[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by BuddyTheElf

Yes. As a great meme I once saw summed it up:

'So foreigners need to learn English or face deportation, whilst Aunty Barbara is living in Spain saying bonjour to to the shop keeper'

The difference is if Aunty Barbara needs to visit her Spanish GP and she wants to understand what her diagnosis is, she has to pay for an interpreter, same with any hospital visits. If people don't want to learn the language of the country they live in, that's fine by me I don't see why the taxpayer should pick up interpreter costs though.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Christmas Sherry

The difference is if Aunty Barbara needs to visit her Soanish GP and she wants to understand what her diagnosis is, she has to pay for an interpreter, same with any hospital visits. If people don't want to learn the language of the country they live in, that's fine by me I don't see why the taxpayer should pick up interpreter costs though.

That seems like more of a Spanish issue which the UK has resolved to me.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Withano

That seems like more of a Spanish issue which the UK has resolved to me.

no it's common sense not to pick up the tab for every Brit who wants to move to the sun, unemployment in Spain is 25 per cent, their system would buckle if they had to pay for every Tom, Dick and Harry...oh wait just like the NHS ....

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Christmas Sherry

no it's common sense not to pick up the tab for every Brit who wants to move to the sun, unemployment in Spain is 25 per cent, their system would buckle if they had to pay for every Tom, Dick and Harry...oh wait just like the NHS ....

I would say an inclusive and progressive, forward thinking attitude is closer to common sense than denying a person their diagnosis because they dont understand the language is, myself.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Christmas Sherry

The difference is if Aunty Barbara needs to visit her Spanish GP and she wants to understand what her diagnosis is, she has to pay for an interpreter, same with any hospital visits. If people don't want to learn the language of the country they live in, that's fine by me I don't see why the taxpayer should pick up interpreter costs though.

Yeah i agree.The tax payer shouldn't be paying for this.If people want to come here then they should learn the language first or fund their own interpreters.
Apart from refugees obviously.
This money should be spent on teaching these people English or it will never end.