[an orange character is speaking, smugly]
I vote far right because I hate immigrants who come to our country and do not adopt its culture
[from their brain, a thought bubble emerges which shows a sunny thai landscape, in which orange is chilling on a deck chair by the sea, drinking coconut juice and smiling, clearly enjoying life]
I dream of having enough money to move/retire to Thailand and never learn the language or adopt the culture
That reminds me of the (apparently real) complaint by a British couple vacationing in Spain, who were outraged that nobody had told them so many people would be speaking Spanish. 😀
I believe it.
I worked with an Englishman who has lived in the Netherlands for more than 20 years without learning Dutch.
We had a work trip to Madrid, and he went the weekend beforehand for a short vacation. I ran into him on Sunday night and asked him how it went. He said it was terrible, because he’s a vegetarian and couldn’t eat anything because nobody spoke English. He didn’t know what to order or how to ask if something was vegetarian. He was outraged that nobody spoke English. In Madrid. The capital of Spain. 🙈
Plenty of people speak English in Madrid. They were probably fucking with him because he’s British and was likely rude like the typical British tourist. If he just asked “Habla usted ingles?” Plenty of people would accommodate, especially hospitality staff.
That was the advice I got when I went to Europe.
Learn how to say four things “Hello”, “Do you speak English?”, “Sorry” and “Thank you” and most people will do their best to work with you.
You hate immigrants because you’re far right
I hate my government for letting in over a 100k immigrants a year, while we have a housing shortage of 400k.
We are not the same.
Housing is intentionally kept sparse to keep prices high, as it benefits both developers and the government. Not people, though.
Immigrants don’t change that math.
Do local authories (part of the government) raise funds through taxation?
Do central governments not make money through home sale transactions?
It benefits corrupt politicians, not the government itself. That’s why China has an abundance of empty housing - local authorities made bank through sales.
