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Liza   
12 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

.Just same as you have areas that are predominently asian, you will have areas that are predominently Polish...

And you have the same with the English setting up English theme bars in America, Australia and New Zealand. As Matyjasz said, just because it says 'Polish theme night' doesn't mean you can't walk through the door and join the party. I notice that there are plenty of English people frequenting Walkabout bars throughout the UK...

There are many tolerate British people - its just a shame the intolerate minority are so vocal while the tolerant are usually quiet.
Liza   
11 Nov 2007
Food / Easy Polish foods to cook [4]

I'd really like to cook some Polish foods for my boyfriend but I'm not a 'natural cook'. Does anyone have any suggestions? I tried making pierogi (which I love!), but I wasn't very successful...
Liza   
11 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

I think given half the chance the Polish would like to intergrate more, but the 'We don't want you here' group are very vocal. Sure they're welcome to their opinion, but it does mean that the Polish can be quite cautious of British people, which is a shame as 99% of the British are good people. Its the negative who cause the division reinforced by the suspicions of two cultures that don't know each other. I hope though given the passage of time, that parts of Polish culture will become accepted in the UK, and in turn, the UK will benefit from having the Poles here.

but in my area, you rarely see a Polish person dating or marrying an English person, or generally interacting with them. Is it becuase Catholism does not allow this ?

I'm not sure where you are in the UK, UKGuy, but you are welcome to come and visit my friends in London... Several are dating English people, and many Kiwis, Australians and South Africas are dating Polish men and women. I also know several Polish in Ireland who are dating the Irish.
Liza   
10 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

I sincerely hope that Poland does grow in strength and ability, because from what I've seen of the Polish here in London, the majority of them want to work hard and progress with life, as do most people whatever their nationalities. Some appear to be bitter with the lack of opportunities in Poland, hence their arrival in the UK, and they are distrustful of any Polish government. I'm realistically patriotic about my country (e.g. like to count its blessings and recognises its faults), and I'm proud to carry my passport. I'd like all Poles to at this place too, as a number of my Polish friends wish they weren't Polish. I find that incredibly sad...

I've only been to Poland for four days, so I can't really offer much of an opinion, but I found most of Krakow very clean, the people were friendly and understanding of my lack of Polish, and I felt safe walking around. However those I spoke to did say that Poland didn't seem interested in their young, only the middle aged and old, so there were no good jobs for them. I did notice that one or two guys seemed very standoffish until I explained I wasn't from the UK, as it does seem the perceived British hatred of the Polish is being publicised in Poland, which is a shame. I don't believe the majority of the UK hate the Polish, but the British media, along with a few vocal idiots (some of whom are vocal on here), are giving the British a bad reputation, which to most extents is actually undeserved.
Liza   
10 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

p.s NO MORE IMMAGRENTS!!! HALF OF THEM BOMB US ALL, A QUARTER OF THEM SIMPLY B!TCH ABOUT US DON'T WORK AND COMPLAIN AND THE REST ARE TAXI DRIVERS!!!!!

Well at least he doesnt read the Daily Mail because according to them immigrants are taking all the jobs, not just the taxi driving.

Turned you down did she then?

He he he :-)

no i wouldn't want to go out wiv polish anyway

Ahh denial... the first step.

down with the polish!!!
and bus driver and any uva immagent food shops basically any low wage jobs

Just for my own entertainment, how much do you earn per hour?
When ranked against the 25 main ethnic groups in the UK, the UK ranked at 11 out of 26; that means there are 10 other ethnic groups making more money per hour than the British in the UK
Liza   
8 Nov 2007
Australia / Famous Australians [97]

We (NZ) only usually get Russell called a Kiwi when he's been fighting or singing...

By the way, anyone wanting a giggle can google Rus Le Roc
Liza   
8 Nov 2007
Love / IDEAL POLISH GUY [25]

seen a couple like that on a day out (live in hampshire uk), the girl very pretty, slim and fashionable, the guy shorter than her, shaven head and real stocky in a leather jacket. guess what they were polish.

All of the Polish guys I know have leather jackets, some two or three - I don't understand. Is it a fashion symbol in Poland?

