That's not really 'nothing' though is it? 

It seems to me that the locals here are happy to accept anyone, whatever their nationality, who is willing to work hard and/or take part in village life.

The point I was trying to make is that it often seems that the British emigrants feel as though they don't have to bother to learn the language or integrate in other ways yet they get upset if immigrants into the UK don't.  It's like the sun never set on the Empire.