Agree with the exception of, these two remarks:
But to sum it up, when life sucks and life is hard, racism comes to the front.
But look at Thailand and the dross living in Pattaya.
Firstly, while yes the UK economy is in a mess and times are hard for millions of people, it is rightwing populist (who have had a hand in causing the mess) are scapegoating immigrants and using racism for their own political ends. The leading ‘lights’ within the parliamentary Tory party have disgracefully joined in this scapegoating.
I’m sure there is some ‘dross’ living in Pattaya, just as there are other western migrants who live and work in the area, doing what the vast majority of migrants do everywhere, the best they can for themselves and their families, work, contribute to society and peacefully obey they law.