Study / German v.s. Russian, language usefulness in Poland? [54]

I speak a little of both - if I had to choose between learning either, I would choose Russian. Russian is a very up-and-coming language across the world now. The former Soviet Union is a sixth of the worlds land mass. Germany isn't. Russian will open doors - German won't.

You can speak Russian even in the east of Germany (to older people), and Poland, and the Baltics. We even found Russian speakers in Malta! Russian is useful!

UK, Ireland / i used to work with a lot of polish door stewards who were all good friends [22]


Why on earth would they want to?

UK, Ireland / Considering opening a Polish restaurant in the UK. [9]

I would think that Polish families here might prefer to eat at home - being cheaper and probably preferable (because she will know exactly what is in it) to restaurant food.

You would need British clients with disposable income to make any money. Therein lies the problem. We British are generally not too clued up on Polish food. The average Brit wont spend on what he doesn't know or understand.

Of the few who would drift in, English guys with Polish girlfriends and the odd curious culture vulture for example, there would not be enough of them to make it viable IMO.

If you could keep it relatively simple and Polish influenced rather than pure Polish, shashlik and salatka for example, people would understand that (they understand donner kebabs don't they?) and it might work that way.

UK, Ireland / English teenager refused service at Polish shop [87]


Because the British workers cant get their arses out of bed in a morning and will spend the day drinking tea, scratching their arse and complaining maybe?

(By the way- I am British)