History / What do nations of the world owe to Poland and Polish people? [58]


So you recon if you went back and changed Mieszko's choice you'd all be one big happy family?

I read, a long time ago, that the


was more about not being invaded than "seeing the light".
Care to comment? (as if I need ask:)


Ireland's bog lands would have total ruined you and then the celtic brothers would have ruled Europe once again (you can't say that much:):):) You might have had a good run on Lithuania's tail coats but that still wouldn't be much as youd've been too weak to hold your boarders :p

Feedback / Polish Forums Android / iPhone app? [14]


So I have commandeered a bigger data machine because I couldn't find the Politically Correct view :)

Stupid question 16239845020: How do I change view from mobile to PC?

I should have named this thread "the dummies guide to using the internet on your phone or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love new technologies"


I'm more of a banana man myself.

Feedback / Polish Forums Android / iPhone app? [14]

I have also set my internet view to PC, rather than mobile view ,and the quote button is there in the normal place.

Thanks for that.
I got the highlight thing alright but I'll fiddle with the settings and get the pc thing going. thanks again

Feedback / Polish Forums Android / iPhone app? [14]

Merged: using polish forum on a phone

My home computer died, I'd a funeral for her today.

So I'm using one of android phones (free contract phone).

How do you quote someone's post? the quote button doesn't appear.

Pf has actually thought me a great deal about computers.

Real Estate / Buying agricultural land in Poland as an investment opportunity? Cost of ploughing? [16]

I pay 60zloty an hour for the tractor (cash in hand) otherwise its 90 or more.
But I can't get anyone to work the land.

Life / Political correctness in Poland [210]

It's interesting to see some of our more extreme pf members cry murder because they can't offend blacks, Jews, gays etc who happen to be the same members that become HIGHLY offended at being called British, gay, lazy "polacks" who can't learn English when living in America.

Its a case of my poop don't stink.

I found the startling differences in the rcc pedophiles hidding criminal activity interesting. From Ireland I was reading how could john Paul ll be beautiful after knowingly protecting pedophiles from justice, while here in Poland, to my knowledge , it has never been mentioned in any mainstream media sources.

I think it's easy to slag off pc, when it's not directed at you.

News / Czech drug legalisation threatens Poland [111]


I use the terms use and abuse, tomato tomato.

Edit*

(Tomato tomato, doesn't look right in written form, does it)

News / 1.3% birth rate = Poland's slow death [221]


Eh, yeah they are.

Hollywood can not be blamed on people in Poland not having babies, that's ridiculous.
If you persist I will ask you how Hollywood (not people's personal lives) portrays families in their movies (exclude horrors because lets face it, if you are going to copulate to a horror, you're probably not interested in having kids).

News / 1.3% birth rate = Poland's slow death [221]


Not it's not the topic is 1.3% birth rate = Poland's slow death but it's nice to see you point out when others are off topic, while talking crap.

News / Czech drug legalisation threatens Poland [111]


The main difference between drugs are ones that are physically addictive and those that are not.
I don't think the government of any country give out free pot (except for the many medicinal properties it has), Psilocybin, LSD, mescaline and thousands of others, so can easily be taxed.

For example, I hear on the radio here in Poland that 3 million zloty worth of drugs were caught by the police, the don't even tell you which drug.

Bungling them all together is not a good idea, as there are huge differences.

News / Czech drug legalisation threatens Poland [111]


Nobody is going to answer this question because it's as stupid as pot leads to heroin.

Life / Is Poland a poor country? [578]

Thanks, I missed that.

USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]


Lovely post and true for me too.

Keep them coming!

Life / Is Poland a poor country? [578]


What's that?

News / 1.3% birth rate = Poland's slow death [221]

We've been through this already, what does this have to do with Poland's birth rate???

You might be surprised that I agree with some of your sentiments but that's neither here nor there.

News / 1.3% birth rate = Poland's slow death [221]


Honestly I don't know, I have never seen them that's why I asked.

USA, Canada / Who is better informed, the expat or the Polonia crowd? [144]


Which brings me back to my point that emigrants ought to know the basic language skills of their host country.

No excuses PS3.

News / Czech drug legalisation threatens Poland [111]

Saying that pot leads onto harder drugs is like saying alcohol leads to smoking cigarettes, so I ask any of you, does drinking alcohol lead to smoking? Why/Why not?


They say when you lose a sense another can become heightened.
It appears your lacking a sense of humour has heightened your sense of self importance.


This is the only valid argument so far.


Nice one for ignoring the physician's post. There's that heightened sense of self importance again.

News / Czech drug legalisation threatens Poland [111]


Amazingly enough, yet logical, we have in our brains small quantities of all drugs, illegal and legal.
The body produces them naturally and uses them when necessary, that is why they effect us in the first place.


