Ironside
3 Jul 2025
Life / The Best Things About Poland [65]
That is only a recent phenomenon. Such homogeneity, which has been noted many times, is nothing unusual in Europe. Take Sweden, for instance, until recently, or Iceland, Austria, or even Germany before 2000. Mass migration has changed the picture somewhat, but most European countries, including England, have been and still are, for the most part, quite homogeneous.
Why is Poland's homogeneity a recent development? It dates back to 1945 when large masses of people were forcibly transferred in various directions, along with the major border shifts that followed, leading to the Poland we know today. Historically, Poland was much more diverse than many other countries in Europe for a long time. Before the war, only 60% of the citizens in Poland identified as Polish.
So, you still have a long way to go before reaching 60% of the British compared to all the others.
Poles are remarkably homogenous. Pole's idea of a mixed ethnicity:
That is only a recent phenomenon. Such homogeneity, which has been noted many times, is nothing unusual in Europe. Take Sweden, for instance, until recently, or Iceland, Austria, or even Germany before 2000. Mass migration has changed the picture somewhat, but most European countries, including England, have been and still are, for the most part, quite homogeneous.
Why is Poland's homogeneity a recent development? It dates back to 1945 when large masses of people were forcibly transferred in various directions, along with the major border shifts that followed, leading to the Poland we know today. Historically, Poland was much more diverse than many other countries in Europe for a long time. Before the war, only 60% of the citizens in Poland identified as Polish.
So, you still have a long way to go before reaching 60% of the British compared to all the others.