www.bbc.co.uk/news/20714006I hope that there are much mixed marriages in Poland, because Indo-Europeans are good people. The Netherlands is a good example of that. The Dutch Indo's are one of the most succesful and best integrated and assimilated people there are. And the mixing continues. Where you had 1/2 Dutch, 1/2 Indonesian people, you have today 2/3 Dutch and 1/3 Indonesian and 3/4th Dutch and 1/3 Indonesian people and etc. The strange thing of these mixed families that you can have a daughter with blond hair, blue eyes, white skin (Scandinavian blond look) and a brother with a light brown skin, asian features, black eyes and black hair. And etc. And that you have with all races and colors over here. It is comparable to Brasil, where they say the most beautiful people on earth live due to the refines mix of races and ethnic backgrounds. The perfect ethnic mix.
Part of the Polish people (a minority ofcourse) is the result of the mix of the Polish majority and ethnic minorities like Bohemians (Czechs), Germans, Slovaks, Ukrainians, Jews, Lithuanians, Estonians, Latvians, Russians, Belarussians, and a tiny few Tartars, Georgians and Armenians.
GermanyGermany is very important for Polish export. I hope that a lot of Polish pupils and students learn German next to English. German is so important in Europe due to Financial, economical (Trade: Export: "
Like the Dutch one, a large part of the Polish export sector is dependent on the trade with Germany". "
The fact that many Dutch people learned German at school and are able to speak German with Germans has had positive consequenses for the Dutch economy." (The fact that fewer Dutch young people speak German correctly, because we have moved to an
English dominated culture, is
not good for German-Dutch trade ties: "
The fact that the Netherlands is a very Transatlantic 'Anglo Saxon' oriented country, focussed on the British and American culture next to our own. An angloficatiation is taking place due to smart phone, internet, sitcom, and soap opera culture" (
the Bold & The Beautiful,
Sci factor,
doctor Phil,
Friends and
Seinfeld today,
Dynasty and
Dallas in the past) "
The Coal German of compatriots I sometimes hear -bad German with a heavy Dutch accent-, is often hard to bear for me. Being raised with English, German and French literature, cinema and music next to the Dutch, Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Russian ones, made me aware of the correct sound of British English, Hochdeutsch -correct civilized German: which I am fond of from a literary and cinematographic and musical sense- and correct french"."
German isn't an easy language for both Poles and Dutch people, but it is very worth while knowing it."), for cultural reasons (Germans are the largest buyers of European art, cultural products and they are genuine interested in the cultures, history, art and products of their Eastern and Western neighbours.
So, Poles, Polish children, Polish pupils and Polish students, learn
German for your own benefit, for your countries future and for intercultural reasons. (I am very glad that I can speak, read, and thus
communicate in German. Watch
German television,
German movies in
German, listen to the
German radio -if I want to- and have contacts with
Germans. Also, because I watch
German documentries, programs and
German news about
Poland. The Germans have more news about Poland than we do, because
Germany is the neighbour of
Poland, and
the Netherlands is not.)
I consider it a good and positive fact that a lot of young and older Poles moved to Germany to live, work and study there. Actually I knew quite a few German Poles in Arnhem in my art academy time and after that. Germans of Polish descent, who had two Polish parents, spoke German fluently, and in the same time were fluent in Polish and also spoke Dutch. (with a German accent ;D
) These are exellent people and I consider them the new Europeans, multi-lingual, Polish, but in the same time German and Dutch, due to their study and life here. They are graphic designers, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs and business people. It is very good that thousands of Poles speak, write, read German and communicate with Germans in German. Not per se out of fondness or love for Germany, but out of political, diplomatic, geopolitical, financial/monetary, social-economical, military, technological, ICT, cultural, human and safety (security/police cooperation) reasons. Poland for it's own future needs very good intelligence, diplomatic (foreign affiars), financial-economical and ICT networks with
Poles who speak
German like
Germans do. (exactly the same counts for Poles who speak Russian fluently, Czech, English - the American and the British way-, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Arab, Persian and Hebrew)
Learn foreign languages for economical reasonsIn the same time I very seriously say. If you are a young Pole, have linguistic skills (you are good at foreign languages, and like learning them) please learn
French too.
French is stil an important international language in the sense that it is a diplomatic language, a cultural language, an economical language and an important communication tool in large parts of the world (all those former French colonies in
Africa, the
Middle-east,
Asia and
parts of the Caribbean and
Southern-America. France is also important for Polish exports. Like in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark there are ofcourse also
young Poles who have an interest in the new world languages Spanish (Spain/Southern-America and the USA -with it's large Latino community),
Portuguese (the official language of Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Portuguese has co-official status (alongside the indigenous language) in Macau in East Asia, East Timor in Southeast Asia and in Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa; out of the expansion of the language in colonial times, Portuguese speakers are also found in Goa, Daman and Diu in India),
Chinese and
Russian.
RussianI hope that there are Polish students who want to learn Russian for financial-economical, tactical, strategic, political, militairy, social-cultural and personal reasons. The Russian economical influence is growing in Europe, and with that it's political, financial, diplomatic and geopolitical power. Poland needs Russian speakers for Intelligence, economical (trade: export & import), militairy (its extensive Soviet weaponry; T-72 tanks, the Soviet MT-LBu multi-purpose fully amphibious armoured carrier, and other Sovjet or Russian Federation militairy equipment), geopolitical and regional reasons. Not onky because of Russia, but also because of the Russian influence of the Russian minorities in the Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic states and Kaliningrad between Poland and Lithuania.
