History / Life in communist Poland - personal relations [503]

Everything you have posted chimes exactly with my experience of school meals. The free milk was horrible exactly as Pavian describes. The food was probably worse than Torq describes and not as balanced. Its nothing to do with communism just the bean counters undervaluing the country's potential and future.

Life / Do young Polish people believe in their religion and God? [150]


That is debatable however the damage done by all evangelists is indisputable.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

I don't think anyone is advocating for more bombs in Poland. No one appears to be advocating to relax safety laws in Poland either if they are they are quite invisible.

People appear to be content with the present system, those who want a gun can apply for a permit. I don't see the problem. People who want a gun and want it now! would appear to be a bit suspect.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

@johnny reb
I live in Ireland and I can tell you that if there were more guns nothing would have changed except more dead civilians.

Now you can frame a question in many ways but its rare to frame one in such an egregiously stupid fashion.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


I can tell you from lived experience that that is a pile of horsefeathers.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


And I didnt say you did.

I have read the entire thread and your ( by definition unverified) upload idea is insane but I was too kind to point it out but feel perfectly free to flex your muscle.


I would go with that...Not one of my US family or friends is as paranoid as some here

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

@PolAmKrakow
How many political manifestos in Poland have a clause advocating wider gun ownership?

I dont think its a pressing issue for many political parties or electors. The reasons presented here by our American cousins all revolve around bad B movie scripts.

In Poland and Europe generally, there is no call to loosen safety laws

Life / Boys acting and dressing feminine, girls acting and dressing masculine - transgender teens in Poland [272]

@jon357
Again I largely agree and it is a serious issue. I don't want to trivialise the issue but I see it like gluten intolerance where a tiny minority have a real and verifiable condition however millions self diagnose.

Life / Boys acting and dressing feminine, girls acting and dressing masculine - transgender teens in Poland [272]


I agree for the same reason I oppose capital punishment, its irreversible. Any 9 year old has more sense than your average teen.

Life / Boys acting and dressing feminine, girls acting and dressing masculine - transgender teens in Poland [272]


These dead end culture wars are not really a leftwing thing...

UK, Ireland / Is it good for Poland as Sinn Fein will win today in Northen Ireland [282]


Not really, the EU has real time access to British trading databases something promised previously but never implemented by the UK. Green and red lanes were offered by the EU over a year ago and so on. The difference is that there now appears to be grown-ups in London who have realised that a semi permanent "war" with the EU is in on ones interests.

The ball is now in the DUP's court...

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]


This is true I made the rookie mistake of buying seed by picture... It didn't grow well still learning I suppose

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Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]


I agree it doesn't but he could be learning :)

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

@gumishu
I do that with leeks as well. A clamp helps protect root veg from the frost there is nothing worse than loosing all your spuds.

@Feniks
I also googled clamp a few years back and was surprised to find it has Dutch roots. The reason I searched was that I always thought it was an Irish thing also discovered that scallion is not Irish either :(

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

People used to store root veg particularly spuds in a clamp. Perhaps he was digging potatoes.

History / Life in communist Poland - personal relations [503]


Walking through a small forest my mucker (there's a word) said that at school the kids had to stand up and say what their fathers did. He always felt really humiliated having to do that.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


The estimated deaths during the US (native population) genocide range up to fifteen million however we will never know because you never bothered counting the dead.

Its improbable that you have any figures to back up your claim

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


That is exactly what you are doing, there is no desire as far as I can see to turn Poland into the US.

You want a gun on demand go live in the US... Poland love it or leave it

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


I don't see where the application of rigid safety laws would impact upon that one bit. The other examples you gave are in fact an argument for maintaining Polish safety laws ie no hand guns no automatic/semi automatic weapons and no adaptors.

I knew a man from the bar nicknamed Pidgin who was shot on two, possibly three separate occasions so naturally he was re-nicknamed Clay. He could have been armed to the teeth and it would have made no difference.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


This is not about a plot for a bad movie. Any one dreaming about when they would want and use a gun should be barred from ever having one.

Safety laws should be tightened,

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


The only way to stop a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun...simple

History / Recommended Poland's history books [257]


I disagree, and would suggest that confessional allegiance is incidental however I dont want to drive the thread further off topic.

History / Recommended Poland's history books [257]


Good man, its the same the world over.

Keep thinking and you will become a good socialist in time.

History / Anniversary of Soviet Invasion [19]


I agree Invasion should never be forgotten.

History / Anniversary of Soviet Invasion [19]

Terrible thing should always be remembered.
It's also 19 years since Poland invaded Iraq

UK, Ireland / Is it good for Poland as Sinn Fein will win today in Northen Ireland [282]


In October last year the EU proposed several changes to the protocol including red and green lanes for goods going to the 26 counties, the UK have yet to respond. The vast majority of elected representatives in the six counties support the agreement. The vast majority of UK MPs also voted to adopt the agreement.

The EU have shown themselves to be flexible they want a mature trading relationship with all third party countries and are awaiting a reply.

UK, Ireland / Boris Johnson - is the new British PM a popular figure in Poland? [150]


Expecting a partner to an international treaty to abide by that treaty is not obstructionist. Brexit and the Belfast agreement are largely incompatible, It was the UK government's responsibility to square the circle.

Edit
Every attempt to address the problem was dismissed by Johnston and co on his self serving journey to the top

UK, Ireland / Is it good for Poland as Sinn Fein will win today in Northen Ireland [282]

@Atch
Sinn Fein are well ahead in the polls, they topped the polls in the last general election but failed to stand enough candidates, their lead has been consistent for years it wasn't a protest vote. In a multi seat PR election they probably will be the largest party possibly having enough TDs to govern without coalition.

The documented corruption of FF and FG though not on a Mexican level is still proportional to the size and location of the country.

The impact on Poland will revolve around how they use their EU veto to achieve unity. The EU had Irelands back over Brexit and everyone saw that clearly.

UK, Ireland / Is it good for Poland as Sinn Fein will win today in Northen Ireland [282]


As far as the EU is concerned Brexit is done, the withdrawal deal and free trade agreement was negotiated, ratified by the British parliament and the EU. it may be altered but not scrapped otherwise there is a very real possibility there would be a trade war. That could impact Poland for the very short period before the UK folds.

With success in the north comes success in the 26 counties. The same party in government in both parts of the island is very worrying for the corrupt right wing duopoly that have basically run the place (26 counties) since independence. Ireland is a small country so the impact a Sinn Fein government will have on the EU will be minimal except when it comes to reunifying the country. Sinn Fein will do everything to encourage the EU to support their position.

In the big scheme of things Sinn Fein and Ireland wont have an impact on Poland

News / Should Poland pay for gas in rubles? [183]

This is true, demonstrating again that this bunch of right wing nut jobs are all fur coat and no knickers.

They take from the EU and contribute nothing...see their refusal to take refugees from places their army was occupying. Now they demand the EU pay them to care for "the right kind of refugees" hypocrites.