Polonia / Poles in Norway? Polish community in Oslo. [43]

I'm an native English speaker and I've been told that the Scandinavian languages are the closest related to English and are therefore the easiest foreign language for an English speaker to learn. Which Scandinavian language would be the most practical to learn, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian???

UK, Ireland / Polish opinion of England as a country and the English nation [64]

I've dated a few English women and finally married one. I've found 'em to be good natured and they laugh easily (they're a lot of fun). Though not the best looking in Europe they make up for it with big boobies and they age well.

UK, Ireland / Polish opinion of England as a country and the English nation [64]

I think you'll find you'll sporting a blackeye and sleeping the spare room for a week if your wife reads that post - we have quite fiery tempers too!

Of course she doesn't read these posts.

Fiery temper? More like a frickin volcanoe. I've seen it twice, don't plan to see it again. She says jump I say... how do you want your tea, dear? (every evening). I'm well trained.

Love / Do most Polish women just want a friend or a bf? [13]

Try getting to know women as friends. You can start by getting to know the bicycle lady. Give her the benefit of a doubt. She may not be what you think she is.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]

Polonius didn't you live in both USA & Poland? You've seen both sides, you should tell us your opinion. What do you think of Poland & USA?

Love / Are Polish Women cold and aloof? [249]

One thing that is true for Poles is that they have those calculating minds. Figure, figure, figure.

UK, Ireland / No job unless you're Polish [201]

Ariens, i don't know what the situation is like in the EU but in the states when you can't get work you "hang your own shingle". It sounds like you're a contract worker but do you have your own contracting business? The reason I ask is because when I got fed up I opened my own business. I'm not getting rich but I'm working steady. You may be able to do same in EU. Just a thought.

Love / Are Polish Women cold and aloof? [249]

"lol. Maybe that's why I don't know any Polish family in foreclosure. Yet"

I never said it didn't have its advantageous. Go figure.

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]

In the states there is a big division between Poles who are native born and those born in Poland. That's why there are Polish jokes. Native born poles (Pollacks) poking fun at Polish born Poles. Frd is correct.

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]


I know where they come from, I was there. Polish jokes don't come from Americans, they come from American born Poles who used to joke about the ignorance (before you flame me look up the definition of ignorance) of DP's (for Displace persons, from WWII). We started 'em.

As for WWII. FRANCE AND BRITAIN LOST AN ENTIRE GENERATION IN WWI. They were in no condition in 1939 to militarily challenge Germany (remember Dunkirk?). You weren't back stabbed.

Hitler was ranting for 10 years before 1939. How could Poland military be unprepared for 1939 invasion???? Or surprised as they claim. If Poland was back stabbed it was by your political or military leadership. No one else.

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]

England isn't responsible for Tehran. Nobody wanted to extend WWII and take on the Russians over Poland. England and the US are democracies and wars cannot be extended indefinitely. The English 8th Army almost mutinied in 1943 over the invasion of Normandy they were that sick of War.

How is it that Poland defeated the Bolsheviks in 1920 and twenty years later lose to the Germans in 6 weeks with a million man army? POLAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLAND.

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]


England was disappointed that "Poland fell silent" after '39 invasion. People were counting on you guys. Were's the fight? Didn't Putin allude to that point earlier this year? Who really back stabbed Poland? I have some theories. Good title for another thread.

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]

The Western Powers didn't back stab Poland. They weren't going to take on Russia over Poland. Your military and political leadership capitulated in the '39 invasion. They had to? How else could they be surprised and unprepared?

If they (Allies) would have taken on the Russians in '45 what would the Poles have done? Huh? About 10 million were dead, a bunch more in gulags, Country was flattened. You're being unreasonable. Poland left itself wide open in WWII.

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]

Sokrates, in other posts about this subject I've read where you've mentioned that Poland military leadership didn't coordinate it's units, that they didn't conduct wargames, etc. Why is that? How could Poland be so competent against Bolsheviks and so incompetent against Germany 20 years later? There is a reason for their incompetence. These are the questions that Poles should be asking.

News / Brown's 'Bigotgate' and the debate about Poles [63]

I read somewhere that there are 2 million poles in London alone. Is that true?

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]

A Guy's opinion


A Guy's opinionYou don't know.

Don't message. The ball is in his court.

Move on. I would start dating other people. He may have a change of heart in the future, but at this stage you have nothing to lose by dating again.

Life / COMBATING "POLACK" JOKES [460]

Polish jokes originated with Polish-Americans poking fun at newly arrived Polish immigrants. It didn't start with NBC or Jews or what have you.

All ethnic groups in the US have done the same thing. It's an immigrant thingy. Actually the Norwegians are worse than the poles. You can still buy Norwegian joke books in the book stores.

