John Cleese: London no longer English

[FnG]magnolia · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:24

Maccy said:
I think you could be correct

steve-h · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:24

PapaLazaru said:
What do you describe as English then?

Speaking English is a good start.

Jono8 · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:27

sigma said:
Bloody immigrants.

alexakasloth · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:27

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

It is the same in many cities now

You want an 'English' place to live? Go to Yorkshire, or Dorset and be a farmer.

We live in the 21st century where there is opportunity to travel at a great ease than 100 years ago, it is to be expected that cultures will take some time to integrate.

Also, instead of linking to an webpage which has created an article from a few lines of quotation (more than likely, out of context) and following with a generalising comment, how about you add something of value and stop being worthless.

Spektor · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:32

Nice that the fine peoples of the world have come to enrich my society <3

WingZero30 · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:46

I think Dubai is similar aswell.

Infact the emiratis are minority not only in that city but in the whole of UAE.

Got to ask them how they feel about it

churchhawk · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:49

Bad times

PermaBanned · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:51

dante6491 said:
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.

That's practically a record for the number of meaningless 'buzz words' you can fit into one post

SuperTronNarwhal · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:54

His face looks shopped. Unless it was really bright then.

badcompany · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:55

PapaLazaru said:
What do you describe as English then?

here we go same old rhetoric :rolleyes:

Hatter The Mad · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:59

London:

mushroomsoup · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:59

multiculturalism and the ensuing melting pot is the opposite of diversity. and if there is no melting pot there is segregation, and tensions will brew. best not to have either if you ask me.

PermaBanned · 2 Sep 2011 at 22:00

I want London to be about English.

Monkeynut · 2 Sep 2011 at 22:02

[FnG]magnolia;19980045 said:
Just as a heads up, posting a link and then writing a one sentence 'summary' (I use the term loosely) isn't really a debate. It's essentially a link-and-run tactic which tends to be used by the time-pressured or, more likely, the empty of thought brigade. I'm quite aware which of the two camps you belong to.

Can I ask why John Cleese's opinion is of any more importance than anyone else's? Or was that the only semi-famous person the Mail could find to back its agenda?

While the OP might be a bit dim, the point of an article like this is that a particular view is held not by just a small group of nutters but a wider variety of people including someone like John Cleese who you'd say has had a better education than the average person, or a larger outlook. But no, his opinion doesn't really matter that much.

$loth said:
We live in the 21st century where there is opportunity to travel at a great ease than 100 years ago, it is to be expected that cultures will take some time to integrate.

While it may be very easy to travel, travelling on business or holiday and for settlement are different things, and ease of travel shouldn't mean easy immigration.

WingZero30 said:
I think Dubai is similar aswell.

Infact the emiratis are minority not only in that city but in the whole of UAE.

Got to ask them how they feel about it

But what they think is largely irrelevant. What might be considered acceptable there might not be here. Cultures are different, and attitudes and tolerances are different.

Hatter The Mad · 2 Sep 2011 at 22:05

SuperTronNarwhal · 2 Sep 2011 at 22:05

Hatter The Mad said:
London:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/London_Ethnicity[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Trqxx.png

Danthus · 2 Sep 2011 at 22:06

mushroomsoup said:
multiculturalism and the ensuing melting pot is the opposite of diversity. and if there is no melting pot there is segregation, and tensions will brew. best not to have either if you ask me.

People self segregate, birds of a feather flock to together.

explicit4u · 2 Sep 2011 at 22:06

SuperTronNarwha said:

^^^ It's disturbing how long it took me to get that!

placeholder · 2 Sep 2011 at 22:07

Just speaking from personal experience New York was hardly full of Americans but that seemed ok? Or at least better organised.

semi-pro waster · 2 Sep 2011 at 22:08

I may be being slightly obtuse here but if I'd lived in another country for a couple of decades I don't think I'd expect to feel quite the same way about "home" as I had previously.

However I don't see London as not being British, there still seems to be a rather large number of Brits here. The fact that it has incorporated so many other cultures is great though.