Seanus
15 Mar 2010
Life / Why do majority of Polish are afraid to admit their nationality? [28]
I don't think the majority of Polish are afraid to do this at all. Some are aware of the malaise in the UK given the swamping effect but that's understandable. Nobody wants to face reprisals (odwety) at the hands of some mercenary fool.
On a different note, Poles who have lived in Germany for some time will sometimes try and mask their Polishness. There was a case here where a Pole insisted on speaking German to the Polish bakery staff. He was mumbling sth about German stuff being better and he refused to speak or have anything to do with Polish. My wife reprimanded him for being such a burak.
I don't think the majority of Polish are afraid to do this at all. Some are aware of the malaise in the UK given the swamping effect but that's understandable. Nobody wants to face reprisals (odwety) at the hands of some mercenary fool.
On a different note, Poles who have lived in Germany for some time will sometimes try and mask their Polishness. There was a case here where a Pole insisted on speaking German to the Polish bakery staff. He was mumbling sth about German stuff being better and he refused to speak or have anything to do with Polish. My wife reprimanded him for being such a burak.