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szkotja2007   
4 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Do Poles integrate well into British society? [18]

I would like to think that in my part of the country they do, officially through local government funded "welcome packs" and socially by inviting them to join in things like weddings, nights out etc. ( During the last world cup the local corner shop went Polish - decked out in Polish flags and red and white everywhere - might just have been to sell more beer tho ! )

Culturally I find a lot of common ground with Polish people.
Why do they come ? Examples such as the one in the link here are commonplace.

25 year old Polish worker gets £80, 000 backing to start bisiness. A POLISH baker persuaded his boss to back him in a new wholesale bread business while he was working in an Edinburgh kitchen.

news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1508&id=1332032007

And if you fancy a drink............

Polish beers bring drinkers pouring in

news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1372802007
szkotja2007   
3 Sep 2007
Language / polish message for birthday card? [7]

Happy Birthday sweetheart ( darling ).
Wszystkiego Najlepszego z okazji Urodzin kochany.

( I am just learning but this seems to be a standard saying )
szkotja2007   
2 Sep 2007
News / Air-show accident in Poland [81]

So, somewhere on the England-Scotish border-what is the difference to us at the end of the day?

no difference at the end of the day, but it was on the Mull of Kintyre, quite a bit away from the border.
szkotja2007   
1 Sep 2007
News / An enquiry into emigration from Poland [7]

Speaking to Polish friends the general concensus is that the basics cost about the same ( I think they are a bit cheaper in PL but not much) but the wages here are much better.
szkotja2007   
1 Sep 2007
News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

There has been quite afew incidents of rascism up there.

Unfortunately there have been, but lets keep it in perspective.

Not only against Poles but against the English also

In my experience, there is much more animosity towards the English than Polish people.

The world cup was a good example.

Good example of what? The Scots keep getting "best behaved supporters" awards and Fair Play awards ( only awards re football we get nowadays ) whilst the English fans.....
szkotja2007   
1 Sep 2007
News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

Most Poles get F-cked about more up there in Scotland than they do in England!

What gives you that impression?
szkotja2007   
31 Aug 2007
Language / Polglish - mixture of Polish and English [34]

Myslem of starting a thread which is a mixture of Polish and English - Polglish.
This would give a szansa for learners of Pl to practice without having to be perfect all the time.

What do the other forum members think ?

Is there enough Polglish going on here already ?
szkotja2007   
31 Aug 2007
News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

Dont get me started

Seriously !!!
I think its best for my health ( and my keyboard ) if I just ignore any thread that contains her name!
szkotja2007   
31 Aug 2007
News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

Dont get me started

Changing the subject slightly - many Polish people I have spoken to have a different view of Lech Walensa from that of most people outside Pl.

The general feeling is that , yeah, he did a good job but he hanged around too long.
szkotja2007   
31 Aug 2007
News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

Dont get me started on Maggie f****** Thatcher - f***ing b*** c*** F**k**
szkotja2007   
30 Aug 2007
Language / Too comparative ! [14]

więcej'

Looks about right - thanks.
szkotja2007   
29 Aug 2007
Language / Too comparative ! [14]

Thanks to all answers, I suppose it gets easier with practice.
It can seem a bit daunting at first.
szkotja2007   
29 Aug 2007
UK, Ireland / Are Polish girls replacing Irish girls? [41]

nothing worse then a girl who does not know her limits

Forget the Irish/Polish thing - I'm heading to South Carolina !


szkotja2007   
28 Aug 2007
Language / Too comparative ! [14]

Looking for help again ( I have searched- honest )
how do you say "too" in Pl for example -
too drogi
too maly
also, how would you compare things, for example -
more expensive than
more beautiful than
also how do you spell "more" - (sounds like VeeYonSay)
Thanks in advance to any contributions.
szkotja2007   
26 Aug 2007
UK, Ireland / English people attitude towards Poles? [761]

Night all :)

Night LiR.
Here is a link for breakfast tomorrow.

Humour linked with cleverness, politeness and the 'stiff upper lip', and a sense of British pride and 'bulldog spirit' are among the key British characteristics identified in the Exploring 'Britishness' research undertaken by MORI for the RSA.

szkotja2007   
26 Aug 2007
UK, Ireland / English people attitude towards Poles? [761]

Im gonna pee myself when I show my collegues at work this thread tommorow and so will they

Yes, they probably will - but why?

Its context and intention

szkotja2007   
26 Aug 2007
UK, Ireland / English people attitude towards Poles? [761]

are far too many
variables entering the equation to be able to produce a meaningful average in this case. What would you put down as 'common properties then' for example ?

Interesting question.
When one thinks of stereotypes are we drawing on the "common properties" or the uncommon, or the "just different from me" properties ?