Saintandy666

I do agree that these days Discrimination is not really much of an issue with us young lot. At least in areas of skin colour, nationality and sexuality... it's virtually non-existent beyond the few total morons who just look for something, anything different to point out and shout about. I'd say the problem is probably class these days... there's quite a bit of discrimination against those from richer backgrounds.

That's just the changing face of the UK. My secondary school wasn't so diverse in the number of different nationalities, but there was a very large Nepalese community as well as a reasonable number of Polish people and some Romanians.

I do have some experience in the going to a school with many different cultured people in. My primary school actually won awards for the amount of different nationalities it managed to successfully cater for(thought the award came a few years after I left). At the time of the award though, there were 23 languages spoken at the school! It wasn't quite that amount in my day, but I remember interpreters were always in for new non-British intake. Edit: though it wasn't an inner city school such as those described above. It was in a prosperous area.

I accept that, but I think a lot of that is to do with poverty and bad education rather than different cultures clashing. The culture clash is the symptom of the tension, not the cause.

Also, I am the first to admit I am younger than others and so lack experience in many areas. But, I thought this was a debate forum...

Just out of interest, not a combative post! Why do you think we are significant? The universe is infinite and we can therefore assume, there is infinite life out there. We are alive for about 80 years, the universes life span is infinite. We are tiny, nothing and there was a hell of a lot of time before us when no-one knew who we were and there will be a hell of a lot of time after us when nobody remembers us and eventually when no-one is around to remember us.

I think there's naive and then there's having a different opinion. It really does not bother me if there is a wide variety of prominent cultures within an area. As long as they are all treated equally and with respect, there is no problem in my eyes. The problem is when people take issue with others due to lack of understanding and just general ignorance. And cheers for the good luck, though I might not go there depends on what comes through on the other 4 applcations.

Sounds great! Jeeze, thanks for the advice. I'll look into it. The point is though wherever I go will probably end up being where I am for the next 20 years due to the nature of my course... and there won't be halls of residence after the first year. Anyways, the point is, I really don't care if my next door neighbours are black, because let's be honest, that is what some of you are getting at here.

Good good, I hope so, he has definitely been Fonte's equal so far this year in a way other central defenders have not. Sign him up!

I know the world isn't like that, I'm just saying that what colour your skin is or where you were born doesn't matter whatsoever. We are all humans on this tiny planet and are bloody insignificant.

It doesn't bother me. I'm hoping to go to uni in London next year(already have an offer from Kings , still waiting on other unis ), so living in a cultural melting pot hardly bothers me...

What, name things I have claimed to have done? Especially within that post that is 'unaffordable'.

I embrace different cultures. We need to stop fighting because people have different colour skins or observe different religions already. It's archaic.

Their underlying message doesn't have validity though. The idea that Muslims coming to the UK somehow threatens the English identity and way of life is bull****. They aren't making you do anything, and they certainly aren't imposing our law on us, and there is certainly no way that Sharia Law will EVER be put in place in this country above our law, as the EDL sometimes like to stir.

Oh please... I drink beer just like anyone else. It's hardly the point. I know their types, I've met plenty of the left wing variety on Protests I've been on. Everything to say, and understanding of nothing. There basically just for some 'action'.

They are all like that. Thugs and incoherent imbeciles. I hate to insult, but it is true. Sure, they should be allowed to voice their opinion(no-one should be silenced, even if their opinion is abhorrent), and it should be addressed, but they are extremists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjuNuqIev8M

The Daily Mail is the worst for this. It leaps on one say sentence in the abstract or conclusion and extrapolates it into a whole article presented as fact to scare its readers. If you actually go and read the paper that they are basing the story on, it usually says something very different.

The Liberal Democrats spotted it. Good ol' Vince saw all this coming!

And what were the markets saying for the last 10 years then... when the foundations for the cataclysmic worldwide crash were being laid. What were they saying then?

Nope, nothing. You often mock me for being young having no experience, but this is one area where I definitely have at least a little experience in how it all works. Your arguments are weak. Either way, I'd rather not argue like this on this thread.

Well, that's a stupid point. I have heard of the Royal British Legion and have even been to the place where all the Poppies are made and met the people who work hard at making them all year round. Even made some myself while I was there! But anyways, stupid response saying what you said.

The Poppy doesn't, that's for sure. But the Royal British Legion does. Go out into the street and ask people what they have heard of... Poppy, H4H and the Royal British Legion. I can assure you, the Poppy would come top, H4H and RBL 3rd. Maybe not with the oldies(your age range), but while most know of the Poppy, some, especially younguns will be unaware the RBL is behind it.

Oh, and I think both can co-exist. But H4H is must more snazzy, and large scale looking. Whereas, the Royal British Legion is more understated and just gets on with it, so has a lower profile, as it lets the image of the poppy do the talking.

Just because someone doesn't wear a poppy, it doesn't mean they are a bad person. I'm fed up of this poppy fascism, Hitler lost the war after all. And for what it is worth, I wore my poppy today and I will wear it again on the 13th.