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Striker Christian Benitez has failed his work permit English test for a second time, putting in doubts his hopes of finding another Premier League club after leaving Birmingham following a season-long loan.
Rules for migrants mean they must have a recognised qualification for speaking English if they are to remain in the country on a work permit.

And he must now re-sit the test AGAIN this summer if he is to return to the UK after botching the paperwork for a second time.


So..................If you are from the E.U. You don't NEED to Speak English!

Thats why Capello's English is so crappola............Its not REQUIRED IN LAW!

woody wrote:Thats why Capello's English is so crappola............Its not REQUIRED IN LAW!

He speaks English, I understand it.. It's good enough. Speaks better English than some Scottish people I know.

I'm quite surprised that you dont have more respect for a foreigner who has learned to speak the language of his host country, having gone through the process yourself. Maybe you found it too easy.

My own belief is that any foreigner should do their best to learn the language of their host country. I moved here with about 30 other Brits. I'd say that roughly 15% of us put the effort in to learn, and to speak with our colleagues in their own language. The rest kept pretty much to themselves. Each to their own, but I feel that they wasted a golden opportunity.

It's not easy though, and I have the greatest of patience and respect for those who try.

PhilM2 wrote:I'm quite surprised that you dont have more respect for a foreigner who has learned to speak the language of his host country, having gone through the process yourself. Maybe you found it too easy.

My own belief is that any foreigner should do their best to learn the language of their host country. I moved here with about 30 other Brits. I'd say that roughly 15% of us put the effort in to learn, and to speak with our colleagues in their own language. The rest kept pretty much to themselves. Each to their own, but I feel that they wasted a golden opportunity.

It's not easy though, and I have the greatest of patience and respect for those who try.

Yes, perhaps I did find it easy to learn another language - living in that country.

However, I really wasn't having a pop at him in particular, just because he's topical.

I was on about the dual standards of being an E>U Migrant as opposed to a ROTW one.