Life / What do Poles think of Indians? [35]


Lodz,even the "Indians" historically are not the same peoples,the only historic link most of the subcontinent shares is a history of being "united" under various invaders from the Muhgals to the Portugese to the British Raj......its a fascinating part of the world though lodz so you will enjoy researching this stuff yourself :)


Yes,and I have heard that the Moon is made from Chedder Cheese............
Indians dont integrate in the UK,lmao :) cant wait to tell that one in the office :)

Funny thing is though,I can tell you exactly how it will pan out in Poland,coz its happened here in the UK;
At first a few young get up and go types will arrive,mostly single men with good prospects. These will be seen less as some "threat" and more as a curiosity,some locals will find the "exotic" nature attractive and many will marry local girls. Same here in the late 19th early 20th century. Over time though Ranjit Singhski's second cousin from Mumbai will be offered a job in the family buisness,he will arrive in Torun say with his wife and kids,the kids will be engaged to their cousins back in india,when old enough those indian cousins will come to Poland to marry their Polish/Indian cousins..............etc etc

Now, Im neutral on that scenario,but,the bigots can make a case out of it undoubtedly.

Law / Maintenance & Rights: Polish mother & child in Poland, Irish father in the UK [57]

Good for you for doing what you felt was right even with the obvious doubt as to whether this child is yours.
I did do a face palm though when you mentioned taking your current girlfriend...................I can understand why you did it,but,as a wild guess I bet you had to do a lot of "convincing" before your Mum and your G/F thought that was a "good" idea....

All the best mate,remember though,if the little one is yours,just take 5 deep breaths everytime you deal with her mum,no point in punishing the little one for the behaviour of her mother and grandmother.

Life / Are there a lot of goths in Poland? [36]

So, Goths, generally smart people, most often from "nice middle class " families ,many Goth girls are stunning but most goth lads are,well ,not being an expert but,fugly. A bit childishly obsessed with skulls and death but normally unlikely to have had more experience of death than flushing Mr Goldiekins the Goldfish down the toilet when they were 8.....

They are British Goths, is this a universal truth re Goths?


Not a goth then.....but a fancy dress fan.

UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]


You see,its like this GW, the welfare payment versus earning a wage is complicated by the simple fact that,on welfare,while the cash in your hand each fortnight is a pittance as said before you are eligable for other benefits such as free dental treatment, help with rent payments etc, once you take a job,even if after tax and expenses you have little more in your pocket than you would have had on welfare all those other forms of help are pulled away from you. So,unless you can be 100% that the job you take will pay very well and be a secure position long term it is very often not financialy viable for a lot of people to bother coming off welfare.

Specificaly regarding agricultural work, farmers in general are greedy barstewards and,surprisingly enough lots of farms are in very low population areas. Im in farming country myself and I can tell you a simple reason why local farmers couldnt get local people to work for them......who these days with bills to pay and families to feed can afford to only have secure work for 4 maybe 6 months a year? No one of course,so,anyone who can and wants to work gets other jobs ,year round work, the Poles etc who do the jobs on farms are generaly youngsters ,many of them of course having uprooted a thousand miles across europe are unlikely to care if they get moved around the UK to farms that need their work or to live in shared accomadation.


Yups, you dont think the NHS pays cost for its services do you? Thats why we hate the creeping privitisation of our health services,the more companies involved looking for a profit the more companies pump up their prices............ah well,at least if I loose my job then get the big C I wont have to sell my house to pay for treatment.

Travel / Attractions in Wrocław: a Must-See List [117]


no,but Ive been to woodge.

Vrotswav looks really nice, Ive always missed it when passing as I tend to snooze to the german border :(
But definatly looks worth a weekend visit, the Kossak panorama will be on my To Do list for sure,about 15 years ago I found a Polish book on his life and work on an english flea market and have been a fan since,my biggest thrill about getting behind the scenes in a certain museum in warsaw was finding a huge kossak battle painting hanging in a stair way :)

UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK not a problem as far as i can tell [79]

They bloody have, the job they made of my cavity insulation was shocking! Stuffing swan feathers instead of cladding,savages!

History / Warsaw Uprising - The Forgotten Soldiers [117]


Me too,but I choose appropriate forums for those sort of discusions,not a thread started by someone who has just lost a relative who may or may not have been in Warsaw in '44.

UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]


Oh,well then,must be true if Rupert Murdoch says it then....


All of which is true and supportable by evidence.....


Do tell.....


Yes,but British , something many non Polish "Poles" seems to think makes them second class,not really British.....sorry to burst the strange North American obsession but black yellow white or brown,British is British...........


Surprise surprise....


Well,you know wrong then,just as Pizza is not Italian,the most popular curries in the west were generally invented in Britain by Indian immigrants....

Basically,your entire post should have been simply;


or,alternativly;


Sorry,not picking on "you" pip,but,your post just sums up the problem perfectly. No Poles who have lived or worked in England have posted anything negative here,only people from over three thousand miles away who have never been to britain seem to have the "real insight" into how things "really" are over here (except the forums terrorist apologist,milky,the chap who supports unborn babies being blown up)............

Bit sad really,

History / Warsaw Uprising - The Forgotten Soldiers [117]

Of course,this doesnt mean your relative did not take part in the Up-Rising.
Depending on which side of the Atlantic you are on etc there are various organisations that *may* be able to help you. Records were kept but often are patchy at best but even if your relative wasnt a formal member of the resistence this doesnt mean they didnt take part.


neither can you,tell me,just what made you such a bitter,tragic person that you have to denegrate the memory of dead children?


Id rather my child died on its feet facing its oppressors than dragged out of a celler to be shot clinging to its mothers hem................or burnt alive in a church...............or raped to death by a gang of ukrainians..............

So, delphi, p!ss off with the negativity,its unseemly.
Besides,as anyone with half a brain cell and no axe to grind knows that "children" were not encouraged into combat roles but support roles,in exactly the same way Boy Scouts and young girls were mobilised during the London Blitz.

Did some under 18s pick up guns and fight? Of course they did,I imagine street kids or traumatized kids in any culture would do the same in the situation.....

UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]

I presume you meant to hague1 there seanus? :)

UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]


Funny,I thought it was meant to be about British racism.....its only you that has demonstrated any Polish racism....


I presume they are smart enough to read huge flipping signs in english that simply state "NO FISHING" ?


Exactly, "openly".like them or hate them the bnp and all the other loony fringe parties are a symbol of our relative freedom..........where as in Poland parties with exact right wing views as the bnp are just as popular,only why use mass immigration to Poland as an issue as it is simply not a "problem" is it...


No,its history,not nice history,but certainly less "hatefull" than your constant labeling of an islands entire population....


yes,and small percentage of fake intelectuals or working class dimwits makes up a good representation of all the british people does it then loser?

(mods,by "loser" I refer to his screen name,not in an ad hominim attack, simply for a Pole to choose the name of the Confederacy's best general and then cry about "racism" is pretty funny...)

UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]

Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism?
The what now? Didnt do greek at school im afraid old bean.....

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


To be honest I was thinking Gothic revival,hence 1890s :)


At your Mummy's house?

Life / Joe Palooka (Pałuka) from 1920s: the comic-strip character [6]

Thanks dessi.
Yay,of course it was ,D'oh :) have not seen that film in years now,deserves a re watch.

Life / Joe Palooka (Pałuka) from 1920s: the comic-strip character [6]

Is this where " Palookaville" comes from then? ie," He comes from palookaville" not meaning a real place....

History / Sabaton 40-1. Poland WW2 (updated with: Uprising) [39]


Yes harry,blah blah,the film was good,but its not a documentry.......the Zulus ran when the mounted troops from the main column arrived...........they didnt bugger off after 3 verses of men of harlech......


Yes, I always quote from the first page I find on bing too...............
read the rest of it,or another few sources and you will find that Ian Knight was talking about the entire Zulu army, not the small force that attacked rorkes drift.

Reading further on that same page it also states that the few Zulus armed with obsolete muzzle loading rifles did not know how to use them,many simply did not fire and,from other sources,were often more of a status symbol than something actually used in battle. Again,twist what you like, but ask yourself this,why am I a Briton dismissing you an Australians' account of a British battle,for what purpose?

please stay on topic

News / Poland warns against deporting its workers: hypocrisy? [35]


Its a "fault " that the west pays decent benefits to its unemployed is it? Or that Poland dumps its unemployed on the west because Poland pays naff all unemployment benefit?

