Life / What is the reason for POLISH jokes ? [486]

Polish jokes originated in the Polish American community. Polish Americans poking fun at recent Polish immigrants who would be ignorant about American life. These jokes occur in America because of all the recent immigration and the immigrants are usually the very poor and ignorant!! and let's not forget, Americans joke about everything.

Germans making fun of Poles? Germans are totally devoid of a sense of humor (like many people on this forum).

Love / Need Advice: I have fallen in love with a Polish woman... [65]


Land ownership is nation specific. Actually in England most English own the building but not the land. The land is leased. That's one way how the English perpetuate the class system. How Poland does land ownership can be very different from England, and considering they have a communist past probably means it isn't the same.

Travel / Which train in Poland am I less likely to get shanked on? [30]

Interesting thread. What happens to people who ride the trains in Poland? I thought Poland was a safe place. No?

Probably safer to rent a car when traveling through Poland?

Love / Marrying a Polish girl near Wroclaw [12]

pgtx


You can do it go to the confessional and tell the priests you've had impure thoughts, he should get a rise out of that.


that'll work!!

Life / Why are the Italians and Polski so much alike? [90]


In the states, Polish-Italian marriage? Rare. Irish-Italian marriage? Common. Poles and Italians have little in common as expressed by George and Southern.

Allison now that you graduated from High School and your parents are as poor as you say they are it might be time to leave the nest? If you're interested in Med Tech (the Navy has a big presence in NC) why don't you enlist in Naval Medical. Maybe some summer you can find yourself in Spain, Italy or Japan or some other distant port. And you know, see the World for yourself.

Love / Need Advice: I have fallen in love with a Polish woman... [65]


Plastic Pole is giving you "old School Catholic viewpoint". This is what she (your girlfriend) may be thinking. AJ's comments are a good rebuttal.

Keep in mind that marriage is a civil contract and the contract may have been broken before you arrived (that's why we have divorce laws). If you both love each other, she's certainly old enough to know what she wants, kids are old enough. And cant you and her live together?

Travel / Poland-My 9-day experience [239]


Baloney. Australia was settled just like Poland, through migration. Where did the Poles originally come from? Kyrgyzstan?


Serious Pole. You're supposed to tell her that you were born in Australia. She just wanted a bit of fun.

If you're Polish, move to Poland and contribute to Polish society. Don't continue to hang around those lousy Aussies.

Life / What are the things which cause culture shock in Poland? [164]

Knowledge is never wasted

Life / Who's Leaving Poland? [138]


Ya better hurry up..."You can't go home again" Thomas Wolfe

Life / What would YOU do to make life in poland better?? [72]


Poland needs to spend more time looking after it's affairs at home. For instance they shouldn't be purchasing natural gas from the Russkies, instead they should gasify coal from their coal mines. Maybe with their large agricultural sector they could develop an ethanol industry and reduce their importation of liquid energy. Poland should keep the zloty and forget about joining the Euro. Poland needs to look inward for a change. In a sense Poland needs to become more Polish.

History / Polish aristocrats - would be better off if we had Polish magnate families? [69]


The Elite in every country are nothing more than parasites. What Poland needs (and every country) is a large vibrant and robust Middle Class.

Polonia / What similarities would you say there are between Poles and Mexicans? [132]

Not to belabor the point but...yes.

But comparing Poles with mexicans in regards to education...no comparison. Poles and Polish Americans are highly intelligent and educated. Tough to meet one without a college degree of some level. Just read the posts on this forum.

Polonia / What similarities would you say there are between Poles and Mexicans? [132]

No doubt. I worked with a mexican civil engineer once also but the majority do not have a tradition of education, as below:

"The education gap explains most of the wage deficit of Mexican-Americans in the third generation. Research has shown that two-thirds of the wage discrepancy is accounted for by lower education levels among Mexicans.

dallasfed.org/research/swe/2004/swe0403a.html

and the food...cheesy sauces, flat breads, re-fried beans and rice (AKA as slop).

News / Why are Czechs more effective than Poles and Poland? [116]


Poland is responsible for Poland. Before 50 year occupation by Soviet Union, Poland endured 200 year occupation by Germany, Austria, Russia. It has nothing to do with France and England. It has to do with Poland.

Poles need to start taking responsibility for Poland, if they don't history will repeat itself.

