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My name is Marcin, I am Polish, one of many that have come to Newark within the last few years.
We live amongst you, we go shopping to the same stores, drink lager in the same pubs, watch football and sometimes, we even play. Perhaps, not very successfully, but with just as much passion.
We can see that certain things in the UK are a bit different than in our country. What we have found a little surprising is chips with vinegar. It may seem a bit odd at the beginning but I have to admit it – it definitely helps to unblock the nose.
I am sure that you also may find a few things about us that may seem – let’s say – a little peculiar.
We kiss our friends three times on the cheek and sometimes, if a man wants to show some respect to a woman, he has just been introduced to, he bows to her and gives a kiss to her hand. Well, it sounds like a good, old-fashioned white knight upon a fiery steed is back to rescue a damsel in distress.
Apart from the above, we generally are a very emotional nation. So, do not be surprised to hear a ‘’litany of complaints’’ when asked a simply question like ‘’how are you doing, mate’’. We have a need for sharing our feelings, even with a complete stranger. But a few minutes later on, we have made friends with you, we buy another round of lager and try to learn English sarcasm. Which is really difficult because, as some of you say, ‘’Sarcasm is a lower form of wit and a higher form of intelligence’’ – or the other way round. Well, it is funny, once you get it.
A few more things to say about us:
We admire our women, we adore our kids and like many other nations we like to have fun. We may show it in slightly different ways but that is what makes people interesting/intriguing – the difference. We really like to invite our friends to our homes for a long dinner or to a party. We prepare, at least, a huge three-course meal and almost force our guests to eat everything to the very last crumb.
So, if you are on a diet, please be careful when accepting an invitation to a Polish dinner.
I bet, we have already met, many times, on Friday nights in a local pub whilst relaxing after five days of hard work. You can see some people speaking with the locals in English, some of them with a strange accent and mispronouncing words in a funny manner, some of them – well you would never say they are foreigners – speak really good, Received Pronunciation English, they are professionals working for different international companies based in Newark. That is us, same people as you, integrating into the society of Newark.
I want you to know that there obviously are some dark-soul individuals, some trouble makers who bring shame to our community, and it saddens me when I see those who do not want to accept the rules and obey them.
I can imagine that similar bad apples are in every basket, everywhere, and we understand that it may reflect on the community as a whole but we think that there is no need to treat all of us as gloomy invaders trying to steal ‘’sunny’’ English weather.
I would like you to know that as everybody else I pay taxes, TV licence, insurance and all the bills. I also do some volunteer work, I like to listen to jazz music and have the same worries and fears as you, and the only difference is our place of birth.
So, see you in the pub next Friday.
Marcin
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