Yesterday's night I was woken up by hail. Sometimes I think that summer season doesn't really exist in Iceland. There is just winter and '4 seasons all together' for the rest of time. You never know what's going to happen. One minute hail, another snow, and afterwards beaming rays of sun. Icelandic weather is comparable to an Italian woman. She might be angry as hell, throwing plates, screaming but later on she is going to wear a bright smile on her face. Crazy. Anyway today I'm going to write about two nations that are so far away from each other on the map, yet so close. Poland and Iceland. Well someone said someday that Poles are fucking everywhere. Doesn't matter if its Cambodia, Italy , Spain or United Kingdom. For many years wiped off the map, we have the sense of relocating in our blood cells. We fought for our country to rise up from the captivity. We like to travel but sometimes we are forced to do so. In Iceland we make up for around 5% of the whole population, what means that we bear a curse of being the biggest minority.
What Polish people think of Icelanders?
Many Polish people were brought to Iceland because of economic reasons. They don't want necessarily to blend into the Icelandic society, which is hermetically closed according to their reasoning. Yes many of us don't speak English neither Icelandic and we don't make any slightest effort to knuckle down and absorb it. Excuses? Maybe yes , maybe not. But a priority in everyone's life is family and sometimes there is a lot to be sacrificed for such case. It all revolves around money. I agree there are some Polish drunkards, screaming, drinking, stealing, putting a black stain on our reputation. Yet we are not all bad people and such are to be find in every nation anyway. Well its just the number of us being dispersed around the world. Nevertheless I talked to many Poles with a good command of Icelandic. What did they tell me? That Icelanders are people with no emotions whatsoever. Cold and shy not into sharing. There will always be that wall between us. I'm not speaking of the kids of immigrants who are basically considered as Icelanders by Icelanders. Language is the key, but its not the easiest one on earth. Anyway it's pretty weird there are so many foreigners here that Icelanders had to somehow master English and the good English they speak. I find it pretty weird if I had to go to a restaurant in my own city and order food in English. That's what happens here. As everything it has its downside and upside. Upside - Icelanders speak great English from a 60 year old granny to a 15 year old kid. Smart. Downside? Well its their country they should be served in Icelandic though.
What Icelanders think of Poles?
Some hate us...Think that we are a piece of shit worth nothing, not deserving more than cleaning their houses. Taking us as limited. Luckily only those who haven't been in Poland. Of course the label of being 'thieves' has been pined to our backs, or invisibly tattooed on our faces. Unfair, but real and some of assholes from my country have their shares in that world-wide opinion.
I'm craving for some sleep now anyway. Goda nott.
What Polish people think of Icelanders?
Many Polish people were brought to Iceland because of economic reasons. They don't want necessarily to blend into the Icelandic society, which is hermetically closed according to their reasoning. Yes many of us don't speak English neither Icelandic and we don't make any slightest effort to knuckle down and absorb it. Excuses? Maybe yes , maybe not. But a priority in everyone's life is family and sometimes there is a lot to be sacrificed for such case. It all revolves around money. I agree there are some Polish drunkards, screaming, drinking, stealing, putting a black stain on our reputation. Yet we are not all bad people and such are to be find in every nation anyway. Well its just the number of us being dispersed around the world. Nevertheless I talked to many Poles with a good command of Icelandic. What did they tell me? That Icelanders are people with no emotions whatsoever. Cold and shy not into sharing. There will always be that wall between us. I'm not speaking of the kids of immigrants who are basically considered as Icelanders by Icelanders. Language is the key, but its not the easiest one on earth. Anyway it's pretty weird there are so many foreigners here that Icelanders had to somehow master English and the good English they speak. I find it pretty weird if I had to go to a restaurant in my own city and order food in English. That's what happens here. As everything it has its downside and upside. Upside - Icelanders speak great English from a 60 year old granny to a 15 year old kid. Smart. Downside? Well its their country they should be served in Icelandic though.
What Icelanders think of Poles?
Some hate us...Think that we are a piece of shit worth nothing, not deserving more than cleaning their houses. Taking us as limited. Luckily only those who haven't been in Poland. Of course the label of being 'thieves' has been pined to our backs, or invisibly tattooed on our faces. Unfair, but real and some of assholes from my country have their shares in that world-wide opinion.
I'm craving for some sleep now anyway. Goda nott.
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