They're coming into our country and they don't even have to register to claim benefits now

[bupcakesandcunting]

Not the words of me but of Alf Garnett my mother.

I feel that she has reached the pinnacle of twattery. AIBU to tell her to shut the fuck up with this? Honestly, it makes me so fucking angry, especially when it is punctuated with "I read it in the newspaper", like that makes it definitely true.

I know someone with an EU passport, has never lived or worked in the EU (has dual nationality) has been living here for 5 years claiming benefits, and has not intention of working. He'd leave if the benefits were withdrawn. And no other EU countries have tighter restrictions about who can claim benefits.

Sorry OP but your mum is right.

"do benefit claiming immigrants give a flying fuck about me"

well despite the fact that we're divorcing I'm prettty sure while exH was unemployed earlier this year and last year that if I'd dropped dead he would have given a flying fuck......

Kungfupanda - I handed out the invites - you can come to the pity party as well - it's ok we don't discriminate here (and besides I have half forrin chidren - one with a "made in Zimbabwe tag" on his arse )

Oh and I fully intend to tell my mother I've been laughing at her racist weirdness on the internet, she'll laugh at me for being an oversensitive lefty.

Does that make it even?

Doubt the benefit claiming immigrants will give a flying fuck.

[ponders]

Regarding blood being thicker than water. Can anyone explain why this is actually apparently a good thing?

What actual purpose does it serve? I mean, obviously for keeping your heart pumping you probably want the slightly thicker blood. I don't suppose water would do much good. But under what circumstances would you actually try to inject yourself with water? I am sure the are other things that you could use.

I can't really think of any circumstances where I might think 'ooh, better use blood as it is thicker'. Except for a thick liquid competition obviously. In which case I would probably use treacle.

So why does no one ever say treacle is thicker than blood.

"do benefit claiming people give a flying fuck about me"

no they dont Carmina, I betcha!

Thank you Baroque!

Blood being thicker than water is ACTUALLY a bastardised way of talking about the "purity" of blood.

So it's really bad actually.

Asprin and warfarin thin the blood.

Does that make the takers of said drugs less related or important?

Or does gunky thick stroke inducing blood make you more related to your family?

So many questions...

[looks blankly at ShirleyKnot]

So what about the treacle?

And where does blue blood come into it?

Sorry if someone else has already asked this (got to get to work). But if you don't have to register to get benefits then how the hell do you get them?!

"do benefit claiming people give a flying fuck about me"- no of course they dont cos people on benefits never train to be; nurses, paramedics, police, army personal, HCA's, counsellors, or do voluntary jobs etc, and neither do immigrants

Senorita. They get given to you out of the money raised from fining those who are rude to relatives on anonymous forums. The Rude Police come and collect it and give it to the more deserving.

FabbyChic Thu 24-Mar-11 09:32:32

What if it is true, why should anybody be able to come to the UK and be able to claim benefits when they have not contributed to the system? Why should anybody get free health care when they have never lived here or tried to integrate into our society?I'm sick of this free for all, it doesn't happen in Australia if you want to go there you need finances to be able to support yourself.There are far too many freeloaders coming into the UK and reaping the rewards of our free for all state.

There are far too many freeloaders already liviing in the UK (and british) and reaping the rewards of our free for all state.

fixed it for you.

love,
an immigrant

ps please shut up. As stupid is often contagious

Keep up Senorita, you get handed a whole pile of used notes as you enter the country. Either at Gatwick or under a lorry in Dover.
My Dsis was a nasty racist, that changed when a very lovely Indian doctor saved my DN life. The tragedy of it all, the Dr is the only 'nice' Indian she's ever met. To save myself having another brain bleed, we avoid the topic of race.

Blue blood is from all the ink the kings used to drink.

Are you thick?

Definitely thicker than water.

[proud]

'blood is thicker than water' Means you should put the needs and feelings of your family before complete strangers.

And I know it's anonymous on here but the sentiment is the same ( or should be )

Maybe as a mother I find it hard to understand why daughters would take this approach - I hope I mean more to my kids than MN thread material.

Anyway - I'll leave you to it - have fun.

Yes, I am indeed slow. Worse still, I am slow and married to an 'immigrant' (despite being a British passport holder BEFORE I met him).

I feel sorry for you and you should TAKE A BLOODY GOOD LOOK AT YOURSELF.

KungFu

Can I join the party too? I might be disqualified though 'cos I was born in South Africa and came here as an immigrant age 3.

My dad had to pay his own way through medical school and prove he was indeed married to my mum (who was able to get a British passport 'cos she happened to have been born here purely because her father was working here during the war) before he (and my brother and I) could be naturalised after the requisite number of years.

My brother (also born abroad) could marry a foreigner (and indeed, has) and bring her in - but I couldn't, 'cos I wasn't born in the UK ....just as well dh is Scottish thru' and thru' then!

I'm white though - does that make a difference? (as an aside: just what category do I put myself under in the Census White - "Mongrel" ?)

But why does it mean that? How oes the viscosity of a bodily fluid equate to a moral responsibility to prioritise your relatives?

[really wants to know]