Decorator 4 | 291 6 Jul 2007 / #121I wasn't digging you out Truebrit,I can see some concern with a huge influx of migrant workers, however some people do not put their point across very eloquently.Let me give you an example, if say a British bricklayer earns 500-600 pounds per week, has a wife and kida and a mortgage that he knows his salary will cover, and a migrant worker comes to UK to do the same job but accepts say 300 pounds. Why should a Bricklayer trained in the UK have to struggle in that field. It doesn't mean he is lazy, just very unfortunate.I believe that if it affected other fields of work like IT to use an example it would cause some unrest i'm sure.I would just like to see some stability on earnings so as undercutting doesn't become such an option, or at least not to the extreme that it has happened.I am all for people fighting for work, but by quality and ability alone.I don't have any problem with migrant workers before anyone starts to berate me, that is an issue for the goverment.Oh balls did any of that make sense, i find it hard to concentrate on a friday when the weekend is looming..Have a good one..
Laurel 1 | 18 6 Jul 2007 / #122And i still think we should keep our accent. If all people spoke in exact same way it would be boring :)And yes sometimes you are judged by your accent especially when it comes to getting a job but i like my polish accent :)Amen to that, no accent more beautiful than a Polish one. :)
Reichpapers 1 | 10 6 Jul 2007 / #123I would gladly take whatever Polish who would care to move to Reading, PA. The current influx of folks in my town is Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. They have a low standard of living, trash up the town and 80% of their children have high hopes of being in a gang one day. On a positive note, hardly any of them are specialized enough to affect my area of the job market. They can gladly take all of the manual labor and grocery store/fast food restaurant jobs. My town is becoming a true ghetto.
teashoci 7 Jul 2007 / #124I think poles should tip their hats to us or bow when they walk past the the british in a street.Maybe they should take their jacket off and cover a puddle with it when a brit walks across.