A Somali arrives in London

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A Somali arrives in London as a new immigrant to England . He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and says, 'Thank you Mr.English man for letting me in this country, giving me free housing, free food stamps, free medical care, free education and all wonderful social monetary benefits!'The passer by says, 'You are mistaken, I am Polish.' The man goes on and encounters another passer by. 'Thank you for having such a beautiful country here in England !' The person says, 'I not English, I am from Croatia ' The new arrival walks further, and the next person he sees he stops, shakes his hand and says, 'Thank you for the wonderful England!'That person puts up his hand and says, 'I am from Iran , I am not English!' He finally sees a nice lady and asks, 'Are you an English?' She says, 'No, I am from Iraq !' Puzzled, he asks her, 'Where are all the English people?' The Iraq lady checks her watch and says...'Probably at work.'