Teaching English to adults has given me some fascinating glimpses of the political and social scene in a variety of European and other countries....To summarise:
Russia: 'Perestroika was the worst thing that ever happened....arrived to my country drugs, porn, junk food, mugging....' and more, along these lines.
Italy:' Most politicians are corrupt. The Police are corrupt. Immigration is a massive problem.'
Sweden: 'We are paying for our liberalism...there is no discipline in schools, immigration is a huge problem with ghettos into which even the emergency services will not go.....No attempt is made to integrate immigrants. we just let them in and then let them fester in their enclaves'
Spain: 'The police cannot be trusted. Immigration is our biggest problem. There are no jobs...it's scary.'
OK, so it's nothing new...but these are the views of young adults....17-19 year olds. They are worried. We should be, too.
Why am I Such an Oxy Moron?
2 weeks ago
Too true!
ReplyDeleteSubstitute "Nu Labour" for "Perestroika" and everything else you've quoted here could well apply to Britain.
As you say - we should be worried too.