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tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
Language / Translations of Gadu-Gadu [158]

No actually i ask them questions about hows life in UK and things like that

yeah i ask the same about Poland, some people think its stupid but i like to hear about other peoples cultures and stuff its all very interesting to me.
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
Language / Translations of Gadu-Gadu [158]

hahaha that sounds strange, did you play along and tell her that you were in the mob?? it would have been so amusing :)
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
Language / Translations of Gadu-Gadu [158]

well maybe they make assumptions about the UK having money or something, i don't know why they think that about you, please explain??
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
Language / Translations of Gadu-Gadu [158]

yes your right it could be any nationality, i only put Poligh girls because that is who we were talking about :)

its not a method of chatting up its just when they ask where i've traveled and i tell them all the places etc they always assume i'm rich!!!
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
Language / Translations of Gadu-Gadu [158]

oh damn, torny, so u propaby have my gg number already haha

ow yeah i forgot about that its probably on your blog :)

to chat up horny polish girls?

hahaha horny polish girls, yeah right, they are horny especially when you mention money :)

but other then that hmm You probably have family or friends in PL who cant be asked to use xfire or msn?:

yeah i have some friends who can't be as*sed to use msn :) mind you i don't use msn myslef :)
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
Language / Translations of Gadu-Gadu [158]

yeah i know, can i have it in english please, lol, you know what they want :):):)

however i'm english and i use it?? whats your explanation for that??
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
Language / Translations of Gadu-Gadu [158]

you can't lol its only in polish :) its easy to understand when you get going though
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
Genealogy / "You don't look Polish" statement [29]

and u know what? u will lost ur drink for me :)

ow well you could have the drink, but you would have to like pints if we were in a pub and in clubs usually cocktails :)

i bet u would say no if u saw me in a club

i don't know, i guess i can't say know as i know your Polish but it would have been interesting to see if i would have said yes or no :)

ha, thats stupid

i think thats half the fun, its so stupid :)
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
Genealogy / "You don't look Polish" statement [29]

being polish isn't about the long streaky hair, its something else but i can't put my finger on what it is, my friends say to me 'pick out the polak' sometimes its almost a game, lol its funny sometimes girls think your looking at them because you wanna talk and all everybody is doing is waiting for me to say 'yes' or 'no' usually if i get it wrong i have to down my drink, if they don't catch me out then they drink theirs :)
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
Genealogy / "You don't look Polish" statement [29]

what does one look like anyway?

i can't really describe it to you but there must be something in it because all my friends are astounded when i can pick out the Polish girl in the cue or in the nightclub, whether its body language, facial looks i don't know but its possible to do, obviously sometimes i'm wrong and the turn out to be czech or something like that but always they are Eastern European
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

Quoting: Michal
was it not Churchill who sold Poland to Stalin?

Is this true? How much did we get for it then? I was always taught that Churchill was overruled. Of course that could just be how he English History text books portrayed it.

thats crap, anything that was given to the Soviets and Stalin was given to them by the Americans, Churchill had balls and he could foresee the problems that Stalin and a communist USSR would cause, for example the Americans let the Soviets take Berlin towards the end of the war and the agreement drawn up pre invasion was not me by guess who, ow yes Stalin and guess who let him take Berlin, ow yes the Yanks, so its nothing to do with Churchill he knew that Stalin was a back stabbing Commy SOB :)

Leave Winston alone he wa the only leader with real balls to stick it to the Krauts, Ruski's whoever
tornado2007   
10 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Are British people really interested to integrate with Poles? [92]

Yes they are :) I don't mind a bit of Brit bashing but its nice when we hit back :)

who the hell didn't the Russians massacre??? i think there are a few countries that would be in for a bit of Ruski bashing, including some Russians themselves.

