History / United States of America Vs Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth [74]


no need to line up for any dope. All it takes is turning off your PlayStation and then...
just read up on some of the US history (hint: about mid 19th century). If it was possible then, it is certainly possible now, given the deep political divide with with US.

And then, and visit the official website of the US armed forces (hint: the document name is Army regulation 210-35, fairly recently declassified)

History / United States of America Vs Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth [74]


No need for external military forces. There are other ways to destroy America and the big business, with the help of the US government has been working on this for some time.

Also, the US is perfectly capable of destroying and partitioning itself from within, either due to popular movements or government's actions, such as massive prison/forced labor camps under the US armed forces control.

UK, Ireland / Do Poles and EU Citizens exploit the British welfare state [129]


Do you mean these foreigners who are so evidently in love with all things British?

News / British man accused of molesting teenagers in Poland [74]


The case of the Brit in Poland is also being investigated.


Sure I could. The investigation proved that the British CRB checks regulations can be spotty.


To start with, I haven't been covering for underage girls having alcohol next to me.


From a certain perspective, especially that of a Brit, it may seem mindblowing indeed, but what a lot of Poles find more mindblowing is how the heck would one even think about doing this kind of thing. A different mindset. You are used to the sad realities, Poles are just beginning to learn about them.


Do you mean the same court that was shying from investigating the Kosovar murderers who harvested human organs from captured Serbs?
Are you also referring to the same actions on the part of Serbs that started AFTER, not before, NATO started bombing Serbian bridges, hospitals and TV stations? It's not even a secret anymore that Serbia was torn apart because they weren't really feeling like brown nosing Americans. Sadly, people's memory is good only for the duration of an average episode of some stupid TV sitcom.

News / British man accused of molesting teenagers in Poland [74]


So what good is that CRB check in UK if it's not adhered to?


Before you lecture Poland on child abuse because of a scumbag from UK, have a little moment of reflection on the 150,000 children that were institutionally abused by the British government. It took that government around 50 years, in some cases, to even admit the wrongdoing.

Thankfully, you are there and it looks like you will make sure to warn Poles that your compatriots are of a country (especially England) with a very [education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/STR/d000970/osr28-2010.pdf] sad record of child abuse. So the hope is that Poland will catch up with relevant laws much faster than the Brits did.

News / British man accused of molesting teenagers in Poland [74]


The problem is that if there were to be a more thorough system of checking whatever it needs to NOW be checked because some Brits are animals, then we would hear a unison choir spitting at "Poland's ridiculous bureaucracy", and how can you do business in Poland with all those rules?

The genius of the Brits is that they will find a reason to spit at you no matter what. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Not that the scale and the gravity of the issue is the same, but it reminds me of the opium wars, whereby Brits first worked hard on demoralizing the Chinese society with dope, and then claiming the Chinese people were worthless and lazy bum because they smoke opium. When the Chinese disposed of some serious quantities of the said dope the Brits attacked in defense of their lost property.

A perfidious kind indeed.

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


so what's wring with inwestor budowlany?
inwestorbudowlany.pl

Just like rybnik, I keep shaking my head when I read the pretentious puke that passes for the Polish languae these days.

UK, Ireland / Do Poles and EU Citizens exploit the British welfare state [129]


Centuries ago?
Iran? Iraq? Kosovo?
Man, timeflies. Seems like just a few years ago that scumbag Blair lied to the whole world.


Are you talking about the USA, the land plundered by Brits, who anihilaed so much often native population before they were kicked out by even greedier Brits? Well, I don't live in that disgusting place. I moved out a long time ago. Whenever I go to the US, prolly once a month, it is to an Indian reservation nearby to buy smokes and to support their tax free economy and cassinos. I like them Injuns and I'm glad the Brits didn't manage to kill them all.

Love / Asking a Polish mums acceptance [6]

Are you marrying both?

Language / Polish word "Dom" and its similarities in different languages [46]

Yup. Even Niagara Falls comes from Turkish - Ne yaygara! - What tumult! :)
Turks also exported some notable birds to North America and thus they are the true authors of the Thanksgiving Day.


Yes, they were first settlers and they they took to nomadic lifestyle. Partly boredom, partly for lulz.

UK, Ireland / Do Poles and EU Citizens exploit the British welfare state [129]


A lot.
In short, one might be tempted to go as far as saying that UK never had economy to speak off. Take away the effects of plunder by the British and do you have left? Haggis?

