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That, sausage, is private.Quote:
Originally Posted by john
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That says it allQuote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
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I think we're wandering off-topic again!
Wandering. we are way off topicQuote:
Originally Posted by Howie
Quite right, Howie! Er....what was the topic again?Quote:
Originally Posted by Howie
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By the way don't sausage meQuote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
Polish community in LiverpoolQuote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
Oh! Why? Does it wind you up? If so then I believe it a good reason to continue to call you sausage, sausage.Quote:
Originally Posted by john
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Polish community in Liverpool? Of course! I am somewhat forgetful in my old age.Quote:
Originally Posted by Howie
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The thread will be closed should it wonder off topic again.
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Originally Posted by Kev
i'll try and get it back on topic, here is a bilingual blog about Polish and Merseyside culture.
Polish Shop in Kensington,
You have to admire the poles for their resolution.
They do small gurkins in sweet wine vineger, Loverly.
http://www.militaryimages.net/imageh...ot/jpg0011.jpg
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Originally Posted by Kev
Awwww! Kev, Kev, Kev! You are such a passion killer.
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It is possible to create a community with a person? I believe that I am the only Basque one in Liverpool... It is a joke. Really, I did not see very much foreign in Liverpool, I think that it is not like London, probably I am confused.
London must be 50% foreign now. I got a bus from Liverpool St to Tottenham in December and there must have only been 10 English passengers out of 50-60 on there - and they were using it to go to the football because there was a bomb scare on the trains.Quote:
Originally Posted by marie
Regarding Liverpool, I think most would agree on here there are high numbers of foreign peope in some areas - historically Toteth but maybe now Edge Hill abd Kensington as well. But in others there are virtualy none at all.
It depends on how you define 'foreign'. I'm not sure how easy it is to know whether someone is foreign or not unless you hear them talk. If you are talking about colour, most black and Chinese people you see about the city are as Liverpudlian as anyone else so hardly foreign. It's mostly in parts of L8that you can find large non-white communities that contain people who were not born in Liverpool (as well, of course, as those who were).Quote:
Originally Posted by marie
In the last census, Liverpool was depicted overall as quite a 'white' city. If I'm not mistaken it was the most 'white' of all the major UK cities. This surprised me until I thought about it and realised that Liverpool had not seen the massive influx of Asians seen by other cities because its economy was stagnant for so long. This is changing. In South Liverpool many of the local corner shops are now owned by Asian Liverpudlians and thankfully no longer close at 6pm.
I know you were joking but it's unlikely that you are the only Basque in Liverpool. My guess is that the easiest way of meeting other Basques would be via the Catholic church or one of the universities or LIPA.
If you walk around places like the Albert Dock or visit the cathedrals you often hear other languages being spoken. Actually the further away from the area by the precinct the more likely you are to meet people from all corners of the earth bur if you want to meet locals this is a good place to meet them.
In one of your recent posts you were talking about looking at property in the L17 area. In and around Lark Lane you often hear all the major European languages being spoken.
I think Liverpool is on the cusp of quite a substantial foreign influx. The Poles and Somalis have been particularly successful at establishing themselves in the city, I'm sure more groups will follow.
I read somewhere or heard it on the radio that close to the majority of people who live in London were born elsewhere! It's full of ex-Liverpudians that's for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteH
I think Kensington and Edge Hill will benefit from new businesses being opened up in those areas by people born elsewhere.
I used to study Spanish at various evening classes. One of the tutors was from Bilbao.
OMG - just think of Thatcher, that's a passion killer :PDT_Xtremez_42:Quote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
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Originally Posted by Kev
I think Tony Blair is the bigger passion killer, but each to his own I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
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Kev and AD please keep on topic :202 (1):
Passion killers is another thread:)
Nice pic! There's another Polish store on the next block as well, opposite Holt Road.Quote:
Originally Posted by drone_pilot
About to find Basque people, I was joking. But It´s true that I cannor saw a lot of foreigners in Pool, than London or others cities.
I do not find to anybody for our nationality. I like to know the people who cross my way. But I think that it is important to adapt to a place, without never forgetting wherefrom you come. Here, for example, there have been some problems. The doors were opened always as tourist. They were coming as tourists, and they have remained to living illegally. When the Government hardened the procedure for businessman that they were contracting illegal, these persons remained without work.
