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aphrodisiac   
4 Oct 2012
Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

Polish women may seem volatile but for sure they are more trustworthy than foreign women from US, UK, CAN who are praying mantises.

you just don't get their sense of humour Pawian, she was playful for the sake of it:D. Polish women don't have sense of humour, but they are amazing at sulking;)
aphrodisiac   
3 Oct 2012
Law / Starting a seasonal work agency in Tricity.... [15]

OP,

you will still employ cheap labour. I have no bees in my bonnet (love that expression), but that is a fact. Import of cheap labour is today's biggest import across the globe.

What a refreshing change, these guys were on time, worked hard and never complained. We are thrilled about the experience we have had with polish workers. Talking about it with other wine makers I realized that there was a market for labor in my area.

I honestly hope you will be treating those workers fair, however because of the dynamics of the relationship: you: the boss, they are cheap labour eager and often desperate to get the job is going to create sooner or later a situation where one of the sides are going to be exploited. It is not going to be you. If this is something you have already decided against, then kudos to you.
aphrodisiac   
3 Oct 2012
Love / Why don't Polish women treat education seriously for themselves? [130]

No excuses now...

of course there isn't.

What does Israel have to do with anything anyway?

the present dating pool of the OP - I don't know. He is not very rational in his observations.

Do you ever get the feeling that some people do not want rational points?

yes, I often do and what surprises me is the fact that some claim to be educated- well, as it has been illustrated by OP, not all types of formal education helps one to think rationally.

that they would much prefer if we just joined in bashing Polish women?

bashing is an emotional reaction.
(where is Zimmy when you need him;)

That no matter what evidence or circumstances we try to explain it will not make one bit of difference and that we are wasting our time even trying...
Peeing against the wind.

very well put.

PS. OP does not seem to understand the impact of pure and simple economy on our lives:D
aphrodisiac   
3 Oct 2012
Love / Why don't Polish women treat education seriously for themselves? [130]

Walk into a strip club yourself in the London area and I guarantee you will probably find Polish strippers in it.

well, you will not find educated women in strip clubs, would you? That is a given and stating a fact does not contribute to the real situation of Polish women. However, you have touched a point of view congruent with the feminist point regarding women's underemployment in certain fields, but that applies worldwide, not solely to Polish women. If you were sensitive enough and friendly on the whole in regards to treat women as equals, you would not write such thread. Underemployment of women is still wide spread and often you seem to deal with immigrant women, who are a specific group. They often immigrate to other countries in order to make a living, often they support their families back home and often, in spite of their education have to work menial jobs, because of many barriers they encounter upon arrival in the host country. The best example is probably the Philipino group and their financial contribution to their country amount to if I remember correctly 15%. So women coming from economically underdeveloped countries (that includes Poland) are in fact a large financial contribution to those countries economies. Such as life.

Those barriers are:
language
gender
financial obligation to their families
just to name a few.
I attended university in the Western countries and I often heard stories of female students working in strip clubs in order to earn their tuition. I did not happen on the grand scale, but it happened often enough. However, immigrant women have a much higher level of underemployment in host countries and I understand that this is the group you are targeting in your thread.

I hope that I have explained to you some of the reasons why some women go abroad and try to make their ends meet. It takes time in some countries to have your education approved, sometimes it takes years (as it is in Canada) for certain professions and it cost a lot of money. That is my take on it and it is better that those women work then drain the welfare system, provided they are legal in the host country in which case they are not entitled to any social benefits.

You also include many sweeping statements re Polish women and I think that every case should be treated individually. Only then you will be able to understand the situation and I believe that this was the purpose of your thread.

As for Jewish women, well - education is highly valued in their culture and I agree that it should be the same in other cultures, including the Polish one.
aphrodisiac   
28 Sep 2012
Love / Why don't Polish women treat education seriously for themselves? [130]

Indeed

well, I am on the boys side here, a pure feminist at that:D. Just so you know:D. Good education is handy most of the time, unless you go on the date with Zimmy;).

