My latest at PJ Media:
Multiculturalism is meeting reality once again as Afghan refugees are making their presence known in the countries that welcomed them, and the fun is just beginning. One place that has experienced the richness and vibrance of diversity is Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, which is a popular vacation spot. It’s easy to see why: It’s on the Yorkshire Coast in a beautiful area, and when its architecturally stunning Grand Hotel was built in 1867, it was the largest hotel in Europe. The hotel still boasts numerous attractions. It is described on Tripadvisor as “one of the town’s landmark features and instantly recognisable on the skyline,” taking “pride of place overlooking the town’s harbour and South Bay.” The description continues: “Our location is ideal in Scarborough from which to enjoy beautiful sandy beaches, promenade walks and all that Scarborough has to offer, all within a short stroll away. LIVE entertainment is available every night with our dazzling cabaret shows featuring professional dancers and entertainers dressed in stunning costumes.” A newer feature of the hotel, however, 200 Afghan evacuees, has quickly changed perceptions of the hotel. The staff, when confronted with complaints, called the complainers “racist.” But that’s an all-purpose objection nowadays, so frequently employed as to be emptied of all meaning. It’s clear that hotel guests at the Grand Hotel had plenty to complain about.
One of the hotel’s recent guests wrote:
Stayed in the hotel while working away contracting in East Yorkshire
I caught scabies and can only presume it was from this filthy hell hole
Also caught a man deficating [sic] into a carrier bag !
What the hell is going on in this hotel.
I would not stay ever again!!
What a shame that the government would do this to a seaside town
Disgrace
As revolting as it is, that bit about the carrier bag shouldn’t surprise anyone. The Wall Street Journal recently noted that new Afghan arrivals at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin were “confused and upset by hygiene practices. Every toilet on base was Western style, with a seat and toilet paper. But a number of Afghans are accustomed to restrooms that allow them to squat so they don’t have to physically touch the toilet. It led to some cases of Afghans relieving themselves outside.” And into carrier bags at the Grand Hotel Scarborough.
There is more. Read the rest here.
gravenimage says
Afghan Refugees Were Placed in a Popular Vacation Hotel. Here’s What Happened.
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Yes–disgusting and unsafe for paying guests. And there have been many cases of aggressive and threatening behavior from these Muslims.
Yet how have hotel staff reacted? By excoriating anyone who complained as “racist”. And TripAdvisor has suspended all comments about this hotel. Just shameful.
John Jensen says
Authorities can try to hide the truth, and they do in this and many other matters now. But truth has an unpleasant habit of always surfacing.
bill says
AS I commented yesterday the description Popular Vacation Hotel.is erroneous. I am Yorkshire man and read the Yorkshire Post the main paper there. Well before the Afghan crisis there was a lot of publicity about the bad conditions in the hotel.
This is a review from August 2021′ No mention of Afghanians
Beautiful building hides a very poorly run hotel. Check in process averages 2 hours. Then queues to register your complaints (trust me you will have plenty). Queues for more towels, tea, coffee, milk top ups etc.
Fire alarms sounding in the early hours and staff having no reset keys for call points (activated by drunken groups of young males). Soiled mattresses left in corridors….. The list goes on…….
In essence, this hotel has hit rock bottom and started to dig!
Save yourself stress and hassle and try somewhere else.
It is clear the refugees should not have been sent there as the staff are unable to cope in normal times
gravenimage says
Yes, this is true, Bill–this hotel and others in the chain have been poorly run for some time–insufficiently staffed, ill-cleaned and maintained with terrible food. But they didn’t have people threatening the guests before now,
And your idea that having ravening Muslims threatening and abusing guests *anywhere* is a good idea is much mistaken. The best run hotel in the world could not handle an influx of agressive Muslims–and many better run hotels would not try.
Even hotels that have been shut down for public use and used purely to house invading Muslims have been trashed, vandalized, and had their staff threatened and sometimes attacked.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
The West is in fantasy addicted to people pleasing. Embracing reality is not a sin, but rather, a virtue of the mature.
peter says
+1
gravenimage says
This hotel is not addicted to pleasing their customers, certainly.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
“Also caught a man def[e]cating into a carrier bag !”
“Carrier bag” is not in my vocabulary; I had to look it up:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22carrier+bag%22&ia=images&iax=images
What is the motive for carrying feces around (and to where)? Is this a fad?
gravenimage says
I don’t imagine he took the carrier bag with him–likely stole if from some poor Infidel and then left it for other Infidels to clean up.
somehistory says
On this story previously, someone, if I recall correctly, said that he had been in afghanistan and that afghans frequently used the same facilities used by the military and they knew they would be expected to sit and use paper.
