Yep ! years ago we sent all our naughty boys and girls away,mostly to Australia,so if an Aussie calls me a "Pom", I just call them "Deps" ( Deportees ). And what do we have now??? Ali Baba and his 40 thieves Plus a load of Euro Easterners Grrr. dickie
Yes, so do we. The problem is 'they' now think this is their country and that we have to change to suit them! We had to jump through hoops to be allowed to come here, and it cost us heaps in fees and charges to the Australian Government, and we had to wait our turn because we were a statistic - one of the quota for that year.
We had to produce a letter from every place we had ever worked since leaving school, (not a reference) just to prove that we were employable. Try that when most of the businesses I worked for are no longer operating (nothing to do with me I might add;-])
The quota still operates, and each time a new boatload arrives at Christmas Island, they have to be incorporated into that quota, so some really good and useful families are sent to the bottom of the pile again.
Ok - time for a coffee and cake!