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Lenka   
22 Jun 2013
News / Polish scientist discovers drug for leukemia [15]

A Polish scientist Iga Franiak- Pietryga discovered new drug treating leukemia. Lymphocytic leukemia is the most often recognised leukemia attacking adults. Nanoparticples used in the therapy are able to find the cancer and "force him to commit suicide". The new drug got award in Paris and now will be shown is Busuels and then USA.

Great news for the women herself and sick ppl but what do you think- what are the chances the drug will receive patent and will be produced in Poland?

Sorry- despite medical studies I couldn't find link in English
Lenka   
20 Jun 2013
Life / Heroes/heroines of Poland's pop culture [27]

they are the copy of Asterix/Obelix idea.

But they had a slavic twist to it :)

Does anyone remember the name of a cartoon with two cats one of them being Bonifacy?

And now *applause please* :


  • Bolek i Lolek

  • BiL again

  • Our beloved Reksio

  • reksio.jpeg
Lenka   
20 Jun 2013
Life / Polish way of life? [34]

Dzień Świra is one of the most popular movies of recent (ok, not so recent) years. It's not some anonymous klip made by a kid on his laptop. And it's supposed to mock hypocrysy and pettiness of some ppl not the prayer.
Lenka   
20 Jun 2013
Life / Polish way of life? [34]

So you regard the mock-prayers adn chants in that video to be Polish reality, eh?

Actually Polonius that movie and that part ir really quite popular and viewing different sites with that fragment you cab find many ppl that feel that way. Just saying. And it's not about mocking prayer but about frustration.
Lenka   
19 Jun 2013
Life / Polish way of life? [34]

I can't say I can see any Polish way of life. We are alldifferent ppl withdifferent views and values/
Lenka   
19 Jun 2013
USA, Canada / Would like to move back to Poland from New York after living in USA for 20 years. [155]

it's about their years of training and skill level of their work in relation to their income.

Ok, but there was that case few years back- private clinic offered really good money but with one condition- they can't treat ppl elswhere. They have to come rested to work. Guess what? Not many applicants. I have a great respect for them but the truth is they have often few jobs at one time and not giving their best at any.
Lenka   
18 Jun 2013
Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

After returning by train to Krakow a while back, I was walking in the tunnel that exits the station.

So he was moving.

And as to the standing still/moving- if you see someone's in a hurry or preocuppied- I would move out of their way.
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
News / Anti-atheisation institute in Poland emerging [110]

Anyway Why is has been discussed in this thread? I would say that it is off-topic.

True. I would argue with some of your points but we should get back to the topic.
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
News / Anti-atheisation institute in Poland emerging [110]

In Poland hes is a kid not to talk to their elders as an equal.

And that's not so good as one may think. We had Korczak but we didn't learn.

Once he was allowed to take part on contra-demonstration hes is to blame for whatever happened at least in 50%. What is so hard to understand?Once again hes had no place there.

She had a place there but he didn't? Sorry, but where is logic in it? Everyone can express their views in peaceful manner and she crossed the line. Simple really.
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

Ppl in Poland are rude from one end to the other in my opinion counts for blanket statements. And it can't be backed up by facts because rudness can't be measured- partially due to cultural differences.
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

Pip- it's not the first time and you know it. Telling all Poles are rude ispure blanket statement. You can argue but it has nothing to do with the fact you talk about Poles- I did warn others as well. If you didn't see it it's not my fault
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
News / Anti-atheisation institute in Poland emerging [110]

the kid had no place in there. What was he doing there in the first place. Maybe she should take all abuse with a smile but that is not the point

He didn't broke into her house- it was a public space and he had every right to express his views as she had.
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

But what if that's the way we like it? I would much rather make a room for some girl walking than crush into her. I, more than once, walked the streets with a book in front of my face- noone pushed me and now I feel I was just lucky I haven't met PFers :)
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
News / Anti-atheisation institute in Poland emerging [110]

I never saw a priest being laughed at or ridiculed openly. I say Dzień Dobry because I'm an atheist and priest is just a normal guy to me. I don't respect or disrespect him becauseof the fact he is a priest- who he is is what I judge.

When I quit my religion classes and I met the priest that taught us I said Dzień Dobry everytime. He never responded :) I had a good laugh at it- showed class. Most of the other priests however respond to secular greeting even if they are suprised.

Yes, "Szczęść Boże" and "Z Bogiem" are still used by older generation.

I beg to differ in the public discourse the ball is not played levelly.

I wouldn't agree. The ammount of religious events aired by TV, every national holiday acompanied by the mass- there are still plenty.

