Calming down?
A sort of edit for yesterday's post.British media, strongly criticised from all sides, changes the tone? Blame it on the Cold War. But just a few lines to ease the pain:
"The condescension shown towards eastern European migrants is, in many ways, the real, lasting legacy of the cold war."
"Both Bulgaria and Romania are routinely portrayed as backward, mafia-ridden hell-holes that will infect the rest of the continent come January 1. But is the political system in either country so much more corrupt than in Berlusconi-tainted Italy or cash-for-honours Britain?"
"The irony is that far from being backward, eastern Europe, thanks to the residual effects of 40 years of socialism, still puts much of western Europe (particularly Britain) to shame when it comes to the quality of its education, public transport and healthcare."
"In Britain we are told ad infinitum that "our way" is the best and the east irredeemably backward. Why, then, do we need to import railway engineers from Romania?"
I told you the Brits are not that bad. I like their sense of humour.
posted by Dana @ 10:05 am
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