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

I agree with that. I'm surprised that more Bulgars and Romanians haven't come to snap up the jobs that many Poles left after their exodus.

Fan of curry then, WB? Don't like Ukrainian chicks?

I'm just glad I don't hear your voice through my loudspeakers, BB. LOL. Some German voices are atrocious :(

History / Polish Anti-semitism - origins? [186]

This is why it is so important to read numerous sources and not merely accept an authority as given.

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

Greg, credit where credit is due. That's all....(LOL)

Some threads can be summed up in a nutshell and you nailed this one, period!!

UK, Ireland / Polish community in Leeds? [25]

Also, the fear factor can take place. I know a guy here who lived in Leeds for a while. He came across a fair bit of hostility there. My Welsh friend also lives in Leeds and she says that she hears racist comments against immigrants.

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

Well said, Greg. Really, that about sums up all that needs to be said. Succinct and to the point.

News / Polish Japanese relations (history and present time) [90]

In the present, relations are pretty healthy. There are those racists who brand them as Kitajce but that goes for all Asians. The Poles who I teach have a healthy respect for them and many want to go there for a visit.

History / Polish Anti-semitism - origins? [186]

And this is the problem. I find it disingenuous that Jews can attack Poles. Zegota, help from Poles (The Pianist) and the provision of opportunities to ply their commercial trades should have been enough.

Dmowski knew the proportionality and interplay of things. For example, he knew that a gain for the Jews was a loss for the Poles. He wasn't as anti-Semitic as many labelled him to be. He was just concerned that the Jews would progressively accrue more and more influence at the expense of his beloved Poles. That doesn't make him hostile, that makes him patriotic and smart.

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

I agree that massive immigration is detrimental. As ever, balance is key.

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

I agree that Poland doesn't need a multicultural society. Still, some diversity to some of the humdrum here wouldn't go amiss. Variety is the spice of life after all.

It shouldn't be thrust on Poland.

Language / Tak bardo chcialbym/ Tak duzo mowic??? [13]

I would like very much to....

Language / Tak bardo chcialbym/ Tak duzo mowic??? [13]

Well, absolutely, yes

Language / Tak bardo chcialbym/ Tak duzo mowic??? [13]

It means so. It's used as an intensifier like we use so and such in English.

Language / Czy lubi pani kawe z cukrem? [6]

Czy pan lubi kawe z cukrem czy bez cukru?

Word order isn't always that important in Polish but, on some occasions, it definitely is.

I'm at work so can't find the Polish marks on the computer.

History / Polish Anti-semitism - origins? [186]

Classic deflection strategy employed but accurate nonetheless.

History / Polish Anti-semitism - origins? [186]

Thanks for the clarification, lesser. I'm sure you have read much more about him than I have so I bow to your superior knowledge. I've read snippets of him from various sources but don't profess to know the specifics.

Didn't he swallow his pride and join with Piłsudski once? This, again, shows the unity of the Polish spirit. Better go with a Polish adversary than a foreign one, nice thinking.

Good point about not binding future generations btw.

Language / How to use "jak długo" ? [3]

For example, jak długo jesteś w polsce? How long have you been in Poland? Teaching point for Poles learning English. This should not be translated as, 'how long are you in Poland?, as this means sth completely different. It means that you are in Poland, perhaps on a work exchange program or for a temporary stay, and you plan to return to your home country. Oh, I'm in Poland for a week, then I return to Scotland for example.

Za jak długo nie bedzie means in a short time it/there will not be....(doesn't sound so right, tho)

Na jak długo zostajesz? How long are you staying (for)?

Like is so often the case, what is grammatically correct and what sounds good are two very different things.

History / Polish Anti-semitism - origins? [186]

I was just asking, HB, chill out. Everyone asks me how my Polish is, why can't I do likewise? Sorry, you came across was defensive. I didn't say you were or weren't Polish. I thought you had Polish connections but just wasn't sure.

Anyway, this is straying off topic. Dmowski, yes, he had a vision of how he wanted Poland to be. He didn't value multiculturalism, opting instead for a refined vision of Polishness, religion and all. I think it would be fair to say that modern day Poles, those without a chip on their shoulder, don't think about Jews or Jewishness that much.

History / Polish Anti-semitism - origins? [186]

Dmowski was more of a purist. Piłsudski, his nemesis, advocated a more multicultural Poland. In this respect, I prefer Piłsudski.

However, Dmowski knew that Zionism was just a charade, masquerading as sth other than what it stood for. It disguised its true agenda which was global domination. On this point, senior Rabbis agreed with him.

Backing up Sokrates's contention of collaboration, Dmowski wrote that the Jews sided with the Germans to plot against the Poles. Our idiotic PM at that time, Lloyd George, merely fuelled Dmowski's ambitious plans. Dmowski fought for a modern Catholic Poland, free of subversive and meddling Jewry. He strove to recreate the Piast dynasty with relative homogeneity.

I think it was Dmowski who once started a speech with the point that the Jews killed Jesus Christ. Pretty inflamatory but open to debate. Interesting man.

Life / How much do you spend a week (or month) on food shopping in Poland? [19]

Aha. Get well soon, lad

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

Krupnik, the Poles are good at sharing this. They love buying shots, usually when half-cut already tho. I need to cut loose with some krupnik soon, quality stuff.

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

I think there must be a different interpretation, Osioł. In Scotland, thrifty means good at saving money. The Poles express it as oszczędny. Stingy is mean and the Poles say skąpy. Thriftiness is a positive attribute, especially in today's modern climate.

Life / Living In Poland For The Expat [67]

Hahaha, I think you are right. Plenty other people to go and catch. That's a good side of living here.

Life / How much do you spend a week (or month) on food shopping in Poland? [19]

Why? Are you on a tight budget?

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

You know what the Poles say about Kraków and Poznań people, LOL. Personally, I think you won't find more hospitable people than the Scots, especially in the west of Scotland. I have met people here who wouldn't give you the shirt off their back but Poland also has a good hospitality industry.

The golden words in English, it depends

Life / How much do you spend a week (or month) on food shopping in Poland? [19]

Pate is not bad, just full of fat which is the problem.

News / Poles honour 'Cold Warrior' Ronald Reagan [92]

It seems like you prefer the American right to the Polish right, lesser. Would that be a fair observation?

Law / Poland: the most attractive European country for future investors [55]

Poland is highly impressive in this field. It would be good if my brother could speak Polish and understand the nature of the competition. He is also highly proficient, he works for Conono-Phillips.

Flying the flag for Poland, Prince. Nice one!! :)

Life / Living In Poland For The Expat [67]

The playing dumb approach works. I had a policeman approach me for 'loitering'. I was waiting, actually. He tried German, which I understood, but didn't let on. This is the fun aspect of brushes with the law.

Life / Living In Poland For The Expat [67]

I just gaze out of the windows, I don't even attempt to make eye contact. I pay a lot of tax here so I feel ok not putting my ticket through the machine and leaving it as insurance for the next time. As long as I have a ticket on me, I'm safe from fines.

News / Poles honour 'Cold Warrior' Ronald Reagan [92]

Then I bow to your superior wisdom. I just saw the Cold War as unnecessarily dragged out and fought for ulterior motives. However, I was never a part of it in any way so I base it on limited reading.