Why did you move to the UK / Ireland from Poland - what incentives were you given ?

Hi guys, I'm interested to see why people moved from Poland to the UK / Ireland.

Personally I was promised better money, working conditions and a new different life. In my village it was highly advertised by the UK government, I am not sure why they were so interested in getting as many Polish people to come to their country as they did - it was unusual, but I found out why.

It is a strategic move - forced and incentised mass immigration from Poland to the UK / Ireland gives the UK a stronger strategic food hold around Russia's borders. The integration of more Eastern Europeans into the UK is good for defenses and wartime.

This is just a theory, but makes perfect sense to me.

...so why did you come and what incentives were you given ?

How does your theory benefit Ireland? Ireland's a neutral country and not part of the UK.


When did Poland become an Eastern European country?
Poland's a Central European country last time I checked. LOL.

Regarding why Poles move to the British Isles and Ireland, my personal opinion is money and better social conditions.
Why work in a bank in Poland for longer hours for less money and less social benefits?
Go to Ireland/Britain and earn 4 or 5 times the money for the same job and have a work pension, health benefits.

I've known a good few Poles that have left since I moved here, the reason is always money. And before I left Dublin, I'd plenty of friends from Central and Eastern Europe, same thing, the reason to move there was the money and the openness of the people. I know a few gay Poles who felt terribly repressed living here.

Miroslaw when was this?
How would more Polish in the UK help defend against Russia?
That simply doesnt make sense.

its actually more to do with the integration of Polish and other Eastern European cultures with the UK, there is more strength that way, because now and eventually Poland and the UK are so integrated it would be impossible to not help each other when our idiot NWO governments decide to invade Russia.

Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Belarus are strategic footholds.. so it makes sense to get as many of their people on our side.

I thought you said you were Polish?
Are you sure you dont have long hair and live under a bridge?

No global strategy at all, just a need for cheap labour, hence promoting work opportunities in the UK. Same for Ireland.

I don't think so, I've never seen him here

And definitely not Polish, judging by his use of English...

Also when people start coming out with laughable terms like 'NWO' (google it if you're unfamiliar - pure conspiracy theory comedy) there's a pretty big warning sign of trolling.

ha ha I just noticed the 'NWO' thing too Jon.
No rational person talks about the NWO in all seriousness do they?

Yep, that's it. The simplest answer is usually the correct one.

you boys are pretty ignorant if you don't believe in a powerful elite group of individuals who control the way the world goes, and yes they are called the New World Order / Bilderberg Group why don't you look it up.

I agree with Miroslav.

I was offered some really nice incentives to come to the UK, I got a job in Standard Life even though my English was terrible, I really questioned it, but it makes perfect sense that the UK government are trying to sweeten us up.

Are Gosia and Miro by any chance related ? :D

Hmmm, cheap labour and strong Labour voting consensus among Pole's, that was Labours main aim.

Isn't Standard Life owned by shape-shifting aliens intent on world domination? And you wonder why they employed you! Be careful. Be very careful.

yes there IS something a bit reptilian and shape shifting about Gosia isnt there?
It was her long tongue like in 'V' that gave it away.

None at all. It's way out there with UFOs and Pres. Obama being born in whatever country, or the Masons conspiring to run the planet. And there's absolutely no conspiracy about Poles moving to the UK - just a specific type of job market.


You mean the annual voluntary think tank intended to be a forum for public servants and business people from different spheres who wouldn't normally get the chance to exchange views to meet and also discuss current affairs with retired experts. The one named after the Bilderberg Hotel where the first one was held - you can stay there, Lastminute.com do some nice deals.

No sort of conspiracy, nothing hidden, no 'world order' and above all, nothing to do with Poles migrating to other EU states for work after 2006.

The only reason that a company would specifically recruit in Poland is because the high employment at home meant they had found it hard to recruit locally. Any government involvement is because the UK Department of Trade and Industry has a legal responsibility to assist businesses in such matters. Most of it was done through the Chamber of Commerce anyway


She's a shill for the Greys, the Nordics, the Putinists and the hollow-earth Antarctic dwelling nazi crystal skull Jesus-bloodline reptilians.

Frankly i moved to the UK with basically no reason.

That's often the best reason NocyMrok.

I moved to Poland for a brief change of scenery. Half a lifetime ago.

I'm sure quite a few Poles in the UK can say much the same.

I think somebody has a split personality. Miro on weekdays, Gosia on weekends :D

so because i agree with miro, you accuse me of being him, very childish, very childish and your proof to substantiate this would be what ? - your own hurt pride ? LOL

well let's see, you are both unregistered posters, and you both just happen to pop up on a thread, to agree with each other about the New World Order.....

hmmm.
OK yes I am very very childish...:)

Hi, I moved to the UK purely for the sheer variety of ales and bitters at any local pub - not to mention I have always been an avid admirer of the British stiff upper lift... career advancement and the will to serve the Queen comes in second in comparison ;-)

God save the Queen!

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Maybe Ireland

Hi everyone . i am thinking about moving to Ireland , does anyone have any experience or advice ?

it's really expensive and is awash with heroin.

Roz is right about how expensive it is. Yes, there is a drug problem in parts of Dublin especially and related crime, but it's not as bad as Roz suggests and most people will never encounter drugs unless they go looking for them. You will see dealers and junkies hanging around the city centre though. Some of the junkies are real scumbags and can be quite threatening, others are just quiet stoners. On the other hand there are many places in Ireland where you can go out and leave your front door unlocked - my own sister lives in a country town and frequently leaves the door open. Last time I visited her when we came back to the house a neighbour had been in and left her a box of freshly laid duck eggs for her baking :)

As to whether you should move there it depends on what kind of work you are qualified for. Employment opportunites are very limited outside of Dublin, Galway and Cork. Salaries are very high compared to Poland, even for unskilled minimum wage jobs and are among the highest in Europe but the cost of living is also very high, rents are sky-high and buying a place of your own is just an unattainable dream for many. If you work in IT especially in software engineering, even at the junior level, salaries are high enough to live comfortably.