British people disguised as Polish living in Ireland

The Diabolical Monocle · 31-10-2014 11:20PM #1

Apparently more British people live in Ireland than Polish, yet everywhere I go in Dublin for as long back as I can remember its Polish accents and language that are noticeable.

Only very rarely have I heard an English or Scottish accent for example.
In my average day Im in contact with three people from eastern Europe, and in the last few years have lived and worked with Poles but can only remember the occasional British.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland#mediaviewer/File:NonnationalsIreland2006.png

Above link shows double the number of British living in Ireland than Polish - ... wtf.

Brief research on other sites suggest a similar ratio.
One site even said 329 thousand - which was what set me off on my quest of nerd rage and disbelief.

http://eu-rope.ideasoneurope.eu/2013/12/05/the-free-movement-of-people/
Thats the same as the number suggested for all of France ffs.

If you live in ROI, can you honestly say you meet twice as many British as Polish in your average day. (I sure as fvck dont)

Granted you might not know from appearance and first meeting, so perhaps do you personally know twice as many British people as Polish people.

Either the stats are wrong or they're disguising themselves as Polish.

lazygal · 31-10-2014 11:20PM

And your point is....?

tomwaterford · 31-10-2014 11:23PM

you do know...there more to Ireland than Dublin???

I would imagine a lot would be older and retired and be after buying retirement homes around the country

also the million+ who live in the north who regard themselves as british:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Pat Mustard · 31-10-2014 11:23PM

I just met a platoon of Polish paratroopers led by Michael Caine. Now I'm suspicious...

Ahhhhh its grand · 31-10-2014 11:24PM

I'd say the majority of those are from Northern Ireland, not England/Scotland/Wales.

Augmerson · 31-10-2014 11:25PM

There are only Brazilians living in Dublin everybody knows this, 14 to a room, 5 to a bed.

Cantremember · 31-10-2014 11:26PM

Wtf is a Polish disguise?

Duckworth_Luas · 31-10-2014 11:26PM

The Mustard wrote: »

I just met a platoon of Polish paratroopers led by Michael Caine. Now I'm suspicious...

If Donald Sutherland shows up with a cheeky grin, a glink in his eye and a pig under his arm then leg it!

31-10-2014 11:27PM

There's more British people than polish people living in Ireland?

Mind blown OP.

lazygal · 31-10-2014 11:27PM

Cantremember wrote: »

Wtf is a Polish disguise?

Festooned with cans of Pledge.

31-10-2014 11:27PM

As many Germans as Chinese? I call shenanigans on that one

Balmed Out · 31-10-2014 11:29PM

A lot of English in Cork and West Cork from my own experience. Anywhere coastal id definitely meet a lot more English then Polish but many have been here for 30 years and may have even had grand parents from here originally.

ABajaninCork · 31-10-2014 11:32PM

Balmed Out wrote: »

A lot of English in Cork and West Cork from my own experience. Anywhere coastal id definitely meet a lot more English then Polish but many have been here for 30 years and may have even had grand parents from here originally.

Yup! I'm one of them. Forebears from Limerick/Clare though...:D

onedmc · 31-10-2014 11:33PM

I think that stat is based on the Place of birth so those born in NI would be British and Irish families with kids born in the UK put together

looksee · 31-10-2014 11:34PM

I don't quite see what the OP's point is, but 'down the country' you find a lot more Brits than you used to, not particularly Northern Ireland either. I think Brits would be less noticeable unless they have very strong accents, many Irish and many UK people have quite neutral accents that you would not readily identify.

edit - agree with the above posts that the UK people are generally older and the Polish younger, you would tend to fine more young Polish people in service and frontline jobs, so they are more noticeable.

The Diabolical Monocle · 31-10-2014 11:35PM

bubblypop wrote: »

There's more British people than polish people living in Ireland?

Mind blown OP.

Well mine is. I've no real life experiences to suggest this is the case. Yet plenty of daily experience of the exact opposite.

How could it be so, perhaps I somehow instinctively tune out English, Scottish, Welsh accents for example.

Is it really the case that I meet more British people than Polish people daily - or do I live some kind of bizarre life that just by chance causes me to meet maybe .... oh 100's of Polish each year yet hardly ever someone noticeably British.

ABajaninCork · 31-10-2014 11:36PM

You've never spoken to me then. The minute I open my mouth, you know I'm a Londoner!

The Diabolical Monocle · 31-10-2014 11:36PM

lazygal wrote: »

And your point is....?

sausages.