The best one I saw was a 'college style' jacket, stating University of Auckland New Zeeland .. being a Kiwi, I was amazed that the university of Auckland's reputation had travelled as far as Poland, although the spelling mistakes made me worried about the quality of Auckland's graduates :-)
Liza   
8 Nov 2007
Work / For all English teachers in Poland (who work for only $1000 a month) [102]

A year ago I placed an ad on Gumtree here in the UK asking for a Polish teacher... I got about six emails from Poland asking me to come over and teach English in return for free accommodation and food but no pay. No mention of any Polish lessons in return either...
Liza   
5 Nov 2007
Love / Dating/friends sites to find Polish girls [44]

when she talks about her old neighborhood, which was an ethnic neighborhood filled with other poles...she will sometimes say, oh, such and such family were "strict".

"strict" meant that they did not mix with non-poles, would not allow their children to get involved with non-poles, and would only marry with other poles

Speed dating was supposedly started by the Jewish Rabbis in New York as too many Jews were marrying outside of the faith, saying it was too difficult to meet someone sharing the faith. So it appears there are many instances of people wanting to remain within their own cultures... Fortunately my family is doing its bit for United Nations :)
Liza   
5 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Daily Mail - mudslinging a specialty; guide on starting financially in PL [10]

hmm yes well a true story is a pole killed a young girl in wallasey on merseyside because he was drunk driving on the wrong side of the road

Here's another true story for you... twenty-five year old woman, completed law degree, volunteering in legal aid, engaged to be married, raped and murdered by a British man angry because his girlfriend had dumped him, now serving thirteen years in an Australian prison. However Australia still lets the British visitors in.. and so they should because he is not representative of his nationality, but instead of the evilness that exists within himself.

Short story, don't tar the Polish with the same brush as there is evilness in every nationality, just as there is kindness and goodness.
Liza   
5 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Daily Mail - mudslinging a specialty; guide on starting financially in PL [10]

Yesterday the Mail on Sunday published a guide on getting started financially in the UK for Poland. Apart from my reservations that this is a newspaper that appears IHO to be anti-Pole, it stuck out as an advertisement for banks, and was printed in English (ironic considering one of the main articles talked about Polish speaking bank staff being an asset). They did however print it in Polish on the website.

In case you're interested, here is the link.

English: thisismoney.co.uk/polski

However today when I was reading the Independent, I noticed this wee story about some tactics employed by the Daily Mail.

So the 'Financial Mail on Sunday' is launching a special supplement for the Polish community, somewhat at odds with the paper's general stance on immigrants. For example, 'Beatroot', a Polish blogger who lives in Warsaw, recently posted an item about the time Sue Reid of the 'Daily Mail' got in contact. "Ms Reid said that she would offer me £800 to come over and park illegally and speed - just 10 miles an hour over the speed limit, no more... " wrote Beatroot. "We would then go back to Poland and wait for the demands for payment of the fines... the 'Mail' would publish the whole thing as an exclusive, on how Poles and others are breaking the law in the UK and getting away with it." Beatroot declined.

Now if the Mail was so keen to focus on foreigners breaking British law and 'getting away with it', why not use another nationality for their experience?

It seems they're keen to use the Poles when it comes to advertising revenue, but otherwise want to kick them in the stomach with their articles
Liza   
5 Nov 2007
Feedback / Forum suggestion: What about Polonia - Ireland? [65]

Kiwi? I can usually tell by the accent.

You can?? I'm excited! Seriously... today I got asked if I was from Canada.

My apologies if you're actually from Tristan Da Cunha or somewhere.

Christchurch...

Being wrongly considered Australian must be worse than being given a PF department to share with Brazilians, Chileans, Tongans and the people of Mozambique. That sounds like quite a lot of fun.

I'd recommend that Tonga shares with New Zealand, given that there are 176,000 Tongans in the world, and a third of them live in New Zealand.

Mozambique can socialise with the South Africans (I know there are a couple floating around on this forum... :-)
See I'm good, aren't I? :-)
Liza   
5 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

now all he can do is stand back and watch card payments pending in poland while a native brits kids go without a chrismas this year now

£6000 is a little excessive for Christmas, so I'm sorry, but I don’t believe you.

