Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]


At home or with relatives it is always served on it's own with a basket of bread in the middle of the table, should anyone want some.

Personally I only use the bread to mop up my plate :-)

History / Why did Hitler call Poles Half Jews? [98]

I am fine.


Strange that, I am sure that you did but that post has gone now......

History / Why did Hitler call Poles Half Jews? [98]


Nothing to do with Europe.


No, it isn't, but she has no hint of "Asiatic influence " in her face at all!!

Are you OK Lyzko?

Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]


Me neither, not even in Polish restaurant's in England.
Even potatoes on top is too much for me!
Bigos is a meal in itself, only Americans would want more :-)

History / Why did Hitler call Poles Half Jews? [98]

She is Yorkshire born, but looking at her face I saw something Celtic..... maybe her cheeks......
I googled her and her mum was Irish.......

Off-Topic / Random Sports News [853]

True, but they don't play as hard.
Never underestimate the physicality of what we call football and you call soccer.
It used to be even tougher in my days when we played with a leather ball...... that smarts! :-)

Life / Place of Living Choice: Poland vs Hungary vs Germany [44]


Yeah, plenty of them in Poland :-)


They are much more friendly than Czechs, or even Poles.

Yeah,guilty as charged...... Poles are not afraid to stare......

History / Why did Hitler call Poles Half Jews? [98]


Not at all.It is a European trait.Asians are brown.


Anthead does not despise us.He is of Polish descent.

You can see the Mongol genes in Hungarians, but not in Poles.

History / Why did Hitler call Poles Half Jews? [98]


True.


And which they were proven right to be.

History / Why did Hitler call Poles Half Jews? [98]

Yes, so I don't know why Hitler would have said what the OP suggested.
But you never know, he was bonkers after all......

History / Why did Hitler call Poles Half Jews? [98]


I have never heard that and a quick Google didn't bring anything up either.
Certainly, Poland was perhaps one of the earliest multi cultural societies in the world and welcomed oppressed Jews from all over Europe.
But except in the higher levels of society, Poles and Jews did not mix that much.

Love / Help my Polish wife hates sex [47]


Blimey, we agree for once. :-)

Love / Help my Polish wife hates sex [47]


You are a nutter.
You married your wife and vowed to stick by her and support her.
So stick to your vows, you wimp!

Genealogy / Which Polish first names are considered unpopular / obsolete in Poland? [124]


I didn't say that.
Again you misunderstand
And again you can't spell the word something.
More laziness....... tut tut....

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

I think I am, perhaps people don't choose to understand me.
As for Doug, he is perfectly capable of defending himself.
I don't for one minute believe that a left leaning person like Doug would want to make people homeless.
And neither would a right leaning guy like me.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


Off you go again!
You just can't help it, can you?
I don't think I or Doug were proposing anything "revolutionary", just that the problem needed to be addressed.
I think you may have a problem comprehending the tone of British speech.
Which, in your defence, can sometimes be a little "bombastic".

Genealogy / Which Polish first names are considered unpopular / obsolete in Poland? [124]

One of my cousins is a Danuta, and yeah, she is over 50.
But Denise in English is out of fashion too.
However, as Kaprys said in an earlier post, some of these old names are coming back.
It is a constant roundabout, but some names never get back onto it.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


It is funny, this thread started out with people defending, or in denial of the fact that Poland has many homes that are frankly, not fit for purpose.

And it has gradually switched to an acceptance of a problem.
Sure, it won't be cured overnight but Poles need to admit that there is a problem.
Without that admittance, nothing will ever be done to cure the problem.

Genealogy / Which Polish first names are considered unpopular / obsolete in Poland? [124]

@RubasznyRumcajs

Outside of Poland it is difficult enough having a Polish surname :-)

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


Only the new builds.
They are terrible.
Houses built in the twenties and thirties are perfect.
Who needs a cellar when you have a fridge?


I am sure you are right, but I can't for the life of me understand why.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

I am not suggesting that Poland is backward.
I am well aware of how many people in Western Europe live in flats.
My point is that it is not good, not healthy and not desirable.
Poland is a huge country for only 38 million people.
Time to get building houses.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


Which just continues the low expectations.
To achieve anything in life, you need to set your goals high.
Build the houses first, then demolish the concrete jungles.
The money is there if you want it.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

Agreed, but the housing is $×it and needs to be sorted out.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


That is true.
And I think it is a terrible shame.
People need houses, with gardens front and rear, driveways and a garage.
Poland has plenty of space for the size of the population.
Time to get building, get people off these nasty estates and give them a feelgood factor.

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

It is the area of south eastern Poland,known in Polish as Malopolska and with its capital in Krakow.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

I am not commenting on the people that live there.
They are just not nice looking places to live.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


It's true.I have only been in a couple but I have seen these blocks all over Poland and would not want to live in one.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


And they are still horrible places to live.
We have similar estates in The UK, but I think that the Polish ones are still a touch worse.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

There seems to be rather a lot that you don't understand.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


But he did.
He lived in those godawful Communist slums, many of which, to Poland's shame, exist to this day.
You know the ones, where the caretaker controls the heating....