TheBoost said:

Hey, it's me. said:

TheBoost said:

Hey, it's me. said:

TheBoost said:

I have a friend who is a massive cricket fan and has been to Bangladesh and Pakistan to see England play on tour. And he has quite reliably informed me that these countries are utter shitholes. No amount of holiday brochure pictures will change that. Nice try though.

Well, while I'm sure you're friends anecdotes are wonderfully insightful, reffering to the developing world, with their massive cities, internet, freeways, and hospitals, as "Stone Age shitholes" carries with it a nice little air of "These masses of brown savages sure should be glad we civilized folk invented fire. And they get it for free!"

It's funny, because just about everything you're saying is what American's in the Southwest like to say about Mexicans.

And while I cant speak to British immigration, it's the same thing that was said about Chinese immigrants, Irish immigrants, Afro-Carribean immigrants, and Easter European immigrants here in America.

In regards to my friend who has actually been to these places, his comments weren't anecdotal. Believe me.

You may need to look up what anecdotal means.

Were not weren't (tut) don't get me wrong, he wasnt entirely degrading of these places. He just said that the overwhelming majority seemed to live in squalor. And he couldn't get out of Islamabad quick enough. It's an extremely dangerous place. Anyway, I'm not anti-immigration. I just think it should be selective and should only apply to proven professional people or students who come to learn. Economic migrants cause problems when there are already big problems with unemployment, housing,for the native population.