Do people think native English people will be forced to move to out of London?

CLAPTON

Moby wrote: »

Im Welsh and live in London. Do I count as an immigrant?

that would seem to be a very racist question, what exactly do you mean?

wotsthat

It's a bit rich native born Londonders complaining about Johnny Foreigner owning a load of London just after they've sold out to him.

Jack_Johnson_the_acorn

No such thing as a native.....

princeofpounds

English as a first language students are already a minority of primary schools in Inner London. Only ~20% of prime London property is transacted by UK nationals now. No Eastenders left in the East End. Already happened.

CLAPTON

wotsthat wrote: »

It's a bit rich native born Londonders complaining about Johnny Foreigner owning a load of London just after they've sold out to him.

You haven't grasped the concept of rich Londoners selling and it is the young and poor that do the suffering.

It's absolutely clear that the older property owning people are the big gainers and it is the young people who don't already own property that find it very difficult to live in a family sized house.

Is that something you welcome or regret?

CLAPTON

Jack_Johnson_the_acorn wrote: »

No such thing as a native.....

there is a reasonably clear concept of some-one born in the UK who should have different rights and entitlement, to those (about 7,000,000,000 of them) who were born elsewhere

missbiggles1

CLAPTON wrote: »

there is a reasonably clear concept of some-one born in the UK who should have different rights and entitlement, to those (about 7,000,000,000 of them) who were born elsewhere

There really isn't.

There are plenty of people who are born in the UK who aren't British and plenty who were born elsewhere who are.

wotsthat

CLAPTON wrote: »

You haven't grasped the concept of rich Londoners selling and it is the young and poor that do the suffering.

Suffering? Come on, don't be silly.

CLAPTON wrote: »

It's absolutely clear that the older property owning people are the big gainers and it is the young people who don't already own property that find it very difficult to live in a family sized house.

Is that something you welcome or regret?

If living in a family sized house was the be all and end all then the young would be leaving London instead of travelling in the other direction.

Maybe you don't understand the motivations of the native born young?

mwpt

I've lived in London for roughly 14 years. I go for brunches and drink craft beer. Sadly I don't have a beard. When do I qualify as native?

PasturesNew

mwpt wrote: »

I've lived in London for roughly 14 years. I go for brunches and drink craft beer. Sadly I don't have a beard. When do I qualify as native?

Your grandchildren would start to be able to apply the term, in some restricted circumstances.

You need at least 100 years, if not 200 years, somewhere to be a native. In Cornwall the rule of thumb is oft-quoted as 400 years.