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Old 14-04-2015, 22:32
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I see there is a Polish Deli in the show but no Polish Family?
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Old 14-04-2015, 22:36
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What show
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Old 14-04-2015, 22:37
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I see there is a Polish Deli in the show but no Polish Family?
I don't really think there needs to be. It represents the EastEnd still. I don't want any new characters ATM, not for at least another year at least. DTC has introduced way too many new characters IMO and half of them have suffered poor development. I'd except a few returning characters, but that's it really.
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Old 14-04-2015, 22:38
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It would be nice to have a Polish Family in the future.
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Old 14-04-2015, 22:38
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I'm guessing it's EE, but the Polish Deli is never used as a set. It's just a façade isn't it?
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Old 14-04-2015, 22:39
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I'm guessing it's EE, but the Polish Deli is never used as a set. It's just a façade isn't it?
Agreed.
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Old 14-04-2015, 22:40
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I like how you don't have to the put the name of the show you mention, we are just supossed to assume it's Eastenders
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Old 14-04-2015, 22:41
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I like how you don't have to the put the name of the show you mention we just assume it's Eastenders
Corrected it.
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Old 14-04-2015, 22:46
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I see there is a Polish Deli in the show but no Polish Family?
We don't need to see the Polish people do we? There are loads of houses where we don't see the residents. It is merely reflecting that there is now a large Polish community in the EastEnd of London and most shopping areas will have a shop selling Polish goods.
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Old 14-04-2015, 22:53
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I think it would be exceptionally difficult to truly reflect the East Ends diversity, there is such a multitude of ethnicities!!
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Old 15-04-2015, 00:52
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Aleks character should have been first Polish and second a more accurate representation of a Eastern European worker in the UK, i.e. not in a public sector management position and in a more service based role, like work in the Caf or The Albert or somewhere.

I think one character should come in and see how it works, actually played by a Pole if possible and then maybe bring in others but I don't think landing in a Polish family would work.

A hunky doorman for R&R or The Albert from Poland maybe
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Old 15-04-2015, 03:30
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A major problem with introducing characters from ethnic minority backgrounds is that the majority of the writers are white British and so there'd be the risk that any Polish family would actually just be a white British accents with funny names and accents - the writers just wouldn't have the experience to write for them.

Also, would this Polish family speak English at home, in front of their Polish relatives? It always bothers me how Aleks and Marta speak English to each other instead of Latvian when she's supposed to be terrible at the language. Also Ineta's accent mysteriously vanished in a couple of weeks.
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Old 15-04-2015, 09:26
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A major problem with introducing characters from ethnic minority backgrounds is that the majority of the writers are white British and so there'd be the risk that any Polish family would actually just be a white British accents with funny names and accents - the writers just wouldn't have the experience to write for them.

Also, would this Polish family speak English at home, in front of their Polish relatives? It always bothers me how Aleks and Marta speak English to each other instead of Latvian when she's supposed to be terrible at the language. Also Ineta's accent mysteriously vanished in a couple of weeks.
Agree.

Although I've come to like Alecs, I thought that the wife coming into EE would be a huge mistake!

The inconsistencies with how she speaks english is a bit dire......and it isn't realistic that they speak english together, but of course they have to because it's EE and noone would be able to understand Latvian!
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Old 15-04-2015, 10:01
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EE has a big problem with bringing in non English families it seems, Aleks, Marta and Ineta could have ben a good family unit but they are now leaving. EE is playing safe with its white working class domination of characters.
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Old 15-04-2015, 10:06
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EE has a big problem with bringing in non English families it seems, Aleks, Marta and Ineta could have ben a good family unit but they are now leaving. EE is playing safe with its white working class domination of characters.
They may well be playing it safe, but if it works..........

I mean, in all honesty, who would you rather have as the majority in EE. People like Cora, who are typical East End, or people like Aleks wife and daughter, who have not been able to integrate in the square at all, and imo just have seemed little more than extras, and wouldn't be able to hold any type of storyline due to their disadvantage of not speaking the language!
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Old 15-04-2015, 10:17
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They may well be playing it safe, but if it works..........

I mean, in all honesty, who would you rather have as the majority in EE. People like Cora, who are typical East End, or people like Aleks wife and daughter, who have not been able to integrate in the square at all, and imo just have seemed little more than extras, and wouldn't be able to hold any type of storyline due to their disadvantage of not speaking the language!
You are right of course.
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Old 15-04-2015, 10:25
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You are right of course.
You're agreeing with me! Or are you being sarcastic.......

I'm not sure with you
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