Life In the UK documentary
I made this!
My Colombian gf has made a documentary about her struggles to become a UK citizen. I wrote and recorded the soundtrack - hence the I MADE THIS! 20 mins long and a good insight into immigration and what it means to be British...
(, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 17:05, Share, Reply)
That is really well made.
But are you seriously arguing that having a basic knowledge of the history of the country you intend to live the rest of your life in is too much to ask?
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Tusk knows where you live, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 17:42,
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Most English 14 year olds will dissagree with having to do that.
Only coercion can force Chamberlain into their frontal cortexes.
(, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 18:08, Share, Reply)
i'd say that not really giving a shit about all that stuff
is a quintessential british trait. In fact not really giving a shit about anyone's culture (even our own) is probably the root of everything that is both good and bad about us.
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mutated monty, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 18:14,
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I loved history when I was 14.
Maybe that's why kids threw rocks at me?
(, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 18:16, Share, Reply)
Is that Nerdy McNerd the History Nerd?
Yea, I remember throwing rocks
(, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 18:30, Share, Reply)
So it was you?
It's all forgiven you know.
"Goes to check price of steel piping, fertilizer and postage to the UK."
(, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 18:36, Share, Reply)
I don't feel threatened.
"Switches of lights - pulls curtains - gets axe out"
(, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 19:14, Share, Reply)
I fully intend to do that
"Adds an extra spoonful of coffee into cup, a sugar-cube and a shitload of mil spec amphetamines. Clutches white phosphorus grenade in sweaty hands."
(, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 19:41, Share, Reply)
everything after the Cretaceous is mammalian propaganda
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 18:15,
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yeah it seems a bit silly, we should be accepting people on their skills or our needs
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Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 19:06,
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You saying that someone with downs syndrome is worth less than someone with a plumbing qualification?
you monster!
(, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 19:09, Share, Reply)
but then people like me would never get in!
*sobs*
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Tusk knows where you live, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 19:52,
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yeah, I've made this assumption too
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omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 22:08,
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THEY TUK AR JUHBS!
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stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Fri 7 Nov 2014, 19:35,
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I guess anyone can make a documentary about anything
Editing and making something well, is impressive. And I congratulate you on that.
It is almost a 'First World Problem' situation. I have no particular sympathy the situation. Perhaps the test is stupid conceptually. I suspect a language test would be more useful... but I really am utterly un-engaged.
It isn't like I can't sympathise. In an earlier relationship I was trying to live with my partner abroad, and in my current (and hopefully final one) I married someone from a European country with seemingly the worst embassy in the world (hence it would be nice if she became British for visas etc).
Now I want to refer you back to my first response. This is an excellent video, well put together, and you should be proud. You made your point and did it in style. I wasn't being facetious.
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Fri 7 Nov 2014, 20:09,
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Might want to blur out the personally identifiable information, between the name addresss and date of birth and the other stuff it looks like identity theft waiting to happen.
(, Sat 8 Nov 2014, 19:46, Share, Reply)
Cheers
Cheers for the likes, feedback, messages and general banter folks. The film has been watched well over 1000 times across the world since Friday, so the l0bst3r house is a happy one. The idea for the film came about from the fact that so many of our UK resident friends who looked at the questions in the test admitted they would have failed the required 18 correct out of 25. This just raised questions that we (she) thought would be interesting to explore in documentary form. Blurring out the personal details is a top suggestion benzyl ;-)
(, Mon 10 Nov 2014, 14:10, Share, Reply)