UK, Ireland / Polish people in an english army [85]

Also, what do we hear of them these days? What do we hear of the efforts of special forces worldwide? Very little.

UK, Ireland / Polish people in an english army [85]

I agree. Some British Army guys are overly proud. The Poles are better off not entering and fighting for their own country.

UK, Ireland / Polish people in an english army [85]

Even the mainstream army are toughnuts. Only the conscripted ones may not have the commitment necessary to cut it.

UK, Ireland / Polish people in an english army [85]

Good try, NoImmi. They are pretty good fighters actually. Go and Google GROM and you'll see a great fighting force.

UK, Ireland / Polish people in an english army [85]

The SAS is Scottish in origin so isn't "an English army", sorry.

Wrocław and Noimmi are right, getting into the SAS is like getting into Fort Knox.

Polish people could fight in the British forces. There is a culture of choice now, Poland has abandoned conscription I think.

Language / Polish Language Pronunciation - Example Words and Phrases [178]

krzesło KSHESWO

News / Poland aids the world [37]

Exactly, dtaylor. There's a Chinese proverb to that effect. It goes a little something like this:

'Give a man some fish and he can feed his family for a day or 2. Give him a rod and he can feed them forever more'. (provided man doesn't destroy vital ecosystems)

History / Who Was Really Behind the Shooting of John Paul II? [21]

It was believed to be a Turk. He wanted to become a citizen of Poland, how insincere. It was on TV in 2006/7

JPII forgave him, being the great man that he was, but the guy was just a nutjob.

News / Poland..wake up to a multicultural world [1059]

You could say, 'in a civilisation context' or 'referring to civilisation' or something like that.

UK, Ireland / Here comes the Anti-Immigration marches.... [114]

How about those marches? Were you one of those marchers, BW?

News / Poland aids the world [37]

Exactly. The UN has now ceased operations until it gets cleared up. Hamas really care little for their people. They should get out ASAP.

There would be no point in Poland sending aid.

UK, Ireland / Here comes the Anti-Immigration marches.... [114]

That's my point, why not? The EU attempted to cast its net far and wide. All kinds of trivial Regulations, Directives and Decisions came out, covering a multitude of areas. When they are passed, that's it. Decisions are not binding to the extent of the others but we are expected to carry them out according to the spirit of the drafters.

Do you have insider knowledge that most don't?

UK, Ireland / Here comes the Anti-Immigration marches.... [114]

Leeway, BW, leeway

UK, Ireland / Here comes the Anti-Immigration marches.... [114]

True enough, BW. I'm not close to the guys who make the decisions. It's fine having read the theory but practice will always be way different.

Why do you think that we have more latitude/discretion than most would suppose, BW?

UK, Ireland / Here comes the Anti-Immigration marches.... [114]

I'm afraid we do take order from Brussels. The very fact of the direct application of Regulations and the supremacy of EU Law takes care of that.

Still, it is interesting to see how subsidiarity works and the interaction of the different levels.

UK, Ireland / Here comes the Anti-Immigration marches.... [114]

True enough, Glasgow is full of glaekit types who will do you in for being something they perceive as different.

News / Reuters News Taints Poland by Association of Prostitution Ring Leader [15]

The first I heard of it. Spy rings maybe through the Mossad.

Life / How do Poles feel about non whites/non Slavs living in Poland? [150]

Yeah, being a snowsweeper and a reject of art school tore him up inside. Hitler was my secondary school history project. I have yet to read Mein Kampf tho.

Life / How do Poles feel about non whites/non Slavs living in Poland? [150]

Good analysis, Matty. I know that it was about lebensraum but he cheapened the Slavs way too much. A little logic would have told him he was erring/straying from decency.

Life / How do Poles feel about non whites/non Slavs living in Poland? [150]

Your edit is hilarious, M-G. You didn't read my comment but it's basically the same as yours?

The beer will help.

News / Reuters News Taints Poland by Association of Prostitution Ring Leader [15]

Well, that tells me little. Unfortunately, the readership of Reuters is quite extensive. Many have already made the connection thanks to sloppy journalistic work.

News / Reuters News Taints Poland by Association of Prostitution Ring Leader [15]

Wasn't he born in Poland? He's Jewish, he's a protected man. How could you spread such nonsense against the chosen people?? ;) ;) You will burn in hell woman ;) ;)

I agree with you, it is scandalous to omit that. Just curious, who was the author and of what persuasion are they?

Language / Polish-speaking children and their slang [9]

That sounds even better esek

News / Reuters News Taints Poland by Association of Prostitution Ring Leader [15]

It doesn't really matter tbh. Some people of every country are like him. The Japanese, a revered nation, produce many such perverts. They just don't get caught.

Trust me, Scotland has them, Poland has them and whoever else you care to mention.

If people want to jump to conclusions that Poland produces such people, so be it. If they cared to examine it, they'd see how wrong they were.

Language / Polish-speaking children and their slang [9]

Mama and Tatuś are quite likely

Love / Dilemma, Flight School or beautiful polish women????? [19]

You aren't Saudi, are you? ;)

Will I find you turning up on the other side of the world alive and well? :)

Life / How do Poles feel about non whites/non Slavs living in Poland? [150]

I don't think that McCoy is a racist. I did find it surprising that it was him who cussed a bit but hey, don't we all?

Czarnobog, you are a good addition to this thread. You keep right on topic and have 'interesting' opinions. I don't necessarily agree with some of what you say but it's spicy nonetheless.

I agree that race is fictitious in parts, it's certainly elusive. It's weird that Hitler didn't see the merits in Slavs. It's not like they were Arabs who completely didn't fit the bill. That always confused me, Slavs have many endearing qualities.

Iranians are Persian, somewhat different from Caucasians. What is 'whiteness?' Surely by virtue of being white you have satisfied the criteria for whiteness. Does Eminem not come up to scratch because he sags his pants like the black dudes do? Oh, exactly, you posed the question, what is white??

Really, skin colour is hugely overstated :(

UK, Ireland / ARE BRITS MEANER AND LESS HOSPITABLE THAN POLES? [79]

Plan B, the windows ;)

Anyway, enough fooling around. I'm ruining the thread. Gotta go and teach now.

UK, Ireland / ARE BRITS MEANER AND LESS HOSPITABLE THAN POLES? [79]

Party piece, LOL. Don't go in for that. My hospitality instincts seem to kick in when I see a sweetie on the streets. Just kidding ;)

UK, Ireland / ARE BRITS MEANER AND LESS HOSPITABLE THAN POLES? [79]

Or stupid??? ;)