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Hipis   
7 Apr 2012
Life / Polish history as a school subject in western Europe [24]

I was born and raised in England and all I was taught in school about Poland was how "easily" we were invaded at the start of WW2 and how we all became communists after the war.
Hipis   
10 Apr 2012
History / Which countries are Polands friends, which are Polands enemies? [75]

Well... that's not what I heard, and a WW2 documentary that interviewed Polish soldiers said otherwise.

It is not complete bollocks. After the war the British government did everything it possibly could to persuade Poles to return back to Poland but with the Communists murdering senior members of the AK and also leading figures from the Polish government-in-exile people were reluctant to go back. Many did go back and many of them were arrested, persecuted and intimidated by the Communists that they left again. Those who stayed in Britain ended up being forced to live in "displaced persons camps" many of which used to be prisoner-of-war camps; the Poles who used to guard the prisoners became the inmates themselves. Eventually, after the passing of the Polish Resettlement Act of 1947 over 200,000 settled in the UK but in the next few years 50-70,000 left the UK for Canada, Australia and the USA.

Even though there was a labour shortage and virtually full employment in the years following the end of WW2, British trade unions objected to employers taking on Polish workers with the TUC being at the forefront of an anti Polish campaign, many Poles would face daily abuse in the workplace and there was prejudice displayed towards Poles when seeking housing with signs in windows saying "No Irish, blacks or Poles" not uncommon.
Hipis   
10 Apr 2012
History / Which countries are Polands friends, which are Polands enemies? [75]

The fact that their friends in the Red Army had destroyed what the the Nazis hadn't meant that the country was still going under massive reconstruction well into the 60s and early 70s so it's no wonder there was plenty of work around.
Hipis   
11 Apr 2012
History / Which countries are Polands friends, which are Polands enemies? [75]

. and some of the bits the Nazis didn't destroy (former German industrial cities) were granted to Poland, so the industry was already there before the Sovs.

What bits were those? Anything left in good working ordered was often stripped out and packed off to Russia.

Bollocks, you are lying.

Just because you choose not to believe the truth doesn't mean I'm lying. If you care to do some research you'll find easily enough what I have written in my post is true.
Hipis   
15 Apr 2012
Off-Topic / I am Polish and I am offended. [52]

I am fairly new to this forum but I do not see what is wrong with defending Poland's reputation against those who wish to denegrate it. Even the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes the issue seriously as this statement clearly shows. msz.gov.pl/The,New,York,Times,corrected,statement,about,the,rise,of,Nazism,in,Poland,51314.html
Hipis   
16 Apr 2012
UK, Ireland / Why English do not like Polish? [417]

Im467, you're funny. You could have written that about any immigrant group. Just change the wording around, eg Afro-Carribean, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi etc etc and you have yourself a template to have a go at anyone. Poles aren't perfect but we're no worse than any other groups that have settled in the UK in the last 60-70 years.
Hipis   
16 Apr 2012
UK, Ireland / My dream about UK. Please help. [86]

Noreen, are there not any recruitment agencies in your city hiring Polish workers for the UK job market? There used to be several in Wroclaw, Kraków and Warszawa a few years ago. I know the job situation over here isn't good at the moment, around 3 million unemployed, but as Vincent says, coming over here without anywhere to stay, not having a lot of money or knowing anyone is probably not a very good thing to do at the moment.
Hipis   
16 Apr 2012
UK, Ireland / Poland continues to milk Ireland dry. [129]

The Poles, like the Irish, seem to be a nation of emigrants. Maybe all the Irish living in England should "foook off back to ireland" to leech off the irish government instead of the British one? No, they shouldn't, why should they. They have worked and paid their taxes and NI contributions and are entitled to claim what is rightfully theirs just as the Poles in Ireland are entitled to do so. So Mr Revoke, before you jump on your "all immigrants go home" bandwagon, just think about all the Irish all over the world and remember they are also immigrants in someone else's country.
Hipis   
16 Apr 2012
UK, Ireland / Poland continues to milk Ireland dry. [129]

Revoke, you guys have spread all over the world for centuries. There are more Irish living outside Ireland than there are back home. The island of Ireland couldn't cope if all the Irish were forcibly repatriated. Your bigoted right wing nationalistic views have more in common with the EDL than most Irish people I know. I'm beginning to think you are an EDL troll pretending to be Irish.
Hipis   
17 Apr 2012
UK, Ireland / Poland continues to milk Ireland dry. [129]

If Ireland was run how you'd like it to be run you'd be having the Union Jack flying over Dublin and the Black and Tans running amok. You're a sorry excuse for an Irishman.
Hipis   
19 Apr 2012
Travel / Watch out for airport personnel stealing stuff on regional Polish airports. [64]

Airports employees will ask you not to lock your suitcases in case of a search they would need to perform if nescessary. A report from this search should be find inside of a suitcase.

