Date   : Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:33:17 -0600
From   : jules.richardson99@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: [OT] Who'da thought...

Rick Murray wrote:
> On 20/11/2010 20:43, J.G.Harston wrote:
> 
>> I'd force everybody to sit a citizenship exam in their late teens,
>> regardless of ethnic background and place of birth, and only award
>> citizenship and voting rights to those that pass. ;)
> 
> Late teens? What about those, later in life, who decide that their 
> country sucks so find somewhere "better"?

I think I have to be a resident over here for five years before I can do the 
citizenship test. Not sure what the rules are for the UK (or anywhere else)

> It is an interesting point on citizenship rights. Would you deny said 
> rights to a native of the country if they should fail the test? 

I'm not sure what happens if I fail it - I assume I just keep my legal 
resident status... the test is expensive, though, so it's not something you'd 
*want* to fail. Funny thing about it is that I have to know all sorts of stuff 
that everyone I know over here forgot within a couple of years of leaving 
school ;-)

cheers

Jules