Few people realise the influence and importance of the Russian Federation in the EU. Russia has a large energy power in Europe and Russian multi-nationals own Western-European companies or have a lot of shares of European companies outside Russia.
I hope that Poland will keep a ballance between it's Western-, Southern- and Eastern neighbours.
I was surprised to read that the Czech republic is one of Polands main export partners. Surprised because I consider the Czech republic as a similar country as Poland with both a large industry, agriculture and a modern economy. Stil the Czech republic buys a lot of Polish products, next to the German and other countries products it imports.
ChineseThe importance of Chinese language will grow in the 21th century, where much of the worlds economical power will change or shift from the European and North-American continent to South-East Asia. China is focussing on the Middle east and Africa for oil, and has a firm grip on the African continent with the huge/massive Chinese development aid and trade relations. Poland has a lot of Vietnamese immigrants today. In the future there might be Chinese immigrants coming too. Chinese would be a good subject for Polish pupils and students too. For survival in the future it would be good for Poland and the Poles if there would be Polish settlements on various continents. Poland has no history of colonies on other continents and therefor has a disadvantage on that field with the British, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch who have trade ties, and financial-economical ties with former colonies. Poland though in a strange way has one benefit from the communist era. Polish advisors were active in other socialist (Arab, North-African, Asian and Southern-American) states. There were even Polish militairy instructors in Indonesia, to help the built up of the Indonesian Nationalist army (TNI) after the Dutch withdrew. One of the benefits of the Dutch was that they were very present in the London Financial city (20% was in Dutch hands) and in New York.
Little American girl who lives in Singapore speaks ChinesePolands European roots and large innermarketPoland has the benefit of
a large innermarket, and in the same time strong trade ties with the Czech Republic, Germany, France and Italy. The Polish Industrial and agriculture (food processing Industry) sectors provide both the Polish markets and the German, Czech, French, Italian, Dutch, Belgian, British and Scandinavian markets. In Great Britain (I read) Polish products are becoming increasingly popular due to the large Polish migrant community there. That is good for the Polish food industry and thus Polish farmers, who produced the Polish meat for Polish sausages, ham, beef (stakes) and etc. Next to that the modern Polish manufactured busses, trams, trucks, cars, trains and high tech products are popular in Europe too. In the same time Polish factories and companies suffer from the same decrease in spending and buying of the European consumers as the Czech, German and French car producers and producers of electronic equipment.
It is good that Poland is firmly rooted in Europe and that it has in the same time strong connections with the
USA and
Canada.
Polands transatlantic orientationCanada Canada and
Poland enjoy close political relations, including growth in trade and investments, increasing military co-operation and academic relations programmes. Canada is home to over 980,000 Polish-Canadians.
Poland is
Canada's second largest market in Central and Eastern Europe. Bilateral trade totalled $799.3 million in 2005. Canadian exports to
Poland doubled in the early 2000s and totaled $266.7 million in 2005. Canadian imports from
Poland totaled $532.6 million. Canada's main exports to Poland were mechanical and electrical machinery; ores, slag and ash; vehicles and pharmaceutical products. Canadian imports from
Poland included machinery, furniture and bedding, wood and iron/steel products.
USAThe United States and Poland have enjoyed warm bilateral relations since 1989. Every post-1989 Polish government has been a strong supporter of continued American military and economic presence in Europe, and Poland is one of the most staunch allies of the United States.
Barack Obama visited Poland on 27–28 May 2011. He met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Bronislaw Komorowski. The American and Polish leaders discussed economic, military and technology cooperation issues.
Barack Obama visited Poland on 27–28 May 2011. He met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Bronislaw Komorowski. The American and Polish leaders discussed economic, military and technology cooperation issues.
A strong economyPoland is recognised as a regional economic power within Central Europe, possessing nearly 40 percent of the 500 biggest companies in the region (by revenues). Poland was the only member of the EU to avoid the recession of the late 2000s, a testament to the Polish economy's stability. The country's most competitive firms are components of
the WIG20 which is traded on
the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Well known Polish brands include, among others, PKO BP, PKN Orlen, PGE, PZU, PGNiG, Tauron Group, Lotos Group, KGHM Polska Miedź, Telekomunikacja Polska, Plus, Play, PLL LOT, Poczta Polska, PKP, Biedronka, BRE Bank, Getin Holding and TVP.
Poland is recognised as having
an economy with significant development potential, overtaking
the Netherlands in
mid-2010 to become
Europe's sixth largest economy. Foreign Direct Investment in
Poland has remained strong ever since the country's re-democratisation following
the Round Table Agreement in 1989. Despite this, problems do exist, and further progress in achieving success depends largely on the government's
privatisation of
Poland's remaining state industries and
continuing development and
modernisation of the economy.
) These are exellent people and I consider them the new Europeans, multi-lingual, Polish, but in the same time German and Dutch, due to their study and life here. They are graphic designers, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs and business people. It is very good that thousands of Poles speak, write, read German and communicate with Germans in German. Not per se out of fondness or love for Germany, but out of political, diplomatic, geopolitical, financial/monetary, social-economical, military, technological, ICT, cultural, human and safety (security/police cooperation) reasons. Poland for it's own future needs very good intelligence, diplomatic (foreign affiars), financial-economical and ICT networks with Poles who speak German like Germans do. (exactly the same counts for Poles who speak Russian fluently, Czech, English - the American and the British way-, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Arab, Persian and Hebrew)
