News / Y Shaped high speed rail line Poland [78]

Procrastination is the thief of time. Poland needs practicality at this time, not elaborate schemes. Poland could become poorer quite quickly if forecasts for the EU are borne out to be true.

News / Polish Domination by Germany [69]

A number of press articles have criticised Merkel for being too tame. Given her relatively insecure position according to some polls, she has to toughen up and the latest raft of measures will be seen as just that. However, she should beware of costly ego trips.

News / Polish Domination by Germany [69]

Rock, if Turkey were in the EU (which Von Rompuy laughed at btw) (he is a fool), what would they be doing differently? We all know Tusk is naive but how would Erdogan handle Merkozy?

News / Y Shaped high speed rail line Poland [78]

Ah well, looks like the only popular Y here will be Y-fronts ;)

News / Poland Needs to Spend 30% of Total Budget on IMF Bailouts to EU as Result of Summit [9]

Greeks will have to come to Poland bearing great gifts. They must also agree to lose against Poland. What other conditions should Poles impose on them, seeing as the Polish taxpayer will be footing a huge bill for sth largely unconnected with them?

Life / Your Polish friends - why do you regard them as such? [41]

It's you looking too much into it, DE. It's obvious that some Poles do cocaine. I just said that I'd never met any.

Boring? What, because they are realistic and not full of drug-fuelled wildness?? It's the little things that make a difference.

News / Y Shaped high speed rail line Poland [78]

I think a few may die of shock if Poland got such a thing. I mean, the PKP Intercity option is pretty good but this proposal looks to be a huge step up.

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

I think this may get worse with the overused utterance 'masakra'. It lurks like an accomplished assassin that word. I sometimes just stare at those who say it and give them a look as if to say 'really, that bad?'.

Life / Your Polish friends - why do you regard them as such? [41]

My stories were true. His were cock&bull nonsense! I've never known any Pole to have touched cocaine. If you can't see that this thread was designed to bring out positive stories then you are blind!!

News / Poland Needs to Spend 30% of Total Budget on IMF Bailouts to EU as Result of Summit [9]

Sławomir Skrzypek (RIP) would have fought tooth&nail against that. Marek Belka probably bent over backwards to accommodate the IMF. Welcome to the wonderful word of bankers and their skewed concept of vicarious liability :( :(

News / Polish Independence Day-Beware? [59]

It happens at football games too, of course. On a micro scale, that has nothing to do with the EU.

News / Polish Independence Day-Beware? [59]

You were with one Pole, legend. It needs more than that. Some serve agendas, you know!?

News / Polish Independence Day-Beware? [59]

Do explain, legend.

News / Polish Independence Day-Beware? [59]

If one thing could be said, it was that all manner of views were expressed. What the 'organiser' may have conveniently forgot was the reality of the internet. People catch wind of things with amazing alacrity and see their opportunity for voicing their piece. Whilst trespassing is not desirable, the governments reap what they sow. They want a large Polish presence then they have to roll with that. Democracy manifested itself, albeit in a slightly distasteful way.

Love / Do polish men like career women? [60]

This woman is like a model but that's just a statement. I am married and do my job to the best of my ability. Her face was not the main point though feel free to disagree ;) ;) I know a guy who worked with her and it was for business. Her face struck me at first but, after some time, it wore off. I worked with her on a range of issues and I can imagine that many Polish guys did the same. Besides, she has a BF whom she is besotted with.

Love / Do polish men like career women? [60]

She's very good looking if that's what you mean, southern. Very driven and committed. If you were my FB friend, you could see her but alas.... ;) ;)

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

My question is, so what? What does it really matter?

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

I'll pass, pawian, as I don't know Kraków well enough. As you know, I was there not so long ago but I really don't know the city so well. However, I sense that that area is not so far from Wawel. I didn't explore one side of it so it could be there.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Passing that off as Poland, pawian? ;) ;) That's the NE of Scotland :)

My guess would be just outside the city :)

Love / Do polish men like career women? [60]

Well, shall I simplify things for you? Some do and some don't. How about that?

Love / Do polish men like career women? [60]

What observations, polmed? For me, if Polish men can do their own thing then they tend to disregard what's around them in the workplace. That's what I've noticed. One of my FB friends and ex-students is the embodiment of a career woman and she has a great number of Polish male friends as they like the professionalism that she exudes. She goes after what she wants in a nice way and I was glad to help her in any which way I could. She was eager to learn, pleasant and not 'me me me'. It's about signs given off, not gender a lot of the time.

The first one, JM. It usually refers to careers.

Love / Do polish men like career women? [60]

So you don't regard CPD as a private matter, polmed? You are happy to discuss such issues as they pertain to you?

Love / What did I do wrong? A Polish girlfriend doesn't want me to send her anything? [84]

Wow, it has taken a while but a real voice of reason has asked the simple, yet most effective questions!! Quite right, shewolf!!

Love / What did I do wrong? A Polish girlfriend doesn't want me to send her anything? [84]

Ok, then I dare you to open a thread on the Polish mentality to unravel some of this 'mystique'. It went beyond a refusal. It was a staunch rebuke with a very huffy and nasty reaction.

So, the Polish mental state. Let's have a thread on it.

Love / Woman tells of escape after allegedly buried Kasprak and Borys, both Polish nationals [25]

He was obviously inspired by watching Kill Bill ;) ;)

Love / What did I do wrong? A Polish girlfriend doesn't want me to send her anything? [84]

So you equate hardy with a knowledge of realities in Poland, DE? I don't get it.

Love / What did I do wrong? A Polish girlfriend doesn't want me to send her anything? [84]

I'm also of highlander stock too, isthatu2. However, I didn't respond with that as, well, I live in Poland and make observations thereof.

Love / What did I do wrong? A Polish girlfriend doesn't want me to send her anything? [84]

DE, the woman the OP referred to flipped and I've seen it a lot here. Have you???

Love / Woman tells of escape after allegedly buried Kasprak and Borys, both Polish nationals [25]

I made a prediction ;)

Love / What did I do wrong? A Polish girlfriend doesn't want me to send her anything? [84]

Isthatu2, don't be so hard on him ;) Lowlifes like you and I can't possibly hope to understand the Polish psyche, shrouded in mystique as it is ;) Such types are sooooooo full of themselves!! Creeps!! They can't handle the reality of being simpletons with no concept of how Poland really is!