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English vs. Polish hostility


tornado2007  11 | 2270  
31 Aug 2007 /  #91
I have to say that I have noticed that very strange regard that many Poles have for Maggie Thatcher.

I've noticed this too. Is it common and why???

Because Poland would love a leader like Maggie Thatcher, it would be better than the jokers they have in place at the moment :)
szkotja2007  27 | 1497  
31 Aug 2007 /  #92
Dont get me started on Maggie f****** Thatcher - f***ing b*** c*** F**k**
sapphire  22 | 1241  
31 Aug 2007 /  #93
guess the Scots dont like her much then :)
Daisy  3 | 1211  
31 Aug 2007 /  #94
Dont get me started on Maggie f****** Thatcher - f***ing b*** c*** F**k**

or me!
szkotja2007  27 | 1497  
31 Aug 2007 /  #95
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.
Daisy  3 | 1211  
31 Aug 2007 /  #96
The general feeling is that , yeah, he did a good job but he hanged around too long.

that's exttemely mild compared to what I think of Thatcher and the damage she did to members of my family
szkotja2007  27 | 1497  
31 Aug 2007 /  #97
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!
isthatu  3 | 1164  
31 Aug 2007 /  #98
BTW, party, leicester square,first saturday after the old beehatch pegs it,meet you all there then :)

or it might be trafalger sqr,sorry, i was very very drunk when one of the "clown army" told me about it :)
Nessie  
31 Aug 2007 /  #99
LOL uk_ - you're quoting using THE MAIL as a source....How right wing are you exactly??

Let me guess you think powell was right about immigration!!!!

Can i say one thing to you -just came back from warsaw on a stag do (and yes we did live up to the British stereotype ie drank too much got really noisy and rowdy yet we were treated honourably by the locals and yet the following weekend we went out in our home town and one of my friends was slashed in the arm so badly that he had to have 5 tendons re-attached surgically. I say let the polish come to live in edinburgh.There are approximately 25,000 Poles out of a population of 275,000 and I see no problems with them at all.In fact they are adding to the multi cultural mix that makes the city such a great place to live in.

uk_r seriously you need to get your issues sorted out Immigrant workers are what keeps the economy going and your forgetting you need to work for a year before you can claim any benifits. So that's a year of Tax and N.I income for the government while they do the jobs that no-one else wants!!
isthatu  3 | 1164  
31 Aug 2007 /  #100
dont worry nessie,look at the heading,its ENGLISH hostility to poles,funny though,us Scots seem to be outnumbering them here as well as in parliement :)
ajgraham  - | 121  
31 Aug 2007 /  #101
Still upset about being Colonized for 300 years??....Your Scots Prime Minister is only on the throne because us Englishmen agree to it........He would be thrown out otherwise!!....Most Poles get F-cked about more up there in Scotland than they do in England!
Daisy  3 | 1211  
1 Sep 2007 /  #102
BTW, party, leicester square,first saturday after the old beehatch pegs it,meet you all there then :)

Actually, I know a group of men who have sussed out the nearest pub to the cemetary she's going to be buried in. They are going to drink 10 pints, then go and pi$$ on her grave. They're not joking either, so unfortunately, they won't be able to make the Trafalger square party.
szkotja2007  27 | 1497  
1 Sep 2007 /  #103
Most Poles get F-cked about more up there in Scotland than they do in England!

What gives you that impression?
Polish Dweller  
1 Sep 2007 /  #104
You are nearly correct Bossie, Polish people working in the UK are not allowed to claim benefits for the first 12 months, but, they can claim child benefit. This is rarely paid in Poland as it is meams tested (if you earn more than 500 PLN per month you cannot claim) This payment is a european regulation and can be claimed by Polish workers, even, if their children reside back in Poland. At present, the rate is £17 for the first child and £6 for every subsequent child and some 69,000 are already claiming this tax fee payment. When applied for, it is back-dated for the first 3 months. It seems that the British government did not realise this when throwing open its doors to Eastern europe.
ajgraham  - | 121  
1 Sep 2007 /  #105
What gives you that impression?

