News / What Poland has with USA global schemes? [32]

How BB? Russia hits Poland with a massive barrage of rockets. What would Germany DO? Organise a summit? Slap Russia on the wrist? LOL

News / What Poland has with USA global schemes? [32]

And what form do you see that aid taking BB?

News / What Poland has with USA global schemes? [32]

Well, u r right. I was just interpreting a NATO provision of international law, which makes it prime pickings for being violated for being just that.

The Americans and others have an obligation to help out

News / Missiles in Poland: reasons and reactions [13]

They were sold down the river, caught hook, line and sinker, and are now up **** creek without a paddle, how is that?

News / What Poland has with USA global schemes? [32]

Very good question Crow. The power of manipulation is quite high. The USA is very convincing in persuading others to follow their tack. Poland has dropped itself in it by incurring the wrath of Putin&Co. Noises were made b4 the missile shield deal was done and threats were left unheeded. Poland will now have to hope that Putin is bluffing. OK, the US will jump to Poland's rescue in the event of a Russian attack, but the damage will already have been done. I don't think it will come to that.

News / Dealing with constant insults against Polish [323]

The best way is to brush them off. I was always insulted for having red hair. I love having this colour. There was only 1 time I reacted in primary school and I put a guy in hospital.

Ignorance is bliss tho, in this context. Not in others

History / Question of Race Hygiene in Third RP [72]

And Krakowian academics? They have the same rep ;)

Genealogy / Surname Doran [4]

Frank Doran was MP for Aberdeen North in Scotland some years back. That's the extent of my knowledge on this name

Love / In your opinion, are most Polish women 'Easy'? [243]

As I said, too much testosterone. Polish women are about as easy as the theory of relativity. They don't have the same notion of going out and getting a trap. There are those types but it's not as prevalent as in Britain. At least the Scotland I lived in and the England I heard about.

Food / Top food products you'd want to see in a Polish shop [32]

Come on Osioł, I'm a cheese buff and I can appreciate Polish cheese. Mazdamer is decent. The French and the Germans make superior cheeses, with the Brits a little behind. However, I find Polish cheese to be fine, fit for its purpose.

Love / What are the chicks like in Poland ? [69]

They love ass-hugging jeans

Life / When in Poland, should I be British or Scottish? [104]

To me there is no question that the Poles prefer Scots as people but they prefer the English football team.

Life / When in Poland, should I be British or Scottish? [104]

Scottish for sure.

Love / Pick up lines - the Polish style [110]

Sorry dude, I wasn't implying that u used them, I hope. They are funny tho, for the brave and humble

Love / Pick up lines - the Polish style [110]

Nice legs...what time do they open? That's a classic!!

The love at first sight one was priceless too.

I have none like that. I just made one up. You had sausage and eggs for breakfast? Well, here's ur second portion.... (Poles understand this better, jajka lol)

Yeah, I know, I'm a very amateurish joke teller. Then again, I don't need pick up lines so i guess the laugh is on the saddos who use them

Travel / Driving from Faro, Portugal to Krakow, any advice? [21]

Any advice? Hmm...remember to tank up and drive safely, lol

News / Venezuela is voted happiest place to live ,Poland? [33]

Polish farmers, hmm, I don't think they'd invite u in so easily, especially as a foreigner. This is not Canada where people march on in and grab a beer from ur fridge.

Polish drivers don't throw anything at u from their cars. Well, not in my exp anyway and I've cycled quite extensively in the countryside.

At least they don't just march into ur house like in Japan. There was a meter checking man who just waltzed on in without knocking. I was a bit taken aback, I could've been naked or doing sth intimate.

Venezuela may have the feelgood factor, I thought Colombia would've tipped them to that position with all the cocaine that gets passed around. Just kidding ;)

Life / Religions in Poland. [64]

Ah, but give them a chance and...;)

Life / Religions in Poland. [64]

Because I read about sth, doesn't mean I'm aligned to it. It just means I understand it, now u r getting it. There is such a thing as faith in urself u know.

