History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [98]

The Anglo-French were not ready as you well know.
The French knew they were in a war when German tanks rolled over their border and The British knew they were in a war when the bombs started dropping.

I can still remember, as a kid, being driven through parts of London that were full of bombed out houses.

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [98]


The Russian sacrifice was not to "Liberate" but to invade.

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [98]

Oh really?
Then why did Britain and France declare war on Germany when they invaded Poland?

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [98]


Russians have always loved to twist history for their own benefit.
They are still doing it now.
And there are some morons on here that still watch and even believe RT!!! LOL !!!

Food / What Polish foods do foreigners generally not take to? [140]


And Brawn in England :-)

I too like many of these offal based dishes,Polish Salceson and Galareta and French Andouille too.

My Mum used to make Galareta from a whole pigs head, seasoned with salt, pepper and vinegar and served with some good quality bread it was a meal on it's own.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]

Food designed with only one intention, to fill you up.............I prefer the previous photos of kielbasy and bread :-)

History / What do Poles owe to Germans? [451]


They should never have been loans.
They should have been compensation.

Life / Tap Water quality in Poland [44]


Strangely enough, the one place I was warned most not to drink tap water (by Poles) was Warsaw.
Yet I found the tap water there OK.
Mind you, we all know that Poles are terible hypochondriacs..... ;-)

Life / Tap Water quality in Poland [44]


Well I didn't.
As I said, Polish tap water is perfectly safe to drink, but in some places it tastes like s**t.

Life / Poland vs Hungary for an expat? [41]


You are right, I got it the wrong way round.Apologies.

Life / Tap Water quality in Poland [44]


I didn't like the taste of the water in Krakow or in Bialystok.
But as I said, it is safe to drink.
Why in the hell is this such a big deal for you?

Life / Tap Water quality in Poland [44]


As I said, in some places it tastes like sh*t, but it is safe to drink.
In general, I would recomend bottled water in Poland.

History / Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? [369]

Depends how you measure it but Switzerland and Denmark must be good contenders.

Life / Why Polish people should be proud of being Polish? [370]


In the end, we are all mongrels of some sort.
There is no pure race as The Nazis believed.
Very few Poles could prove that they have no Jewish blood in them.
Just enjoy your rich heritage!

Off-Topic / DALMATIA - How much Poles love Dalmatia ? [123]


Lyzko, I'm with Rich on this one.
Whilst I respect your faith,my wife is a devout Catholic,it is all fairy tales designed for losers as far as I can see.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


You obviously have no understanding of this at all.
There is no UK team and never will be.
There is no "collective moral responsibility"..... are you nuts?
Orbis Business Intelligence were paid to do a job on a subject that they were experts on.
Private company, good business, maybe immoral..... but you can't blame The Brits for that one.
Case closed.
Next?

Life / Poland vs Hungary for an expat? [41]

I would say Slowaks.Language too.

Life / Poland vs Hungary for an expat? [41]


Absolutely, but it reminds me of the old Communist days joke of the Polish and Hungarian dogs meeting half way between their countries.
The Polish dog asked why The Hungarian dog was going to Poland.
"To Eat" was his reply.
So then the Hungarian dog asked the Polish dog why he was going to Hungary.
He replied.
"To bark".

Language / Harmless old-fashioned Polish swear words/phrases [159]


Very possible.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]

If you are talking about Christopher Steele and Orbis Business Intelligence, this is a private, money making intelligence agency that happens to be British.
Nothing to do with MI6(Although he was an MI6 officer, he retired 10 years ago) and nothing to do with the British Government.
That is not the same thing as saying.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


I didn't see that in The Mueller Report.
Who in The UK?

As for intervention in elections the worst offender is The USA, closely followed by Russia.

Language / Harmless old-fashioned Polish swear words/phrases [159]

Sounds to me like non Polish labourers that worked with Poles and heard a saying repeatedly but then it got lost in their pronunciation or translation.

Life / Poland vs Hungary for an expat? [41]


So do I.
But as a Polish speaker I would always choose Poland over Hungary.
Much as I love Hungarians, their culture, their history and especially their cuisine, their language kills it for me.....

Life / Tap Water quality in Poland [44]


In many parts of Poland tap water tastes like sh*t.
But it won't make you sick.
I would recommend drinking bottled water, but if you are desperate, do not be afraid of a Polish tap.

History / Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? [369]

Pure speculation.
Just as with Russia, nothing can be proved.
But why are you defending such a failure of a country as Russia?
Outside of Moscow, St.Petersburg and a handful of tiny enclaves it is virtually a third world country on the edge of Europe.
Many parts of Russia are no better off than Belarus.
I have an engineer friend who spent most of his working life on projects in Africa.
He got a 3 month contract for a job in Minsk,Belarus.
On his return,he was shocked...he told me it was like "a white africa in europe".
Russia is not much better.
Your support of Russia is as hypocritical as Jeremy Corbyn's support for Venezuela.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


That is a sweeping statement.
Which Brits?
And which Brits didn't try to help her?
Back to RT, you see, I can listen to or watch The BBC in full knowledge of their bias and decode the real news.
Just as you can with The American news outlets.
What neither of us can do is know or predict or decode what RT are trying to do.
They are much more sophisticated than the old days of Radio Moscow, where farm quotas and tractor production levels would send you to sleep......and even those were lies.

This is why they are untrustworthy and dangerous.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


Just as the who*res at RT do!
Many of them American!

History / The memory about the Invasion of Poland 1939 - today's events [26]


My family were not "ruling elites", they told me as it was, the good and the bad.
The Polish history I have read in the last 40 years backs them up.
That history was not written by ruling elites, in fact,some of it wasn't even written by Poles.
Ever heard of Norman Davies?
Read his history of Poland.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


I don't have a problem with English adopting more simplified spellings as it will make it even easier for foreigners to learn.
The point that you seem to be missing is that the language is called English, not American.


More fool you.
RT is at least as bad as all those you listed.

History / The memory about the Invasion of Poland 1939 - today's events [26]


Doug,you are politicizing this.
This is the history my family taught me as a child in the sixties....... way before PIS.