According to the women that wear them, they're making a statement on the superiority of the Islamic culture, and hoping to promote a migration towards it in their new Western home

Foreign people look and act different and native people don't like it.

People should come to the country to meld with the society, not do what they or their ancestors did in their own.

If they don't like it - leave.

What a load of bollox.
Did none of you notice that Carole is a French citizen of French ancestry.

Actually since two of you are British is it a good time to mention that this week in the name of decency a rather large British business has banned people from wearing swimming trunks in its swimming pools .
I wonder if they are going to reintroduce the tradtional Victorian bathing costumes and bring back strict sex segregation for swimming amenities in the name of culture