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Poles working abroad - do they integrate well? [4]
There could be many explanations. The main one would be short term-ism, they are not in the UK for the long haul. They maybe need to write off certain debts at home. Believe me, with the salaries many people earn here, it's understandable how the big brother (bank) could step in to bail them out. Living CONSTANTLY like this has to manifest itself in some way. Brits feel the pinch but not to the same level.
Another one could be the brooding nature of some Poles. Some people here just seem to be depressed and they want to work alone. In general, they are quite a communicative bunch, I'm a teacher so I see it first-hand.
Maybe also they are just delaying the inevitable, the day when they feel the need to re-establish ties with their families and live the way they want to. I miss my family so I can empathise with them.
Maybe the nature of their work is such that they don't need to be dynamic and open. Homogenous cultures like the Japanese I found to be much more closed.
