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delphiandomine   
15 Dec 2010
USA, Canada / Expat Poles swearing allegiance to the US - how did you feel? [157]

What's an illegal war?

I must admit, I don't understand this either.

America declares war on Iraq. America kicks ass. The end.

Their call - it's perhaps a moral issue, but I fail to see why a war needs to be "legal". It's war!
delphiandomine   
15 Dec 2010
History / Effects of Living under Communism in Poland [58]

In case of tolerance, for example, it's about restricting the undesirable ideas.

And the opposite of tolerance is intolerance, which is also about restricting undesirable needs. The "Left" doesn't have any dominance in that area.

And you don't believe in social justice? Tusk would be proud of you :)
delphiandomine   
15 Dec 2010
USA, Canada / Expat Poles swearing allegiance to the US - how did you feel? [157]

does Poland recognise dual citizenship? (genuine question)

No. Anyone with Polish citizenship (or who can be claimed as a Polish citizen, the so-called "passport trap" - unless they're formally renounced their citizenship/right to citizenship) is treated as a Polish citizen while on the territory of the Republic of Poland. It's also an offence to identify yourself to the Polish authorities using a non-Polish document - which is where the "passport trap" comes in.
delphiandomine   
14 Dec 2010
USA, Canada / Expat Poles swearing allegiance to the US - how did you feel? [157]

One could feel like a traitor swearing allegiance to the captive nation known as the PRL, whether serving in its Soviet-controlled armed forces, accepting awards and distinctions from its Soviet flunkeys or even obediently marching in compulsory Mayday parades.

Then the logical thing to do would be to reside in the UK, where the Polish Government-in-Exile was based and to follow its leadership (while not swearing allegiance to the UK). Certainly, there was no need to swear allegiance to the USA.

But it is an honour to swear allegiance to the land of the free and home of the brave.

An honour to betray your nation by swearing allegiance to a foreign power? That's a new one for me.
delphiandomine   
14 Dec 2010
Life / Made in Poland clothes (Warsaw) [12]

Can you please tell me where exactly I can find some made in Poland clothes in Warsaw?

It's an interesting question, but I don't think much clothes are made in Poland. Perhaps there might be highly specialist boutiques tucked away, or you might be able to commision someone to make clothes for you - but in general, I've never heard of it.
delphiandomine   
14 Dec 2010
Life / The most dissapointed with Poland are those who have Polish origins. [35]

Oh and btw, I would rather live in Siberia by myself than with you two in Poland… and I’m talking to you Delph and ZY.

I doubt our paths would cross - while we're outside making our way in the world, you'd be stuck inside complaining constantly on PF about the place.

Stay away!
delphiandomine   
14 Dec 2010
Life / The most dissapointed with Poland are those who have Polish origins. [35]

The modern Pole has changed for the worse, self-righteous, manipulative and greedy.

I wonder what kind of circles you move in? I know many kind, generous Poles who are fundamentally good people - indeed, many of them don't feel the need to boast or indeed say anything about their activities.

Then again, if you hang around with materialist people, I'm not surprised that you see such actions. But I choose to associate with good people.

Only since the changes, have I denied my Polish roots and will renounce the traditions for my children and grand-children, to save them from utter shame.

Ah, those proud totalitarian tendencies.
delphiandomine   
14 Dec 2010
Life / The most dissapointed with Poland are those who have Polish origins. [35]

Delphi I agree with you but note that this type of people is rather pro-polish culture and everything Polish.

They're funny - they seem to celebrate all things Polish and proudly wave "kielbasas and pierogies" in the air - but they also seem to be fiercely critical of anything that they perceive as "anti-Polish". Really, they remind me of Giertych and Lepper in their behaviour. They're also prone to seeing problems that aren't problems (such as Poland modernising).

Actually, the only thing that I really detest here is the NYE culture. Seanus will understand ;)
delphiandomine   
14 Dec 2010
Life / The most dissapointed with Poland are those who have Polish origins. [35]

What are your thoughts about it?

