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[beverley10]

A bit like the glut of very expensive cars and boats bought by the Cypriots prior to going into the Euro!!If all those moneyed Greeks had paid tax on their earnings ( I use the word "earnings" loosly)then Greece would probably not be bankrupt today! Cyprus take note and all countries that hide their cash under the bed to avoid paying tax!

[paliometoxo]

i mean greeks... cypriots ...turkish people turkish cypriots also.. who go to england for work and manage to make lots of money, the kind of money they would of never made in cyprus

i have lots of relatives in the uk, half of my dads family fled cyprus before and after 1974 and they have guest houses and fish and chip shops and they make well over 100,000 a year with no qualifications at all or having even gone to school

Only 100,000 a year Palio, my cousin was in the Sunday Times rich list a few years ago but of course being a "Super Cypriot" he no longer mixes with poorer relatives because - to quote Harry Enfield - "I'm considerably much richer than yaou"

its not a lot i know but when you have no qualifications and have come from another country not speaking much english and to make that much per year its good amount to make

[paliometoxo]

Palio - why didn't they go to school?

well mostly they did not have the chance, some of my uncles or aunties where very young when the turks invaded or they went for a few years and then stopped but none of them that fled to england went to college they had to get jobs once they went to england,

[Gasman]

It has been the law in the UK that you have to attend school until you are 15 or 16 for many years now. College is not compulsory. There are also strict laws relating to minimum age for working. So I still don't understand why those who fled to England didn't go to school.

[paliometoxo]

in 1970's when they went to england they where more worried about work not school, was it law even then they have to go to school? the women stayed at home to look after the kids while the men went to find work and save money to start businesses being pregnant from such young ages, i think one of my aunties did go. im not sure, but her greek is very poor and she has learnt more english then greek

[BOF]

So Basically England has been very good for Cypriots? those that went and settled there that is?
Many of them settled there and did very well.
Im so pleased to hear it - one hears so much negativity here about the English and England.
I often thought that so much of the slagging off of ordinary people in England was unwarrented, as when the Survivors and those fleeing persecution at the hands of Russian Butchers during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 arrived here they then, as now had nothing but respect for the country that took them in and gave them the opportunity of restarting life anew.
It will be interesting when the offspring of a Greek speaking Cypriots daugher who my wife went to youth club with, comes over to visit relatives and stays with us for a time, she wants to visit her parents house in the karpaz area and we are taking her.
Then perhaps perceptions can be discussed in a friendly atmosphere.

[CBBB]

So Basically England has been very good for Cypriots? those that went and settled there that is?
Many of them settled there and did very well.
Im so pleased to hear it - one hears so much negativity here about the English and England.
I often thought that so much of the slagging off of ordinary people in England was unwarrented, as when the Survivors and those fleeing persecution at the hands of Russian Butchers during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 arrived here they then, as now had nothing but respect for the country that took them in and gave them the opportunity of restarting life anew.
It will be interesting when the offspring of a Greek speaking Cypriots daugher who my wife went to youth club with, comes over to visit relatives and stays with us for a time, she wants to visit her parents house in the karpaz area and we are taking her.
Then perhaps perceptions can be discussed in a friendly atmosphere.

Obviously the ramblings of a pissed Boring Old Fart!

[Jerry]

i mean greeks... cypriots ...turkish people turkish cypriots also.. who go to england for work and manage to make lots of money, the kind of money they would of never made in cyprus

i have lots of relatives in the uk, half of my dads family fled cyprus before and after 1974 and they have guest houses and fish and chip shops and they make well over 100,000 a year with no qualifications at all or having even gone to school

Only 100,000 a year Palio, my cousin was in the Sunday Times rich list a few years ago but of course being a "Super Cypriot" he no longer mixes with poorer relatives because - to quote Harry Enfield - "I'm considerably much richer than yaou"

its not a lot i know but when you have no qualifications and have come from another country not speaking much english and to make that much per year its good amount to make

Palio 100,000 £s or Euros a year would be enough for me and most on this forum I suspect, but not enough for greedy "Super Cypriots"

[EricSeans]

i mean greeks... cypriots ...turkish people turkish cypriots also.. who go to england for work and manage to make lots of money, the kind of money they would of never made in cyprus

i have lots of relatives in the uk, half of my dads family fled cyprus before and after 1974 and they have guest houses and fish and chip shops and they make well over 100,000 a year with no qualifications at all or having even gone to school

Only 100,000 a year Palio, my cousin was in the Sunday Times rich list a few years ago but of course being a "Super Cypriot" he no longer mixes with poorer relatives because - to quote Harry Enfield - "I'm considerably much richer than yaou"

He's a make a bladdy kebab innit?

[paliometoxo]

i mean greeks... cypriots ...turkish people turkish cypriots also.. who go to england for work and manage to make lots of money, the kind of money they would of never made in cyprus

i have lots of relatives in the uk, half of my dads family fled cyprus before and after 1974 and they have guest houses and fish and chip shops and they make well over 100,000 a year with no qualifications at all or having even gone to school

Only 100,000 a year Palio, my cousin was in the Sunday Times rich list a few years ago but of course being a "Super Cypriot" he no longer mixes with poorer relatives because - to quote Harry Enfield - "I'm considerably much richer than yaou"

its not a lot i know but when you have no qualifications and have come from another country not speaking much english and to make that much per year its good amount to make

Palio 100,000 £s or Euros a year would be enough for me and most on this forum I suspect, but not enough for greedy "Super Cypriots"

lol maybe not, but for some even 600 10,000 a yr is ok for them