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Joined: 27 Nov 2007 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 27 Nov 2009
Threads: Total: 15 / In This Archive: 11
Posts: Total: 452 / In This Archive: 334 		From: USA the land of free, or at least cheap.
Speaks Polish?: DAH-DAH-DAH
Interests: home improvement, culinary arts, brewing beer

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Dice   
23 Oct 2009
Food / Is there any other Polish seafood exept herring and carp? [30]

Maybe I should explain first what I am trying to do here; I want to make a series of dishes which would combine both American and Polish cuisines. Just for shits and giggles. Maybe I would take some pictures and post'em here, maybe make a website. It could be fun, cooking is one of my hobbies anyways.

For now I have some Ideas:

polish ham and kielbasa jambalaya,
stuffed cabbage burger
a New England Chowder with polish seafood,
a Manhattan clam chowder with polish seafood,
Polish cutlet enchiladas
Sweet potato pierogies
Polish crapes with honey squash and pumpkin

Back to my "Polish/New England" chowder recipe.
I've been googling it a little bit and it looks like cod is pretty popular in Poland, which is great because I can easily get it in any grocery store in the US.

Salmon ?
An international salmon angling contest is regularly held on the Słupia river between Słupsk and Ustka.

I can also easily get salmon, and it tastes great in a clam chowder, but I don't think salmon is that popular in Poland. Or am I mistaken?
Dice   
23 Oct 2009
Life / Latinos/Hispanic people in Warsaw or Krakow [34]

Anyways, I'm not allowed anymore to chat too much with other polish girls, moja dziewczyna would not approve it :)

She got you by your cojones, amigo? lol

mejicanos are lazys they are only quick to jump the border

Espana, STFU, wary about your own donkey-sh!t-covered-contry, we here in North America get along pretty well.
Dice   
23 Oct 2009
Food / Is there any other Polish seafood exept herring and carp? [30]

Are you kidding? They already have potato pierogies in Polish cuisine, so sweet potato pierogies and yam pierogies only make sense. As a matter of fact, IMO sweet potato and yam pierogies would taste way better then regular potato.
Dice   
24 Oct 2009
Food / Is there any other Polish seafood exept herring and carp? [30]

The crab sticks are from the Czech Republic.

I'm almost afraid to ask, but what type of crabs are we talking about here? Isn't Czech Republic a land-locked country? If it's not sea crabs, is it pu$$y crabs then?
Dice   
25 Oct 2009
Love / Why are Polish girls constantly ill? [166]

IMO it is a part of the Polish feminine culture to be slightly hypochondriac. Polish women are feminine in the "old fashion" way, and for many that means they have to pretend they are always sick (or they think they are).

By the "old fashion" feminine culture I mean Anna Karenina type of women, as opposed to the "new" Western feminine culture, like Charlies Angels type of women.

Also, being a hypochondriac is giving them a great excuse to constantly complain about something, also a part of the "old" Polish culture.
Dice   
27 Oct 2009
USA, Canada / US real estate crisis, how does it affect Polish-Americans [26]

I wonder about your thoughts on the current real estate crisis, how does it effect traditional Polish neighborhoods, Polish Banks and other businesses etc.

I know a lot of "old" Polish neighborhoods were located in the blue-collar sections of towns, and I think they are especially badly hit by the crisis. I hear of people dumping their houses, simply walking away from them.

What do you do when the value of your house goes down by 25, 50, or even 75%? Wait it out? Dump the house? Or use it us a golden opportunity for an investment and buy, buy, buy?
Dice   
27 Oct 2009
USA, Canada / US real estate crisis, how does it affect Polish-Americans [26]

The other thing is, with the US Economy dependant on consumers, and so many of those consumers have lost their employment, it will take a while for the consumers to open the pocket books again. Everybody seems to be hell bent on debt reduction, not consumption.

Hey we are talking about the Good Ole' USA here, consumption is THE way of life here, Besides, we tend to have short memory too. I'm sorry what were we talking about? I forgot.
Dice   
27 Oct 2009
USA, Canada / US real estate crisis, how does it affect Polish-Americans [26]

Well, unless I come across an opportunity (= a bigger and newer home) that is too good to pass, that is... :)

This is exactly what we decided to do. We moved from a house that was 1200 ft2 (~130 m2) into a newer house, 2300 ft2 (~250 m2) in a better neighborhood.

Right now, if you hunt around, you can find some dirt cheap prices, too good to pass.

For now I am not selling my old house though. Instead we decided to rent it out. I think I want to wait and see what happens in a couple of years, I may sell it then.
Dice   
28 Oct 2009
News / Satire: Poland on Uncyclopedia [5]

Really funny web site! I love the entries for Poland, Australia and the USA.

LOL, I loved that, so funny!

Currency
The national currency of Poland is the litre (litr). It is produced in denominations of 100mL, 200mL, 355mL, 500mL, 1L and 0,7L. Unlike most other countries, polish money is not minted from metal or printed on paper, but rather is distributed in the form of the transparent liquid, described below. An exchange rate of roughly 8 euros for 1 litre is typically available. Litres are produced by many privately licensed foundries which are owned and strictly controlled by the aristocracy. Counterfeiting is rampant (particularly outside the major cities and in student dormitories) in Poland since litres can be distilled from rain or illegally drawn from rivers.

