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Speaks Polish?: Enough to avoid the inlaws... ;)
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Ashleys mind   
22 May 2011
UK, Ireland / Are Poles in UK really that big of a deal? [112]

No offence but most Brits are not not intelligent enough to distinguish between Poles and non Poles,

Que?

I get the feeling that many Brits are starting to use a shorthand for all East European migrants and calling them Poles.

And who really gives a sh1t? Aren't we all referred to as ''Aussies'' by outsiders even though we are all to varying degrees, something else?

And aren't you kind of contradicting your last statement?

It's also a fact that Poles are 4 times less likely to commit a crime than the natives

That's due to circumstance, nothing more. Try again.
Ashleys mind   
8 May 2011
Life / Uptight Poles [262]

not only that. Some of them are so critical as well. I find it quite annoying.

No irony in that sentence... :P

Maybe it's the place you live...? You've outgrown it?
Ashleys mind   
8 May 2011
News / 2011 Netherlands discuss Polish deportation plan [118]

Perhaps they are the group seen to represent the biggest threat to workers in Holland today... because at this point we are still talking about working migrants from another part of Europe... not first or second generation immigrants from Suriname or Morocco or wherever where the backlash upon their arrival is well and truly past its sell by date. They have integrated... The stats are still being compiled on the new comers...

It is the racist bandwagon that this argument is based on, but it is also that old colonial rhetoric... *we* don't want *them* because they are a threat to us...

What does it mean to be European anyway...? When times are good... everything. When times aren't so good... the divisions start creeping in.
Ashleys mind   
7 May 2011
News / 2011 Netherlands discuss Polish deportation plan [118]

Slavs have been far too kind to your Rat Bastard Western Europeans.

We feel your pain...

(in the ass...)

Russia too I mean Russia saved England from Napoleon & Liberated France & The Russian soldiers were kind enough to walk back to Russia.

Yeah, but don't forget about the Romans... I mean they liberated half of Europe from bad wine! :P

Western Europeans are Rats!

In a funny way, yes they are!

Not like those fastidious Slavs... ;)
Ashleys mind   
7 May 2011
News / 2011 Netherlands discuss Polish deportation plan [118]

It's good to see all of Europe's getting on as one niice big family... :S

That's what happens when these things are set up under the feigned premise of peace, when in fact it is set up for the purposes of competition...

Well... you got it!

Let's all flood Poland's labour market shall we..?
Ashleys mind   
7 May 2011
News / 2011 Netherlands discuss Polish deportation plan [118]

I guess times are getting desperate... I mean these countries still have sovereignty don't they...?

It's all about capacity... and at a guess I would say that's diminishing...
Ashleys mind   
7 May 2011
Love / Hot Polish girls in clubs - why don't they dance/talk with the most attractive men only? [148]

Yesterday i witnessed again this strange phenomenon: very hot girls that could get any guy yet choose below average looking guys to talk/dance with.

I think you be underestimating hot women...

All women...

Actually, all people...

Come to think about it, human kind!

There are no answers to your silly questions... Stop doing your research on human behaviour in bars...

(Do your friends entertain your silly notions...?)
Ashleys mind   
26 Apr 2011
Love / POLISH GIRLS... wake up and prove you are respectable.... [135]

And...? All I'm saying is that it'd be good to see them in thongs too occasionally... ;)

Plz, these generalizations are getting crazy.

*Getting*...?

What are you going to do... Stop human nature?

Sex is one of those great things you *can* generalize about... ;)

(Btw... they give us passports you know...) ;)
Ashleys mind   
16 Apr 2011
Australia / Where to stay and what to see in areas of Ayers Rock, Darwin, Cairns ? [4]

Sounds like a good trip. Unfortunately never having been to those places (Cairns, Darwin or Uluru) I can't offer much insight into agents that specialize in these destinations. But I'm sure you'll find something online or in Szczecin? There's plenty to see and do all up and down the QLD coast, and I'd personally recommend Fraser Island if you find yourself down that way...

Are you after anything in particular, or just accommodation packages? If you have the time, I'd venture into Kakadu in the top end... or the Kimberleys in WA if you want the rugged Ozzie outback. kimberleyaustralia.com

Again.. you need the time!

