News / 10,000 ISRAELIS READY TO CLAIM FOR POLISH CITIZENSHIP AND POLISH LAND! [628]

Which shows that Jews aren't treated as one like Americans are. Americans, through embassies and consulates, protect their citizens to an amazing extent abroad and passport issues rarely pose a problem. I was unaware that Jews had to push so hard on the passport front

News / 10,000 ISRAELIS READY TO CLAIM FOR POLISH CITIZENSHIP AND POLISH LAND! [628]

OK, Jews can live here as of right but if 10,000 claimed land that was contentious then the Polish govt would surely have sth 2 say about it. In the interests of due process, I guess that Polish courts would have no choice but to hear out their claims. It shouldn't be unduly problematic as Poland has a land mass probably 3 times that of Britain's who have accommodated 800,000 Poles so 10,000 shouldn't rattle too many cages

Life / What's wrong with you, Polish people - is it an inferiority complex? [120]

Of course, they can mutually co-exist but I was merely trying to differentiate them. It just depends who u ask, some Poles will tell u that all is well and that they are on an even footing with their neighbours on a range of issues whereas others may feel that Poland has some catching up to do. Statistically, Poland has been one of the fastest growing, if not the fastest growing economy in recent years amongst the new HCP's/accedents to the EU Treaty. The German economy was in a slump for quite a while and lost some credibility. The Poles must simply realise their potential

News / 10,000 ISRAELIS READY TO CLAIM FOR POLISH CITIZENSHIP AND POLISH LAND! [628]

Eh, the question?

News / 10,000 ISRAELIS READY TO CLAIM FOR POLISH CITIZENSHIP AND POLISH LAND! [628]

Back to the question, how would Mr Tusk handle this situation? The debate has been raging for many years as to Israel's entitlement to occupy their territory, and force has been used to defend it. One wonders how Poland would contest the right of Jews to live in Poland based on bloodlines/genealogy

Life / What's wrong with you, Polish people - is it an inferiority complex? [120]

Don't confuse an inferiority complex with one of transition. The Polish nation is in a state of flux, not only with the change of govt, but also with the recognition of qualifications abroad. Many years ago, the EU was seeking to harmonise/streamline this process but it gets obfuscated somewhat in reality. The waters got muddied in other words. Poles are proud and sometimes overly so but maybe that's a defensive posture that serves to drive them forward. Americans cannot exactly be too proud now either. As 'lesser' said tacitly/implicitly, u need benchmarks or yardsticks by which to gauge urselves. What is success and self-actualisation after all? The point is that u have to know what u want. If u don't know what u want, u'll never get it. As the great US comedian Bill Hicks once said, "u gotta use ur options folks". If America is the leader, then know what ur goal is and pursue it without any complex by using ur options

Life / What's wrong with you, Polish people - is it an inferiority complex? [120]

I respect Polish people and am grateful that I received gainful employment in this country. What I would say is that, not in criticism, Polish employers need to keep working on the relationship between graduates and the workplace. Way back in 1998, I did a placement that helped me to get work experience and develop different skills. The course I did for 4 years has been changed a little and now has the added option of taking up a place in an exchange course such as Socrates or Erasmus. I did a postgraduate course to enhance my knowledge base and job prospects but that isn't always enough. I've grown to learn that education is fundamentally different from training and that a growing awareness of the job market is critical. Poles, almost unquestionably, receive a formidable education but that doesn't always translate into a meaningful job position. Like us in Scotland, many graduated at the wrong time and too many people were searching for too few jobs. Hence the influx of Poles to the UK. It's not an inferiority complex in its fullest form, it's necessity. Let's not forget that 'necessity is the mother of invention'

News / 10,000 ISRAELIS READY TO CLAIM FOR POLISH CITIZENSHIP AND POLISH LAND! [628]

A religion must have a doctrine, Hebrew has one but Jews of various denominations don't have. They have ethnicity. But both Bratwurst Boy and Lesser are right in a way. U have dark Swedes also but that doesn't make them a religion

Travel / How much is a cab: Warsaw airport to the bus station? [27]

Back in 2005, one tried to charge me 60zł which I knew to be OTT. Speaking Polish makes you appear more credible so I got it right down to 35zł. A little steep maybe but you pay for convenience

News / 10,000 ISRAELIS READY TO CLAIM FOR POLISH CITIZENSHIP AND POLISH LAND! [628]

In response to Lesser's posting, it would appear to be true that 'Jewishness' is about ethnic origin but I don't agree with the Nazi point. Many Nazi officers were merely carrying out orders, cogs in the wheel if u will, under heavy pressure from Hitler. Sure, not all had a gun directly pointed at their head, but many had limited discretion. It was an absolute philosophy that had to be executed with precision, often kill or be killed. For more info on this, read the Eichmann case which was part of my International Criminal Law module, very interesting. Also, read the Nuremberg trials with the testimonies of the likes of Hess who could tell at least some of the truth without the threat of Hitler murdering him