Originally posted by sauerkraut That's a good point and might explain it. Thank goodness I didn't stay around to let them have a go at my hair - who knows what I might look like now!!
I have a phobia about haidressers shops as it is! I met a lady at a party on Saturday. She was all smiles when she was introduced to me. She told me she was a hairdresser working from home. I said "oh good, you can cut my hair!" she spent a lot of her time at the party giving me dirty looks and whispering to people and looking at me. I won't be going to her house to have my hair cut thank you!
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Location: Scotland (via Park , Loxley and Norfolk)
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Lived in Scotland for over 20 years now.
Does that count?
May be part of the British Isles but there is a definite separatist movement uphere.
Admittedly this stops short of independance but I would say the majority of the Scots do consider that they are living in a different country.
Made to feel unwelcome?
Difficult one to answer.
Not altogether jokingly, English living up here are referred to as "FEBS".
The last 2 words are "English B******s" Make your own mind up about the first!!
The Scottish Parliament have an active ongoing campaign to remind Scottish people that they live in a multi racial and multi cultural society.
So they do acknowledge that there is a problem.
Sometimes the mark can be well and truely over stepped.
In the town where I live there is a well known landlord who makes it quite plain that the Engish are not welcome in his pub.
This peaked when he put up a sign literally saying "English Not Served"
Result? The first day this appeared, 2 local councellors (both English) accompanied by a Police Officer and a member of the Race Relations Board went into his pub and ordered a couple of pints.
He was informed that should he not serve them then his licence would be reviewed.
He served; they left and he's towed the line ever since.
Yes I've been called an English b*****d, yes I've been told to p**s off back to England. Does it hurt?
If you let it then, yes it does.
For me it just makes it impossible to consider where I've lived and worked alll this time as home.
It isn't and never will be.
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I have been in Kent for 10 months and there is a definite North/South attitude. If you don't speak in their tongue you are an incomer. My wife and I make a special effort to lay on a Sheffield accent when out shopping. The looks on the faces are a picture, even better when they try to mimic us.
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Use to do some drinking round Ightham/Otford/Sevenoaks.
I have been made to feel very welcome in my country of residence. The fact that no-one knows I am a 'foreigner' unless I tell them so may have something to do with it.
I have found some people that reacted badly when I told them I was Swedish, but most express amazement or disbelief because I am not blonde, and I don't talk like SG Eriksson.
One guy pulled his car up on the hard shoulder (I was hitching) of the M3 and just told me, in a quiet voice and without looking at me, to get out of the car. Just after I said I was Swedish. Weird.
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Never been made to feel unwelcome in my 3 years living in the 'States. Aside from the light-hearted digs and so on. Actually - a friend of mine said "Happy July 4th - how does it feel to know we kicked your red-coat asses?". It's funny 'cos his parents are from Iran.
Nationalism is a funny thing. I wonder how I'd be treated by the landlord in Scotland? I was born in Sheffield and consider myself English but my family can be traced back to Scotland and is tied to Clan Mar...would I be unwelcome in his pub?
Yes everywhere except England is great. Everyone makes you feel welcome what ever race you are. I cant believe how fabulous these other places are. I'm staying put in this Great country as we are one of the most tolerant nations contrary to what other posts have said, and yes I have visited many countries including USA and all have good and bad points but none is anywhere near as good as this country when all aspects of life are considered.
Originally posted by mrplodge Yes everywhere except England is great. Everyone makes you feel welcome what ever race you are. I cant believe how fabulous these other places are. I'm staying put in this Great country as we are one of the most tolerant nations contrary to what other posts have said, and yes I have visited many countries including USA and all have good and bad points but none is anywhere near as good as this country when all aspects of life are considered.
Oh, I really think you have got hold of the wrong end of the stick here - slow down! I put this thread here not to condemn Britain in any way. You are right Britain is a multicultural society that on the whole respects other cultures and races. Racism exists in most countries to a higher degree than England. I am a long way from home and wanted to find out other peoples experiences of living abroad. I for one Didn't leave England because I hated it. I left because my circumstances changed. I never thought I would leave England - I loved living there
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Originally posted by tulip Oh, I really think you have got hold of the wrong end of the stick here - slow down! I put this thread here not to condemn Britain in any way. You are right Britain is a multicultural society that on the whole respects other cultures and races. Racism exists in most countries to a higher degree than England. I am a long way from home and wanted to find out other peoples experiences of living abroad. I for one Didn't leave England because I hated it. I left because my circumstances changed. I never thought I would leave England - I loved living there
Originally posted by mrplodge Fine but that was how it comes across. Thanks PJ
I'm sorry, it wasn't meant to sound that way. It was meant to be a diversion from all the arguments going on about immigrants in England. I think England is an extremely tolerant country when it comes to helping foreigners in distress. It doesn't happen that way in this country!
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