Food / Polish food at home or out? [57]

I agree with the processed foods part.

There is good fat and bad fat, though. When you fry your chicken wings, you basically replace water with oil, which doesn't make the chicken more nutritious at all (and then if you smother the whole thing in batter (=salt + carbohydrates), and then pour bbq sauce over it (=sugar), it gets even worse); or, you could just grill it - no added fat. Then there's saturated fat, like lard or butter, and non-saturated fat, like olive oil. No-fat diet is a stupid idea, but one should still choose their fat wisely :)

I'm not buying the conspiracy theory, though. I understand that the food industry is trying their best to manipulate people into buying what they sell, no argument there. How is America different from other developed countries, though, in that respect? You educate yourself on what's good for you, and then you make sure you eat in moderation.

(btw, the best food that ever came out of Poland is E. Wedel chocolate. There is a store next to the Polish restaurant where we can buy it here. The chocolate is awesome. Nothing like the disgusting Hershey crap, and so much better than anything Belgian or German I ever had)

Food / Polish food at home or out? [57]

so the point you're trying to make is that Polish food, even though it's fatty and starchy, is still more nutritious because it's not processed

Feedback / Why PolishForums? Give us your stories! [60]

I need some help with local customs. Does it help with throwing trash at people if one puts a smiley face at the end of the sentence?

Or is it a purely PF thing to do?

as in
Go f*ck yourself :)
Kiss my Yankee a$s (^_^')
No, you're not getting a visa XOXO!

USA, Canada / US citizenship via US Army [50]


no, it doesn't. there is nothing in therms of the benefits that the US military can give the families that can equalize the pain and anguish. That's why it's called a sacrifice, what all those men and women are doing, for an idea of a country that very few people outside the US would understand. And that's why we owe them respect, instead of calling them fools or mercenaries and making glib jokes.

The benefits are just a token. Obviously, a lot of people would rather forget about the sacrifice, and translate everything in terms of money and what they can get "out of the system."

Feedback / Why PolishForums? Give us your stories! [60]

Merged: Why are you on PF?

So far, I have identified the following categories of people posting here. What do you think?

1. Non-Poles who live abroad and want to share their experiences
2. Non-Poles who live abroad but got frustrated and don’t give a flying f--- any more and just make fun of dumb people.
3. Non-Poles who are transitioning from category 1 to category 2
4. Poles who pretend to be non-Poles
5. Poles who have never been anywhere and talk out of their a-s, like G-------K
6. Poles who secretly hate being Polish, trash everyone to make themselves feel better (like the Poles in the UK who trash Pakis, or those who say they hate America but then whine they can’t get a visa)

7. Poles who haven’t lived abroad for long, or have but are particularly dense, and are slightly less clueless than category 5, but still tend to talk out of their a-s

8. Poles who have lived abroad for a while and appreciate the differences
9. Non-Poles who live in Poland and hate themselves for it
10. Non-Poles who live in Poland and stopped giving a flying f--- and make fun of dumb people
11. Non-Poles who went bananas and try to be more Polish than native Poles themselves
12. People who are totally ignorable, never say anything interesting or new, only chime in with random posters (M-------a)
13. People who are plain demented (S------s), socially awkward (Jar---a), and other rejects.

Food / Polish food at home or out? [57]

never tried it, to be honest. did try the blood sausage, lol... it doesn't taste bad, once you get over the thought of what you're eating... some vodka helps :)

USA, Canada / US citizenship via US Army [50]


in fact, she will; legal help, money, medical benefits, lower taxes, a lot of really good "stuff"

sometimes, the "fool" is a woman. glad to tell you the "hubby" would get all the good "stuff" too

Food / Polish food at home or out? [57]


We have a Polish restaurant in Houston, we go there once a while. It's called Polonia, if you're ever in the neighborhood. It's a very interesting place. They serve all the "signature" Polish dishes: potato pancakes, pierogis, golonka, cabbage rolls, meatloaf, zurek, pork chops, dumplings, blood sausage, bigos, beet soup, crepes, paczki... There is not one single healthy thing on the menu. I mean, nothing. Even the salads are slathered with mayo and sugar.

It's good comfort food, though, but it looks labor-intensive to prepare, so I never ask for recipes.