I'm sure you'll enjoy Sydney and know you'll like Melbourne and Tasmania too (the beer is the best!) ;) And a hike up Mount Kosciuszko will do your Polish soul proud as well... :)

October is a great time to be coming over... variability in the weather but not too hot (in some parts!)

Good luck.
Ashleys mind   
14 Apr 2011
Australia / Secret gems (Good places to have a beer) in Melbourne Australia [20]

Yeah, but what makes a local a local? I mean, if you live there you're a local, right?

Not nezazarily... I live here, but I'm not a local... yet.

Try purple, blue or pink hair, colourful clothing, piercings, and butterfly tattoos! (Or someone who's wearing All Stars!)

Ok, well what about drab overstretched cardigans, drainpipe jeans and army boots...?

Haha! (I should've seen that one coming!) Hmm.. Bermuda shorts and Birkenstocks anyone?

Nice one! Add to that the old Panama hat and Kaftan you can't go wrong!

Well, I'm just operating on sheer intuïtion here, but I really don't think you could ever go wrong with a name like The Drunken Poet!

Absoloodles.

Looks like someone will have to learn some Dutch!

We are your willing recipients...

maak je borst maar nat

Sweat does maketh the man... :S

well, you will love e-55 or hells kitchen.

That all sounds great. There's also a Jazz fest on soon and a wicked sounding Record store music festival on this Saturday...
I will go out armed with your list next time I'm in town... (and show off a little to my friends...) ;) It's just a little difficult to get to from here, but I'll have more time in a couple of weeks. :)

I generally listen to local radio, so I'm kept up to speed that way with goings on...

Thanks for the links Sobieski... hopefully I'll be part of the *scene* fairly soon...

:)
Ashleys mind   
13 Apr 2011
Australia / Secret gems (Good places to have a beer) in Melbourne Australia [20]

Well I'll know *locals* go there by the simple fact that I've *asked* a local about the place...?

By the same token, how do you identify a creative person? ;)

Hey, how could I ever forget about skirts?

Well sometimes I like to visit the pants of a city too! :P As well as the V-neck shirts and silly socks!

Well, I *obviously* can't tell you much about Melbourne, but I *can* bump your thread and hope you'll get some more answers!

Could have fooled me... I want to heed the advice of those who are more knowledgeable than me... and then add to their impressions with what I've learned.

(And my weekends are only so long!)

Who knows.. I think we're all dying to hear about his funny barsongs?

Well I think they'll be a heady mixture of Jimmy Barnes and Pan Tadeusz! ;)

Note to self: She's just playing hard to get.

And she's getting hard to play. ;)
Ashleys mind   
13 Apr 2011
Australia / Secret gems (Good places to have a beer) in Melbourne Australia [20]

How about pretending to be Ms. Happy Go Lucky for a while?

You have a point... but it's always nice just hanging where the locals hang? I've traveled all over so I like the idea of discovery as well. And generally University districts or artistic communities is where I do my bidding... and the outskirts.. never forget the outskirts!

Just wanted a heads up, and to find those *quintessential* Melbourne bars. They can be pretty well hidden! I'd totally understand if someone asked me the same about Sydney.

And who knows... I might bump into a drunken Sobieski! :P Keep 'em coming!

So who's the lucky bastard? (I think I'm tempted to steal you from this guy!)

Not a chance!

:P
Ashleys mind   
12 Apr 2011
Australia / Secret gems (Good places to have a beer) in Melbourne Australia [20]

you've moved to broady? for serious? oh my gawd (said in best ethnic northern suburbs accent).

It has it's own unique Northern charm... it will either rub off on me or I'll rub off on it. (But living 5 minutes from work is the real draw card.)

there is also e-55 on elizabeth st, good beer on tap, couches and laid back.

Yep. Sounds good after a hard days work. :)

im probably alot older than your good self young lady.

Probably. ;)

already found a man?

Let's just say I need a man as much as I have a man... does that makes any sense?

hahaha...may have to try that one.

Yeah, just don't start leaving large heart-shaped cut-outs in the classifieds... :S

Lodz..

Australia *is* a separate continent. Not part of Asia geographically or otherwise. Part of Australasia as far as an eco-political entity is concerned though...