Although honestly, no one really knows how it would be to rely solely on themselves as the Brits never tried.



That's a drop in the bucket. If you're serious about fixing Britain's economy then start here. That's where real handouts go, and this is just a tip of the iceberg.


I certainly would, and I detest the fact they some indeed do.


I wouldn't lump Germans in the mix. While they did try to be like Brits they got kicked in their collective rear end really bad and yet they picked themselves up and are on top in EU. For that, IMO, unlike Brits that they deserve much more respect than the Brits.

UK, Ireland / Do Poles and EU Citizens exploit the British welfare state [129]


Few Dutch spoke Ndebele, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa or Zulu and yet they didn't leave after 3 months. In fact they overstayed for over 300 years, so your proposition sounds unfair, and you strike me as someone who'd love to be fair, no?


Brits were illegals around the world for a few of centuries. In some countries they still are. They murdered and plundered far away cultures for far too long, so cry me a river.

I actually find it hilarious that the old adage seems so true in the case of the so very great Britain - what goes around comes around - and the Brits' land is now being ... colonized :)

Love / Torments me my boyfriend had a relationship with a pole-how do I get over this [28]


He must have been really desperate.

News / Pole claims to be making the royal wedding furniture in the UK [19]

The build and finish quality of that piece is dissappointing. Screws in the joinery??? That is mixing first half of the 18th century with the first half of the 20th. OK for a town house in Brooklyn, but not a royal couple.

Oh, and they have only a vague idea of the style - it's called Queen Anne, not "English".

History / History of European and Poland's anti-semitism [192]


They do.
The best pork chops I ever had were made by one Jewish chick in Long Island. Pure perfection.

History / History of European and Poland's anti-semitism [192]


is that some kind of pun in the context of European anti-semitism?

And btw. are't the likes of Germany, Spain or Britain in Europe? Suddenly everybody is interested in Poland and Ukraine but forgets about some notable achievements of European anti-semites in those much more civilized areas of the continent.

Feedback / A Personal Request to all PF members [119]

I spend 8 years in the US. I am there ever few weeks, just came back from Niagara Falls, NY less than 4 hours ago.
As for those who have never had the honor to visit the land of the (currently) almost free still experience the US. Sadly, in their own countries.

News / Poland gets a little bigger:) [82]


yes, there is a proof:

youtu.be/OU7AKSFZFVM

History / Poland during the Renaissance [146]

It's pretty hilarous to see the usual bashing of Poles by those who either do not realize, or choose not to realize the fundamental difference between Poland and Italy. Rome had been well developed long before Poland came tobeing as a political and cultural entity. For centuries before the first Polish king, Romans had been in contact and under direct influence of Greeks, Romans, North Africa and Middle East. They already knew that the earth was flat and some even accepted a cerain Greek's idea that the weak and handicapped are best served by euthanasia.

That was around the time when Slavs, wearing animal skins, were standing on a river bank, staring at a goup of people on the other side (also wearing animal skins), and wondering whether they too were Slavs or some Germanic peoples.

Thus, I am not surprised at a late adopion of the Renaissance in Poland, but what surprises me is why did it have to be a Renaissance (rebirth) in Italy. How come such a forward lookig and advanced society dragged the rest of Europe into a 1000 year long time of the Dark Ages during which Poland offered save heaven to many so caled heretics and to Jews. But then, perhaps it wasn't the Italian's fault. Could have been some of those animal skin wearing peoples standing on the Germanic side of the river who destroyed the developed civilization only to admit the mistake a thousand years later?

Just speculating.

History / An American studying medicine in the PRL 1978-1985: my story [142]


Probably nothing but sometimes the world does seems smallish...
Way back then, the years seem to match, I knew two Polish Americans studing in that Academy.
One from LA another one from Chicago. The LA fella's name was Andy. I forgot the Chicago guy's name but I clearly remeber being impressed by the perfection of his beard's trim. Met both just a few times and not se why were were introduced.

And yes, ZOMO thugs did get doped up before "jogging".

Life / Building: treatment methods of and understanding timber in Poland [16]

Kinda much too late, but in case you decide to paint over knots again...

