UK, Ireland / Marrying Polish Woman in UK/London [100]

Unfortunately that's what many foreigners that get married and want to live in the UK do it for. It may seem unfair to assume you're doing the same, but if you have a search through this forum and see how many similar threads there are on this subject and you will get an idea how many times people have asked your questions before.

If you want to marry your Polish girlfriend, then great !! I'm very happy for you (seriously) however you have to understand that this country passed full to capacity when it comes to immigrants and the British have had enough ...... and I'm not a racist !!

UK, Ireland / Marrying Polish Woman in UK/London [100]


You came back to check the responses, so I misjudged you on that one and I apologise.

As for you "marrying for a passport", well I guess the jury is still out on that one. As someone else said, if you're not marrying for a passport then why not either reside in Poland or India after you get married ?

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


Have I woken up in the '80s ? Who says "dork" these days ?


Jealous of what exactly ?

(And I'm not on the dole by the way. Like you, I prefer to paddle my own canoe.)

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


I've yet to hear of any research that has been carried out that has given anything resembling real information.


Like you I've many discussions about immigration with all kinds of people as it's the only way to find out what everyone thinks. Whether it be British, British asian, British black or EU immigrant, most say the same: Too many people allowed in and not enough control.

You're right that everything can be changed to suit a diffent person's agenda and we'll see more of that the closer to the election we get.

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

I don't agree with Winston's choice of words, but I would think that more would agree with him than you might think.

Have a conversation with pretty much anyone at the vending machine in any office in the UK and ask them what they think about immigration and most tend to reply that it's ok if controlled. Most agree that it is not controlled and that they've had enough.

UK, Ireland / Marrying Polish Woman in UK/London [100]


I think it could just be that he is getting a bit sick and tired of people registering with this forum purely to start threads that they know will wind people up.

It's not as though they come back to finish what they start is it ?

I'm bored of those type of people too.

PS - There is NEVER an excuse or a reason good enough to justify acts of terrorism.

UK, Ireland / Marrying Polish Woman in UK/London [100]

@incognito007
Well done, you've managed to get the three things guaranteed to annoy people in your first post ie. marriage (possibly for convenience), gaining entry into the UK and benefits.

I strongly think that new members to the forum should have their first few posts moderated before they are available for others to read.

I suspect that you won't be back to read any responses.


Sounds a little bit like Crawley (a town in Sussex near Gatwick Airport) which has always had a high asian population, but in the early/mid 1990s those I knew of were all UK born. When I visit Crawley now, it seems to have changed into am immigrant ghetto where you never seem to hear English being spoken anymore or certainly not as much as you would expect in what is, after all, an English town.

I believe that three of the 7/7 bombers came from Crawley.

UK, Ireland / Brits to protest against foreigners in the workforce, including Poles. [289]


Now you're just being nasty for the sake of it.

Just because they may not have been to university or had the same education or chances in life you might have had does not mean people like you can write them off as "simple".


Without knowing more about their situation, it would be unfair to comment, but generally speaking it does not make much sense to have such a big family when money is tight and work not secure.

It's not as simple as moving where the work is. It might be for you, but it isn't for everyone.

UK, Ireland / driving instruction in Polish (Gloucestershire area) [14]


You've clearly not driven up Handcross Hill on the A23 in the rush hour.


No, not sor far.

UK, Ireland / driving instruction in Polish (Gloucestershire area) [14]

With respect, it's a little bit late then.

UK, Ireland / Brits to protest against foreigners in the workforce, including Poles. [289]


She doesn't sound simple and neither does her husband.


You don't know she hasn't, but with children at school and so on, it's not as simple as upping sticks and moving is it ?


I'll admit to voting Labour in 1997, 2001 and even in 2005. As for "complaining" about immigrants as you put it, I'm complaining about mass immigration rather than immigration. There is a difference.

UK, Ireland / driving instruction in Polish (Gloucestershire area) [14]

Yes, in the UK.

I'm British and have been driving since 1991 and have seen things gradually get worse and worse.

If we're better than most of Europe then their roads must be death-traps.

Our roads are largley filled with people that do not know what they're doing because once you pass your test, that's it ! You don't ever get re-tested nor do you even have to have a regular eye test to keep your licence valid.

UK, Ireland / driving instruction in Polish (Gloucestershire area) [14]

It's just an observation, I'm not trying to have a pop at you. Learning to drive is hard enough and the standards of driving over here are not great. The last thing a learner needs is a language barrier and having a Polish instructor, while it might seem the best solution, it may not encourage her to improve her English.