Dice   
28 Oct 2009
Life / Polish Kids - Polish speaking? Bilingual? only English? [56]

My kids don't speak any Polish, but that's mainly because my wife doesn't speak it. If they want to, they can learn it later, I don't care. The important luanguages to learn now are Spanish and Chinese.
Dice   
29 Oct 2009
Food / AMERICANO COFFEE IN POLAND? [14]

I don't know what do you mean by "Americano" coffe but here in the States we have a few different styles and ways to brew coffee.

Drip coffee - probably most popular, medium roasted, usually brewed with a "drip coffee maker". Is this what you mean by "Americano" coffee Polonus? BTW, a cup of drip coffee hes 2 times more caffeine then a shot of espresso.

Espresso - (not "expresso") - dark roasted, 2 oz. shots, popular in warmer weather states. You make latte out of espresso.

French press - Uses same type of coffee as in drip coffee, but uses a press system for brewing.

In some Arabic and Turkish restaurants you can buy Turkish Coffee, which is not filtered at all, light roast and fine grain. (nasty stuff!)

It's time to finish my coffee now. :)

This is what you get from drinking Turkish Coffee: lol
Dice   
29 Oct 2009
Life / BEING POLISH MEANS....? [18]

Dude, that's every nationality. American Budweiser is owned by a Belgian corporation too. It's the New World Order, baby.

BTW, I would just skip the "Bulgarian wine". I've never heard of any good Bulgarian wines, have you?

could you type in the threads name in lowercase letters for a change

Yes, please! I second that motion.
Dice   
29 Oct 2009
News / THE HOMINTERN IN POLAND? [80]

When someone is forced to explain to his 5-year-old son

Did you know there is a 1-in-10 chances your son was born gay? These are some pretty good odds. Will you call him a "homo" when he is a teenager?
Dice   
30 Oct 2009
Food / Horsemeat, anyone? [62]

That is so totally repugnant. It's like eating dogs and cats.

It's bit like beef but with a sweetish undertone which can be eliminated when marinated.

I almost puked all over the laptop when reading this :(
Dice   
30 Oct 2009
Food / Horsemeat, anyone? [62]

oops sorry Plastic Pole. fixed it already :)
Dice   
30 Oct 2009
Food / Horsemeat, anyone? [62]

Is eating horse legal in all of Europe or is it just France and Poland? I can't believe something so barbaric can be legal in all of Europe? I can't believe it's legal anywhere.

You know, if you eat horse meat, you have no moral right to complain to Koreans about them eating dogs, because you are as barbaric for eating horse as they are for eating dogs.
Dice   
30 Oct 2009
Food / Smoked carp are of this world! [13]

P.S. I gave up smoking, even carp.

But the carp didn't give up smoking!

farrmed as in Europe and the Orient

If you farm fish, why don't you farm salmon? No wonder people in Poland don't eat seafood; that's because all they have to choose from is carp or... carp :)

none too palatable by Caucasians (only Afro Americans eat them).

LOL where did you get that from? Did you pull it out of your as$? Because it does smell like that.

There seem to be a lot fo carp-bashers on this forum

Hey, it's my Jesus-Freak religious right to be a carp-basher!
Dice   
31 Oct 2009
Food / Smoked carp are of this world! [13]

OK does everyone have LIVE carp in there local Tesco at the moment????!!! i was seriously freeked out today! i will go take some photos tomorrow!

You are joking, right?
Dice   
31 Oct 2009
USA, Canada / Do you think Americans are idiots. [149]

But the thing is, you get to PAY FOR IT EVEN IF YOU DON'T NEED ONE

That's what real "insurance" is. You pay a little every day, so when the time comes and you need a lot of help, you don't have to worry about it.

As opposed to the US Health Care, where you pay when you don't need it, and when you need it, they will deny the payments and you go bankrupt.
Dice   
31 Oct 2009
USA, Canada / Do you think Americans are idiots. [149]

have you seen their tax rates? it's more than a "little".

Between what I pay for my health insurance and what my employer pays for it it costs me $750/month. Isn't that a tax?
Dice   
31 Oct 2009
Food / Horsemeat, anyone? [62]

I don't think so Plastic Pole.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_meat#United_States

Horse meat is illegal in the US. Eating it, selling it, or slothering, it's illegal. But I saw ones a special on CNN when they went undercover and this fake business was buying horses in the States and then secretly selling them to slaughterhouses in Mexico and Quebec. Then the meat got sold abroad. Truly horrifying.
Dice   
2 Nov 2009
News / THE HOMINTERN IN POLAND? [80]

Religions are for the weak and dumb. Jesus is a myth. Religions create wars. Science and religion are two opposites, sort of like apples and... sh!t.
Dice   
4 Nov 2009
Food / Czernina not with chicken blood?! [3]

Wow [speechless]. But on the other hand a duck blood (or whatever blood) soup would make a great Halloween party treat for a Wicca convention.
Dice   
6 Nov 2009
Food / Favorite Pierogi? [56]

It's definitely sauerkraut and mushrooms w/ sour cream on top.
Why? It's all about that combination of tangy, meaty, doughy and soury tastes, known by Japanese as "Umami", and described by western chefs as a "natural MSG". In this dish you get "Umami" in all the ingredients: mushrooms, sauerkraut, dough (yeast), sour cream.

That's why this dish tastes truly awesome.