Word: polese
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As feared, Poles poured into Britain and Ireland, but rather than undermine local economies, their enterprise and skills have helped the British and Irish economies remain robust. Conversely, unemployment is higher in France, which turned Poles away, than in Britain, where they were welcomed. The jobless rate in Ireland is...
When Poland was admitted to the European Union, politicians across Europe viewed the prospect of Poles moving into their countries with xenophobic disdain. In 2005, Philippe de Villiers, leader of France's Euro-skeptic Mouvement pour la France, darkly warned of the "Polish plumber and Estonian architect" triggering "the demolition...
Nor are there significant signs of all this slowing down. Budget flights from Poland and other countries in Eastern Europe to Britain and Ireland are still full with young men and women ready to sample a new life. In addition to Chudzicka's TV show, Ireland alone boasts six Polish...
Bozena Wozna UNIVERSITY LECTURER With a PhD in computer science and a specialization in computer-program troubleshooting, Bozena Wozna, 33, is the kind of person her country can ill afford to lose. She chose a teaching career in part because she believes the young science can play a vital role...
Between the caricatures of the hedonist and Puritan poles lies a vast, silent swath of the student body that is consciously apolitical in regard to gender. In an age of irony and apathy, post-Third Wave feminism (see sidebar), women especially are willing to speak up for or against war...