> "go away you cheap labour, you are stealing our jobs" to "go away you rich tech worker, you are gentrifying my town"
It's pretty funny how these two quotes express similar sentiment (NIMBYism, in-group protectionism, deep-seated fear of disruption) yet are often placed on opposite ends of the spectrum (anti-gentrification vs. anti-immigration).
>>shrimp+(OP)
I had the same person tell my girlfriend both things, complaining about our presence in the UK. He started saying that we were living in city center because, as immigrants, we were taking benefits. Then my girlfriend told him how much I was earning (which was 5-6 times what he was making), he stayed quiet for a few days and then came back complaining about foreigners stealing good jobs, gentrifying things and forcing the Brits to work as cleaners.