I did not intend my post to sound like I was mocking Eastern Europeans. Just that @
flamer84 has been following me round the forum with his rants and raves for the last few days.
Since the UK has had Eastern Europeans since 2004 in large numbers I have had the chance to interact with them at work many times. Eastern European culture is a bit more similar to mine than British so I tend to get along better with them than Native Brits.
OK, I realise that the way it was wrote may have made it look like I was disrespecting Eastern Europeans and will be careful in future about how I phrase things.
I really don't hate the West per se but can't stand its hypocrisy.
All I want is prosperity for all and for people to stop interfering in other people's business - what irates me is the West(mainly US) bangs on about democracy and human rights and then applies double standards all over the place. The really sad thing is that a lot of Euro countries join in to appease the US.
OK, I may have said some things in jest but I certainly would be condemning Russia if it barged into Romania and made Romanians slaves. I don't want Russia controlling Eastern Europe like they did in Soviet times but the Russians are genuinely frightened of NATO expansion as they had been invaded by Hitler in the 20th Century and millions killed.
It is all too easy just to see things from our own perspective and not realise that there are two perceptions in reality.