Come on,get real........why should the west lower its standards just so the east doesnt feel left out? Shouldnt the east raise its standards to the wests?


The point here being its not " workers" but "shirkers" it wants to deport.......simples :)

History / Sabaton 40-1. Poland WW2 (updated with: Uprising) [39]


We have found concord at last on a subject M' :)
Both Heroic actions,hardly comparable.....
lets even forget that Rorkes Drift was attacked because we noble British had renaged on a treaty with the Zulus and invaded their country........



Im not going to call you a liar,simply,ill informed.


No where near Rorkes drift.


er..............you may argue semantics here,but, a Zulu just saw an enemy on a horse who could out run him.....

News / Poland warns against deporting its workers: hypocrisy? [35]

and unable to claim legal benefits either :)

News / Poland warns against deporting its workers: hypocrisy? [35]


After consulting the codex............... Erm,you do realise this is prescisly why Poles out of work in other eu countries are staying in them and not going home.......


And what happens to all the people that do those jobs as an honest living?
Of course its tempting to say make them work for their hand outs but that can only ever work to the good of sociaty if there is already full employment for all those who want and need it.


A simple register of workers would mean anyone re entering would not be able to work legally............


when you rip your gaze from the Burgers and Fries that is........

News / Poland warns against deporting its workers: hypocrisy? [35]

Maybe just eastern europeans havnt got the message yet? I myself have known the Dutch rules since the late 90s .
I had to play by them,why shouldnt eastern europeans?

UK, Ireland / Brits dislike freshwater fish? [11]

Polonius,are you on a Diet at the minute mate? You do seem to have a sudden obsession with all things foodie :)

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

So,hey,that church is cheating...!!!!!! How many eras? how many rebuilds? :)

History / Sabaton 40-1. Poland WW2 (updated with: Uprising) [39]

To be fair harry....................WTF?????
Rorkes drift,possibly 3 thousand old men and reservists from Chetswayos army,only armed with asagai's and clubs with a small handfull of 60 year old muskets( unlike in the film,the real Zulus at rorkes drift had been nowhere near ishlwandlana and did not have any captured Martini Henry's...) harrassed and attacked a fixed defensive position that was supported by a troop of cavalry (again,not in the film...) manned by over 100 well armed riflemen.....hardly comparable to having even a weak a**ed 1939 Wermacht division or two assaulting you with armour and heavy arty is it?

BTW......40 to one is balls.....that would only be true if every single soldier in the german forces fought.........it is unlikely that even a third of that force were combat soldiers.......

Oh,and erm,didnt the Spartans deaths kinda lead to victory in the war?

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

1890s
1930s
1960s
1990s
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History / Sabaton 40-1. Poland WW2 (updated with: Uprising) [39]


Did I say there was anything wrong with using cavalry? It was just a call for this myth of charging tanks to be put to bed finally :)


Its very famous footage,no one claims its of the war either as it was used in pre september 1939 newspapers in britain to show how "strong" the Polish forces were.

(and sorry 1jola,the nerd in me cannot resist ,that photo of german cavalry is pre 1936...)

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  Still from pre war newsreel
  

History / Sabaton 40-1. Poland WW2 (updated with: Uprising) [39]


There really should be a sticky thread with this in........

UK, Ireland / Brits or Poles more eager to try new foods? [17]


Well,they tried a full aisle but so many specialist Polish shops opened up in the Doncaster area that they have now scaled down to 1/4 of an aisle but thats still genuine Polish brands,they missed the trick about fresh bread though,the small shops caught on and for once little shops have beaten the evil empire,Yay! :)


for sure it is,my old mum is now addicted to pierogi serem (?sweet cheese?) :)


Same for UK,probably universal to be fair.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


there are two old english sheep dogs that get walked near me,the last couple of weeks the path looks like some sheep has been torn to shreds by a fox with all the clumps of fur.........................

UK, Ireland / Brits or Poles more eager to try new foods? [17]


maybe I got more colourfull in my description of sour milk now I think about it..................I do try and avoid that out side of off topic so if thats the case....could Mods maybe "man up" and put their name to their work? Would make things less puzzling and easier to get to the bottom of,failing that,maybe remember that not everyone spends all day working on line and terms like those used are not instantly obvious to everyone.