Life / I got beaten and kicks in my face just cuz i dont look polish [205]

Exactly! You could be genuinely pro-anything but they won't see you as such and RIP.

Life / I got beaten and kicks in my face just cuz i dont look polish [205]

Truth be told, only a select few Poles will actually attack you for being coloured. Some others may make racist comments but the rest may just see the colour difference and move on by saying nothing. Those affected by bigger city stress are more likely to lash out.

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

Wp, sorry if I came across too strong but you have to realise that you can't just make blanket statements like you did against Poles (I assumed you were Polish) and then not allow others to make observations. A forum is about discussion and I have the right to comment on both the bad and good as Admin himself recommended. I have many good things to say too.

Yes, quite a few steal I gather. 'I gather' means a lot here as I really don't see it with my own eyes and some people speak an awful lot of rubbish sometimes. I think foreigners need to show tolerance of Poles on this point as the system was imposed on them from outside. If you are made to work against your nature for long enough, you begin to do funny things.

More evidence for the thread? At football early afternoon. They wouldn't even look at each other sometimes. I had to shout at them to get them going. They don't seem to want to engage other at all. Not all of them, of course. Others are great and they play with spirit.

How about in bank queues? The last time I was in Lukas bank, one of the waiting clients was so close to telling another old woman to shut up as she was feeding him her life story. Many Poles come up short when it comes to personal space and respecting it. Foreigners from different countries have pointed this out as being highly noticeable. I just claim not to speak Polish and they leave me alone :)

Genealogy / Red Hair - recessive gene from Poland? [108]

Shake my head? Why would I want to disagree? ;)

Genealogy / Red Hair - recessive gene from Poland? [108]

Ah, I remember you writing about it Crow, yes.

Love / POLISH GIRLFRIEND WONT PAY HER WAY [127]

When my wife goes into a shop, I often stay outside and keep a bit of distance from the shop door. The hope is that she will pay but, more often than not, she comes out and signals me across to pay. You would have thought I would have learned to dive into another shop nearby. Yes, that's the strategy I'm going to follow next time.

Genealogy / Red Hair - recessive gene from Poland? [108]

They couldn't have had red hair then, Crow ;) (Zimmermans)

Picts were Sarmats?

Love / POLISH GIRLFRIEND WONT PAY HER WAY [127]

They are good with your money ;)

Love / POLISH GIRLFRIEND WONT PAY HER WAY [127]

It would seem to be that way

Genealogy / Red Hair - recessive gene from Poland? [108]

That's more than credible, Crow. We undoubtedly have Pictish traits too. I can see the connection between shades of brown and red. Merkel's husband? Sb was silly enough to marry her? ;)

Genealogy / Red Hair - recessive gene from Poland? [108]

I won't sidetrack the discussion so about the thread. My bro's wife has blonde hair and my bro, red. Their first child has red hair and the second, blonde (I think). I've only seen the second one when he was as a baby. I've seen a few Poles with red hair but not as many as in Scotland.

Genealogy / Red Hair - recessive gene from Poland? [108]

Never met him, Crow ;)

Life / Your Polish friends - why do you regard them as such? [41]

Another reason I like my Polish friends is for their educated and balanced views. Every one of my students is in an elevated position in society and I can see why. One is a PhD graduate who is now a CEO of a large auditing corporation. His name is Roman. He is a really cool guy, likes MMA and is clearly a family man. Jan is also a CEO of a corporation which specialises in speed camera technology for the police. I have other PhD graduates, a senior lecturer (PhD from Oxford) and a doctor too. Where some Brits can be stuffy when they receive a top education, quite a few Poles have a thirst for knowledge and really value CPD.

Another major plus is an extension of what we have in Scotland. Namely, great hospitality. In Scotland, it tends to be confined to the west coast but it's quite universal here in Poland. My friends spare no expense when entertaining and that is a great way to be. This is one of the major attractions of having friendly relations with people.

Great atmos at the bar last night. The barman was on top form. Very easy to chat with most of the locals in that pub.

There was a football game today. It's great to see people come alive there. My friend takes me there and back for free. It's so easy to feel a sense of togetherness. That's what it's all about.

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

Aha, wp. I see your hypocrisy now. It's not ok for me to share my observations (not opinions, observations) but it's somehow ok for you to throw out half-truths like "Poles are very dishonest" or "YOU CANNOT TAKE A POLE AT HIS WORD". Do you know how generalising and disingenuous that sounds? I know plenty Poles that I could take at their word, plenty.