There is nothing wrong with who we are, but we need to accept that with pride, instead of bashing other groups as a contrast to our beliefs.
aphrodisiac   
26 Sep 2012
News / Rest in Peace Anna Walentynowicz or is it...?! [63]

Better ask - how is it possible that Russians put the body of another woman in Walentynowicz`s coffin?

so many questions:)

Sleight of hand.

ha, ha.........Hudini at work?
aphrodisiac   
26 Sep 2012
News / Rest in Peace Anna Walentynowicz or is it...?! [63]

Sorry, you are mistaken. Coffins were transported from Russia and there was an official ban on opening them in Poland. Only President coffin was open for further tests.

so how did they change coffins without opening them?
aphrodisiac   
26 Sep 2012
News / Rest in Peace Anna Walentynowicz or is it...?! [63]

I'll go out on a limb here and say that the Russian authorities will entirely blame the Polish authorities and the Polish authorities will entirely blame the Russian authorities and that some of the people who vote PiS will claim that this is all a conspiracy which involves both the Russian authorities and the Polish authorities. Anybody care to have a bet on that?

that has already happened as far as I am concerned., therefore I am expecting a different spin on that. I am not able to predict the future and I am always amazed that some people can.

That's pretty much exactly what will happen.

see above.
aphrodisiac   
26 Sep 2012
News / Rest in Peace Anna Walentynowicz or is it...?! [63]

well, there was a talk a long time ago IN POLAND that some bodies were switched. So perhaps some people involved either in Russia or Poland knew about it. Now there is this whole think is going to be blown out of proportions and made it political, while the human error was probably involved. Hard to say at the moment, until we get the facts.
aphrodisiac   
23 Sep 2012
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Yes, I was just wondering.

sure, I can put down some observations.

On the 7th day she rested :)

long week behind:)

Zimmy or Southerner...

well, we have read them, didn't we? As for Southern - I came to conclusion that it is a standard in Greece. Zimmy seems to have vented all the hatred. So PF is good for something:D
aphrodisiac   
23 Sep 2012
Life / Typical for the Poloniandists [171]

Aphro, to you telling unsubstantiated lies is scoring a goal: what an original definition.

not gonna bite Harry.
aphrodisiac   
23 Sep 2012
Life / Typical for the Poloniandists [171]

I'm not sure if it's really smart of you guys to keep splitting Polonia in two or more different camps while you're battling all Polonia opposition on PF because I don't think that you're being kept out of their criticism being Can-Poles but if that makes you feel better, I guess it's the way to go then, right? ;-)
Then again, it's not my battle so have fun and continue doing whatever pleases you.

I am no fighter and please read my post in this thread if you already haven't done so.

That's up to Aphro to confirm, that and what the other goal is.

I meant BBman and Boletus posts.
aphrodisiac   
23 Sep 2012
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Are the sexes treated differently here than in Canada?

By whom? Do you have gender roles in mind? Oh, NO;)

It is Sunday and I am not in the mood for heavy stuff;). On the other hand if I don't do it, who will?;)
aphrodisiac   
21 Sep 2012
Life / Typical for the Poloniandists [171]

Definitely not: Poland is learned (very often the hard way).

I meant : tough- typo
aphrodisiac   
21 Sep 2012
Life / Typical for the Poloniandists [171]

Mine was that certain self-proclaimed Polonia come here and project their own failures onto other people: they completely failed when they came here and had to return to mummy and daddy with their tails between their legs, or they are still living at home with mummy and daddy (and perhaps busha) despite being in their 40s, and so they assume that anybody else who came here from the 'west' fails as they did.

aaah.........true, I have met at least 2 last year. They do have a problem with adjusting and making it, at least some do. However, there are many Westerners who fall into that category as well. I have met many. The majority leaves and never returns. Poland is taught and if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. I don't know the statistics, but that would be interesting to see. The fact is that there is a whole spectrum of people and I don't have to explain this to you. As for success, I think that it depends on the individual.