UK, Ireland / Brits to protest against foreigners in the workforce, including Poles. [289]


I'm wondering if you have read post 206 and would say that to that person's face ?

UK, Ireland / WHAT IS SO SPECIAL LIVING IN U.K [90]


If you are a teacher, I hope you know how bad your grammar is.

UK, Ireland / driving instruction in Polish (Gloucestershire area) [14]

Get her to learn English to a decent level so she can have an English instructor. In the long run that will be better for her in my opinion.

UK, Ireland / Brits to protest against foreigners in the workforce, including Poles. [289]

whatnext

Hi

Your post was very well thought out and it's obvious that you've taken a lot of time over it.

Thanks for doing that.

You post proves the point that just because you've got the mucky end of the immigration stick it doesn't mean that you're using that to peddle racist nonsense.

You and your husband are obviously very proud people and are great examples of what most British people are like. I think you should print your post and send it to your local MP and to Gordon Brown. Ok, it will not change anything in the short-term but the more people that put pen to paper and refuse to be ignored the better.

Best wishes.

UK, Ireland / driving instruction in Polish (Gloucestershire area) [14]

What will she be like at reading the English road signs then ?

UK, Ireland / Recently beaten up in England by 3 Polish guys [93]


You were viciously assaulted and you should still report it.

For all you know the police could have a whole file on these guys and extra evidence could really help. Either way a crime has been committed and you should report it.

I don't hold much faith in the police either, but it's all we have at our disposal in such situations.

UK, Ireland / Brits to protest against foreigners in the workforce, including Poles. [289]

I would agree with you on that one. I really do hope that UKIP manage to secure a decent foothold after the next election and become a real voice in British politics.

I would never want to see success for the BNP and any they do have is mainly down to the main parties dillydallying around the important subjects.

I hope that the protest was a success (don't recall seeing it anywhere in the news though) and I fully support their agenda.

UK, Ireland / Polish woman in the UK gives birth then leaves the baby in hospital [28]


She wouldn't have been charged and that's probably why she was here in the first place ie. to use the free services of the NHS to give birth.

UK, Ireland / Brits to protest against foreigners in the workforce, including Poles. [289]


What judgemental nonsense !

Why do people always have to bring the BNP into these kind of debates ? It's NOT racist to complain about uncontrolled immigration !

The BNP tried to get in on the act at the protests at the Lindsey oil refinery and were told to get lost. This is not about race.

Your comments are offensive and you're just playing to the gallery.


Economics and whether or not employers are just using cheaper foreign labour to avoid paying a liveable wage comes into it too.

UK, Ireland / WHAT IS SO SPECIAL LIVING IN U.K [90]


I don't hear anything substantial that makes me feel that anyone has taken any notice of the rise in BNP support. It's just rhetoric.

They've tinkered a bit with non-EU immigration, but nothing as far as I can tell has changed about immigration within the EU.


Too little too late, but I don't see this tightening up that you mention.


I don't see that myself. I agree that Muslims seem to reproduce like rabbits (which seems a trait popular with many immigrants) so they may just about be the majority of the population in a few northern sh!t holes, but they're a long way off from outnumbering the British in general.


The Polish might find it "unique and special", but many British people do not see it that way.

UK, Ireland / WHAT IS SO SPECIAL LIVING IN U.K [90]


I agree.


Gradually watered down by too much immigration and a general population that seems to no longer give a f**k.

UK, Ireland / Proof of Address (my Polish gf moving to the UK) [14]


As someone that has worked for a bank in the past, I can tell you that what you suggest will not help her get a bank account.

Being sent marketing information proves nothing.

She needs a rental agreement or something similar.

Polonia / Polish people in New Delhi [86]


Have you been before ?

I'm British rather than Polish, but New Delhi is a real baptism of fiire for a first trip to India and if you're planning on living there too, then there will be even more to get used too.

What will you be doing there ?

Love / English girl. Do Polish men afraid to show their feelings or they are just not comfortable in UK? [84]


A repeat of the race riots some years back ?

If I remember correctly, that was largely British vs British in terms of nationality but white vs asian in terms of race.

Very bad business.

Love / English girl. Do Polish men afraid to show their feelings or they are just not comfortable in UK? [84]

I think that "safety in numbers" applies to this case and if possible go out in a mixed group of people.

Love / English girl. Do Polish men afraid to show their feelings or they are just not comfortable in UK? [84]

Probably depends where they go. I would imagine that there are certain parts of certain cities where anybody may feel they are a target because of something or other.

UK, Ireland / Sad life of a Polish migrant in the UK. Ch. 5 - Racism [259]


That had nothing to do with you being Polish though.