News / President Duda rules out homo marriage in Poland as banned by the constitution [172]


Because marriage is much more than just a legal contract and for thousands of years has been between a man and a woman.
Not two men or two women.
Why should 2% of the population be allowed to ruin an institution that has served us well for so long?
A severe case of "The tail wagging the dog".
Marriage is primarily for having children.
Gays can't do that.
I am also against gay adoption, which is nothing short of child abuse.
What is wrong with a legally binding civil partnership?
In the UK some hetero couples are now opting for that instead of marriage, largely when they don't want to have kids.


You are not seriously comparing sexuality to race or religion?
They are three completely different things.

News / President Duda rules out homo marriage in Poland as banned by the constitution [172]


I didn't know that.


Because it makes a mockery of marriage.


Being gay cannot be compared to a race or religion.

News / President Duda rules out homo marriage in Poland as banned by the constitution [172]


They can have all that in a civil and legally binding union!


It is a lot less than 10%.

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]

I am afraid not.
But in general I find most cuisine from the former Yugoslavia very appetising.

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]


I would eat it.


Very true.

News / President Duda rules out homo marriage in Poland as banned by the constitution [172]

Can I add, that I have nothing against gay people.
I just think that it is wrong to normalize something that is not normal or even that common.
What percentage of the population is 100% gay?

News / President Duda rules out homo marriage in Poland as banned by the constitution [172]


Why is there this huge obsession amongst liberals for giving gay couples ( I cant do that LGBT nonsense) the same rights as straight ones?
I thought marriage was mainly about having children.
Gay couples cant do that.
So what is the point?

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]


Me too.


Uk kebabs, you have to know where to go.
Central north London where many Greeks and Turks live you get the best kebabs.
German are very good too, so much so that there is now a German kebab chain in London.
As for Tikka Masala, that is Anglo Indian cuisine, you won't find it in India.
Proper Indian or Pakistani cuisine is excellent, along with Sri Lankan ( which is slightly different and even spicier than Indian).

Life / How are electric cars doing in Poland? [413]

You are right.
Here in the UK we have gone more the hybrid route for now but the charging ports are springing up all over London.

Off-Topic / To ALL IMMIGRANTS ("expats") to Poland on this forum... [124]


Nah...........

Off-Topic / To ALL IMMIGRANTS ("expats") to Poland on this forum... [124]


That is all you can expect from these extreme right wing nationalist russian loving Serbs.
They learnt from their Russian "brats", who would incidentaly drop them as soon as they stopped being "useful idiots",
How to use propaganda....

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]


Each to their own tastes.... I hate herring whichever way you prepare it.
My families method, I think, was doused in oil and vinegar and served with raw slices of onion.
I still enjoy raw onion, but the fish makes me want to throw up......

News / European funds - why Poland should refuse to receive them. [36]

Thank you Pawian.


It was.

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]

Yes, I agree with you.


My family used to eat herring........... yuk!

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]

Just for fun, here is my personal comparison of Polish cuisine compared to British;

Soups - PL 2 UK 1
Steak/Beef Dishes- PL 0 UK 2
Lamb dishes - PL 0 UK 2
Pork dishes - PL 3 UK 2
Chicken Dishes - PL 2 UK 2
Sausages and cured meats - PL 3 UK 1
Cakes PL 3 UK 1
Desserts PL 2 UK 2
Total -
Bonus Points;
PL - Bigos,Pierogi = +2
UK - Fish and Chips, Curry = +2

FINAL SCORE - PL 17 UK 15

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]


This is true.
British food has a few gems and is pefectly edible, I think that Polish cuisine is on a par with British.
Maybe slightly better, but not much.
Look at North European cuisine.... Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Norway, Sweden. Finland, Estonia,Latvia, Lithuania, Poland.....bland, bland, bland......
Go to Hungary, the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Spain and Italy and it is more exciting cuisine..

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]


Yeah, the cities are better,but some of the "ethnic" restaurants are really naff, compared to other european cities..... a few are pretty good, I will admit, but not that many Poles eating there.


Yes they are.
But not the majority.
But it will happen.

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]

Yes, but it is true of most Poles that they are not very interested in foreign cuisine.
Poles are like Brits in the fifties.... not very experimental.... it will change over time...

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]


Fair enough, but my post was correct, as your comment implies......

News / European funds - why Poland should refuse to receive them. [36]


That may be true, but Poland is getting very close to becoming a net contributor to The EU... and if they then push for even more central control and federalism, I don't think that will play out well with Polish people.

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]


Trust me, they are.....Poles are not very interested in other countries cuisines..... just like some Americans, eh Maf?

Food / Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity? [180]


This is the main problem with Polish tastes.
They are like Britain in the 1950's..... not interested in trying anything new and quite happy to eat bland boiled potatoes as long as they have a bit of dill sprinkled on them..... time to hit the 21st century Poland.... at least we are educating the Poles in the UK, most of them have grown to love Indian cuisine ( Which has been adopted as part of British cuisine now).

News / First Coronavirus case in Poland? [30]

That was an early theory but now they think that it too came from China.

history.com/news/why-was-the-1918-influenza-pandemic-called-the-spanish-flu

Love / 20% of adult Poles are single and live with Mummy! [241]

Yeah, on most social and moral aspects and anti semitism we are like brothers.
Just not on politics...... :-)

Love / 20% of adult Poles are single and live with Mummy! [241]


That was correct of him to do so, I took that into consideration too, me and my wifes 21 translated to 26/27 for their generation.
And it worked.
Any later would have been too late.

News / First Coronavirus case in Poland? [30]


Spot on.

News / First Coronavirus case in Poland? [30]


Because they eat crap.
Almost anything.
And are unhygienic.
I hate Chinese food anyway.

Love / 20% of adult Poles are single and live with Mummy! [241]

When my kids reached their late twenties I pointed out to them that I left home when I was 21 and their mum did too.
They got the message, within a year they were both gone and have since thanked me for it.

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

They did back then, it got them nowhere......my families house was like a military arsenal.
You know what they got for that?
Three years in Siberia......

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


It's not just the Poles. It's all Europeans.
We just do not have the American knowledge and love of guns that you Americans have.
We don't see the need for them.
But as I said in a different thread, life in America is not like life in Europe and we have a different mentality on this subject.

This subject will only continue to divide Europe and America forever.
Which is why I continue to have an open mind.