Duckworth_Luas · 31-10-2014 11:40PM

onedmc wrote: »

I think that stat is based on the Place of birth so those born in NI would be British and Irish families with kids born in the UK put together

You enter your nationality as well as your place of birth on the census.

corner of hells · 31-10-2014 11:42PM

The Mustard wrote: »

I just met a platoon of Polish paratroopers led by Michael Caine. Now I'm suspicious...

Were they not German Light Infantry ?

super_furry · 31-10-2014 11:43PM

I hear that they're laying eggs in people's heads and eating babies.

Dozen Wicked Words · 31-10-2014 11:48PM

corner of hells wrote: »

Were they not German Light Infantry ?

Whatever they were it was very sad when the waterwheel got one of them. (They were disguised as British Paras though.)

31-10-2014 11:49PM

British people living in Ireland.... Don't forget the millions of Irish who went to live in England during the 20th century, some of their children have gone the other way.

I would say that many of us "Brits" are genetically "boomerang Paddies!"

Victor · 31-10-2014 11:51PM

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Apparently more British people live in Ireland than Polish ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland#mediaviewer/File:NonnationalsIreland2006.png

You are using 8 year old data.

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

yet everywhere I go in Dublin for as long back as I can remember its Polish accents and language that are noticeable.

Polish people stand out more because they speak Polish and speak English with a stronger accent. Additionally, many of the 'Polish' people you see aren't Polish, but some other Central / Eastern European nationality.

Importantly, many of the British have dual nationality, e.g. my niece was born in Chester in England and several aunts and uncles moved to London and had families there. They aren't readily identifiable as British.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 31-10-2014 11:53PM

I'm not sure what the OP is trying to say but I admire his ability to distinguish, in passing, between a Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovakian etc accent.

Harry Palmr · 31-10-2014 11:53PM

ABajaninCork wrote: »

You've never spoken to me then. The minute I open my mouth, you know I'm a Londoner!

I see this everywhere I look in Ireland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_rVzBt20N0

The Diabolical Monocle · 31-10-2014 11:53PM

lazygal wrote: »

And your point is....?

tomwaterford wrote: »

you do know...there more to Ireland than Dublin???

I would imagine a lot would be older and retired and be after buying retirement homes around the country

also the million+ who live in the north who regard themselves as british:rolleyes::rolleyes:

aj;slkdgfajlsi bavisl ani;sdlnha;dagchil/sngavila./kdvn acklgjcavjgvaghaifk/gh/avisasklravk'lska'lg HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111!!

31-10-2014 11:57PM

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Well mine is. I've no real life experiences to suggest this is the case. Yet plenty of daily experience of the exact opposite.

How could it be so, perhaps I somehow instinctively tune out English, Scottish, Welsh accents for example.

Is it really the case that I meet more British people than Polish people daily - or do I live some kind of bizarre life that just by chance causes me to meet maybe .... oh 100's of Polish each year yet hardly ever someone noticeably British.

Lots of British people have Irish accents.

johnty56 · 01-11-2014 12:01AM

I think his point is that the census is a load of bollocks..

What are the official figures for Polish nationals in Ireland?

Probably less than there actually are living in Dublin alone.

Again there are officially far less Eastern Europeans living here now than there were 5 years ago.. I would also suggest that this is bollox.

However, this is my opinion and based on my own observations, such as often not hearing English spoken in the hour or so it takes me to do my shopping in Tesco in Roselawn ( Blanchardstown)

The Irish government, and its 'arms' such as the CSO are hugely incompetent

Now tell me this.. is this racist, or have I committed a thought crime?

Larianne · 01-11-2014 12:04AM

Augmerson wrote: »

There are only Brazilians living in Dublin everybody knows this, 14 to a room, 5 to a bed.

Except for the ones living in Gort!

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

aj;slkdgfajlsi bavisl ani;sdlnha;dagchil/sngavila./kdvn acklgjcavjgvaghaifk/gh/avisasklravk'lska'lg HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111!!

What type of Polish dialect is this? Google translate doesn't work.

bubblypop wrote: »

Lots of British people have Irish accents.

Lots of Irish people have West British accents too!

The Diabolical Monocle · 01-11-2014 12:05AM

bubblypop wrote: »

Lots of British people have Irish accents.

Yet not all of them.
But if the stats are anything to go by I should be hearing a whole lot more regional British accents than I do - yet this isn't the case for me.

Is it the case for you.

British people disguised as Polish living in Ireland

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