News / Poland torpedoes EU Day Against Death Penalty [71]

What about all the people who get wrongly convicted?
You can be found innocent after time in prison,
but what good is that when you're dead?

The lesson it teaches is that if a country can kill it's people, then killing can be justified.

Look at which countries do continue to practise capital punishment:
China, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, USA...
Not countries I'd like to live in.


What use is a pile of teeth?

UK, Ireland / Poles top of UK class [41]


Read the first page of a book, then the last page and it makes you an expert.

Language / Question about the Nickname Ola versus Aleksandra [9]

I thought it would probably end in -ek.
But Olek rather than Alek.

Language / Question about the Nickname Ola versus Aleksandra [9]


An easy thing to miks up!

What about a short form of Aleksander?

UK, Ireland / Poles top of UK class [41]

The Welsh education system was run the same as that of the English.
It may be slightly different under the Welsh Assembly, but that does not have that many powers.
Scottish education is different.

UK, Ireland / Poles top of UK class [41]

Aberystwyth
Bangor
Cardiff
Glamorgan
Lampeter
Newport
Swansea University
Swansea Institute of Higher Education
Trinity College, Carmarthen
The University of Wales
possibly a couple of others

Language / Should I learn both Polish and German [147]


I'm not claiming impressive.
It is good for the mind to be learning things.
And whatever language it is, it may have some practical use too.


Enlgish is spoken badly, not just by foreign speakers (who may be very good, or not),
but also by those who speak it as their first or only language.


I only ever bite off slightly more than I can chew. That's not all there is.

Love / Sending flowers to my Polish boyfriend [73]


Does this shop have a woman's name?


Is his favourite one a fox?

Language / Should I learn both Polish and German [147]

I'm not so impressed.

There are a lot of people in the world who can speak German.

I, on the other hand, can't speak German.
Although I did claim (in this thread) to be aware of a language called Germany!

Love / Sending flowers to my Polish boyfriend [73]

Picture this:

Man brings flowers home for his wife.
Wife says "What are you apologising for?"

Woman gives flowers to her husband.
"Great! Now I've got some dead plant genitalia to deal with!"

Wine works far better.

Love / I really like this Polish guy....what to do next?? [76]

I had a relationship with a woman about 10 years older than me. It didn't worrk.
Next time, 10 years younger?

If you're wondering how old I am,
the answer:

donkeys years.

Love / I really like this Polish guy....what to do next?? [76]


Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Old before her time, or are some oldies just childish?

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]

I want people to come here and work.
I want people from here to work.
I happen to enjoy work myself.
There is a need for a social security net for those who need it.
To allow people to work, social security is required to support workers and their dependants.
It is all about balance.
I also believe in the EU as a means of international stability, co-operation, trade and sharing of ideas.

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]

I am English.
I didn't want to tell you because I was enjoying your arguments.

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]

Mr. Tornado.

I am here because I never chose to leave.

May I now complain?

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]


What countries are you allowed to complain about as a British citizen living in the UK?

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]

I don't need to be in the UK.
Thanks be to the EU!
However, you have overlooked one little fact...
You're arguments are pretty illogical, considering your dependence of the nationality of the person making the argument.


Seen the title of the thread, Mr. Twister?

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]


Ever complained about a foreign government?

No passport required.

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]

The Hungarians at work go back to Hungary to see the dentist.

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]

One minute it's forgivable - they're British.
Next minute - bang them up in gaol!
Who's allowed to complain?

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]

I love to work really hard every day for not very much money so Mr. Smith over the road can sit on his fat lazy arse and **** his ***** of a **** and make more ****ing ******* *********s to harass me at the local shops.

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]


You should see the street I live in.
No Poles. All British.
But many recipients of the fruits of my labour (deserving and undeserving).

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]

I had a nice trip to France a couple of years ago.

EU-funded.

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]


Doesn't that result in less co-operation, yet still a need in the UK for continued immigration?

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]


Completely, but you have people who are basically thugs (who may be escaping trouble back home) moving across borders with little or no control, things can be a little dodgy.

Of course, there are those in society that need much stronger protection as you have stated. I do not deny that in the slightest.

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]


Horticultural manual labour is fairly low on the scale of delicacy and prestige.
One or two people I have worked with have been in prison in the past.
One had very little in the way of teeth...

Mostly they are good, honest people, but it makes you wonder.

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]


Good. Because in the manual labour end of the spectrum, I've worked with some dodgy people.

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]

I work with shrubs.
Shrub molestation is not a criminal offence
unless it occurs in public.

UK, Ireland / PASSPORTS FOR POLISH PEOPLE TO COME TO ENGLAND [103]

Emplyment agencies may be happy to employ ex-cons and the like. It fills their books.
Companies that use these agencies will assume any checks have been done
unless it is in sensitive areas such as working with children.

Love / Sending flowers to my Polish boyfriend [73]

Ladies - you can send me flowers if you want, but only if:

they are still attached to the plant,
the plant is alive and healthy (no powdert milew, leaf spot, botryitis, etc.),
preferably something Mediterranean, Australian or South American,
is likely to produce fruit (edible),
doesn't grow too big for my garden.

Or a single red rose (I can be romantic at times).