You call that a rant? :)
On 3/11/08 1:14 AM, "Rankin, James R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Which part of the UK do you live in then? Surely it mustn't be an inner > city. Let me know and I'll move there, I bet it's not Sunderland! This > country is swimming in immigrants with no regard for British law or decency. > I'll grant you, South Africa is probably worse (my relatives came back to > the UK from there only recently), but the UK is not what it was ten or > fifteen years ago. The Human Rights Act and Labour have a lot to answer for. > > <End political rant> > > <Awaits flames for posting said rant> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter van Houten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 March 2008 01:13 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: Job opening > > James, I trust that the "open prison" comment was meant in jest! I > spent the first 45 years of my life in South Africa and travelled > extensively for the last 25 of those, including visits to the UK, the US > and most of Europe. > > In 2003 I relocated to the UK and have never looked back. I discovered > a kind and tolerant society, job opportunities that were previously > denied to me due to age/race/gender and absolute freedom of movement and > a sense of safety. > > Not so back in South Africa. On returning for the funeral of my father, > I have found a society bitter, disillusioned and bent out of shape by > the ravages of past injustices, poverty, and greed. Over 50 murders, > 150 rapes, 340 armed robberies per *day*. Not to mention the hundreds > of vehicle hijackings, cash-in-transit heists and blown-up cash > machines. I won't even mention the atrocities against children, some as > young as 3 months old. Then there is the maniac just to the north in > Zimbabwe "running" a country with 100,000% annual inflation. Does not > bode well. > > Life in the UK is not easy but if one is prepared to work hard, it can > be pretty comfortable [in my experience]. > > p.s. Folks in the US: I did enjoy Boston (visited several times while I > worked for Wang) and Seattle (visiting family) ;-) > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:16 AM, Rankin, James R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Don't suppose you're willing to sponsor work permit applications are > you? I am sick of living in the open prison that the UK has become L > ----- Salvador Manzo [ 620 W. 35th St - Los Angeles, CA 90089 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Auxiliary Services IT, Datacenter University of Southern California 818-612-5112 "Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." - Robert A. Heinlein ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
