News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

Try the Nordic countries. They are generally whiter. My skin is lighter than most Poles but they are one of the whitest overall.

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

I see a lot of tolerance in class but I wonder to what extent it is just for my ears. I do get the impression that quite a few here are looking for diversity.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Right on, DE.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Are kalamata olives Polish? No, then it's off-topic

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Natasa, have you ever tried Polish sausage? I bought an excellent one today named 'Catalonian' :) 9 inches of goodness :) Expensive but worth it :)

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Because Americans cry out for quality on the scale of Aberdeen Angus, good Scottish stuff from my home city. I tried polędwica on a recommendation but it had no real taste. I was disappointed as Polish meat is generally really good!

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

jyj, 'a' is 'u' and vice-versa. Mushrooms. Bigos is originally Lithuanian btw

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

The French will be appalled at you saying that, A J ;)

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

It sure is. When I hear a Pole say gulasz or bogracz are Polish, I have to laugh. Leczo for that matter too

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Dumplings, not damplings ;) Be careful with dumplings as native speakers might seen them as pierogi or kluski so please be precise.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

What do the Czechs have, southern? Polish fare, while often bland without salt, can still match anything the Czechs have.

Language / How do Poles feel about foreigners learning their language? [105]

Many breathe a sigh of relief that you can :) :) Let's face it, would you really like a foreigner to come in with a thick accent and say, 'a right mate, six of those thingymajiggs, please'? :)

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

If you embrace MC then you have to take the bad with the good. In Scotland, for example, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani folks don't really cause any problems to speak of. However, I surmise that a few radical Pakistani sorts might have snuck in and nobody wants those sorts, not even their host country. I would be aghast, as would many Poles, were we to be practically debarred from entering some areas due to hostile foreign elements. There is a video somewhere on Youtube about a Norwegian family who were taunted on a daily basis from Muslim elements. If I were them, I'd call the police and get those buggers deported.

Life / Will Polish people be accepting that im only half polish? [63]

Most Poles won't harm you unless you harm them first. Polish-Canadians are usually well received.

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

Hehehe, there is some truth in that, delph. In for a penny, out for a pound :) (then to złoty)

Language / plural forms (cztery kubki / czternascie kubkow) [23]

Nice thread, ryanb. Highly practical. I'll let the resident Poles give you the best advice but you'll notice changes between 1, 2-4 and 5 onwards, e.g jedna butelka, dwie butelki and pięć/sześć butelek. I'd also like to improve in this area. Please be patient and you'll get good help. One thing I can say is beware of irregular examples, e.g jedna owca, dwie owce and sześć owiec.

Love / Polish men are their own special breed ... [96]

Been reading Slavic Knights Weekly with a focus on the 14thC again, Pol3?

Love / Polish men are their own special breed ... [96]

Och, you had to go and spoil their hope, didn't you? ;) ;) ;) I know, I proved that to sb just the other week, SwP :)

Language / Unique names of cities/town/villages in Poland [58]

Hel is on the peninsula in the north of Poland

Language / Unique names of cities/town/villages in Poland [58]

Nagikutas in Hungary is quite funny. Let's try to keep this more about Polish ones.

Nowa Huta is strange. It means New Foundry.

Love / Polish men are their own special breed ... [96]

That's because he's Swedish-American ;0

Love / Polish men are their own special breed ... [96]

PennBoy has a Slavic look but he'd also pass as a Scottish rugby player.

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

Europe has different colour shades, legend. The key is to look at the prevailing dynamic in any one country. Take France, for example. They have many black folk, as does GB. Poland doesn't and that's just how it is. However, fair is fair and if 1,000,000 foreigners came into Poland then they'd see how it is for GB to handle things.

Love / Polish men are their own special breed ... [96]

Another thread title that attracts generalisations. If you are not your own breed, what breed are you?

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

It's not so much about MC per se, PP. I think it doesn't really fit the Polish model but many Poles are indifferent and it wouldn't be catastrophic if kept within reason.

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

I-S, Poles have been allowed to move around freely since their accession to the EU so why not grant others the courtesy of taking up spots in Poland? Your answer was no more than code for 'Polska dla Polaków'.

Life / Drinking before clubbing in Poland? [25]

Drinking before clubbing is definitely a good idea as it's much cheaper. It's very popular in Scotland, more so than here I'd say.

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

You've just echoed my exact words in another thread on this topic :) :)

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

I-S, I don't think size is the issue here. Poland is much bigger than GB yet look how MC GB is. I don't think MC really suits the Polish model that much but I think some Poles are crying out for positive variety to release themselves from the humdrum of their daily lives.

Pol3, maybe you should fly over to Poland and deliver courses in Disaster Management? ;) ;)

History / "I was more afraid of fellow Poles than Nazi German Officers", says Bartoszewski [130]

I think Bartoszewski is simply outlining a position where some Poles were beginning to lash out as a result of the atrocities they had previously suffered. Poles bark back strongly against perceived injustice and I dare say that some would have gone about their business brutally in that time. Poles are generally easy/oazy, floaty types but do wrong by them and the claws will out.