โฒ 185 โผ British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules after living there for 21 years (www.theguardian.com) submitted 5 days ago by Pip@feddit.org to c/europe@feddit.org 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) why didnโt she apply for residence before? Or citizenship. If she really feels that Sweden is her home she should learn the language and become a citizen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) you didn't need to know swedish to become a citizen until very recently permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 8 points 4 days ago* (2 children) Knowing the language of the country you're living in is just common sense permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago* (1 child) yeah i know, ive actually been learning swedish for the past few months cus i've thought of moving to sweden myself haha just meant that it wasnt a requirement for like 90% of the time she lived in sweden permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 4 days ago True, she could probably have gotten citizenship right after Brexit, since she had lived in Sweden for 15 years at that point. The rules were pretty lax back then (and now of course Sweden is over-correcting, because that's just what you do). permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) Say that about Indians / Chinese in Canada and you get labelled a racist ๐ Wonder what they would say in this case where it's all white people involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago* get labeled a racist by a tiny minority of chronically online idiots maybe, if you say that on the internet i don't think that's a thing that the average person does anywhere, but what do i know, i don't live in canada and can only speak for my country :D permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) you didn't need to know swedish to become a citizen until very recently permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 8 points 4 days ago* (2 children) Knowing the language of the country you're living in is just common sense permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago* (1 child) yeah i know, ive actually been learning swedish for the past few months cus i've thought of moving to sweden myself haha just meant that it wasnt a requirement for like 90% of the time she lived in sweden permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 4 days ago True, she could probably have gotten citizenship right after Brexit, since she had lived in Sweden for 15 years at that point. The rules were pretty lax back then (and now of course Sweden is over-correcting, because that's just what you do). permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) Say that about Indians / Chinese in Canada and you get labelled a racist ๐ Wonder what they would say in this case where it's all white people involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago* get labeled a racist by a tiny minority of chronically online idiots maybe, if you say that on the internet i don't think that's a thing that the average person does anywhere, but what do i know, i don't live in canada and can only speak for my country :D permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 8 points 4 days ago* (2 children) Knowing the language of the country you're living in is just common sense permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago* (1 child) yeah i know, ive actually been learning swedish for the past few months cus i've thought of moving to sweden myself haha just meant that it wasnt a requirement for like 90% of the time she lived in sweden permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 4 days ago True, she could probably have gotten citizenship right after Brexit, since she had lived in Sweden for 15 years at that point. The rules were pretty lax back then (and now of course Sweden is over-correcting, because that's just what you do). permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) Say that about Indians / Chinese in Canada and you get labelled a racist ๐ Wonder what they would say in this case where it's all white people involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago* get labeled a racist by a tiny minority of chronically online idiots maybe, if you say that on the internet i don't think that's a thing that the average person does anywhere, but what do i know, i don't live in canada and can only speak for my country :D permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago* (1 child) yeah i know, ive actually been learning swedish for the past few months cus i've thought of moving to sweden myself haha just meant that it wasnt a requirement for like 90% of the time she lived in sweden permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 4 days ago True, she could probably have gotten citizenship right after Brexit, since she had lived in Sweden for 15 years at that point. The rules were pretty lax back then (and now of course Sweden is over-correcting, because that's just what you do). permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] mirshafie@europe.pub 4 points 4 days ago True, she could probably have gotten citizenship right after Brexit, since she had lived in Sweden for 15 years at that point. The rules were pretty lax back then (and now of course Sweden is over-correcting, because that's just what you do). permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) Say that about Indians / Chinese in Canada and you get labelled a racist ๐ Wonder what they would say in this case where it's all white people involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago* get labeled a racist by a tiny minority of chronically online idiots maybe, if you say that on the internet i don't think that's a thing that the average person does anywhere, but what do i know, i don't live in canada and can only speak for my country :D permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago* get labeled a racist by a tiny minority of chronically online idiots maybe, if you say that on the internet i don't think that's a thing that the average person does anywhere, but what do i know, i don't live in canada and can only speak for my country :D permalink fedilink source parent