Polish cleaner blows the lid on 'dirty' Germans

The much-vaunted Teutonic virtues of organisation and order have been dealt a withering blow in a new tell-all book – by a Polish char lady – which exposes her German employers as mean, filthy homeowners, who don't pay up and set devious traps to check that her work is done.

Under German Beds by the 32-year-old Polish cleaner – who writes under the pen name Justyna Polanska – has only just been released, but the account, which is drawn from her 12 years' experience of cleaning for well-to-do German households, already seems destined to be a bestseller.

Germans can learn something from Poles on that.

Me being Dutch, don't really mind making fun of Germans. (Germs in this case!) I don't believe everything that people write down in a book though! I mean, I'm absolutely positive you can find a few dirtbags in every country, Poland included!

;)

Poles take pride in remodeling their homes and keeping them clean.

I understand but they think that's there's vastly more clean Germans than Poles, just try convincing them otherwise could be very long and painful...

That's certainly true. When I first moved there, I assumed from the awful external state of some of the houses, that the insides would be just as bad. In fact the insides of Polish homes tend to be immaculate, no matter how tatty the outsides look.

I thought this was quite telling.

(Where's Bratwurst when you need him, huh?)

I read the article I and still don't know what that should telling me...can you help me out?

In the countryside they're building beautiful homes these days and wanna keep them looking new and clean.

That the servant is so often much more dignified than those they serve, and that the German stereotype of Poles is unpleasantly inaccurate!

Nice pictures from a glossy magazine. Most people can only dream of such places and have to work with much less - nevertheless they manage.

because as he said, Poles like to steal cars!

I think she is not the only one but she really should look for another job

Well, she's a published author now.

"The Polish women make so much money in Germany that they can pay a Ukrainian to clean their houses in Poland," Melnyk said.

Most people can only dream of such places and have to work with much less - nevertheless they manage.

Poles like to steal cars!

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OK, he should say, some Poles and he wouldn't lie and you know it.

we're talking about stereotypes.

Is it that what you mean???

you think it's telling that the stereotype about the "clean" Germans isn't true because they hire someone to do the cleaning?

The second picture is closer to the average but still far better than most.

Read the article - and what makes you think I'm trying to make any point other than to share an interesting article?

Hi Bratwurst, I missed you ;)

So...you think it's telling that the stereotype about the "clean" Germans isn't true because they hire someone to do the cleaning?

Here in Warsaw anybody who has the money to do so hires a Ukrainian to clean their flat

Ukrainian women largest pool of foreign workers in Poland

So please help me out, WHAT is it telling (to you) ?

Difficult to know what point you're trying to make - we're talking about stereotypes.

Those "dirty" Poles!!! ;)

wub you too! :)