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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 12:51pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jedisco(m): 1:03pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
profemebee: Immigration has always been a low hanging fruit in many countries- one politicians first aim for moreso when there are economic challenges like in the current climate. Partly why many countries are moving right as politicians seek votes and blame immigrants... in reality it always comes around as immigrants are hardly ever the problem... cue Brexit. UK chased out the EU... did it fare better?. Nigeria chased out Ghanaians...did we fare better? No. Finally, I find it odd when certain folks talk about Immigration in countries like Australia. At what point in Australia's history did Immigration become 'unsustainable'? 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jedisco(m): 1:09pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
LionInZion: Without getting drawn into this, It's a slippery slope excusing everything on the basis of 'its human nature' or unconscious bias. Name it- racism, slavery, human rights, war, womens right e t.c can all be easily excused. The issue with Afghanistan was that their suffering was partly due to wrongful interference by the UK and hence there ought to be a moral burden to right some wrongs. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 1:24pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
LionInZion: It's that oppressive mindset from Nigeria you see playing out here, because I can't control a situation I should lay low and just accept any bullshit that comes my way. It's funny how people on a visa in this country support policies that may come back to bite them in the long run. This is how some unwise immigrants in the US were supporting Trump until his policies started biting them, especially in bringing their families over into the US. No immigrant is a beggar in this country, the immigration system is like an hotel business where people pay per night to stay. Let everyone check their payslips at the end of the month and see how much they pay in taxes and NI for the system to continue to run. You are virtually paying for every day you live here and let no one come and tell us that immigrants contribute little or nothing else the PM will not be increasing visa fees and ihs fees to fund an increase in wages. The UK is in heavy debt and has already borrowed over 90% in comparison to its GDP. No one is doing anyone a favour here (which is what some folks think here), we are all in business both us and the people making the policies. 10 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 1:59pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Goke7: Lol. My fear is if we continue to hold such views, someone like Suella will come to power one day and put a cap on the number of children immigrants can have; the number of sexual intercourses in a year ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 2:04pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
jedisco: Hmmn, that's quite another good valid angle to the topic. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 2:09pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
profemebee: I agree with you bro. At the same time, I also have learnt that many situations that seem out of control might still be salvaged if we have the willpower to address them. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 2:30pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
LionInZion: Itâs already happening, the government wants to even go ahead to bypass the supreme courts and international laws all in the name of reducing net migration. When there are even laws in this land that protects families especially children which is what some folks are going to use to challenge some of the recent policies. If people keep shut many people will just suffer for nothing all in the guise of we canât control the situation. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 3:00pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by kwakudtraveller(m): 3:09pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Goke7:This is a lazy way to address an argument. Iâve noticed that you always narrow every counter argument to us having an oppressed mindset. Iâm curious to know what you have done outside of this forum to address this new policy or previous immigration policies. After all I started a petition which most of the people who complain here everyday refused to sign. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 3:37pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
kwakudtraveller: Oh really? I take that as a compliment, I accept my arguments are very lazy, thank you cos I must always agree with you. How politically active do you think I am in this country or I should reel out all the groups I am involved in making representations to the govt to please you and tell you how many cases I have been involved cos thatâs the only way I can impress you. Chai 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Thewritingnerd(f): 3:57pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Congratulationss đ Overthinker: 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Efftyy: 4:01pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Who can help with International driving licence here pls ⌠Kindly Dm 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by RindeFoods: 4:12pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
It's between 20k/30k now,if Jan 15th is not too late by you, I can be of assistance, the License will be in England at that time. You can connect on how it will get to you. Efftyy: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by abuhusna1: 5:08pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
abuhusna1:i use 2 of oil filled heater one for each bedroom, very energy efficient and fast heat so you can off it when the room is warm https://www.amazon.co.uk/Schallen-Portable-Adjustable-Temperature-Thermostat/dp/B00D8WTRQU 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by abuhusna1: 5:08pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
SPDAZZY:i use 2 of oil filled heater one for each bedroom, very energy efficient and fast heat so you can off it when the room is warm https://www.amazon.co.uk/Schallen-Portable-Adjustable-Temperature-Thermostat/dp/B00D8WTRQU 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by giselle237: 5:13pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Efftyy:u do not need it for the UK. Your standard driving licence is fine and itâs 15k for 5 years. Also since it is a renewal/reissue you can apply for it online. Inorder to avoid going to capture, select no to the biometrics question when filling the form. I guess itâs how to get it to you here in the UK I can not help with 4 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lefty500: 5:20pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Agidipie: Go on eBay, search for your laptop of choice and spec, under filter, choose open never used you should see good deals there. I didn't have a good experience with refurb laptop, so I don't recommend it, even with excellent refurb, one key wasn't working, I bought it for my wife, she didn't see a reason to report to me since there's an alternate key that serve the same purpose (shift key). But with open never used, I got a laptop worth ÂŁ750 at ÂŁ449, ASUS TUF Gaming F15, Core i5 11th gen, 512GB SSD, 8gb RAM , 4gb Nvidia Geforce RTX 2050, 2023 model. I just recently added 16GB RAM. Just be careful, because refurb can also be listed as "open never used", check the rating of the seller, and reviews, check item description, and try and see the reason why the person is selling, also if it has any defect. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Agidipie: 5:24pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Lefty500:Thanks |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 6:43pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