And it's true, too, that here the cheap food is definitely not worth eating. You can stuff yourself like a pig for $5 but you won't get anything that's good for you. That's why it's cheap, it's a disease waiting to happen. The kind of food that people actually want to eat is a little more expensive but way more flavorful and nutritious. It's a marketplace, like with anything else, supply and demand.

I haven't really checked that, but I would venture a statement that Americans eat out more than other countries and the percentage of income we spend on food is still smaller.

USA, Canada / US citizenship via US Army [50]

LOL!!
I guess, strangely enough, hard as it is to admit for many, coming here is in the back of a lot of people's minds.

c'mon, people, just spit it out, we'll understand, lol....

USA, Canada / US citizenship via US Army [50]


you're right, I forgot about that.

USA, Canada / US citizenship via US Army [50]


Probably. As I already explained (and so did Fuzzy), you have to have a green card to join the military in the first place. Which means you're already a permanent resident. The citizenship itself is not so difficult to achieve at this point already, it's only a matter of time and some paperwork. The military saves you doing the paperwork yourself and a little bit of time.

There are multiple reasons why people join the military:
1. they're always hiring
2. it's a job with training and benefits and, as such, a good opportunity for a lot of young kids who wouldn't get that someplace else, or might not have money for college

3. being in the military is extremely respected here
4. sometimes kids plain don't know what they want to do, the military gives them a direction and a chance for moving up in a career.

I don't know much about the foreign legion.

USA, Canada / US citizenship via US Army [50]

I'm not sure I know what you're asking about, regarding mercenaries. Can you elaborate?

USA, Canada / US citizenship via US Army [50]


Likely so, yes. If one goes back to Poland and gets in trouble somehow, they might stick it on top of their sentence, if one gets convicted, but the optics of it might not be the most positive, and I can see the authorities being reluctant to do that. I guess it would depend on the nature of the charge, too, and whether the military in question is for a current enemy.

On a day to day basis, I can't imagine the Polish border patrol asking for people's resumes in addition to their passports.

USA, Canada / US citizenship via US Army [50]

thanks

Oh, I see. I think other countries have that sort of thing, too. I can see the rationale behind it but it's not enforceable at all, both from a practical standpoint as well as official foreign relations.

I know Polish people serving in the US military who went back to Poland to visit (as well as file some official paperwork with the local authorities) the and nobody cared about their military service as far as I know, although perhaps the German army would have a lot more Polish people enlisted, and I don't know anyone, whether they have issues or not.

Besides, if you think about it from the perspective of the individual, they're here for a new life, they already left Poland behind probably a while ago, the US military does offer pretty good opportunities (if you're ok with the fighting part, of course), and it's a very respectable occupation, too, I don't think that regulation is much of a deterrent, in real life.

USA, Canada / US citizenship via US Army [50]

I know a lawyer who works for the US Navy on immigration issues (he works for us, too, and is really good). It's not an Afghanistan thing, or even a recent thing, either.

You have to have a green card (the card is not really green, btw, it's more of a pinkish color...) in the first place. The "fast track" means they'll do the paperwork for you, which might save you a couple hours, and send it in for faster processing, which might save you a couple weeks of wait time. You still need to meet all the criteria as everyone else, and pass the civics test, etc.

As for spouses and children - you have to be a permanent resident for a certain number of years before you can apply for citizenship, I don't remember if it's three or five. If your wife has had her green card for that long, and you're still in the military, and you're buddies with the lawyer, he or she will probably help you with the stuff for you spouse, too. With children, it depends. If they're born in the US, they're citizens. If not, it's the same story, although naturalization for children is a much easier process.

It's a nice benefit IF you're in the military already (and there are a lot of immigrants there) but I doubt anyone will enlist just for that.

what was it about the 5 years in jail?

News / "Shale Gas Revolution" will make Poland a Leading Country in Europe! [202]

thank you

News / "Shale Gas Revolution" will make Poland a Leading Country in Europe! [202]


i keep my fingers crossed that it is 3 tcf

how do you say shale gas in Polish?

Life / Uptight Poles [262]


except when those other people are not Polish, or if they're gay, or if they're not Catholic, or if they're more successful, or if they show interest in Polish women, or if they're smart enough not to believe in conspiracy theories about Osama or global warming, or if GK disapproves of them for any other reason... oh no, no respect for THOSE people!

