the POLSKI blog

Oh dear, it’s all doom and gloom in the papers this weekend. First it’s The Economist, which writes about the declining numbers of Poles coming to work and live in the UK. In short: the job market in the UK which sucked all the Polish workers in is beginning to tire; Poland’s economy is growing [...]

Aaaah, isn’t this sweet? According to the BBC, Polish could be the new language of love. Polish language courses in Wales proved to be so popular last year that Cardiff University is planning to run extra courses this year. Mostly for people who want to learn the language of their partners. “The course lecturer told [...]

I’m currently going through my recipe book to select the best Polish recipes with you, but frankly, I’m not sure where to start… Polish food, you say? Isn’t that just potato, kiełbasa and, well, stodge in general? No, not really and I’ll prove it here. But just out of curiosity, any idea what this yummy [...]

Have you ever wondered what motivates people who move abroad? It’s not always just money or a better life, whatever that means. Many Poles have come here to do other things than just plumbing and plastering, although obviously there’s nothing wrong with plumbing or plastering. Apart from the fact that they seem to be the [...]

Every now and then I’ll try to teach you some useful Polish words, phrases, expressions, etc. One day they’ll come useful, you’ll see! What word shall we start with? Why not ‘Cześć’. No, no – don’t roll your eyes! I know it’s got only one vowel and two weird-looking characters, but all will be explained. [...]

Hi, my name is Michał, I’m a Polish journalist and I’ve been living in the UK for, well, almost 11 years now. On and off, but mostly on. The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of Poles coming into Great Britain and hundreds of newspaper articles, TV and radio programmes [...]