Have / will you learn Polish?

December2012 · 07-04-2013 01:00PM #1

Given that where I live has a large percentage of people who weren't born in Ireland, and that Polish seems to be the largest immigrant community in Dublin, I'm thinking about learning the language.

I've no Polish relatives or friends so there's no "need" as such, but when my kids start school I'm guessing its likely that they'll have children who can speak Polish in their class, and maybe itd be good for the family to understand it for that reason.

Anybody learned Polish or other immigrants language for these reasons?

Mr Benevolent · 07-04-2013 01:04PM

Doesn't make any sense. You learn the language that you need if you go abroad, not to integrate with immigrants who have already learned your language.

Or is this a crap attempt at a rascist thread?

Tipsy McSwagger · 07-04-2013 01:04PM

All the poles speak great English so no point really.

Tar.Aldarion · 07-04-2013 01:05PM

No point and loads left. If I was moving somewhere I'd want to learn their language.

Duggy747 · 07-04-2013 01:08PM

Kurva!!

Kurwa!!

Mint Sauce · 07-04-2013 01:10PM

Do you speak Irish OP. Would that not be a better choice as its one of our offical languages.

Only reason to learn Polish would be if you were moving there your self, or working for a company were the use of a foregn language was required.

mattjack · 07-04-2013 01:10PM

Fair play to you for trying to broaden your mind.

Teyla Emmagan · 07-04-2013 01:11PM

What would I learn Polish for?

Aphex · 07-04-2013 01:11PM

Are you joking?

I'm one of the few that doesn't have a problem with Polish people coming over here or whatever nationality, but, I think it should be up to them to adapt to our language rather than us adapt to theirs.

humbert · 07-04-2013 01:12PM

Checked the date on this thread expecting to see 2007.

Also, Polish is hard. Learn a language that is more widely spoken and easier, like Spanish!

arybvtcw0eolkf · 07-04-2013 01:14PM

I tried, and failed.. I found it a very difficult language to learn, and tbh all my Polish friends told me they'd rather learn better english and there was no need for me to learn Polish.

Most of the Polish have gone home.

Lelantos · 07-04-2013 01:16PM

I know a few people who have learned it because they were dating/married to Polish people, but they always go back to communicating in English as its so much easier for both parties

Lapin · 07-04-2013 01:18PM

If you want your kids to learn a language that will be useful in the future don't waste their time with Polish or Irish.

Let them learn Mandarin.

And make sure they can speak English too. A language many people have a poor grasp of.

April O Neill · 07-04-2013 01:18PM

Admit it. You want to learn Polish so you can chat up de Polish ladeez more effectively.

:pac:;)

Chucken · 07-04-2013 01:26PM

How could this be an attempt at a rascist thread?

I think its a great idea OP. Don't mind the lazy crowd

Truncheon Rouge · 07-04-2013 01:26PM

Nope, tell them to speak English in your presence if you're involved.

Its commonly understood that its very impolite to un-necessarily isolate someone in a group through use of a language they don't understand.

Grayson · 07-04-2013 01:32PM

Great. It's turned official.

BTW, one more reason to learn polish is if your shagging one.

I've made an effort to pick up some words and phrases. No harm and Poles appreciate it/laugh at me so it's all good

I'd learn more, but don't have the time.

Crann na Beatha · 07-04-2013 01:34PM

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Cantona's Collars · 07-04-2013 01:34PM

We need to learn German,the ads on the radio said so!!

December2012 · 07-04-2013 01:34PM

Nope, not racist thread at all.

Yes we speak Irish at home but mainly English. Kids will do languages in school - even we go abroad we always try to learn a few phrases. But I don't think polish lessons are on the primary curriculum?

No interest in chatting up the polish ladies - although they're foxy foxes, I'm a lady myself.

Just purely for neighbourly / conversation interest and chatting to my children's prospective friends / boyfriends parents.

Plus I thought the kids would have more organic opportunity to practice.

AlfaZen · 07-04-2013 01:35PM

Imagine the scenario... You see a really hot lady across the room, you find out she is Polish, you start chatting her up. It might going well it might not be. Then change it up, start talking in Polish. Bam! She is hooked, reel her in and tell her grab her plaszcz (coat) she's pulled!!

Worked for me

kwestfan08 · 07-04-2013 01:39PM

Fair play OP for wanting to learn a new language. Personally if it where up to me though I'd learn one that was a bit more widely spoken.

Like if you learned Spanish you would be able to not only communicate with Spanish people but also people from Central and South America and about 30% of the population of the US.

But that's just my opinion, whatever you decide best of luck.

Truncheon Rouge · 07-04-2013 01:42PM

Yes, I will spend hundreds of hours learning a language on the off-chance that maybe one day I might change a womans mind by speaking to her differently and that maybe Ill be rewarded sexually.

here we go, lookin good...ah she's Estonian...fuk...back to the books.

Chemical Burn · 07-04-2013 01:42PM

If I go to azerbaijan ... should the locals learn english to help me. .. no. . They should learn english and Irish to integrate into our society. Why should we adapt our scoiety to help them

corktina · 07-04-2013 01:47PM

I don't do polish, Do the hoovering sometimes

scamalert · 07-04-2013 01:47PM

Why not start by learning your own native language first ?id say theres already more Irish knowing couple words in different languages than in Irish language itself (ironic)

Gatling · 07-04-2013 01:52PM

I know a few polish kids in gael scoils that don't speak a word of English neither do there parents,
I read in a thread on here where a polish lad was saying he couldn't believe how much English is translated into polish ,car tax, insurance,social welfare forms all in Polish reckons it does no good for integration ,
Somebody else was asked at a job interview if he spoke polish for a job here ,as the company employed a high percentage of polish workers

HondaSami · 07-04-2013 01:52PM

Chances are if you did learn it they would not communicate in polish with you, personally i find the poles rude, majority of them speak english but choose not to in company.

What about all the other languages your kids will hear in school?

_Kaiser_ · 07-04-2013 01:55PM

Nope. Convention would be that the new arrivals learn the native language, not the other way around - same as if I went to Germany or France I'd be expected to learn German/French.

Love the attempt to throw the "official language" Irish line though above. :rolleyes:

_Kaiser_ · 07-04-2013 01:57PM

I've found similar experiences working in multinationals across all the other nationalities - english only when necessary, native language otherwise and generally seem to stick to their own groups for the most part.

Each to their own I suppose

07-04-2013 01:59PM

I'm learning german, would like to brush up on french, might pick something else up after that
No real interest in polish...

Have / will you learn Polish?

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