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PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]
Another Year Older and Deeper in DebtTempus fugit and another year has gone by. Out in the real world we’ve seen the usual shenanigans; another US President has come in, bankers have been found out, bailed out and once again been paid out, Russia has flexed its muscles, terrorists have terrorised, prices for the basic commodities in life (cheese and Guinness) have continued to rise and Wroclaw Boy is still in Poland.
Here in the tranquil backwater of the internet that is Polish Forums, there have also been changes. The high standard of good natured and informed debate that we have come to expect has, of course, persisted. Not for us any senseless name calling, product endorsement, attempted fraud, desperate attempts at cheesy chat up or zealous entreaties to embrace obscure religions or beliefs. These things may riddle other meeting places on the web but we are immune. (
Ed – what are you on now you’re off the beer mate?) If forums were clubs we would be a comfortable but slightly faded affair with old leather armchairs and a waiter called George who remembers serving the young gentleman and ladies on their R & R days off from the Battle of Britain. As opposed to a garish, chrome clad former warehouse with a loud but cheap sound system, club anthems remixed upon themselves to blare out white noise, earnest but spotty young males in Armani clothes and willowy blondes teetering upon Jimmy Choos.
Our changes have been mainly in the mix, number and quality of our posters and posts. The subjects under debate have, as is the nature of a resource that is tapped into by new participants, largely been the same as in previous years. An unscientific assessment by my good self (
Ed – all your assessments are like that) has concluded that the hottest topics, in no particular order, remain:
• Problems with understanding my Polish Girl/Boy Friend.
• Problems with finding a Polish Girl/Boy Friend.
• Problems with finding a Polish Girl Friends in order to gain entry into the EU.
• Are Poles racist?
• Are other nations racist?
• Are racists in fact racist or just misunderstood?
• The Holocaust didn’t happen.
• It did happen but it wasn’t our fault.
• The Poles are stealing our jobs, women/men and my wheel trims.
• Recipes (yummy).
• Our beer/vodka is the best.
• Genealogy searches that uncover relatives who in hindsight you wish you hadn’t.
• <insert name here> is a worse place to live than Poland
• Random abuse
However, the song does not remain the same because we all put a different slant on things. Which takes us back to the posters and my ridiculous pledge to pen the PF New Years Honours List aka Heroes and Villains 2009. The trouble with the task in hand is the sheer number of people on here these days and the risk of offending people – not by insulting them but by omitting them. (
Ed – not to mention of the risk of us being sued Szar).
But a promise is a promise so the list will be shortly available. Its release will coincide with my going off for a few days. I learned this trick from the HR partner of the firm I used to work for- he always went on holiday when the pay rises and promotions were announced.
Until then - keep on posting, be nice and take care y'all.
