firsthippy
5 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Do Poles integrate well into British society? [18]
My girlfriend is Polish and at the start of our relationship she was hanging out with mostly Polish people. She worked with Poles, she lived with Poles. So did her brother.
She's now a lot more comfortable hanging out with my English and Aussie mates and I'm sure her brother speaks better English now.
I think a lot of the London-based Poles tend to stick together and it's only when they finally meet some friendly non-Poles they start to come out of their shells.
My gf speaks English quite well but the people that live in all-Pole households don't tend to speak such good English as they aren't exposed to it near enough. This language barrier probably means they will tend to stick together and so the cycle continues..
My girlfriend is Polish and at the start of our relationship she was hanging out with mostly Polish people. She worked with Poles, she lived with Poles. So did her brother.
She's now a lot more comfortable hanging out with my English and Aussie mates and I'm sure her brother speaks better English now.
I think a lot of the London-based Poles tend to stick together and it's only when they finally meet some friendly non-Poles they start to come out of their shells.
My gf speaks English quite well but the people that live in all-Pole households don't tend to speak such good English as they aren't exposed to it near enough. This language barrier probably means they will tend to stick together and so the cycle continues..