p3undone
23 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
Barney,if that happened here there would be an outcry.
Barney,if that happened here there would be an outcry.
p3undone
23 Aug 2012
UK, Ireland / First proper "Polish" School in the UK - The Next Stage of Ghettoisation [283]
Meathead,not in Boston and though they may integrate,they don't lose that accent right away.
Meathead,not in Boston and though they may integrate,they don't lose that accent right away.
p3undone
23 Aug 2012
Language / Give me some reasons to learn Polish [126]
Lyzko,I think that my command of the English language is quite well.I have to agree with Meathead that most Americans have command of the English language,both written and spoken.Most of us choose to use slang,but I do know what you mean in the sense of words that have become part of the American vernacular.English has constantly evolved as a language and will continue to do so;it will be quite a while before it becomes unrecognizable from the language we use today.Is Polish a language that has changed a lot over the years or has it remained mainly in tact?
Lyzko,I think that my command of the English language is quite well.I have to agree with Meathead that most Americans have command of the English language,both written and spoken.Most of us choose to use slang,but I do know what you mean in the sense of words that have become part of the American vernacular.English has constantly evolved as a language and will continue to do so;it will be quite a while before it becomes unrecognizable from the language we use today.Is Polish a language that has changed a lot over the years or has it remained mainly in tact?
p3undone
22 Aug 2012
Off-Topic / I am a Pariah: My Horror Story [44]
Polkatagalong,Southern baptists are bigoted towards Poles?
Polkatagalong,Southern baptists are bigoted towards Poles?
p3undone
22 Aug 2012
UK, Ireland / First proper "Polish" School in the UK - The Next Stage of Ghettoisation [283]
Funky Samoan,True,but they were no more immigrants than the rest of Americans at the time,So it wasn't like moving them out because they were immigrants.That sentiment against Brits died long ago.You'd be hard pressed to find a lot of British immigrants in Boston now'days anyway.Has there been a big flux of immigrants in Poland?What is the overall sentiment towards immigration in Poland?
Funky Samoan,True,but they were no more immigrants than the rest of Americans at the time,So it wasn't like moving them out because they were immigrants.That sentiment against Brits died long ago.You'd be hard pressed to find a lot of British immigrants in Boston now'days anyway.Has there been a big flux of immigrants in Poland?What is the overall sentiment towards immigration in Poland?
p3undone
22 Aug 2012
p3undone
22 Aug 2012
News / Gangland-style shooting in Wrocław? [12]
InWroclaw,does Poland have street gangs similar to the types we have in the U.S.?
InWroclaw,does Poland have street gangs similar to the types we have in the U.S.?
p3undone
22 Aug 2012
UK, Ireland / First proper "Polish" School in the UK - The Next Stage of Ghettoisation [283]
Harry,I live in Boston and I've never once heard any one complain that there were too many British immigrants here.
Harry,I live in Boston and I've never once heard any one complain that there were too many British immigrants here.
p3undone
22 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
MoOli,I'd love to go check out Russia,I have no problem with Russians,but I don't trust Putin at all.
MoOli,I'd love to go check out Russia,I have no problem with Russians,but I don't trust Putin at all.
p3undone
22 Aug 2012
Language / Give me some reasons to learn Polish [126]
Lyko,did you learn in classes or by spending time in these countries,or a combination of both?Did you find Polish to be a hard language to learn?
Lyko,did you learn in classes or by spending time in these countries,or a combination of both?Did you find Polish to be a hard language to learn?
p3undone
22 Aug 2012
Language / Give me some reasons to learn Polish [126]
Lyko,how many languages are you fluent in?Just out of curiosity.
Lyko,how many languages are you fluent in?Just out of curiosity.
p3undone
21 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
SeanBM,And they criticized Putin as well as the Church which obviously supports him.Maybe not direct protest of Putin,but this is who they angered and is why their sentence was so stiff.
