I'm from Minnesota and passed my "Life in the UK" test - because I knew the answers to questions that most native Brits probably couldn't answer.
Here Dr Brian Klaas reveals how he took the Life in the UK test in a 'dark office'. living crisis
I'm a statriotic Minnesotan, but after 12 years, the time has come: I'm going to become a dual citizen.
When I arrived at a dark office building to take my 'Life in the UK' test - a necessary rite of passage before applying for citizenship - I was greeted not with a smile, but with telling me to empty my pockets, stand with your arms outstretched and wait for my ritual once more with a metal detecting wand.
Once I After they carefully checked both ears for hidden headphones (I'm not kidding), I sat down to take the test.
The tests Citizenship are a strange phenomenon, not because I object to them in principle, but because they force a country to arbitrarily decide what knowledge is necessary to be officially inducted into the nation.
But what's weirdest about them is that they often involve questions that native-born people couldn't answer - a bit of a red flag.< /p>
One of the first questions I was asked: "What did St. Augustine do after helping spread Christianity in Britain?" (The answer, which I understood correctly: "Become the first Archbishop of Canterbury.") Another question asked: "In Scotland, what are the names of the courts which deal with minor criminal offences?" In England these are known as...
I'm a statriotic Minnesotan, but after 12 years, the time has come: I'm going to become a dual citizen.
When I arrived at a dark office building to take my 'Life in the UK' test - a necessary rite of passage before applying for citizenship - I was greeted not with a smile, but with telling me to empty my pockets, stand with your arms outstretched and wait for my ritual once more with a metal detecting wand.
Once I After they carefully checked both ears for hidden headphones (I'm not kidding), I sat down to take the test.
The tests Citizenship are a strange phenomenon, not because I object to them in principle, but because they force a country to arbitrarily decide what knowledge is necessary to be officially inducted into the nation.
But what's weirdest about them is that they often involve questions that native-born people couldn't answer - a bit of a red flag.< /p>
One of the first questions I was asked: "What did St. Augustine do after helping spread Christianity in Britain?" (The answer, which I understood correctly: "Become the first Archbishop of Canterbury.") Another question asked: "In Scotland, what are the names of the courts which deal with minor criminal offences?" In England these are known as...
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