Genealogy / Changing my name to a Polish one [35]


Only in certain parts of America (typically the urban ethnic enclaves with recent immigration). Once one moves out to the Great American hinterland the ethnic stuff dissipates. No one cares, we've all assimilated. When was the last time (except for this forum) you heard a Polish joke? Or any ethnic joke for that matter? 30 years ago?

Polonia / What similarities would you say there are between Poles and Mexicans? [132]


Very true


True


What?? Good food? Let's see sausage and pierogis? Duck blood soup? And Mexican food, most of what we call Mexican is actually tex mex. I wouldn't call Mexican and Polish as cuisines worth pursuing. Well yes they have food in common...pedestrian.


Big difference here. Polish Americans are highly educated. Mexicans? No way. High high school drop out rate. You're not confusing mexicans with cubans now, are you?

News / Why are Czechs more effective than Poles and Poland? [116]

Poles have hate/love relationship with Poland. For the most part they have strong cultural identity with their families but overall, hate Polish society. Poland is a divided country and has been for a long time.

UK, Ireland / Are the working class in the UK now shunned in the 'new' Poland? [53]

No, I agree with you wholeheartedly. The Mexican illegal immigrants (in the States) are allowed in for one reason only, and that's to lower wages so that the business owners can make more money. Same for outsourcing manufacturing jobs to China and service jobs to India. Let's be honest it's slave labor. The native cannot compete.

Karl Marx said that capitalism is cannibalistic, they eat their own. Indeed they do.

As for you, are you an unemployed electrician? If I were you I'd open my own business. In fact I have been you and I did open my own business, I'm not getting rich but I am staying busy.

UK, Ireland / Are the working class in the UK now shunned in the 'new' Poland? [53]


What is minimum wage in Poland? 1200 Zloty? What is the minimum in the UK? Remember it's a 4:1 ratio Zloty/Pound. Probably at the minimum a Pole can make 4 times the money in the UK.

Love / All the good Polish men for dating are taken? [111]

Amathyst


Morons need love too.


In a Polish household it's the guys that are spoiled not the girls. The correct connotation is "Polish Prince".

Language / Site I've been using to learn Polish--what do you people think? [18]

My opinion. Have you tried this website: polish.slavic.pitt.edu/

I like this guys attitude. He recommends studying conversational Polish first. I agree with that and once you master the conversational aspects than go onto grammar, reading and writing.

USA, Canada / Better life in USA or Canada? - expats opinions and your comparison [143]

I live near the Canadian border and my thoughts (not criticisms) on the Canadian north.

No dominant culture which is alluded to above. A fella I met from Liverpool (or was it Manchester?) who had relocated to Western Canada said his son still spoke with an English accent. Another guy mentioned that when he went in the service in WWII he was surprised when he met Ukrainian-American soldiers, that they were so well assimilated in the culture. He said in Canada the Ukranian immigrants didn't speak English well enough to serve in the Canadian Army.


Toronto I don't know about, but generally speaking Canada isn't somewhere people go to shop. Not much selection.


No humor. In my travels to Canada rarely if ever see Canadians bust out laughing.

Travel / Is it safe to travel to Poland? [194]

To be absolved, the sinner needs to repent sincerely first - and, if at all possible, endeavour to make up for their sins. ;-)[/quote]

Good Catholic girl. Sins and sinners, they're everywhere.

Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]

For those arguing about the average vs median wage in Poland and whether it's enough to live on, as the English say "the proof is in the pudding". There is a huge Polish diaspora, this doesn't happen in a vacuum.

News / Komorowski won Poland's presidency vote? [125]

enkidu


Exactly, there are no liberals in America. They simply do not exist. In America it's the Far Right Nutjobs vs everybody else.

Real Estate / Relocating in Poland - what's the best area? [56]

Anywhere in Switzerland.

UK, Ireland / Oxford Polish bride 'heartbroken' over arrest - accusations of sham marriage [126]

Marriage is neither holy nor sacred. It's simply a civil contract.

History / Poland in the eyes of London - before WWII. [60]

Ironside


Of course, countries act in their own interest (or they should act in their own interest) what do you expect?

Maybe the problem with Poland is it doesn't act in it's own interest?

Food / How to cook Frozen pierogi? Boil or Fry? [90]

plk123


Cast iron is great. Spreads the heat evenly. If it's properly seasoned, they won't stick. But ya gotta buy quality "Lodge", not the cheapo imports. I forgot, ya gotta have kielbasa with 'em too.

Love / Polish men what is the worst thing a girl can do upon first impression? [360]

Allison


NOT Act herself.