What do u think about polish people?

Question

HONESTLY !!!

Answer 1

They are human beings...and quite lovely ones at that.

Answer 2

I have worked with Poles; at the beginning (the first 2 days) they were quite cautious and suspicious but soon afterwards they became very friendly and helpful; I wanted to travel from Warsaw to Krakow (400 km) and instead of showing me directions one of them just drove me there. On another occasion I was spending a weekend alone (because I was temporarily working in Poland) and my Polish colleagues filled up my entire free time. Polish people become very warm hearted once they get to know better an individual.
On the other hand if some of the Polish people tend to be rough that is because they (some of them) are still influenced by the Communist Era. Overall the Polish had suffered a lot since World War II, and all these facts count.

Answer 3

They work hard and have come to this country for a better standard of living and are quite willing to do a lot of jobs that some of our home grown scroungers will not do. A lot are very well educated professional people who take manual jobs in this country because the pay is much better. Sadly for Poland it seems that the EU membership has only caused a brain drain as Polish skills are leaving in droves as they cannot wait the for the next 10 or 20 years for their economy to catch up.

Answer 4

Used to go out with a wee lass years ago called Maria Jedynak - and the weirdest thing was when we parted (we were at universities at the opposite side of the country) her next boyfriend was German...her parents were horrified!
If you're refering to the current entry of Poles into the UK, then I think Polish as well as other peoples from Eastern Europe are warm, humourous and straight as a die...and to think, 25 years ago when Lech Walesa was leading his followers into the hearts of all westerners, we all cheered and respected Polish.
Now, however, we fear the skills they bring to the UK...but hey - as they are the same colour, we (caucasians, that is) use a different muse...patronise and sneer with all the well-known British envy we can muster, rather then bully and fight.

No, Ladymoon - there indeed are enough jobs to go round...but just not the 'sexy' sort - the ones that between 4-6am (in the capital) the whole of the early morning buses - and underground trains are packed with either West Indians, Asians or Africans, while the supposedly more 'normal' are in their last periods of sleep, due to wake up at around 6.45am listening to Sarah Kennedy on Radio 2 reading the more right-wing papers to put the wind up the people she thinks will be listening (the ABC1 socio-economic class).

Answer 5

Taking this as it is written, I suppose I should try and be slightly more inclusive.

If there is a downside to being Polish, it perhaps is reflected in rather patchy standards of culture and education back in the homeland, which is certainly not the same thing as suggesting that Polish people are any less than other Europeans. Many older Poles do not fully comprehend the free-market system, and tend to be reliant on menial jobs rather than relying on their own resourcefulness, whilst the young have much to learn.

Whilst I am aware that this is a sweeping generalisation, which does not take into consideration the individual Pole, it is a useful one in some ways, for it tells a story of a tragic Poland which has suffered terribly and been held back by super-powers.

The Germans destroyed much of the country, The Hungarians dominated in the South, the Polish borders have changed many times, there was an enormous loss of life during WW2 (when some of Poland's most talented people were rounded up and exterminated), and then came the oppressive communism of the Russian masters.

Thus, the Poles found solidarity and a sense of national identity in the Roman Catholic faith; Pope John Paul II being regarded as both a spiritual leader, and the focal point for a rise in Polish freedom and independence....eventually leading to the over-throw of the communist state.

Now I see a rise in Polish right-wing nationalism, and perhaps a President (and his brother) who place that rise before the interests of a wider Europe, with little respect for minority rights....and the Poles voted these men in! That is, I suspect, Phase 2 in the rise of Polish democracy.

Not to worry.....they will have to toe the line if they want EU money!

I also see a whole people in transition from virtual serfdom and slavery, towards a free, democratic, multi-layered entreprenureal society....and it's going to be a tough one for them.

So much for the history and the problems, but then I work alongside many Poles, and never have I worked with nicer people. Never would I have thought that I could literally "fall in love" with so many people in the workplace, but quite suddenly, work has become a pleasant experience. I see people who are warm, loyal, friendly, honest, reliable, hard-working....in fact....everything that the best human beings should be. They laugh, they joke and in spite of the language difficulties, we somehow find a way to communicate.

The young are ambitious, energetic, charming and, unlike many other immigrant or visiting workers, actually like us here in the UK, and I think they are the best thing to happen to us for a very long time.

It is a measure of that quality of human-being, that almost NO ONE objects to them or has a bad word to say about them.

I can't help thinking that the Central and Eastern Europeans will become some of our best people in time, but perhaps I am terribly biased.....you see.....as a gay man in my 50's, I suddenly find myself with a seriously genuine and lovely boyfriend in his 20's, and I am happier than I have been for a long time!

I just wish he'd learn how to cook proper food....you know....the sort without garlic and cabbage!

Lovely people.....adopt one of them today!

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Answer 6

Honestly, I like them. I think all immigrants should come legally, though.

However, I am in the US, and I understand we don't get so many Polish now that Poland is part of the EU. You might be focusing on the UK, in which case my answer doesn't do much for you...

Answer 7

I have nothing against them.

But I would prefer it if they didn't come here for jobs.

There are NOT enough jobs to go round in this country. We do NOT have full employment. I know many well qualified people doing low paid work because they can't get anything better. Its a myth that immigrants "do jobs we won't do" - if that was the case then why do I know loads of Brits who work as cleaners, bar staff, waiters, labourers, in McDonalds and so on.

Its not fair that these people should then have to compete for work with people from other countries who have only come here to make money.

Answer 8

We have many Polish people living where I am and I went to school with them. My woman is also Polish. They are good people.

Answer 9

Not bothered one way or the other - I know there are a lot of Polish people working in the UK just now. My friends and I met a bunch of them in the pub - in fact my friend took one home! They were very pleasant and chatty - not very good looking tough- the one taking an interest in me looked like Egor - I always get chatted up by the good looking ones!!

Answer 10

Poles currently work hard. The minimum wage here is 14 times as there. BUT again wait for a few more years and see the true Poles.

Answer 11

Well if it wasn't for the Polish I wouldn't be here now. My ancestory is Polish, so I love you guys! Take care : )