I travel with a rucksack most of the time and I tie and lock the straps up in the same way every time and pack in a certain way. There's been many a time I have got the rucksack off the carousel and I know someone has been inside it because it's been tied up in a much different way than I do it and things have been disturbed inside but I've never found a report of a search once. I always carry any valuables in my hand luggage which I never put down as I know how quick these sneak thieves can be.
Hipis   
20 Apr 2012
Life / A recent visit to Poland. First time after 12 years. [19]

1. While abroad, Poles still pretend not to be Polish. How sad.

Is this because they try and assimilate and try and respect the people of the host country? Brits and Yanks could do with a lesson in this.

I have been going to Poland on a regular basis since I was a kid amd since 2004 been going 4 times a year and I have seen plenty of changes. Even some of the horrible commie era tower blocks have had a makeover. Where did you visit? Oh, and your school has had 12 years of use since 2000.

3. The use of English words is as ubiquitous as it is ridiculously out of place and incorrect (Biuro Rachunkowe Estimate - wtf?!)

Yeah, I wish they wouldn't do that

4. People are just as rude and wary of strangers as before. One simply sticks out.

This sounds more like you have been to London. Are you sure you weren't in London, not Poland? Wow, you even found time to leave London and visit Yorkshire :)

7. Roads are just as bumpy and narrow as before, sidewalks just as crooked.

If they were smooth and straight then you'd say they were lifeless and lacked charachter.

8. Everyone wanted to know what kind of car I drove and how big my house was. As if they were keeping score.

They were sounding you out to see if you had room to take them in once they decide to emigrate :)

9. When I was trying to tell them a little bit about the life in the US, it was either, "Oh, yes, we have that, too..." or "Stupid Americans." I gave up.

Despite reports in the American press to the contrary, Poland is not a 3rd world country situated in the darkest depths of an Eastern European primeval forest. The outside world and 21st century consumerism has actually reached Poland.

How do you know Western stations aren't the ones doing the copying?

11. Clothes continue to be a status symbol. At the same time, everyone shops in consignment stores.

Paris? Milan? Madrid?

12. Travel agencies seem to focus mainly on third-world countries.

You mean like Thailand, Vietnam, Egypt and Alabama? ;)

13. Finally, people look tired and pooped. My peers look way older and they seem disheartened. Nobody seems to truly enjoy their lives, everyone is worried and constantly fretting over everyday stuff.

You mean your peers aren't the 1% the rest of us 99%ers work our socks off for so we keep them in their priveliged life styles?

I'm looking forward to flying out to Poland at the end of next month. I always enjoy my time there :)
Hipis   
3 May 2012
USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]

the utter lack of sports...(I hope you really really really like soccer, volleybal and handball because you can kiss baseball, basketball, football, hockey goodbye,

Proper football you can get in every major city and small town in Poland. The American version is only played in America anyway, along with those other sports the Yanks invented for themselves as they're pretty useless at sports normal people play everywhere else in the world ;)
Hipis   
3 May 2012
USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]

What the hell is in Colorado?

South Park? :D

Anyway, seriously, give it a go in Poland. America isn't going anywhere, if things don't work out in Poland you can move back. As you say, women are fickle but are us guys any different? She moved over there for you, why can't you give it a try in Poland?
Hipis   
3 May 2012
Work / Brazilian in Poland needing help - ideas to find a job? [22]

A few basic written errors in your post suggest to me your English isn't as advanced as you think. As for looking for work, well, without seeing your full CV it's impossible for anyone to give you advice. If you can't speak reasonable Polish then the only thing I can think of right now is in catering establishments where the stafff speak Portuguese, Spanish or english and where you will have minimal contact with the customers until your Polish improves. If you can get a teaching qualification you could always teach Portuguese in a language school.
Hipis   
4 May 2012
Work / Brazilian in Poland needing help - ideas to find a job? [22]

From a purely academic assessment given what he has written here he'd be placed in an intermediate/upper intermediate bracket.

I'd also say his English was a lot better than many of the natives too ;)
Hipis   
4 May 2012
History / Poland, Lacking External Enemies, Turns on Itself [106]

Poland would be very stupid to allow any US military installations on its territory. We owe the USA nothing. The US betrayed us at Tehran and Yalta, lied to us about maintaining the territorial integrity of our borders and are only sucking up the the Polish government now because it wants its misiile shield on our territory.
Hipis   
5 May 2012
Love / Mixed Race Relationships (Polish guy married a Filipino/Spanish) [13]

I don't see the point in any of these kind of threads to be honest. Are people that insecure that they need the blessing of total strangers from an internet forum before they procreate? Does it matter if some narrow minded knuckle draggers disapprove of mixed race relationships let alone disapprove if people then have children in that relationship?
Hipis   
10 May 2012
Life / Polish people and racism. [943]

I have heard there are some English and Irish who do not like Poles. They seek out internet forums which lots of Polish people use and write many nasty things. What should I do? :(
Hipis   
14 May 2012
Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

we also rent at fair market value.

Who decides what is fair market value? 2000PLN for 25m2 sounds excessive to me. Are students in Poland richer than here in the UK because there's no student I know that could afford paying the UK equivalent of 2000PLN a month to rent a bachelor pad for themself.