There has been quite afew incidents of rascism up there. Not only against Poles but against the English also. The world cup was a good example.
szkotja2007  27 | 1497  
1 Sep 2007 /  #106
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.....
isthatu  3 | 1164  
1 Sep 2007 /  #107
he means that ned who hit a little boy in an england top.....savage but you get drunken bums everywhere.
BTW,I dont think the PM sits on a throne pal.........d'oh,next time have a little look around famous british inventors/soldiers/politicians etc,funny how so many are Scots,and not sure where you get "colonised for 300 years.." from either,sorry,where exactly? Sorry mate,go anywhere in europe the reactions always the same;

european " are you english?"(asked with trepidation,fear of a r s es being exposed or general drunken b um behaviour,)
"no,Scottish/Irish."
"ah,your welcome here then:)"
joepilsudski  26 | 1387  
6 Sep 2007 /  #108
Polish & Brits: you are both White Europeans who have much in common...Britain is ruled
by corrupt Freemasons & Jews who direct the destruction of the UK economy...they use
Muslims & Asian immigrants to fan the flames of hatred, and when you have Poles coming there for work, they are treated as enemies, not European brothers...the UK at

the top is completely rotten, and this is the cause of your problem...so Poles & Brits,
recognize where the problem lies, leaders/bankers who view you as 'human resourses'.
osiol  55 | 3921  
6 Sep 2007 /  #109
joepilsudski

Yawn.
joepilsudski  26 | 1387  
6 Sep 2007 /  #110
Osiol, are you playing the guitar in your garden on Saturn currently?
isthatu  3 | 1164  
6 Sep 2007 /  #111
Freemasons & Jews

Thats a shoe shop on the high street isnt it?

they use
Muslims & Asian immigrants to fan the flames of hatred

Fan the flames of some cracking tandoori ovens more like.
The only hatred here is from numpties who spout hitleresque tosh....

Poles coming there for work, they are treated as enemies

Eh?competitors maybe,enemies????

leaders/bankers who view you as 'human resourses'

Thats how the world spins,and always has done,crappy maybe but just life...
joepilsudski  26 | 1387  
6 Sep 2007 /  #112
Yes, actually a chain of shoe shops, the main shop is Buckingham Palace & the other is
Waddeson Manor.
osiol  55 | 3921  
6 Sep 2007 /  #113
One of the masons was drummer in Pink Floyd.

Poles coming there for work, they are treated as enemies

Particularly when we had a football match England + 1 German vs. Poland. They one. Aargh!
Puzzler  9 | 1088  
6 Sep 2007 /  #114
Hm, you exaggerate Joe. You should come to UK and see it all for yourself. You'll see that prejudice against Poles is thousandfold worse in US than in England.

It's a fact that there's prejudice against Poles - parhaps the result of competitive attitude (mentioned by Isthatu)? - among some non-English residents in the UK, including Thirld World people (Asians, incl. Arabs, Africans). Some of the bad cases of the prejudice, as known to me, involve a Latvian woman, a Slovak woman, and a Bangladeshi man.

Generally, Poles get along very well with the English people. As you rightly remark, Poles and Brits have much in common.
Ranj  21 | 947  
6 Sep 2007 /  #115
You'll see that prejudice against Poles is thousandfold worse in US than in England.

Are you smoking crack tonight, Puzzler? As one who lives in the US and has been to England, I can say without any hesitation that your statement is completely false.....where do you get your info?\
Puzzler  9 | 1088  
6 Sep 2007 /  #116
re: Are you smoking crack tonight, Puzzler

- Are you (ahem, politely) judging me by your own example?

re: where do you get your info?

- From living in both countries.

And my perception isn't obscured from smoking crack.
:)
sledz  23 | 2247  
6 Sep 2007 /  #117
I can say without any hesitation that your statement is completely false

I havent seen any prejudice here
Puzzler  9 | 1088  
6 Sep 2007 /  #118
re: I havent seen any prejudice here

- Well, you may e.g. read some of your own posts. But it's still not guaranteed you'll see. Some folks have eyes but just don't see.
sledz  23 | 2247  
6 Sep 2007 /  #119
Ya ok
Puzzler  9 | 1088  
6 Sep 2007 /  #120
re: Ya ok

- Oi, maybe you can see after all?
:)

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