News / "Shale Gas Revolution" will make Poland a Leading Country in Europe! [202]

oh, that's cute, GK. not to burst your bubble, but the 23 billion cubic meters that Poland has in shale gas reserves equals 812 billion cubic feet. The US has reserves of 616 trillion cubic feet, and has been mining at 1.1 trillion cubic feet a year since 2006.

don't get me wrong, it's awesome that Poland has another natural resource to exploit but it's not going to make you the next Saudi Arabia...

News / "Shale Gas Revolution" will make Poland a Leading Country in Europe! [202]


yeah, GK, that's an awesome business plan... did you come up with it all by yourself?

USA, Canada / Chicago's 1.1 million Polish Americans celebrated Constitution Day [47]


I agree. I think Dope should go wherever it is he came from.

Imo, people should take a civics test before they're allowed to vote. I know many non-citizens who are smarter and more aware of what's going on in the country than born citizens. Obviously, taking a test wouldn't fly either here or in Poland. (Just like people should be required to take an IQ test before they're given a driver's license... Not happening, either.)

If people go through the trouble of casting their absentee votes, it means they care enough. It really doesn't matter that they vote differently than people residing in the actual country in question (or that they vote differently than Dope would - in fact, it only shows how smart they are) - maybe they see and understand some things that only leaving the country lets you do?

Love / Hot Polish girls in clubs - why don't they dance/talk with the most attractive men only? [148]

can we let this thread die? why do you people dignify that loser jarnowa's a$s-blabber with responses?
he has no chances with any female of the human species, once he starts talking, and he's probably not much to look at either, so let's just ignore that excuse for a dude

Life / Uptight Poles [262]

Hubert rocks.
A rare example of introspection and honesty.
Now, wait for all the schizos to start bashing him...

Language / Why when spelling Polish names abroad, Polish letters are ignored? [68]


some commonly used font sets here don't have Polish characters (or characters from other languages). Besides, nobody knows how to pronounce them, so Wałęsa is really the same as Walesa, and neither of them is pronounced the original Polish way... It takes decades before a name (like Brzezinski) becomes a household name, so the pronunciation and spelling become closer to Polish. For the most part, only few people know who Walesa is.

Love / Do you think that Polish should stick to Polish? [128]


LMAO!!!
apparently, so is your brain

what is this, your pickup line?

Love / Do you think that Polish should stick to Polish? [128]


Has it ever occurred to you that Polish women have the right to be with whomever they want to be? I kinda doubt that Poland is full of submissive, quiet women who don't know any better than to be abused and taken advantage of. Trust me, they don't need a dweeb like you to "rescue" them.

The pendulum will


? WTF are you talking about?

Love / Do you think that Polish should stick to Polish? [128]

yeah, why don't you take "your people" and move off somewhere where you don't mix with others? You can keep it pure and strong, and you can even be the secretary of marriage approvals... Please, don't compromise your values for other cultures, just stay away from normal people. In fact, as far as possible.

Love / Polish relationships (race and religion) [140]

You guys are all effed up in the head.

Who gives you the right to say who should marry whom? Jarnowa, I don't know which sh*t hut village you might be coming from, but I think you should go back there, preserve your genetic purity, and f*ck a goat.

As for GK, have you ever thought that maybe it's not whether the girl is Polish, or white, or Asian, it's that only some scheming low life would actually go out with you?

News / "Poland is flourishing" [62]

Regardless of the per-capita rate of the EU funding, the truth is that government spending boosts GDP, whether it's used efficiently or not. I can see how a large deficit can be scary (and nobody needs to explain it to us here) but at least some of it went for a fiscal stimulus (read: some good old fashioned consumer spending). That's good for the GDP as well.

I don't think increasing manufacturing is the key, it's about the diversity of where the money comes from.

And, to all those people who call the Polish abroad traitors and other moronic crap like that, apparenty all the people abroad sent close to $10 billion back home last year, so if I were you, I would be nice to your American, British or Irish "Polacks" because $10B is no small change.

(I'm still curious about what Crow is planning about the Slavdom...)

News / "Poland is flourishing" [62]


:)!! Where exactly is back home?


well, it's a trick people who write articles use to catch your eye. How gripping would it be to start an article with, "Poland is doing so-so?"

Ok, so I gather it's still terrible there...