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Joined: 10 Apr 2010 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 23 Aug 2011
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Chicago Pollock   
12 Nov 2010
UK, Ireland / Long-term impact of returning UK Poles to Poland [21]

How will returning UK Poles affect Poland? Well, how well do Poles integrate into English society? How well do the English accept the Polish immigrants?

Poles in UK and their future

Why the uk love poles... because we get married and have kids and......

New UK figures released by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) report that by the end of this year, pensioners will outnumber children for the first time (Daily Mail, 24th October 2007). Last year, 11.3 million drew a state pension compared with 11.5 million children under 16 years. By 2031 there will be 15 million pensioners even though the pension age will have increased to 66 for men and women after 2024. In comparison, the numbers of children will rise from 11.5 million to 13 million in 2031.

Similar situation is in the US - first the native citizen complain the immigrants "take their jobs" and when they start to leave, they change their minds because they cannot find a nativie citizen to do the same job for the same lousy money..
Chicago Pollock   
12 Nov 2010
Life / Is the word "Polack"rascist? [185]

1. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
2. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of Polish birth or descent (The American Heritage Dictionary)

Bunch of nonsense. You're getting your panties in a twist over nothing.
Chicago Pollock   
11 Nov 2010
News / Praising Poland can be dangerous [45]

Yes indeed. I wonder why we are so unimportant today? could it be because we got betrayed by our dear friends at yalta?

Poland was offered the Marshall Plan after the War. They rejected it. For some reason Poland didn't kick the Russians out of Poland after WWII like they did after WWI.
Chicago Pollock   
9 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Are there any indoor swimming pools in Poland? I fight the winter blahs by swimming. Works like a charm. When I'm in the pool I think I'm in the South Seas.

As for the cold. Well I make my living working outdoors and once you acclimatize it ain't bad. Also, proper clothing makes a difference. People who lived before central heating dressed for the seasons. Something we forget in modern times. Wool in the winter which stays warm even if it's wet.
Chicago Pollock   
6 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

It just felt that way.

If it feels that way, it is that way.

In general the climate here, on both sides of the border, can be pretty crazy and the high humidity will at times add to the discomfort.

Called Lake effect. Are you leeward or windward of the lake? Leeward (Buffalo) lots of snow, windward (Chicago) not as much. But temps are reversed, Colder in Chicago (especially with the wind).

Regardless, in my 20 years here I haven't seen one single instance of grape growers heating their grapes any time of the year. Not once. And I drive by those fields almost every day.

Southeast Ontario??? But in the fruit growing sections of the States they use smudge pots in the Spring and Autumn.

this thread is not edited, since the editing time is 15 minutes on PF and I don't like to edited stuff since it looses some of its freshness. I am aware of grammar and spelling mistakes on this thread, but I will not change anything at this point. Later on I might put this on a blog and then I will take my time to edit it.[/b]

thanks for reading:)

We know...thanks for writing.
Chicago Pollock   
5 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

:
but I have to admit that the Canadian winter got to me over the years. Of course Polish weather is no better, but at least there won't be -30 C for 3 months

if you don't mind me asking, where in Canada is it minus 30 for 3 months.

For one thing he is at home. Can't beat that.

"she" not "he"

Just curious, but do you travel back to Poland often? If so, what are your observations?
Chicago Pollock   
4 Nov 2010
History / POLISH IDENTITY-shift from communism to democracy [28]

The People (us) our votes are irrelevant. Democracy or rather the illusion of it is the best form of dictatorship, because people believe their voice count.

This thinking is a good example why Poland has been dominated by it's neighbors for the past two hundred years.
Chicago Pollock   
2 Nov 2010
Love / Fell in love; I need to go back to Poland for 2 months - what to say at work (UK) [50]

I know this is crazy idea..but i've been waiting my whole life for someone like him. Please give me an advise don't judge me.

Please give me an advise don't judge me

Infatuation or love? You don't know, do you?
If it's meant to be (love) it will work out without you giving up your job. I would take off weekends and holiday time to visit but I wouldn't give up my job, just yet (infatuation). Especially since it's a good job that you like.
Chicago Pollock   
30 Oct 2010
News / Poland goes bankrupt? [110]

I still can't understand why would anybody want a 8cyl 4.6l eng in an ordinary sedan?

4.6 V-8, is not the problem. That's how automobiles developed in US. US traditionally is mainly rural, with harsh weather conditions. Europe is relatively mild, comparatively.

Poland should back PLN with silver and live long and happy

Metal backed currency locks value, and you lose your control. Might as well use the Euro.
Chicago Pollock   
30 Oct 2010
News / Poland goes bankrupt? [110]

Those two wars are a drop in the bucket.

A trillion $ and still growing. Remember under Clinton, " Balanced Budget" in 2000.
Chicago Pollock   
30 Oct 2010
News / Poland goes bankrupt? [110]

I'm not comparing to Swiss Franc. Comparatively to Eastern Europe and Emerging Markets, it's strong as can be expected.

BS.Hungary still has Forint.

Yeah, but didn't it have big problems this summer? Problems with Greece, Portugal, Ireland is they don't have their own currency. Germany and France control it. Not a good place to be.
Chicago Pollock   
30 Oct 2010
News / Poland goes bankrupt? [110]

Crisis comes to Poland with delay but its effects will not be less dramatical than in Hungary or Greece."

Poland had a strong currency. No it shouldn't be like Greece or Hungary as they don't have their own currency anymore. Lesson to Poland, don't give up zloty.

I'm 24 years old and still have no driving license!!!

some people on PF think that young people actually have a good career start in Poland and make lots of dineros... how come you can't afford a DL course, huh?

Pgtx, take her under your wing the girl needs a mentor.