One bad egg doesn’t not define a nationality. My cousin was raped and murdered by British man in Australia; he is the lowest of the low and there are times when I struggle to contain my hatred for him. However, he is an evil human being – not an evil British man. Your nationality does not predispose you to criminal behaviour.

and also so visitors of this country can have the same oppertunities they are quick to complain but they will take just the same says something about them eh also it has been reported to me that in the up and coming polish elections candidates have urged the polish minority of britain and surrounding countrys for there cooperation in the elections by voting from overseas however a massive 90 percent of these poles who have escaped the eastern european country have been reported to have said they do not care who is elected just showing there true coulours they will turn there back on there own as soon as the chance arises discusting show

Voting is a democratic right, which rightly or wrongly, not everyone wishes to take up. For instance, the Australians had to make it an offence not to vote to boost voter turnout. I also note that voter turnout in the UK General Elections was 61.36%, so using your logic, it appear that 38.64% of persons eligible to vote in the British elections didn't care.

By the way, you do realise that immigrants can vote in the British elections, providing they meet specific criteria? I'm looking forward to voting next time. Hurry up Mr. Brown and call it!

know alot of soft and hard drugdealers

That explains a lot of your posts on here - did your mother not teach you that drugs are bad and that they turn your brains to mush?

Maybe we could match make and set up Loony with janelama?
Liza   
4 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

true its used alot in the US against the mexicans, I didnt think it was popular in the UK?

I have to admit its the first time I'd heard it since I've been in the UK. I'd heard on trips to the US (unfortunately.. the use of the word - not the trips to the US)
Liza   
4 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

THINK I WILL RETIRE TONIGHT

Don't you have to be working to retire?

JUST WAIT FOR THEM TO FINISH WORK

Ahh yes thats right you don't have a job. As a footnote, you do realise that beating people to create job vacancies still won't result in you being employed..

SMASHED OPEN LIKE A GRAPEFRUIT COMES TO MIND

Smashed Grapefruit probably has the same consistency as your brain

A GREAT MANY POLES THAT I HAVE HAD THE UNFORTUNATE JOB OF TALKING TO

I suspect it would be more unfortunate for them to discover that a British person has a worse command of English than a Polish three year old.

ARE ANCESTORS TRAVELLED COUNTRY TO COUNTRY ROUNDING UP WHOLE COUNTRY ISLANDS ECT TO SELL THE INHABITENTS AS SLAVES AND ALSO JUST HELP OURSELVES TO COTTON SLAVES MALAS ECT TO BUILD AN EMPIRE AND U ARE ALL HERE TO RUIN IT AND TRY AND TAKE IT BACK FROM US

You do realise that the slaves got released already... those guys who feed you your slop are not your slaves, but rather the mental health care workers ensuring you don't escape

I MEAN IT HAS JUST BEEN SUGGESTED BY THE GOVERMENT THAT WE GIVE UP OUR CHRISMAS HOLIDAYS TO HELP THE DIRTY IMMIGRANTS TO SETTLE IN TO BRITAIN AS THEY MAY FIND THIS HOLIDAY OFFENSIVE

The majority of Poles are Catholics, meaning they celebrate Christmas. What is offensive is your lack of intellect.

ANOTHER STORY OF BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO SUIT SPICKS RATHER THAN OUR OWN NATIVE PEOPLE

While I don't condone racial abuse, you do realise that 'SPICKS' is an offensive slur directed at those of Latin American or Spanish descent. Possibly you could be on the wrong forum.
Liza   
4 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

ill remember this

Given the low level of your intellect, I wouldn't count on your brain cells to even turn on, let alone actually function to the point of 'memory'

when im smashing another ple head off the curb

Only insecure, pathetic little worms need to use their fists to communicate...
Liza   
4 Nov 2007
Love / My girlfriend thinks she's pregnant! Pomocy!! [75]

At the risk of embarassing myself, this morning I had a small panic attack... I have a very irregular cycle so usually do a test each month 'just in case'. Looked down at the stick, and lo and behold, two bloody lines. I was immediately sick and burst into tears as being a mother isn't exactly my goal right now...

