It was a wee bit strange to hear a Jamaican laddie frae Glasgow speaking with the broad Scorts. In the isles it would be Gaelic he'd speak. scrioss das sassenachs.

Only an academic could suggest that integration is a two-way street. Natives of any country already have values and a way of life; it is for newcomers to integrate into the country they have adopted if they wish to be accepted and flourish in their new country. If they do not, it's stiff cheese for them.

The way that this slab of information has been churned out, you, Iftikha, could find yourself falling foul of copyright law!

Besides, whatever this English woman thinks, she is referring to a situation in the UK. Australia is an entirely different country, and even our anti-local academics have not come out with such a ridiculous idea.

In Wales there are Welsh who escaped the Anglo Saxon barbarian religious terror. English who come across the border into the Principality hear Welsh speaking Welsh in shops and some English glare at them for not speaking Sassnaeg . The rest of the world learns English and the Briton people must too, it's obvious.

Integrate into the country.
As Canberra is in Ngarigo country then it's the language for politics. Today's government press release in Ngarigo :
"Gugai burbiyalaga , njarala gundyaina garawanga , Yaram Gundji njinjan bala-bala. Yarabi yalaganj marinj , biman guli-galaba . Wur dangan manggai dambli ."
In the English tongue it translates as
" Hey come here , listen to true policy , Parliament House elder says. Go good man , the land is alright. It's good bread , take and eat ".

Dear Is Mise,

I assume that you are referring perhaps to the
elderly in the various ethnic groups that have
moved to the UK. I think that everybody with any
empathy or compassion will understand their
difficulties with other languages other than
their own. So of course exceptions are made for them.
However, I imagine that they will be a small minority,
and their families can explain things for them.
My Gran was originally from St. Petersburg and she
was elderly when she came to Australia. She never
learned English. She could only speak Russian and
Lithuanian (Grandad was Lithuanian). However, the
older she got - she even forgot Russian and she
never learned Lithuanian properly. So the only
people that understood what she said were Grandad
and my mum (her daughter). However she loved
Hollywood movies and was always the first in her seat
especially when a musical or love story was playing.

That cunning French linguist Professor (can she herself do it in Urdu?) needs to catch up with the policies of her own government.

The Prime Minister‘ Theresa May Says Britain needs 'An immigration system that serves the national interest’. One that is far more discriminating and attracts only the best and brightest.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4129030/Theresa-vows-regain-control-Britain-s-borders.html

That immigration should serve the interests of the electorate, ie the public and immigration does place tremendous strain on public services (guess why), on available infrastructure and on the taxpayers, young workers especially are truths that are conveniently forgotten by Australian political parties.

Australia has politicians who foolishly and irresponsibly hold that the purpose of immigration is 'diversity'(!). Other fools believe that it is Australia's role to relieve the world of its over-population.