EU Immigration Crisis Megathread

[Syt]

Germany sees the same, especially on Facebook.

[Valmy]

Don't feel too bad. Practically every country in the world has that kind of reaction to immigration.

[Syt]

In the Czech Republic 3/4 of the people answered in a poll that they don't really need the freedom of the Schengen agreements. And the hysteria has led to a number of false alarms about illegal immigrants. In one case a young woman called the police because of a "refugee dressed in black, carrying a machine gun," who turned out to be a chimney sweep carrying his work equipment. In another incident, three new (black) players of a football club were nearly arrested because police thought they had escaped from a nearby deportation facility. The minster of the interior explained that these cases, while bizarre to Western citizens, are to be expected in a country that was behind the iron curtain for 40 years and has had limited experience with migrants.

[The Brain]

I may be a tiny chimney sweep, but I carry an enormous brush.

[Norgy]

Isn't it funny, by the way, how the chief opponents of immigrants - even on this forum - come from shitty countries, like Belgium, Portugal, Quebec (or, in a more general sense, not confined to this forum, Hungary or Poland)?

Portuguese people, along with the Chinese and Lithuanians, are among the least pleasant people I have met. The Poles are just all smiles. I suspect they'll drive a hammer through my brain at the first opportunity, though.

[Ed Anger]

Isn't it funny, by the way, how the chief opponents of immigrants - even on this forum - come from shitty countries, like Belgium, Portugal, Quebec (or, in a more general sense, not confined to this forum, Hungary or Poland)?

Portuguese people, along with the Chinese and Lithuanians, are among the least pleasant people I have met. The Poles are just all smiles. I suspect they'll drive a hammer through my brain at the first opportunity, though.

They will steal your potatoes and hack off your feet.

[Admiral Yi]

Belgium and Quebec are shitty countries?

Quebec is a country?

[Maximus]

Belgium is a country?

[11B4V]

In the Czech Republic 3/4 of the people answered in a poll that they don't really need the freedom of the Schengen agreements. And the hysteria has led to a number of false alarms about illegal immigrants. In one case a young woman called the police because of a "refugee dressed in black, carrying a machine gun," who turned out to be a chimney sweep carrying his work equipment. In another incident, three new (black) players of a football club were nearly arrested because police thought they had escaped from a nearby deportation facility. The minster of the interior explained that these cases, while bizarre to Western citizens, are to be expected in a country that was behind the iron curtain for 40 years and has had limited experience with migrants.

Just reprehensible conduct from the populace.

[Norgy]

Belgium is a country?

No, it's more like a highway for German armed forces to use when invading France. Like Denmark, when they invade Scandinavia, but with less bacon.

[Monoriu]

Isn't it funny, by the way, how the chief opponents of immigrants - even on this forum - come from shitty countries, like Belgium, Portugal, Quebec (or, in a more general sense, not confined to this forum, Hungary or Poland)?

Portuguese people, along with the Chinese and Lithuanians, are among the least pleasant people I have met. The Poles are just all smiles. I suspect they'll drive a hammer through my brain at the first opportunity, though.

I think the Chinese MO isn't that they'll drive a hammer through your head.  It is when someone drives a hammer through your head, they'll laugh (at you), take pictures with a V sign, then help themselves with your belongings 

[viper37]

Isn't it funny, by the way, how the chief opponents of immigrants - even on this forum - come from shitty countries, like Belgium, Portugal, Quebec (or, in a more general sense, not confined to this forum, Hungary or Poland)?

Well, Quebec is not a country, not yet, at least, and it's been only your old pal Grallon.  Also, one could say the Languish population is not a fair representation of our respective countries.

[viper37]

Germany sees the same, especially on Facebook.

same here on Facebook.  I see a rise in islamophobia.  Public discourse is more welcoming, including shock jocks and other media commenters.

[Barrister]

Isn't it funny, by the way, how the chief opponents of immigrants - even on this forum - come from shitty countries, like Belgium, Portugal, Quebec (or, in a more general sense, not confined to this forum, Hungary or Poland)?

Portuguese people, along with the Chinese and Lithuanians, are among the least pleasant people I have met. The Poles are just all smiles. I suspect they'll drive a hammer through my brain at the first opportunity, though.

Real life porkchops I've ever met have been very engaging and pleasant.  Now true they're porkchops who have emigrated to Canada, but still.

[Richard Hakluyt]

I find it ironic that there is so much intra-European racism in this thread. The selfishness and parochialism of certain sections of the European population, plus the incompetence and shilly-shallying of their governments, is fairly small beer compared to the dreadful events and behaviour in the Middle East itself