Polish Embassy makes video as Gaeilge, thanking Ireland for 10 years of welcome

tallus · 25-04-2014 08:30AM

I know one Polish dude, he's a work colleague, top notch bloke, extremely resourceful and he's always still in the office working when I'm leaving at 5:30.
I agree with whom ever said they have a wicked sense of humour, and culturally, they aren't a million miles away from us which has probably done no harm when it comes to integration.

bear1 · 25-04-2014 10:14AM

I'm married to a Polish lass as well. The country is quite similar to our own. Some bad areas just like in Ireland.
The people are very similar to us as well.
Generally sound people.

CrazyRabbit · 25-04-2014 01:12PM

Na cześć naszych przyjaciół z Polski, myślę, że wszyscy mówią powinności ich język na jeden dzień.

Tigger · 25-04-2014 01:16PM

Banjo String wrote: »

Polish worker v Irish worker.

Leave an Irish lad and a polish lad in a workshop with a dodgy welder and broken grinder with some steel that needs fabricated.

Come back at the end of the day.

Polish lad, had the grinder disassembled, reassembled working perfectly. Job complete.

Irish lad, 4 newspapers read, 20 cigarette butts at his feet, fcuk all work done.

I'll give them this much, they're resourceful.

gibberish
there are lots of hardworking resourceful Irish people around
there are also lazy arse scratchers of all nationalities

KTRIC · 25-04-2014 01:16PM

And the polish women all have lovely "personalities" :pac:

Notorious97 · 25-04-2014 01:21PM

Nice video, nice gesture!

Some of my closest friends in work are polish, and some of the nicest people ive met are polish, i think they are a good fit with ireland, and they are more than welcome here.

Any nationality is welcome here if they contribute positively in my opinion.

Grand Moff Tarkin · 25-04-2014 01:30PM

Top folks.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo · 25-04-2014 02:07PM

Etack kurva de ziabana (spelling is all wrong).

Generalisation coming - They're a bit leaner than Irish people, women are thinner and more trim, men are more broad and muscular. This rule would be applicable to a sizeable minority imo.

Nodin · 25-04-2014 02:28PM

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Na cześć naszych przyjaciół z Polski, myślę, że wszyscy mówią powinności ich język na jeden dzień.

You're making that up. There is no way any normal language has "wsz" in any word, or "dz".

Nodin · 25-04-2014 02:28PM

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

Etack kurva de ziabana (spelling is all wrong).

Generalisation coming - They're a bit leaner than Irish people, women are thinner and more trim, men are more broad and muscular. This rule would be applicable to a sizeable minority imo.

Theres a reason for that, and its not genetics.

bear1 · 25-04-2014 02:47PM

Nodin wrote: »

You're making that up. There is no way any normal language has "wsz" in any word, or "dz".

I can assure you that in Polish it can

Nodin · 25-04-2014 02:54PM

bear1 wrote: »

I can assure you that in Polish it can

Lies.

(see that? none of your lzsc nonsense there.)

Sunglasses Ron · 26-04-2014 03:13AM

errlloyd wrote: »

I think we're blessed with the high quality of immigration we've had over the last decade.

c_man wrote: »

Yeah, great people alright. Glad they came over, the immigration over the past ten years really improved Ireland imo.

I hate to interrupt the love in here, but what in the f'uck

We certainly needed some immigration, but the unrestricted access we gave was a massive contributor to the out of control property and rent costs, over building of homes with every Joe Soap buying two or three rental properties with bank loans as investments, not to mention the bonkers idea of giving them dole rights and the ensuing dole tourism problem this created.

Nothing against the people at all (although I wouldn't be going as overboard as most here about how they are so much friendlier, better looking and hard working than the awful Irish nation, it is awful cringey self hating bollocks), and we certainly needed some immigration to make up for shortfalls of labour in some sectors, but we should have had limited entry like most of the rest of the EU did. I think even most Poles themselves would concede that.

MrWard · 26-04-2014 04:19AM

Sunglasses Ron wrote: »

I hate to interrupt the love in here, but what in the f'uck

We certainly needed some immigration, but the unrestricted access we gave was a massive contributor to the out of control property and rent costs, over building of homes with every Joe Soap buying two or three rental properties with bank loans as investments, not to mention the bonkers idea of giving them dole rights and the ensuing dole tourism problem this created.

Nothing against the people at all (although I wouldn't be going as overboard as most here about how they are so much friendlier, better looking and hard working than the awful Irish nation, it is awful cringey self hating bollocks), and we certainly needed some immigration to make up for shortfalls of labour in some sectors, but we should have had limited entry like most of the rest of the EU did. I think even most Poles themselves would concede that.

A lot of self hatred is evident in this thread, man. The Poles are all are supermodels and bodybuilding types. The Irish are lazy slobs. Meh.

The truth is, Polish folk are still a minority here. There are 122k resident, according to the most recent census. There are a lot more Polish males here than women. 44k Polish women live here. A sizeable chunk of them are kids and pensioners. So that breaks down the 44k even more.

There are an absolute tonne of beautiful Irish women. But because Polish girls are exotic, a minority, and some are beautiful - Irish lads tend to remember the stunners and judge all Polish ladies on that.

As for the Polish being so hard working. 21% are on jobseekers allowance.

Edit: all my figures come from census 2011. I cannot post links until I reach 50 posts.

ElChe32 · 26-04-2014 04:27AM

MrWard wrote: »

A lot of self hatred is evident in this thread, man. The Poles are all are supermodels and bodybuilding types. The Irish are lazy slobs. Meh.

The truth is, Polish folk are still a minority here. There are 122k resident, according to the most recent census. There are a lot more Polish males here than women. 44k Polish women live here. A sizeable chunk of them are kids and pensioners. So that breaks down the 44k even more.

