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

The gun debate is futile because Americans and Europeans have a different mind set when it comes to guns.
I understand both arguments and see validity in both.
But what it boils down to is that most Americans feel they need guns to protect themselves and most Europeans don't.
When I was a young man I got myself into a few potentially dangerous situations.
I never felt that I needed a gun to sort it.
Maybe it is different in America.
I have an open mind on the subject.

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


Great point. JR.


Yeah, by gas and not electricity.......

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

And?
What about at the point of production?
You get nothing for nothing in this life.

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


How is it "cleaner heat"?
How do you generate that electricity?

Life / How to really meet Polish people in Poland and actually socialize with people in their Late 20s/Early 30s? [34]


Me too :-)
Even my kids look Polish even though they cannot speak a word of Polish they are still proud of their roots.

Life / How to really meet Polish people in Poland and actually socialize with people in their Late 20s/Early 30s? [34]


Your written English is perfect and better than some native English speakers on here.
But I bet that when you speak English, like when I speak Polish, you have an accent....
The closest I get to hiding my accent is when I speak French.
People will not believe I am English but suggest that I must be Belgian or Alsacien.
None of us can fully lose our accents...... :-(

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


No, integration is not going well but please do not tarnish Britain with your false stats.
Britain currently has an unemployment rate of 3.8% and a Muslim population of 5%.
So even if your stats are correct, and I doubt that, assuming that all the unemployed are Muslim, again very doubtful... then 1.2 % of the Muslim population are working.

Nearly a third of them..... I don't disagree with you that some Muslims are a problem, but you have got your stats wrong.
And even if they were right, this is not exactly the huge problem that you like to pretend it is.
Tell us now how much of a "burden" Jews are on British society, as you seem to hate them as much as Muslims.....
Go on big boy, how many Jews are milking the UK welfare state?
Prat!

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


Same here.
JR has a point though, it does get very cold out in the sticks where he is, but I suspect it in not that much warmer where Rich, Dirk and Joker live.

So guys, tell us what your heating bill is in January.
I am very lucky, my house is EXTREMELY well insulated, three of the bedrooms are not used so the radiators are off, the heating is switched off at night and this winter London has, so far not gone below zero.

But I still think JR is using a very dumb and expensive way to heat his home.

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]

@Ziemowit

I completely agree on all your points, especially about English.
Some people say Italian is the sexiest European language, but I agree with you, French is more melodic to my ears.

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]


But this is my point Rich, you made the effort to learn English because you felt you had to.
So much so that you now reject your mother tongue..... there are not many Brits or Yanks that would do that the other way round with,say, French or German.

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]

Because they are not as common as lazy Brits and Yanks who speak lousy French and German.
I would not expect any of them to speak Polish..... :-)

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


A sensible suggestion.
Gas is cheap in the UK.
How does the cost compare to coal in Poland?

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]


That is not my experience I'm afraid.
In general, Brits and Yanks are terrible at learning foreign languages, because most of them don't feel the need to.
Continental Europeans are much better at learning foreign languages than "Anglo Saxons" because they feel that they need to.

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


As Lenka told you.
Chill out old man, we are not arguing, just discussing.....calm down, a man of your age and weight does not need stress...
You told us how it is in your America and I told you how it is in my Britain.... that is all... no need to get angry or excited....

No argument.
So chill old man!
It's all cool..... hey, especially where you live....

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]

@Lyzko A Polish speaker speaking English, is still thinking in Polish with English coming out.

This is it with languages.
You have to be able to think in the language you are speaking in to speak it properly.
I only speak three languages fluently, English, Polish and French.
And I can remember several occasiions when I have returned to England after a long stay in France or Poland and first spoke in English after a long absence and it all came out wrong..... it even sounded weird to my own ears..... because I was still thinking in French or Polish....

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


Of course I forgot to mention that includes hot water and a gas hob in the kitchen :-)

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

Yes, I stand corrected...... :-)

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


Firstly I have gas central heating, not electric and my house is four bedrooms, detached and 1930's build, so not particularly small but with large rooms and fairly high ceilings.

American houses tend to be bigger than European ones, so I guess mine would be the size of an average American house but large by European standards.

If I heated my house electricaly the cost would be more than double.

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


That is bloody expensive.
1,500zl is about £300.
I heat my house with gas central heating for about £65 a month and the heating is on all day.

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


Hey, like you in Petoskey?

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


You are a clever chap Spike :-)

Europe is in trouble.
But have you seen the IMF predictions for UK growth compared to Europe?
People are putting their faith in the UK because it is strong and stable.... Unlike much of Europe.
Brexit will be at the very least, good for the UK and it may even be great.....

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



Those two quotes do not go together.
Infared heaters can heat a room very quickly but are not particularly economical, nor are any electrical heaters.
Here in the UK we mainly use gas fired central heating.
Water heated by gas and pumped through pipes to radiators.
Works great and is fairly inexpensive.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

@Ziemowit

Except for one thing.
The British Armed Forces swear allegience to the Queen and not the government.
In theory if an unsavoury person became PM or dictator the army would obey the Queen.

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

Most of the ice on earth is already floating in the sea so the displacement has already happened.
If that ice melts it will not raise sea levels!!

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


100% correct.
The push for closer union will eventually kill the EU.
I am shocked that they still cannot see this.

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


Exactly.
Lenka, Poland is years behind and it will take them a long time to drive pollution down.
But as for the "Global Warming " lie..... if it is true, we need to be talking to China and India...... Poland is not tbe global problem.

Life / Are Poles flashy? [11]

@Joker

The "Polish Squat" is mainly used for when they do not want to be seen smoking, but it is used for hiding drinking too.
People say this grew in Communist times.
But that is not true.
My dad squatted and he did not smoke and rarely drank.
And it is not just a Polish thing either, Lithuanians, Latvians,Czechs,Slowaks, and Ukranians do it too....

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


So now you have dropped "Economic benefits"and "Opportunities" from your argument and based it on health and security.
What has health in Poland got to do with the EU?
And as for security, that is down to NATO, again, not the EU.....

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


You need to be more cynical.
Check out what the interests of those scientists are and what they may gain then check out that the scientists against the human global warming theories have nothing to gain.

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


Nah, more and more youngsters who are being brainwashed by their teachers, TV and the internet are..... this, as one British newspaper reported this week is nothing short of child abuse.

Sure, pollution is a real problem.
Man made global warming is a man made illusion.....