I'm the kind of gobby sod that will start up a conversation with just about anybody, on just about any subject.

I talk to people, and if they indicate that they are not interested, I drop it.

I'd have to say that the proportion of Asians, Muslims, Jews, Christians, whatever, who are prepared to interact is roughly the same, whatever their origins.

Muslim women, are ill treated in my experience, just about in the same proportion as Christian women, and never make the mistake of believing that all muslim women wearing the Burka, are forced to do so.

In fact the reverse is true. Most muslim women are brought up to a degree of modesty that white women have not seen since pre World War One, and covering up is natural to their way of life.

The number that are oppressed is most likely about equivalent to the number of battered white women. The point is that bad news being good news for the Media, those are the ones you hear about.

As for integrating into Scottish society, wouldn't that be better left until AFTER you integrate all the Rab C Nesbitt clones, who have as yet not been assimilated?

Meanwhile try a little old-fashioned "Live and let Live".

Don T.