The name in English is shellac. In Polish it's szelak.
It can be had from here.
art-konserwacja.pl/szelak-5767
It's the best stain/knot blocker there is and many of the stain blocking primers contain it.

When bough in the flake form (MUST be de-waxed as in the link above) it need to be dissolved in de-naturated alcohol (DNA or methyl hydrate, at least 80%, the higher the better if used under clear coats on wood) in about 1:10 to 1:15 ratio. When working with DNA wear breathing protection and rubber gloves as the vapor is absorbed through skin and in sufficiently high concentration can affect some eye nerves causing partial or complete blindness. Hence an old Polish joke referring to hopeless alcoholics - let's drink faster cuz it's getting dark.

Rubbing alcohol (70%) or regular booze might be fine too for this particular application, especially if top coat if water/latex based paint.

Shellac dries in seconds if diluted in 99.9% DNA, a little longer with lower %. This sometimes may be a problem, so to extend the drying time turpentine (a natural and safe product) may be used as a retardant. I'd say 5 to 10 drops per 100ml of the shellac solution.

Once dried, shellac is perfectly safe as the VOC disappear completely. In fact, shellac is used for medication and candy coatings.

Life / Support wanted to stop the sale of live carp in Poland [74]


The reason they sell live carp is that carp is one of the shittiest fish out there. When you buy it live you're expected to keep it alive for a couple of days, swimming in some water but not feeding it so it shits out all the mud and "stuff" before you kill it and prep it for food.

You might conceivably create carp resorts and vacation centers where carp would be starved in more humane ways, such as bigger pools, but starving is inhumane in itself too. So no matter how you slice it (no pun intended) eating formerly alive creatures is pretty cruel. If you decide not to starve carp before consumption then you'd be advocating what Varsovian suggested - cruelty towards humans. You don't people to eat mud, do you?

Love / Polish traditions and parents (I was dating this Polish guy..) [72]


bull***t


Your nuts are not responsible for what you think.
Just though you might want t know before you make any drastic moves ;)

Language / Polite forms in Polish vs English [49]

really?
how about:

niech cie usciskam? :)

I think too much stress in this thread is put on the vocabulary alone.
What about the intonation?

I agree with agas. Niech pan siada can be very polite while Proszę usiąść could be rude, or even threatening.

USA, Canada / Washington D.C. - major attractions, transportation? [5]

+1 for what nunczka says. You can also scoot by the Marina in Baltimore, right next door, but avoid downtown especially after business hours.

Walking around the area, if you don't know it, may be chancy. Rent a car.

USA, Canada / Things that Polish-American should know about Poland. [168]


That wikipedia fragment is a direct quote from your source. And the fact remains - American citizens do not need visas to visit Poland. I linked to a Polish government site stating that fact. Hence the 1970's treaty is as good as as the Treaty of Versailles today. Actually it's as good as the Treaty of Versailles was to Britain before WW2 when it betrayed Czekoslovakia.

News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]


Perhaps it could have. But nobody found a better way in the preceding decade and banks (including some American and British ones) were eager to help Hitler with his search for "Lebensraum".

It would be also nice if you stopped suggesting I'm justifying wars, I'm not. I'm just just describing reality.


Similarly, banks have to exists before you can borrow money from them to conduct a war. Before banks took this "honorable" role in helping to kill millions around the world there were still quasi loans (the vassal system, direct taxation etc). In the end the ordinary people are screwed, either because they are the pawns who are ordered to kill and who get killed. In modern times those who do not get killed pay up to the banks through their taxes. Banks do great and no matter what, they prosper. Even without wars they'll do fine, no matter how shhitty their business is. After all banks can always count of millions of slaves to bail them out. The "bailouts" are a euphemism for corporate communism which is rampant in many countries, notably in the US.

News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]


I offered a response to the question about the ways banks make money. Wars are some of the most lucrative money making opportunities for banks and that is no secret. Ordinary people pay for that war mortgage.

But we all know that some wars did produce profit for most in some countries, for instance ww2 was a boom time for the US. But even now, I haven't heard about Blackwater or Haliburton going bankrupt. They have pigged out on Iraq.

News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]


Isn't that exactly what I said?

News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]


Mortgage is a substantial kind of debt. You probably know how much of your payment goes to the bank's profit.

But even without the mortgages, banks have other, even more attractive options. They mortgage entire generations by financing various wars around the world.