UK, Ireland / British guy refused work because of Polish workers [39]


So a direct quote from a man saying he has been discriminated against on account of his nationality is just part of the "annual kick a Pole routine in The Fascism Daily"?

Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [481]


By Jove! The woman with the butter churn had a cracking pair ;) :D

Language / Should I learn Polish or she learn English? [83]

I wonder how this girl was getting by without learning English ?

She should learn more English as it will just make her life easier here, but he should learn some Polish too.

Just be careful that she doesn't pick up too much slang as it's surprising how many rude words foreigners use without realising it :)

UK, Ireland / London is Poland's 24th largest city [78]


I wasn't saying that either, so just forget it !!

UK, Ireland / London is Poland's 24th largest city [78]


Ok, the 'people of London' then. However you want to phrase it, I'm sure you know the point I was trying to make.

UK, Ireland / London is Poland's 24th largest city [78]

Interesting information and I'm intelligent enough to realise that most people (regardless of nationality) are decent, but you don't ask if London wants to be Poland's 24th largest city.

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [247]


The way you have written what you're hearing does not make sense to me, so I can't hear it in my head enough to comment, however, the word "mate" being said as "mait" and so on is the norm - it's how I say it and I grew up in the leafy Home Counties !

What I would say though is that the London/cockney accent is changing into something that isn't good.

I'm not sure what the influence is for it, but it seems to be changing into something more resembling street slang rather than an actual language or accent.

I rang my bank the other day and the guy at the other end (who sounded no more than about 20) was inarticulate and that's the only way to describe it. He spoke with that "Am I bovvered" type accent. How these people get jobs is beyond me, I wouldn't have given him a job.

The problem is these days is that it is seen as ok to have low / no standards in almost everything and anyone wishing to change or correct them is seen as the one with the problem.