Comments on: On being ‘obviously’ not a national – racists and bigots http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=94 Thes - Old English for "this", neuter of thes, of West Germanic origin: Mediolanum - old name for Milan: Lif - Old English for "life", of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijf, German Leib 'body' Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:21:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Andy http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=94#comment-62 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:58:53 +0000 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=94#comment-62 Well, I think I don’t really notice, most of the time but when I do, I get really angry. V, on the other hand, always plays it down so I guess there might be more than I know as V wouldn’t tell me anyway (knowing how angry I get)!

And, of course, you’re right. It’s the ‘legal immigrants’ who seem to have the problems – or are they just the ones we hear about?

]]> By: Alex Fear http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=94#comment-61 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:41:05 +0000 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=94#comment-61 Living in Munich for 2 years, my wife has lots of interesting things to say about the Germans. Funnily enough, it’s only the Brits she’s ever had problems with (though she is white).

I really get angry about immigration stories like yours and mine because
1) Immigration Control (in the UK at least) is target driven and based on how busy they are.
2) Almost all of the time it affects people who are trying to travel legally and go through the system.

Although we’ve had our fair share of immigration troubles, I can’t begin to imagine what it must feel like for your wife who is of non-aryan descent.

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