UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]


Its called economics. The crucial fact that you have ignored or are ignorant about is that the wages of the low skilled manual workers in Britain have gone DOWN in the last few years. Everyone elses have gone UP.

I'm not going to spell out to you the implications of this for an indigeneous person in contrast to a person who is over here temporarily and comes from a poorer country as I'm hoping you can join the dots yourself.

I doubt it though.

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]


Brits have created more jobs for Poles than the Poles have. Which country's people are more stupid in this instance?


See what I mean? Thats fine though, feel free to suckle at our breast like a good baby.

News / 10,000 ISRAELIS READY TO CLAIM FOR POLISH CITIZENSHIP AND POLISH LAND! [628]


Define 'Official Body'. I thought they were all run by Jews anyway so what do you care, Borat?

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]

Britain messed up. But Britain also fulfilled its obligations as a member of the EU. If the other major European nations had done the same we wouldnt be in this mess.

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]

All these discussions about the mass immigration of Poles to Britain and the associated debates that come with it always raise the question "Who created this mess?"

The responses are always either a) the immigrants themselves or b)the British government.
The real queston is 'what went wrong?' Why has the free movement labour in the EU failed? The answer is the same to this question as to any question concerning why Europe has ever got itself into any mess.

Whose to blame?- the French and Germans.

They create a EU with the high ideals of freedom of movement for its inhabitants and then they fail at the first true test of these ideals. The French in particular are a disgrace as they are always ready to accuse Britain not going along with the European ethos of integration and yet they consistently behave in a protectionist manner.

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]


I know he had family there with the name and everything. I remember reading a story in which a local newspaper interviewed one of his cousins during ww2 and the guy was saying how he was keeping a bit of a low profile as "the name Hitler aint too popular round here." Classic British understatement.

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]


It didnt work for Hitler.


As long as people can get their plastering done for a fraction of the cost and the local Starbucks is fully staffed then the middle class doesnt see a problem. Their quality of life is improved by immigration as interest rates are kept low and services cheap.

UK, Ireland / A collection of noimmigration's threads or "STAY AWAY from BRITAIN" [978]


That Wayne Rooney's a good player aint he.

Work / Brazilian moving to Poland - job ideas, Polish language, other tips? [30]


Maybe try what a lot of British people do who live in London- commute. Live outside London, somewhere nicer with a bit of greenery but close enough to London for you to work and go out.

News / Polish Immigrants Leave America for Europe [210]


It is difficult to narrow the inventor of the internet down to one person or invention but Tim Berners Lee is widely accepted as the inventor of the internet as he was the creator of embedded hyperlinking between web pages. Without this the internet is just a big network of unrelated data. This is what has made the internet possible more than any other single creation.

News / Polish Immigrants Leave America for Europe [210]


I'd just like to say that the internet was invented by an Englishman and you cant invent insulin as it is produced naturally by the body.

Americans have invented lots of other stuff though.

Work / Why Poland employers are afraid of hiring any foreign nationals? [171]


The same thing happens in that bastion of internationalism and European idealism, France. From what I've heard its easier to count the number of countries who have a genuine culture of liberalism in their employment policies (UK, Ireland, Spain etc) then those that dont.

In order for this policy to work the economy of the country involved needs to be as liberal and unrestricted as possible as the employer needs to have the right to hire and fire with a certain amount of ease. In Poland this isnt the case.

UK, Ireland / What do Polish people think about Wales and Welsh people? [191]


Hopefully you live in Bridgend and you'll make the news like some of your compatriots have done recently.

guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/19/

News / GDP of Poland.. 338 billion pop-38.5mil Cali GDP 1.7 Trillion pop-37.7mil [70]


A British person could not get away with saying half of what you've said.

You're still talking bollox though.

Work / Have been offered a job in Warsaw - should I move to Poland?? [48]


Fck 'em. Post it anyway as that is the whole purpose of these boards. You probably will have to qualify every negative statement you make with a positive or by saying 'of course it is also the same in other countries' etc

Its a shame we have to pre digest every opinion for the hyper-sensitive amongst us who wants these boards to be a love fest of all things Polish, but unfortunately some people are unable to deal with a concept as complicated as 'context'.

