Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

some true in it.

also have a nice day Madziula

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

what about wrinkles????:)

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

lara,

Why Am I better? Did I say it in my e-mail?

You seem to be oversensitive and no completely not right in your head.

catholic church care for pedophiles and women rapists? never heard about it.I would say that you live in country full of phedophiles.I said about it to point our culture and behaviour as example.

You sound like another kind of Freddy I am afraid.

I still think that smiling to strangers on the street is just stupid and shallow. Maybe for someone happy clappy on drugs.No people are not bad,bad.... just there is not reason for stupid smile all the time.

.And if you don't like Poland don't go there noone will cry over it.

My personal opinion is when poles do not smile or are miserable it would be cause they are either so over worked or are missing there family's so much

Sara do you know who is the worst?

people like Lara ( I met few like them) who moved abroad some time ago and now look down and Poland and everything is wrong there for them.

Everything is worse there , miserable, dirty..... Do you know why they say it? They didn't achieve much abroad so spitting at Poland make them feel better.

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

And I suppose when you get older you are supposed to be more serious and mature.

I think also older people in England smile but not gigge and jump.

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

with AntiMonoPole and I'm a Pole myself - only living 25 years in the West.
If I smile at people in Poland as I'm used to do, they don't smile back. They just look back unfriendly at me

Lara, not unfriendly just aware....
I think that polish are quite reserved that is the problem. We , smile,laugh are friendly with people that we know. It is not polish custom to smile to strangers on the street( it is maybe English, American) But is it ....French or German ? No really.

I seeme that everone here compare Polish to Anglo-Saxon culture we are slavs so we are different.

I went today to polish mass in our church and when priest says "give each other sign of peace"- some people chake hands some not just move head and say peace with you.

I think that lots poeple are so reserved I noticed as I first give hand out everyone is happy to shake it.

On English mass everyone shake hands, smile, some snuggle even. For me it is little theatrical- Especially English who not much time ago invaded big part of the world spreading ? "peace". Maybe I sound sarcastic now but that is what I think.

We are not miserable we are just different.

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

I suppose Polish have different mentality than English, American.... English laugh-off everything it is like defensive reaction. Polish are more serious about things ....

But I was in Krakow about 2 weeks ago and didn't notice so many sad faces. Lots student ready to start ....some tourists......local people.

I could say the same about english streets ( I mean Peterborough) lots of fat women in too tight clothes with similar haircuts and look.....

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

exactly too much smile to many wrinkles:)

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

polish don;t smile so much comparing to.....whom?

When I was i France I didn't see many smiling faces.....the same Germany or Austria....

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

I think that there are 2 groups of people cheerful and happy in general and sad, grumpy.

And both groups are in any nationalities.
There was a girl ( luckily left) in my current work who smiled, and laughed but was so grumpy and whingey that I never met somethone like her before.

She moaned non-stop about everything and was so sensitive about herself that I didn't even dare to joke with her. Terrible. I don't rememeber this English saying.... treating someone like egg shell?....

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

We are not so miserable but I would say that we are not so good at laughing at ourselves.

I quite like it with English people - this sarcastic attitude to everything.
To be honest I must admit that I changed here. I had always sense of humour but I sometimes treated some things, sugjects too seriously. It is changed now. I have learn some distance to things.

I know one English woman she never, never smiles. Always looks so serious....so exceptions are everywhere

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

Exactly what is the meaning of artifical , forced smile to stranger?

For me, I found quite annoying ( get used to it now) lots giggling of some of british people at things which are not funny at all. it is like kind of ????? hiding embarrasement of it is not much to say you can always giggle. But I accept it , it is a part of culture here I guess.

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

joke will not help.

Just go out tonight and have fun.Few drinks, more beer bottle labels to collect ,some laugh.

I can't believe everyone in Warsaw ( about 2 million) is miserable?

You you just sit at computer and .....:(

Law / Hiring a Polish Worker - Pros and Cons [107]

free gas? for whom ?

Love / English Men vs Polish Men [207]

it would be very cheap and ugly womand to do it for you just for openning door:).

Law / Hiring a Polish Worker - Pros and Cons [107]

I think that England is getting too crowdy , emigration is good but with some boundries.
But again.....it is only government politics that can change.
It makes me feel uncomfortable but I noticed that press( daily mail) have now lots articles about emigration ,polish people here . I know that it is to warn people about Bulgaria and Romania joining UE but i think that it makes unpleasant atmosphere.

About 12 people in one house- I live in quite nice new development in Peterborough and we have our website. I was reading letter from someone quite frightened when he saw 10 young polish men moving to house next to.And ..... he doesn't complain at all they work hard, are quiet he even lent them his tv as they were bored between shifts.

he was only laughing that some of these lads mown lown only in their pants.
But maybe thye feel like in english saying "home is my castle".

