The Polish character was forged in the crucible of geopolitics. Poland's borders are so fluid that there is a rumor that teachers are paid extra for hours spent studying how many countries border Poland and how many rivers there are on its territory. This also easily explains the fact why there are more Poles outside the borders of Poland than within its borders. Many were simply forgotten and abandoned, moving the boundaries. Many were washed overboard by the waves of riots and wars and thrown onto foreign shores, anywhere. Traveling around the planet, you literally bump into Pole at every step. Now the children and grandchildren of exiles from all over the world are flocking to their historical homeland as entrepreneurs, rejoicing that the time spent learning the Polish language will finally pay off handsomely.