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[STEMO]

She works in a large primary school in Sheffield and a large number of her pupils are Muslim, Slovak Roma and other minorities. She said they were genuinely upset yesterday and couldn't settle to their lessons. They kept seeking reassurance from staff that they weren't about to be sent packing, some of them in tears.
These are 6-10 year olds and the fear, to them, must have been very real.

[Varche]

My standard response to problems with kids is " I blame it on the parents". It works for most issues.

In this case I wonder if their parents knew they were concerned and had explained the situation to their kids.

It reminds me of the hysteria amongst expats abroad. I still meet people who think they will have to go back to Britain despite all the info out there.

[Shackeng]

My standard response to problems with kids is " I blame it on the parents". It works for most issues.

In this case I wonder if their parents knew they were concerned and had explained the situation to their kids.

It reminds me of the hysteria amongst expats abroad. I still meet people who think they will have to go back to Britain despite all the info out there.

We don't want you back.

[biggriffin]

The cash cow has been, put out of it's misery, 
Das Reich is now crapping it's self thinking who's next, because if more decided to leave, Germany, will be left holding the baby, O the French will do as merkal tells them, this is about the worry of the collapse of the eu.

[omegod]

Heard of a few poles getting abuse while they were working locally which is a bit sad , ironic thing is the scrotes giving it were probably doleites

[Lazydocker]

I have a Muslim friend who is a UK citizen yet a group of people in West London decided to shout abuse at her and her 8 year old child, telling her to "disappear off to her own country" (in rather more spiteful words). It upset her so much she has been scared to go out today

I'm embarrassed to be a citizen of this country at the moment

[tigers_gonads]

She works in a large primary school in Sheffield and a large number of her pupils are Muslim, Slovak Roma and other minorities. She said they were genuinely upset yesterday and couldn't settle to their lessons. They kept seeking reassurance from staff that they weren't about to be sent packing, some of them in tears.
These are 6-10 year olds and the fear, to them, must have been very real.

Its shit when kids are in pain or get upset and cry.
In fact, seeing kids frightened and upset is one of the two or three things in life that either turns me into a blubbing mess OR a complete friggin psychopath who wants to dismember people but ask yourself this question..........

What have the parents been telling them to be so frightened ?
Also if it is something that they have picked up in the playground, why haven't there parents sat them down and explained to them that there is no danger 

If the parents don't speak English which lets be honest here is a BIG possibility, why didn't they seek reassurances from the many translators that local  councils are forced to employ and pay out of the public purse ?

Maybe just maybe these parents are using there own kids as a propaganda tool here 

[tigers_gonads]

I have a Muslim friend who is a UK citizen yet a group of people in West London decided to shout abuse at her and her 8 year old child, telling her to "disappear off to her own country" (in rather more spiteful words). It upset her so much she has been scared to go out today

I'm embarrassed to be a citizen of this country at the moment

Why stick a label on her ?

It would be better if your friend described herself or people described her as a women with a 8 year old kid who  was abused by a bunch of retarded oppswits who gobbed off at her because of the colour of her skin and she just happened to follow the Islamic faith 
Seriously, if she is scared, she needs to grow a pair and carry on regardless because one thing a bullying gobshite cant handle is when he or she dishes out the abuse and the target of that abuse just laughs and carries on regardless 

In life, what goes around, comes around and scum like that tend to get it back in one way or another, sooner rather then later 

[Lazydocker]

I have a Muslim friend who is a UK citizen yet a group of people in West London decided to shout abuse at her and her 8 year old child, telling her to "disappear off to her own country" (in rather more spiteful words). It upset her so much she has been scared to go out today

I'm embarrassed to be a citizen of this country at the moment

Why stick a label on her ?

It would be better if your friend described herself or people described her as a women with a 8 year old kid who  was abused by a bunch of retarded oppswits who gobbed off at her because of the colour of her skin and she just happened to follow the Islamic faith 
Seriously, if she is scared, she needs to grow a pair and carry on regardless because one thing a bullying gobshite cant handle is when he or she dishes out the abuse and the target of that abuse just laughs and carries on regardless 

In life, what goes around, comes around and scum like that tend to get it back in one way or another, sooner rather then later 

The label wasn't aimed at her specifically, but I see what you mean   

It was more of an example.

The trouble is, when she is on her own (like she was) it is scary and terrifying for her. As I have said to my friends who come under attack (and even people in the street) I will defend their right to their own beliefs, whatever they are, as long as they don't try to force them on me And that goes for Christians too

[Nick W]

I have a Muslim friend who is a UK citizen yet a group of people in West London decided to shout abuse at her and her 8 year old child, telling her to "disappear off to her own country" (in rather more spiteful words). It upset her so much she has been scared to go out today

I'm embarrassed to be a citizen of this country at the moment

Why stick a label on her ?

Because with one adjective he saved probably a paragraph of necessary exposition.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

There have always been a small minority of bigots in this (and every other) country, and always will be. Its best to ignore them, unless of course they actually cause physical harm to people.

[Lazydocker]

There have always been a small minority of bigots in this (and every other) country, and always will be. Its best to ignore them, unless of course they actually cause physical harm to people.

Indeed... The trouble is that these scumbags think that the referendum result gives them the right to spout their xenophobic shit in public without any consequence.

[Rods2]

The bitterness of the referendum has created much bad feeling all round. We now need to put it behind and get back to normal.

Personally, I don't think it will make a tremendous difference to net immigration as we are creating jobs that need filling and Europe has high unemployment that is unlikely to get much better. All we can hope for is that unfilled jobs are matched much better to candidates to stop the semi-skilled and unskilled trend to the minimum wage and the dark side of exploitation at well below the minimum wage (legally if self-employed) is reduced.

We have a much better record than most of Europe on the integration of minorities, which is actually in our interests, so we have a cohesive, tolerant society. France and some of the Paris suburbs show what happens if you exclude people with their dangerous no-go ghettos, high crime rates and rising terrorist attacks.

[STEMO]

The bitterness of the referendum has created much bad feeling all round. We now need to put it behind and get back to normal.

Personally, I don't think it will make a tremendous difference to net immigration as we are creating jobs that need filling and Europe has high unemployment that is unlikely to get much better. All we can hope for is that unfilled jobs are matched much better to candidates to stop the semi-skilled and unskilled trend to the minimum wage and the dark side of exploitation at well below the minimum wage (legally if self-employed) is reduced.

We have a much better record than most of Europe on the integration of minorities, which is actually in our interests, so we have a cohesive, tolerant society. France and some of the Paris suburbs show what happens if you exclude people with their dangerous no-go ghettos, high crime rates and rising terrorist attacks.

What? You must live in suburbia somewhere. It's not at all like that in the towns and cities I know.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I don't think we're much better or worse than any other nationality when it comes to racism, bigotry and intolerance to be honest. 

Look at the problems they have in the US, France as Rods points out seems to regularly erupt into racial violence, South Africa which has seen high immigration from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Somalia, has had terrible problems with immigrants getting murdered and attacked.  Often on mass.

When I lived in Sydney there was a very pleasant fellow who use to greet me every day at work with " Morning ya pommie c@#t! "   I used to just laugh at him as I knew he was just a prick trying get a rise out of me. (and he was built like a brick shithouse!)  but it was wearing all the same. 

It's just an unpleasant side of human nature at the end of the day sadly, and not just a preserve of the Brits.