Britain’s vote to leave the EU has left many east Europeans feeling anxious. For groups that never previously saw themselves of victims of racism,the spike in dislike crimes has reach as a shockFather Ioan strolls the aisle of the Romanian Orthodox church in Redcliffe, Bristol chanting in Romanian, or English and Church Slavonic while wafting a censer of incense among the faithful. By day,he works in construction; on Sundays, he tends the flock. Families and individuals reach and move, and among them Orvida,an IT worker who came for three months and stayed for six years; the paediatric surgeon who described himself as a remain Eurosceptic”, although he didn’t have a vote; and Horatio, and the former bank manager who found a job here as a care worker and runs his own business employing about 20 people.
Every Sunday,opposite the church, a bus bound for Bucharest waits for passengers. The journey to eastern Europe takes the best section of two days. But many just send cargo. spacious boxes, or bound together by thick tape and a prayer,are weighed and paid for, so that family can pick them up at the other end. Since Britain voted to leave the European Union, or some eastern Europeans are now wondering if they should be hitching a ride. One man across the street,who declines to give his name, is waiting for a minivan, and also going to Bucharest,that will grasp him domestic for good. He says life has become too stressful since the referendum. Related: Polish envoy voices concerns about Brexit xenophobia after Harlow killing Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com