Yes, social security pays out to people with disabilities...like being to stupid/fat/lazy to work

Convex, America has a debt problem due to 2 unfunded wars. And the money didn't go to the men in uniform, it went to defense contractors.
Chicago Pollock   
27 Oct 2010
News / WHY IS POLAND STILL GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER? [197]

Poland had the same choice in 1945 that they had in 1920. What would Russia have done if Poland accepted the Marshall Plan? What could they do If the Polish people were united? But the problem is that the Poles weren't united.

I am not suggesting that every Pole was a communist. What the historical record is saying is that there was enough support in Poland for a communist government that the republicans could not sustain a defense of Poland. Poland was a divided nation after the war part republican part communist.
Chicago Pollock   
26 Oct 2010
News / WHY IS POLAND STILL GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER? [197]

Now I am 100% sure, your screwing with me ...

Read the historical record.

At that time people had seen Red army fighting Germans which was a big + in the book.

Yes, exactly. Your reply confirms my whole point. Polish people supported the Red Army. In 1922 they kicked them out, in 1945 they embraced them. There was opposition to the Reds, there was a civil war in Poland and the Polish communists won. Communism in Poland was Polish communism.

Later of course they knew what had happened...

Yes, after losing fifty years of economic growth. Poles need to admit that they saddled the wrong horse (but of course they won't admit it).
Chicago Pollock   
25 Oct 2010
News / WHY IS POLAND STILL GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER? [197]

Could be because Moscow-controlled government of Poland rejected joining the program?

There was opposition to the communists in Poland after the German occupation but there were too many Poles who supported the communists. Poland was a divided country and Russian support pushed Poland over the top into the communist camp. Now 50 years after this debacle of course, a lot of people deny being communist supporters.
Chicago Pollock   
24 Oct 2010
News / WHY IS POLAND STILL GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER? [197]

Looking at Poland's history, Poland has, as we know, all too often been given a bad deal.

Polish people are responsible for Poland. Poland had been dominated by its neighbors because they were invited in by Poland's warring factions.

Looking further back, what had Poland done to the UK, for Churchill to stab Poland in the back at Yalta? it's understandable that a red scumbag like Stalin would harm Poland, but Roosevelt and Churchill for Chrissake!

Poland wasn't stabbed in the back. After the German occupation in the 1940's a large contingent of Poles were communist. That's why you became a communist country. The Russians would have never been able to subjugate the Poles without their consent.

The Polish people are still being badly treated, such as being kept in comparative poverty with such low wages, higher prices than in UK etc.

Who is responsible for this?

OK, so there was no independent Poland on the map during the great 19th-century immigration to the US and most of those who went were illiterate peasants

Those were my ancestors. I had 4 sets of great grandparents all form poland only one being non-polish (Greek). They were peasants. Hard working, proud, intelligent. They built a community. All their neighborhoods were so clean you could eat off the streets. They gravitated towards the skilled trades, butchers, electricians, plumbers, tool and die makers, machinists,etc.

But so where Slovaks, Ukrainians and Hungarians, and yet who has ever heard of Hungarian, Ukrainian or Slovak jokes? There must have been some but not on the scale of the 'Pollack joke'.

The groups that migrated to America: first English,Scot-Irish, Dutch, Scandinavian next German, Irish Catholic, than the Poles, Italians, mexicans. Ukrainians, Hungarians, Czechs Insignificant numbers. Polish jokes come from poles. Those illiterate peasants had a sense of humor.

Maybe Poles themselves are to blame for not being assertive enough. They are often at each others throats but towards foreigners or the host society as émigrés they tend to be meek, mild, complaisant and try to melt into the woodwork rather than stand up for their rights.

Meek? Not assertive? Every neighborhood had a huge Church. Built by the Polish community. Melt in the woodwork? Poles assimilate. They make money. Can't do that if you don't assimilate. The Polish diaspora is a success story. The Polish people in America are not a white underclass.
Chicago Pollock   
20 Oct 2010
Life / Foreigners in Poland and what they think of us [54]

but i refuse to live there for many reasons... don't ask...lol

Hey girl, is it too close to home?

Well, not really, she's just making her choices

"Ignorance", lack of knowledge. She's ignorant.
Chicago Pollock   
20 Oct 2010
News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

The worst thing is that, for now - ballet dancers can quite legally retire at 40 and collect a pension from ZUS for doing so.

What's your beef? Ballet dancers getting a pension at 40? How many ballet dancers are there in Poland? Big deal, not enough to worry about. Poland can afford it and it can afford to offer a safety net to the poor and old. The wealthy have a responsibility to the less fortunate. Remember what Aristotle said"...the wealthy attribute to the gods what they got by luck." He was talking to you two birds.
Chicago Pollock   
19 Oct 2010
News / 30 to 40 thousand abortions by Polish girls in foreign countries [142]

What is moral and what is legal are two different things. We get our morals from religion we don't get our morals from the courts or through legislation. If you think abortion is immoral, don't get an abortion. As for everyone else if they think they need an abortion they should have access to medical facilities. If they don't, the abortion goes underground or they have to go to another country. Poland is a very irresponsible country.

Good article, required reading for Zetigrek, Seanus, all you right wing wackos: guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_IAW.html
Chicago Pollock   
18 Oct 2010
News / Palikot's "Modern Poland" and the Tea Party - how do they compare? Should be banned? [21]

The desire to cut down on the national debt is not a fad, the opposition to the big bank bailouts is not a fad, opposition to Fannie and Freddie is not a fad, opposing ill-conceived medical care legislation is not a fad, opposition to government takeover of GM with the rule of law skirted by screwing the bondholders is not a fad and opposition to combating the largest levered debt crisis in history by issuing more debt is not a fad.

yes, cut down the national debt by going after the middle class entitlements but ignore the costs of the two wars in afghan and iraq.