This provoked an increase of delinquency. For example, in some small villages, some communities of illegal were overcoming the number of native inhabitants. When one prohibited them to be employed at the fish-ponds, they continued encamped. To be able to survive, they were stealing in fields and houses.
I do not know the English laws, on regulation of emigration, but I know that are different. But I have a Mauritanian friend, who lives here for years. He does not want to leave of here, has fixed work, a house in rent, studies Castilian(Spanish) and Basque, etc. He is happy here. The attempt to visit his friend who lives in London, and the Government did not allow it to him. For that the British Government is afraid that he remains like illegal.
Here the situation is different from England. The specially Chinese and African communities, they do not mix with the rest. They live in a so called neighborhood San Francisco, near the center of the city. There they have his business for them. Many of them have not learned Castilian or Basque. They do not want to establish contact with native people of here. Here, you cannot see a white boy speaking with a black boy. Why? I do not understand it. The same thing does not happen in other places of the world. I think that it is important to adapt to the customs of the country in which you live.
The slightly difficult one to deal for me, for which when I visited Africa, I had to put on a handkerchief in the hair, and only she was a tourist. I do not want that they turn for obligation into Basques, but I think that it would be good that they try to learn the language and to know some customs.
I hope that my evil English, does not make look like to me a racist. I am not, I it cannot be, my heart me it prevents. I providing that I have travelled, have never had problems. Always I have found people who has helped me.
Really, the only problems that I has been with absurd commentaries with people of the Spanish State, which they have the square head, and they think that all the Basques are terrorist... It is hard to go with a car to another city, and that the police give birth in the highway or prohiban to the entry in the parking of a mall. But in England, The United States, Ireland... I have never had any problem, everything opposite. And since they me have treated me very well, I try to do the same thing with the people who comes here than like worker or tourist. Only I think that here, where I live, should put his granite of sand to try to join.
Marie, you speak and write the English language very well indeed. It is far, far better than my attempts at Euskara the Basque language.Quote:
Originally Posted by marie
The Basque people are a fine people and saying that they are all terrrorists is like saying all Irish or muslims are terrorists. I have been to Barcelona just the once and it was a most beautiful city and is a place I would one day like to visit again - as long as I can overturn the banning order that prevents me living this country at the moment!!Quote:
Originally Posted by marie
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One of the poor things snuffed it in underworld after doin 2 shifts!
Rank!
Baldwin must be turning in his grave.
In talking about the Polish Communities, it's as well to remember we went to war with Germany in 1939 in defence of the Poles. The photo is of a plaque at Lymm in Cheshire. Its text is worth remembering.
In many ways, the arrival of all the Poles in Liverpool and elsewhere is simply the direct result of those events started in September 1939.
the Polish food store on Derby Lane appears to have closed, but a Polish Advice Centre has opened on Picton Road.
Photo of Polish Advice centre on High St belowQuote:
Originally Posted by SteH
Spotted this bus parked at the Pierhead
They give me a sign to read like that when I had to go for my glasses to the opicians. he he heQuote:
Originally Posted by taffy
'Poland' grafitti, Scotland Road subway.
Some more.
Interesting find:
Poles and the air defence of Liverpool in WW2 from Speke Airport
Formerly an airfield which housed the Liverpool defence squadrons during World War II, the land on which Hurricane Court stands was once one of the main runways.
“Our research showed that this was home to one English and two Polish squadrons of the famous Hurricane fighter aircraft which defended the port and city of Liverpool from bombing raids throughout the Second World War,” said David Smith of Gladman Developments.
“We thought it would be appropriate in naming the scheme to give the development a link to the sites history.”
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/...4375-19550408/
Polish people are in Wirral as well..
It seems they are fitting well with comminity...
They are working hard,going out and enjoying themself.They do try kebabs as well which is bonus for my business:)
I know how they feel,away from homeland,missing many things and try to have some of things here which they use to have in Poland.
If they stay long enough here ,they will missing Poland,when They go to Poland they'll be missing here...
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Originally Posted by taffy
Yes I am Irish and we went to something like that. I can agree with you. I think the work your people do here is very good. I wish you good luck and a happy life here.