SeanBM,And they criticized Putin as well as the Church which obviously supports him.Maybe not direct protest of Putin,but this is who they angered and is why their sentence was so stiff.
p3undone
21 Aug 2012
Off-Topic / I am a Pariah: My Horror Story [44]
f stop,neither have I;mainly people joking,which I don't mind.
f stop,neither have I;mainly people joking,which I don't mind.
p3undone
21 Aug 2012
News / Polish WikiLeaks (PolandLeaks.org) [6]
delphiandomine,I notice that it suggests.She says she met a source that told her of the Russian Israeli exchange.
delphiandomine,I notice that it suggests.She says she met a source that told her of the Russian Israeli exchange.
p3undone
20 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
PlasticPole,I completely agree with you that they should never have done it in a church;a complete lack of respect,I'm not trying to justify what they did by no means,I'm saying that had they not criticized Putin their penalty would not have been as stiff.Putin is not the kind of man to let a slight go and if he hadn't gotten them one way he would have gotten them another.They fed right into his hands with that stupid move and the beautiful thing for him is that this wouldn't cause much outrage in Russia;being what they did.
PlasticPole,I completely agree with you that they should never have done it in a church;a complete lack of respect,I'm not trying to justify what they did by no means,I'm saying that had they not criticized Putin their penalty would not have been as stiff.Putin is not the kind of man to let a slight go and if he hadn't gotten them one way he would have gotten them another.They fed right into his hands with that stupid move and the beautiful thing for him is that this wouldn't cause much outrage in Russia;being what they did.
p3undone
20 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
PlasticPole,this is what Putin was counting on,if they hadn't criticized Putin,their penalty would not have been as stiff.Have you read up on Putin any,It's not just western propaganda.Check out the amount of journalists that had been murdered during his first administration.The poisoning of Litvenenko.This has a lot to do with why his popularity started waning during his first term.
PlasticPole,this is what Putin was counting on,if they hadn't criticized Putin,their penalty would not have been as stiff.Have you read up on Putin any,It's not just western propaganda.Check out the amount of journalists that had been murdered during his first administration.The poisoning of Litvenenko.This has a lot to do with why his popularity started waning during his first term.
p3undone
20 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
teflcat,If they had broke into the church,then they would have had more serious charges I'm sure.They had the audacity to protest Putin and this is what that sentence was about.I agree with you that it was completely disrespectful to hold a concert like that in a church,but I don't think that they should have been jailed for it.It's scary to me that the church doesn't see the direction their country will be heading under Putin.It won't be favorable to them no doubt.
teflcat,If they had broke into the church,then they would have had more serious charges I'm sure.They had the audacity to protest Putin and this is what that sentence was about.I agree with you that it was completely disrespectful to hold a concert like that in a church,but I don't think that they should have been jailed for it.It's scary to me that the church doesn't see the direction their country will be heading under Putin.It won't be favorable to them no doubt.
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
Polonius3,Someone who sticks staunchly to the tenets of their faith are fundamentalists and there is nothing wrong in being so,but no one should try to make others adhere to their morality.Freedom of belief is just that;freedom of belief.That's not even the issue in this case,It's about who they offended,not so much what they did.
Polonius3,Someone who sticks staunchly to the tenets of their faith are fundamentalists and there is nothing wrong in being so,but no one should try to make others adhere to their morality.Freedom of belief is just that;freedom of belief.That's not even the issue in this case,It's about who they offended,not so much what they did.
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
Kondzior,you asked for a definition;I gave it.I'm not a liberal btw.The fundamentalists have every right to be offended by their behavior and they have a strong base in Russia.You can read anything you want into what I have said.We are talking legalities.I find their actions very disrespectful,but you'll never convince me that that is not a ridiculous sentence or that it's not motivated by who they have offended;namely Putin.
Kondzior,you asked for a definition;I gave it.I'm not a liberal btw.The fundamentalists have every right to be offended by their behavior and they have a strong base in Russia.You can read anything you want into what I have said.We are talking legalities.I find their actions very disrespectful,but you'll never convince me that that is not a ridiculous sentence or that it's not motivated by who they have offended;namely Putin.
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
Kondzior,a religious person can be flexible;where as fundamentalists are not and stick staunchly with their dogma.
