Bremain: It's not only a matter of Economics and uncivilised immigrants

The Brexit debate has been one of the most boring ever. Everyone is talking about it, and this is something positive, but everyone is saying the same things about the "leap in the dark" on one side and the "floods of immigrants and the unbearable state of the NHS" following these hordes of barbarians invading this civilised country. This civilised country, 26 years ago, when I moved here, was everything but civilised in terms of food, drinks, fashion, rights, health standards. Safeway and Sainsburys had a selection of food that was amazing: tons of crisps, dozens of different ready made meals, a couple of white bread type and aisles and aisles of frozen food. The wines available were Lambrusco, Matheus and Le Piat D'Or. Drinks were Tea and coffee, with the variation of white/black with and without sugar. Espresso was a luxury hard to find in some small Italian run bars. Cheese? You meant Cheddar. That was it. Restaurants were of poor to medium quality and there was not one visit that didn't match with someone's birthday. Dining out was a rare thing because eating out was not in the culture. Let alone the fact that if you had kids you were not allowed to go in any restaurant unless it was a MacDonald's, Harvester or something similar. The most exotic thing you could have for dinner was a curry and a Chinese. In TV there was Delia Smith showing how to fry a Mars bar and the "continental" recipes reviewed to match British palates. Even on holiday Britons were served fish and chips in Crete, Algarve or Ibiza. I don't need to say what Britain is today for food and drinks. There are more Michelin stars here than in my native country. Food related TV shows proliferate. Bake-offs and Masterchefs participants are national heroes. There are more chefs in TV that in the whole of Ireland. Wines and coffee shops are making millions. Bakeries have queues of people that not even in communist Poland you would see. Men talk about food and drink and enjoy Gawd knows how many types of bread. Restaurants are packed and have multiplied and membership for restaurant discounts proliferate. The Mars Bar is still eaten but not fried and while on holidays the guys that used to go around in the Union Jack pants wear now fashion clothes and drink Prosecco and skinny latte. Also those drinking beers now prefer it cold, as opposed to the warm stuff, that used to be called lager or beer, and there is a huge selection up for grab. London is now a Fashion capital. Ok there are still some wearing socks with sandals and going around in shorts and shirtless, but those are less and less. Women wear stockings and tights, something that was unheard of as they wore socks, the same ones those immigrant builders wear today. They didn't even shave their legs 26 years ago and wore no much makeup, but there was great criticism towards Italian and Spanish women that didn't shave their armpits. The colours were those Dorothy Perkins and Burtons imposed, brownish pastel colours and navy blue dresses that in the rest of Europe were for senior people. M&S was the top shop to buy menswear: shirts that would never get creased and suits that were vomit and beer proof and didn't need to be washed. Wool and linen were words in a dictionary, while nylon and rayon were the common material for clothes. Look around you these days... Look at the big malls with great names today... Britain is another country. Rights... When I arrived here people used to get fired with two hours notice... The EU has increased the rights of the workers and the consumers. Health standards have, for sure, increased. Filth was the norm in trains, restaurants, public places. I like this country, I love it. And for sure I love it more now than 20 years ago. Why should we deny all the good that has come from people moving from other cultures and make this country the good place that is now? Vote Remain in name of all the good that immigration has given to us and if we reckon that [say] the NHS cannot cope, the solution is not blocking workers from coming, we need to improve the infrastructure. Oh dear... Going back into the usual debate arguments... I stop here. #VoteRemain