On Why the Grass was Greener on the Other Side (of the Channel)

  1. Elizabeth Woodward-Smith 1
  1. 1 Universidade da Coruña
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    Universidade da Coruña

    La Coruña, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01qckj285

Revista:
Oceánide

ISSN: 1989-6328

Ano de publicación: 2019

Número: 11

Tipo: Artigo

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Resumo

This article addresses the phenomenon of two-way cross-Channel migration, its motivation and materialisation. Focused both on contemporary issues and important historical events, it will address the fluctuating relationship between France and Britain, with special reference to an interchange of migrants over the centuries. According to Chovanec (2010: 74) the intense historical, political and cultural relations over the past one thousand years have been so intense that the French stand as an out-group against which the English act out their national identity. French migration to Britain has occurred at different times in history and for varying reasons, but today mainly for economic motives. British migrants to France, however, were generally not looking for economic advantage; rather, they were searching for an idyllic life-style. At the present time, a third kind of migrant has joined the movement: non-EU would-be settlers viewing the northern side of the Channel as the solution to their poverty. In this article the two-way flow of migration will be examined in order to discuss cross-cultural expectations, integration and adaptation to reality.

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