I see young Polish migrants working in awful jobs (together with other eastern nationalities) , tiring and health damaging manual jobs. Imet a polish guy working in a factory. He did a 3 shift job in a town 2 hours far away. Another girl I met, she had a degree in Poland and worked full time in a factory. She siffered from a bad backache and se was relly young (I guess 20). Poliah migrants have no right to attend German language courses for free (unless they pay like, 1200€.). A syrian, iraqi turk etc whatever muslim person doesn't work at all and they are financially supported by the state funds. They go around in sposts far, their women just male babies and don't work. They are apparently paid to be housewives. Cool. These migrants can repeat the german courses like, endless times and still don't have to pay a single cent. Same the Polish to th other EU countries. What do Poles think of it? Why don't they complain? I talked with a polish guy and he told me 'it's like this and se can't help it'. He seemed designer but not so upset. I was more than him.
I hear from German friends and acquaintances in Germany at present that most younger Poles already know considerable German from having studied it in Poland long before they ever arrived in the Federal Republic! The only thing, of course, is their accent, rather than their grammarLOL. Just think back a bit to the late Marcel Reich-Ranicki. Execellent to near perfect German. Accent?? UGGH! Furthermore, many educated Poles are remarkably quick studies in terms of language acquisition, particularly German as well as English.
It's essentially the older, less educated ones who tend to give Poland and the Poles a bad reputation:-) Working-class migrants probably from every country, including right
here in the US, are generally those who are a less than flattering advertisement for their respective countries.
here in the US, are generally those who are a less than flattering advertisement for their respective countries
I wonder how German immigrants to Poland fare. They may be less numerous but I bet very few have mastered Polish. As a previous poster said, Lyzko, you sound like a snob.
Why so touchy, Cojestdocholery? You missed my point, apparently. I simply said that I have a high level of social bearing and comportment. Certainly, I didn't mean to cast espursions on anybody.
It's a fact though that those from poorer nations who immigrate to a richer one, will necessarily have to catch up in terms of education and so forth compared, say, with those with little literacy or formal education, that's all. It's scarcely their fault if they weren't born into the social advantages others have.
There's nothing wrong with wanting the best, is there? 'Course not! It's only natural, and yet the way standards have dropped so, it's a miracle people value cultural literacy and things which matter other than stuffing their faces.....or other parts of the human anatomy LOL