UK, Ireland /
Have the British become the worst enemy of the Polish? [45]
ppp. I can't believe that there are many British people who really hate Poles. There are certainly some who see Poles as an easy target when they complain about immigration because an awful lot of Poles have gone to the UK. Having said that, the general impression I get from my British friends and family is that Poles are alright. As you know, there are extremists, like UKIP, who whip up ill feeling between people for their own purposes, and the white working class are at the moment looking for someone to blame for their post-Thatcher disenfranchisement. Poles are a convenient and large target, but if you ignore the Daily Fail and the other rags, the picture isn't so terrible. I'm sure you met one or two nice people when you were there, no?
As for Poles finding it hard to make a living there. Well, the Brits are also having a hard time. I know lots of Poles who have gone to the UK to work. Some of them work in shops and factories and work hard to live a half-decent life, but let's not forget the accountants, dentists and other professionals who have also gone and who have a very good life there.
You and other Poles have every right to complain about things in the UK when you live, work and pay taxes there. How about those of us who live here in Poland? Can't we have a moan now and again. I'm asking you and not 18-year-old Canadians, rabid Americans or fantacists from Serbia.
