The Poles are Coming!

Poland has won the 2008 Eurovision dance contest last night - the second dance contest which took place at the SECC in Glasgow - as millions of viewers from 21 countries across Europe tuned to watch the 14 couples dance and compete to win. The Polish dancers Marcin Mroczek and Edyta Herbus were the couple that held the trophy, while Russia and Ukraine finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.




Prior to 2004, Poland was just a country in Eastern Europe (at least for most Scottish and British people, but not anymore)
So, what do the numbers say?

Scotland is currently enjoying a Polish revolution. Since 1 May 2004 when Poland officially joined the European Union and their citizens became eligible to work in Britain, the Polish population in Scotland has swollen by an estimated 10-12,000 to roughly 30,000.

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Polish population in Scotland (30,000) and thats almost 0.60 % of the total population, estimated at(5,116,900) and that's very close to the number of Pakistani population in Scotland (40,000)which makes up nearly 0.65 % of the population.[source]

According to the news and reports, Polish cafes and restaurants are the newest trend in Scotland. Does this entail that some of the popular Polish dishes will soon be top favourites on Scottish dinner menus, alongside Curries and Pakoras? –only time will tell.

On another note, although it was Poland that won the Euro Dance Contest, the Russian couple totally caught my eye! They sort of transform you into a Russian winter-y night of Nabokov, Tolstoy, art, passion, drama, etc.. Love Russian culture!