News / Russian air traffic controllers ignored communication protocol of Polish pilots? [194]


Maybe they are people wanting to show their respect, no matter what their political background ... ? Hell, if I'd been in Wwa, I would have done the same thing. Does that make me a hypocrite ... ? Jee, you judge people quickly, don't you? And it is either black or white for you.

News / Russian air traffic controllers ignored communication protocol of Polish pilots? [194]


So everyone who didn't agree with K's political ideas and are now united in mourning are hypocrites?! Wow ... ! Then Poland is suddenly full of them. Don't you think your statement is a little oversimplified?

History / Why did Hitler kill so many Jews in Poland? [261]


As someone who lives in the NL, I can second what M-G is saying. Although Wilders' party won in two cities, his party doesn't really seem to be interested to look for a coalition to form a city council.


The same goes for a lot of Polish people living in the Netherlands, not that they are Jewish, but they don't accept the country in which they live, they stay seperate and keep their own traditions. And they don't learn the language either (since most of the Dutch speak English and German anyway, so why should they bother).

Travel / Driving to Poland from England - any tips? [264]


Take a plane ... GBP 243 for you and your family return ticket with Wizzair from for example Luton to Katowice, then rent a car with for example express.pl for 18 or 25 E a day with free mileage. No hassle with your own car and probably all in all cheaper as well. You can even rent a local satnav.

Don't forget, you'll be using about 350 litres of fuel if driving from London (GBP1,20 in UK, E1,48 in B, E1,58 in NL and E1,40 in D), so it's actually a lot cheaper. And with the harsh winter we've had throughout Europe, you can expect hundreds of potholes (okay, not on the motorway) which can seriously damage your car.

Travel / Why some travelers hate Poland? [45]

Come on ... she's just a nutter.

"... anyone who drove by in those days" - in what? Their cars?
"... there are people living all around the camp ... " - So?
"... and there was even a person walking their dog right outside the fence of the camp." - Well, this person had the decency not to walk the dog inside the camp.

And she generalizes everything. She had one bad experience with a little boy, a Polish-Jewish girl told her something and suddenly the whole of Poland sux. It seems to me she is not an example of the brightest person on the block.

History / Lord Conway's rule and Poland in 1772 [35]

No, Jeden ... that's true! We will never understand this loyalty to the Nazi's. Seems to me that you shot yourself in the foot, didn't you :D?

Polonia / What About The Poles In The Netherlands? [102]

M-G, try the Betuwe (for the non-Dutch, the fruit region in the middle of the Netherlands) and the provinces of North-Brabant (agriculture) and Limburg (building, with great access to Germany).

As for myself, I live in Geldermalsen (in the heart of the Betuwe) and I can practise my Polish in the local Lidl and Aldi :). Of course there are a lot of Polish people working in fruit picking, but we also have a substantial number of self-employed builders and quite a lot of lorry drivers.

Even the owner of our local off-licence is learning Polish so she can communicate with her customers more easily. And she is selling Polish beer and other alcohol as well :D.