Kondzior,a religious person can be flexible;where as fundamentalists are not and stick staunchly with their dogma.
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
Warsawski,they should have been asked to leave,As there is no blasphemy law in place and I don't see how they actually destroyed or defaced the building or incited a major riot,the sentence is too stiff.Russians have a lot of fundamentalists;so I'm not surprised that many would find the sentence fair,Putin seized the opportunity.
Warsawski,they should have been asked to leave,As there is no blasphemy law in place and I don't see how they actually destroyed or defaced the building or incited a major riot,the sentence is too stiff.Russians have a lot of fundamentalists;so I'm not surprised that many would find the sentence fair,Putin seized the opportunity.
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
Kondzior,we're talking legalities,if you go in any building and start destroying things or making hate fueled racial comments,then you go to jail.They sang out against Putin and they offended the fundamentalists.Things are different in the U.S. especially with the C.L.U.
Kondzior,we're talking legalities,if you go in any building and start destroying things or making hate fueled racial comments,then you go to jail.They sang out against Putin and they offended the fundamentalists.Things are different in the U.S. especially with the C.L.U.
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
Kondzior,I don't know where that is,but it's not in the states.It's different in the states..
Kondzior,I don't know where that is,but it's not in the states.It's different in the states..
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
Kondzior,the picture showed something on the street and the church wasn't even in the picture.I can tell you what would happen;they would go to jail, but by the same token,if they went into a mosque and started a concert decrying Obama because they didn't like his politics and were removed from the church,there would have been a big up cry,No one would have went to jail because a place of worship is open to all.I'm not condoning their behavior and I think it was very disrespectful,but being given a stiff sentence was for another reason altogether.
Kondzior,the picture showed something on the street and the church wasn't even in the picture.I can tell you what would happen;they would go to jail, but by the same token,if they went into a mosque and started a concert decrying Obama because they didn't like his politics and were removed from the church,there would have been a big up cry,No one would have went to jail because a place of worship is open to all.I'm not condoning their behavior and I think it was very disrespectful,but being given a stiff sentence was for another reason altogether.
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
I think it is because of what they said.What did they actually to to the building itself other than hold a concert.Did they incite violence in the church,it may have been a disturbance in the church,but it's not the same as yelling fire in a movie theater.they should have been removed from the church as soon as they started and that should have been it.They criticized the wrong person.
I think it is because of what they said.What did they actually to to the building itself other than hold a concert.Did they incite violence in the church,it may have been a disturbance in the church,but it's not the same as yelling fire in a movie theater.they should have been removed from the church as soon as they started and that should have been it.They criticized the wrong person.
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]
Legend,It's offensive,but I don't think it should be a criminal offense no matter who's religion they offended.Freedom of belief and freedom of expression should not be infringed upon.If the leaders in this country had had no restraints like Putin;you'd be surprised what they would be capable of,thank God we haven't reached that point yet.Human nature is human nature.Church and state should be separate in my opinion.They were removed and that should have been it.
Legend,It's offensive,but I don't think it should be a criminal offense no matter who's religion they offended.Freedom of belief and freedom of expression should not be infringed upon.If the leaders in this country had had no restraints like Putin;you'd be surprised what they would be capable of,thank God we haven't reached that point yet.Human nature is human nature.Church and state should be separate in my opinion.They were removed and that should have been it.
p3undone
19 Aug 2012
USA, Canada / Where could I go in Pittsburgh that has a high population of Polish-Americans? [39]
Polkatagalong,I lived in Fla for about a year;too hot for me.The city where I was born once had a large Population of Poles,this was in Lynn Ma.I'm not familiar with Pittsburgh,but it does get quite cold there as it does in Boston.I know that Chicago has a good number of Polish Americans as well as expats..
Polkatagalong,I lived in Fla for about a year;too hot for me.The city where I was born once had a large Population of Poles,this was in Lynn Ma.I'm not familiar with Pittsburgh,but it does get quite cold there as it does in Boston.I know that Chicago has a good number of Polish Americans as well as expats..