Travel / Snowboarding in Poland [75]

Yeah, having someone to share the pain with would be nice :)

Off piste if so much better, easier on a board. I've been mulling whether to get a helmet for the past two years - I'm not going to go off - piste without one.

Love / Getting engaged! I'm 18, he's 28. WOW [72]

Wait until you are at least 21 before getting married, doing it too young can screw up a marriage.

UK, Ireland / Irish Thoughts on Britain and the British and vice versa [53]


Nationalism dies. The EU has been shown to work, it may take twenty years but it is a very long term project. Look at France and Germany - no chance of them ever going to war again after three wars in 70years. Peace in Ireland has largely come about because of the changes the EU allowed - massive subsidies, increase prosperity and a border that became immaterial.

Travel / Anyone been to Zakopane? [36]

Yes, but why?
How good or bad is the skiing. I've heard bad and good things but can't make pesuade my (Polish) skiing friends to go there. And what's the Night Life like ?

Travel / Snowboarding in Poland [75]


Sorry, the evidence just doesn't agree. I learnt how to snowboard with linked turns within 4 hours. Skiing took a week at least and many more weeks since to try and get a reasonable standard.

Last month we took a complete novice to the Three Valleys and he had one lesson. In a few days he was a reasonable compentant boarder

>>>i wish i cuold learn how to snowbored... uhhh

Hire a board book some lessons. Get some padded trousers (for your arse/bum) and wrist guards.

>>>yea thats what i thought
Thats because after 12years, you can Ski. With boarding you will have to make an effort (and get a bit wet, tired and painful)

Travel / Snowboarding in Poland [75]

Snowboarding is easy. I gave it up and went back to skiing after an injury.

UK, Ireland / More and more UK nationals have had enough [22]


The inability to do just that is what makes them racist. Poor social skills, inadequacy of some sort and low intelligence. There was a documentary about a sad loner who was responsible for racist and homophobic bombings in London. His own family mocked him and kept asking if he was gay, they sent him to have his genitals inspected because they were so small. All this left him with hatred of Blacks and Gays.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copeland

UK, Ireland / More and more UK nationals have had enough [22]

I guess, something pretty stupid.

News / Dealing with constant insults against Polish [323]


Thats pretty spot on.

And poland2006, remove you phone number. You should never put your number up on the internet.

UK, Ireland / More and more UK nationals have had enough [22]

Him, digging a hole.

News / Dealing with constant insults against Polish [323]


Stupidity and ignorance. Maybe also jealousy, we are not called Pole's for nothing :)

News / Dealing with constant insults against Polish [323]


I expect they will give the IP address to the UK Police if asked. We do have reciprocating laws after all.

UK, Ireland / More and more UK nationals have had enough [22]

No, no please continue. Do you need another shovel?

News / Dealing with constant insults against Polish [323]


No it isn't. If the mods don't report him to the Police, I will. Making racist threats is a crime in the UK. He has just public done so and its logged who is, where he is by his ISP.

Befitting his stupidity he seems to believe the Internet is anonymous.
It is absolutely not.

News / Dealing with constant insults against Polish [323]

eddien

Don't dare attempt to speak for the 'British' you ignorant git.
Can the mods please find out this guy's IP address and report him to the Police for racism.

UK, Ireland / Irish Thoughts on Britain and the British and vice versa [53]

Being part of the EU makes a a hell of a difference. Nationalism becomes rather pointless over time when you have no borders and the laws come from the same place. The EU has done Ireland very very nicely and I think its encouraged both parties to look forward and not back.

The constant obsession with race and nationality that you see on this forum will hopefully dissapear over time.
That is why the EU was formed in the first place, as a buffer against nationalism and war.

>well try 700 years of occupation first - that'll chaange that for you

Thats where its gets a bit fuzzy. England has been under occupation for over 900 years. You still have the French in positions of Nobility today. The obvious problem is when you start talking about 35 generations of living somewhere it becomes more of a matter of religion than race.

