UK, Ireland / Polish people are happy with the UK health care system [27]

In two words? Total mess.

UK, Ireland / "Angry swan eater" - The British media view of Polish immigrants? [63]

lola782:
I'm afraid you misunderstand me a little. I don't have any problems with Brits (Hey! After all - it's THEIR country!). Ok there is a slight problem with British jokes - these are just not funny but thats all - I swear!

I also don't have any urge to join some "Polish club" whatsoever. I do not avoid my countryman - make it clear - I just have had enough Polish culture for more than a quarter of a century while living in Poland. Now I want to get to know something else.

I maybe seems strange but I don't even have any problem with Daily Mail. I admire headlines like : "1000 Polish children born every month!", "Knife culture in Poland", "Two Poles fishing for carp for dinner", "Beware of Polish swan-hunters". I am almost proud to be a member of this great barbaric nation. You know - its make me look tough.

I am doing my part spreading news about Poland. My favorite story is about white polar bears wandering during winter on the streets of my home town. I find it awesome that somebody is keen to believe these stories. (Well - they probably already read Daily Mail)

To be a little more serious: vast majority of the immigration into the UK is originated from Africa and Central Asia. Poles are not even a drop in the ocean. But if somebody wants to say something or write to a newspaper about problems with immigration he usually chooses Poles as an example. Why? Simple because we're white Europeans. Just try to say that Africans have got a "knife culture" and you will be branded as a "racist" with all legal and social consequences of that. We are a "soft target". There was -if I remember correctly - 27 deaths this year from stabbings in London. Recently I have seen in the newspaper photos of victims. They are all look ... hmmm.. un-Polish if I may express it that way. But in the same newspaper a few weeks ago there was something about "Polish knife culture" despite the fact that NO Pole was ever involved in any of this incidents. Neither as a victim nor as an attacker.

Or 1000's of children. Almost all Poles I know in London are single guys. We are all adults, yeah? If one wants to have a child - involving a woman in this process is inevitable. By the way - we are working, we are paying taxes and social security contributions - why shouldn't we have children? Shall we live in shacks and work for peanuts? (actually this is a worse option. This way of living may mess with the job market, right?)

I will not be surprised if someday I read about "Secret polish voodoo cult" in one of the national newspapers.

And that is good.
Because the image of Poland and us - Poles becomes more colorful day by day.
And some day (who knows?) I will be able to tell the story to my British friends about children throw into a pit full of rabid dogs just for fun in Poland. And who knows? Maybe they will believe me?

UK, Ireland / "Angry swan eater" - The British media view of Polish immigrants? [63]

You just don't get it, do you?
The point is: This is all lies! About swans, knifes and also about work ethic. Yep.

Life / 'The Pianist' - the movie. What's your opinion? Polanski [59]


This story is said to happen in occupied Poland, yes? "The Pianists" himself is a Polish citizen, I am right?
So take a closer look on polish characters on the background, shall we?
There is a polish women on the staircase shouting "Jew! Jew!". There is a man, who supposed to take care about our Hero but failed it. Almost every polish character on this movie is theft, collaborator, traitor and of course anti-semite.

Just to remind you. This story is about Polish citizen saved from certain death by other polish guys. So why the heck the only decent person in the movie is an German officer!?

There is a scene when Szpillman is looking through the window on the street (during Warsaw uprising). And some German soldiers shooting a girl. What our hero doing in this situation? Nothing. He is Polish. Outside of his safe flat - Poland is burning to the ground. People dying. What our hero doing? Nothing.

All generation of fine polish girls and boys were killed that days. So why i should care about one coward hiding like a mouse in his flat. Why Poland and polish people on this movie are only background.

And a final insult: On the closing credits there is statements about further life of Szpillman and this German officer but no word about peoples who were a real heroes. People, who saved our hero. Personally find this rather insulting. yep.

UK, Ireland / "Angry swan eater" - The British media view of Polish immigrants? [63]

yeah sorry - i mean swan. Large white bird on the lake. According to daily mail - Polish traditional dish.

Life / IS POLAND A GOOD PLACE TO RETIRE IN (FOR A POLONIAN)? [8]


For me all of these activities seems rather like a way "to kill time" before death. Like when you are in McDonalds with you noisy-high maintenance baby and you just drop it on the "play area".

My point? No - we haven't got " quilting clubs, golf clubs, widows groups who go to different restaurants, the Purple Hat society, etc." specially designed for old people. We have got families and granny is important part of it. We also have got communities.

Life / 'The Pianist' - the movie. What's your opinion? Polanski [59]

I think this movie is insulting for the Polish nation. Just plain propaganda.
Actually i think that this movie should be boycotted in Poland.