Comments by "jumble stiltskin" (@jumblestiltskin1365) on "Rishi Sunak and his wife; how long does is take immigrants to become British?" video.

On the face of it, I'm an immigrant to Britain from Ireland. Ireland is little different to Britain but there are some cultural differences. I came here in the early 90s and avoided all the "irish community" intending to integrate as much as I could. Toward the end of the 90s I joined the Royal Navy and truly felt "British". Even back home I had a fascination for Britain despite some of the schooling teaching us back then of the "old enemy". I was fascinated by the fact that a small island in northern Europe had a worldwide empire, invented so many amazing things and led the world with the industrial revolution, all of this I also learned from my Irish education which in fairness was very balanced. I suppose i have always been British in spirit, I have always considered the islands of this corner of Europe as being one entity that needs to have each others back. It upset me a lot to see the feckless politicians back home playing along with the EU during and after brexit (which I voted for), i can understand why but it still annoyed me intensely. I love this country, served it for 24 years in the forces, bringing up my 2 sons British is an honour while not letting them forget where they came from and feel some connection and togetherness for both countries.
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You can fully expect the "small furry pests" here in the UK to abandon the ship in quick order if it comes to that here.
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@stevenlarge895 It was my pleasure honestly, some of the best times of my life were serving in far away places with the forces.
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Well said.
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@stevenlarge895 trust matelots to find entertainment in the strangest places. I remember a PO getting the entire ships company of Illustrious banned in Dubai for throwing a Bangladeshi waiter into the swimming pool. The plonker couldnt swim. We spent the rest of the week onboard with our newly demoted killick drinking tins and looking forward to 6 months at sea in the gulf. Rubbish deployment.
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@neiljones9005 No worries Neil love the welsh myself, although maybe not so much the north welsh who are particularly odd.
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@garrywynne1218 I was trying to poke fun and a bite but I don't think it came out right in text form 🤣
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It is clearly a kangaroo you fool
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Thanks for the kind comments here. Wanted to add one more thing, I have travelled all over the world, met lots of interesting cultures some similar to the UK, some far different. The UK however is special in this world, the ordinary people I mean not the fake celebs, politicians and eliteigencia. If you have a friend in Britain you have a friend for life, you may be difficult to get to know to that point but it's worth it. UK people are some of the most genuine people I have ever met. Especially the older and slightly older generations.
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