Well, it's certainly true that the American Polonia have this very idealised view of what Poland should be, often complaining that Poland "isn't right". You can find enough of them online, whining and moaning because Poland is changing and isn't the 1920's country that "Busha" claimed it was. It's usually the ones that claim to be "100% Polish" that are guilty of that.

It's the same reason they voted for Kaczynski rather than Komorowski - they know nothing about real life here, but they are seduced by the POLSKA POLSKA NASZA POLSKA talk.
delphiandomine   
13 Dec 2010
Life / During winter in Poland, does petrol in the car freezes [60]

Stu

I missed your post :(

I saw a really interesting programme a while ago about truckers on the Trans-Siberian Highway - in winter, if the truck gets stuck, they need to light fires underneath the diesel to stop it from freezing.
delphiandomine   
13 Dec 2010
Life / During winter in Poland, does petrol in the car freezes [60]

Diesel can become waxy at low temperatures, but I've never heard of petrol freezing.

Doesn't the Diesel sold in cold countries contain additives to prevent this? I'm sure there were problems in the UK recently because councils had been using cheaper diesel (without the additives) for the ploughs and so on.
delphiandomine   
13 Dec 2010
Life / Polish-American Polka Music in Poland [60]

But in all fairness, someone from a village in Eastern Poland is likely to be of low intelligence and badly educated.
delphiandomine   
13 Dec 2010
News / "Letter from Poland" (List z Polski) by the Netherlands TV - [9]

And why did Putin risk so much blowing up that apartment block in Moscow? his own people just to re invade Chechnya?

That's internal Russian politics and nothing to do with NATO.

Putin was afraid Kaczynski or his twin brother might be elected president

Putin couldn't have cared less. What influence did Kaczynski have over Putin? He was a figurehead President in an economically poor European country with little to no influence at the top tables in the world. I know it's hard for people like you to understand, but Lech Kaczynski was nothing but mouth.

And given that the opinion polls at the time of his death had him consistently scoring about 15-20%, I don't think there was much fear of him being re-elected.

It wasn't just them top PiS officials died, people who had power and influence in government or military, conservatives like Kaczynski that's why.

Have you forgotten that the current Government and President are conservatives too? You know, PiS are/were socialists, not conservatives!

Now look what happening without Kaczynski and others PiS is falling apart, split down the middle.

That's all because Jaroslaw Kaczynski has thrown out individuals who were responsible for a lot of PiS's success. You're not living here, you don't read about Kaczynski's latest psychotic moves on a daily basis. The man has even resorted to placing a false gravestone for his brother on a family grave - removing all trace of the other relatives. That's not the actions of a sane, sensible man.

If Jaroslaw wasn't so paranoid, PiS would still be wholly intact today.

Kaczynski was uniting Eastern European nations against Russian dominance in the region, Putin had a good reason.

Actually, Kaczynski was doing a terrible job of that. He was ridiculed by people both home and abroad, he was doing a dreadful job of building regional cooperation and instead was trying to claim powers that he didn't have. For what it's worth, you're even using the term "Eastern Europe" to describe Poland - when Poland has publicly said that she is a central European country.

Loosing influence in what they believe to be their sphere of influence is important, Poland was against the Nordsteam pipeline, wanted American missile bases on its territory Czechs a radar station

Russia gave up worrying about the Baltic nations and Poland a long time ago.

The current government is against Nordstream, it wants American security guarantees and so on. Nothing different to what Lech Kaczynski wanted.

lies and murder are how they work to get what they want!!

It's pretty obvious that you're just a keyboard warrior with absolutely no idea of international relations. Russia chose economic, not political or military warfare a long time ago.
delphiandomine   
13 Dec 2010
News / "Letter from Poland" (List z Polski) by the Netherlands TV - [9]

The head of the investigation team died in a car accident? When? Are you believing the rubbish printed in those "Catholic" tabloids again?

