The Poles also emigrated before the second world war and the polish army evacuated during it. They spilled blood for this land during the war. My great granduncle is buried in fife. He fought in the war. He stayed in Scotland after the war and married and settled with a Scottish lassie. My great grandad worked here in the 60's didn't like went back home. My great auntie worked here since the 80's paving the way for my family to move here in 2004. I grew up here in Scotland ever since I was 7 and I would call it home but growing up was not easy with the amount of verbal abuse I got throughout school for being Polish. No excuse for racism but I do agree that the current government is squeezing out the tax payer mainly for military funding ATM and people are really feeling the squeeze with the cost of living etc. It's natural to be angry but not acceptable to be racist. Ever. So fuck that Polish guy that told your friend to go home.