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Joined: 6 Jul 2007 / Female ♀ 		Last Post: 7 Jul 2007
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Posts: Total: 18 / In This Archive: 14 		From: Australia
Speaks Polish?: no
Interests: history, politics, reading, religion

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Laurel   
8 Jul 2007
News / Thoughts on present day Lech Walesa [27]

Respected by who ? Lech is an old has been.

I dont think thats fair, he may not be an exceptionally gifted man in any sense of the word but he has done a lot for Poland. He does deserve some respect.
Laurel   
6 Jul 2007
UK, Ireland / Unemployed due to Polish who work in the UK [126]

And i still think we should keep our accent. If all people spoke in exact same way it would be boring :)
And yes sometimes you are judged by your accent especially when it comes to getting a job but i like my polish accent :)

Amen to that, no accent more beautiful than a Polish one. :)
Laurel   
6 Jul 2007
News / Thoughts on present day Lech Walesa [27]

Wow, now that I didnt know. Hmm I'd better make a bigger effort to learn more about Lech then....or just stick back to my admiration of Jerzy Popieluszko.

Hmm now I can see why Poles dont like him so much any more. Its a shame though, but I guess I'm just too much of an idealist. :(
Laurel   
6 Jul 2007
Life / Is there anything worse than Polish rap? [148]

Not quite, think vocalising and opera *throws self behind wall*, well not quite opera but ....a less shrill version of opera?......ughh I dont know how to explain it.
Laurel   
6 Jul 2007
Life / Is there anything worse than Polish rap? [148]

Billie Holiday was an American Jazz singer and Slayer is Metal :) I appreciate most music. What is your choice of tunes L from OZ ;)

Choice of tunes? Well Floydy obviously, and a few others I posted in that other thread. I dont mind metal much but Symphonic metal is my kind, I might get rocks thrown at me for saying this but I think Nightwish is a great band in that category.
Laurel   
6 Jul 2007
Life / Is there anything worse than Polish rap? [148]

A bad joke :) but I'm not mad here. It's difficult to show emotion on a screen and smilies don't always help. What music do you enjoy. I'm a lover of all from Billie Holiday to Slayer.

Hehe sorry, I am known for my bad jokes. Well i grew up listening to my dad's music, so stuff like Pink Floyd and Colin Hay, Zepplin...eh its all good. I havent heard of Billie Holiday or Slayer though, you might have to educate me on that one :p
Laurel   
6 Jul 2007
Life / Is there anything worse than Polish rap? [148]

Funny? Noooo
What kind of music u like?

You're entitled to your opinion, but there are more intelligent ways to voice it. What would your style of music be?

Sheesh guys it was just a joke, lighten up a bit.
Laurel   
6 Jul 2007
News / Thoughts on present day Lech Walesa [27]

In lieu of this:

Former Polish President Lech Walesa says he is determined to fight a defamation case filed after he called the current president a "blockhead".

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6376425.stm

What are your thoughts on present day Lech Walesa?

To start off, I am a really big admirer of Lech Walesa, but these days, especially in light of recent events (above article) he doesnt seem to realise that he is a part of history and probably needs to ease off the politics scene just a bit. He was absolutely brilliant for Poland during the communist days, but nowadays I think that what he believes is best for Poland is not actually what is best. The president seems an okay sort of guy, and seems to be competently running the country,but from what I hear from a friend living in Poland (I'll need someone to comfirm or deny this) he wants to be back in the presidents post and is working with a former communist, not entirely sure of the name, something starting with a "K" i think?

From what I can see his heart seems to be in the right place (doing what he thinks is best for Poland) but his brain needs to wake up, or, alternatively, sometime after his presidential term he's turned into someone who is doing what he thinks is best for him and is after his own interests. I cant really decide which but I'm going for the former rather than the latter.

Just my random musings, so what do you think?
Laurel   
6 Jul 2007
Australia / Famous Australians [97]

Hmm Cate Blanchette? She's pretty big on the acting scene these days

Hugo Weaving (not really all that famous but a good actor nonetheless, the dude who played Agent Smith in The Matrix by the way.)