People getting racially abused because of the referendum result

[Orang Utan]

Name names.

butchersapron

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

Theresa May 'will campaign to leave the European Convention on Human Rights in 2020 election'
The European Convention on Human Rights is a separate entity to the EU and is upheld by the European Court of Human Rights

Not surprised but

What has this got to do with the topic of this thread?

 

[ViolentPanda]

butchersapron

You want to watch the world burn, don't you?

 

[CRI]

Britain more racist and less happy since Brexit vote - Sky Data poll

The events of 2016 have left Britain a nation divided, a Sky Data poll suggests. Whether on community relations, the economy or politics, Britons say they feel less united as a country - and do not expect things to get any better in 2017.

(Base: Nationally representative sample of 1638 Sky Customers, weighted to match the profile of the population. Respondents interviewed online 25-28 November 2016.)

 

[Greebozz]

Britain more racist and less happy since Brexit vote - Sky Data poll

The events of 2016 have left Britain a nation divided, a Sky Data poll suggests. Whether on community relations, the economy or politics, Britons say they feel less united as a country - and do not expect things to get any better in 2017.

(Base: Nationally representative sample of 1638 Sky Customers, weighted to match the profile of the population. Respondents interviewed online 25-28 November 2016.)

Interesting study but November 2016 seems a long time ago when no one actually knew what was going to happen or what the government position was going to be. it seems like a funny conclusion to this poll. I'm sure there are many that are less less happy than others.

 

[existentialist]

Interesting study but November 2016 seems a long time ago when no one actually knew what was going to happen or what the government position was going to be. it seems like a funny conclusion to this poll. I'm sure there are many that are less less happy than others.

Thank you for that incisive, pertinent, utterly cogent, unasked-for and completely useless analysis. Don't call us/let the door hit your arse, etc.

 

[eatmorecheese]

Monday morning, 7am, crammed into an over-full train at Streatham Common.

A young woman with an Eastern European accent asks for people to move up so she can get on. Another woman says no, there's no space. Some bloke pipes up, saying, "push her off". She replies, shocked, "There's no need to speak to me like that!" followed by something I didn't catch.

Then the woman who said that there was no space said to her (waspishly and pointedly), "I'm sorry, I only speak English."



Pissed me off for the whole day, that did. London 2017. FFS.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

These bloody Welsh speakers in North Wales. Always talking about you in Welsh behind your back, and even worse...switching from English to Welsh when you walk into the pub.

I remember watching Pobol Y Cwm in 80s and there would be a fair bit of talking behind english peoples backs (usually just extras). Being polite in english, then switching to welsh for some anti english sentiment. They were not 'the baddies', it was just a shopkeeper or housewife and it was all very casual. Culturally casually anti english. It's definitely something I had personal experienced in wales to some extent, but it still seemed odd to see it on a harmless daytime soap.

 

[Dystopiary]

I remember watching Pobol Y Cwm in 80s and there would be a fair bit of talking behind english peoples backs (usually just extras). Being polite in english, then switching to welsh for some anti english sentiment. They were not 'the baddies', it was just a shopkeeper or housewife and it was all very casual. Culturally casually anti english. It's definitely something I had personal experienced in wales to some extent, but it still seemed odd to see it on a harmless daytime soap.

Poor colonisers.

 

[Ax^]

villagers don't like anyone who not from the village it not just in Wales

have had it in Ireland myself as my accent is now mixed up on was sitting in a bar in glenravel Antrim and heard the local muttering " to many foreigners coming into the village" shouted over to the in gealic. "who's the foreigner" quickly shut them up

 

[petee]

villagers don't like anyone who not from the village it not just in Wales

have had it in Ireland myself as my accent is now mixed up on was sitting in a bar in glenravel Antrim and heard the local muttering " to many foreigners coming into the village" shouted over to the in gealic. "who's the foreigner" quickly shut them up

you have the irish then?

 

[Ax^]

before I left Ireland was in a gealic speaking school but lost most of it know can still just about keep up in coversation

 

[extra dry]

they dont like outsiders because they bring plague from that there Eurpoee / most likely its a joke.

 

[krtek a houby]

before I left Ireland was in a gealic speaking school but lost most of it know can still just about keep up in coversation

Cupla focail, like.

We're off to the Gaeltacht area in a few days and looking forward to hearing the language live. Even though can't speak it.

Tried the French on the journey over but the steward rumbled piss poor attempts and switched to speak English to this embarrassed passenger...

 

[mojo pixy]

Poor colonisers.

I too remember the brutal annexation of the Welsh territories by glorious English militias and I'm glad the locals scorn their holidaymaking compatriots who dare to bring tourism money and appropriate the culture by eating Welsh cakes and occasionally saying Shwmae to shopkeepers. Send 'em back!

(...on the other hand, everyone, everywhere takes the piss out of holidaymakers. Round here we just do it in English, which in all ways is funnier and more fun than doing it in a language they don't understand)

 

[extra dry]

I too remember the brutal annexation of the Welsh territories by glorious English militias and I'm glad the locals scorn their holidaymaking compatriots who dare to bring tourism money and appropriate the culture by eating Welsh cakes and occasionally saying Shwmae to shopkeepers. Send 'em back!

(...on the other hand, everyone, everywhere takes the piss out of holidaymakers. Round here we just do it in English, which in all ways is funnier and more fun than doing it in a language they don't understand)

I always remember Blackadders quote about the Welsh language, its a joke but cruel and rather narrow minded.