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Re:Disappointed with Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Ret... by coldtea on Sunday February 07, 2016 @08:52PM (#11056000)
We've had much more millions of immigrants in Europe in the last 2-4 decades (tens of millions) than are currently coming from those places.

There's not much of a culture shock. You probably think they lived captive or in some "iron curtain" regime. They know everything about Europe, the follow the same tv shows, they use the internet etc. Including poorer people.

They don't come because suddenly they were let free and can now experience the world for the first time. They come because they had a devastating war in their country, and they, sadly (for them), can no longer stay there safely.

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Re:Disappointed with Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Ret... by kalleboo on Sunday February 07, 2016 @10:04PM (#11056160)
People get culture shock when moving between western nations - it's not something that's prevented by watching TV. In fact TV can give false ideas that make the reality even more of a shock.
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