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Black English Teacher going to Wroclaw [247]
I'm Polish and living in a foreign country, Sweden to be more specific, and my Polish friends and relatives that come visit me still get shocked when they see how many immigrants live here in Sweden.
When they first came here many years ago they could not stop starring at black people. Poland has also changed a lot since then, although the previous attitude of awe is now replaced with disdain.
I think some people might find it interesting at first that you are African American, but after a while it will fade away and they will probably look down on you instead. I read that Poland has the lowest number of immigrants in the European Union.
The thing is that when I speak to other Polish people living in Poland they tell me that immigrants are everywhere! I don't know any Poles in Sweden that socialize with non-Europeans.
I'm sure some other people will lash out at me and claim that Poland is a great country for black people, but I think that most Polish people you ask will tell you the same thing I wrote.
Many Swedish people are as uneasy with non-whites as Poles, even if most of them display a different facade outwards. Being politically correct is very important in Sweden.
Especially black people are looked down upon in Sweden, resulting in extreme unemployment and very bad work conditions. The career opportunities for black people are usually restricted to cleaning jobs.
Life is getting harder for non-whites in almost all of Europe as nationalistic forces are getting stronger. In Russia the situation is extreme and black people can be killed only for their skin color. My advice is to stay away as things will only get tougher.