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Pipe dreams in Poland.


"I'm staying in Poland, says the buff blond Polish plumber Polish Plumber (French: Plombier polonais, Polish: polski hydraulik) was a phrase first used by Philippe de Villiers and opponents of the European Constitution as a symbol of cheap labour " in a new ad for the Polish Tourism Bureau. "Lots of you should come." The eyebrow-raising ad, geared to allay al·lay  
tr.v. al·layed, al·lay·ing, al·lays
1. To reduce the intensity of; relieve: allay back pains. See Synonyms at relieve.

2.
 French fears that the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the

European Community
 will open the floodgates for Polish workers to steal French jobs, may inadvertently attract an influx of gay tourists to Poland. "We expect that this ad will bring the attention of a spectrum of audiences, gay and lesbian communities included," says Jan Rudomina, director of the Polish National Tourist Office tourist office noficina de turismo

tourist office tourist nsyndicat m d'initiative

tourist office tourist n
. "And everybody is welcomed."
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Title Annotation:ORIENTATION
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4E
Date:Aug 30, 2005
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