By the way - even if the Russians did something to bring the plane down, the plane should never have been attempting a landing at Smolensk regardless. Explain that, sunshine.

I suppose you've been watching this too much - youtube.com/watch?v=hk3Dsr-lmUY&feature=player_embedded#at=104
delphiandomine   
13 Dec 2010
USA, Canada / Polish President Says Cleveland is Like Home [30]

Perhaps because it has the largest concentration of Poles in the U.S? Would that be a good reason?

He doesn't visit Poznan, Gdansk, Wroclaw or Szczecin regularly, despite it having a large concentration of Poles. In fact, he doesn't even visit the UK or Holland regularly, despite all the Poles living there, too.

It's his choice as President to decide where to visit.

He refused to meet with Polonia but he went to the Holocaust Museum, I suppose to please his wife.

Perhaps because he realised that meeting with a bunch of idiotic, backwards people would be counter productive, particularly as many of them have outdated views concerning "what is Poland"?

Not a lot in the press about his usual gaffs, this time with Obama.

Doesn't bother me. He's doing a grand job as President - bringing up issues relevant to the people (visa waiver), not obstructing the Sejm and generally being quite peaceful and inclusive.

Don't you have any artifical gravestones to be praying at?
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2010
History / BBC - Center for Military Studies - Gerald Kochan [28]

Business is business. If the items were sold on the basis of verbal agreements - then - in most jurisdictions, the agreement is worth the paper that it's written on.

(for what it's worth, I'd just report the items as stolen)
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2010
Life / What is the reason for POLISH jokes ? [486]

lol, that's what a double standard! so when there's a stereotype about OTHER ethnicities, it's rooted in reality, but if there's one about Polish people, it can't be?
they are all false. there are as many stupid Polacks as there is stupid Irish, or stupid Chinese.

And every country has its own stereotypes. America might have dumb Polack stereotypes, we have dumb Paddy stereotypes, France has dumb Arab stereotypes, Germany has dumb Turk stereotypes, Poland has dumb America/Russia stereotypes, the list goes on.

Heck, even within Poland, people from the West routinely call the Easterns "stupid".

It's all stereotypes and none of it is real.

ok, question then, if Polish people are so incredibly disliked and picked on by the Americans

Are they? From what I hear on the streets here, Poles feel betrayed by the Americans, but they certainly don't feel disliked or picked on by them. And given that the opposition leader is very pro-US - surely they can't be that bad?

Just seems like offence for the sake of offence to me.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2010
Polonia / The Netherlands: run-down districts happy with Polish immigrants [59]

half of which are (partly) owned by Polish people, so in fact they are screwing their own.

It's probably the same in Holland as in the UK. When the market first opened up, there were quite a few cases of Polish people utterly screwing over their own people with false promises and exceptionally large charges for housing.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2010
Life / What is the reason for POLISH jokes ? [486]

You're assuming that people actually care that much about Poland. From what I can see in Europe and the USA, no-one does.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2010
Life / What is the reason for POLISH jokes ? [486]

I can't actually see the roots of 'dumb Polack' stereotype

Surely that's obvious? Large amounts of stupid Poles left for America, and thus the stereotype was born there that Poles are stupid.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2010
Polonia / The Netherlands: run-down districts happy with Polish immigrants [59]

50 euro a week for a bed doesn't seem such a bad deal. About the same price as staying in a hostel.

If they don't like it, why don't they go home? If they're dumb enough to stay despite not wanting to stay, then they really are thick.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2010
Life / What is the reason for POLISH jokes ? [486]

In fact, many of the Polish jokes have variations where the "Polack" is interchangeable with "Italian," or "Texan," or "Canadian."

I've definitely heard the same jokes used against the Irish (thick paddy being a common stereotype) in the past. And I'm almost certain that the same jokes have been used by the English against the Scots, and the Poles against Russians.