UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]


Almost certainly a Baltic Russian with a name like that.

Love / Living with a Polish man, but he has a drinking problem? [60]


Well no, any man who wastes good soup by spilling it over himself rather than eating it first (or at least putting it down) is bound to be a tad foolish.

Love / Polish Wedding Blessing [16]

Warsaw can hardly be held up as an example of urbane dwellers :p

I always thought that some Polish weddings were very sad in this respect - people feel obliged (or are pressured) into inviting lots of obscure family members, but then have very few friends there. Not every wedding is like that, of course (and mine certainly wasn't) - but still.

Love / Living with a Polish man, but he has a drinking problem? [60]


The amusing part is that he covered himself in soup after belting the kid. Wouldn't it have made more sense to throw the soup at the kid?

Love / Polish Wedding Blessing [16]


They however do exist - village traditions tend to involve inviting absolutely everyone who can be considered "family", even if you haven't got a clue who they are or what they do.


Indeed. I can't imagine the horror of a wedding where endless drunk uncles were involved.

I've seen one wedding where the groom's family were getting stuck straight into the booze as soon as they got to the reception - it was a disgusting sight. It's fine if you're 20 something, but to see a bunch of old blokes throw back vodka like there was no tomorrow was just...eh.

Love / Polish Wedding Blessing [16]


Ah, but at least the guests participate in the (other) dreadful tradition of handing over stacks of cash :p if it was me, I'd be giving them bottles of rat poison or something...

What was interesting - I saw a wedding in Ukraine, in a village close to the Polish border, and it was pretty much identical.

Real Estate / Good places to live in Krakow [20]


Higher. More like 38%.

Love / Polish Wedding Blessing [16]

A village tradition through and through - anyone doing it in cities nowadays is quite clearly of village stock.


Maybe it's just me, but I don't see the humour in having to give people vodka. It sounds dreadful...

Genealogy / What ethnicity would you say a person would be if someone came from kresy Poland [41]

Hahaha. :)

It's pretty obvious he's never been here, otherwise he'd know that the talk of "Slavic" is just utter crap. No-one in Poland cares less about being Slavic, unless it's to mock German women with.

History / Lwów, Wilno ... kresy - Poland have lost enormoust part of our heritage... [389]


Honestly, stop it. You're just trolling needlessly.

Life / Can most people in Poland speak Russian? [43]


Not quite. In the cities - yes. But in rural areas? In those areas, they tended to keep Russian because - frequently - it was difficult/impossible to find good other language teachers. Hence - the knowledge among the mid 20's isn't as poor as you might think it to be.


It probably is - it would be incredibly difficult to find a good foreign language teacher there (especially as in the early 90's - anyone with language skills would go make their fortune rather than staying in a rural area) - and so Russian was kept. No bad thing, really - I know at least two cases where children who have been pathetic at English have turned out to be quite good in Russian.

History / A 1999 Document, "Warning to the Polish Nation" [9]

Why don't you use your real username, "alexmac"?

Genealogy / What ethnicity would you say a person would be if someone came from kresy Poland [41]


Culture that the Poles did their best to destroy during the II RP, yes.


Most of that list are products of either the Austrian or the Communist systems.

Sorry, but while I can accept Lwów to have been a great city during the II RP and before, it doesn't change the fact that the vast majority of Kresy was and is to this day an utter dump.

Life / Can most people in Poland speak Russian? [43]

More than you think - there's plenty of people in their mid 20's without Communist baggage who learnt Russian in school and who are capable of using it.

UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]


That's because the UK is made up of several different nations. A bit of inter-community strife is to be expected in such a system.


Like yourself and other "defenders", I suppose.

Do you honestly think that if someone was "anti-Polish", they would stay here?

MediaWatch has a tin foil hat going spare, I hear...

Life / The major religion of Poland? [33]

Actually - if they were assimilated, then they would be seen first and foremost as Polish, not Jewish. The two aren't incompatible, but the primary identity would be Polish.


It's a whole other thread, but there's certainly something about Catholicism that lends itself to rampant nationalist fever. The Utashe knew a thing or two about that...

Life / Can most people in Poland speak Russian? [43]


You live thousands of miles away, so of course you don't see much difference.

UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]


In which country can you vote if you aren't a citizen?

(incidentally, EU citizens have the right to vote in local and European elections)


Actually, it's easier here.

Whether it's worth claiming is another question.

Work / How to find a job in Poznań? I have Msc in management and speak English/Hungarian/French [9]


Try the Easyjet call centre - arvato.pl/praca_aplikacja.aspx

Speaking English and Hungarian should get you a job there no problem - it's not a great place to work, but it's a good place to start off.


Give me a shout when you move here and I'll introduce you to a lot of friendly people, including our pet Hungarian here ;)

Life / Can most people in Poland speak Russian? [43]


It's still very common in rural schools for Russian to be a main language - I know at least three different schools where they're teaching Russian alongside English and not German/Spanish/French.

History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]


Where's your post condemning the RCC for similar behaviour?

History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]


No, it's exactly what anyone with half a brain would say. Investing in children (the future of Poland) or a bunch of fat, spoiled old men with no interests other than buying yet more expensive dresses for themselves? Come on!


Why not - I'm all for religions being equally treated. The RCC has robbed Poland, now it's the Jewish turn.

History / Would you classify the Poland's Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? [221]


That's a bit of a bold statement, especially considering that the pre-war authorities had suppressed support for Communism through some highly dubious means, and that the whole idea did enjoy quite a bit of support in Europe.

It's quite possible that even without the USSR actually playing a role, Poland would have gone Communist after WW2.

History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]


When you live here and see schoolchildren being kicked out of their school, or people going cold and hungry in dismal social housing in order to provide an institution operated by fat, spoiled, wealthy old men with even more cash - you do tend to oppose such things.

History / Would you classify the Poland's Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? [221]

Almost certainly. Those damned Jewish-Russians!

Interestingly, the USA recognised the "new" Polish state as early as 6th July 1945.

Also interestingly - if we want to talk about legitimacy - the 1935 Constitution of Poland was in violation of the 1921 one, while the 1944 July Manifesto, the 1947 Small Constitution and the 1952 PRL Constitution were lawful in respect to the previous one.

And people still want to talk about legitimacy?

History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]

Sorry, but when it comes to the education of children, this is far more important than paying a bunch of fat spoiled old men.

If you honestly think that the RCC's needs are greater than our children's needs - then...

History / Would you classify the Poland's Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? [221]


But we can't - because the historical facts suggest otherwise. If it was an occupation, why was the PRL recognised as the legitimate Polish state?

History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]


You really are in some sort of hyper denial, aren't you?


Thanks :) The case is an utter disgrace - and the same story has been repeated throughout Poland. The utter robbery by the RCC, almost as soon as the system changed is going to be a scandal in years to come. Let's not mention how nuns were working with ex-SB members to steal more, as well.

As is this one - link only in Polish, I'm afraid

poznan.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/galeria/924755,sad-wyrok-w-sprawie-terenow-nad-malta-uchylony,id,t.html

History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]


The case of the high school in Poznan and the case of the premium land next to Lake Malta in Poznan. Two excellent examples of where the greed of the RCC has hurt Poland.

News / Wisława Szymborska died. [30]


Are you sure you're Polish?