Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

Why? Does the truth hurt that much?

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

Germany's more pagan than Poland-:)

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

No need to get nasty, Novi, comparing TAcitus with a known anti-Jewish Roman Emperor.

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

Clear enough. Even you got it in the end.

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

It's meaningFUL and is merely another way of saying that Sweden will eventually see the error of her ways, are you able to grasp simple eighth grade language?

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

I do not chew my cabbage twice, Novichok or Rich or whatever the heck your bloody handle is!! Can't you understand plain English, you, the big jingoistic Americanophile?

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

Sweden will be made aware of her responsibilities in.the fulness of time

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

It offends me as well, Mafketis, however PM Lofgren has yet to come up with a solution.

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

Child marriage was prevalent when society was more rural. This is therefore nothing new:-)

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

Since when is kindness a disorder? Re-read your St. Francis!

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

Yes, in Goteborg during the '8O's as a grad student.

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

Is Canada any better?

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

If helping the needy and the downtrodden is "pathological", then you can't be a Christian!

Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]

The Swedish Model has been under considerable strain for some time now. Rather than being crushed under the weight of excessive gov't spending, I believe the challenge has been the lasting effects of Reaganism on struggling socialist democracies.

History / What makes you feel Polish? [167]

Szopen's Etude in E "La Tristesse" aka "Smutnosc" to me is the soul of Poland.

History / What makes you feel Polish? [167]

@Pawian, do you know the one that begins "Przez caly bialy dzionek czekam, az stanie wieczor wiencu gwiazd.. ?."

History / What makes you feel Polish? [167]

Sometimes when reciting Iwaszkiewicz I feel Polish.

Polonia / Similarities & differences between Poles & Swedes? [15]

I still don't see the problem.

Polonia / Similarities & differences between Poles & Swedes? [15]

Which was?

Life / Problems adjusting in Poland [43]

Rather reminds one a bit of England pre - Global Warming:-) Or how about Sweden LOL

Work / Moving to Poland, Working for a UK Company [34]

Poland though is scarcely alone in this respect!

Life / Problems adjusting in Poland [43]

Perhaps, but although it's been a while since I was last in Poland, according to recent webcam footage, the old, drab architecture has changed considerably.

Life / Problems adjusting in Poland [43]

An arsenal of Polish though is certainly indispensable, with or without the Black Market:-)

Travel / Are Polish people as unfriendly as Slovaks? [84]

@MarieAntoinette, I fail to see your point.

Life / Problems adjusting in Poland [43]

Coming from an Anglo-Saxon culture, I can imagine that a formerly Black Market culture could be extremely daunting, to say the least.

News / "Lack of Common Sense in Politics and Society" - political correctness in Poland [33]

"Cygans" = Gypsies

News / "Lack of Common Sense in Politics and Society" - political correctness in Poland [33]

Pity that. Don't you think?

News / "Lack of Common Sense in Politics and Society" - political correctness in Poland [33]

At least in the States, political correctness is admittedly the often misguided attempt to undo, redress, past wrongs meted out against those in our society whose sole "crime" was/is NOT being mainstream. In Poland, I've observed the famous handkiss over many years and as a man, I see nothIng particularly offensive, certainly demeaning, therein. However, this shouldn't of course ever license to abuse a woman as fair game by men who have no standards of common decency:-)

History / Poland or Germany: Which country rebuilt more of its architecture? [5]

Thanks, pawian.

History / Poland or Germany: Which country rebuilt more of its architecture? [5]

What many abroad don't realize is that compared with Germany, Poland was dirt poor after the war! Naturally, even with an essentially wrecked infrastructure, it took the Germans but several years of unceasing, methodical labor to all bv resurrect their country. Warsaw's downtown took roughly twenty some years to rebuild, from '47 - '68, not out of sloth, but rather poverty.