UK, Ireland / London is Poland's 24th largest city [85]


Very nice. They have one in Washington too and in fact in most capitals. Why not?


That doesn't make sense. In any case 96% of the population aren't Muslims.


Except it hasn't though, has it...

UK, Ireland / London is Poland's 24th largest city [85]


He generally does.


And he lost the last election in yours.

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


A Seppo concept invented by gun manufacturers and repeated by gun enthusiasts.



Hard to know how his personal finances relate to the dislike of guns in civilised countries.

And Europe is the most affluent part of the world anyway.

Life / Life in Poland for Indians !!! [55]

The important thing is to avoid wrecking your life through alcohol.

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


True, however they don't have a gun 'culture' or a manufacture/sales industry with aggressive lobbyists. They also have small populations and are relatively rural.


Quite, and we are all safer for that.

Off-Topic / Are Polish Christians here? [144]


Some do, however it's not liked by everyone. Often the kids go for religious lessons in the church hall and are brought into church just before people lift up their hearts.

Life / Polish fences - complete anthology [74]


Wasn't she Albanian?

News / Should Polonia and expat Poles lose voting rights in Polish elections? [85]


It should time out after a few years. And the idea of foreigner who've never lived in a country but only have family roots there voting is simply bizarre.

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


Exactly. Not giving a fvck.

1 in 5 Americans know someone or has. family member who has been injured by guns. We don't want this in Europe.

News / Referendum to decide about exotic immigrants in Poland [559]


Doubtless there are people who disagree with him for whatever reason that are (or pretend to be) convinced that he i.


A very good man. Sadly missed.


Very good. He seems more of a centrist now though.

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


And Danish in eastern England.

There were also Celtic enclaves in England like the Kingdom of Elmet which is reflected in DNA there today.

There was Germanic influence in Britain however culturally most British are as different from Germans as Poles are or even more so.

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


Spot on.

Guns bring many problems and solve none.

Life / Why is women-hatred and stereotyping so popular in Poland? [181]


In Bridge, there are mixed tournaments, men's teams and women's teams.

Of the four main tournaments, two are mixed and two are single sex.

Work / How can I found job for Hebrew speakers in Poland? [46]



Pre-war, ot wasn't unusual in traditional Haredi communities (including in Poland) for the men to speak Hebrew (classical Hebrew) among themselves and for the women to speak only Yiddish.

News / Polish PM Tusk- dictator or not? What Poles think? [455]


There's a tendency among conservatives to fetishise Poland as both Poland at its weakest, during partitions, PRL, the chaos of the 1990s and early 2000s and its response to existential threat, i.e. the occupation, JPIi, Solidarity rather than when it's powerful and strong. Tusk's term of office was a return to strength and out of office he's become the most respected Polish statesman internationally.

Yet not only do so many people not see that, they seem to despise him for it I'd say he's a pretty good response to adversity 5hough, and Poland has prospered through being part of the EU.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


I doubt that's the source of nostalgia, though the script writers could always have made another choice. Perhaps they knew no better then.


The script just made that worse. It wasn't well done. It was an interesting*metaphor, though a heavy handed one.

The only character I liked in that show was Anioł.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]

Perhaps. I suppose its appeal is nostalgia

News / Referendum to decide about exotic immigrants in Poland [559]


If there's proven corruption the only option is prosecution, public shaming and punishment.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


Memories are best where stuff like that is kept.

Dreary film anyway.

UK, Ireland / The "Paracetamol Myth" - Polish people hesitate to visit UK doctors. [51]


Almost free,

They can only sell them in 12a now to deter suicide attempts however they're always a quid a pack.

Much the same in Dealz now in Poland.


You'd spend longer telling the receptionist your name than buying them at a corner shop.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


I never know what that means.


It's more than that and he does want international work.

Plus, if Konya unfortunately do well, the eyes of the world will be on them. And people in PL are becoming less isolated year on year.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


This time, I doubt we'll agree.

At least they'll not pull such a stunt again.


Yes, if it's a politician with particularly extreme views. Stuff like that tends to rebound on people.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


He is anyway.

Someone in a high profile sports role does need to be careful who they are photographed with. Especially avoiding politicians with very extreme opinions.


They've got the money and there's a lot for sale.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


Definitely a bollock dropped and dropped to a low depth.

As I said before, if Konfa do well, Poland will be in the news daily, and not just because they've been blacking up minor singers on national TV, though that will doubtless be mentioned.

I hope they've learnt their lesson with that.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


They were.

Very much so.

Whether you agree with their editorial line or not.

The media doesn't exist to promote or to condemn Poland. It exists to report news, and people blacking up on TV in 2023 is news.


It did. A great deal. And if the show continues to black singers up, there will doubtless be more.


I'll take that as an admission on your part that you're attempting to defend the indefensible.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


Very eloquent of you.


Racism isn't a "hang up", nor is one newspaper putting one article about an incident on their website "pushing" anything, now, is it...

Perhaps you'd prefer that the media only report things you like.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


Why would they? They're reporting an incident, not how such an incident is viewed.

Trying to defend the indefensible.

At least you didn't say that Jedwabne was a myth or that Poland is less racist than most developed countries in a Europe.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


I just had a look and it isn't.

I found it eventually by clicking on culture, clicking again on TV, scrolling to the bottom and there was a short article, written very neutrally and expressing surprise that such a thing might happen in today's Europe,

Poles are so often hypersensitive to criticism. Especially when they know someone in their country has dropped a bollock...

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


Quite. Bad publicity.


In opposition to mainstream decent opinion.


That is by no means n arbiter of what is right.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]


I don't see any of that, and certainly haven't seen it mentioned in the UK press which is where the people who first mentioned it here claimed to have seen it.

Most of the outraged mob are Poles trying to defend the indefensible.

They'll have more to be outraged about if Konfa ("the party for people who don't like Jews") do well and the long articles and TV shows about such things go global.