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kollie   
16 Sep 2010
UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]

I am English and worked in a department that had 4 Polish workers there at the time. My experience with them was very mixed. A couple of the girls were really lovely and wanted to intergrate and improve there English and worked very hard and to the best of their abilities. But the other two were really quite horrible to be around talking in Polish all day making everyone else - and it wasn't just Brits - feel uncomfortable they hardly did any work and would pass the buck if there was something they just didn't want to do and when they did speak English they would go on about how bad the NHS is or the school system or dentist etc. Don't get me wrong I have come across many Brits with the same attitude but the thing that got me was whenever anyone pulled them up their responce was always the same "but in Poland............" now if I chose to go and work in Poland or any other country I would abide by there office rules and ways and not use "But in England..............." everytime I was pulled up on something and I certainly wouldn't complain bitterly everyday about my host country.

There are comments on here about British builders being lazy but I have also heard stories about lazy Polish builders. Just because I met a few horrible Polish people doesn't mean I think the rest of Poland or the Polish nationals that are here are the same. So why should you tar all English builders with the same brush?

Yes I have my reservations about the number of Polish workers in the UK after all we're only a small Island and we are struggling to cope but as long as they are hard working, pay there taxes and are respectful to others not just Brits then I don't have problem just don't come here and start bad mouthing our country when you haven't even tried to get to know its people or its way.

The fat as.ed Brits who never say a day of work are
We have Ex-English living in the States. For instance English nurses or secretaries are very highly regarded. I've never heard someone say the English are lazy.

The difference being is that it is their country. The English can deal with the English, but the English cannot deal with is all the poverty and unemployment of Eastern Europe.

Thank you! Someone who is talking sense and not being racist! I am sick of all the racist comments on here about Brits considering you are living in our country don't you think you should show some respect like we would in your country? What do you want us to say huh? Yes all Brits are lazy fat lay abouts who do nothing all day! some of us are actually very hardworking and do actually do do a good job. I'm sorry to the Poles that have come across any Anti-Polish Brits but we are not all the same I would bet my life that not all Poles are hardworking like some people on here would have you believe. Every country has its fair share of good and bad! For gods sake! The Poles on here ******** about the Brits are just giving other Poles a bad name same with the Brits although there a many more Anti-British remarks than there are Anti-Polish remarks so maybe you should think about that. We are a very tolerant nation who is trying to claw its way out of a recession at the same time we are strugling to support our own people living on the poverty line we can't do it all we just don't have enough social housing, NHS resources, school places, jobs to go around. Its not just Poles waiting for years to get social housing it is also many Brits and if you want somewhere in any area of London you can expect to wait a very long time whatever nationality you are. Again we are only a small Island! How much do expect us to take before it all full's apart? And if you hate Britain so much why are you here? This is not a racist question I would really like to know why you would live somewhere that it seems like you loath and detest so much.
kollie   
19 Sep 2010
UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]

This is the forum where everybody is bashing somebody or something - you will get use to it, or not:)

I guess it's one way to get your frustrations out LOL. But there is no need for racism from either side. Any Anti-Polish Brit's on here should be banned and visa-versa. I came on here primarily because I wanted to know more about Polish culture as Poles are now a big part of our society I thought it was only fair that I make an effort but I got side tracked and angry LOL.
kollie   
20 Sep 2010
UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]

Not many Poles here and too many trollish acts unfortunately. It's not a good place for setting your views on Poles...

I am beginning to realise that, any suggestions on a better site?

The problem would be solved if the use of English was banned, and only Polish could be used. This would immediately reduce all these bandwidth-wasting African/Muslim/Arab/Asian trolls who are only looking for Polish women/Polish passports, and have no real interest in Poland.

But as this is a "Pol-Am" forum, that's never going to happen, for obvious reasons :D

And what exactly have these "African/Muslim/Arab/Asian trolls" ever done to you?!
kollie   
20 Sep 2010
Food / Why is it that some Polish people refuse to eat anything that is not Polish? [120]

You can't say all Poles only eat Polish food! One of the Polish girls I worked with loves bangers and mash LOL. But she also loves her traditional Polish food. Most of the Poles I have met have been open to trying knew things. Another Pole I worked with wasn't able to go back to Poland for Christmas and instead of doing a traditional Polish dinner she did Turkey with all the trimmings for all of her Polish house mates because she felt it was the right thing to do.

My cousin lived in Cyprus for a few years and missed some of the really boring British food like Heniz Baked Beanz and roast beef. Whenever you move to a new country you are going to miss the food that you are used to as much as you miss your family and friends and there are loads of Polish shops here now so why shouldn't they eat the food that they know? I know I would do the same if I lived abroad and there were English shop's everywhere it doesn't have anything to do with patriotism just what you have been brought up on and are accustomed to.
kollie   
21 Sep 2010
Food / Why is it that some Polish people refuse to eat anything that is not Polish? [120]

Give that international options are available here, I'd doubt it. Heinz baked beans are American, not British. It's their choice but there are SOOOOO many types of food out there, why not give them a try?

They should give them a try and I have come across some that don't but most are open. MOst of my favorite food isn't British. But living abroad I would probably miss the really boring Brit stuff that I wouldn't normally think about.

And Heinz Baked Beanz will always be a British institute no matter where bleeding Heinz is based! Same as Marmite.