Not at all, mate. I'm not suggesting any such thing. Britain has never been a welcoming nation. We fought the Saxons, Romans, Vikings, Normans and so on when they came in their thousands.
But we do call a spade a spade, unlike some nations that profer an image of 'welcomers' when in actual fact they're not. That's sheer hypocrisy.
Wanna see you guys when ½ million+ Belorussians pitch up on your front doorstep. For whatever reason.
Having said that, I have spoken to a couple of small businessmen, farmers and the like who have said that they would never employ another englishman again, after having experienced the honesty and sheer hard graft of the Poles.
Maybe that's what caused the animosity........you work too hard.
OK, I totally agree.
Now, the hard working Poles..... Just to clear something - in every country when you have a wave of emigration those who leave the country are usually the most industrious ones, who want to take matters in their own hands. There's always a bit of riff-raff too, human nature.
Of course there's the salary factor too. When they now what they are working for, the will is there. But once they will get used to it, they will melt into the society. Their kids most probably won't go to church..
Back to topic - I did few years (few too many) on cruise ships, and been repeatedly in many countries, repeatedly enough to establish friends and learn languages, and finally I'm coming to realize that apart of climatic zone (which may be important to some, i.e. my wife
) and some I say, insignificant differences, it's all the same. That is, you must work, you must pay taxes, you must buy food, and from time to time you must visit the toilet. Regardless where you live. The biggest difference would be people around, but then again, people as a whole are OK, except the always present #$%* and jerk, but those are minorities.
Hence I won't move from my place. I can go for year or so, but to live longterm? Nah, thanks, I'm OK here
