Not all new immigrants will be poor. I am referring to economics. Well yes, they have to start from scratch, start building a new network in a new country and learn a new lifestyle. But if you have a good education, knows English and work in a field that's in demand, you can land a good job. How well they integrate into the existing culture, that's a different matter.JR8 wrote:There are so many new immigrants at any point in time and almost all are going to be poor.
earthfriendly wrote:So how do I see myself fall into all this? I am still learning and figuring out how I fall into this one big universe rather than being confined to my immediate situation (upper?) middle class. I find it stiffling to be confined to one way of life, one way of thinking, one way to behave and act. I want to open up the world for myself and my daughters.
Next summer, I want to take them to another country to experience a different way of life. I want to open up a world of possibilities for them and for myself. Either that or I will wilt!
Something worth thinking about. Not so much about buying but more of a long term vacation stay. Any spot in Malaysia that you would recommend?JR8 wrote:Hehehe....
Have you thought of buying a holiday home in say Malaysia or Indonesia. You can 'go back to the land' but still have a return ticket out.
Well I suppose what matters is that it's down to where you feel genuinely at home.earthfriendly wrote:Something worth thinking about. Not so much about buying but more of a long term vacation stay. Any spot in Malaysia that you would recommend?JR8 wrote:Hehehe....
Have you thought of buying a holiday home in say Malaysia or Indonesia. You can 'go back to the land' but still have a return ticket out.
edited by mod to eliminate extra quotes.....earthfriendly wrote:Times had an article on the English riot. There's a huge divide between the haves and have-nots and the USA being the next country with huge inequality. Which I am being more aware. Each class (upper, middle and lower) lives in its own cocoon with all its insularity, quite separate from each other. Much as I would like to see the world / country as one big place friendly to all human kind, it ain't gonna happen soon. There seems to be more dividing rather than unifying us as a race. I see more judgmentality and intolerance rather than acceptance. More close-mindedness rather than open-mindedness.ksl wrote:
The evolution appears to have an American slant to it, with the social structure of building walls around the rich and middle class, they very rarely see what goes on in the more depressed areas of society, where local politics and police tend to ignore the problems the term 'Hoodies' and rap is now a favourite cult, and lets face it the baseball caps really does suit some of the idiots.
JR8 wrote:Don't know how relevant that might be.Brah wrote: Case in opposite point is the use of guns by police in the States and the amount of gun-related crime, whereas before in the UK was less so and with less guns there were less homicides per capita. I am not a facts and figures guy, but I do believe there is a parallel, albeit opposite one, here.
Case in point. Guns used to be legal in the UK, and there was little gun crime. Now guns are illegal and the rate of gun crime has gone off the chart.
Where is the correlation, if any?
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