UK, Ireland / English people attitude towards Poles? [761]


wahey ;) lol and it seems to work out nicely for you too! polish wages that is

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]

Thanks Sparrow, So i guess synagogues are not highly visable as catholic churches?
Here in Cork there is one small Jewish synagoge but you'd miss it if you blinked.

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]

Lets just say im not as pessimistic about it - I live here and see a different picture to you entirely, Back on topic Jews and their POLISH experiences

approximately what is the %population of Polish people who are jewish out of curiosity?

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]


but not in Ireland, by and large the general public WELCOME them :)

Language / Things Polish people who speak English language say [180]


I can't get past the third syllabl

News / Polish gay activists win human rights case [19]


well it was this or 2012. It is in the news afterall.

Language / Things Polish people who speak English language say [180]

thanks - it wasnt to clear for me sorry i thought you were saying TEFL was only an intro...

The Polish accent in English is fantastic - its alot harder I think for english to speak polish though?

Language / Things Polish people who speak English language say [180]

so you'd recommend callnan?

Here in Cork, we have a strong accent (one i dont have as i lived in the UK) but its dunny to hear the foreign communities add the Cork euphinisms to their everyday english :)

alright bye (written as it sounds, meant to be alright boy meaning how are you)

and adding 'like' to the end of each sentance like ;) dont know how or where that happened but its a very 'Cork' way of talking

Language / Things Polish people who speak English language say [180]


would you recommend it of TEFL?


pity - im sure she'd have gotten many invites :) ah its a pity she never came back - making mistakes when learning a language is part of the experience and funny too

Language / Things Polish people who speak English language say [180]

wiem to, thats why i added one, showing an alternative means that in speech you cannot see the comma but you understand it to be there

Language / Things Polish people who speak English language say [180]

a pispot

Language / Things Polish people who speak English language say [180]


but can't you also say:

I can, you?

Real Estate / Foreigners: Please don't buy Polish Land! [823]

The Buying of polish land by non polish is not a big deal as it is an any other country.
It is up to the Polish Government to put in proper planning and permissions and also systems to ensure young/first time buyers in Poland can do so. It is not the fault of foreigners that land is on the rise - it is a much smaller % of foreigners buying land than most people give credit for.

It is the nature of a successful growing economy that prices rise.

I hope someday to buy a home in Poland and look forward to living there and here and everywhere I wish - It is the right of an individual to live where they wish - a basic human right.

and having the capitol to do so or not is the nature of the economy

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]


go figure indeed that Jews and Christians both subscribe to this book in there religions. The old testament of christians is the core basis of judaism.

So it can confound me sometimes to the divisions.

UK, Ireland / English people attitude towards Poles? [761]


well said and prawda! (true)

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]

Again Crow your statements see have a reversed sense of what is happening. Let you and i leave it for this topic regarding Serbia as its about PL/ES which you have already agreed has had every right to do what it did with the monuments.

any further serbia talk - you know by now where we are to go :)

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]

EU's actions have been ones of support, its russia's behaviour here that has been like a bully!

Law / American beer business opportunities in Poland [84]


Gotta say no there too, ukinpl and i have common travels by the sounds of things and ive been to holland and belgium - its lovely stuff - but not the best, the best IS sunjective btw ;) so perhaps its the best for you :D

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]

NATO, EU and US told the Russians to stop intimidating Estonia.

Russia cut of oil and gas supplies to Estonia, Banned Polish Products

Im sorry Crow - whos response is the inappropriate in the modern era???


Opinion, subjective, emotive - no basis in fact, reason or logic


See above - why dont you try see what milliions already do - that the EU is a source of strength for all peoples on this continent and stands up to russian bullies and any bullies besides.

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]

Crow again I disagree with you - the people of Poland and Estonia for eg did not form a slavic Union which they could have done and many other central & eastern european countries. They chose to join a European Union (United we stand, divided we fall but MUCH bigger than any slavic union on its own could ever be)

Its better this way. The EU and NATO stands with Poland and Estonia in it DEMOCRATIC choices against those that would BULLY them, in this case Russia

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]

Crow you create things that do not exist.

