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Teffle   
5 Oct 2011
Life / Are Polish people so chaotic and disorganized like Germans say? [89]

OK, different thing but it still has a distinct whiff of bullh1t and xenophobia about it.

It's quite common for countries who have dominated others to make these claims. The Spanish say it about the Portuguese, The English have said it about the Irish, The French I think say it about the Italians (ancient animosity) etc etc.

It's a sly indication that they need governance, control - because they can't even organise themselves.

But maybe independent of this, Poles simply actually are more disorganised as a group than others - somebody has to be I suppose : )
Teffle   
5 Oct 2011
Life / Are Polish people so chaotic and disorganized like Germans say? [89]

I don't think so. I know some that are a bit disorganised but some that are very organsied. Most are in between.

I think it says more about the infamous German repuation for obsession with efficiency and order than it does about Poles.
Teffle   
4 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / Are Polish people importing a new wave of ancient racism into the UK? [402]

The funny thing is, and in fairness maybe it's no longer the case as it has been nearly 20 years since I lived in London, but, my image/abiding memory of the place was one of great tolerance to be honest.

Put it this way, The Irish Centre (whatever the feck they were and did) flew a tricolour without any complaints as far as I'm aware - try flying a union jack in Dublin and see how long it would last.
Teffle   
4 Oct 2011
Life / Expats/Immigrants in Poland: Needy, Greedy or contributor. Which one are you? [118]

What is the OP looking for - seriously - if you're not some kind of Polocentric social worker-cum-philanthropist, then you're not welcome in Poland??

Any "immigrant" living and working in Poland pays tax and is added purchasing power so benefits local economy.

Expecting anything else is above and beyond the call of duty.
Teffle   
4 Oct 2011
Life / Expats/Immigrants in Poland: Needy, Greedy or contributor. Which one are you? [118]

Isn't that true of all expats around the world, no matter where they hail from originally?

Precisely my point - I copied the text word for word from the OP.

What have you been smoking lately, tiger economy indeed, where? Been like that since the dawn of man, one thing in common, that initial boom eventually ends in bust. Sometimes it just takes longer to reach that point, though not in Irlands' case.

...and by extension what therefore have 250,000 Poles been smoking?

And the greed rears it's ugly head once more, freely admitting it too. LOL Funny how you accuse others of doing exactly what all of us have done, including you. You're forgiven though, some of us just have no illusions as to what brings us to the strange foreign land.

So you stayed there, good for you but remember it's a bonus not the motivation. If you happen to like the place I see no reason not to

You evidently completely misunderstand.

Besides can't you read? The topic is about the expats in Poland, your comment out of place.

But not as out of place as your response.
Teffle   
4 Oct 2011
Life / Expats/Immigrants in Poland: Needy, Greedy or contributor. Which one are you? [118]

I find the majority of Polish expats/immigrants I meet here in Ireland fall into two types:

Greedy - Only in it for the money, when the money dry's up they will be on the next Plane out of town. You normally find them sucking on the belly, of most tiger economies around the world.

Integrated - Having come initially for a better life have decided to stay despite it, surprise surprise, not being a paradise.

: )
Teffle   
2 Oct 2011
Language / Passion means pasja in Polish [12]

'he is passioned about his latest fashion collection'

or

'he is with passion pursuing his job career' meaning that the 1st connection for passion isnt sex.

Yep. Same in English/Gaeilge

The only difference I have noticed is, like I said, with the christ guy : )

I think the Spanish cultural thing might be different. I don't know Spanish well enough but in general it seems that sometimes there are different variations of the same word which are used in different contexts. I know this happens in most languages but I think it might be more extreme in Spanish.

We must keep a Polish dimension though ; )

So Polish speakers, is pasja different in usage to e.g. namiętność and if so, in what way?
Teffle   
2 Oct 2011
Language / Passion means pasja in Polish [12]

Not sure what you're implying Sascha.

sex? work? arts? what else?

Yes, but anything really - in English, apart from romatic or sexual desire it is just a powerful love for - getting close to obsession so in that sense it can be: gardening; theatre; microbiology; or, getting more specific/microcosmic: plastic; nettles; German thrash metal; Finnish aquaculture...

: )

Can you explain more? Maybe it's a cultural/language thing.
Teffle   
1 Oct 2011
Language / Passion means pasja in Polish [12]

In gaeilge (Irish) it is paisean

(prounounced paw-shun)

Interestingly, the term used in the phrase "passion of Christ" is different - in this case it is páis

Also paisean can be used in exactly the same way as the examples by a.k. (in English & in Irish)
Teffle   
1 Oct 2011
Food / Coffee in Poland: cheap and undrinkable / expensive and good [89]

coffee in the USA is too weak

Yes and no is my opinion.

Go to an average ordinary café and it's like dishwater but go to somewhere "good" and it's really nice proper earthy stuff.

It's odd for me that they can get away with the sh1tty stuff really. But maybe what i like is the sh1tty stuff in US terms - who knows?

; )
Teffle   
30 Sep 2011
Love / Your feedback on office sex (situation from Poland) [37]

Jesus.

As to the question, fairly simple I would have thought.

Discipline anyone who has broken company rules - actual rules, not unwritten ones.

Other than that, really, it's only of concern to those involved in the whole sorry debacle and nobody else - what's wrong with that approach?
Teffle   
30 Sep 2011
Life / Do Polish parents let/encourage their kids to **** outdoors? [40]

their little ones to p*ss any where when they are out doors?

I've seen it a few times and I wasn't even in Poland for long.

is this common where you live in Europe?

Not at all. Occasionally you see it at the sides of busy roads, car parked, an act of desperation obviously. It's discreet too.

How do you feel about that kind of behaviour (experiential or hypothetical)?

The peeing is a bit nasty I suppose but it doesn't bother me that much. Crapping is much worse. I just think of rural India or something.
Teffle   
29 Sep 2011
UK, Ireland / Culture shock (my neighbours in the UK are Polish and Slovak) [88]

Hi, yes I am English honestly, I am doing my Doctorate so I do hope my use of language is not that bad :) I have a bit of an issue with my keyboard

Sorry, but I am very sceptical. You have, in the very post I have quoted from, given me even more reason to believe that you are not English. Not that it actually matters either way of course, but it is IMO a little curious to say the least.

Do you mind me asking the nature of your keyboard problem?

a.k.

...that's why it's definitely not the equivalent

No, it might be. I wouldn't say how are you to a stranger either. I would have to know the person at least on some level.
Teffle   
28 Sep 2011
UK, Ireland / Culture shock (my neighbours in the UK are Polish and Slovak) [88]

She doen't sound english

Whatever about ignorance, I have to agree that she doesn't sound English.

Even making allowances for typos, I got the impression that English was not their first language. Apologies in advance if I'm wrong here.