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

Wait, Brit is offensive? I thought it is neutral. So how one should call inhabitant of British Islands? In not controversial way, that is. Something short, like Pole for inhabitant of Poland?

Anyway, Czarnuch is considered offensive mostly because of western movies. If in English speaking film someone is called a niger, it is almost allways translated as Czarnuch. So, many non english speaking Poles do think that every black person is turning angry and agresive when being called lkie that. So if someone wants, for whatever reason, offend or infuriate said black person he say to him "ty czarnuchu"

Of course, someone like me knows the right world to make person with black skin to explode with anger :-]

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [226]

^^^^^^^^^^^
The version I know ended:"Yes, my father could, but the bull will do the better job"

News / US to deploy Patriot missiles to Poland [405]

Sure, Russia is just the most probable candidate. After all, they just killed our President.
But it can be the German invasion ;-) If Germans one day go ape about some new, Muslim Führer.
Or even EU invasion, if EU gets too bossy and Poland decides to bale out. Anyway, some anti aircraft rockets would be handy on that unfortunate day, I think.

Are you happy now, Crow?

News / US to deploy Patriot missiles to Poland [405]

What the use of strong economy in the case of Russian invasion? Will we stop invading forces by throwing at them with money?
Strong economy in important, strong military is paramount. And so far Poland did not have any long or medium range anty air defence worth speaking of. Sure, one battery of Patriots will not help much, but that is the start. With time, we can buy more of these.

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

It it serious buissness to you, now dosent it?
Well, Zetigreczynko, I was more or less joking. But after the years of communism we are far from being part of zachodnioeuropejskiego basenu kuturowego. It will take time to get back there...

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

We, Poles just like to think of Poland as central Europe. For many of us everything estern is clearly inferior. And while we do know that one cannot call Poland "the western country" with a straight face (yet?), we do not like to think of ourselvs as estern.

News / Polish President Lech Kaczynski and gov officials die in a plane crash in Russia [686]

@MareGaea
Is trying to figure out the truth a "waste of time and energy"? Maybe. But it is my time and energy and I am free to waste it, however I will, now isn't it? I also waste my energy and time on collecting stamps and building miniature planes. And trolling internet forums ;-)

When Russians are going give away the black boxes? When they are sure theirs fabrications are flawless at last?

Life / Smoking vs. Grilling on Balconies / High Rises in Poland [66]

frd, do you live in Poland?
I ask, because I cannot imagine a Pole with such a atitude. One just not call for the police on one's neighbour. Cops are the common enemies of the simple, law abiding folks. I'd rather try to beat up (or even kill ;-) )the neighbour then to put some cops on his head. Some things just too vicious to be even considered.

News / Nuclear Power in Poland? Yes, please! Absolutely nobody disagrees! [73]

Sure, they can destroy us bilion times. Who cares if we, in turn, can destroy them just one single time. No need for more.
We will not need the gass of theirs all that much, with some decent nuclear power plant grid of our own.

News / Nuclear Power in Poland? Yes, please! Absolutely nobody disagrees! [73]

Yes we do. How else we are to fend off the Russian invasion?
And nuclear plants may not be perfectly safe to the envirement but no other option is safer. Unless you are willing to spend the ludicrous amount of money.

News / Polish President Lech Kaczynski and gov officials die in a plane crash in Russia [686]

If Kaczynski was alive, he would not keep silence, that I am sure of. That's why Russians killed him in the first place.
And common practice? What common practice. Commone practice when planes with the president on board crash?
Common practice when the plane crash on the forein soil? I'll ask again. When the Russian SU 27 crashed, did the Poles grab the black box? Or Russians had taken it away, without even showing it to Poles?

News / Polish President Lech Kaczynski and gov officials die in a plane crash in Russia [686]

Why Russians did not give the black boxes to the Poland right away? For what reason they were "examinig" them? This was not theirs president, Polish investigators should examine the crash site, not the Russians. The answer is obvious to me. They wanted to falsify the records. To hide the evidence. C'mon, when Russian SU 27 crashed during the air show, on Polish soil, did Poles chased off the Russians from the crash site?

