Visa suspension

The temporary suspension of applications for tier 4 student visas to Britain can be seen both in good as well as bad light (“Hard lesson,” Feb. 2, Page 6). It is good considering the extreme difficulties those who went to Britain under this system are now facing — in terms of adaptability, culture, socio-economics. For those eager to study in Britain under the “easy” 4 tier system, let them be in no illusion, it is anything but easy out there. 

At the same time, the abrupt halt in student visas is unjustifiable for if the “British concerns are genuine,” as you impute in your editorial, the UK authorities should have thought about the repercussions of the lax visa policy before its implementation. This policy smacks of British colonialism where the White folks assume they know what’s best for the rest of the world.

Santosh Kalwar

Ratnanagar-04, Tandi, Chitwan


Published: The Kathmandu Post
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Source: eKantipur 

Racist British Guy

Life is all about the color of skin. I have the black or brown kind of color in my whole body. I am not white. There is one British friend, whose mother and father are both Nepali, they are currently living in America. He came to study here in Finland, at Lappeenranta University of Technology. He started showing his presence. He showed every body that he is much talented, studios and brave in every aspect of life. He started talking with every one, with administrators, international coordinators and every body around the university. He showed that he is the best in whatever he does, because of his British citizenship. He is superior to any individual living here in Finland and he can make a fool to them very easily. I just met him one day in the college and it shows how he was good at twisting and turning of the words to make things happen for him. I thought this guy is good. Later knowing him more. I started thinking again, now what I think is all British People are racist or are they?
I come from very poor country called Nepal; Along with me I have 6 other Nepali friends here at his reputed University. It is very difficult for us to sustain and live a life here because of our financial, economical, political and geographical conditions but Finland is good. Finns are the best people in the whole earth. Why? They respect other and they help others. So, we were here all together 6 Nepali guys. And one Nepali turned British guy. He loves his car. He has lots of money. He is rich person of rich country. But only problem with him is he is racist. We did not know that before, we thought he is just a simple human being as we are.
He always wanted a help from us. He took the help. He then, started showing his color. He says, “He do not know how to speak Nepali”, He says, “He hates us, because he think we are beggars” We beg him for the lift in his car. He says, “He can call cops and put us in jail, just like that”.
One day he wrote a mail saying that he hates the people who belong to third world country. Well, I have nothing to say on that, because all the first world people are good, satisfied human beings because they have the color of skin as white. They are superior to us, we are born black and we will die black we are not superiors as them. What a person has to do with the color of skin? Why are we treated like this? Are all human beings not equal? What kind of word we are making here for our future? We are teaching our children to be racist, hate those people who have black or brown color of skin.
One day his car broke down and he do not had money (may be British people do not carry cash) so he called me and ask me to come for the help so I went there and he run out of gas, so I paid him 5 Euro for his gas. After some days, I asked him my 5 Euro, he said he do not give those 5 Euro, I asked him why? He again pretended something else. And said do not want to give the money back. He feels proud when he steals a dozen of book from University. He says with proud face that, his girl friend also took a Dell Keyboard from the University. I do not know how much stuff he is taking from the university, a clear stealing of things. Every person living should inspire other person by some means. Here is one British guy, who inspires us to steal the stuff from university or from our own friend’s house. I don’t know what they are teaching in Schools and College in Great Britain. Putting the word “Great” in “Britain” does not make it great. It’s all about the people in Britain who should make their country proud. Well, the story does not end here...
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