I like this man

[contractor79]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...k-English.html

"An Asian postmaster has provoked the ire of race equality campaigners by banning customers from his branch who cannot speak English.
Deva Kumarasiri claims all immigrants in Britain should learn the language so they can communicate properly with others here and embrace British culture.
'If you come to Britain you have got to speak English,' said the father-of-two, who moved here himself 18 years ago."

[BrilloPad]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...k-English.html

"An Asian postmaster has provoked the ire of race equality campaigners by banning customers from his branch who cannot speak English.
Deva Kumarasiri claims all immigrants in Britain should learn the language so they can communicate properly with others here and embrace British culture.
'If you come to Britain you have got to speak English,' said the father-of-two, who moved here himself 18 years ago."

I wonder how many are banned?

[Cyberman]

Nobody should get British citizenship if they cannot speak the language. Unfortunately, any foreign alien with the slightest leaning towards voting Labour is automatically welcomed and gets better benefits than any indigenous Tory ever would.

[PRC1964]

Nobody should get British citizenship if they cannot speak the language. Unfortunately, any foreign alien with the slightest leaning towards voting Labour is automatically welcomed and gets better benefits than any indigenous Tory ever would.

So a Welsh speaker should not be allowed to be British?

[original PM]

So a Welsh speaker should not be allowed to be British?

Well no they are Welsh!

This does flag a possible issue for the gentleman in the original post.

As it does not take into account the possibiity of tourists in the country.

However what I think Mr Kumarasiri is trying to get across is that he is sick and tired of paying taxes to a government who let all and sundry into the country allow them citizenship and then watch them sit around refusing to integrate into the culture.

Probably

[denver2k]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...k-English.html

"An Asian postmaster has provoked the ire of race equality campaigners by banning customers from his branch who cannot speak English.
Deva Kumarasiri claims all immigrants in Britain should learn the language so they can communicate properly with others here and embrace British culture.
'If you come to Britain you have got to speak English,' said the father-of-two, who moved here himself 18 years ago."

What if the person only speaks Gaelic or Welsh ??

He can impose these restrictions if the person is applying for job in his postoffice BUT I cant see any reason why someone is not allowed to use the services if he/she cant speak English.

Non English speaking person may be a visitor or a contractor from some other country (same as other Brits go to other countries knowing nothing about language).


Ohh sorry i just realized that its "Daily Mail".....

[BrilloPad]

What if the person only speaks Gaelic or Welsh ??

How many are there like that?

Mrs BP's brother-out-law says that those who can only speak Welsh are backward retards : but then he is Welsh.

[Churchill]

Well no they are Welsh!

This does flag a possible issue for the gentleman in the original post.

As it does not take into account the possibiity of tourists in the country.

However what I think Mr Kumarasiri is trying to get across is that he is sick and tired of paying taxes to a government who let all and sundry into the country allow them citizenship and then watch them sit around refusing to integrate into the culture.

Probably

Do you know the difference between "British" and English/Scots/Welsh & Northern Irish?

[minestrone]

Do you know the difference between "British" and English/Scots/Welsh & Northern Irish?

Scottish

[OwlHoot]

How many are there like that?

Mrs BP's brother-out-law says that those who can only speak Welsh are backward retards : but then he is Welsh.

Either backward retards or as old as Methusaleh (sp?) - The last Welsh-only speakers probably died in the 1880s, and ditto for Gaelic, Cornish, Manx, etc (probably even earlier than that).