Poland is a Wild West for some:D

PS. you have been on this forum for a while , so I am sure you recall many Westerners who have left the country, but used to post here in the past.
aphrodisiac   
21 Sep 2012
Life / Typical for the Poloniandists [171]

I can assure you that the only role money played in my coming to Poland was the question 'Do I actually have enough money to go there and do that?'

it is not my business Harry. It is your life and neither you, nor anybody else should write a CV on PF to justify what they do with their lives. That's my take on it. See my point?
aphrodisiac   
21 Sep 2012
Life / Typical for the Poloniandists [171]

But actually, what makes them stand out the most is this belief that they are somehow better than ordinary Poles. Look at the posters on this thread - you can see a very nasty superiority complex running through them. BBman is a great example - he thinks that he's better than the rest of them because his Polish family are racist backwater village morons. Yet - in the very same post - he goes on to attack us.

that pretty much right and applies to a certain group of people who immigrated. The funny thing is that it also applies to other nationalities. I am Ukrainian and my family in Canada behaves like that too. With some exceptions, but when I found out that one of my aunts went to Ukraine and while she was in the museum trying to tell the locals what language they should speak, I almost lost it. When they found out I was going back, they really felt sorry for me and keep asking when I am coming back. The truth is that whoever immigrated has to make the new host country look superior in order to reduce the stress and hardship of the process ( there is a term for that, which I can't recall). That applies to me, Delph and Harry as well, and anybody else. You will not tell me that making and building a new life in a new country does not require sacrifice.

Majority of Polish immigration was economical. There is no shame in it. Poland as a country did not provide enough for those people and they decided to take matters in their own hands. Kudos to them for being brave and taking the risk.

If you Delph and you Harry do not understand that, then I don't know who will. I am not saying that you are economical immigrants, but you had your reasons and that is your life, isn't it?
aphrodisiac   
20 Sep 2012
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Something must be wrong with me. I actually enjoyed aphrodisiac's video in post 843.

that is so funny, I just noticed that:D.

your last post is something I am very familiar with.

the veggie shop rent near my place is: 5000 PLN and it is not even central location- that is NOT Warsaw.

Not only that- people don't seem to do business plans or research their market- they don't know what the hell they are doing- but they want to open a shop.

some do and some don't, but I really don't know the statistics, not sure if they are available at all. By the looks of it a lot of people don't.

My husband is in commercial real estate and manages a few buildings in Warsaw.

that just sounds like somebody who has too much cash and nothing to loose:(

It isn't just this type, it is also small shops. Poor locations, bad pricing- very bad service. What I have learned by running my shop in a year is that word of mouth is important.

the same here. Congratulation on the business venture. It imagine it must be harder for a foreigner to make it.

anyway...rant over. This is something I am quite passionate about- there are so many shops and services in this country that are open one day and closed the next- all from poor planning.

it wasn't a rant, it was a post with a lot of interesting information. I am just stunned that the rent in Szczecin is comparable to Warsaw one. I have been on a lookout for a place to rent for some time.

Oh yes. It's great fun to watch what people open - then they make such basic mistakes such as not selling tram tickets.

why would be a great watch? I am guessing poor business practices are annoying to many people. There was a KIOSK across from my place, but it is gone now and I am happy about it, because the woman was horrible. The place was so packed with stuff, that it was difficult to enter lol.

There is a light at the end of tunnel though. Another KIOSK changed hands and I cannot imagine a nicer and very professional service. It is only a KIOSK, but the new owners are great. They know they are new in the area and they are trying really hard, although they don't have a competition.
aphrodisiac   
20 Sep 2012
Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

but they are hard to find here nowadays

not true, I have a friend in TO, whose apartment downtown still has them, plus a really big sink. They look like they were built in the 70s, but don't appear to be run down. Good quality goes a long way:D

Back on topic. Nice harvest. I need to go into the woods this weekend.
aphrodisiac   
19 Sep 2012
News / Children licking cream off a Polish priest's legs "inappropriate" says NGO [116]

of course it is inappropriate, but I read in GW today that the letter from the students, the teachers and the parents were issued, all stating that they don't see a problem. So as we can see, the tree parties less or more directly involved don't seem to mind, while the public opinion is stunned. The priest in question refused to comment. Strange story in my opinion. Now I can see how the abuse by the priest has been going on for so long within some Polish circles and that it has been treated with either silence, acceptance or even approval of such 'innocent" clergy behavior.