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ShawnH   
3 Aug 2012
Travel / A week in Gdansk - recommendations? [14]

Take a day and go to Hel. They have wonderful beaches there....

Sopot and Gdynia are there for your enjoyment as well.
ShawnH   
3 Aug 2012
UK, Ireland / First proper "Polish" School in the UK - The Next Stage of Ghettoisation [283]

"That is why I asked about kids benefit in UK and nobody answered! Will our 1-month, 3 kids benefit suffice to buy this stuff or I will need to save for 2 months?"

If possible you should bring your neighbors kids along for the registration. Once complete, you can send them back, but enjoy the continuing benefits....
ShawnH   
3 Aug 2012
Travel / Kantor and using credit cards in Poland [12]

"To the OP: I've never seen anybody use a credit card in a kantor, but I'm not sure.
One thing you can do with a credit card is to take some PLN out of it in an ATM and then go to kantor or a bank and exchange it to another currency, but it won't be the best deal."

true... You will get a poor exchange rate from the credit card company, then pay a premium from the kantor. But if you withdraw the money from a Polish ATM, you should get zloty and not need the kantor...
ShawnH   
31 Jul 2012
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Guy on the right: seen it before.

i think i saw the guy on the right (along with his twin brother) helping the guy on the left getting on a tram yesterday whilst making my getaway from Wawa to Bialystok. Must have been a tough day at the office for the burly construction worker.
ShawnH   
31 Jul 2012
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

How about this one?:

he is practicing his moon dance moves after taking lessons at the michael jackson school of dance?
ShawnH   
22 Jul 2012
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Where can you see such signs?

Some place where they don't want dogs, cats and otters?
ShawnH   
6 Jul 2012
Polonia / Accomodation in Prague [4]

Last year, we stayed at Hotel Bella. Not in the old town but a short walk to the local Metro Station. Reasonably priced, quiet atmosphere...
ShawnH   
30 Jun 2012
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Cop just came out of a restaurant after having an Okocim. He is walking a little wobbly, so he might have had the mocno.
ShawnH   
7 Jun 2012
Travel / Will I get instantly laid with my American accent when I speak Polish? [30]

Well let me answer the OP's question in all seriousness...

The folks at the airport frown upon copulation on the terminal floor. They have hotels adjacent the airport where you can and will get laid by a plethora of the most beautiful women in the world. It is about a five minute walk if you can stand the wait. Should you be between cities, be sure to stop on the side of the road where they are selling grzyby or truskawki, and ask for a tirowka.

Your every fantasy will be fulfilled.
ShawnH   
2 Jun 2012
Life / A new Poland's war - the poor vs the rich [81]

its Geo Thermal energy, not ground energy or a bloody heat pump.

Abstract:

Ground energy systems are increasingly being considered as an alternative to traditional heating and cooling systems as a way to reduce carbon emissions, control energy costs and improve the environmental performance of buildings.

eba.ca/eba/technical-digest/vol.6-issue-2/ground-energy-systems-delivering-the-potential.html

Looks like it may have some basis in fact, and is a recognized term amongst technical people. Now what about that new war between the poor and the rich?
ShawnH   
28 May 2012
Love / Polish girls call themselves sensitive and easily to be hurt, but how if they hurt others [35]

Let me attempt to parse the post.

When a Polish woman claims to be sensitive, and prone to hurt feelings, the poster would agree with them for the following reason: She is a human being. Whether she is Polish or another nationality is irrelevant. In his eyes, the creator (ed. all versions of said creator could be interchangeable, whether one is of the Christian, Muslim, Jewish or FSM faith...) has instilled them with a cornucopia of emotions and feelings. He goes on to suggest, rightly or wrongly that men, like the fabled Gepetto, play women like marionettes as if playing game. He takes issue with the propensity for men to toy with women's emotions reminding the reader that humans of the female persuasion, are indeed human. Ergo, as a human, they should be exempt from such behavior. The poster then sets up a metaphoric analysis comparing a woman's heart to a deep ocean, filled with mysteries, serenity, and things of beauty, never to be fully understood by those of the male persuasion. I feel however that dependant on ones perspective, the poster's metaphor could be mis-read. For many, a Deep Ocean could be construed as a deep dark abyss from which many men have ventured, never to be seen again, either being crushed by the depth of the ocean to which they have found themselves inadequately prepared for or eaten by a fiendish sea-monster of Mythological Greek Proportions. I might suggest that either the poster is an idealist, or a subversive feminist imposter. In his closing remarks, the poster plants a seed of respect for women by suggesting that a woman has the ability to don so many roles in society (Mother, Sister, Friend) and that when compared to the brutality that men are capable of, it is obvious that a woman has evolved to care. This comparison is well developed, and draws well from the concept of Yin and Yang.

The analysis of complex relationships continues in the post above. The poster is aware of a woman who has the ability to be "bad", yet is able to care to the proper degree for a husband and their children. I am particularly impressed with the use of the subjective term "bad". When reading this line, one is never sure if this woman is bad in the sense of a woman with a Madonna / ***** complex, or if the woman is a mass murderer. By utilizing the subjective term, he is fostering a discussion amongst those of a wide array of view points, all who have some unique perspective to bring to the table. He goes on to implore the poster to which he replied to to expand on the idea of how a Bad woman can care for her mate and their children.

