News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

I think I understand you, Idem. Everything's subsided for now, but immediately following [THE] Brexit vote, [THE] UK began showing it's ugly, xenophobic side. Is that what you wanted to say? If so, I agree with this assessment.

Then again, xenophobia's never been far below the surface throughout much of Europe. Germany for example, about which I can speak amply from personal experience is "de-fanged" for the present time, yet, as we saw with PEGIDA and AfD, ant-foreign sentiment seethes below the surface, same as in France, Poland, Sweden, The Netherlands, even Denmark:-)

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

Whoops, I misstyped. I clearly meant "....are NOT in favor of Brexit"!

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

Indeed it must be, in fact, it IS:-)) The Polish version is nearly the same.

You're telling me! If there were any more disunity within the Continent, we might start calling her Asia ( a reference to the other continent of many nations with NO all-encompassing Council)LOL

Again, though, without the Brexit, you folks gain, with Brexit, you lose. For this reason, I'd wager the majority of Poles, as well as other foreigners living in the British Isles, are in favor of Brexit.

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

I guess the caption below the photo in the article says it all: "Poles residing in Britain will lose out owing to a weak Pound."

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

"A tempest in a teapot", you mean? Yes, perhaps:-) I'll check out the article, thanks!

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

Probably you're right, Idem! Anyway, I think Great Britain's actions were both precipitous (zbyt pospieszny), not to mention politically inept, especially at a period in our history when cooperation, not separatism, remains our greatest asset in the fight against organized terror:-)

As ISIS is united in its war against the West, how must it look to ISIS leaders to see their enemies do disunited amongst each other? Gives one pause for though, doesn't it.

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

Glad to see May's not caving! There's more than a wee bit of ol' Maggie in her, knew it practically all along:-) Corbyn?? Too much of a leftie even for me:-)

lol

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

The predicted loss of Conservative seats in Parliament and the resignation of PM May will be a real game changer, won't it!
Does this adumbrate a Corbyn victory or will it have to go through the courts first as it does here in the States?

Study / SWPS university Warsaw - questions [43]

You have to pass an English exam to study in Poland??!! Ha-ha, good oneLOL Would I have to conversely pass a Turkish test in order to study in Germany?

:-)

Sounds like a Marx Bros. routine, only updated in order to fit globalization chaos!! What a hoot.

Study / Does anyone experienced study in University of Finance and Management Warsaw [4]

Right on! Unless the instructors are either native English speakers, or, you procure a bilingual tutor in your native language, yemrey, I'd save the plane fare and stay in Egypt:-)

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

Rather than blame any one president for the excesses of radical extremism, I suggest a book "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by a certain Perkins felllow (can't recall his first name), detailing the US role in depleating various Emirates of their oil as well as other natural resources and exploiting their citizens (among the poorest on the planet, except perhaps for Haiti) through deal making with wealthy sheiks, sultans, and other such potentates:-)

Ex-Pres. George W. was often seen just before and after 9/11 literally holding hands with members of Osama's clan and nobody said a thing. Or it they did, they

were roughed up (Randi Rhodes, the radio host) or silenced! Those are facts too!

Although I'm not rationalizing Muslim extremism. it is important to understand its roots in order that we can be clear about the problem we're trying to eliminate.

News / Poland's post-commie clique celebrates 25th anniversary [7]

Makes sense. Bargaining with the enemy and then covering up one's tracks is as old as the hills!

Language / American pancakes are not Poland's naleśniki! [45]

Understand sweet-potato pancakes or "yamcakes" are quite popular in your neck of the woods:-)

News / Poland's post-commie clique celebrates 25th anniversary [7]

If what is being celebrated is Solidarnosc and their victory over types such as Kiszczak, it sounds as though folks have something to be happy about.

I recommend the movie "Kret" which is about this period and the deep, painful wounds which still divide the country:-) The film took place in Southern Poland, in Katowice, I believe. Could have been in Gdansk though, not really sure while I was watching.

