alexw68: And don't get back at me if you don't fully understand English idiom. 'It's beneath you' means 'it's undignified to say such a thing (Paki), you are more than capable of better'. Clear now? I fully understand English idioms, my English is even better than my Polish, I just though you were also, in a sneaky way, trying to imply something.
alexw68: Do the speakers you have referred to speak exclusively, or even specifically, about Eastern European immigration They actually specifically spoke of Poles, and only Poles.
alexw68: What they are saying is at least as true of the new wave from Pakistan, Somalia and other such places. Vis-a-vis the Somalis: until Poles are taking over the drug trade on entire South London estates and routinely stabbing one another in the streets on Friday evenings, they aren't even getting close to the dysfunctional immigrant experience these people are talking about. I doubt somehow British Pakistanis, Indians are screaming as loudly about this new wave of Pakistanis and Somalians coming there as about Poles. When all is said and done i'm sure they feel like whatever their origins are. And how do Brits feel about this south London drug trade experience, with all it's glamour?
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