under Regan) US $ 1 Billion loans with FM & FM banks 1999- (under Clinton) US$ 80 Billion and growing exponentiallyHence the origins of the crisis- NOT Thatcher.Tegwini
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This government was I recalled left 30 billion in credit by the lastconserative governement. We also had one of the best pensions system inEurope. We are now after 12 years bankrupt and facing the prospect ofworking until we drop. All down to the "prudent" chancellor. Well done.If people vote for this bunch then they deserve all they get. Bob, Basingstoke (from BBC's Have your say)And typical of the opinions of postings on this site - with over a 100 pages, and growing, and the majority anti- Brown. Tegwini
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