To me the most interesting posts are the ones from ex-pats living in Poland. These posts have validity and basis in fact and experience rather than guesswork so I'd love to know specific experiences you've had, positive or negative.

Love / IMPORTANT NOTE FOR POLISH GIRLS (watch out for hypocrites) [52]


Like John Leslie in a sauna.

Like Michael Jackson in a toy store.

Any others?

News / Poland - Third World Country?? [300]


Is that because the horses have kicked them out? :)

USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]

I was going to go to India but there a curry house just opened near me so why bother!

UK, Ireland / Polish immigration in UK [491]


I appreciate their sacrifice. Maybe we can raise a statue outside Primark?

UK, Ireland / Polish immigration in UK [491]


The Polish immigration to Britain is unprecedented in these numbers in this space of time. One cannot say 'oh well, there were a few blacks there anyway, what are they complaining about?!'

Ukrainians share a border with Poland as well as a historic and cultural similarities greater than Poland shares with Britain. A million Irish arriving in Britain wouldnt be seen as as much of an issue for instance.

Love / Why do Polish women prefer foreigners for boyfriends and husbands? [418]

I like that idea. Innocent yet cunning.

Love / Why do Polish women prefer foreigners for boyfriends and husbands? [418]


I dont think its so much that Polish women prefer foreign men, more that foreign men like Polish women and so approach them more often then Polish men will approach foreign women. Hence the disparity.

I know a few Polish women who always thought they would end up with a Polish guy, as that was there preference. However if you go to to a foreign country, esp. Britain, and you are a good looking woman you will be approached pretty much everytime you go out for a drink. Chances are that one of these guys will make the grade and nature will take its course. I dont think this is the case in Poland where approaches are made more through mutual friends and acquaintences. There a lot less 'cold calling' and therevfore vfewer opportunities.

UK, Ireland / Polish opinion of England as a country and the English nation [64]

Everything you say works both ways. Interchange the nations and nationalities you have mentioned above and the same is true.

UK, Ireland / Polish opinion of England as a country and the English nation [64]


I dont. My point stands however.

UK, Ireland / Polish opinion of England as a country and the English nation [64]

Such stories should be published however making them the centrepiece of the news is unbalanced and illustrates an intended bias. A murder of a Pole in England will make the front page in the Polish media.

A murder by a Pole will not.
The murder of a Pole in Poland will not.
Other murders of people in Britain will not.
There is a filter being utilised to make it appear as though Poles are continual victims of brutality by faceless 'others'.
Contrast this with the recent murder of an English girl in Italy or with the case of Maddie McCann in Portugal. The British meda, for all there faults, never tried claiming that the victim's nationality was a contributing or in anyway relevant factor in their deaths.

Is this the case with those Polish victims of violence in Britain?

Love / Are there Polish women who date black guys? [281]


However Africans are more likely to have it. This isnt intended as an insult its just a depressing statistical fact.

UK, Ireland / Polish immigration in UK [491]

There are similarities between ET and immigrants:

ET only came for a short visit but due to circumstances had to stay longer.

Poor English language skills.

Constantly blathering on about wanting to go home but never doing anything about it.

Like most immigrants he was short and could mend things.

UK, Ireland / How many of your co-workers in the UK are Polish? [30]

I work in a financial institution in London and theres a few Polish women. I didnt realise they were at first as they all have English surnames. :))

UK, Ireland / Polish immigration in UK [491]


Its surprising the sheer number of people on these boards who cant grasp this basic point. Its much easier to just to pick sides and resort to stereotypes.

UK, Ireland / Polish opinion of England as a country and the English nation [64]

It seems to have gone the other way now in the Polish media. Apparently any stories involving negative experiences of Poles in Britain are well publicised so as to discourage anymore of them from leaving. Some dont believe the hype, most do.