living in other countries..?

Question

ok.. so if you choose to leave you native country and go to live somewhere else do you think it is right to impose beliefs of your old country on the new country or do you think if you move to another country that you should fit in and live by that countries rules and beliefs?

i ask this after the coments made by the australian government recently on foreigners who live in their country and expect to have their religion and beliefs upheld by a different society and culture...

england is especially true of this, england bends over backward to accomadate everyone that enters and we have mosques built, polish comunities growing etc etc... we have these people views then forced down our throats and are expected to bend over backwards to accomodate them... WHAT ABOUT OUR WAY OF LIFE....??? surely if you move to a country you should move there because you want to live as the people in that country live, respect and abide by the laws of the land and the people???

by thought...

if we went to live in say.. pakistan... and started preaching our religion and way of life on to them.. do you think we would survive more than a week?

do you think they would be understanding and accomodadting and let us build christian or catholic or methodist churches in their land?

Answer 1

You speak about England like they never went in any ones country and killed the people and stolen the lands. Your name really describes you well.....The world is a small place and we all need to learn religious tolerance.

Answer 2

Definitely, when you choose to live in a different culture, you should honour, respect and comply to it!
A society also should not encourage being different, i.e. a secular society should remain secular and not go to extremes trying to accommodate strange and foreign requests. History and tradition should be honoured and not changed with every newcomer.
Having said that, I do not mean that people should be in any way restricted in following this or that religion. The problem arises when religious dogma (Christian, Muslim or any other) goes to an extend that it clashes with a traditionally established way of life in a developed civilised society.
As for the Poles, they might be forming communities because the locals are ostracising them.
I basically do not think that people and cultures are so different and/or unique. There is no reason to either stick together in a culture specific group or isolate people from other cultures. The truth, unfortunately, is it does work both ways.
But it is important for the foreigner to adapt in order to keep the integrity of society.

Answer 3

I actually made a question like this a couple of weeks ago and it got deleted ! .. " Apparently " i was being racist.

I agree with you .. foreigners who go to other countrys and live should respect that countries culture and try and fit in.

Those who come to England don't though .. i mean look at the things they wear ! .. No offense but we here in England don't go walking out in public wearing a massive curtain covering our bodies and heads ! ..

I went to London last month and it was terrifying how many foreigners there were .. about 70% were Muslims 10% Chinese and about 20% British.

Now i'm not racist i swear but this is wrong. We are called Great Britain for a reason. 1: We're great hehe =] .. and 2: British people are meant to live here !

They abuse our system to get everything they want .. And if they don't get what they want .. they can just acuse you of being racist ! ... Of course they can insult our religion and British way of life as much as they want to .. but when it's the other way round .. We are " racist " .. and they win !

Answer 4

I think that everyone has a right to their own beliefs and their own culture, however it is their own and not every ones, they should keep it to themselves and try to inflict their values on others around them. this goes for all religions!! I also think that countries should be ruled by the rule of law, as long as all people follow the law of the land then all beliefs should be held within the same respect.

I think that people should absolutely conform to the law of the land, and no religion should have precedence over the law. I don't think Britain is being over run by immigrants, and i actually think diversity is a good thing, as is living in a multicultural society, i love living in London and i think a big part of that reason is the diversity.

I believe religion gets in the way, and no religion should have special treatment. Also debate is a good thing and i don't think religion should be left apart from the debate as some sort of shield against all criticism's and I'm talking about all religion why is it that we can talk about everything, ridicule our politicians, our country , and what ever else and religion remains untouchable. When i talk about religion here i talk about all religions.

I think religion should play no part in the laws of a nation or the building and betterment of the nation. All countries have real problems which need to be tackled, poverty, education, health care. I think if we concentrate on sorting these things out, we may all get along better.

Just a bit to add i read below that someone wrote they went to London and they saw 70% muslim and 10% Chinese. I have several problems with this comment. My first would be that i seriously doubt 70% were muslim, there are other asian people living in england bar muslims, also the 10% chinese same thing. Also i think that there are a lot of children of immigrants in England who would describe themselves as British first and live peacefully, happily and fully integrated within GB. I'm sure you saw a lot of people around london who were not white which i don't think is a measure of being called "British"

Answer 5

I've lived in another country than the one I was born in for 25 yrs. Spain is Catholic and I am protestant. I don't choose to become Catholic but I don't expect people to bend over backwards to accomodate me. However the newer waves of immigrants seem to expect this.

I consider myself to be a part of my adopted culture, though I know many will never accept me as a full "member of the club." I don't expect to be babied along and I think people who move to another place expecting it to be just like home are nuts. BTW this often happens in the British enclaves in places like the Algarve etc. So you're not alone in your feelings.

Answer 6

I agree, I do not think the Australians particularly want to forbid the practise of other religions or missionaries for them but they object to altering their way of life for a minority.It would be wise if our bunch of clowns would remember this. Polish are different they have a Christian tradition and so the clash here if any is on form of Christianity rather than substance. in spite of the Pope's recent effort this should not be a problem. I am of an age to be aware that we were very pleased to see Polish servicemen in this Country. I know the tragic reasons why they were here

Answer 7

I was born and raised in the USA but am now living in France (I've lived in Russia as well)
To me it's very simple- how do you behave when you go to someone's house as a guest..? That's all there is to it. NO, I don't try to become someone else, or impose my will or beliefs on anyone... I will and do express myself respectfully, and enjoy the hospitality of my host.... but I never forget that I am still a "guest". I will use and enjoy the freedoms that are available or given to me, but I never expect to be accepted "as one of the family". It seems to work out well for everyone.
Now, if only everyone (invading countries especially!) could feel the same way...

Answer 8

If you check you will find that there are Catholic churches in Pakistan.

I moved from the UK to Bermuda and i think compromise is what is needed. I don't want to lose my identity but Bermuda is culturally different to the UK. I have to respect some of their beliefs and I expect them to accept some of mine. I have encountered some problems but have also encountered some very nice poeple too.

As far as people in England ramming their points of view down my throat. I only ever encountered that from Bigots, Racists and Jehovah's Witnesses. No one seems to complain to loudly about that.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

No... It is wrong. You moved to that country to start a new life so therefore you take on the country's cultures and you do not disrespect that.

You may however keep them with you you forever in the comfort of your own home and with family.

People now a days have no respect for where they live and who they interact with.

Answer 11

I think for practical reasons that English skills should be mandatory, but that religious freedom should be allowed no matter what. Whether every government should agree to all cultural demands is another story, and one that is hardly going to be solved by this discussion. I think case by case we need to decide what is able to be implemented and what isn't. The subject of small communities occurring is more difficult. It is natural for people to want to live near other people who understand their culture, yet this becomes problematic as they become segregated from the wider community and other sub-sections. I think more efforts should be made to integrate immigrants and it is not just the immigrants at fault.