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

Mafketis, what nonsense! He doesn't give a jot about the working class in Poland. The guy is riding on a wave of snobbery and doesn't see the broader picture at all.

UK, Ireland / The secret Polish gay men in the U.K [133]

Well, you are clearly reading it in your own way ;) ;)

That's one thing I cannot and will not be is gay. The whole idea of sodomy is just weird for me.

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

I would say there is an element of shunning but the Poles can be a tight-knit nation. VERY when they want to be.

Life / To ex-pats living in Poland. Hanging around more with Poles or other expats? [20]

Football and boobs :) :) I'm listening :) I used to hang out more with expats but I spend most time with my wife now. Poles more now, I'd say :)

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

Yes, they do harp on about them. Even more than I do ;) ;) I learned to let go as they are just bits of paper.

They work some terrible jobs in the UK. Money is their sole motivator. Oh, how disappointed our great Lord Jesus would be ;) ;)

I know what he means about the 'new' Poland. Very well, actually. He is referring to the west of Poland becoming much richer and the east ever poorer. JK would redress that balance but Kommie will only exacerbate it. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

Frankly, it's all a nonsense and you are where you put yourself.

News / The chances for Warsaw to become capital of eventual Slavic confederation? [183]

They were pseudo-intellectuals, Crow. That was the problem!

Ireland? Because they've been through enough and, thankfully, the Good Friday Agreement is holding.

They were just romantic and misguided Slavs, Crowie

Let the people decide. Leaders blow with the wind.

Life / Car Crime in Poland [28]

Who's the native speaker here, boyo? ;) You feel vibes when you are chillin too :)

Nah, English is my first language and even one that I teach. You can trust the prof :)

Life / Car Crime in Poland [28]

Feelin the vibe is when you are chillin :) In the groove means it has created a rhythm which is what I wanted to say. Robin Da Hood of your car since 1845 :) :)

UK, Ireland / Not all is bad for Poles in Scotland! [167]

Let's see who hasn't read Arthur Herman's 'The Scottish Enlightenment' ;) It was an agreed condition in the preliminary discussions to the Union of the Parliament in 1707. England got a lot from that union so agreed that Scotland would get sth in return.

News / The chances for Warsaw to become capital of eventual Slavic confederation? [183]

Don't open that chapter again, Var. There has been enough strife to last a lifetime there.

Life / Car Crime in Poland [28]

Yeah, Robin da Hood of your motor :) (sorry, listening to a hip/hop song so am in the groove).

UK, Ireland / Not all is bad for Poles in Scotland! [167]

I see you don't do winks :( No lack of sun here :) Seriously, what was your point? Not all bad??

Life / POLISH YOUTH compared to the youth in other Western countries? [57]

Any religion can have puritanical elements and I associate it more with Catholicism than Protestantism.

Life / Car Crime in Poland [28]

Leaders in car crime since 1845 ;) ;) ;)

The German guy I met on my Baltic trip had a joke or two about this. About buying back your own car in Poland :) We had to have a laugh.

Love / Please Stop insult for polish girls [17]

It also gets to me too. I don't see most Polish girls in this way at all and I live in Poland. Yeah, they dress sexily but that has nothing to do with sluttiness. If you've got it, flaunt it! Yeah, quite a few Polish women are butterfaces but that also has nothing to do with sluttiness.

Besides, at what frequency is the line drawn between a girl who likes sex (a very normal activity) and a slut? Why even barge into other peoples' private lives anyway? What goes on behind closed doors, when normal and reasonable, should stay there.

News / The chances for Warsaw to become capital of eventual Slavic confederation? [183]

I think Varsovian is Grzegorz. Now that he is without his dog avatar, he can slip under the radar. His style is almost identical.

The same stupid opinions on various matters, it must be him. The only other person more irritating was that ugly mug, £ukasz (Prince etc).

The chances for Warsaw? Slim. Poland is firmly in the EU and likely sees ethnicity as a dividing force. Look what it did in Yugoslavia.

UK, Ireland / Not all is bad for Poles in Scotland! [167]

What a bloody cheek, Varsovian! Not all is bad for Poles in Scotland, what a stupid statement! Poles have been voluntarily taking up employment in Scotland for some time and appear to like what they are doing. Plus, the Scots are generally easy to get on with in the workplace. Back when I did my CELTA, the exchange rate was over 7 PLN to the pound. Some Poles were there and were telling me that they were doing jobs for only 1000 pounds a month. Still, that's over 7,000PLN which, esp 6 years ago, was a good deal.

Yes, there were the moody ones who were unfriendly but that's just their character and nothing to do with Scotland. If they don't like it, they know what they can do.

Not all is bad for Poles in Scotland, LOL, you are quite the joker, son!! Kindly take your dissatisfaction elsewhere. We don't want griping cnuts like you in Scotland.

News / The chances for Warsaw to become capital of eventual Slavic confederation? [183]

Wawel and Kraków are seemingly greater, Crow ;)

UK, Ireland / The secret Polish gay men in the U.K [133]

Ender, your profile says male so what's the deal? Find the key to the closet?

History / The Untold Battle of Britain [205]

What's a conspiracy theory, Bzibby? I'm not acquainted with that term.

Maybe I should switch to my cloud. Hey hey, you you, get off of ma cloud :)

I facilitate discussion and that's my job. I don't take strong sides unless sb offends either myself or my family.

Now, that untold battle? I wonder if Franek is around. He could tell an interesting tale. Listening to war tales is one thing, living them out is quite another :)

Life / POLISH YOUTH compared to the youth in other Western countries? [57]

Or child rearing ;) ;)

Life / POLISH YOUTH compared to the youth in other Western countries? [57]

Gotta love those 'string' family values ;) ;)

Polish youth are basically the same as any other. They just speak a different language.

Life / Talking over people in conversations; is it a Polish trait? [41]

Yes, I think you have :) I don't bother speaking when my mother-in-law speaks as she will just continue anyway. Monologues are for choice here ;)

History / The Untold Battle of Britain [205]

Sometimes I am and sometimes I am not :) :) Anyway, that is neither here nor there. I'm not an opinionated git like many I see here ;) ;)

Luftwaffe, LOL. What a whooping they took :)

UK, Ireland / The secret Polish gay men in the U.K [133]

Ender, show me one picture of me, taken in the last month, where I am chubby :) :)

Kto nie ma brzucha, kiepsko rucha :) :) I saw that on a t-shirt once :)

More gays coming out from between the cracks, I see.

UK, Ireland / The secret Polish gay men in the U.K [133]

Given that I'm not a closet Polish gay, not really, no! ;)

History / The Untold Battle of Britain [205]

It's all of what I said :) :)

News / The chances for Warsaw to become capital of eventual Slavic confederation? [183]

Slavic brethren coming out again ;) ;) Crow, Slavs were meant to disagree. It's in their natures. As long as a SC wasn't anything like the Coalition of the Willing, LOL

UK, Ireland / The secret Polish gay men in the U.K [133]

It must be that :) :)

Gay men just like my strong build. I have legs like a rugby player :) I've known 4 gay men in my time and they have all commented on my strong shape :)

History / The Untold Battle of Britain [205]

Dresden was a reprisal, BB. It was hardly going for the jugular.

When I come off that fence, the consequences are quite rough so I stay on it :)

Anyway, regressions abound. There are some excellent accounts of pilot bravado but also of desperation. Some Spitfire pilots went kamikaze and got caught out. Still, we had luck and skill on our side.