In an analysis of Polish society, the poster points out that certain individual females, in a stark juxtaposition to the females in his society, are socially and sexually adventurous. In his culture, females like those "adventurous" specimens he has encountered in Poland, are statistically rare. Having limited experience with these outlying data points, he finds himself questioning the proper methodology of handling these experiences. There are very few time tested protocols that have been handed down from male to male over the generations from his particular societal sub-set. There is a definite amazement at a previously un-witnessed ritual in which males and females of the Polish species can interact. I would only go so far to compare his amazement to the first time a scientist witnessed primates using tools to extricate bugs from the depths of a tree for sustenance. It was previously thought that only humans possessed the ability to make use of tools. Continuing, he relates his experience at a social function where alcohol may have reduced the inhibitions of "good" girls. At the aforementioned party, boys and girls not bound by a committed and legally recognized relationship, are interacting in ways that would be considered inappropriate in his culture. I sense that he found the situation to be incredible, but at the same time, as if there were some tribal chanting with bon-fires, or like a feeding frenzy amongst a group of sharks, the poster partook in the rituals in which he found himself immersed. After the fact, he has found himself questioning the differences in societal norms, particularly as the relate to pre-conceived concepts of the female. He is exploring the boundaries of good / bad and how it seems a fine line can be crossed. In an attempt to understand the mindset of the Polish female, he has conducted surveys (accurate to +/- 3%, 19 times out of 20, conducted by telephone between the dates of May 5 through May 12 on random telephone numbers in the Warsaw telephone directory) with a series of questions as to what reasons one would need to become intimate with an heretofore unknown party. The top statistical responses all related to alcohol consumption, forgetfulness, and narcolepsy.

In a scathing commentary on the state of the Polish moral collective, he goes on to cast doubt on the trustworthiness of the promiscuous Polish female. In addition, he submits that in the social circles in which he circulates, this behavior is not statistically insignificant, but he fails to realize that the parameters of social norms may be different under the different circumstances to which he is accustomed. That said, he still feels a sense of optimism that during his remaining time in Poland, he will find a female whose moral compass is aligned with his own.

Wasif has replied to the OP's concerns about the state of the moral collective by reminding the OP that it is within each society one will find a range of morals with a symmetrically shaped bell curve pattern with extremes at both ends of the spectrums (Moral + 3 Sigma, Amoral - 3 Sigma). Should the OP find himself in a relationship with a female who lies on the -3 Sigma end of the bell curve, he should endeavor to discuss the situation and using all avenues of persuasion available to him, to correct the situation. However it should be noted that if there is sufficient data to surmise before the start of the relationship to suggest the partner is within the Lower half of the moral guidelines, said females should be avoided in the first place. Sage advice indeed.
ShawnH   
24 May 2012
Love / Polish girls call themselves sensitive and easily to be hurt, but how if they hurt others [35]

I'm struggling to find any meaning to this thread.

I believe the OP has had an issue with an attractive Polish female. I sense that he views them as somewhat aloof and uncaring about other peoples feelings, especially when said feelings may have been hurt in an apparently caring, committed relationship. It is likely that he believes the phenomena of girls who hurt men's feelings is more common than may be apparent or commonly estimated. It may be that he finds it hard to believe that they could really be that uncaring, and unaffected by the pain that they cause. Anecdotally, he is aware of other men, wandering the streets of Warsaw in a similar circumstance to which he now finds himself engrossed in, or concerned that they are about to find themselves in that painful situation. At the end of the essay, the OP suggests that lapses of judgment caused by the consumption of alcohol, Alzheimer's, narcolepsy or sexually induced mania couldn't really be the true origin for the ability to cause the hurt feelings mentioned in the opening statement.

He emplores us to explore the ongoing relationships between men and women, in an effor to compare and contrast the mindsets of the sexes as a demographical group and as individuals.

The OP is wonderfully written and takes you through a gamut of emotions from beginning to end. A microscopic yet macroscopic evaluation of the human condition, and a brilliant retrospective analysis of the suffering of man at the hands of women that stands the test of time.

Kudos to him, and I hope the part of the OP is played by Johnny Depp in the forthcoming feature attraction.
ShawnH   
25 Apr 2012
History / Why have Poles contributed so little to Academics? (Particularly Science) [180]

Well it seems that two Poles may have contributed to the solution of one of humanities greatest conundrums.... The discovery of the G-Spot.

The elusive "G-spot" erogenous zone has finally been discovered, at least according to the author of a new study. Dr. Adam Ostrzenski, a researcher at the Institute of Gynecology in St. Petersburg, Fla. says he discovered the anatomic structure other researchers have been unable to find after conducting an autopsy and hopes his research can improve the field of sexual medicine.

The spot has three distinct regions, says Ostrzenski and includes a rope-like vessel structure that appears to be erectile tissue located between layers of the vaginal wall. The discovery came after a dissection of an 83-year-old Polish woman. According to the Los Angeles Times, Poland allows the dissection of human remains soon after death, when fine distinctions in tissue remain easy to see. Ostrzenski's study is published online in the April 25 issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

However, as usual, detractors are discrediting the achievements and contributions of Polish science...

Sexual medicine researcher Dr. Barry Komisaruk, professor of psychology at Rutgers University co-wrote a critical commentary on Ostrzenski's new study that he anticipates will be published in the print issue of the same journal. The commentary sent to HealthPop, which was co-authored by researchers Dr. Emmanuele A. Jannini, of the University of L'Aquila in Italy and Dr. Beverly Whipple, past-director of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health who coined the term "G-spot" in 1981 , reads, "We submit that the author's claim to have discovered 'the' G-spot does not fulfill the most fundamental scientific criteria."