abuhusna1: What kind of oil pls ![]() |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by triplo3: 6:49pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
[b][/b] Goke7: How can you claim no one is doing anyone a favour when the immigration numbers demonstrates people are coming in droves? If it was a 50/50 business deal like you say, shouldnât direction be in both ways or fairly stable. I donât just mean from Naija (India, China, Pakistan etc. are on the list). The truth is people will move from areas of economic hardship to areas with more opportunitiesâŚjust like Osmosis. When you come and you start paying tax in the new system, were you not paying tax in the previous location? What did you get in return? If itâs not a fair deal, people would stop coming and enjoy their extra âmoneyâ. That said, I think immigration should be sustainable, otherwise we overload the system and we get the same âunworkableâ system some of us were running away from. When last have you visited a GP or house-hunted? Thereâs no doubt in my mind this âtiny-Islandâ is under a lot of pressure and it needs to be released somehow. I donât like the uncertainty of the immigration laws (they should be fairly stable so people can plan and not be stranded), but how many countries are viable alternatives? Maybe Canada, Australia, USAâŚbe things May even be changing in these countries as well. In terms of voting or making a change, not sure the immigrant vote/lobby is significant enough to move the needle. Las las, everyone go Dey alright. How I wish we could get our acts right as a country, doesnât even have to be el dorado, just back to 2015 economic outlook and the influx from Nigerians wonât be as bad. God punish APC for forcing middle class Nigerians to flee their country! 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by profemebee(m): 7:21pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
bless youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!! triplo3: 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 7:21pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
triplo3: To add to this, the Home sec in his statement this week said that they estimate that around 75% of dependants do not work, but still make use of public services. That is part of the reason why they felt justified to restrict dependants, majority of whom they believe take more than they contribute, in other words the UK is doing them a favour. I'm not saying that they are 100% right, but pointing out how the other side thinks and views things. 6 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by triplo3: 7:29pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Zahra29: This is indisputable. I know how much Caesarean Section costs in private hospitals in Nigeria or if you travel to USA or Canada to give birth. Itâs very very expensive. Iâm sure we all know people who arrived âyesterdayâ and given birth âtodayâ. It will easily swallow the Ihs fees. Not to mention free schooling for children. There is no free lunch, the money is coming from somewhere. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by profemebee(m): 7:30pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
That's the default response... when there is no data or stats to back it up emotional outburst and using oppressed mindset as the response i expected this yesterday.. Almost 48hours, and no data ..... i even went ahead to provide different forms of data but the counter argument was to leverage on Hear say, Daddy freeze, vibes and emotions as reference. The data showed a major increase in visas granted across board etc.. If the data from UK gov supported the claims that UK isn't immigration-friendly, the same people referencing beer parlor gists would have embraced it.. One can keep migrating to new countries and still complain and complain because there is no perfect setting anywhere A lot of the countries used in the immigration laws comparison are larger in size than the entire UK.. and so can never have same opportunities.. USA is 40x larger than the UK.. Over 10 states in the States are larger than the UK.. Australia is over 30x larger than the UK.. Ticha gave us a detailed account of how Australia is... Some babes did videos about how to get an appointment at the hospital took them over 3months in Canada If you want to believe beer parlor gists and vibes, then thats on you... kwakudtraveller: 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 7:31pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
triplo3: How you feel about your home country has nothing to do with the Uk, if you think they are doing you a favour and youâre overloading their system, then good for you. Itâs a country with very critical people and they always ask questions about everything and motive the govt does. If thatâs what we really do back home perhaps Nigeria will not be where it is. Even the Brits themselves are complaining I wonder when some of us became the govt mouth piece to think whatever they are currently doing is in the best interest of everyone. You have even admitted that it needs to be stable so people can plan, is that not what some of us have been saying here? So whatâs the stress 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Datakey: 7:34pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Lexusgs430: I heard you are the oga of Iptv, abeg how do I watch matches |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 7:35pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
triplo3: đŻ And many do not pay ihs fees or get it refunded, so the birthing is completely free lol |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 7:45pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Datakey: Blessed are those who speaketh behind my back ........đđ |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 7:58pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Zahra29: That estimate of 75% of dependents not working we all know is debatable along the lines of if they have little children they are caring for and the ability to work for how many hours. Secondly they donât even have recourse to public funds so how are they a burden if the other applicant is taking care of the bills. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 8:05pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
triplo3: Imagine middle class man age 45 selling cars and landed properties just to relocate for masters. We need to talk to each other and do whatever we can to get Nigeria working. Enough of deceiving ourselves. 11 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Datakey: 8:12pm On Dec 09, 2023 |
Lexusgs430: Abeg help your boy.. I'm on your DM |
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