History / The WW2 Hero.. Henryk Sławik (1894-1944) [17]

What do you mean? Most people are "bad".

History / The WW2 Hero.. Henryk Sławik (1894-1944) [17]


His nationality is irrelevant. A good person is a good person, regardless of where they were born or where they live.

Love / English girl moving to Poland with my Polish boyfriend for the first time [69]


I concur with this fully. Even if it doesn't go well, at least you had the chance to live in another country, learn a new language, meet new people, etc. It's important to keep your options wide open, though, so that you don't feel trapped, and so that you can leave if things aren't ideal.

Genealogy / If your ancestors were in the "Wehrmacht"... [217]

Attack of the one-liners again? Yawn.

Genealogy / If your ancestors were in the "Wehrmacht"... [217]


You mistake my intentions. I have no interest in knowing which war you "lived" through. I already know that you have lived through no wars. I only ask because I want to see which war you picked to pretend you participated in. After that, I and others could drill you with one or two questions about that war (which you would fail to answer) and thus laugh at your attempt to big yourself up through lying.

But hey, all that's not necessary. It's enough to know that you are simply some lying, insecure teenage brat. I only asked because I wanted to satisfy my own perverted needs for the humiliation of others through their own fault. I love me some karma :)

Genealogy / If your ancestors were in the "Wehrmacht"... [217]

He never said he lived through a war. You, however, did. Which war did YOU live through?

UK, Ireland / Marrying Polish Woman in UK/London [100]


Evidence where I have displayed apologetic tendencies.

UK, Ireland / Marrying Polish Woman in UK/London [100]


You haven't addressed anything I said. Nice deflection attempt.

This is starting to bore me, so let's just cut right down to it; the only reason I am entertaining this conversation is because I think you're an intelligent person, and your posts here are of value, and I think you're either in denial or really can't see that which you endorse. Do you honestly, truly, believe that Amethyst/ShelleyS's views, opinions and the way she articulates (I use this term loosely) them is intelligent? I again urge you to peek at her far back post history before you answer. She is not motivated by some desire to improve the quality of her country (which she can't even name properly, let alone state proper facts about) she is just a hate-spewing moron. I am uncertain whether you are endorsing this or something else, so I ask you plainly now. What is the answer?

EDIT: Nevermind, I just caught your edited reply.


You obviously have read my posts, cannot formulate a relevant reply to them, and instead decided to choose the easy route of claiming I'm a multi-culture endorsing hippy to try and discredit my statements. I retract what I said earlier about me thinking you intelligent, that is not longer relevant. Straw-men are tools for the weak.

UK, Ireland / Marrying Polish Woman in UK/London [100]


Completely irrelevant. Again, we have more hiding behind the "anti-PC" movement. There is no shortage of people who will say what they like on the internet, and I guarantee you that Amethyst doesn't even say a fraction of the things in real life what she does here. She is simply another coward hiding behind the anonymity of the internet to vent her ridiculous opinions. She is using THIS board as a personal stress-reliever for her disgusting nature, and some members, I included, do not appreciate this.

And for the love of god, political correctness has nothing to do with this. Stop using this excuse.

Perhaps you haven't been around long enough to know what she is like, so take a few minutes and go through her post history. Tip: Her alternate account is "ShelleyS".


Irrelevant. Abusive remarks were posted first in a thread where someone was asking for advice.


Some users managed to point this out without being racist, abusive, or stupid. I emphasize, if you have an opinion that you believe to be "anti-PC", then you are perfectly welcome to verbalize it if you are intelligent and keep to the laws of human decency and respect. Compare these two:

"In my opinion, immigration in the UK has gotten to the point where we can no longer sustain such immigration from third world countries and people from various cultures and religions that refuse to integrate into our society. Among these groups are South Asians, Poles, and Africans."

and
"GET THE F*UCKING ******* AND POLLACKS AND FU*KING PAKIS OUT OF ENGLAND FUK ALL U FOREIGNNERS DUMB SHITS GET THE FUĆK OUT OF MY COUNTRY" (which is in accordance with Amethyst's behaviour in many threads)

Both are "non-PC", but one is intelligent and acceptable, while the other is just downright moronic, and pointing out how moronic and racist someone is is not an attempt to enforce PC laws, so seriously, enough with this ridiculous wave of "anti-PC" chivalry. It's not convincing anyone.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]


Is that a joke? There are many secular nations out there that have high standards for economy and quality of life. The Netherlands, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Norway, Finland, Canada, Denmark, Malaysia, Israel, Iceland... and that is just off the top of my head. Sweden is the prime example, as it is the most rich, happiest, successful, well-educated country in the world, and also the most secular.

