News / Poles start to feel arrogant and superior to Southern Europeans [182]


In Scotland? Particularly bleak weather and a population physically close to several major ports. One good thing is that there, they've stopped stigmatising it and are adopting an increasingly liberal approach.


Not so much in the U.K., however alcohol is traditionally frowned upon and is comparatively expensive, no bad thing at all.


The last couple of times I've been there, the binge drinking round the Rynek has shocked me. The quieter bars I used to go to all seem to have vanished now. Perhaps the student population has something to do with the rise of the new shot drinking places. About Warsaw, the smack heads in town seemed to be getting fewer for a while but are now back more and more. I'm not sure how the issue is being managed.

News / Poles start to feel arrogant and superior to Southern Europeans [182]


That's the key word


Nothing new sadly. Especially on the east coast.

Though it's worth mentioning that seeing heroin addicts begging in central Warsaw is an everyday thing. As is finding needles outside apartment blocks

News / Poles start to feel arrogant and superior to Southern Europeans [182]


What are you referring to? Nasal delights? Although that's a bore, it's still much preferable to vodka which has no positives at all.


I'd agree with that on some levels.

News / Poles start to feel arrogant and superior to Southern Europeans [182]


And much else besides, not that recreational use of beneficial herbs is a bad thing like vodka and tobacco.

As I say, it's often like being in a Time Machine.


Not a high bar...

News / Poles start to feel arrogant and superior to Southern Europeans [182]


No, however I do feel sad sometimes when I'm in small town Poland and see the amount of vodka on sale in the poorest places.


I'd say it has a foot in Eastern Europe and a foot in Central Europe however some people do look west.

For someone from the U.K., it's still like using a Time Machine coming here and although the buildings and shops look shiny and new in Warsaw, the attitudes here are those of 40 years ago,

History / Historical look at various civilisational differences between Russia and the West [159]


I find it bizarre that they (and some other countries) use officially approved textbooks in schools, rather than allowing the Teacher to create a scheme of work which allows for as many interpretations as wanted as long as it's working towards the (non-state) exam.

News / Poles start to feel arrogant and superior to Southern Europeans [182]


I have, though it was online. She didn't like it when I pointed out that I could see an onion dome from my window and the local shop was full of vodka and tinned herring.

News / "A merciful heart can share its bread with the hungry and welcome refugees and migrants" Pope Francis [89]


There is certainly no positive interpretation.


As the orcs of r*SSia loved his weaselly praise of their own tyrants.

News / "A merciful heart can share its bread with the hungry and welcome refugees and migrants" Pope Francis [89]

The Pope to r*SSia: "You are the proud heirs of Catherine and Peter the Great"

The Pope to Mongolia: "You are the proud heirs of Genghis Khan"

Germany to the Pope: "Unfortunately we are unable to organise a papal visit at this time"

Life / Bank loan for UK nationals [9]

I know people who've had more than one mortgage from them. People who have a verifiable credit history abroad and a decent amount of money going into their bank each month here.

Life / Bank loan for UK nationals [9]

There's Oppenheim Kredyt in Warsaw, mostly a mortgage broker who have arranged mortgages for people (including from the U.K.) without a credit history in Poland.

As far as I know, they also arrange other credit.

krzysztofoppenheim.pl/

News / Does Poland support the idea of Slavic unity? [142]

Putin dies and goes to hell, but after a while, he is given a day off for good behaviour. So he goes to Moscow, enters a bar, orders a drink, and asks the barman:

-Is Crimea ours?
-Yes, it is.
-And Donbas?
-Also ours.
-And Kyiv?
-We got that too.

Satisfied, Putin drinks, and asks:
-Thanks, how much do I owe you?
-5 hryvna...

News / The Political Circus of Poland [309]

She's certainly not a theologian. Or much of a politician either...

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Food / Stuffed Polish peppers & stuffed mushrooms - recipes [22]


In the stuffing, though I don't use egg. With stuffed things, I've always found that a loose consistency works better, with breadcrumbs (I tend to use fresh ones, British style rather than continental bulka tarta) to soak up liquid. The cheese will put out oil as it cooks and it's a shame to waste that.


