Love / Are Polish girls open to foreigners? [78]

No, in general, Polish girls don't like foreign guys. They are brought up to believe that marriage should consist of a relationship between a white man and white woman, both Catholics, God-fearing and so on.

You shouldn't try to approach them, as they might get scared.

History / POLES NOT KEEN ON REPRODUCING? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY GERMANS AND RUSSIANS? [67]


Why on earth would we want the lower parts of society rewarded by breeding more stupid offspring?

The UK shows that if you reward babymaking, you just end up with huge social issues down the road.


Do we really need a sustained population?

USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]


And thus makes him appropriate for this thread.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]


Not the Straz Graniczna. For a start, the SG is civilian.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]


Treated better? My, if that was the 'special treatment', I dread to think how horrible the II RP was towards others!

And I'd love for you to show me some reliable information that showed that they wanted their own country.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]

Guests? According to the Polish constitution, they were citizens and entitled to the same treatment as any other ethnic group.

Unless of course, you think that the constitution should be ignored when it suits your own agenda?

USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]

It's the same tired old rubbish - the only thing they've got in life is their pretend Polish identity, so they desperately cling to it and are willing to say/do horrible things to others simply to BELONG.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]


Dunno, why don't we ask your peasant in-laws instead?


The site claims that members of the Straz Graniczna were victims in Katyn. Given that the SG didn't even exist until 1991, it seems rather...implausible.

Life / 3 reasons why winter is the best time of the year in Poland [58]


Owning property in the South of France does not make a resident, particularly for tax purposes. Perhaps you ought to look at the French taxation policies and discover why wealthy people tend to leave.

With a 40% upper tax rate on inheritance above 1.8 million Euro (not that much in the grand scheme of things) - wealthy people aren't exactly going to stay tax resident in France.


Borrowing a car for the day hardly counts as "driving".

14" of snow? That's what, roughly 35cm? Nothing special.

Life / 3 reasons why winter is the best time of the year in Poland [58]


Wealthy people just don't live in France full stop. There's a reason why Monaco still exists.

My friend is self employed in France, and the taxes are frankly crippling.


Quite obviously, you've never actually driven a car in a proper winter. Or in Poland full stop.

Life / 3 reasons why winter is the best time of the year in Poland [58]


Uncomfortable? A good pair of shoes and a good jacket and you're sorted.


You didn't drive in Poland, so what does that matter?

Driving in snow is the most fun anyone can have legally, in my opinion.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [870]

But we don't care what PiS says.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [870]

What's wrong with Polish experts?

The desperate attempts by the opposition to involve foreign experts - and - worse - appealing to the Russian State Duma to help is treasonous at best.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [870]

Actually, no. They have copies of the black box data, they actually have precious little to gain by taking the wreckage back to Poland. They've had full access to the wreckage, and as it stands - what use would it serve by having it in Poland?

Tell me - what do you think should be done with the wreckage?

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]


Surprises me too, especially when you consider that it's legally a firearm in the UK.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]


Quite legal. It's not that popular to carry, though.

Not sure about stun guns and batons, however...

History / Where is Helena Wolińska-Brus buried? [52]


Ask yourself how a former AK fighter could get his children into movies, get a nice big comfortable flat in a decent part of Warsaw - and - even see his children more or less operate freely during the 1980's without being persecuted. Sure, Lech was locked up - briefly - until Daddy got his contacts involved. Jaroslaw was untouchable, or he wasn't there. One of the two.

History / Where is Helena Wolińska-Brus buried? [52]


Books that are referenced by credible historians. You know, people who actually take their subject seriously, rather than fly by night chancers who gain money by writing TUSK BAD.


Easy to say from America, isn't it?

Do I have to remind you that in 1991, there were still significant Soviet military forces in Poland?


I invite Jaroslaw Kaczynski to take me to court, preferably in London. I'm sure the Polish media would have a field day when the details of his father's career in the PZPR (after being an AK solider) comes out.

History / Where is Helena Wolińska-Brus buried? [52]


I think anyone, from reading reasoned, well researched books can come to the same opinion - that Jaruzelski was an incredibly brave man at the very end. He had no way of knowing that they wouldn't execute him on the spot for treason, nor did he have any assurance that his followers wouldn't turn on him. He also only had Gorbachev's word that they wouldn't interfere - if the hardliners in Moscow had won in 1991, he might very well have been captured and executed.


And others. Aren't they still trying to get Stefan Michnik extradited, as well as quite a few Germans?

Strange how Ironside never criticises Jaroslaw Kaczynski, despite him being a known product of a Communist traitor who clearly betrayed his fellow AK men.

History / Where is Helena Wolińska-Brus buried? [52]


It's rather obvious that he ran away as soon as he could, isn't it?

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [870]


I'm asking you - you're the biggest PiS fanboy on here, after all.


There are no experts who are experts in that area. That's the most amusing thing of the lot - many random professors and so on have been produced, but not one of them actually has expertise in the area in which they talk about.


Good question. I think it's probably because the Government wants to avoid a bitter row over what should be done with them. You're not stupid, you know fine well that the supporters of PiS will demand that the wreckage is given to "them".


Where? There are wild claims and speculation.


True, could be argued that the vast amount of suffering at the hands of dictators and colonials is far worse than anything Poland has suffered.

History / Where is Helena Wolińska-Brus buried? [52]


Pretty much. Look at this, for instance -

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-11736785

Not a country that takes internet jokes as - well - a joke.

(hence why some of us prefer to live in Poland)

History / Where is Helena Wolińska-Brus buried? [52]


And yet without him, the Autumn of Nations may never happen.

Usually the ones shouting loudest about such people were the ones who did the least opposing.


Indeed, I wouldn't be too quick to go around talking about defacing graves, especially now that the English legal system clearly views the internet as not anonymous.

The Admin of this site has always made it clear that he'll hand over IP addresses if required to do so, as well.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [870]

His opinion doesn't actually say anything.

Why is it Ironside, that despite the best efforts of PiS, they still haven't produced *one* expert who backs up their theories? Could it be because no expert in a relevant field agrees with them?

And what he's saying is full of meaningless soundbites like -


I'm sure the Roma nation would have a thing or two to say about that.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [870]

The whole website is a front for Gazeta Polska, and is quite frankly hilarious. The whole thing is full of ridiculous supposition, theories and absolutely nothing credible whatsoever.

Heck, the front page of the website contains - today -

Russia, Putin, Komorowski, Poland's partition (modern day), Russians, Russia and Putin, Michnik/Gazeta Wyborcza, Donald Tusk. Most of this has absolutely nothing to do with Poland.

Absolutely obsessive and devoid of any real content. Even the link you've posted contains no information but meaningless drivel.

Off-Topic / Voicemail - paying every time I want to listen to a message? [8]

Wouldn't you be better off writing in Polish on a Polish-language forum about the UK if you want their opinions, rather than on an English-language forum about Poland?

Off-Topic / Voicemail - paying every time I want to listen to a message? [8]

So why did you post it in a forum about Polish news and events?

Anyway, if you can't afford voicemail, turn it off.

Off-Topic / Voicemail - paying every time I want to listen to a message? [8]

What, exactly, has this got to do with Poland?

And it's "to hear", not "to here".

History / Where is Helena Wolińska-Brus buried? [52]


Yes, because desecrating the graves of the dead is exactly what grown up, mature people do.

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

[quotes]pisze "Gazeta Polska Codziennie".[/quote]

Gazeta Polska is known for writing complete fabrications and for having to make countless apologies to people slandered in the newspaper. It's certainly not credible journalism!