Blind faith is the problem. These people don't understand the differences between religions. Even if they did, it suffices that they are different so they can attack others. That's my point, understanding allows me to see their respective positions.

News / Venezuela is voted happiest place to live ,Poland? [33]

Don't bring goats into it lad ;)

Life / Religions in Poland. [64]

How can I make it simpler? I was curious to know how different people extracted sth from a religion. OK, even simpler, u r an Irish lad. Many Catholics and Protestants fought each other simply because they believed differently. I never understood that when I was younger. Even now, I laugh at the pathetic violence that happened in the name of religion. I am NOT religious. Not history lad, understanding. Learning why a Shintoist believes in X whereas a Buddhist believes in Y. Religion is not for the curious, hmm...not entirely true.

Life / Religions in Poland. [64]

Life's what u make it, wasn't that Talk Talk? Understanding, for me here, is about seeing where others are coming from. It stems from curiosity. I don't claim to be an expert, nor look for depth. I'm a driven person but I don't need a religious text to light the fire.

Life / Religions in Poland. [64]

Life is buying food, paying bills, making friends, playing sports, staying healthy etc etc. Nothing so deep about that.

When I said I could see the merits, I meant that which makes it a good thing to pursue. It doesn't mean that I align myself with any particular faith. I understood the foundations, maybe others didn't.

People will see what they want. They will interpret provisions in their own way. Why do u think Holy texts attract such scholarly treatment and attention?

U have to avoid the murky waters of the religion Vs spirituality demarcation. U r right, I don't need religion to guide me in getting by.

Life / Religions in Poland. [64]

It's good to have a bit of dynamism in the family. The key is understanding, I've said it b4 and am gonna say it again, I see the merits in many religions. If u understand the foundations upon which they are predicated, then you begin to accept and see more than sth at face value. Religion is meant to be deep, not a superficial label.

Work / Teaching resources for English language teachers in Poland [22]

I think there's some wire crossing here. To make interesting lessons, there should be variety but the fact remains that the books are the same. Only now at Britam am I entering into suitability assessments for students. Yeah, I could adapt Callan but that didn't change the fact that I had to teach from this book. Incorporating other material just wasn't an option.

U refer to the summer months, well, that's because students haven't yet signed up to start 'In Company', 'English In Mind', 'English File' or 'Market Leader' for example. These courses invariably start in October. That's why u have more room to maneuver.

I agree, nobody wants humdrum lessons which drag. There has to be some element of flexibility. The key is how that flexibility is manifested.

Work / Teaching resources for English language teachers in Poland [22]

Well, this has been my experience. At the school I was at last year, I was given a set of textbooks and told to get on with it. Hardly a lot of latitude there.

Also, in the first school I was at, there was absolutely NO discretion with regards to the core textbook. Slight leeway was given when doing FCE to introduce supplementary materials but the textbook had to remain the constant.

It was the same in Japan, they operated from a set of textbooks which was their method.

R u sure u aren't a professor of English, locked away in some basement somewhere? LOL ;)

History / Russia tells teachers to lie to students about "Katyn" [139]

Hue is Borg, lol. There was a Borg called Hue.

Sorry lesser, I can't remember who used the Borg analogy.

History / Russia tells teachers to lie to students about "Katyn" [139]

But u mentioned the Borg and assimilation and used it by means of analogy

History / Russia tells teachers to lie to students about "Katyn" [139]

A bit like the Prime Directive in Star Trek:TNG, right lesser? I know u watch it

Yeah shopgirl, denial is rampant in their cultures

History / Russia tells teachers to lie to students about "Katyn" [139]

That's because they've been conditioned to do so. States like Russia tend to inculcate such behaviour in their citizens. If freedom of speech was so cherished, they wouldn't be so quick to curtail it. Blind allegiance to the state is a very unthoughtful position.