There are an absolute tonne of beautiful Irish women. But because Polish girls are exotic, a minority, and some are beautiful - Irish lads tend to remember the stunners and judge all Polish ladies on that.

As for the Polish being so hard working. 21% are on jobseekers allowance.

Edit: all my figures come from census 2011. I cannot post links until I reach 50 posts.

Yeah but the tits man...think of the tits.

MrWard · 26-04-2014 04:34AM

ElChe32 wrote: »

Yeah but the tits man...think of the tits.

I'm in a relationship. I've no problem with folk bigging up immigrants, once the available data backs it up. For most of the pro immigration claims on this thread, they simply aren't true.

According to census 2011, only one immigrant group have a lower unemployment rate than the Irish. Folk from Scandinavia/The Nordics.

Every other group has a higher unemployment rate.

Sunglasses Ron · 26-04-2014 04:37AM

MrWard wrote: »

I'm in a relationship. I've no problem with folk bigging up immigrants, once the available data backs it up. For most of the pro immigration claims on this thread, they simply aren't true.

According to census 2011, only one immigrant group have a lower unemployment rate than the Irish. Folk from Scandinavia/The Nordics.

Every other group has a higher unemployment rate.

Not to mention the fact that a substantial of the EU nationals on the register likely don't even live in the state any more. I honestly think the reason FF never put in place any sort of limitation on their right to claim was because to do so would have been an admission that the economy might go tits up in the future. Something that FF completely and utterly refused to entertain the idea of.

Nate--IRL-- · 26-04-2014 04:54AM

MrWard wrote: »

As for the Polish being so hard working. 21% are on jobseekers allowance.

I don't believe you are correct, show me details.

Nate

Nodin · 26-04-2014 05:09AM

Sunglasses Ron wrote: »

Not to mention the fact that a substantial of the EU nationals on the register likely don't even live in the state any more. I honestly think the reason FF never put in place any sort of limitation on their right to claim was because to do so would have been an admission that the economy might go tits up in the future. Something that FF completely and utterly refused to entertain the idea of.

Bollocks, tbh.

MrWard · 26-04-2014 05:11AM

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

I don't believe you are correct, show me details.

Nate

The Irish Indo:

The extent of the unemployment crisis within the immigrant community in Ireland is revealed in statistics secured by the Sunday Independent, which show that 25 per cent of Polish nationals between the ages of 15 and 64 are on the dole.

The issue of unemployment levels within the immigrant community emerged when, responding to queries in Castlebar District Court about the existence of a Polish charity in Ireland, Judge Devins remarked: "A Polish charity? There is. It's called the social welfare

I'm under 50 posts so can't link.

Nodin · 26-04-2014 05:16AM

MrWard wrote: »

The Irish Indo:

I'm under 50 posts so can't link.

Yeah, but I've more than 50 posts, so I can.

Significantly, the statistics also reveal that whilst Polish citizens
constitute 3.3 per cent of the population aged between 15 and 64, they account for 4.39 per cent of claimants of unemployment schemes that are open to the working population.

It is believed one of the key factors in the rate of unemployment amongst
Polish workers, which is slightly higher than that of Irish workers, has been
the collapse of the building and manufacturing industry in the economy.

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/john-drennan/one-in-four-polish-workers-in-country-claiming-dole-26883566.html

I'd suggest you try finding different muck to try and throw at them.

Sunglasses Ron · 26-04-2014 05:21AM

Nodin wrote: »

Bollocks, tbh.

Well, that's me convinced :pac: A typically well thought out retort as always.

Nodin · 26-04-2014 05:23AM

Sunglasses Ron wrote: »

Well, that's me convinced :pac:

Some people will never be convinced. What's important is that their nonsense is called out for what it is.

Sunglasses Ron · 26-04-2014 05:24AM

Nodin wrote: »

Some people will never be convinced. What's important is that their nonsense is called out for what it is.

What nonsense? Are you saying welfare tourism does not exist?

http://www.thejournal.ie/welfare-nabbed-1900-welfare-tourists-in-three-years-1120120-Oct2013/

Bollocks indeed.

Nodin · 26-04-2014 05:29AM

Sunglasses Ron wrote: »

What nonsense? Are you saying welfare tourism does not exist?

http://www.thejournal.ie/welfare-nabbed-1900-welfare-tourists-in-three-years-1120120-Oct2013/

Bollocks indeed.

.....who said it didn't exist? 1,900 over 3 years from multiple nationalities (including Irish nationals now abroad) is very small.

Sunglasses Ron · 26-04-2014 05:30AM

Nodin wrote: »

.....who said it didn't exist? 1,900 over 3 years from multiple nationalities (including Irish nationals now abroad) is very small.

Considering the vast majority would not be caught it is more of a tip of the iceberg situation and you know full well it is.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ash-cloud-crisis-exposes-welfare-tourists-26664210.html

MrWard · 26-04-2014 05:37AM

One in four Poles here are on the scratch. Do you refute thids, Mr Nodin?

Nodin · 26-04-2014 05:40AM

MrWard wrote: »

One in four Poles here are on the scratch. Do you refute thids, Mr Nodin?

Their unemployment figures don't differ greatly from that of Irish nationals, explained by the link I provided.

Bit odd that you missed that part, seeing as you read the article.

jank · 26-04-2014 08:38AM

I take it the word 'greatly' means something else to you so? That rate is double the actual unemployment rate...

jank · 26-04-2014 08:41AM

On the vid itself, great stuff and any encounter me and my family have had with them have been positive. Hard working, honest and very clean. They treat your property and you with respect. No bull from them and they take none either. Give me a pole over a pampered tiger cub any day of the week.

Polish Embassy makes video as Gaeilge, thanking Ireland for 10 years of welcome

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