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Stereotypes about Polish workers

set up I think is a stereotype but I've heard but I've heard they're very hard working very hard working um it's very good Builders yeah like stereotype they're they're hardwork...

Course: Britain and other culturesSection: British views on Polish cultureSubtitles: en

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supermarkets that have been

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set up I think is a stereotype but I've

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heard but I've heard they're very hard

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working very hard working um it's very

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good Builders yeah like stereotype

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they're they're hardworking people they

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start at 8:00 and finish at 600 you know

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sort of thing which is not like that not

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the bricks no no I know a lot of them

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obviously do come over particularly with

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like trades worth trades jobs you know

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there's a lot more access to that sort

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of work possibly it's they're like the

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tide in the sea they'll come over and

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then they'll go home again and then

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they'll come back and then they'll go

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home again so it's the work it's a work

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uh balance and I think that's that's why

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they're here but they're great workers

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abrupt like straight to the point

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straight to the point yeah okay which is

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different from Brits from Brits they'll

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dance around and we'd like them now

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we're getting older we're getting that

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way aren't

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we are you happy if you are to have

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building works that a pole would turn up

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as opposed to a Brit oh yeah yeah

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absolutely yeah from the reputation

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harder workers apparently so not that

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I've had much experience of having

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builders in but um but that's like

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that's like um like a positive

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stereotype I guess it it is a positive

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yeah trades right yeah yeah yeah totally

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yeah I would say it's mostly positive my

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parents are from Poland

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