John Cleese: London no longer English

Namesake · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:43

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ger-English-city-thats-got-2012-Olympics.html

It is the same in many cities now

PapaLazaru · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:45

What do you describe as English then?

Cosimo · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:45

StriderX · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:47

I think we all realised this a LONG time ago.

New York isn't American, Berlin isn't German, Paris is not Frence and so on.

Yes it is in fact far too late, this is what empires end up like.

Namesake · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:47

PapaLazaru said:
What do you describe as English then?

Not this

Robbo · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:47

I have to say, whenever I end up travelling through London nearly everyone I see/hear is foreign (or they don't seem to be English, anyway).

Last time I was there I felt like I was in a foreign city, it's very odd. I suppose it depends where you are.

Danthus · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:48

No one can deny that immigration has changed the demographic of cities.

Namesake · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:49

Robbo said:
I have to say, whenever I end up travelling through London nearly everyone I see/hear is foreign (or they don't seem to be English, anyway).

Last time I was there I felt like I was in a foreign city, it's very odd. I suppose it depends where you are.

You struggle to hear an English accent on some days

Danthus · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:50

simulatorman said:
Que?

Robbo said:
I have to say, whenever I end up travelling through London nearly everyone I see/hear is foreign.

Last time I was there I felt like I was in a foreign city, it's very odd. I suppose it depends where you are.

I was in Derby the other week, the Sainsbury's I popped into was staffed by mainly by non white people, the majority of the customers were also non white.

scorza · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:51

OldCoals said:
No one can deny that immigration has changed the demographic of cities.

We can deny that this is a good thing however.

dante6491 · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:54

scorza said:
We can deny that this is a good thing however.

I don't think he ever said multiculturalism is bad, rather he just thought core culture should be retained. You lose your national identity otherwise.

Wynthorpe · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:54

Blackburn is no longer English either!

explicit4u · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:55

So what?

I think that's one of the many things that make it such a great city. I just wish certain communities integrated more.

Al Vallario · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:55

Google Search | Ethnicity of London

dante6491 · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:56

I think integration is about picking the best things from each culture but it seems the good bits of what is considered British culture is being replaced by the bad bits of others.

Danthus · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:57

explicit4u said:
So what?

I think that's one of the many things that make it such a great city. I just wish certain communities integrated more.

Who should the onus be on to integrate, how do you converse with some one that doesn't speak you language?

Squark · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:58

One third of London residents were born outside of the UK and more than 55% of births are to mothers who were born overseas.

Slam62 · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:59

OldCoals said:
Who should the onus be on to integrate, how do you converse with some one that doesn't speak you language?

shout louder

Robbo · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:59

explicit4u said:
So what?

I think that's one of the many things that make it such a great city. I just wish certain communities integrated more.

I really don't think it's good news, sorry.

Slam62 · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:00

Squark said:
One third of London residents were born outside of the UK and more than 55% of births are to mothers who were born overseas.

yes but 100% of births were to mothers