Food / What are the best Polish sausages? (apart from by bfs) [22]

Oh dear, women talking about eating Polish sausages. I better leave.

UK, Ireland / 700 are arriving every day from Eastern Europe into Britain [50]

As I expected my comment has not been added. Anybody else want to try?

Matyjasz, don't worry about it. I hear far more positive comments about the Poles in the UK. In fact I've never heard anyone complain about it in person. The UK government should come up with the economic benefit argument pretty soon.

UK, Ireland / 700 are arriving every day from Eastern Europe into Britain [50]

Good point, I posted it as a comment. However, I've noticed websites won't publish comments that make them look like dumb idiots.

Life / Why do Poles drink so much? [161]


You star. Feigning pissedness.
Neat Vodka has a far less effect than when mixed

The skiing weather is disturbing me as well. We had a great week in Courchevel but it was spring conditions in the depths of winter.

UK, Ireland / The un-acceptable side of new entrant countries coming to the UK [56]


Britain, unlike most countries in the world, has a fully funded pensions. Its one of the main reasons not to join the Euro, because effectively the national debt of other countries pensions will affect the euro's value/inflation.

Did you know that the UK is the greatest trading country in the world?

What that means, I'm not quite sure... :)

History / Are there sports invented by Poles? [16]

By Here I assumed you meant the UK?

UK, Ireland / English food - unhealthy? [52]

Back on topic, food has a direct relationship to life expectancy, Poland has a life expectancy of 74 years versus 76 years in the UK. The fact is eating Pork is very unhealthy, and preserved meats especially so.


Organic food is available in all supermarkets, Asda is cheap. Another common source is Farmers Markets farmersmarkets.net where farmers sell direct to the public.

Many companies do organic delivery's of seasonal vegetables. Search for Organic Box

google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla% 3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&hs=Zg7&q=organic+box+&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3Dcountry UK%7CcountryGB

History / Are there sports invented by Poles? [16]


Besides Football, cricket, Rugby, tennis (possibly), golf. Probably a few more.

UK, Ireland / English food - unhealthy? [52]


I have to agree with you, Polish food is high in fat and stodge. There are no hormones in food (meat) in the UK and the EU, they are banned. I think you should consider eating more fruit and vegetables - organic if you can. The problem is that the UK makes people lazy when it come to cooking food for themselves, I cook everything from scratch and never buy processed food. Work can make people to tired to bother, and working hard is what the Poles come here to do.

Could be IBS or wheat intolerance. I never realised I was wheat intolerant for my first 30 years. Its not obvious at all.

History / Are there sports invented by Poles? [16]

Yep, they are called throwing sticks. Very common hunting weapon.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throwing_Stick

Food / Good Polish Wines [74]

Isn't Wegrzyn (Hungarian Tokay) a Polish wine?

polamjournal.com/Library/Holidays/xmasindex/Rediscover_Your _Heritage/rediscover_your_heritage.html[/url]

You will impress her with the price, its very expensive. At one time it was the most expensive wine in the world and its history goes back 1000 years. I've been intrigued by this wine as Wegrzyn is my surname (it means "kin of the Hungarian")

Read up about it, its a very strangely made wine.

wines.com/tokaj/tokaj.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokaji

It was grown in the Tokaj region and taken over the Carpathian mountains to mature in cellars south of the city of Sanok, in southern Poland. Hence its latin inscription 'Born of Hungary, matured in Poland' (AFAIR)

UK, Ireland / The un-acceptable side of new entrant countries coming to the UK [56]

Annia,

Yes, that you don't understand economics. Personal debt is not a function of immigration.


Really?

ostrichfs.co.uk/IVA-News/National-debt-tops.html

The National Debt tops £500 billion for the first time

The scale of the national debt is probably best expressed as a percentage of national income (GDP). On this basis, the level of government debt remains much lower than it has been in past years. Indeed it is lower than the level that the Labour Government inherited when it came to power in May 1997. However, the rise in the accumulated level of unpaid government debt is a result of a run of years in which Gordon Brown has run budget deficits.

statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=206