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Last time I looked, the World was round.........the reason why ultimately there will be nowhere to run and hide. You've added a few posts to your tally since I was here last.
Well that is your perception, Books.
If an observation is in your eyes equal to stirring up resentment, then we're all going to be in deep trouble.
I'll add something more to my hospital story. More observations................I live in a very multi cultural neighbourhood.
In my street I have some Romanian neighbours. They are lovely people. A couple with two children. Totally integrated. We let on to each other, we help each other where needed etc. Everyone likes them, everyone gets on with each other. So no problems. No resentment at all.
On the other hand we had at the other end of the street about 12 Romanians moving in a terraced house about a year ago. They ripped the house apart, threw their rubble in the street. Held loud parties till the early hours and their kids were still running around outside at 3 in the morning.
I tried to have a friendly chat with them to see if I could get them to phone the council to take away the mess they had put out on the pavement. At the end of the day they might not have known the council would come and collect it. I tried to reach out and even offered help if they might need it. I asked them if they could keep the noise down a bit at night as a lot of people needed their sleep to get to work in the morning. Just being reasonable, not demanding. I'm a non threatening person. I'm not aggressive and will always talk instead of screaming at people.
It didn't help. Nothing changed. So in the end half the neighbourhood complained to the council and they were removed from the house.
So my observation is that if people who come to live here abide by the same rules no one has any problems.
All people want is equal treatment, whether they are black, white, brown, yellow, red or purple.
And regarding my own race...I don't have blond hair in plaits, nor do I wear clogs. 
We have to remember that the interpretation of a post is in the hands of experienced moderators and in this case one who appears to specialise in such judgement. Whilst the crisis surrounding Europe manifests itself in many ways It may not be possible to relate all of ones experiences or personal opinions without straying into territory that might be viewed as off topic.
The following cartoon has been widely shown on social media, it was drawn by Australian Simon Kneebone in response to migrant problems on the other side of the world but it is just as appropriate to events in the med.
