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Sad life of a Polish immigrant in the UK. Ch. 2 - Stress [63]
Everyone takes it easy in Britain, you have local newspapers, local radio, football teams and pubs, and that's about it. You don't fret over the politics as much as we do, you're not bombarded with Gazeta Wyborcza and TVN living in a state of permanent catastrophe.
This is what draws people over here, that lack of stress.
This is what makes people not care what job they are in - even if it's 200 pounds per week, at least the petrol is dirt cheap.
It's not stress free for all of us. Especially with the nasty comments: not in the papers, not in the internet, but at work. But definitely your life is easier (and the roads go without saying)
I understand that as a new arrival you have things to say, but I think that you need explain to people that these are YOUR experiences and YOUR way of looking at life in general. I actually troubled myself to read some of your blog entries and I came upon a post on Polish library system. It is not different then this post, so I came to conclusion that it is YOUR attitude more so then the "reality" you are trying to describe.
That reminds me of a person I had met lately and who arrived into the new country 4 months ago and she had a similar attitude. Most of the things she happens to dislike and is very critical of every little encounter. No joy in discovering a new place, but a lot of hight expectations. Sad, but true.
I see is as a misdirected anger to be honest;)
