Hey,
While driving through the Polish countryside last month, I noticed that 99% of PL licenced TIR truck drivers invariably have some sort of Polish monument emblazoned on their truck! These include one or more of:
- PL stickers
- little numberplates in the cabin which usually spell their name (there were a lot of Tomeks and Bogdans)
- massive flags at the rear of the cabin
- Polska scarves along their dashboard
- red/white stringers along the top of their cabin
Interestingly, when TIRs from other countries drove by (i.e. RU, BY, D, CZ) there was very little (if any) national pride on show!
Now to the grand prix at Spa, Belgium. Whenever panning shots of the crowd were broadcast, the red and white flags would absolutely always totally outnumber any other nations, in number and size. I would say that it would be a tussle between Great Britain and Brazil for a distant second place! Now, I don't watch too many sports on TV, but when I see highlights of boxing or world strongman or whatever event that has at least 1 Pole competing, the support is always there in a big big way! Honestly, this sort of $hit almost brings a tear to my eye!
Now to my own obsessions! Although I currently live in Oz, I have a PL sticker on the car. I own a selection of Polska, Warsaw and Zywiec shirts, PL soccer scarves and wear them with pride. I get goosebumps whenever I see the white eagle, even if it is during some lame Polish news telecast about local polical matters (they love displaying the white eagle in all government institutions don't they!). I almost always get overprotective and aggressive whenever I hear crap being said about my beloved Polska (this includes called GdaĆsk f#$king Danzig).
I can't help but think that Polish people display their nationalism/patriotism far more than other nationalities! Maybe I haven't noticed others!
What do you guys think?
Kangurek
While driving through the Polish countryside last month, I noticed that 99% of PL licenced TIR truck drivers invariably have some sort of Polish monument emblazoned on their truck! These include one or more of:
- PL stickers
- little numberplates in the cabin which usually spell their name (there were a lot of Tomeks and Bogdans)
- massive flags at the rear of the cabin
- Polska scarves along their dashboard
- red/white stringers along the top of their cabin
Interestingly, when TIRs from other countries drove by (i.e. RU, BY, D, CZ) there was very little (if any) national pride on show!
Now to the grand prix at Spa, Belgium. Whenever panning shots of the crowd were broadcast, the red and white flags would absolutely always totally outnumber any other nations, in number and size. I would say that it would be a tussle between Great Britain and Brazil for a distant second place! Now, I don't watch too many sports on TV, but when I see highlights of boxing or world strongman or whatever event that has at least 1 Pole competing, the support is always there in a big big way! Honestly, this sort of $hit almost brings a tear to my eye!
Now to my own obsessions! Although I currently live in Oz, I have a PL sticker on the car. I own a selection of Polska, Warsaw and Zywiec shirts, PL soccer scarves and wear them with pride. I get goosebumps whenever I see the white eagle, even if it is during some lame Polish news telecast about local polical matters (they love displaying the white eagle in all government institutions don't they!). I almost always get overprotective and aggressive whenever I hear crap being said about my beloved Polska (this includes called GdaĆsk f#$king Danzig).
I can't help but think that Polish people display their nationalism/patriotism far more than other nationalities! Maybe I haven't noticed others!
What do you guys think?
Kangurek