Posts by Paul

Paul_UK

4 Jan 2008

UK, Ireland / Working with my Polish friends in UK [28]

URL INFO FROM NOIMMIGRATION: Of the 600,000 (Eastern European) workers who had registered in the UK over the last two years, some 16,868 had applied for some form of income support but the vast majority were turned down.

Proportionally fewer Poles have applied for income-related benefits than other Eastern European arrivals.

Noimmigration, you're contradicting your own arguments with your own information!! I read the url you attached. The data above shows that less than 3% of Eastern European immigrants are claiming benefits. Furthermore, fewer poles apply for benefits compared to other Eastern Europeans.

From this we can draw the conclusion that only circa 2% of Polish immigrants claim benefits. I'm sure if we had the data for Scotland, the percentage would be much, much higher!

So my Polish mates taxes are paying for the Scottish benefits cheats ;-)

Paul_UK

3 Jan 2008

UK, Ireland / Working with my Polish friends in UK [28]

no immigration wrote: I just hope that business's do not scour polish universities for graduates instead of british ones

What......like my company going out to Krakow to the CUT & Jagiellonian Universities to find lots more well educated, intelligent and hard working people. I'm just dissapointed I can't go on the trip. I did offer to help ;-)

Paul_UK

3 Jan 2008

UK, Ireland / Working with my Polish friends in UK [28]

Dear Michal and Noimmigration,

Sorry to spoil your fun on this thread, but a couple of facts for you:

1. We work in the IT industry. My polish mates are highly skilled. The company we work for simply can't find enough people with these skills in UK.

2. IT skills + several languages = my Polish mates are well paid.

3. They pay the top rate of UK income tax, national insurance, council tax etc. Therefore a net positive effect on the UK economy.

Cheers, Paul

Paul_UK

3 Jan 2008

UK, Ireland / Working with my Polish friends in UK [28]

Thanks for that RJ

I now understand the Polish "£" sounds like English "W"

I learnt this by finding out that that £ódź is pronounced "Woodge". I've been mis-pronouncing the football team Widzew Lodz for 20 years!

Paul_UK

3 Jan 2008

UK, Ireland / Working with my Polish friends in UK [28]

Hello,

I've only recently joined this MB and read with interest all the thoughts about the Polish people who have moved to the UK.

Of course with so many people moving over here in a short space of time there are bound to be some problems but overall I think it is good for UK and good for the Polish guys and girls coming over.

I've been working with a few Polish people and I find them very warm, friendly, funny and hard working. They add (not take) from the UK economy. Wait a few years and the next Richard Branson is likely to be called Pawel or Dorota!

I also like learning Polish but I can only learn fonetically (by sound). So everyday I use some fabulous Polish words (with my English sound-a-like) ;-)

Gin Dobree (hello)
Nar Raja (see you later)
Loo Bishta (do you like it)
Spal Leesha Dob Jar (did you sleep well)
Wad Nar Pergodar (good weather)
Knee Wad Nar Pergodar (bad weather)

So long as I never have to take a Polish spelling test, I'll be ok !!

Happy New Year to you all

Paul