If they don't mess with politics- let them be- I don't care.
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
News / Anti-atheisation institute in Poland emerging [110]

That must be because you are living in the village. Still what the harm?

I live in a town, not village. And it doesn't affect me really but it's not pleasant either- the ball is still on Catholics half although it's changing. They are certainly not disciminated.

So we are in accord then:)See Poles can agree on something - only soviets and foreigners are meddling.

I agree as long as they doesn't change it into politics- if they will try to force anything on me I will however change my statement.

Force how? There is much ado about nothing. You cannot force people to believe into something - right? So what the harm in having such organization pro-believing in God. Surely nowadays you can have any number of organization to lobby for their point of view.

That is the most important question- how they are planning to act- what this organisation will be about.
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
News / Anti-atheisation institute in Poland emerging [110]

You probably aren't aware of the fact that many Catholics in Poland feel discriminated against in their own country.

They feel discriminated? Interesting since I am the one, as an atheist, that have to stand the look of suprise when I say Dzień Dobry to a priest instead of Szczęść Boże, explain that I do not have to go to church in order to be quite a decent person and so on. Believe me, saying I'm Catholic is still much easier.

Edit:

So what the harm then?

No harm. Let them organise their comette. As long as it doesn't affect my life (and I assume it won't) let them have million such organisations- keep them busy if that's what they want. But it's true what someone mentioned- if it was named Anti- Catholic we would have a whole war broken loose.
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
News / Anti-atheisation institute in Poland emerging [110]

A Stop Atheisation Congress was held at Częstochowa's Jasna Góra monastery adn the creation of an Anti-Atheisaiton Institue was announced. Jarosław Kaczyński, who adressed the gathering, said the Church was now under greater attack than any time since the communist regime collapsed.

Good luck. Won't work though. Ppl can't be forced into believing. And I think ppl are more anti-clerical than atheist most of the time. I hear more ppl saying "I believe in God but I don't want to have anything to do with church and the clergy.
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

the etiquette of mobile phone use. Especially in public places.

True, that's still new area and ppl usually don't even think about it.

You see that's where some people don't see it that way. The idea being that if one cannot look to see where one is going then don't cry foul when people don't step out of your way. This applies to driving as well.

Ok, but that doesn't change the rudness factor- the fact that you are right doesn't mean you don't act like an....at the same time.
Lenka   
17 Jun 2013
Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

The look on her face was priceless - she was so upset that I didn't move out of her way. To be honest, I don't think she even saw me before "I" ran into "her."

One of my students told me that she considered my behavior to be more rude than the young woman's at the train station.

I find your behaviour more rude as well. You said yourself- you don't even think she noticed you- you on the other hand deliberately run into her.
Lenka   
14 Jun 2013
USA, Canada / Prayer, relgious symbols OK in public in Québec! Poland watches. [99]

If all religions are to be represented or none at all, shouldn't the predominant faith have the largest symbol with much smaller ones next to it?

No it shouldn't. No religion is more important than other. What you suggest would be insulting in my opinion. After all is Judaism less important to a Jew or Islam for a Muslim than Catholicism for a Roman- Catholic?
Lenka   
14 Jun 2013
News / PO-PiS again neck and neck [248]

That's very true but voters should also be responsible for the decisions of gov they helped to elect. PO voters should pay higher VAT and interests from huge debts the clowns made. You brought this cancer on all of us.

1- I never voted PO
2- if that the case maybe laws created by certain governments should also aply only to their voters? It lacks logic Grzegorz.
Lenka   
14 Jun 2013
News / PO-PiS again neck and neck [248]

It's the anti-Catholic nutters who pose a threat to the Polish nation. Instead of trying to turn Poland into Amsterdam, why don't they just quietly leave and move there. If they love to wade in filth, so be it!

Sorry Polonius but EVERY Pole with voting rights has the right to decide how Poland should look like- one side or the other. You are in no position to send them abroad as I don't have the right to tell right wing supporters to move to Vatican
Lenka   
14 Jun 2013
USA, Canada / Prayer, relgious symbols OK in public in Québec! Poland watches. [99]

That would be a cost-efficient move as wel, For the one-off price for the symbols, they wouldn't have to paint or paper the walls for years.

If it's so costly why should I (as taxpayer) agree to pay for many religious symbols but only of one religion? As I said- all or none. And wiki is unnecessary- all religious congregation registered in Poland should have their representation (if we accept the religious signs in public). It won't be so much- cross is the symbol for al versions of Catholicism.