I've done that too but had better results with them lying down.

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

Stoner food.

The eggs look ok.

Food / Stuffed Polish peppers & stuffed mushrooms - recipes [22]


I cut them vertically (always keeping the green end on so they don't fall apart) and generally use cheddar instead of Parmesan. Sometimes breadcrumbs too and usually chilli flakes.

It can be a good way of using up leftovers if you've done a chilli etc.

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


Essentially yes.

It's about words they sound like.

Nothing else.

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

@Polish delight
To talk rubbish.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [309]


They shouldn't need to, however given 5he poor driving standards in PL perhaps this is needed.

And more crossing points too.


No wonder.

If the roads/junctions are bad, drivers should be far more careful. If you're propelling a ton of steel, safety is your responsibility.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [309]


I've noticed that too, however there's still a long way to go, as accident stats show.


The more the better, plus a legal obligation to slow down before one (whether or not a pedestrian is visible) and cameras on each one with a fine and points for any infringement would be a big plus.


Cycles should never ever be on a pavement. Those electric scooters too, if they've got wheels and aren't a wheelchair, a pram, a shopping trolley a wheeled suitcase, roller skates or a wheelbarrow, they belong on the road.

History / Digital reconstruction of Warszawa - Miasto Ruin - rebuilding the destroyed Warsaw [31]

An interesting article about rebuilding Warsaw after the war and how Ukraine may use or not use similar techniques after the r*SSian defeat.

"Some of the rebuilding was done with bricks salvaged from the rubble. A campaign across Poland to recover bricks from partially destroyed buildings collected about 9m bricks in Warsaw.

It means many of Warsaw's current buildings are in fact constructed from a patchwork of bricks from other former buildings - a hidden nod to the city's troubled history"

theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/02/architects-warsaw-lessons-rebuilding-ukraine-rubble

News / Hołownia - a rising star in Polish politics? [94]


Enough of the bickering, let's get on with things!

History / Historical look at various civilisational differences between Russia and the West [159]


It's still controversial there of course and perhaps Barenboim was partly influenced by his English wife, Jacqueline Du Pré

History / This anti-Ukrainian propaganda for no valid reasons must stop [70]


The bit below is odd.


@Michael2
Most people here want to see r*SSia crushingly defeated, Demi,it arises and made to pay full compensation to Ukraine for every life lost, every building damaged. You're preaching to the converted, however if you want to address r*SSian evils, there's a lively discussion right now in another thread on it.

Travel / Kielce and the area - amazing Polish Pocket Knives live there [105]


Moseley was marginally better looking than Mussolini, though I'd not vote for either of them.

History / Historical look at various civilisational differences between Russia and the West [159]


Several OK (though not exceptional compared to others of their time) authors, some syrupy and slushy music that only really works if you use a vast (and nowadays unaffordable) orchestra and some chocolate box paintings.

Not to mention those vile jewelled eggs that the romanovs used to give each other. As tasteful as an orc oligarchs tacky yacht.


After reading your post, I did the same. The positives were nothing special (pretty well every country has beautiful landscapes) and the negatives were chilling.

Off-Topic / Best posters [886]


I'd say that happiness is the main life achievement. Whether that's achieved as being part of a "hefted" stable community with friends and family around you or it's achieved by straying away from mainstream and limited expectations is a matter for the individual. Neither is more or less valid than the other and human society has always had both.


His English is very good. Especially for someone who neither comes from nor lives in an English-speaking country.

Off-Topic / Best posters [886]


Probably quite a few people on here.

Some more than once.

Travel / Tourism in Poland [41]


There are many Christians of that denomination and others there, as well as of other religions.

Not many are taking holidays abroad right now, given the crisis, however we can certainly expect more people from the Middle East in Poland for tourism, study and to live.

Life / Polish (in comparison to English and Indian) have amazing culture [71]


Official notifications in the U.K. have to be in what's called Plain English, using the most straightforward vocabulary and grammar. It wouldn't be a bad thing for organisations in Poland to develop Plain Polish. That would certainly be more accessible, especially to the roughly 50% of the population who have below average intelligence.