ARE BRITS MEANER AND LESS HOSPITABLE THAN POLES?

Krupnik, the Poles are good at sharing this. They love buying shots, usually when half-cut already tho. I need to cut loose with some krupnik soon, quality stuff.

I'm suprised no-one has called round to my flat after I mentioned the contents of my drinks cabinet/bag.
Always hospitable... unless you're a ****

Matyjasz, diddums - "Oh I feel so sorry for you!" but sarcastically.

the answer to this thread is NO. In my opinion English people are more hospitable, in terms of laying on food and drink for visitors.. but that it is only based upon Poles living in the UK. The answer to the round situation is to start a kitty.. everyone throws in a fixed amount and someone manages it til its run out, then you start again.. you take it in turns to go fetch the drinks. This way, no-one can slope off without missing their round as you cant get a refund.

That's soooo geeky.

If you want to avoid big rounds, get to the pub at the front of the group and hold the door open - this way someone else gets to the bar first and buys the expensive first round. From then on, time your drink to end when only one or two other people have finished - unless you have a really greedy git who will ask for another pint when he's only a third of the way through his current one.

No it's not, that's what me and my mates do when we go out! It's a reasonable way of dealing with it.

Oh oh oh! So it's not geeky because Shelly does it? Well I can see I was wrong - I take it all back.

Where do you go in the evening after your Dungeons and Dragons session by the way?

I would never be part of such a system.
So what do you all do for fun?,
go through each others tax returns?.

But why do you actually need a system in the first place? Surely, behaving spontaneously would cause much less of a friction, innit?

When I go out with my friends it really is random. When someone goes to fetch a drink for himself he usually asks whether someone else wants one too. People then either give him money, or go with him and buy themselves a drink, or the guy buys them a round and when they are through those people buy him a round, or when he insists that they shouldn’t they don’t….. *catches breath*

That way, there really is no pressure from the group and everybody drinks in their own pace and quantity. After all, isn’t going out with your friends about having good time with them rather than counting the numbers and measuring speed one pours alcohol down his throat?

but maty, you know as well as i do that poland is full of ponces who will let you buy the beer all night... given the chance...

it's not about pouring beer down the throat, its about tight assed mutha fukkers taking the p!ss

innit

Is this true, BW? Do you think that Poles will sit back and let you buy the beer? You may be right, I've just never come across that. However, I have seen mysterious disappearances by some come pay time. Usually, they pay their share tho.

no, i dont think it is true Seanus. ive had people try it on every now and then but its not common... but then again, im normally more than happy to buy someone a beer...

You get these chancers everywhere, chancing their mit as and when...

You seem to be a jolly, happy-go-lucky kinda dude, BW. You even offered your nemesis, Puzzy, a beer. I salute you for that.

The Scots are seen as stingy but I think we are quite open when it comes to buying rounds

i like to be bought a beer as much as i like to buy the beer, but most of all i like to raise my glass, look a man in the eye and say cheers

I had a tough time in £omża when attempting to buy a round of beers for my drinking companions. They all wanted to give me the money. I always find it difficult buying beer for Polish people. When I'm visiting friends, they also give me the money for the beer if I go to buy some, even though I feel it's the least I can do to pay for drinks in return for their hospitality.

If you regularly visit people, is it okay to bring some drink with you? I've heard that Australians have no problem with people bringing food to throw on someone else's a barbeque they're attending, but I'd be horrified by that idea. Could Poles be a bit like that with drink? That you're kind of insulting the level of their hospitality by providing someone yourself?

It is OK, Osioł, but the Poles value hospitality. They know what it means to be the host. In this respect, they are very different from us and the US.

Any products taken should be gifts only.

I assume also that they should understand feelings of guilt - something that seems quite common amongst Catholics I've met.

This is another fundamental difference. The Poles don't seem to accept that guilt is part and parcel of the Catholic religion.

I don't want to appear controversial or disingenuous here, but Mass seems to, albeit in a small way, let people do wrong things, safe in the knowledge that their sins or wrongdoings will be purged and they will emerge forgiven. As a Scot, I must agree with your opinion, Osioł. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that many see guilt as synonymous with Catholicism.

Interesting times :)

Poles buy their own beer because they are guilty Catholics?
Youz ladz could talk some shite, youz know that.

No. I feel guilty about not buying anything and I just hope they understand how guilty I feel.


How could I not be aware of that?

yeah, like isnt that the point?

We were talking generally, Seanny. At least I was. Nothing to do with beer drinking, everything to do with feeling guilty and giving yourself something to confess at Mass.

We all have our cross to beer... I mean bear.


Just checking, does the sheep know?
Way he's been going lately.
He'll end up like one of those guys with tinfoil on his head so "they" can't read his brain waves :))))
As for me? Naw

Guilt where guilt is due, but nowhere else please. Mea culpa.

If you enter someone else's house, eat their food and drink their vodka, you want to give something in return, especially when they can't appreciate your great English wit! Oh well, perhaps that's actually a blessing in disguise. I keep them entertained, and I think I'm going to cook them all something next weekend (that's if I survive this weekend).

Does the sheep know what? Please quote me, I don't get your drift, Seanny :(

Your ability to talk shite.


No, ha ha ha ha
You love being quoted ha ha ha ha.


I am still sick and you and Osiol were talking shite, so just thought i would say, nothing new but as I said I am sick, so if I must suffer so must you.

Seanny, you are a smart guy and a top poster. You'll understand me when I ask you to quote me. What did I say that was "shite"?

Yes, but you didn't quite catch what I meant. Better than catching some nasopharyngital germs I suppose.

I shouldn't really do this just to annoy the sheep but I do like you both.






Translation = talking shite.

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I never catch what anyone means, I live a longer happier life with my selective hearing and I have managed to apply this to reading threads :)

It did seem like a quantum leap, an odd switch, yeah.

I think we were just keeping each other on our toes, LOL

Put your way, Seanny, we were talking smack ;)

Takeaways , I guess.They are usually too big :-)

I know Poles living in UK who are very hospitable.

I wouldn't say that English are mean- they are not but in terms of hospitality- visiting someone at home they make less effort than Polish ( in general there are exceptions) with preparing food.