Russians killed Kaczyński, no doubts about that in my mind.

Life / Smoking vs. Grilling on Balconies / High Rises in Poland [66]

"Ryby sobie łowię"
Police on my head, because I dared to do something on my own balcony? If it is not the police state, I dont know what is.

One can live on good terms with one's neighbours, or not. It's everyone's own choice. Suck up to your neighbours or pyss them off and live on with conequences. Police has no place in it. In a free country, that is.

News / Nuclear Power in Poland? Yes, please! Absolutely nobody disagrees! [73]

Sure, there are some more or less viable alternatives to the nuclear energy. But why bother with developing any alternatives when proved, simple, cheap nuclear plants are perfect solution anyway.

And nuclear plants do offer to Poland the best way torwards our own nuclear weapons, wich we do need desperately. Can be something like that be told about hydro turbines or solar panels? How?

Food / Poles prefer pizza & kebab? [73]

But why choose between fastfoods when you can eat the proper diner? There are normal restaurants too, you know.
And how to eat the burger without dropping half of the stuffage down to the floor. Who is able to open his mouth that wide anyway...

Food / Poles prefer pizza & kebab? [73]

Kebab, this thing I dont like. Neither any McDonald food (they have a nice coffee though).
Pizza is the different thing. Pizza and ketchup are the only foreign foodstuffs that I started to like one day. And both go together just great ;-)

Life / Smoking vs. Grilling on Balconies / High Rises in Poland [66]

Ask the neighbours for the permission to do something in your own home?? How retarded is that?
Not going to happen in Poland. Here, we do have the old saying "Wolnoć Tomku w swoim domku"

News / Nuclear Power in Poland? Yes, please! Absolutely nobody disagrees! [73]

Eh, Chernobyl. An emotional argument. The sheet happens. The cost of the progress?
Anyway, Chernobyl was the Russian stunt. What else can be reasonably expected from Russians? If Poland was to use Russian "technology" I would be somewhat anxious, I admit.

If humanity is to go into space, to colonize the other planets, we need to master the nuclear energy first. And it is about time for Poland to stop to lag behind. We need to become the vangard once more. It is about time for us to recover from the partitions and stuff...

News / Nuclear Power in Poland? Yes, please! Absolutely nobody disagrees! [73]

I, for one, am happy that there are to be the nuclear power stations in Poland. It is cheap. It is safe. It is clean. And I did not heared any reasonable arguments against it. The nuclear energy' haters always go all emotional and I turn off my attention at once.

Life / Smoking vs. Grilling on Balconies / High Rises in Poland [66]

If someone woluld call me sophisticated I'd be offended. Hell, I can even buy the grill to appear as unsophisticated as possible.... Am I the victim of some sort of antisnobbery, a reverse snob? I noticed it recently, if something is considered "cool an sophisticated" I do tend to do just the opposite...

Love / My husband is Polish and I was wondering why he drinks all the time. [66]

Maybe he has stressful work. Drinking is a some way to unwind. Especially if at home you can expect only endless nagging.
Judging by your posts, thats the case :-)
Man can take only so much, then he needs a drink.

Life / Are there street gangs in Poland like in USA? [18]

Here it was also about lifestyle... somewhat. We considered Republika fans to be conformists.
After Borysewicz's stunt we were going to Metalmanias (haevy metal rock concerts in Katowice, in Spodek). We were fighting Skinheads then, for some reason they were against metal music. Our battlecry of that time was "Bij skina skurwysyna" (Beat skinhead, the motherfuc*er(?) in Polish it has rhyme)

Life / Are there street gangs in Poland like in USA? [18]

I loved Lady Pank untill Borysewicz waved his dick :-D

Life / Are there street gangs in Poland like in USA? [18]

Well, from my youth, there was some serious fights between fans of music bands Republika and Lady Pank. I do still have a scar on my head from a brick. But I got the one who has throwed it. Let's just say, he did end up worse then me...