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Ironside   
21 Feb 2010
Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]

As I'm saying put them all against a wall and use AK-47, God will recognize His own!

something should be done but many are in foreign country's and the pressure is down, EU was good for the fekkers for sure!
Ironside   
21 Feb 2010
Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]

Buy now the new See and Say Ironside.

are you using one yourself ? doubt it !

Poles develop new skills for any future return and lower their unemployment rate at home base in so doing.

If they come back!
If they develop new skills which can be used in Poland.
Who is going to pay for older generation when **** hits the fan and real state of Polish economy will be exposed with all bad management and international credits - I can see that revel :(
Ironside   
21 Feb 2010
Work / Why is Polish workmanship so bad? [52]

A few reason actually :
for one -

I guess it depends on the needs of the customers. The price vs. quality balance definately seems to be tipped towards price here...

I would say that most of the people earning so little they will always take chances going for lower prices.
for two - there used to be guilds for different crafts, there isn't anymore so anyone can claim to be .............(put right word here).

for last point -

there nothing you you as a customer can really do about bad workmanship, no pay and kick his ass is only real option here and doesn't happened often obviously.

Do tell, what has capitalism (or any other system) got to do with doing a job thoroughly?

At your service ......
if you are say plummer and you are doing your job thoroughly you are being paid the same money as some of your colleges who can't be arsed to do job properly, they rush over the list of custumers in hurry becose they have allready prived clients and real many to be made.

So they have a money, sometimes they are being promoted if giving lip service to the socialism and the Party, they have a car and all the little thing making the life better.

And they call you sucker, wife call you looser and children are asking but mr X is plummer as well and he got ................!
Somebody had to have a great moral integrity to not become like others.
That what system have to do with crating such moral atmosphere in which such things as stated in the OP post become possible and common enough.

Is that answer your question jonni?

Whatever happened to personal pride and self-respect?
Has that left the Polish worker as well?

for Polish workers - anyway majority of them - personal pride and self-respect have nothing to do with doing onces job properly but with making success = money.
Ironside   
21 Feb 2010
Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]

Sorry to burst your bubble but if you reread above posts, you will notice that I wasn't the only one who did come up with idea to compare those country's.

When you talk about Polish culture you compare it to US one without even saying it !
So, its natural that Poles do the same!
Good night I sleeppppp
Ironside   
21 Feb 2010
Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]

but all those things I listed as problems in Poland are not major problems in the US

well, USA get other problems and I dare to say that Poland's problems are easer to overcome than America problems.
Ironside   
21 Feb 2010
Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]

I mean that they have been able to find work abroad and make a better life for themselves. This was my main focus.

well, I don't think that Poland's national interest was served best by people moving abroad.

What generalisations was she making, Ironside?

"his builds up a reputation for you as a people and frankly it's not the greatest. If you want a better international reputation then stop with the bragging and nonsense. The "stupid" reputation of Poles comes from the stubborn unwillingness to do more than the bare minimum or admit fault. If Poles don't know something they will lie or blow it off rather than admit it and find out or fix it....people don't like this.

I can go on for hours with fellow expats about the "Polish way" and we often have each other in stitches because there is so much that is "different" in Poland and it's rarely "better"."- I think above half-rant is hardly fair nor just!

You cannot pretend the bad parts don't exist

I don't but bad parts exist everywhere, did you heard about an American who had problems with tax institution and he had a plane ?

I mean that your problems in Poland are overwhelming for you because you are not used to deal with them.

. Many Poles just don't like to hear it but you admitted it yourself. She lost money and that's hardly fair given that, on the face of it, she didn't create the problems.

Its no fair, and it shouldn't have happened but it did, but it doesn't give anybody right to judge all people of the nation.

Sure some people get defensive when criticism is uttered by a foreigner in a blunt manner but most were just trying to make excuses not due to unwillingness to face it but rather because of embarrassment.

I'm not making any excuses, **** happens and there is nothing I can do about it,.... yet!

I think many people in Poland don't seem to realise how accessible their bureaucracy actually is, compared to the system in the UK

well, maybe but still there is a lot of useless and pointless hassle.
There is saying that one should always compare to the best!
Ironside   
20 Feb 2010
Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]

that Poland has benefitted from the EU

What do you mean?

I tried to go at them

Listen, you didn't like it, fair enough.
Poland is hard place to live even for the natives, I would say that even more than for foreigners!
Administration and law is a joke, people in the offices have a wrong attitude, and so ....there is for a reason and don't give me that excuse for an argument - that Poland is not communist for 20 years.

Saying all that I must add that your generalizations are just that, crappy and unfair generalizations. People are just people and in any given country you can find full spectrum of all human characters and behaviors.

So, I would appreciate very much if you withhold those useless generalizations and concentrate on real issues.
Ironside   
18 Feb 2010
History / "Poland's Concentration Camp" ?? [570]

I think he is a closet Hitler supporter.

