A Bermudian

This seems to be reactionary on their part just so you know tone is hard to determine in this type of interaction but as prominant people in the community seem to put out statements about how whites are and act persective about how you came at them might feed this reaction. I am Bermudian to so I would be included in the statements given about Bermudians even though you elude to I guess the True Ber mudians that politicans have talked about for awaile. (This is another topic I would be happy to address)
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1. foreigners do not like Bermuda/Bermudians-truth
2. foreigners accept low paying jobs-true
3. foreigners live together packed in to an apartment-true
4. employers would rather hire them than a Bermudian-true”

Some of these are true some not depends on class of jobs you are talking about. I did not ever understasnd why construction and jobs of this type had so many foreign people as I have worked in this type of job since I was 14 or so. Our salaries are high something that foreigners like but knowone tells them about the cost of living here which is about to go though the roof by the way. This make it ideal to live together less on the housing market to don’t you think as they are taking less acomidations. Employers hiring non Bermudians again is a sign of our high cost of living as they are trying to cut overhead paying the lower salary this is a persective thing as it is employer vs employee. Government needs to some how balance books and then lower taxes to decrease the over head thus lowering the cost of living around hear this is the only way I see this trend changing. Bermudians who don’t turn up on time or who do act lazy spoil it for the rest of us though. Few bad apples saying applies here. Just to address some of you points. I would be happy to try to address others you might have. Till then

Yours the ever

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The blame axpats and racism is getting really old. Its so last century.

If you think thay are – explain it to me.

As a guest worker I can assure you that I (and everyone I know who is also a guest worker) love Bermuda and Bermudians.
I don’t love the scumbag ones- but I don’t love scumbags back home so fair’s fair.

Get an education, get a real job, make a life. Then you can defend the 72% of boys who don’t graduate public high school in Bda then turn to crime. We have a real problem and throwing around the race card just isn’t going to fix it – so grow up.

So again do all 800+ out of work Bermudians fit into all the stereotypes you all managed to squeeze them into? Or are you Scott, mixitup, concerned Bermudian going to keep repeating yourselves accusing me of hating foreigners? Did any of you actually go to the job fair? None I bet. I did.

Let’s see.
You said Bermudians are all lazy, ignorant, have children at young ages(14), uneducated. When that does not apply to ALL Bermudians, especially not ALL 800+ out of work Bermudians BUT the second I say “many”, not ALL:

1. foreigners do not like Bermuda/Bermudians-truth
2. foreigners accept low paying jobs-true
3. foreigners live together packed in to an apartment-true
4. employers would rather hire them than a Bermudian-true

it’s a problem? Ignorant fools. Can’t even prove what you are accusing. LOL

A hit dog will holler. Own up to your racism.

@LOL I SINGLE HANDEDLY shut down every last idiot on here who can’t seem to read. Also it’s “TOO” funny. Fool. But I guess bernews is a safe heaven for racist white Bermudians to have a voice. Lord knows you don’t have guts to speak your mind in public.

Ever heard the term “a hit dog will holler”?

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You’ve obviously learned well from the PLP – brainwashed more like.

I call it like I see it too!

if you think they shouldn’t be here, and dislike them because they work for low wages, the issue isnt with them, its with the employers. Dont hate on them because they do what bermudians wont… hate the employers or the economy they are working in for creating the situation.

Yes indeed “Clare” they get the work done, like watching after Billy and Sarah all day and night, practically raising them. Oh and making your food, oh and cleaning your houses, cars.

@scott, mixitup- What I said is true and you both know it, the only reason you’d be offended is I struck a nerve with you. Ha!

@canyouhandlethis – Yes you clearly know the deal!

but to suggest that all guest workers should leave is not only discriminatory, it all shows you’re completely clueless as to how an economy functions. first off, the government collects many millions of dollars in taxes from these people. they pay rent, buy groceries, etc etc etc. even if a lot of their money is saved to go back ‘home’, they still pump tons of money into our economy just by being here. and that DOES make its way into bermudians hands- at all levels- whether you realize it or not.

if all guest workers were to leave, where would our money come from? stop and truly think deeply about it. what natural resources do we have that we can sell to the world that would bring money into bermuda? the answer: NOTHING. we have no factories and not even enough natural resources to provide for our own people.

there is enough farmland in bermuda to provide for maybe 15,000 people. so how do you propose that we provide for our people without any foreign workers/investment etc.? i’m the first to admit there are definite issues- some our own fault- with the overreliance on guest workers in some sectors.

but when you say broadly that ‘we should get rid of all the guest workers’ you sound incredibly uneducated and stupid. and it’s statements like that which some of the ‘bad’ guest workers laugh at when they stereotype bermudians as being simple and dumb. so do us all a favor and go educate yourself and stop contributing to the stereotype.

finally, like i said at the beginning- there are bad people from all sectors of humanity. so why would you be so prejudicial as to throw all guest workers into one category? that’s ridiculously unfair and stupid.

And if my critics attack I take solice in the fact that they do it for their gain amongst their own.

I want to be a part of the solution and not get in the way. Kick me aside as has been done in the past, so be it.

Communication, dialogue and a good slap on the back and a thank you is the glue that held Bermuda together all these years through ups and downs.

Now. Time for a walk in the forest.

Ah!! The irony of days gone by. Not too late. It’s our land so lets take it back with sensibility.

A great day to all.

you CAN get a job…. you just CANT necessarily get the amount of money you want.

Why dont bermudians do well on grats they receieve? because a lot of they time they are MISERABLE and show it. why do some foreigners get good grats? because they put the effort in to show the guest a good meal time.

Grats are dependent on effort put in. I know its a novel idea for some, but its a good show of how just having a job doesnt entitle you do getting what you want.

sometimes you need to suck it up. $10 an hour is better then $0 and hour, and you can work up from there. yes it sucks but what are peopel gonna do? peopel really need to start sorting their needs vs wants, at least at the moment.

do you think its actually becasue they are bermudian? or is it because a lot of Bermudians do nothing but complain about them all the time???

if someone bitches and moans about me or something i’m doing all the time, i’ll very much dislike them too..

if i was born in a country where they are from, and i had the opportunity to leave and make a better life for myself, you better believe that i will do it. and i will send all my money back home.
but while i am here i will be paying rent, bills, groceries, giving goverment money etc…they are paying their way to be here.

if anything its the employers who hire them so that they can pay lower wages. you cannot get mad at them for wanting to have a better life.

there might be a few that come here to make money, and leave without any contribution but that is a small few.