UK, Ireland / Marrying Polish Woman in UK/London [100]


I agree with you completely, really I do, but whereas you and I have apparently formed a seemingly reasonable and moderate opinion, something like Amethyst degrades itself and others by CONSTANTLY spouting racist, bigoted, stupid, unintelligible **** in almost every thread she posts in. I see no reason why it should be here, as all it seems to do is defile every thread possible, with constructive or intelligent input ranging in the minimal-zero range.

The fact that this is the users first post, and that he was asking for marital advice, regardless of the speculated reasons, his nationality, or his host country, makes it all the more vile that the first post was that. It even explicitly said that it only read the first 4 words before resorting to racist insults. If those are the standards of respect, intelligence and morality you wish to defend, be my guest. Hiding behind the "I'm just a righteous warrior fighting the fascist PC culture!!!!!" shield does nothing to change the reality.

Genealogy / If your ancestors were in the "Wehrmacht"... [217]


Understatement much?


You probably aren't even old enough to remember the Yugoslavian wars. You're not fooling anyone with your "I'm 20, no I'm not I'm older, AND I've been in a war" routine.

UK, Ireland / Polish people in the UK using the English version of their name? [56]

I'm not sure what you mean, but "Martha" is a very old-sounding name in English. I wouldn't expect anyone under 60 to have it.

UK, Ireland / Marrying Polish Woman in UK/London [100]

Simply ignore Amathyst. It is not worth the time it takes to reply to it.

Life / UK garage, do you get it in poland? [18]

Download utorrent and go to either isohunt.com or thepiratebay.com or as a last resort mininova.com to find your music.

UK, Ireland / Marrying Polish Woman in UK/London [100]

What a heart-warming thread.

News / Should 16-year-olds in Poland vote? [58]


I can't think of any counter to this.

News / Should 16-year-olds in Poland vote? [58]

I certainly wouldn't be vehemently opposed to a 16-year-old voting age, it might even work out for the best, but as it stands I think it not a good idea due to the aforementioned reasons, damage control being the main one.

News / Mass immigration to Poland - article and response [479]

That is true, but...


... that still does not mean they are a race. A loose ethno-cultural religious group perhaps, but not a "race". Then again, hardly anybody uses the word "race" in its correct usage, so I guess I'm just being pedantic. Also, how does someone "talk" like a Muslim? Is there a Muslim accent now?

News / Should 16-year-olds in Poland vote? [58]


Ideally, voting would be a privilege that is earned through demonstrated understanding. Since that is not possible, though, we can only discriminate based on the factor that impacts maturity the most, which is age. Voting done by adults is nowhere near perfect, which is why I think it's not needed to further add to the frenzy with a new block of voters who have even less objectivity than an adult might have. Teenagers are impacted more by external influences, especially by a charismatic authority figure such as family member or teacher. Thus, we don't have a new section of voters, but merely an extension of the voters that already exist, which isn't necessary.

News / Mass immigration to Poland - article and response [479]

Remember, Muslims are not a race.

Genealogy / If your ancestors were in the "Wehrmacht"... [217]

You have a very naive viewpoint on this. The average person does not care about national prestige, medieval standards honour or pointless patriotism. The average person wants to survive, and get on with their lives as smoothly as possible, in comfort preferably. That's why it's much easier to conquer a first world country rather than a third world one; there is peace, stability, social status, class, etc. Nobody is going to bother fight an invading force unless that force is blatantly oppressive, which in this case it was. It's very common for the natives of the conquered country to start working for the conquerors. Don't get all mushy and sentimental about this; it's just how it goes. Put to sleep your childish concepts of honour, shame, cowardice, betrayal and all that crap. Grow up and learn some history.

