UK, Ireland / No job unless you're Polish [201]


There aren't many Chinese people in rural Britain. And it would be hard for them to live in the countryside without speaking at least some English.

Life / COMBATING "POLACK" JOKES [460]


Untrue, even very. He patented a theoretical system of colour reproduction in 1897. This system he described (but never built) was subsequently proved to be a fantasy.


No it wasn't. Baran (who is actually Jewish and moved to the US when he was 2 years old) worked on switching techniques for US military use, just before Vietnam :-( - this technology among many many others was subsequently developed by others and put to use for the internet many years later. You can just as easily say that that the person who invented electricity invented the internet.


The American Stephanie Kwolek did not invent Nylon (Wallace Carothers did), nor does she or anyone else claim that she did. If she had, it would have been a truly remarkable feat - she was 12 years old when Nylon was invented! :-))))

That's just three picked at random from your list. How many other lies are there? If you want to talk about Polish achievements (and most on your list are actually American) then use some genuine ones. Making false claims just looks corny and cheap.


The same Martha Stewart who was jailed for serious financial crimes?

If you want to be taken seriously, don't quote such laughable examples. Instead of criticising Polish jokes (whatever they are) you merely come across as one.

News / Polish-American soldier and his wife murdered by four marines [163]


Is this somehow unusual?


I suspect this is true.

News / Polish-American soldier and his wife murdered by four marines [163]


Yes. Many tragic things happen round the world in various countries; they aren't discussed here. This board is for discussion of things Polish, so the fact that the guy who was murdered in strange circumstances was born there is the reason for the thread. No other reason.

Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]


230 euro per week is the national median weekly wage - that includes Plebsville, PL - the median is half as much again here in Warsaw.

News / Did you know that Polish army is the weakest in Central Europe?.. [150]


Don't forget the millions of dollars worth of equipment that Poland sold to the military regime in Burma.

News / Illegal drugs in the EU - Polish gangs are top sellers [56]


Think of a level-ish teaspoon. A lot depends on what type it is, sometimes very dense, sometimes not.

UK, Ireland / The Daily Mail - coverage of the Polish people [161]

The swan thing originated with a Sun article. Some people were camping out in tents near London and there were a pile of swans' wings outside. They refused to come out of the tent to speak to the reporter but said they were Polish. If I remember, the article said there was a copy of the bible in Romanian on a table by the tent flap.

The thing about fishing for carp and other river fish to actually eat (yuk) is however true.

News / Illegal drugs in the EU - Polish gangs are top sellers [56]


Here in PL they don't seem to go for joints so much as little glass pipes. Strong and nasty hits. A gram would load a pipe a few times, but it's worth mentioning that people here tend to buy a gram at a time.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


Of course; would you deny the Soviets their spoils of war?


Your thoughts, hmm. And what else might Britain have done? Continued the war alone against an ally?


Beats being stuck in a 1950s orphanage.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


But hard enough.


Ahem, they were invaded by the Nazis. The war for them started in 1940. The partition of Poland was something they wouldn't see as a war, and indeed they didn't have to fight to do it.


Illusive. Oh dear, pertaining to an illusion. In fact it's very real.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


Who, except Russia and Germany acted against Poland?


And the Soviets didn't?


Nephews, sons even, but not cousins.


Yet they are still one of the world's leading countries.


And Britons didn't?

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


Britain had been trying to figure out how to get rid of most of the empire for years, and the policy of the 1945 government was to start winding it down.


Peace was bought by a hard fight. Not that there was peace when Poland was liberated - the war was still raging against Japan.


Do you think it would have been a "wrong deed" to act against our Soviet allies who fought long, hard and bravely to gain their sphere of influence?

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]

"Sold" implies that there would be some advantage. "Cheaply" implies it was worth more.

Neither are true.

Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]


That's about the average for PL as a whole. In Warsaw the average is about 5500zl, though I imagine the median is lower, about 3.5k, perhaps a little more. The discrepancy between public and private sector workers is large, and will affect the median in Warsaw. I got the 5.5 figure fro a friend in the tax office, who earns less than that.

What makes it bad is that retail prices really seem to be rising.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


It isn't exactly a long statement. Why not brush up your literacy skills and have a look.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


There's something in it. Americans tend to get the flak nowadays. Soon it'll all be their fault.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


Every other bugger does.


Yes, that's true. Though Poland's size and potential are probably part of this. I favour Adam Zamoyski's hypothesis on this.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


At the time of partition it was scandalously underdeveloped.


At least Britain stood by Poland, if nobody else did.


I'm not sure the Russians, the Chinese or the Filipinos would agree with you there.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


Nobody 'sold' Poland. It was Geopolitics. Geo = world, politics = struggle between different sections of society. Maybe Poland was a casualty of those times, but it was by no means the worst affected.


No it wasn't!


It never quite got it's act together and as an independent entity has always been problematic. Had things been otherwise, Poland wouldn't have needed to expect others to preserve their independence.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


Rubbish. Poland was an economically underdeveloped country next to the Soviet Union. Not Switzerland.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


Par for the course :-(

Food / Any unique uses for smoked kiełbasa? [8]

Thinly sliced in a croque monsieur, again sliced in a gratin (that always goes down well here in PL) or instead of lardons in a warm salad.

Of course they can help a stew as well.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


That statement would come as a surprise to a lot of Poles :-)))

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


Well, I read it twice, and there's nowt about the British government paying people to malign Poland on the internet, as you claimed. Plenty about Chinese censorship, though there's no evidence that the Chinese could care less about PL.

I like Godlewski's work and am familiar with him because of the Batuty thing. That was fun!

He can get a bit paranoid though, from time to time.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


So sheep need proof. You're the one banging on about nutty stuff. So how about citing something to back up what you're saying.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


Come on then, cite some proof!

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]


It's called self-delusion, revisionism and denial.

UK, Ireland / Britain... What the Poles did for us. [444]

Wikipedia! On a Polish topic!! So it must be right!!!


Still nasty after all these years...

Real Estate / Options for dealing with dishonest landlord in Poland [36]


I've come across this before in older buildings. The landlord should have made it clear though.