Dulwich tandoori police raid

[motorbird83]

Eek, how awful for the two who were detained and found to be innocent amd subsequently released. My entire office is expats (including me) but I guess immigrants of a certain class don't get treated so shabbily by the authorities!

[missse22]

Wow who needs eastenders!!

For the record I did not find UncleBens comment offensive either

[Mick Mac]

Foxhelp Wrote:

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> what do you expect, its people sitting around with

> nothing to do although they would deny this

Can I remind people. There is golf on tv for 12 hours a day for the next 3 days. So you do have something to do.

[numbers]

if anyone remembers when certain lyrics from a Pogues song were SEVERELY misconstrued, then that tells you everything you need to bloody know about the knee-jerk-I'm-offended-and-reading-waaaaaay-too-much-into-it goings-on in this thread, over a comment that, I suspect, was an absolutely shit, nay, pathetic attempt at levity.

am firmly with otta, d-c, el pibe et al. I was glad when otta asked on page 1 what people were up in arms about because I didn't get it. at all.

oh and I feckin hate the Dulwich tandoori (service+food). not many places on my 'hate' list either.

edit: meant to say, not that I wish a raid on their premises. must have been very traumatic for all of the staff :(

[woodrot]

UKBA or whatever they are called now, dont randomly hit premises - they have targets to hit and tryt not to waste time hitting places when they feel like it- its always intelligence based. Quite often, its tip off from competitors. Sometimes its known aliases showing up as being used in gainful employment somewhere- that NI/ID card being used by one employee could be one of many being used with the same detials.Maybe a disgruntled customer or a competitor tipped them off.

fact is, theres a shortage of legit Indian/Asian chefs in the UK and its not getting any easier for them to work here

cue usual Guardian link : http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/08/britains-curry-crisis-chefs-immigration

[edcam]

Is this about the new Waitrose?

[DJKillaQueen]

UncleBen calling anyone a troll is actually quite funny.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

"Can I remind people. There is golf on tv for 12 hours a day for the next 3 days. So you do have something to do."

Are you mad? The honour of the nation is at stake a mere eight miles away.

[Jeremy]

Dog duck Wrote:

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> Perhaps Sue should try their 'C S Lewis masala'

> it's like the chicken tarka masala, but a bit

> naania.

Doesn't work quite so well I'm afraid...

numbers Wrote:

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> I feckin hate the Dulwich tandoori

Oh dear. I think we're going to fall out over this.

[ratty]

And for about 2 minutes there I was missing East Dulwich!

[LadyDeliah]

Yep, UncleBen's comment is offensive, but he's an offensive little pr@&k anyway, so what else would you expect?

[KalamityKel]

Tut tut name calling makes you no better than the person you're complaining about (whether justified or not).

Like how old are you? 12?

[Jeremy]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> But many other people who already think some races

> are unclean

Apologies if I'm putting words into your mouth, but this sounds like walking on eggshells in case your "joke" is confused with other people's prejudice.

I'd understand why people might do that, but that's not the way I'm hard-wired...

[MrBen]

Cool thread.

For anyone wondering, I'm no relation to UncleB. He stole my family name, taking it to the level of instant rice. I might reincarnate myself.

[JohnL]

This is how I feel in London, now.

However in Cities further afield in the past (not that long ago)

some amazingly bad things were said on a daily basis.

So maybe it's a reaction - and will all mellow out.

Jeremy Wrote:

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> StraferJack Wrote:

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> > But many other people who already think some

> races

> > are unclean

>

> Apologies if I'm putting words into your mouth,

> but this sounds like walking on eggshells in case

> your "joke" is confused with other people's

> prejudice.

>

> I'd understand why people might do that, but

> that's not the way I'm hard-wired...

[SCSB79]

LadyDeliah Wrote:

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> Yep, UncleBen's comment is offensive, but he's an

> offensive little pr@&k anyway, so what else would

> you expect?

WHo is it offensive to?

[Dopamine1979]

StraferJack Wrote:

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But the post wasn't just a bad joke either. It left a bad taste

I see what you did there.

[Blade Runner]

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[Mick Mac]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> "Can I remind people. There is golf on tv for 12

> hours a day for the next 3 days. So you do have

> something to do."

>

> Are you mad? The honour of the nation is at stake

> a mere eight miles away.

Lee Westwood might save the honour of the nation. Don't miss it. Cricket lasts all summer.

[Sue]

There are some truly unpleasant people posting on this forum.

[fl0wer]

*adjusts specs*

After the painful events for everyone over the last day or two on this thread, have been recommended by Admin to share with you this 10 minute video, which I think conveys quite clearly ways in which future communications on the EDF could vastly improve.

[UncleBen]

On yer bike, bike, LD

[LadyDeliah]

SCSB79 Wrote:

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> LadyDeliah Wrote:

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> > Yep, UncleBen's comment is offensive, but he's

> an

> > offensive little pr@&k anyway, so what else

> would

> > you expect?

>

>

> WHo is it offensive to?

I found it offensive.

[fl0wer]

Shall each of us try saying clearly what our needs are?

All my life I watched how easily trust could be smashed and never get rebuilt. The consequences are rarely confined to just a couple of protagonists. Hate speech spreads outwards.

Fellow commenters can see with me how computers bring the evergreen challenge to develop successful new modes of behaviour, to cope with modern technology. Humans had to do that for thousands of years after each innovation so why should this one be any different?

Watching people exploit the option for online anonymity to treat forums like this one as an outlet for aggression, is a sign that new strategies need to evolve PDQ.

Talented and highly motivated folk will go away feeling oppressed by website din and crudeness of comment. This is not OK especially when matters of local harmony concern everyone in teeming, multicultural places.

I feel it is necessary for this aggression to stop or personal confidence and the rest of the group's integrity gets compromised.

I would like to help all find it is safe to comment on the EDF as equals. Not as people's playthings, stereotypes or torture objects, but as part of a wiser creative force called humanity, making a fitter place for all our grandchildren.

Developing new codes is one of the brilliant, everyday possibilities of being on line the way I see it. It's easier than dealing with confined material space. Nobody has to like another person, only foster true awareness of own needs.

[numbers]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> numbers Wrote:

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> > I feckin hate the Dulwich tandoori

>

> Oh dear. I think we're going to fall out over

> this

*narrows eyes*

*rolls up sleeves*

to be fair, I think I could forgive bad food on occasion and give 'em another chance but I just can't forgive bad service (as well).

think the wonderful fred siriex noted similarly, that people are more forgiving of rubbish food than they are of shockingly rude/bad service which for some reason sticks in the memory more. (added to that the fact you've got so many of same to choose from within spitting distance of each other..)