(Thread) Can we drop the "at least EU citizens will have a choice to move out", please?
You don't move countries like you shop for a new jacket. It takes years just to settle down, you create roots, you immerse yourself in a culture, you develop friendships, maybe even love.
You don't move countries like you shop for a new jacket. It takes years just to settle down, you create roots, you immerse yourself in a culture, you develop friendships, maybe even love.
Yes, as an EU citizen, I will maintain the freedom to move across 27 countries after the UK leaves. But what good will that do, when there's only one country I call home - Scotland - and I my right to live & work here removed from me, against my will?
Government ministers go on and on about the need for people to "integrate". I don't even know what being integrated means - I love haggis and the sound of bagpipes, but I know many native Scots who don't like either. Are they poorly integrated Scots? Are they bad Scots?
What I know is that when I moved to Scotland, in November 2015, I found a place that finally felt like home, in a way that my native Portugal never did, for reasons unbeknownst to me. It's been a pleasure to immerse myself in Scottish culture, history and politics.
And we've been through a fair few challenges, including a rogue landlord, being the victim of fraud and finding our savings stolen (we managed to get the money back months later), working for an incredibly xenophobic and sectarian boss, or having 3-months of wages withheld.
I haven't gone through the good and the bad for a bunch of Tory posh boys & girls to decide what my fate should be. Especially when Scots rejected Brexit.
I am Portuguese, and I am a Scot. I can't just pack my bags and leave. This is my home, I'd rather be nowhere else. (/End)
I am Portuguese, and I am a Scot. I can't just pack my bags and leave. This is my home, I'd rather be nowhere else. (/End)
