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BBman   
2 Nov 2011
News / Polish hero pilot lands 767 without wheels. (Warsaw) [191]

It's amazing that the LOT pilot was able to keep the plane straight. In contrast, watch this video.

youtube.com/watch?v=zA5FMFVbVZ0

i wonder if anyone on the LOT flight filmed the landing from inside the plane.....
BBman   
1 Nov 2011
News / Polish hero pilot lands 767 without wheels. (Warsaw) [191]

(but was it a Polish Captain/First Officer?)

No, It was Johny English...

I'm afraid he was Polish-American. He forgot to drop the landing gears because he was too busy talking to his "busia" on the radio. LOL!!

j/k
BBman   
24 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]

And those are just the Polish websites....I wonder how many indian, pakistani, arab, bangladeshi, etc. benefits websites there are...
BBman   
18 Oct 2011
History / Do Poles really blame Britain for Poland becoming Communist after the war? [104]

It's very simple: some Polish ex-servicemen are still living at the expense of the British taxpayer, where they have lived since they left the Polish armed forces.

So after the war all of the remaining Poles in the UK went on the dole? No one worked in the UK?
BBman   
17 Oct 2011
History / Why have Poles contributed so little to Academics? (Particularly Science) [180]

Except most Poles didn't consider Jews as fellow Polish neighbors for the majority of Polish history

To be fair jews never considered themselves Polish .... or German, French, Spanish, etc. (insert nationality), instead they were (still are) always jewish first.
BBman   
17 Oct 2011
History / Why have Poles contributed so little to Academics? (Particularly Science) [180]

The reason why Polish science doesn't have much international achievements is not really communism and especially not the war...

I wanted to post something like this, good post.

I also think that the partitions made life for scientists difficult. Some scientists, like skłodowska, pursued their studies/work regardless of the situation in Poland. I'm sure many just threw in the towel or succumbed to the policies of germanization or russification.
BBman   
8 Oct 2011
News / PIS propaganda on Warsaw public transport [27]

You seem to have a huge hang up over people not speaking Polish. Could it be that you're projecting your own inabilities onto others?

Classic british response:)

It is you who is bitter about not being able to speak Polish despite living in Poland for a least 2 years, whereas I've been living in Canada much of my life and can speak the language quite well. Utterly pathetic.
BBman   
7 Oct 2011
News / PIS propaganda on Warsaw public transport [27]

How about you tell us what it said?!?! I'm actually curious, even though i don't really follow Polish politics. Oh right you can't, you don't speak Polish. Good night, głupku.
BBman   
6 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / Where do most Polish-Americans identify on the political spectrum? [142]

World Cup or Euro Cup

Ok, i agree here but that only happens once in 4 years. These international events have everyone looking for where their ancestors came from so they can fly a flag! This is just apart of that US/Canadian culture that delphi doesn't understand.

Aside from this, i rarely see polish flags.
BBman   
6 Oct 2011
Life / Can many young Poles speak German? [72]

Can many young Poles speak German?

Very few. However, many are familiar with the language and would probably be able to understand some simple german.
BBman   
6 Oct 2011
News / British man prosecuted for raping teenage girls in Kraków [47]

The Church.....

Typical response from a brit, just attack the RMC in Poland. Meanwhile in britain Muslims are multiplying like rabbits, along with their religion which was created by a pedophile.

pregnancy is an illness

?
BBman   
6 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / Where do most Polish-Americans identify on the political spectrum? [142]

Such is their national pride.

I expect they still wave Polish flags and talk about how POLISH they are.

Few PolAms go around waving Polish flags. The ones that do are usually fresh off the boat Poles who miss Poland and are having a hard time adjusting to life in the US. Generally Americans of eastern European descent rarely show any European pride openly like that.

Now, those Scottish-Americans who wear their kilts to the mall and talk about how Scottish they are (even though their ancestors came to the new world hundreds of years ago) are the ones you should be critiquing more. Same with Italian-Americans (most are mutts) who try to mimic real Italians and have Italian tattoos, bumper stickers, window flags etc.

Delph, have you considered seeking psychiatric help to treat your obsession? Or maybe you are just totally ignorant about US culture?
BBman   
5 Oct 2011
Life / Are Polish people so chaotic and disorganized like Germans say? [89]

Many Poles are quick to point out German efficiency and organzation. I remember last year there was a deadly Polish bus accident in Germany (near Berlin I think) and I was surprised to hear many Poles say that they were thankful that such a serious accident took place in Germany. Thy had no faith in the polish first responders to adequately help the victims.

Generally from my exerience livining in Poland, I would have to agree with the stereotype. Two areas that stick out the most are bureaucracy and infrastructure.
BBman   
28 Sep 2011
USA, Canada / Polish man's visit a nightmare - Welcome To Canada [65]

racial profiling

Blacks and hispanics cause the majority of crime the US which is the only reason they make up the majority of the prison population. Plain and simple. Racial profiling LOL!

And you, don't forget.

ohh, did I hurt your feelings?

The fact is that even today many "Canadians" look down on many Slavic people. They will make fun of your lastname, they will say you are a commie, you are behind times, blah blah blah. The Cold War didnt help either.

This was true 100 years ago, not today.
BBman   
27 Sep 2011
Love / Foreigners: would you have moved to Poland if it was full of fat/ugly women? [42]

No, i think most people go where the jobs/money are.

Personally, the only Polish women I had ever met before I moved here (the cook of a good friend's family, one of the matrons at school and my cleaner at university) were all fat and ugly (and fairly old) but were also very pleasant ladies.

Well generally speaking Polish women lose their good looks rather quickly. This observation has been raised on this forum in the past. Just think, how many MILFs and cougars do you see in Poland? Very, very, very few.
BBman   
23 Sep 2011
UK, Ireland / Grateful Polish photographer stitches up his Welsh hosts [96]

Well usually the media/people make fun of Poland so i guess it's nice to see this attention get shifted to brits.

I'm sure you could find such scenes in any city in the world. The one thing that those pictures do accurately portray is british women - they are arguably the ugliest and filthiest in all of europe - and i've been all over the continent.
BBman   
20 Sep 2011
Genealogy / Born in Poland, moved to US as a baby - What do i need to get a PL passport? [19]

I'm surprised you managed to get such - it is against the law act concerning Polish IDs and Population Register Act. And this ID without address would not be fully functional.

It is not illegal to not have an address on a dowod osobisty! The only problem it could cause is finding a job. I didn't have an address on my DO during my last several months in Poland.
BBman   
19 Sep 2011
Love / Why Poland and Indian Sub-Continent? [30]

I find this pattern strange. Polish girl and Indian guy or vice versa, you know. I mean it's never Czech and Indian or French and Indian.. It's always Polish and Indian. Is it just me?Or is it a fact?

It's the same all over eastern europe, not just poland. Western european women don't want brown men and the eastern ladies just want a guy with money. This happened during the commie era as well. Unfortunately this ended tragically for most women. You indians will take anyone that will get you out of india and into europe.
BBman   
18 Sep 2011
Genealogy / Born in Poland, moved to US as a baby - What do i need to get a PL passport? [19]

I did it in person (in Canada) - i would suggest you take care of this in the US. Polish bureaucracy is a tough cookie to crack, so i went to the Polish consulate in person. They will need to see a lot of documents, not only yours but your parents' too. Basically take every piece of ID you have.