Law / Hiring a Polish Worker - Pros and Cons [107]

I think you are ok. just little frustrated by situation. maybe solution is for Tories to be voted next election?

Law / Hiring a Polish Worker - Pros and Cons [107]

excuse me, a person cannot access unemployment benefits from day 1, has to be

working for 12 months and on the books Lef, What do you mean????
What do you mean by day one? Why if someone never worked has to be paid benefits? is it very moral?

a person staying in poland pernamently is not covered with free hospital/medical care,,,

Is it in Australia, USA....anywhere?

Poland is in UE so we are covered by health care as UE members the say appy for people from UE who get ill in Poland.

It is agreement between these countries.
What do you mean some stays permanently in Poland - if he is working pays taxes he is covered by helath care. If not- he needs insurance.

If I am to go to USa I need insurance as nooe will pay for me if I am ill.

Decorator,

Whom do you blame for open borders?- It is yout government decision.

I moved here four years ago as I marrried English person. I needed visa( paid for it) had interview with british consul in Warsaw. My first visa was only for a year , next was indefinite.

before we joined UE every time I was visiting Poland and coming back here I really hated stupid questions in customs like- Why do you travel on your own? -what is the purpose of this question? Am I muslim wife that I have to travel with my husband?

So I didn't enter this country so straightforward.
I think that lots polish people here boost your economy because they are overskilled for jobs they do but....yes you can't blame us for emigration politic but your government.

Love / English Men vs Polish Men [207]

My English boyfriend was a multi-millionaire - and he still never paid for me, not even a cup of coffee, in 7 years of a relationship.

English men are notoriously mean with money.

Yes, some English women are very independant, but a lot of us still hold old-fashioned values. I have always been independant money-wise but not emotionally.

Technically we don't need men any more. We can have babies via a sperm bank, we can look after ourselves emotionally, physically, materially.

I don't know if English men are more mean with money then polish?????
I think that it depends on person. I suppose that your millionaire boyfriend had some strange principles and maybe was a little mean?

I am thinking about men ( friends, coleagues) i knew in Poland and in England and don't see big difference.

I think what English men sometimes miss is some spontaneous romantism.

There is one thing here in England I don't understand so much. There are married couples who have one joint account where they both pay some money for bills, mortgage and remaining money they have in their own accounts for themself. What is it? business agreement that if they divorce split house in half? . My friend -polish was in relationship like this with her English husband. She thinks it wa ok.

I couldn't stand like this- since we married everything is ours - mot mine and yours.

Love / English Men vs Polish Men [207]

missingfromheaven,

I am married to Englishman but I think that he changed so much with me. He says that he is half-polish.

You are right about paying in restaurants, equality- But I am not so sure if it is only men to be blamed. Don't you think that English woman got so independent that they scare men? It is my impression.

I suppose my husband was not so bad. He always paid for me when we were dating.But it was more long -distance relationship for a while. I suppose if we were living both in England it would be nice if he paid for me from time to time but you can't expect man to pay always.

Law / Hiring a Polish Worker - Pros and Cons [107]

Poland would not be able to offer an western worker nothing, no access to medical care, unemployment benefits and I'm sure most poles would say "what are you doing here?, "go back to your own country" a western worker would not survive one day in poland.

completely, not true.

Of course that Poland provides medical care,
unemployment benefits? You get them in England after working for a year.

Why would we say go to your own country? We have in Krakow quite a few people from Wietnam, China...they do quite well.
About west europe the problem is with salary- there are some people but employed by foreign companies (Banks, CU) and paid foreign salary otherwise they wouldn;t be attracted here as Poland has quite high unemployment and lower salary.

You seem lef to have very bad opinion about polish but as I rememebr you were not born in Poland- I can't believe taht after few visits to Poland you knwo so well our mentality.

wat does the administator mean by poles prefering a foreign boss over a polish one?

it is something about our mentality we always worry that polish boss will trick us or will not pay enough.But it is not always the case.

Law / Hiring a Polish Worker - Pros and Cons [107]

What do you mean half of their wages? As I know there is minimum wage in England about 6 pounds so I can't belive someone was earning £12 was redundand and polish earn now £6 ? What job was it?

What is wrong with polish saving and having cars? are you jealous?
I would say that lots of English got quite lazy under Blair over "benefitted" system so some fresh blood of efficient polish workers will do only good to this country.

Just healthy capitalism- emplyee choose better worker. And unemplyment is so law in England so what's the problem? Most polish people work legally pay taxes, NI.