Maybe , nevertheless I think that he thick ignorant with delusion of grandeur.
Ironside   
16 Feb 2010
Language / have a sip - Chcesz łyka? [56]

eah hurl insults, that's you can do the best

What insults ? its obvious that you're thick:)

well, maybe crude ....or kiddo ?
Ironside   
16 Feb 2010
Language / have a sip - Chcesz łyka? [56]

yeah

yeah you are thick, buster!

What your problem with Seanus are you jealous ?
Ironside   
15 Feb 2010
UK, Ireland / Brits to protest against foreigners in the workforce, including Poles. [289]

I don't like second-guessing people, Ironside, but I think his intentions were good. He just wanted to say that the same will happen given incentives to return.

Well, I would like him to make clear...if he can't be bothered, I will take a word of his spokesman regarding his intentions:)
Ironside   
12 Feb 2010
Life / You are Polish if... [433]

If you are on LOT or any other flight and think its funny that the Pilot could be drunk

well, it is funny ...
Ironside   
12 Feb 2010
UK, Ireland / Born in Poland, living in the uK. Applying for Visa to the USA. [10]

Hi there.

well, stop dreaming and finish your study in UK or Poland and then you can apply for migration visa to USA or try your lack in the green card lottery.

Otherwise just forget it! Being illegal alien in USA make you nobody and fair play for any scum which happens to cross your path!
Ask krysia if you don't believe me!

Whats about Australia, Canada or New Zealand ?

ho in turn blame America for not abolishing the visa.

will you change a tune, please?

I am curious why of all places the U.S. You do realize that we are all fat, stupid, gun wielding, racist, homophobic, bible-thumpers right?

Shut up your dumb mouth, fatso! hey! you don;t have a gun, do you ? Mr Smart-Slim :D
Why did you tell him, that he'll be welcome?
Ironside   
10 Feb 2010
Love / Polish girlfriend going back to Poland if I dont buy engagment ring [85]

bought engagment ring for my polish girlfriend she says it too cheap

my advice:
If ring is really expensive, sent it to me ...
if is cheap, well, can you afford broadband to pester us about your problems (real or not) nobody care about....now go back to school for a spelling lessons !
Ironside   
10 Feb 2010
News / Man from Poland charged over harassing actress Keira Knightley [14]

I dont

I mean that he took personally her professionally seductive performances hence silly man :)

Do you believe that because she is in the profession she is in, people have the right to approach her whenever they like?

What do you mean by "the right" ?
I mean that she should be aware of that possibility and most likely is, hence here reaction - thats all!
Ironside   
9 Feb 2010
News / Man from Poland charged over harassing actress Keira Knightley [14]

Maybe he tried to invade her personal space!

thats all? maybe court will try to judge him....

silly man, In her case but its a danger of the job, mass media are set to seduce, when one is successful there is always possibility that someone out there will take it personally.
Ironside   
9 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

Poles should know exactly why they weren't included, and all their neighbors were.

Yes, I want to know!

Ultimately, America has got everything out of Poland that she wanted.

Indeed !

Regarding a shot at the American dream, the Polish government has no problem with a million of its citizens heading to the UK, so I don't think that was an issue.

Quite right!

the refusal rate as well as the over stay rate make up the criteria for the VWP. i'd just like to see the numbers, that's all.

I would like it very much!
And lack of such statistics and numbers make me suspicious:)
Its a nice summary of what I was saying all along and had to fight with many fool's and accusations of hate or anti-Americanism or had to repeat all over again my arguments and questions.

I hope that you can understand now my position and my arguments and concentrate on the issue not on trivia - my temper:)
Ironside   
8 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

it's so logical and obvious that it doesn't need any proof, don't you think?

No really, my dear opponent I'm not taking your word for it, nor anybody else.
My opposition to this logical and easy equation that connect number of people overstaying their visas and requirement to have said visa for Polish citizens is also logical.

There is question I would like to have answered:
Why citizens of the others East Europeans country's enjoy visa free privilege to travel to USA? Such as Lithuania, Hungary etc. - given here only as an example!

I would like you to treat my doubts seriously and not to answer me that citizen's of said country's didn't overstayed their visas because I refuse to believe it!

You know nothing, it's funny.

Dear Sir
Thank you for your words of infinite wisdom and authority!
I learned about errors of my way's.
Hereby I humbly thank You from a bottom of my heart, O Great One!
sincerely yours
Know Nothing Junior
Ironside   
7 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

Did you mean black when you said back?

of course I mean black ( dyslexia )

If many foreigners from one country cause the same trouble in the US, our government doesn't have any other choice but to be strict about releasing visas to people from this country. This is how it works.

Do you know or do you guess ?
Its logical I say but pry tell is there any statistics ?

As long as there no official statistic of the nationalities which overstay their visas its stalemate - issue cannot be proved one way or the other!

well?