News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1312]


The Social Democrats are centrist rather than left.


It didn't. I remember the length of the dole queues, former steelworkers begging for money, police (and soldiers dressed as police) attacking lawfully picketing miners and in the north east, we're seeing the third generation of dolites.

Plus, in 1979 when the b1tch took office, 40% of people owned some shares and we all owned the water, gas, electric, trains, buses, BP and a few other things. Now 12% of people have shares and the rest have nothing.

Life / Giving tips in Poland [235]


It's also rare (as is tiupping other than rounding up by 10% or so, however as a new phenomenon (anti-worker) that capitalists are exploiting, it's good that the government are preventing it.


Gun proliferation is obviously bad, however surely it's better for workers to receive a good wage rather than depend on goodwill.

I don't see any change coming to the various tipping cultures of Europe.

UK, Ireland / Better being female in UK or Poland? [33]

@Lenka
Why?

Life / Is it possible to earn honestly some greater fortune in the present day Poland? [40]

Autocorrect. That or a new alternative name that's nicer than the original. In Polish we can call it Eatszawa.

UK, Ireland / Better being female in UK or Poland? [33]


If you like receiving flowers, haven't been raped and don't mind drivers shouting "ruro" out of their window.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


Why would we need or want a referendum on a non-issue.

Gun crime is low and we like it thsi way.


There's no reason for any civillian except for a small subset of farmers to have access to them.

We don't want things like this: metro.co.uk/2024/04/22/mcdonalds-customer-sauce-shooting-florida-20697665/?ico=mosaic_tag

Off-Topic / Islamists and the Woke Left are uniting to topple the West [30]

@johnny reb
It doesn't.

Language / Should I learn Polish or she learn English? [83]


We both understand each other's to a degree however it's worth remembering that when there are five countries, five languages involved in your life then you have to be practical, consistent and also to a degree economical. When communicating in languages that aren't your first is an everyday thing for you and sometimes challengingly annoying then you'd better to pick one and it's the one where both parties are fluent.

News / Will Poland as a NATO member be drawn into the Israel/Iran war ? [250]


If the fish turned our stomachs I wouldn't fancy it for carnal joy.

You'll have to ask

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Language / Cult statements in the Polish language [31]


Hehe.

I've seen that often enough but far more often HWDP especially 20-30 years ago in Warsaw. It was written everywhere; you couldn't avoid it. It was something that stood out when I arrived.

Language / Cult statements in the Polish language [31]


HWDP

Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]


Me too. Especially Codewords. I'm just getting into cryptic crosswords now.

Juggling is beyond me in terms of coordination.

I can wiggle my ears though.

News / Will Poland as a NATO member be drawn into the Israel/Iran war ? [250]


He actively goes out of his way to post really nasty sh1t, pictures of dead soldiers, racist stuff, homophonic stuff, sexist stuff, anti-Polish stuff. Like a race to the bottom

Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]


I'll have a go maybe tomorrow. On Manchester Piccadilly station at the moment feeling frazzled

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


I do. Perhaps compare your town with the suburb I live in. Or your state capital with Poland's capital.

We have far less crime.


And it compares well with most European capitals too.

If Jim thinks America is crime free compared to Poland, perhaps he should look at gun crime rates.

It's bizarre to suggest Poland should worsen its firearms laws when they work well.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


I do.


Are they a capital city?

How's your state capital for crime, troll?

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


It has, and we enjoy living somewhere safer than you do.


Mao Zedong?

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


So do our deer. So does wildlife in Poland. Yet we manage this without weak gun controls.


Why?

And in the highly unlikely situation that safety laws are weakened, there will be strict controls, for example not giving them to people with a history of felony, people who've taken Prozac etc for depression and people who haven't been screened by a psychiatrist or psychologist.


From tanks?

You are paranoid and weak.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


Put your crystal ball down.

Opinion has been consistent here for a long time.


Sources?

And will they also explain what happens to franc-tireurs in wartime?

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


No, how things are.

You might notice that the people in this thread from Europe are not advocating for the gun laws to be worsened here.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


Perhaps less catastrophic than in your country (and Canada sadly has a high level of gun ownership too).

In Europe, people are happy the way things are.

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


Stay where you are.

Language / Should I learn Polish or she learn English? [83]


One reason for making small interim goals and having a way of measuring if you've achieved them. Sometimes goals should be baby steps; setting them too high (or too vague) makes them harder to achieve.


Only Polish for us since we don't speak each other's first language, and after all, we're in Poland. It works for us. Among friends only Polish except for one person with whom I mix Polish and English because she's learnt English well but doesn't have an opportunity to speak it.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


You beat me to it. I read that late last night and thought of posting it here but had other thing s to do.

It's amazing that things like that can happen in a supposedly developed country. Doubtless some of the trolls here will say that they think she should have had a gun too. Perhaps they like shootouts with bullets flying everywhere.


Yes. The gun laws here work and of course there is no significant public opinion in favour of weakening them.

Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [397]


For some wines, like a nice crisp Muscadet, it's desirable.


Muscadet sur lie ;-)

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


Poland has no plans to change gun laws to those of another country.

Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]


A candle or oil lamp, a box and a kind of lens.

They were quite sophisticated for their day.


Sadly in a wheelchair now.

An amazing artist, one of the greats.

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1312]


Or much better.

Labour is Democratic Socialism with a hefty element of Social Democracy. It shouldn't be compared to any other political party abroad. Remember that Socialism, Trade Unions, free compulsory education, old age pensions and the National Health Service were all invented by us. They're as British as Yorkshire tea and crumpets.

The country did well during the Blair years and in issues of foreign policy there will be little or no change from the status quo.

Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]


Same, however some of the stuff that David Hockney has been doing in an iPad is pretty good.


Rembrandt did much the same. Earlier artists too.

News / How will Poland be affected by WW3 which has now started [559]


In a thousand years time, they'll be taught together.


We're moving towards that, and it is a good thing. It does allow for elements of capitalism.