It's strange in world war II at Stalingrad the Soviet Soldiers would rather surrender to the Germans than fight for Stalin :)

They used to say 'i'd rather face the Germans than take the NKVD ration of 9mm bullet to the head'

they even killed there own, in one month of the Battle of Stalingrad ovrer 400 Soviet soldiers were executed for desertion. Talk about cutting your nose of to spite your face
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

maybe they do - with other people who speak their language.

yes exactly, this creates gaps in society, groups of people packing together so you get 'litle poland' or 'little india' etc etc.

they must know the risk if they do not learn it

yeah they don't come in :) its so simple isn't it but no no no no were under EU law now so lets follow the brussels example :)
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

I'm not saying that they shouldn't learn English,
but their not speaking English does not make it impossible.

your right to work you don't have to speak english but to be part of britain you should :)

But you know that many of them could do better for themselves if they could.

exactly
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

Or perhaps they don't need to if they have the luxury of not needing a job where they have to know english

i don't really care about the individual, i care about those who have to suffer when they need something done, like in hospital, shopping centres, everyday situations where they need to communicate, my goodness even on a bus.

who must have passed that test, seem to have learned the job through being shown instead of knowing what the word for things are)

thats all well and good them learning a job through watching and learning, having a job is not my point, my point is being able to communicate and live with those around them.

One has come from Poland.
So what to you do?

what under EU law or under my revised immigration laws?? :)
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

You can't force them to learn English.

no you can't but you should be in control whether they enter the country or not :)

There can't be legislation made to that effect.

there could be its just that the people in brussels are soft a you know what :)

The UK does, however, put too many resources into providing translations for just about everything - for non-English speakers, including those not from the EU; and not enough into providing English language courses.

spot on, sod the translations and spend the money on language schools and classes for people to learn the queens english
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

thats half of my point, if you can't understand anybody how are you going to get a job, on the other side of the coin you may be very skilled but cannot be employed due to lack of language skills :)
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

You don't legally need to learn the language.

to me its not a matter of legal or non legal its principal, it just makes things more difficult for the individual themselves and everybody else around them who dosen't happen to speak the obscure language of a former soviet state for example :)
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

Admin

not my flavour of the month :)

Who could this affect but yourself though?

if you were working in poland it could affect the people you are working for, with and serving :)

Well I do. There's a real harm in people who have no interest in even learning the language.

i totally agree dolly you've got my backing even though you don't need it :)

Not human rights - EU rights.

what ever they are they are nonsense :(
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

There doesn't seem to be much availability of English courses, even for those who want it.
Especially for people working shifts at odd hours or having one job in the daytime, another in the evening.

thats a fair point but how about learning some before you get here :)
then you can learn the rest by speaking with english people, thats what some of my Polish friends did and others took the courses that you mentioned.
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

Because that would be a violation of very basic EU rules...

what??? what rules are these, are you going to throw the human rights book at me, are you another softly softly approach guy?? pat everybody on the head and let them through, no matter what :)
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

The woman at work I mention is now very capable of integration, she is no more separated now than those who came with knowledge of the language already. You might understand what a country 'is about' (to do that there would be many generalisations which would have to be drawn) but not wish to participate in it anyway. I'm sure people from the UK don't all follow set customs anyway.

i don't mean things like celebrating the queens birthday etc, i'm talking about UK mannerisms, everyday things and the type
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

If British living in other EU countries had to pass native language tests, most of them would be kicked out back home.

thats true, but that dosen't really mean that people coming to this country should not take the same type of test or speak english. So why does the fact that being able or not being able to speak english not apply to all immigrants coming into the country, you've done everything but answer the question :)

non-EU immigrants

i never said it wasn't i just said to me, it should apply to all immigrants :)
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

No, It isn't...

why not?? all immigrants should have to be able to speak some english and have a little knowledge of our culture if they are living here over a sustained period of time
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

other than it would perhaps help them integrate.

isn't that the point, the country is separated enough we don't need to separate it even more with people coming into the country who don't understand what Britain is about, its ignorant and in excusable

This is about non-EU immigrants...

to me its about all Immigrants
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Should Polish immigrants learn English to work in the UK? [77]

Personally i feel that if you are coming to live or work in this country for a sustained amount of time then surely you should have a grasp of the basic language. It is a must, i have suffered many times because people i am talking to in shops etc cannot understand the queens english and their in customer services, what is going wrong.

I agree with you dolly that they don't particularly have to know all our traditions but if they are going to live here on a permanent basis then they must learn about our culture and lifestyle.
tornado2007   
9 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / Are British people really interested to integrate with Poles? [92]

He he, can't say that about my Polish ex.. he'd chase anything in a skirt

hahaha, i like that saying, or the other one 'anything with a pulse'

age and size no matter!!

well at least you can't call him shallow :)