News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [859]


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 [859]

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 [859]

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 [532]

[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!

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]


I'd say that the sheer desperation of following a man who has lost something like 14 elections makes him do desperate things.

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]

PO have achieved more than your lot ever will.

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]

PO council ;)

But I'd still chalk it up to a Governmental success. Still - if you want to talk about a Government concern, then a significant part of the Poznan obwodnica has opened recently.

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]

There's another two achievements in Poznan - the opening of the second phase of the RST Tramway should open on Saturday, and the major work at Rondo Kapionera/Roosevelta has finished on time, too.

Classifieds / Random Classifieds Ads Poland [261]

Warszawski - I know a place, details by PM :)

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [859]


No. The airport was open. Some people have clung desperately to the concept that the Russians are to blame for not closing the airport, but the facts do not change - the plane was only cleared to 100m. The Tupolev had its own minimums, which allowed them to descend only to 130m.


Different day.


It wasn't closed.

A thoroughly unsuitable airport for the top people in Poland to land at, mind you.

News / "Lack of Common Sense in Politics and Society" - political correctness in Poland [32]


Ah, the good old days, when it was perfectly fine to rape your secretary, when it was fine to beat your children and perfectly fine to own other human beings. How we miss those days!


Why would you, when a good old fashioned bit of southern justice would cure it all?


They get a lot of attention? really? Not in Poland they don't.


Rather intolerant of you.

What is it with far-right wingers and their knowledge of the "truth" that everyone else is too stupid to know?

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [859]

That's a strange thing to say.

Humans do tend to react differently under stress. Bear in mind that the Captain of the TU-154M didn't have his licence at the time of the flight.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


Since when have they ever gave a rats ass about the environment in Poland?

The destruction of the national parks in recent years by massive over-building says it all to me.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [859]


They didn't. The YAK-40 pilots were/are being prosecuted for this - they did not receive landing clearance at Smolensk-North (and - given the conditions which they reported, there was absolutely no way they could have received it) and made an incredibly risky landing.

The mystery, which will probably never be explained, is why they went below their minimums. But - when humans are concerned, they make mistakes under pressure.

The psychological analysis in the Russian report makes for interesting reading - they hammer home the point that the captain was under immense stress at the time, and such a mistake could easily be made. It doesn't forgive the dreadful breaking of endless rules by the PAF, but it goes a long way to explain why he did what he did.

Language / IS "MURZYN" word RACIST? [686]


That would by why your kin screams every time Poland is mentioned in any way other than sickly sweetness, right?

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


Common answer by those who know the truth.

By "the truth", I mean "what they read on dodgy internet websites".


Strange, they used to go around shouting about how athiest they are. Perhaps you'd like to explain to us how this works?


There are Jews on this forum?

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


Doesn't excuse the Polish behaviour towards them.


That's a rather simplistic, and inaccurate statement.

If anything, the Poles were manipulated into believing that Jews had collaborated.

Life / My experience in Poland 15 years ago as an American trying to live and work there. [167]

I mean, we should mention that you can pay for expensive notaries and lawyers if you wish, but...

(incidentally, as far as I'm aware, you can't apply for residency from outside Poland, and certainly not permanent residency)

Life / My experience in Poland 15 years ago as an American trying to live and work there. [167]


I was just about to say the same. It's a nice story, but much of it is simply not true.


Barely any do.


I have my doubts as to whether this is true. It seems rather unlikely, given that most embassies charge for everything.


This is pretty much totally incorrect.


This is again - pretty much totally incorrect.


Again - riddled with factual inaccuracies. Whoever told the poster that they couldn't use the health care system or schooling was clearly winding them up.

Seems to me as if the whole thing was written by someone who lived in a bubble.

Study / Top Language Schools to Work for in Warsaw? [32]


Like this clown - Living and working in Poznan. Looking for more students to tutor.

I wouldn't even call him "sixth-form" graduate!

Study / Top Language Schools to Work for in Warsaw? [32]

In my experience, a methodologist is someone who has sucked up enough to the owners in a small school, and someone who sucked up enough to the director in a chain school.

I had an amusing run-in with one who was adamant that "realize" was the only acceptable spelling of the word.


No, and this is one of the big issues.

Study / Top Language Schools to Work for in Warsaw? [32]

I'd argue that Krakow (and to a lesser extent, Wroclaw) has already turned into Spain.

Same thing happened in Prague apparently - endless 'native speakers' looking for work, but barely any of them being able to actually put a lesson together.

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]

Of course, it just reminded me of the situation. I dare say spoiled British children are equally nasty ;)


I've seen it on trains frequently, actually - usually the cheaper the train, the bigger the attitude problem.

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]


Honestly - I've never seen this. Maybe it's because I only fly from Poznan ;)

But actually, now that I think about it - I was on a plane from Rome to Wroclaw that had a very nasty spoiled little bastard on it. I was sleeping (I hate flying, and to be able to sleep on the plane was amazing) when suddenly I heard two very loud bangs. I jumped out of my chair and yelled, then realised that the plane wasn't crashing - only to spot this little thug stamping his feet because he wanted something or other. This went on for the whole flight, I told him to shut up several times, but to no avail.

Of course, when we started to descend for landing, he needed the toilet. And they wouldn't let him go - and I have no problems to admit that I enjoyed every second of his suffering. The plane landed, and they couldn't find the stairs for the plane - which made it even better. And then - when the stairs were found, the door to the terminal was locked. I think he learnt a lot about karma then ;)