Same drug, alcohol.
Do you smoke? it might give you a browny point for going on to other drugs :)

News / Czech drug legalisation threatens Poland [111]


You're logic is flawed, you are saying all crack users started with pot and all pot users go on to use crack.
What about the millions of pot users who do not use crack, why didn't the doctor ever treat any of them?

USA, Canada / Who is better informed, the expat or the Polonia crowd? [144]


How could they fight in the army if they could not speak English?

News / Amber Gold and other Poland's suspicious institutions [139]

I heard on the radio that this Amber Gold fella had 12 million zloty worth of gold stashed in his house, is that true?

USA, Canada / Who is better informed, the expat or the Polonia crowd? [144]


I'm horse-blinkered and intolerant because I think emigrants in a country should learn the basic language skills of their host country?

And how many languages are spoken in the U.S? probably most languages, you're fairy tale world is exactly that, a fairy tale.

It is striking that you are making excuses for people living in a country who don't speak the basics language of the host country. I didn't mean this as a personal attack on you but I stand by what I said.

News / Czech drug legalisation threatens Poland [111]

Don't knock it till you've tried it, there is nothing like finishing off a duck a l'orange, swiging down am auld bordeaux and then puking it up in front of PS3.

News / 1.3% birth rate = Poland's slow death [221]

HAHAHAHA! great post!!!

USA, Canada / Who is better informed, the expat or the Polonia crowd? [144]


I actually disagree to an extent.
Basic language skills of your host country is important, I am not saying that they should serve jail time for not speaking the local tongue but I personally think that people must be able to say the basics in the local language.

For several reasons, respect for the host countries traditions, easier integration and all the extra money that would need to be spent on health, police, translators and education to compensate for the lazy bugger who doesn't even try to speak the local lingo.

But Polish-Americans do not need to speak Polish.
English or Spanish which is the leading language in the U.S. these days?) would suffice.

News / 1.3% birth rate = Poland's slow death [221]


This was another point I was thinking of, poor countries usually means high birth rates.
High mortality rates due to poor (or no) health care usually means that people have more babies so that some will survive.
A counterintuitive plan is to increase the mortality rate in poorer countries and this should decrease birthrates, it's a bit tricky to get your head around as it seems, at first, to fly in the face of reason [naturalnews.com/029911_vaccines_Bill_Gates.html] - Bill Gates talk on TED.

Poland is becoming a more prosperous country and it seems to be a trend that means lower birth rates.

I grew up in a very Catholic country, in my parent's and grandparent's generations it was normal to have10/12 kids. As the country became more prosperous, the birth rate plummeted. I know families with 10/11 children (my own age) but this was unsual and now is almost unheard of.


Have you any info to back that up?


You left Poland during communism to the U.S.A. and now you complain about "multicultural lunatics and third world immigrants"?


The possible problem is not the population but what age is the majority of the population.
Think how high the taxes would need to be if one working adult had to support two old age pensioners (for example).

News / 1.3% birth rate = Poland's slow death [221]


It's not really about what groups I think are most benificial, it's about Poland becoming a major economy more like England, France and Germany. And other countries, like Greece, Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Italy weakening economically.

It's part of the E.U. so all other member states can easily come here and work, as I am.

also the Polish emigrants in other countries will marry non-Poles and return to Poland.


With economic strengthening, less fortunate peoples from all over will want to come to Poland, like when Poles used to try and leave during communism times for a better life.

But there is a thread about this topic somewhere on this site.

News / 1.3% birth rate = Poland's slow death [221]


I'm not an expert, I just called you out on the crap you've been posting, that's all.

But if you'd like my opinion, I would say that it is down to several factors:

- 1 Woman are no longer seen as baby factories, there place is not in the home turfing out children, cooking and cleaning.
- 2 Financial strain is also an issue, with couples having to both work to pay for the mortgage.
- 3 Emigration, Polish people were not able to leave the country so readily, so there was a exodus of about 2 million people, that's gotta have an effect on the population's burth rate.

- 4 Poland is not at war and hasn't been for a rather long time, so no baby booming.
- 5 In 1960s and 70s abortion was on demand, people could just walk in to a clinic, now they can't, so people are more aware of the realities of getting pregnant.

- 6 Probably the biggest factor, which ties the others together is education and therefore choices.


I think, there will be an aging society, with not enough taxes because the young working population will be too small to aid the elderly, like in Germany. So immigrants will be brought in.

News / 1.3% birth rate = Poland's slow death [221]

@ Polonius3

ALL this talk of evil pop consumerism culture and you do not actually have a clue as to how it lead to Polands decreased birth rate.

You sure are someone who talks a lot but says nothing.

Such gems as Poles don't go to the cinema, computer games, music and shopping but no clear argument, are we on topic at all???