Cyprus Property Protest London during President Christofias’ visit

miltiades · professor

Who wrote this !!!
"""""J&J, (or shall I say Stavros the Kebab Muncher!) seemed to tarnish all Brits as louts who have dogs that crap on the road, drink Keo and have tattoos! """

You missed out the earrings mate , another British cultural phenomenon that goes hand in hand with tattoos !!!
Oh what sophistication what class !!!

simonwjones · lecturer

simonwjones · lecturer

Get Real! · vip

simonwjones · lecturer

Johnson&Johnson · advanced member

Let me clear this up once and for all.

I do not hate all Brits.

I just don’t like those that come here and do not learn the language, assimilate into the local culture, or make an effort to adapt to the lifestyle (I guess that's 90% of them)

Just like you probably don't much like those foreigners who move to the UK, live in enclaves, do not make any effort to speak English, etc etc.

Jones mentioned the Muslims in the UK. Well, it’s the same thing with many of the British here. What's the difference ? Neither speak the language of the country they have chosen to live in, neither respect their hosts, and neither are willing to assimilate and integrate.

What never ceases to amaze me is those Brits who come here expecting it to be like England, and are suddenly shocked when things don't go their way.

They wonder why they get ripped off by lying builders (dotcom), why they cant get a job, why certain unscrupulous Cypriots treat them like cows to be milked. And then they go back to the UK after a year, with shattered dreams and empty pockets.

So let me give some pointers to make life here easier :

1) Learn the language before you arrive here. And learn it well. It will help tremendously.

2) Respect your hosts. Remember, we are sensitive after being under brutal British colonial rule for so many years. Many of us had relatives who remember the curfews, some who were killed by British soldiers. Don't treat us like peasants. We took over a barren wasteland from you in 1960, yet we have built it up into a modern state within 40 years, despite three wars (civil, anti colonial, modern technological) and a barrage of other obstacles. We are clever, hardowrking and shrewd. And YES, there are plenty of sharks among us, just as there are many in the UK and elsewhere.

3) Criticize constructively, and lead by example. We know we have problems (bad driving, inefficiency, sexual exploitation in cabarets, etc) but these are OUR problems, and we will sort it out without being mocked. We are indeed shit at many things (policing, organization, etc) but so are you (terminal 5, rocketing crime rates in the UK, etc) and we are getting better. Do not forget that we are a very new country and we have to learn a lot as we go.

Finally, let me just say that I like educated and reasonable people, no matter what the nationality.

Jones, It seems that I hit a raw nerve with you, and I do indeed feel that you are one of those Brits whom I descrbed as being loutish beer swillers.

But maybe I am wrong.

purdey · lecturer

All very reasonable JJ. Loutish beer swilling visitors will still arrive though.
Cyprus has identified certain areas of the island where this behaviour is tolerated for the silver dollar.
Until these areas are closed or policed more rigoursly, visitors will see no reason to adhere to polite behaviour, and locals as well as visitors will have to suffer the consequences.

Johnson&Johnson · advanced member

I'm glad I have made myself properly understood

perhaps i was a bit off the cuff in my first post, and did not make it clear that i am against a CERTAIN TYPE of brit, not all of them

but this is typical of my knee-jerk style

i will try to be more specific during any future brit-bashing

simonwjones · lecturer

I appreciate you are passionate about your country and you don't like the way development has spiraled out of control, especially over the last 10 years. I can fully understand why you think the way you do about us Brits as we were the first nation to move over and live there, and yes you are right some of us bring bad names when abroad. BUT we are not all bad and we are not all the same. There are good and bad Cypriots too. In our town there is a large Cypriot family who are the biggest drug dealers around but I know not all Cypriots deal drugs etc.

I live in the UK and do plan to move over one day and before I do, I will learn Greek for sure. I want to feel part of the community and feel like I live in another country. When I visit Cyprus we stay well away from the Karaoke bars/british bars as I don't like this and stay well clear. The louts bring a bad name.

If I was a loutish Brit who enjoyed beers and chips I would have purchased a property in Paphos.

You are wrong

Johnson&Johnson · advanced member

Purdey

you have lived here your whole life you say ?

thats very interesting. how so ?