Of course, the taliban didn’t allow those who had actually worked with the military to get on the planes and escape, so perhaps the terrorists are just making more “terror” by spreading germ-infested fecal matter…on purpose.
Some years ago, there was the mozlum restaurant guy who washed his hands that were covered in fecal matter at his kitchen sink…
It’s a plan to make everyone around them ill…in one way or another.
revereridesagain says
That story’s probably been around the world a hundred times by now. I wish someone had thought to make some videos, they would be priceless. Between the disease, excrement, and general lawlessness it sounds like San Francisco stuffed into one building.
Johnny B says
It would be interesting to know, what the perception among the British guests were to the massive influx of migrants BEFORE entering the hotel. Not that it makes a whole lot of difference in this particular case of course; rather it would expose the hypocrisy that brought us here in the first place. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration when I say, that 90% or more are so concerned about being stigmatized as “racists” and “Islamophobes” that they’ll basically react the exact same way as the staff against others who suddenly experience the uncomfortable reality of cultural enrichment within their own comfort zone.
gravenimage says
At least some of those complaining stated that they are sympathetic to refugees. I think that any sane person would be concerned over this Muslim behavior.
Johnny B says
Exactly. So which is it? Do you complaint and disapprove in general or do you feel sympathy (as in: it’s perfectly fine they’re here in the UK and coming by the thousands on a weekly basis). You obviously can’t have it both ways, not any longer..
Laura says
There is a world of difference between being ‘sympathetic to refugees’ and being offended by the ungrateful and abusive behaviour of ‘refugees’ towards the countries foolish enough to admit them. It won’t end well.
gravenimage says
+1
Johnny B says
What is sympathy anyway? In my own country, sympathy and tolerance are basically just euphemisms for acceptance and status quo when it comes to immigration. This again translates to never ending Muslim migration into my country, because if you’re against it you’re un-sympathetic, intolerant and you risk becoming a pariah. They’ll also not hesitate to call us racist or Nazi’s for the very same reason. I guess that’s why it so hard these days to really understand each other, when words are twisted and misused like this.
My point in the beginning of all this, really, was that most people here in Europe seem to be just fine with everything going on as long as it doesn’t affect them directly. Then when reality strikes all hell is lose. It’s just a weird phenomenon; this strange death of Europe..
stardot says
I’m not an Islamiphobe, I just hate Islam.
VICTOR COWEN says
I was just about to book through Trip Advisor for Xmas. NOT in Scarborough.
Cancelled that now. I have gone elsewhere as should you all.
gravenimage says
Good to hear, Victor. If they are blocking poor reviews where it involves Muslims, they are clearly no longer reliable.
Rob R (Brit stuck in Britainistan) says
It’s nearly a year after the heinous shenanigans that they did in order to get rid of Trump
And I can barely read the real news any more (i.e. your website and others like it)
I just need to go hide somewhere, can’t take this insanity any more. What will be left of the Western world in a few years.
gravenimage says
Rob, you can take a break if you need to–others have–this news *is* hard to take. But please recall that neither Muslims nor their dhimmi enablers will be taking a break. Knowing that is what keeps me going.
RichardL says
I once stayed on base in Ft McCoy and found it funny that the toilets for enlisted soldiers were big rooms with toilets just placed 2 meters apart from in other. This grand hotel is a nice symbol of the UK: the whole country (and not only 50% as right now) will look like it soon.
Jim says
This shows the folly of mass migration between civilizations, such as the Democrats are forcing through in America and leftists in Europe. It was foreseeable, but the left does not care, because they do not live anywhere near the migrants. The best way to have migration is slowly and in small numbers, with more effort to assimilate. And the migrants should be from many civilizations, not from a single one. The Democrats have to do this as fast as possible, because they might be stopped by the next conservative government, for example after the midterm elections next year or in 2024. And as soon as they get back in power, they would open the borders again. The left idealizes civilizations they do not know personally as a matter of course. But what do they know of other cultures. How do such cultures regulate bathroom activities? They do not know. Add to this that the left wants to destroy and vilify Western civilization, so this behavior from migrants fits into their program of creating chaos and breaking down civilized values. Trying to weaken and confuse morals, ethics and personal behavior. Idealizing primitives is just what they want.
JCA Reid says
A few years back in Canada, the Radasson Hotel Chain did the exact same thing in the major Canadian Cities. Result – sheer anarchy. The new “guests” urinated & defecated in the corridors & Lifts. Attacked the proper guests. Broke into other rooms, robbed, attacked & sexually accosted these guests & their children.
This all resulted in the proper male guests, defending their family members &/or their persons being arrested by the Police.
gravenimage says
True, JCA.
Places like the Radisson Hotel in Toronto in 2018 were reported to have feces in the hallways and vandalism in the rooms, and agreesive behavior by the migrants to the paying guests.