"A lot of Poles steal". Can you prove it? Do you often see it with your own eyes? Do those that go to church steal or is it those uneducated and poor people from poor estates that do it? You see, you actually attacked them with statements I'd argue were based on the bare minimum of observation. More on loose stereotypes and WAY too much tarring with one brush. Unless you begin to write 'some Poles', I will have no respect for you.

I teach social communication skills in many functional contexts. It comes naturally to me. I have many nice things to say about many people. In fact, I am known for that. Ask anyone that knows me. I am happy, I just observe the bad with the good and not through rose-tinted spectacles.

Now, any more posts attacking me and you will be reported and suspended. Clear??

Thanks, aphro. I know exactly what you mean by that. Of course 'wielki prick' above will criticise you but let him do it.

Love / POLISH GIRLFRIEND WONT PAY HER WAY [127]

You simply have to show the money she gets Vs the spending she does. Let her pay for everything herself as if she didn't have you and then that should be a wake-up call for her.

Genealogy / Red Hair - recessive gene from Poland? [108]

Jacob and Esau had red-hair? Any photos as proof? ;)

Genealogy / Red Hair - recessive gene from Poland? [108]

Are you sure? ;)

Genealogy / Red Hair - recessive gene from Poland? [108]

I am Scots-Irish with red hair :) Not so uncommon :)

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]

Eventy or ewenty? Poles don't pronounce the 'v' as we do.

Life / Your Polish friends - why do you regard them as such? [41]

He's probably a really decent guy but he falls for wind-ups and doesn't answer the thread too often.

I hope he starts doing so with his next post.

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

I doubt the need is there but nevermind....

Life / Your Polish friends - why do you regard them as such? [41]

DE, if you want to be pedantic then fine but know that insults will only result in a suspension for you. It was a mistake, not an error.

So when do you plan to come to Poland so you can meet Poles who have lived here most of their lives?

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

I know of one where an invalid won't give up her part of the house although she has no need for it. She should really pass it onto other family members as she has her own space but she rigidly clings onto it. Tragic!

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

For example, Wrocław? I ask because I seriously can't imagine any of my Polish family doing that to me. Not in a million years! They are educated and civil people but I've heard horror stories of jealousy and grabbing within families. Wishing your oldies dead just to get their money is horrible. I've heard similar stories in Scotland too.

How about Polish couples here? Do you ever feel that you've had enough of your partner and want some space?

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

Avoiding responsibility? Maybe it's due to a lack of delineation of duties? Any examples of how they cover their own butts?

Yeah, those communistic sods have such long faces. Younger Poles have definitely had enough of them. Why should they have to liaise with such dour cretins?

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

What do you mean by socialism practices, aphro? Just to be clear. So you as part-Polish and living in Poland accept that some Poles have had enough of one another?

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

Do you work here or in Canada, aphro?

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

wp, quit the crap or get off my thread.

Stop pretending that it's utopia here. I talk to many Poles who will tell you otherwise. I had a private lesson from 9-10am today and guess what? She has had enough of quite a few other Poles both at her work and on her home visits. She is a doctor. She told me that she gets inundated with requests by other people in the same block as the patient she is going to see. They see she is a doctor but she is there to see ONE specific patient, not them. She said it was borderline harrassment and she is fed up with them.

She has also had enough of her boss who breaks the rules when it suits him. He is off on holiday again when he is not entitled to and she has all the more work as a result. She paints quite a different picture from you.

Wp, if you want to say sth positive then go to the 'Why I love Poland' or 'Polish friends' thread. Otherwise, take a hike. I have no time for pathetic deniers.

Life / Your Polish friends - why do you regard them as such? [41]

Grubas, stop sidetracking things. I'm just speaking the truth here.

Sorry that I'm not gay and don't have gay sex with him, DE. I'm sure that's what you wanted to here. If you consider my OP to be boring then that's just you not appreciating the simpler things in life. It's you that can't keep things positive with your mudslinging. You don't have a clue about life here and you show it time and again. I have 7 years exp of living here. You? Keep reading the back of matchboxes if that's what does it for you.

You are simply clutching for identity and that's perfectly clear to me. Your 'stories' would go well in a book of fables. Mine square with reality.

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

You tend not so see this on nights out but it's very much a daytime thing.