tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post2758951941712070394..comments2023-08-08T11:48:10.725+01:00Comments on swisslet: for my culture....swisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-43196708213300572512008-02-04T20:21:00.000+00:002008-02-04T20:21:00.000+00:00I agree with you that multi-culturalism is a Good ...I agree with you that multi-culturalism is a Good Thing. However (and there's always a but) I think there needs to be greater provision put in place to allow migrants to integrate. <br><br>Here in Scotland, access to language classes is very limited, and we have whole areas of the city I live in where there are almost no English speakers and specialist shops have popped up to serve that niche market. Now, I have no problem with that, but unless people are given the opportunity to learn the language, they have essentially just set up a small part of their home country in another country, and there's no integration at all. <br><br>Here, there's a huge Polish population, and many of these people are working hard in jobs that UK nationals don't want to do. A good thing. But they're essentially trapped by being unable to communicate. And while I know it sounds racist, I feel frustrated when I board a bus and the driver's unable to tell me where the right stop to get off is or which route it takes because he doesn't speak English. I'm sure he feels frustrated too - it must happen hundreds of times a week. <br><br>Is it up to the employers to make sure their staff have a basic command of the language? The Government to provide cheap or free education? I don't know.Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858850210791504996noreply@blogger.com