Life / What is the reason for POLISH jokes ? [486]

there used to be/still is a 'culture' of Irish jokes in the UK, mostly focusing on the 'stupidity' of the Irish and I wonder if the Polish joke thing in the US has some simillar basis, that is, perhaps because many incomers from Ireland were single labourers/working men who were not considered 'brainy'.

also, and I digress, there is no single direct way of saying 'yes' or 'no' in Brythonic languages which gave the English further 'reason' to think people from Celtic nations were shifty'stupid, as that way of speaking was transliterated into English.

anyone who think it is amusing to tell jokes focusing on the stupidity of one nation is a bit lacking themselvess tbh

UK, Ireland / Advice on child support (Irish with my Polish husband) [106]

"Contraception and abortion are not easily available in Ireland so it's pointless to preach about having another child, that may have been an accident"

that is simply no longer true, kaz, Irish women have been having abortions for years thanks to ryanair direct to stansted. not that i would suggest that as a good course of action to anyone.

I have been raising two children with no child support for over seven years now, and i know v wel that my ex and his new wife say all kinds of **** about me to justify themselves.

so i am not coming at this with any 'ignorance' tbh

UK, Ireland / Advice on child support (Irish with my Polish husband) [106]

" we just want to give what is fair"
but you already said that the child support was cut to zl.150 because your stepson was cold to your husband at his first communion.
how was that fair to an 8 year old child, exactly?
and this is not 'cyberbullying' and you are not a teenager (I do hope)
i suggest you post your problem on mumsnet and see what reaction you get there.
as for the stories that you tell about how nasty this woman is eg about the booties etc., you do realise that these tales are totallly one sided don't you?

that she would have quite a different tale to tell?

Law / What banks are people using in Poland? [50]

stand your ground in the branch and ask for the manager, that is bollocks

Law / What banks are people using in Poland? [50]

inwroclaw i have heard of this happening in a British bank with one of my students who was Spanish.
it was purely down to the ignorance of the bank clerk and was in no way bank policy.

UK, Ireland / Advice on child support (Irish with my Polish husband) [106]

"this poor woman"
oh please this 'poor woman' wants her husband's child to live in poverty and considers him having normal kid stuff like swimming as 'obscene luxury'.

UK, Ireland / Advice on child support (Irish with my Polish husband) [106]

my advice is to leave the bastard and go on the dole, jump before you are pushed you know?

UK, Ireland / Advice on child support (Irish with my Polish husband) [106]

if you dont care what her lifestyle is why are you telling strangers on the internet all about it?

UK, Ireland / Advice on child support (Irish with my Polish husband) [106]

quite frankly i do not blame her.....his dad has left the country and started a new family.
then turns up at first communion giving it large with a wodge of other peoples cash....
lovely dad. you do realise that if he has done this to one family he is more than capable of doing it to another right?

UK, Ireland / Advice on child support (Irish with my Polish husband) [106]

62 euros a week would not be high in Ireland, and you know it.

you chose a man with a child for whom he is responsible, what did you expect, for the child to disappear when yours came along?

and her lifestyle is not your business.

UK, Ireland / Advice on child support (Irish with my Polish husband) [106]

you two offered to pay her 150 zl a month? After the son was cold to his father? so that is some kind of punishment for the child or what?

you know how much that is in pounds/euros right?
and swimming for her child is an 'obscene luxury'?
you shouldnt have got with a man with a child should you?

Life / The Polish work ethic - or the lack of it [23]

odd to have a national holiday on a Thursday, Monday or Friday would be better.....

Life / The Polish work ethic - or the lack of it [23]

it is not the weekend it is Friday or is there some kind of national holiday today?

News / Polish police chief removes crosses [250]


you actually have quite a sick mind and you are obsessed with gays

Life / Is 10500 monthly is enough for a family to live in Warsaw Poland [136]


in my experience sur, people stare at you if you are speaking a different language, whatever your colouring.....so yes, but do not take it personally i think it is just curiousity.

of course Warsaw may be different to my experiences in smaller towns..

Life / Is 10500 monthly is enough for a family to live in Warsaw Poland [136]

It is a perfectly reasonable question from someone from an expensive Western European country - how will she know if she doesn't ask?
hope you get some better information soon Sur

Life / One of more conspicuous Polish traits - inconsequence? [37]

'inconsequential' or 'of no consequence' would sound more natural

Life / One of more conspicuous Polish traits - inconsequence? [37]

I can assure you I am not 'stupid', 'silly' or lacking in 'intelligence'.
i suppose being a schoolteacher you are in the habit of saying such things to people who do not agree with you,
and then shouting 'goodnight' to prevent further words...?
sad but predictable.

Life / One of more conspicuous Polish traits - inconsequence? [37]

it was your final sentence about 'polish poles' that made me wonder.
anyway another whining about Jews thread is it?
yawn.

Life / One of more conspicuous Polish traits - inconsequence? [37]

so you mean that unless someone is Christian/Catholic they are not Polish?
is that what you are saying?
reminds me of Ireland, no wonder so many people left.

Life / The annual national pilgtrimage in Poland - all roads lead to Częstochowa [28]

lol you really are obsessed aren't you?

Life / One of more conspicuous Polish traits - inconsequence? [37]

did the nation really have a Christian heritage though?
anyway i am not sure that getting upset about crosses is worth it.

News / Polish police chief removes crosses [250]


or possibly the USA..:):)

Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

I do not think those photos break the law as they were taken in a public place, not sure about polish law specifically ofc.,
but I had reason to check the legal aspect of this myself recently.

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

my irish granny used to leave some milk to go off to make soda bread.
i dont think this would work these days anyway as the milk is over-treated and homogenised.
coin op gas is mostly in holiday cottages and the like.

Life / Going to Poland in a hijab - Polish people and Islam [154]

haha Magda funny post but true -
lazycat you could wear a looser kind of headcovering like women in UK do.

Study / Homeschooling in Poland - possible to apply? [14]


agree to an extent but if the bullying leads to suicide then there would be no growing up.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1286240/Bullying-linked-half-suicides-10--14-year-olds.html

UK, Ireland / Daniel Pelka murder: Polish mother and stepfather face life sentences [96]


oh right so the psycho stepfather and sick mother were not responsible for this, Britain was? I see.
this is something i have noticed time and again, even heard it said. 'not my fault, I am Polish'

UK, Ireland / Daniel Pelka murder: Polish mother and stepfather face life sentences [96]

what a pair of lowlife knuts why do people like this come to the UK for an easy time?

History / Poland is a Catholic country [177]


lol no i don't think anyone with a vague awareness of life in the UK would think that far fetched.....