Law / Kaczyński doubts the Euro currency will survive [49]

The thing is, the bureaucrats will have the backing of many members of the public as they see the Euro as a convenient currency, negating the need for constant exchanges. There are plans to phase in the Emero but that is way down the line. Those who have an interest in its preservation and have the power to preserve it will do just that. I know what Kaczyński has in mind but I feel that the Euro is here to stay. It's part of the drive towards a more fuller form of economic integration and 'an ever closer union'.

News / Polish Mom claims daughter got pregnant from swimming in pool! [162]

Yeah, hygiene is so important. I always wipe the toilet seat before using it at work. Swimming pools are that bit harder as you have to open your mouth sometimes.

Love / How to seduce Polish girls: Tips and advice [118]

Some don't value it as much as others.

Love / How to seduce Polish girls: Tips and advice [118]

It simply means you and them are attracting specific types at specific places. In general, Polish girls aren't like that. They aren't simply drawn to the nearest young buck available.

Love / How to seduce Polish girls: Tips and advice [118]

Pillars of strength :) (or just pillars)

I wonder if there's a vodka equivalent of brewer's droop, LOL

News / Did you know that Polish army is the weakest in Central Europe?.. [150]

The 1 million invasion has already happened ;)

Love / How to seduce Polish girls: Tips and advice [118]

Then when he drinks too much, she becomes a kind of support for him :)

Humour tends to work :)

Love / How to seduce Polish girls: Tips and advice [118]

I really don't pick up on that at all, KP. I used to go out a fair bit and never saw Polish girls doing anything else other than letting go and having a good time. Very little flirting!

Love / How to seduce Polish girls: Tips and advice [118]

He is full of stories! Nika, the best way to seduce a Polish girl is.....?

Love / How to seduce Polish girls: Tips and advice [118]

Easiest? I really can't imagine that being true at all. Maybe abroad they loosen up but they dance for themselves here and tend to do things for themselves.

Travel / Poland from a Persian Tourist's Perspective [269]

Of that I have no doubt, jarnowa. Keep those Radio Maria mohair beret folk in the village where we can keep calling them wieśniaki ;) ;)

The same applies in most countries. Japanese villagers viewed me with suspicion but not so much as I look 'safe'.

Travel / Poland from a Persian Tourist's Perspective [269]

I get that impression about him, Darius. There is an ever widening gulf between the rich and the poor in Poland and this is exacerbated by Tusk. Maluchs are being replaced by swankier motors. Still, Poland is heavily reliant on credit.

Love / How to seduce Polish girls: Tips and advice [118]

And how does that tie in with seducing Polish women? There are many that are just not for seducing, likely attempting the impossible.

News / Polish Mom claims daughter got pregnant from swimming in pool! [162]

The pool was sectioned off for being overly fertile. They reduced the quantity the next day. One would have thought a bank a more likely place to get sperm.

Love / How to seduce Polish girls: Tips and advice [118]

Besides, I don't think many Polish girls would do that at all. KP, have you ever been to Poland? You have a very misguided and inaccurate view of Polish women.

Travel / Poland from a Persian Tourist's Perspective [269]

Jarnowa, you really come out with a lot of bull. Poles look just as negatively towards non-European foreigners as many other Western countries. Spain, Denmark and NI seem to come out as the most racist but Poland is certainly well up there.

History / Israeli wants to wipe Poland off the map! [198]

True, the realisation must come to more people. The UN needs to get much tougher on them and the current Korean head would indeed like to be so but he is under pressure. They are just rude as a government.

History / Israeli wants to wipe Poland off the map! [198]

That's true enough! They feel that insecure. Still, hacking out at others isn't the way.

UK, Ireland / The Daily Mail - coverage of the Polish people [161]

Good commentary, Magda. I find it hard to believe that MOPS couldn't provide an effective service for them here and give them the basics. When people have their physiological needs fulfilled, they can do so much more after that. Maslow's Theory :)

They just don't appear to be a priority and that's sad.

UK, Ireland / The Daily Mail - coverage of the Polish people [161]

Well, quite a few live in tents now. They can't afford basic supplies and have to live in abject poverty and squalor. It really says sth of how the Polish government protects its most vulnerable.

News / Polish Mom claims daughter got pregnant from swimming in pool! [162]

I don't know what was swimming more, the sperm or the daughter! It's a funny tail ;)

History / Israeli wants to wipe Poland off the map! [198]


news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8582518.stm, wants to wipe Poland off the map? Not if we strip them of their nukes and passports :)

News / Is Poland the only high minded country of Cental and Eastern European countries? [41]

Everybody here IS aware of it :) Poland has some high-minded people, whatever that means ;) ;) ;)

News / Is Poland the only high minded country of Cental and Eastern European countries? [41]

That's true, I can't disagree with that :)

News / Is Poland the only high minded country of Cental and Eastern European countries? [41]

I was talking to one of my medical students today. She is a lovely girl and highly perceptive. She was formerly a Catholic but has renounced her faith in favour of atheism. We talked about many things, not least about how morality is going astray in the youth of Poland today. We also felt it that those who wanted to be moral often go too far and become prudish and overly sensitive about such issues. She also told me about a confession of hers through a priest and how the priest told her 5 friends the same thing. It's in her nature to question, like mine. I cannot give money to an institution like the church. Jesus was crucified and imputed God's Grace into us, not this holier-than-thou infusion that we see too often.

News / Is Poland the only high minded country of Cental and Eastern European countries? [41]

Exactly, native speakers (myself included) just don't get the drift of this word on both sides of the pond. It's a bit like the word earnest, not always so clear.

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

Seanny has a point, joe. Many Jews were turned back into the line of fire, they were not saved. Those boats destined for Israeli shores often reversed course. Joe is right, however, to point out the complexities and apparent lunacy. Prescott Bush, supported by Zionists, pumped money into Hitler's coffers. This is documented fact! There is a growing schism between Judaist Rabbis and Zionists. I could post many links but you can take my word for it.

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

Although I don't buy into the conspiracy theories/research of David Irving, I believe that numbers were exagerrated and blown out of all proportion. Also, the inculcating of the anti-Semitic label has really worked a treat for Jews.

Hitler disliked the immense potential of the Jewish people. Any dissenters could come from within their ranks and he was determined to eliminate that possibility.

Travel / Poland from a Persian Tourist's Perspective [269]

Back to the thread. Poland must appear so free for an Iranian. There simply is no comparison. I like some of what Ahmedinejad says and he is a smart man but he's wily/sly like a fox. He operates an oppressive regime and Tusk, though unspectacular, wouldn't go down that road. He didn't huff and puff like a schoolchild when he was constantly vetoed. I get the impression that there is constant wrangling between Ahmedinejad and the Supreme Leader of Iran. Yes, Poland has poverty but there are deep-seated reasons for that and lack of subsidisation by the state is a major cause.

News / Is Poland the only high minded country of Cental and Eastern European countries? [41]

Well, I have always had good experiences there but I have heard plenty of horror stories, largely of misappropriation of goods which is a heinous breach of trust.