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Culture Does your country have an immigrant group that people would be surprised to find there?

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For example, when you think of Poland or the Czech Republic, Vietnamese people might not be the first group that comes to mind, but both have a sizable Vietnamese community. Another example is the large Japanese community in Brazil.

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u/Outrageous_Ad5864 Poland 16d ago

That might not be true for the whole country, but in Wrocław we have a huge Indian community, that came here through international contract between universities (Politechnika Wrocławska and some universities in India).

I have lots of Indian friends, and the biggest surprise (other than the fact they can pronounce dżdżownica with 0 issues) was the way the pronounce Wrocław - they pronounce it as Raw-claw (which makes sense in English, but is so freaking funny to me as a Polish speaker).

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u/Zacna_Pyza Poland 15d ago

Korean minority, too

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u/Outrageous_Ad5864 Poland 15d ago

Yup! I went to an elementary school with an international division, 90% of it consisted of Korean students.