List of goods taken from living in the UK

Some of you know I'm Polish and have moved to the UK over 7 months ago now. I always complain about it a lot, last night decided to make a list of positives though.

1. Independance.

I have left my home for the first time in my life (for that long anyway). I was 19 years old. I was never really getting on with my parents, especially my mother so the contact with them almost ended when I moved. I sometimes call them but obviously I have no help from them in any possible way. I think I'm much more responsible as well, not only for myself but also kids I'm looking after.

2. People.

It's been a lesson to be learnt about how you cannot trust everyone or take things to heart. It's also simply too much of an effort to hate somoene even if they deserve so and it's far better to ignore people you are not able to please.

I got know a lot of new friends, from all over the world and I'm deffinitely going to stay in touch with.

Living with an English Jewish host family with a lifestyle and culture totally different than the one I have always known before made me experience something nothing else would.

3. Appreciation.

It's truth what they say that you never fully appreciate something untill you lost it. I've realised how important my family, my friends and my country are to me.

4. Decisions.

I reassured myself about what I want to do in the future. I want to study English at the University as soon as I'm back to Poland and hopefully be an English teacher in the future. I'd love to continue work with kids or teenagers.

Conclusions: I can surely say that even though all of the troubles I've been through living in the UK, I will never regret moving here. England will always stay in my heart with all good and bad memories. I'm also hoping that list goods will grow as I still have a few weeks left before I go home.

hey, those are awesome lessons, girl. woot!

Thank you plk, I think I wouldn't know all of this if I simply started studying at any University in Poland straight after my matura. I'm glad I'm here.

um you forgot to add: a book from JustysiaS ha ha...

but seriously - good for you and i know it's been tough but that is unfortunately how you learn :/. i hope you can make your dreams come true! England and it's people aren't as bad as some people make them out to be, they helped me out so much more than my fellow Poles ever have. if it wasn't for my bf i'd probably go back to Poland though lol...

i went straight and kind of wasted a year and a half.. sometimes it is best to sit out and orient yourself.. some people don't need that.. some do.. seems like you're better for it.. i sure don't see a list of bad things.. hey, no gripes is always good. right? :)

Oi yes, I've forgotten about a book. By the way: I'm loving it, it's pretty good! Thank you once again, you're my star!


That one would take me hours to write everything down lols.

Looks like you grew up a lot. Bravo!


As what? Teacher? Therapist? Nanny?

I'll issue a caveat, romanticise your home country at your peril.

oops. :D you focust on the goods though. :thumbup


lol.. it won't hurt... she's a fighter..

Poles feel no pain right, all is well?

"List of goods taken from living in the UK"

Here's my list:

-Lucozade (I'm totally addicted)
-DnB squat parties

List in progress...

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  squat
  
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amazing cheap cars, amazing blue sky, no fear about car, house, no heavy multilayer titanium front door any more, laid-back people, living in slow motion, amazing moments when natives singing the song along with the radio ;)


the taste of bread =)

Yeah, Polish bread that lasts about 1 day before it begins to go off. What's with that? This is nothing to be proud of. The taste is damn good but the lasting freshness is far from ideal. Better off with US Tost or Schulstad in my book.

I disagree. That's the last thing you can say about English ha ha.

Many are laid back I guess, in their own way.

nah, that's america that has the vicodin. ;)


huh.. you're getting crap.. my bread will last easily a week or maybe even two.. (it doesn't last that long though as i tend to go nuts when i get some. lol) got fridge..

well at least Polish bread ain't stuffed with chemistry...

I'd rather have durable bread than stuff that can't even last 24 hours before it turns crap. Sorry, I live in Poland, I get what's on offer.

Is stuffed full of crap preservatives. I'd rather have fresh, baked in the day bread. You can buy small loaves of it you know. ;)

Yup. This probably indicates that it contains less of ulepszacze (preservatives).

Small loaves of it still go off very quickly. Trust me, this stuff is about as durable as a fat sweathog on a diet of crisps and guacamole cheese, pigging out on pizza too.

Use it for toast or cooking something that requires breadcrumbs.

That's what I do, PD. It's thrown into the toaster and it tastes superb. Breadcrumbs? They are for the birds :)

oh yeah so laid back and chilled they almost trip over their own feet! lol. i find the British more relaxed and easy going, but also many are lacking the 'get up and go', they do everything in their own time and they can be pretty sh*t team mates at work cos they never seem to rush with anything, often lack their own initiative and can be pretty unreliable and forgetful. should i carry on? lol...


i give up with bread, no matter what bread i get it goes off before i manage to go throgh half of the loaf. i tried buying halves but then it's not enough! i can't win! :/ :D


you should hear one of the guys i work with, he's terrible. i remember when i first met him and his desk was next to mine, i was sat there working away and i heard this disturbing noise. it sounded like someone was in pain and moaning! i turned to my right and it was the guy. i was like 'Are you ok???' and he said yeah i'm just singing. o.O (...) we play 'guess the tune' when he's at it and you can only figure them songs out by lyrics cos he is completely tone deaf. i tried recording him but he's very shy.


anytime ;)

Everyone has different means. I was always told that slower was better, Justy. Lacking their own initiative? Poles are blamed left, right and centre by foreigners for that here. Carry in if you wish.

Switch to British bread, it lasts longer. Polish bread tasted better but, by the time you buy it, it's already past its best.

Buy 3/4's ;)

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mniam ;)

never heard that before. the Poles i met over here and had a pleasure to work with learnt much quicker, didn't need guidance all the time and quickly took initiative, came up with their own ideas and became a great help to me. i've seen too many slacking, lazy Brits of all ages and walks of life who would pull sickies everytime they got a job or a project they did not like and make up things like depression or' fear of driving the company car' so other people did it for them. oh well, thanks to the recession bad apples like that are being removed very quickly :)...


wouldn't want to upset you ;)


can you get that?! i think i just need a decent chlebak :D

Many foreign men believe that but I know the Poles to be a resourceful bunch. The Poles are just victims of their own temperaments at times. Otherwise, they are a super lot.

I'm not easily upset these days.

You can get half loaves which should be enough for a couple of days.

it's hard not to lose it sometimes with you British people ha ha!


thanks DAD i'll write that down :D

Well, I don't know. I don't mix with too many English folk....;)

You are welcome daughter ;)