Oh well, I guess Welly is lucky, cos he didnt get interrogated by the Polish guys.
But its not only Poland that treats visitors like that. I went to a boarding school in Wales before Poland was part of EU. My dad went with me the first time, but he didnt have to, I was old enough to fly by myself. So we hit the gate at the Heathrow airport and the guy there starts with his questions:
-Why are you coming to UK?
-To study
-Why UK, not somewhere else?
-Cos I chose UK.
-How much are the school fees?
-8000 pounds a term
-How can you afford that?
(at that point my dad gets red and reaches for his cigarette box)
-Sir, you cannot smoke here. So, how can you afford that? Arent you Polish?
-Yes, I am. Wha do you care how I can afford that? It says in this letter here my fees are secured, its none of your business how.
-Sir, what do you do in Poland?
(My dad's English is not perfect, so you have to understand where this answer comes from)
-Me? What do I do? I live in Poland
-How do you earn money?
-I go to work
-OK, I dont believe this letter is real. Can you give me the number for the school.
-Yes, if you give me the letter back I will read it out for you from the top of the page.
He phones the school, the school says I have a scholarship, he hangs up and gives me a visa for a year longer then I need (?).
So, as you see, its not only Poland
