Foreigners Living in the UK.

[Van Hellseek]

NO seek. UGLY AS ******* SIN. Not to mention they have the most god accursed HIDEOUS voices and language.

I love the sound of Cantonese, and the Chinese girls I know are hot AND very friendly/happy people. Sounds like you're just unlucky with your experience.

 

[Wicksta]

Yeah! I mean, all the ex-pats living in Spain speak Spanish!

It's the same for a lot of British ex-pats no matter where you go, I met people in Germany that had lived there for 10 years and still couldn't speak the language.

 

[Voltar]

we are talking Mainrand Chinese her m'boy.

Mandarin.


Those (and a decent enough number and 1st hand experience of both) that I've met from HK are far better. When I was in Beijing I was appalled. I am still in shock at these people.
One or two bad experiences and bad eggs sure no problem. 100% bad experience= coincidence? I do not know.
Shows our Polish brothers are superb in comparison.

 

[Van Hellseek]

we are talking Mainrand Chinese her m'boy.

Mandarin.

haha, then I feel your pain

 

[Voltar]

Yes Seek. It hurts. Bad.

Having seen this lot here I now have fewer problems with our own in the UK tbfh.

 

[shauncr91]

As a Muslim, I don't agree with this thread.

Damn, beaten

 

[DB_SamX]

Right, first of all, i'm not racist. At all. One of my good friends is Polish, another black - they're both great.

But for some reason, it really narks me off when people from other countries come to the UK to work/live etc, then never bother to learn the language.

Today, at work, I had to actually speak another language to a customer because they couldn't speak English. Now, whenever I go to a foreign country, I at least make an effort to speak the language, so why the hell can't people do that over here?

/rant over.

To be fair, a lot of English people don't know how to speak english properly either.

/runs.

 

[rodo]

Works both ways all cultures are probably guilty, Brits on holiday *shudders*. I at least make an effort to try and only speak the language of that country when on holiday. It's fun and people respect it, even if you don't pull it off so well. You tried

I don't think it's racist to say. I know a lot of people who weren't born in this country and complain about it more than I would. Most of my friends are foreign and enjoy speaking both english and their primary dialect. The government came up with this citizen test anyway to try and encourage integration, including language skills (I think).

I don't think religion comes into this at all. It's about language.

And I'm not racist I'm pro-immigration

 

[Ben M]

As a Muslim, I declare that you will, from now on, all speak arabic, and sharia law shall be declared in this, now muslim, country.

fixed.

 

[Werewolf]

And many English speakers when moving baroad make little or no attempt to learn the local lingo beyond swearing and "which way to the place where I can get smashed out of my skull?"

 

[Ben M]

And many English speakers when moving baroad make little or no attempt to learn the local lingo beyond swearing and "which way to the place where I can get smashed out of my skull?"

Yes, but we rule the world so it's okay.

 

[Anksy]

And many English speakers when moving baroad make little or no attempt to learn the local lingo beyond swearing and "which way to the place where I can get smashed out of my skull?"

imo when British citizens move abroad they 99% of the time Learn the language of the country they are in.

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

Yes, but we rule the world so it's okay.

ORLY?

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

imo when British citizens move abroad they 99% of the time Learn the language of the country they are in.

I doubt that very much, seeing as so many go off to Spain and dont bovver to learn spannish.

 

[Darkwave]

Yes, but we ruled the world over a hundred years ago so it's okay.

Fixed. And no, it's still not okay.

 

[Iraklis F.C.]

werewolf is true , the brits that moved into our village tried and learn greek , they cant ofcourse give a lecture but they communicate with the locals quite fine


*it took them a decade however

 

[roysters]

imo when British citizens move abroad they 99% of the time Learn the language of the country they are in.

99%, you must be having a laugh?

I'm portuguese born in england, when i got over to visit my family there are loads of english that won't even make an effort....

I think it kinda works both ways, bet there is another foreign forum simular to this moaning about us brits not making an effort...

Just find a fit foreign girl and be happy.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

I agree, annoys me when people speak a different language in front of your face, offends me, who knows what there saying.

Not racist at all.

plain and simple, i dont like it.

No problem with foreigners moving over here to start a new life ect, but have the courtesy to speak our language.

Same here, that really ***** me off, its like when i pop into one of my local computer shops, and sometimes when i ask the guy if hes got something in, he'll turn around and speak to someone else (to get them to look upsatirs for it presumably), but he doesn't talk to them in English, so for all i know he could be saying 'see if we have got blah, blah, blah upstairs for this ****** with the small dick'.

 

[rodo]

'see if we have got blah, blah, blah upstairs for this ****** with the small dick'

Don't whip it out in front of him and he won't be able to comment on the size of your genitils

 

[Wicksta]

imo when British citizens move abroad they 99% of the time Learn the language of the country they are in.

You're very very wrong then. I lived abroad for 5 years and I'd say about 10% of British ex-pats I knew bothered with language courses.

What are you basing this opinion on?