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Den Kruza

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Immigrant to the UK | Talking about the socio-philosophical side of immigration from a personal view and experience 🌍

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Migration is not just a change in geography. It is a transformation of oneself. When an individual moves to a new country, they are often reborn into a social environment that does not recognise their past status, skills, or identity. The diplomas may not translate, the humour

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One thing I’ve always found very British as an immigrant: They don’t just describe events… they brand them. A few classics: Brexit Take Back Control Brexit Means Brexit See it, Say it, Sorted The Beast from the East Eat Out to Help Out Levelling Up Freedom Day Operation

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When I first moved to the UK, I kept hearing: “Hi mate, you alright mate?” But with the regional english accents, and to the unchallenged immigrants ear it sometimes sounded like: “Hi Mike, you alright Mike?” I spent months wondering… ❓Who’s Mike? ❓Why does everyone think

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Britain loves immigrant food: 🍛 Curry 🥡 Chinese 🥙 Kebab ☕ Flat white (invented by an Aussie) But not the immigrant. You can't cherry-pick culture without respecting the people behind it. #CulturalAppropriation #UKImmigration #ImmigrantStories

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Immigration history notes: In 1938, the UK welcomed nearly 10,000 mostly Jewish children fleeing Nazi Germany through the Kindertransport. These children grew up to become teachers, doctors, artists, and citizens. Small acts of welcome can leave lasting legacies. When the NHS

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True story: I saw an injured pigeon. People passed—some stared, some felt sorry, most didn’t care. I found a shoebox and took it to the vet. They put it to sleep… then tossed it in the bin. LIFE LESSON: Don’t be the injured pigeon. No one’s coming. Heal yourself. Move fast.

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The English Language test for migrants under new “Fluent English” rules be like: Mind Your Language Name Taking For Police Report youtu.be/vAeY9uJHndc?si… via YouTube #UKPolitics

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The richest 1% own 24% of the UK's wealth. All the immigrants who arrived in the last ten years together own under 1% of the UK's wealth. It is the billionaires who are making you poor, not immigrants. Don't be played for a fool.

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The First 5 Years in the UK as an Immigrant👇 1) Overqualified, Underpaid Your degree?--> "Not recognised." Your experience? -->"UK experience preferred." 2) Accent Anxiety You speak English, but it's not their English. Cue the subtle smiles and raised eyebrows. 3) Social

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Travelling in poland at the moment, cheap trains, high quality restaurants that actually put in effort for customers, nice public transport, parks tidy, public spaces looked after, road markings freshly painted. As a brit there is a lot we can learn from other cultures 🇵🇱🇬🇧

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Today i wondered, if there is a hypothetical scenario when by some magic spell all immigrants disappear in a spur of a moment to their home countries, what would happen? Think neighbours, colleagues, bosses, staff, pilots, drivers, professors, medics, chefs, etc… #Immigration

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The Myth of the British Dream 🇬🇧 Image we had: ✔️ Great jobs ✔️ Social mobility ✔️ Multicultural harmony We found: ❌ Stagnant wages ❌ Glass ceilings ❌ “Go back home” comments masked as jokes But we made it work anyway. Because survival is our legacy. #MigrationTruths