Language / American pancakes are not Poland's naleśniki! [45]

In Germany, in certain areas, they're known as "Kartoffelpuffer", sort of like "potato fritters":-)

Many European countries, particularly in those regions in which the potato's long been a staple crop, have some variety of the potato pancake, or some type of filled center and a crusty dough layer.

Language / American pancakes are not Poland's naleśniki! [45]

"Placki ziemniaczne" are roughly the Polish equivalent of "potato pancakes", among Jews, also known as latkas aka "latki", to be linguistically correct! Delicious with homemade Polish apple sauce and smietana or "sour cream" as a side dish with some nice kielbasy/bigos and kasia, yum-yum!!!

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

Germans refer to such fellow citizens living within their midst who hold German citizenship, were also BORN in Germany (though aren't technically "ethnic" German) as "Auslandsdeutsche" aka "foreign Germans"!

While perhaps judged unfair from an Anglo-Saxon perspective, Germany is far from the only country which tends to single out those of foreign parentage or lineage by their ethnicity as different from their nationality:-)

History / Bialystok most famous son. Albert Sabin or Ludwig Zamenhof [8]

"Typical(-ly) Jewish names, [aren't they]?" - Nooo, they're not!

Ahemm, the great Viennese archictect and designer "Josef Hoffmann" was an Austrian gentile, "Funk" as a family name is pure German (means "iskra" or "spark" in English:)), and "Bem" is Polish, if I'm not mistaken:-)

My Hebrew stinks. How about your Latin?
lol

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

Who's bashing the Poles? Yo dude, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!! Sure, the truth hurts, but in the long run the more you love someone or something, the more you'll be willing to tell unpleasant truths...in a tactful way of course:-)

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

Don't quite see the point here, nor do I for one appreciate the errant and random German bashing!

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

@Joker, who's patting? I'm merely being honest, that's all:-)

History / Bialystok most famous son. Albert Sabin or Ludwig Zamenhof [8]

Well, obviously!! Whom did you think I meant? Not only BORN a Jew, but remained an identifiable Jew throughout his life, rather unlike Hofmann, Funk or many others.

:-)

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

?? I've had countless years of experience with multi-lingual multinationals such as yourself and can see from your English that something's definitely "lost in the translation":-)

Juz sprobujemy prywatnie napisac sobie po polsku, dobra?

Marek
tarsape@gmail

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

To be continued in private:-)

I see your box no longer accepts private messages from member posters at this time. Pity. I think your native language might be interfering slightly with your understanding of my point.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

Counter intuitive, spiritus! By definition as well as sheer logic, if something's not "right" and not "center", it's gotta be "left":-) What else is there? Short menu there, bud.

If you mean that I'm categorizing, well of course I am and I freely admit it. It's human nature to judge. Why deny it?

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

The right does the same thing though, idem! The prevailing trend however is that the right is "now", "today", and "cool", whereas the left is someone "doughty", "too sixties", "too earthy crunchy", "too out for the underdog"!

See, the latter is the unfortunate fallout from the Reagan Era. His administration let all the stops out regarding standard, political correctness, decency, and fairness. His represented as much a sea change in world thinking as Hitler and the Nazis represented in their time; it stood existing, even pre-existing convention concerning right and wrong on its head, challenging people to almost short-circuit life by removing all the unpleasantness, the stuff which makes us all human, not perfect.

As far as Poland and the "threat" coming from the Muslim community, the real threat comes from the far-right which has been stoking hatred for so long, it's now backfired!

Language / American pancakes are not Poland's naleśniki! [45]

Thanks, Polonius3:-)

History / Bialystok most famous son. Albert Sabin or Ludwig Zamenhof [8]

Believe "Weber" has only one "b" in the US, although the name could easily be confused with that of the eminent German sociologist, and most assuredly NOT Jewish:-)

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

Any agenda, be it "ultra=" liberal, conservative, or green etc. is showing its particular slant. Only your agenda of course is slanted in the "right" direction, eh?