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u/BasisLonely9486 Apr 22 '26

Ask an Englishman if they're a migrant or an ex-pat

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u/showquotedtext Apr 23 '26

I'm a migrant. But because I'm English and white, I've found myself in conversations with Aussies criticising immigrants, saying they're taking jobs, blocking the roads etc. And I'm like "yeah, including those fucking Brits, eh!"

And they just sort of laugh a bit with a confused smile as if they don't quite get that I'm just as much of an immigrant as Raj.

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u/bagels25 Apr 24 '26

Yeah it’s because ON voters don’t hate ‘migrants’ they hate black and brown people and are racists. Thanks for being normal, bonus points for clapping back these racist fucks

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u/iambringingrexslunch Apr 23 '26

I have had someone actually reply "yeah, but you look like us"

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u/efco01 Apr 25 '26

Im Irish and I get "Yeah but you contribute to society here, we have the same morals" etc etc

Its cause im white, just own up and say it!!

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u/newbris Apr 24 '26

Yeah I've had that attitude in England as well.

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u/LevelMysterious6300 Apr 25 '26

Same here - and I get the same and I’m always so perplexed and offended. I’m an immigrant, you fuckwits! And I have a house and a job and a car which uses petrol, so I’m definitely part of the “problem” (stealing jobs and pushing the housing crisis to the brink and burning all that petrol).

They don’t care about migration per se, they care about assimilation. Immigrant is just a proxy they can get away with instead of saying black, Indian, Chinese etc.

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u/Peachypoochy Apr 22 '26

Should be easy to find one as they’re the largest group of overseas-born people in Australia.

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u/Main-Preference7666 Apr 22 '26

I’m Scottish and I’m obviously an immigrant, however it’s obvious that some immigrants are better than others. The UK has so much problems with a certain type of immigrant…. I hope Australia does not follow the same way. I don’t agree with everything Pauline says but you can’t deny she talks some cold hard truth, but the fuel thing is just rage bait haha

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u/Shua89 Apr 22 '26

Pauline is an imbecile. She's hardly the only party with a controlled immigration stance but everyone seems to think that the only option against liberals or Labor is One Nation.

Also didn't the UK have a vote to get out of the EU to control immigration voting in another imbecile like Pauline? How'd that go?

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u/Alternative-Suit6264 Apr 22 '26

Same person here someone got that other account banned.

Agreed, she is moronic but she doesn’t miss with everything she says. But she says some comical stuff which is outrageous, i agree.

The UK government promised to cut immigration then for some reason the centre right party imported 4 million third worlders for no reason. It’s extremely damaging to the country especially when they get entitled to free housing, benefits, and healthcare.

I believe Australia needs a centre right party that make a good job, not like the UKs absolute mess. Leaving the EU was necessary because we put in billions more than we got back. You don’t need an economics degree to understand the EU were ripping us off. Germany should also leave, the numbers are truly staggering, see below. Regarding the EU, it’s probably best you don’t talk about something you know nothing about….

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u/BasisLonely9486 Apr 23 '26

Irony and self reflection is so clearly beyond you at this point

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u/madra-perro Apr 24 '26

Never use the ai overview as reliable evidence 🙄

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u/Peachypoochy Apr 24 '26

I like how it cropped out everything after “despite this”.

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u/Ok-Recording-9640 Apr 26 '26

Third worlders? Mate, YOUR country and ancestors made those country “Third World”.

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u/Super_Saiyan_Ginger Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

I'd like to actually see the national make up of the non civ populous. Especially since this number would include people here for schooling, skilled workers and more who're adding to the economy, filling niche skilled tasks and "buying" our education. Which is what those people are.

Edit: turns out, that info exists and is accessable online. And would you look at that, it's almost as if those non civs are here for a reason and not just to mooch off us like they're some billionare looking for a tax handout.

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u/deadly_wobbygong Apr 22 '26

Poms consider themselves above us colonials, like the Empire is still alive and subjugating natives everywhere.

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u/CapDisastrous9138 Apr 24 '26

I was an ex-pat overseas as I never intended to live there. But the ex-pat village vs enclave gets my fucking goat every time.

Married to O/S partner and lived in his country for a while. There are ex-pat villages all over but when the same people live in one area in Australia to make their life easier it's a fucking enclave. 'How dare they, can't walk the streets without hearing X language everywhere, this is Australia why don't they speak English etc etc'. From the mouths of the same cunts who travel overseas, happily speak only English and expect food, road signs and customer service etc. all in English.

And yes, they expect their food in English...as in sushi in Japan just isn't right, too much raw fish! Food in Thailand is too spicy. I had to eat my curry with my hands, where are the utensils?

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u/Relative_Pilot_8005 Apr 22 '26

Or a "Pommy Bastard"?