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I mean, some are irrelevant, like the ones asking when kids sit certain exams, or what you should call certain bits of parliament and blah, blah, blah. Actually, I don't think many of them are relevant.Do you think studying for the test would make you more culturally informed than most British people?
I don’t want to say yes, but yeah possibly. It would be interesting to see British people sitting the test as well, actually.What would you expect people to do to become a citizen in your native country?
To know the culture. Not so much all the government stuff, but the everyday culture. So, like, being respectful of the established traditions and cultures in the country because they're bringing their own with them. But what even is British culture? Curries and kebabs or something like that?Yep. And Morris dancing.

Yeah. But then I don’t know, because what sort of questions would you ask? Is there a right set of questions that everyone who's lived here all their lives would be able to answer? It's quite subjective.
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I don’t think it's imperative, but if you want to be part of the British country and economy, then I think you should show some interest. I mean, if I went over to another country and wanted to be a part of their country, I would have the decency to learn about their culture. For example, in the Arab world, knowing to cover up because it's respectful of their culture.That's good of you.

Okay, no one is going know that. I couldn't answer that, for sure. My dad probably couldn't even answer it and he's lived here his whole life.It's Nelson.
Oh yeah! I did know that.Okay.

I've already done it. I had to live there for about 20 years. Then I had to marry a citizen of that country – which I actually didn't do – then I had to demonstrate that I contributed to the country, either financially or culturally. I had to get six sponsors who were well-known citizens. And I had to do an interview, where I was turned down three times before I finally got it. So I can safely say it was stricter than it is here.
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I think whoever compiles that test needs to be a bit more up to date and have their finger on the pulse with what really matters and happens. More questions on just how to get on and get by, really. It should be a test to help people, not on whether they want to come here. They wouldn’t be applying if they didn’t want to come here.Very true. What do you think people need to do to prove their citizenship?
I think if they're coming here voluntarily rather than asylum seeking, English language is probably a good call. Everyone's worried that the influx of Polish – and, in the past, Jamaicans, Africans and Asians – are here to steal jobs, so it's convincing people that they're ingratiating themselves into the culture rather than being a threat to their livelihoods.Previously - Who Would You Want to Be Trapped with?