I haven't heard Polish jokes since the 1960's but if they are starting up again it's because the Poles are still immigrating to the U.S. I don't hear Irish or Italian jokes because those nationalities are not immigrating to the U.S. BTW Jewish jokes were quite popular on American television in the 1960's. There aren't any Black jokes because Blacks can't laugh at themselves. Redneck jokes come from the American South and are told by Southerners (Jeff Foxworthy).

Polish jokes are kinda like an inside joke among Poles. Get it?

News / 1945-2010 Poles will march on Red square [66]

Reading these posts it appears that the Poles are much more forgiving to the Russians than you are to the Germans. But when one looks at history, the Russians can be just as brutal as the Germans (ex.Katyrn Forest (Sp?)., attacking Polish forces while they were being attacked by Germany, they partitioned your country in cooperation with the Germans, etc.) Why?

Language / Ski Or Ska? - Polish surname endings [44]

Lina19

In the states you can do anything in regards to your married name. You can:

Keep your maiden name

Combine your maiden and married name together with an hyphen

spell your husbands name with a ska

Have you and your husband combine your last names into one.

I've seen all of the above. This is America man.

News / The EU's 1 Trillion Dollar Rescue Package [144]

It works like this. Some brainiac professor (about 30 years ago) teaching MBA courses thought up the idea that corporations can increase profitability by cutting labor costs. So they focused on importing Chinese stuff and cut domestic labor costs further by employing illegal immigrants.

What this does in the long run is that it destroys the corporation's market. If labor costs are cut across the board, no one has the money to buy the products or services that the corporation is providing. So the only way the corporation can maintain profitability is for the government to lower interest rates and provide "cheap credit". This is why the governments' balance sheets are in such disarray. No one can afford to buy anything. No purchases, no taxes. Germany isn't bailing out Greece, they're bailing out the entire financial system. We're going to have to maintain cheap money until we start manufacturing our own stuff and paying higher wages. We have no other choice.

Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]


If you live in Ireland or Poland you're Irish or Polish. If you live in America you're American. If you live in America your heritage is American. If you live in America and think that you are Irish or Polish, move to Ireland or Poland. Be true to yourself. Simple.

Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]

BS

My family has been in America since before 1900 and haven't been back. When do I become American? How long do I perpetuate the myth of ethnicity? I mean where did the Poles originally come from? Central Asia?

Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]


She knows herself. Good for her.


Why??? If you think this way than you should move to Poland and embrace all things Polish. Why are you staying in England?

What do the Nazi's know? Why are they the authorities when it comes to ethnicity/nationality? Actually your line of thinking does have more in common with the Nazi's.

When one studies the migration of humankind there are no pure races. Poland is full of mutts: Swedish invasions, German invasions, Mongol invasions, Russian invasions, etc. etc.

Pure bred Polish? What's that??

USA, Canada / Why do Americans (and Canadians) hate Polish people? [226]

[quote]I live in Poland and I've never heard any anti geraman or anti russian joke. In the other hand I think we are the only nation in the world to talk jokes about themselves... but polish jokes about polishmen are funny and really inteligent

Norwegians are worse than Poles when it comes to jokes about themselves. They're referred to as "ole and lena" jokes. The theme is a dumb Norwegian couple.

The movie "Fargo" is one big Norwegian joke.

Some of you poles are much too sensitive.

Travel / How much money do I need to travel to Poland from Argentina? [9]

My two cents...but when I travel overseas I find it's best to use credit cards as they make the currency conversion for you. Keep track of your purchases and you will be able to budget your money.

News / Komorowski for complex-ridden Poles? [94]

Interesting post. IMHO Poland needs to look inward. It spends too much time looking to other countries for it's solutions. Poland needs to depend on Poland.

Life / Apple v IBM computers in Poland [37]

Whats the skinny on Linux? I'm on Slackware's mailing list but I haven't had time lately to fool around and load it up.

Is Linux virus proof?

I use lots of engineering apps, where is Linux on Cad programs?

What about Windows Emulators?

News / Komorowski for complex-ridden Poles? [94]

Seanus


Poles who live in the States are highly competitive and motivated.


Peter Schiff is an idiot. The guy lives in La La land. American business has been stifled? Gee, how so? Quite the contrary, they've gone berserk. All they've done, since The Bush family have risen to political power, is lower our wages with illegal immigration and cheap Chinese imports. What we have in the US is crony capitalism.

Life / Poland's population predictions [59]


I'm sure most Americans living in Poland are Ex-Pat Poles who've managed to get an American Passport.

News / Warsaw a "big winner" in city life quality index [26]


Of course it ranks in the top 50! Why do you think that more Ex-Poles live in Chicago than any other city outside of Warsaw??