As for your ancestors, nobody cares. What your ancestors did has no bearing on you at all. If it came to it, you wouldn't react in the same way they did, so stop trying to enhance your own self-image by attributing yourself to deeds you have no connection to. Someone just as naive as you, but with Polish ancestors who were in the resistance, could easily say "Well, YOUR ancestors were cowards because they simply stayed silent and got on with their lives without fighting the enemy. They were cowards and traitors because they did nothing, whereas MY ancestors did amazing things by joining the resistance and fighting!!!". See how much you can twist history to your liking when you use subjective terms like "cowardice", "traitors", and "enemy" ?

News / Should 16-year-olds in Poland vote? [58]


I'm not saying they aren't aware or intelligent enough to vote, but that their votes can be more easily misplaced than an adult vote. At 16, teenagers are still influenced a lot by their family, are still in school, and presumably still live at home. Personally, I just don't think that's enough for someone to be able to vote clearly. They will be easily influenced by their family, or by their peers, or by their school system. I think adults are just as susceptible to such factors, but I don't think all of this needs to be further obfuscated by letting 16-year-olds vote as well. In another two years they potentially gain experience of the work system, further education, institutions the economy and all sorts of other things relevant to politics. A 16-year-old isn't typically going to have that experience, and will just vote by what they see on the surface (again, adults are terrible at this too, but they are a bit less susceptible).

News / Should 16-year-olds in Poland vote? [58]

I do not think 16-year-olds should be able to vote. Even if they do have superior knowledge of politics, they are still children and have an undeveloped and inexperienced view of things. Sure, there is the occasional teenager who is sensible, but the majority are simply not mature enough to influence politics.

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]


I cannot back it up with anything other than the fact that I live in the UK, and believe myself to have satisfactory political and social awareness to gauge such things based on individual merit with sufficient detachment and perspective.

Immigration is a HUGE issue in the UK at the moment. But really, when hasn't it been? It's been a hot topic all through the second half of the 20'th Century, and at points it has been much more heated than it is today. Just because it is discussed a lot does not mean it is a serious issue. British people simply love to complain about things which, had they even the slightest bit of world awareness, they should realise as being insignificant. For example, there is a ton of whining about how the current government is corrupt and dishonest and inefficient and blah blah blah. Is it? Yes, just like any other government. Is it also one of the most mobile, democratic, rewarding and transparent governments in the world? Also yes. British people are too busy focusing on how bad they have it and how oppressed and stifled they are, but the plain reality is that things are nowhere near as bad as the complaint level. Immigration will continue to be moaned about, and it will continue to be a non-issue, just as it has always been. This country has gone far too long without an invasion or a REAL oppressive regime that people have gotten soft.

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]

I'm against gross oversimplification, which is why I'm glad to say that the reality is that the British people as a whole do not care either way whether the Poles stay or not, with the silent majority drifting towards a positive view of the Poles being here.

Work / Typical rate for 1-on-1 English lessons in Poland (Krakow)? [37]

Kraków being a metropolitan and highly cultured European city, I can't envision much conservatism. I could be in for some disillusioning, though.

Work / Typical rate for 1-on-1 English lessons in Poland (Krakow)? [37]

Speculatively, I can't imagine it being that expensive.

Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]


Those are actually classifications put in place by the government (or at least here it is so). Anyone of Asian ethnicity has to identify themselves as one of those on pretty much any form. Most East Asians are 100% East Asian anyway. Very few of them are born here as of yet. South Asians have also not really been here that long. Black people have term "Black" on the forms, unlike in the U.S where people refer to them as "African-American" for reasons as of yet inexplicable to me.

Personally, I will extend the same ridicule to "African"-Americans that I do to "Polish"-Americans. Neither are African or Polish.

Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]


Based on how defensive you're being, I'd say I'm correct in assuming you're one of those Americans who attempts to identify with a foreign country.


I don't care what your family did, and neither does anyone else. Doesn't change the fact that you and they are not Polish.

EDIT: And I note the fact that you're using past tense.

I have spaghetti several times a week. I guess I should start calling myself Italian.