7. Australia - this one always confuses me.

Don't worry, we stand alone in doing that to a lot of people. :S

But really I think Australia *is* a clear example of a continental landmass... purely because it *is* a major land mass (How does 7686850 sq km sound?), and simply because it *does* stand alone as a ''large, continuous, discrete mass of land, separated by an expanse of water..."

I assume all continents have to adhere to some definition, but this seems to change relative to their relationship with other land masses they are adjacent to... which is why there are differing numbers of continents according to which definition you use...

There is some overlap with major tectonic boundaries though.. But the confusion is when Continental ''boundaries'' *aren't* incident with these tectonic boundaries... then it can become a little arbitrary as to where Continents stop and new ones begin... such as the case with Europe, The British Isles and ''Eurasia''...

So in this case, I can throw the question right back to you and ask:
Is Europe in "Asia" or is it a separate continent?

Aren't *you* in fact living in Eurasia?

;)
Ashleys mind   
7 Apr 2011
Australia / Secret gems (Good places to have a beer) in Melbourne Australia [20]

docklands hardly the slums, posh some may say.

I decided to shorten the commuting distance to Broady, by, well, moving to Broady. :S

pour the jokes on broady...just dont go looking for any ham.

I've switched to Lamb.

Follow the smoke haze, got it. :)

who you going with?

I'll tell you when you're older... ;)

id suggest catching up but not sure how i explain to my gf that im meeting up with a woman from the internerd.

Don't be silly. You can tell her you found me in a magazine article. :P
Ashleys mind   
6 Apr 2011
Travel / Pics of Warsaw by the Guardian's David Levene [107]

What would you like to know...? I think that after 1000 posts (Yes I know I know, thank you, it's been a pleasure) I've fairly well expressed my personal views on a lot of things.

I just don't see why you're all strung out about some photos... personally. ;)

I don't mind you being personal, I just mind you ruining it for everyone else. But don't worry, you'll catch on... :)

Oh that, and I'm going to bed. Good night moaner. :)
Ashleys mind   
6 Apr 2011
Travel / Pics of Warsaw by the Guardian's David Levene [107]

Where did I ever say I wanted to see ANY extremes? All the while I've been clamouring for a balanced view.

Ok, so you want more focus on the less candid aspects of Warsaw? But we want to see people up close don't we? People interacting with their surrounds... Maybe that's what makes this awkward.

In a former lifetime I even used to hate the city.

Hmmm.

I'm just curious why Levene shows us wide-angled shots of Praga and Ursynów while carefully cropping most of his central Warsaw and Old Town pictures...

To expose something more intimate?

To avoid overt sensationalism?

To give more clarity to the subject...?

I haven't lived in Warsaw for a long time... I just pass through. I kinda actually like the place now though ;-)

It's hard to know who's qualified to give the more balanced, less tainted view of a place... the resident or the visitor?

No comments , you don`t understand completely anything I have just said in my previous posts

No, I get it... you're grumbling...

Check out this thread for some pictures, lots of them , no need for mine .

So what's the problem? If other images *can* speak on behalf of your preferred impression of the city, then be happy. If they do not exist, make them up. :)
Ashleys mind   
6 Apr 2011
Travel / Pics of Warsaw by the Guardian's David Levene [107]

Ironically, your examples only serve to underscore what I had written earlier. Think about it ;-)

Not really... I think you'll find it points out the necessity to take a balanced view of whatever *extremes* are being presented to you... identifying *all* the main themes for characterisation of a place.

But it is true that a place has to be represented by its contrasts as well as its banalities... and finding these in some cities can be harder than others. I think he did a good job.

Though what people *are* usually interested in are the contrasts.. the extremes. Which if these photos are anything to go by project no major worrying trends for your capital city.

It seems *you* want the extremes but only if they serve *your* idealistic view of Warsaw...
Show me *your* Warsaw...
He is simply showing you his.

Maybe you are *feeling* these pictures a little too much?
Ashleys mind   
6 Apr 2011
Travel / Pics of Warsaw by the Guardian's David Levene [107]

It's like this..

There are two versions of the truth.

happy Indian slums..

:)

Not so happy Indian slums..

What slums?

Two sides of every story.. ;)

What are you going to do? Change the picture or change the reality it captures...?

(And by the way... no-one ever goes to India for their holidays...) ;)