What do you think when you walk past people in the street speaking polish?

nandra k

IF I knew what language it was they were speaking I guess I would think that the either are Polish people or that they are learning and practicing speaking Polish. I'm sure I wouldn't recognize it though except as a foreign language that I did not understand.

lachatnoire

I think "they must be Polish"

Ellie

I've never come across any Polish people but if I did it probably wouldn't even register because I don't make assumptions about people based on the language they're speaking because I wouldn't want people to make assumptions about me based on my language.

delete

Ithink,i bet they are foreigners

Stripe

Hmm, they must be from Poland

pumpkin

What do I think? Well, I think "they must be polish." It's not a problem.
My Great-grandmother was from Poland. She came to the UK when the first world war broke out.

Cherrypicker

I don't think anything; why should I?

delina_m

Whenever I walk by anyone speaking a language I can't understand I think " I wish I could learn that"

Lenny

I think "I wonder where they're from? I wish I spoke another language" (as I don't speak or recognise Polish).

Mimkat

Nothing, where I live it's so common I barely notice it these days.

greyfoxx

The same as i think of anybody not speaking english in Britain.

Oswald W

I think ,"my goodness they do not look very different from Me,but i would be happier to hear them speak English."

bud

Just the same as when I walk past pakis and indians when they are doing the same, I feel I`m not in my own country any more

pingu says

i think "job thief" other than that i dont care about them unless they dont get out of my way quick enough. then its blif whamo boosh! kerplooow

Catrina M

Oh there goes another one, must have passed at least 1,000 today.

Bernard Dogbutter IV

When I walk past people in the street, I try not to speak Polish.

I presume you mean "Polish" (with a capital "p"), otherwise you mean "polish", as in "Mr Sheen". Which would just be silly.

Kit Fang

"god you'd be outraged if i moved to Poland and spoke English all the time, not even bothering to try and learn the local language"

is what i think

Charmed

It doesn't bother me.
Too much hatred in the world,I wish we could all just get along.

Optimum Physique

I think foreign languages sound cool. I know I live in a melting pot of cultures, so I don't think negative of it if that is what you are asking.

falcor

the same as they do when we go to Poland, id love to learn how to speak like them. then i could speak with them. some are really nice people.just like us but with a different language. ps some have also made a grate effort to learn our language and ways.

000

The problem for me is not with the language itself, but with the fact that Poles and other nationalities have become dominant in a lot of places. For most people, it's not a matter of hating another nationality or race, but the fact that immigration has reached this critical mass beyond which British people no longer feel like they're living in their own country. When I was growing up in the Eighties, there were two Pakistani families who moved into our street. They were the minority, so without giving up their culture and religion, they had to speak our language and fit in with us to a certain extent. I felt that was quite healthy. We all grew up together and became friends and there was very little bad feeling. We learned things from them about their culture and vice versa. But there was always an understanding that we were in Britain and this didn't bother them. They were happy to be British Asian Muslims. Now, things are different. you have schools in east London where 85% of the kids are Muslim. Their parents are not interested in integrating their kids into UK society because they've got their own little society tat they're quite happy with and if you happen to be one of the white minority whose education is held back to teach peoiple who don't speak English at home, and who isn't allowed to celebrate your English, Christian culture, well, that's just tough.

So to answer your question, if, the first 19 people I passed were speaking English and the 20th was speaking Polish, that woudn't bother me at all. But in many places now, especially in the south east, you will hear quite a few other languages before you hear your own. That's the problem.

Lottie

1. Better listen to a foreign language I don't understand being spoken than to a language that I understand when it is contaminated by swear words.

2. I'm not bothered unless the person is speaking so loudly that he's being anti-social but that this applies to everyone talking in the street, not just to someone speaking Polish or any other language.

3. It's natural that people coming from the same place speak to each other in their native language. Would be ridiculous to expect them to speak English to each other when they express themselves much better in their own language. It's only an integration problem if immigrants don't allow their children to learn English but I don't think anyone would do this.

sally xxx

oh they must be from poland

LadyMoonlight!!

Nothing although I do wish there weren't so many economic migrants over here, they are having a negative effect on jobs and wages.

PRH1

Why is it important?

Equaliser.

I think what a disgraceful government we have in power to invite such pleasant people into this country only to mislead them into thinking that they will be in well paid jobs.
(e.g. a cleaner working a six day week for 48 hours with a gross pay of Â£70.00 = Â£1.46 per hour)

And they have the gall to tell us that they are doing the work we refuse to carry out and no one is employed on less than the minimum wage, so much for the Human Rights Act!

spirit of radio

I can't speak Polish so how can I walk passed people speaking Polish?

ManitouLisa

I barely notice. If I do I remember being in Poland when it was still behind the Iron Curtain. I left with great respect and admiration for the Polish people.

Mick B

Ide like to know what the f**k their on about

sikchick

I laugh.
I had a friend who was Polish. Her mom used to talk to her only in Polish and every time me and everyone else would just laugh... I'm not sure why though.

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