POLISH IMMIGRANTS Their problems in other countries

THE MAIN PROBLEMS

Right now Polish people are moving out because they want to earn some money

They want to provide better living conditions for their families

They have problems with their health Kids and teenagers often change schools and

leave their friends and previous life

The Polish people in other countries can hardly find a job and often work illegally

Everyday they worry because they don’t know what will happen tomorrow

They are ridiculed

FOREIGN IMMIGRANTS PROBLEMS WHEN GOING TO SWEDEN To learn the language and to adjust to the society.

Big culture clashes for immigrants from foreign countries.

The Swedes do not fully accept the immigrants because of prejudices.

We are against dividing the society into us and them.

INTERVIEW

We have interviewed 3 people who left our country some time ago.

At the beginning, we would like to tell you about these people.

NAME: Izabela NAME: Patrycja NAME: Łukasz

AGE: 20 AGE: 24 AGE: 24

COUNTRY: Germany COUNTRY: England COUNTRY: Sweden MOVED OUT: 2 years ago MOVED OUT: 3 years ago MOVED OUT: 2 years ago

WHY DID YOU MOVE OUT TO…?

spend holidays ▪ earn more ▪ earn some

in sensible a way money money

learn the language ▪ her life is earn some money better now

Germany England Sweden

DO YOU THINK ABOUT COMING BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY? WHY? WHY NOT?

Germany England Sweden I’ll see what will ▪living without ▪think

about happen family is really it every day

If I have to I will hard ▪living I want to finish ▪ i would like to without

university here start my own family is business hard

WHAT IS THE ATTITUDE OF THE PEOPLE TO YOU (AS A POLISH PERSON)?

Germany England Sweden they are friendly ▪British people are not  ▪You have to

and hospitable prejudiced to other work harder, they like listening nationalities longer, don’t

about other ▪Polish people do not want complaincustoms to improve their English ▪It;s really

they try to help each ▪Polish people don’t difficult to beother respect work here ‘’one of them’’

they‘re not hostile I’m not rejected, I’m

treated like a German person wherever I go

HOW MUCH HAS YOUR LIFE CHANGED SINCE YOU STARTED WORKING IN… ?

Germany England Sweden another place ▪better job ▪left my all

friend other environment ▪better money my family,

pople different culture ▪met great people who were

close different customs from around the world and my country

▪better opportunities ▪Everyday is the of travelling same (work,

▪I have access to many back home, things sleep)

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN THE OTHER COUNTRY?

Germany England Sweden Disadvantages: ▪Disadvantages: ▪Disadvantages:-this is not my -living without -lack of friends

and homeland family family-living without family -living with foreign -first of all the

Advantages: people in rented house language-better opportunities ▪Advantages ▪Advantages:of personal - better money -better moneydevelopment and -better job -social care employment -more interesting -payments things to do -landscape -better pubs,parties and shopping

WHERE IS BETTER TO START A FAMILY IN THE OTHER COUNTRY OR IN HOMELAND?

Germany England Sweden healthcare ▪ In Poland- ▪ In Sweden- benefits living close the country education to family, and goverment different having the which help withmentality Polish food and many things Polish school

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DZENITA DZELEPOVIC(BOSNIA)

17 YEARS OLD

1. HARD SITUATION IN BOSNIA

2. NO, JUST TO GO THERE ON VACATION

3. TREATED LIKE EVERYONE ELSE 4. BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE AND SECURITY FOR THEIR FAMILY

5. MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN SWEDEN

6. DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION OF LIFE

SAMRA MALAGIC (BOSNIA)

1. BECAUSE OF THE BOSNIAN WAR ANDHARD SITUATION WITHIN THE COUNTRY

2. NO, SHE DOES NOT LIKE BOSNIA

3. SHE DOES NOT FEEL ANY DIFFERENCE

4. THEY HAVE A BETTER LIFE THAN THEYWOULD HAVE HAD IN BOSNIA

5. THE EDUCATION AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES

6. SWEDEN. THE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SYSTEM IS BETTER THERE.

HELEN BERHANE (ERITREA) 1. Her parents escaped

from the war in Eritrea. 2. Sees herself as a Swede,

would be strange to move to Eritrea.

3. Exists racism and discrimination.

4. Great differences in how people live

5. More freedom and better opportunities in Sweden.

6. In Sweden but with influences of the Eritrean culture.

DENIS CURIAN (RUMANIA) 1. His father got a new job

in Sweden. 2. Yes, when he retires. 3. The Swedes are very

nice and accept you. 4. The freedom of making

your own choices and getting what you want.

5. He misses the country itself and his family and friends. But now he has more money and freedom.

6. In Romania if you have a good job but otherwise in Sweden.

VICTORIA FRANTZ 1. She met my father when he worked abroad.

2. Would like to experience China And maybe live there.

3. There is no big difference, some people are curious about her

origin.

4. She had about the same quality of life in China. But she explored a different and new enviroment.

5. Misses her family in China.

6. Sweden because of the enviroment and the society itself.

AUTHORS:

Marta Charzyńska Monika Woźniak Dominika Gaffke Victoria Frantz Denis Curian Jonathan Mattsson Dzenita Dzelepovic Helen Berhane Samra Malagic