Ha, you make me laugh and hope to see you at the show dude.

I hope when they ‘go home’, that they say that the British are alright. And say they were treated well enough most of the time, and found many Brits to be friendly people.

We touch on that in the show, in that Poles are a safer bet for people to attack as colour and religion is put aside, I’m not so sure that Claire Short has done this but the right-wing press certainly have.

Probably worth pointing out that much of the kicking the Poles get is from Left wing politicians like Clare Short as a way of discussing the issues around immigration without bringing colour into it.

Anyway, come if you can, be nice to meet people and put a face to a name.

I think that what is odd is that Brits are not usually in the position of being economic migrants, so in Poland we were a real oddity and were treated very well more out of interest than anything else. And as we discovered the Poles have a very positive feeling towards Brits, however, I doubt that would have been the same if we were black and when job hunting a familiar refrain was “as long as you are not American”.

I think as a life experience, it is one I will cherish.

pagar:

I’m sorry you had to experience it, it is very frustrating and exposes how easy it is to do it on here but am grateful that most people are not so idiotic as to try it.

Nick:

To be clear, although I think I detect a smiley face, Poles Apart was not or is not Arts Council funded, Hard graft Theatre Company IS currently supported by the Arts Council but this show is actually profitable and able to make money to pay for itself.

Now that I have been impersonated, I begin to appreciate how tedious this must have been for you. I doubted before that it had happened on a previous thread and it would seem I was quite wrong. Sincere apologies which I hope you will accept.

Sunny, to help you if you need it, any post above containing a swear word is not from me. It would be great if we could find some technological solution to prvent this recurring.

Then when you’d got a job and a place to stay, you could have sent out CVs and all the other stuff that (for example) the huge number of French people in London have done for the last decade. And who work in banks and other middle class jobs.

It takes time for communities to establish themselves often.
I remember that this pub in Berlin in the mid 90’s was a place for British and Irish building workers to go to, and was also a place where many people got jobs by meeting other people like themselves there. There was even a noticeboard in it where people put up jobs wanted notices, with contact numbers.
http://www.berlin-life.com/pictures/m.001.jpg

Nothing. Except that it is supported by the Arts Council.

So I have helped to pay for your holidays without having been asked whether or not I wish to contribute.

(If I have responded to one of your alter egos I apologise, but my point still stands. I do think Sunny’s going to have some trouble deciding which posts to delete from this thread……)

Indeed, we had limited packing and needed a versatile outfit but looking back, my choice of cloths and hair was a serious impediment to job seeking.

pagar:

I’m not sure why any Arts Council funding is a deal breaker for you but thanks anyway.

damon:

Yes of course but in our research before we went and the numerous interviews with Poles over here, many talked of arriving and going door to door for work, esp. in the early days of the A8, also, Poles in the UK utilise the Polish community networks here, where we had none of that in Poland.

I think as an insight into being an immigrant, personally I found it quite tough, it it a lonely business and far from home and loved ones, as well as in an alien culture, it can be demoralising and I was only doing it as an adventure, rather than to feed my family or build a new life for myself.

Oh and ignore the silly imitation me, who seems to have missed the point that it is not about being a refugee.

Honestly, you old little stalker, if you love me so much, come and see me, if you dare that is.

For example, I’ve heard that there are British people who work in Holland in the flower growing industry. If you’re a young Brit who fancies doing that for the summer, it would be best to find out everything you can prior to leaving home.
Where are these tulip farms that employ forieginers? How does the accomodation situation work out etc.