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| "... [Theresa] May has also been struck by the lack of high-quality academic evidence on why members of EU states often choose Britain to seek work and reside in as opposed to other EU countries" (May targets migrants as Tories attempt to appease Eurosceptics, 8 October). Well, such research would be a waste of time and money, because I can tell her: the reason why people of other EU states (and people from outside the EU) see Britain as a place to find work is that these foreigners speak English or can get by with it at least. It is really as simple as that. It is not because Britain is a nicer place than others. How, for example, can an ordinary Greek or Spanish citizen be expected to have much luck with finding work in Denmark or Estonia (except in an international organisation), just as it would be rather difficult for a British person to find work in Hungary without knowing Hungarian, on the whole? The English language is the key. It is obvious and I have been saying it for years. Lisbet Faragher Edinburgh | "... [Theresa] May has also been struck by the lack of high-quality academic evidence on why members of EU states often choose Britain to seek work and reside in as opposed to other EU countries" (May targets migrants as Tories attempt to appease Eurosceptics, 8 October). Well, such research would be a waste of time and money, because I can tell her: the reason why people of other EU states (and people from outside the EU) see Britain as a place to find work is that these foreigners speak English or can get by with it at least. It is really as simple as that. It is not because Britain is a nicer place than others. How, for example, can an ordinary Greek or Spanish citizen be expected to have much luck with finding work in Denmark or Estonia (except in an international organisation), just as it would be rather difficult for a British person to find work in Hungary without knowing Hungarian, on the whole? The English language is the key. It is obvious and I have been saying it for years. Lisbet Faragher Edinburgh |
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