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]


yet thats not what is happened in Estonia - proof that russia would not.


and other examples besides of Russian embargo's against Polish products so what you say is nice but is not what Russia has done.


I would love that too but they have not and by the way they are acting to Poland and Estonia for exercising their democratic free will - doesnt look to likely unfortunately


If the 'soviets' are the only ones objecting to the removal of the monuments id agree but it is not. it is modern day Russia

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]


eh, sounds fair if you ask me - why do you defend the entity that threatened estonia? nato, the us and the EU have responded by saying 'stop'.


So it is Russia and not Nato, the us OR the eu doing anything but saying stop but Russia is doing these things that make it worse.


Again, sounds like they are looking after the DEMOCRATIC estonian decisions from a 'big bully'

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]

on that we agree - his reaction to Poland and Estonia demonstrating there democratic right was disgusting and very political (to deflect attention away from problems in russia)

Love / Is She Doomed to be miserable and have her marriage fail? [41]


that does seem to be true more and more :( I know i couldnt trust my last GF to tell the truth nevermind if she cheated! (i used to catch her out a lot - lying about leukemia ended really)

but im so happy with my gf of the last two years :) we are so far apart and yet she can trust me and i can trust her


very true and i echo miranda's sentiments - tell her.

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]

NATO has NOTHING to do with the Estonians or Polish WANTING to remove a reminder of being oppressed by the Soviets.

even IF they were'nt in NATO they wanted them gone BUT they would be suffer at pressure of the Russia Gov't for such a move - as is happening DESPITE the fact they are in the EU and NATO and it was up to the EU to try and help smooth the situation - NATO didnt get involved at all - your the only one who brought NATO into it!

Love / Is She Doomed to be miserable and have her marriage fail? [41]



marriage is not a good idea. - the other things could be worked out over time and communication but the second quote i give ends it.

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]


exactly - the EU and NATO would supply Estonia in other means - united we stand, divided we fall - mistakes made in the past seem to have been learnt in this regards.


I agree big time! NATO was formed by the very fact that the Russians were pushing there weight around the central and european countries - thats WHY NATO exists in the first place Russian aggression. Which is no longer an issue save these last few years again with POLITCS in russia trying to deflect attention away from Chechnya and MANY other internal failings (like the US is in Iraq in a small way - imposing its power)


Putin is a politician, a postering politician. he plays a hard game but is not a moron.
Russian's are not stupid people and many see the postering of putin for what it is, politics, to deflect from the many BAD things in Russia, i recall you to the demonstrations only a few weeks ago, the opposition held peaceful protests and were broken up by the police and arressted (including Gary Kasporov the chess master).


well as far as the thread title suggests then, you, grz and I agree - Poland/Estonia can do what they desire with the Soviet monuments and any disscussion about Russia, Nato, Slavia we can go to the Slavic thread....(seeing as we've all just agreed that PL/ES CAN do what they wish with them, and rightly so)

History / Soviet war monuments in Poland - what to do about them? [133]


i would suggest the same to you. ive read your post and i would have to say i would nearly say the opposite to all of your points.

Poland and Estonia are EU and Nato members of there own free will and accord. They choose to disassociate from the old Russia and the new Russia is not making things any better for Poland and Estonia with its postering. Nato was an alliance in direct contrast to the USSR which was militarily superior in Europe at the time of its creation - so NATO was create to dissuade and ambitions of the communists.

I dont agree with you crow because you advocate give the russians a chance! and dont give the germans any - you see conspiracy where none exists and you refuse to accept that the rest of easten & central europe WANTs to be in the EU and it would seem, NATO. There can be no denying that fact as it IS what has happened.

The soviet war moniments in Poland/Estonia are under the Polish/Estonian jurisdications and it its the Polish/Estonian peoples that have the decision. not nato, not the eu, to do what they wish with there country.