I fully agree it is nice, cosy and warm and for some people must be even exciting to keep you head in your own anus. I surely appreciate agility required to do so, especially among Poles, for we have never had tradition of a fakir.
Never the less, please, all the Poles reading this blog and posting critic remarks, or trying to get me into dying multikulti world (however, somehow never for Polish people, or other of the EU orgin) – please have you head out of your arse and face the facts.
When I first came to the UK I knew this country’s history and culture much better than it is required to be naturalized British.
Being engineer myself (oh yes, I lied a bit, I am not really a field hand) I brought with me my admiration to generations of creative Brits like Robert Stevenson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Reginald Joseph Mitchell, or chaps from ORL in Cambridge – just to mention a few.
I loved them for their dare and determination to fight against the odds and making things happen.
And there was the whole British literature…
Like most of educated Poles I was (and still I am with exception of stupid spelling) an Anglophile… however, living and working in the UK is getting though now.
Almost every day day brings a headline about “them Poles” doing this or that.
And believe me that in 99% of cases image the media create is not helping us to integrate, sometimes it is not even true…
The “Happy Fieldhand” blog is written from perspective of a person living and working in England, reading UK newspapers and enjoying benefits of my TV tax paid 
which means watching local TV as well.
How come that all you politically-correct-and-so-disgusted-with-this-blog know better… actually living outside the UK what is really going on here?
This blog tells you that, I agree from a bit pro-Polish angle – the message however is not only to you, but also to all the local UK xenophobic pricks.
In less than two years first wave of loyal British citizens and subjects to the Queen’s majesty of Polish origin will rise and there is more to come…
In a generation or two you will witness a boost of Poles on local universities. Poles already contribute a lot to the local economy. Hardly speaking English 40-50 years old are being assed by temp job agencies and kept temp workers at the same production plant for 3+ years… a second class people? Maybe now, but they will breed first class at some point – wait a bit and see it coming.
We, the first generation immigrants might be just a humus for next generations to come, but we the Poles have patience and good memory. And we are not going anywhere.
In the meantime I am going to point out cases of abuse and hatred towards Poles and only my professional commitments may slow me down a bit sometimes.
That I can promise, for that’s my mission with this blog.
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April 20, 2008 at 8:47 am
As a ‘native’, I’ve been sickened for years by the xenophobia of some of our media – but to give this some context, remember that this increasingly reflects the views of a few rich men who own much of the world’s media (eg, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp – tip: for UK media, don’t read the sun, the mail, the express – do read The Guardian… ). Why is it important to remember this? Because most British people are NOT LIKE the vision reflected in these rags.
Well said! I support everything you say here – and please do keep writing your blog, I think it’s really important to get your unique perspective and equally important to stand up and speak out against these narrow interests.