After half an hour I thought I'd do the second test in the box just to be sure - when I picked up the box I saw the front where it announced in bold letters 'New and Improved'; one line and a cross is now the symbol for pregnant, and two lines is confirmation that you did the test correctly but you're not pregnant. Just goes to show, you should always read the instructions!

Told my POH the story this afternoon and he thought my stupidity was hilarious...
Liza   
4 Nov 2007
News / Polish "brainbox" comes back to Poland from the UK for a better education [77]

So can I ask why you came to Britain if your skills and abilities are so much better in your own country. Is it becuase you like the country but not the people? Is it because your own country has a peasant economy? Why are all these superior people degrading themselves with the filfth of the British underclass? Mabey you ought to reflect on the genous from British genius Alan Turing, he proved far more able than the Polish scientist of that time. He even invented the first real computer systems.

Sorry to disappoint you UKGuy, but I don't come from a 'peasant economy'. I am a New Zealander, and there is definitely nothing peasant like about New Zealand. The Poles don't come from a peasant economy either.

There are plenty of intelligent hard working British people; unfortunately their brillance or even just honest hard work is being clouded by the dross of the lazy and the ignorant. Its a shame that there are so many British dross, as they give the rest of Britain a bad name. I sincerely think that Britain and Poland have a lot to give each other, and if they can co-operate, then it will be mutually beneficial to each other's economies.

I actually like Britain and (the majority) of its people... the lazy, ignorant xenophobics that surprise and disappoint me.
Liza   
4 Nov 2007
News / Polish "brainbox" comes back to Poland from the UK for a better education [77]

The main message, that the Dailymail is trying to portray is that POlish people should return to Poland.

That depends on your interpretation... the way it came across to me is that British education system is completely dire, and that the mediocre are passing with flying colours when in the other countries they would be failed and held back a year (or three).

As an immigrant, I do find the knowledge and abilities of my British colleagues a little lacking at times.

PS Update on Aleksander Kucharski in yesterday's Daily Mail

dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=489793&in_page_id=1770#StartComments
Liza   
3 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Do all Polish newcomers to the UK speak some English? [14]

Some of the new generation of poles try to hid their polish origins but the accents always give them away.

Thats sad and a little heartbreaking... I think its important to have pride in your nationality (as long as its coupled with some humility as well).
Liza   
3 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

Ok I know I shouldn't laugh at Lewis as my current fear is that he's not tucked up in bed, but is instead out breeding with chav scum, populating the world with his xenophobia, but the last few pages of this thread have made me giggle. How the hell does anyone like that survive day to day? Is it some experiment on 'care in the community'?
Liza   
3 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

Based on percentage of population, the biggest contributor to WW2 was New Zealand... HQ may have been in the UK, but the South Africans, the Australians, the Kiwis, the Nepalese, the Tongans etc all made a massive contribution, which I have to say is often forgotten by Europe (apart from the French).
Liza   
3 Nov 2007
Life / How much do you HATE POLISH PEOPLE and POLAND [1260]

HAIL BRITANNIA, BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES WE SHALL NEVER EVER BE SLAVES

No just chavs, dole bludgers and bums...

And by the way, Britain wasn't fighting the war alone, as much as they might like to think so.
Liza   
1 Nov 2007
Food / Horse Meat - popular in Poland? [36]

I think Italy is/was the bigger importer of Polish horses for meat, so they don't get butchered or eaten here too much, but they end up on tables anyway

Oddly New Zealand is a big exporter of horse meat...
Liza   
31 Oct 2007
Feedback / Forum suggestion: What about Polonia - Ireland? [65]

I think I'll cope - three years of being asked 'Are you from Sydney?' and having the neighbours theme song sung at me has kind of killed any 'I'm not an f**king Australian' feeling left in me. I just shrug my shoulders and get on with it...
Liza   
31 Oct 2007
Feedback / Forum suggestion: What about Polonia - Ireland? [65]

Maybe I should start a petition for the Australian section to be re-named Australia, the South Pacific and New Zealand....

except well the last census in NZ recorded less than 2,000 people claiming Polish heritage in NZ.