Life / Will Poland ever be multicultural like Sweden, Germany or France? [283]

you are probably thinking of 'multicultural ' in its correct sense. Sadly an awful lot of people who use it clearly do not know what it means, and use it in the meaning of 'lots of immigrants'. I have given up attempting to correct them.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


a lot of them seem to go in for gynaecology dont they?

Life / Polish people are the most ignorant people in the world! [335]


lol I had two Polish brothers in law who made a nice bit of pocket money from doing that....:)

Life / Professional feminists' of Poland meet-up [631]

honestly Englishman, just ignore him like most of us do. There is no point.
but thanks for picking up the rampant misogyny.

News / As a Time Capsule From The Holocaust Was Found In Zlocieniec, Poland [34]

I think you would have to get those things for yourself

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


well that is a shame because all the women in Poland wrote to me and told me they are really concerned about what little tiny Gumishu thinks about this issue. Although they think the world of you, of course.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


well that is easy for a single old man to say, after all it is the women who will do the work of looking after disabled children and elders, not you. YOU can spend your time drinking and manifesting your woman hatred, so have fun with that.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


well IDK but that is how it used to be in the UK until relatively recently.(say 50 years)
I guess it is to do with the de-stigmatisation of single motherhood among other things.
It used to be that there were so many children born out of wedlock that special homes were created where they could be raised to do low class jobs, be abused and punished for their mother's "sins". I am not sure that was a good thing tbh.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


you cannot have an abortion at 6 months and even countries with relatively liberal abortion laws rightly legislate against this.
I suggest that if it is not done in the first trimester then (normally) the woman should go through with it and then be able to give the child up for adoption or foster care.

Language / The "end piece" of a loaf of bread in Polish [80]

I love the way that we can have a lively interesting conversation....but only if it's about cakes...:)
The international language of patisserie!
My favourite cake in Poland was the one that was like a roll with honey and poppy seeds.....lovely!

Language / The "end piece" of a loaf of bread in Polish [80]


dont apologise Jon, it was hilarious....I used to watch re-runs back to back, I confess.....they would find the oddest people and throw them together....

Language / The "end piece" of a loaf of bread in Polish [80]


really how horrible! in Greek caca means 's.h.i.t' as i am sure you know.

Maf in England a 'tart' would indicate a pastry base with filling and an open or semi open top.
Where I live in Wales now, what they call a 'tart' we would call a 'pie'......(ie closed top)
oh and the end of the loaf would be a 'heel' as well I think.



this is a tart

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


IME, people with Downs vary a lot in their capabilities. Some are quite capable of semi independent living, working and managing their own money. Others require a lifetime of care.

I met a girl once who had Downs (a friends sister) who told me that the only reason she and her sister were born was 'so that they could love each other' which kind of melted my heart a bit.

Also back in the early 80s when such children were routinely institutionalised, a group used to come for riding lessons at the riding school I worked at. They were delightful children for whom horse riding was a fantastic thing to do, for their posture and for their confidence. The afternoon that they came they would come steaming out of their minibus all laughing and shouting and excited. We all had a such a great time.(three helpers each).

So no, I do not agree that a person with Downs does not have the right to live. They are people like the rest of us.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


"I am right ! You are wrong! "
Iron has the debating skills of a first year undergraduate at one of the lesser universities.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


Ironside FYI i do not drink. And as you know I am 51.
Dismissing a woman's arguments with suggestions that she is an alcoholic or comments about her age is just...sad.
I think you might be losing the plot tbh

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

they do not give a f'uk about women and babies.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

oh stop being such a patronising old twat Ironside, if you can. Yes Lenka knows how to argue and has made points that you have dismissed rather than addressing.

Old men telling women what to do with their bodies make me feel sick.

Work / Poland Work Permit / Study Visa Processing Times [191]

we do not know Sebb, you would have to ask the embassy.

Work / Poland Work Permit / Study Visa Processing Times [191]

it does seem a bit odd.

Work / Poland Work Permit / Study Visa Processing Times [191]


i should think that the visa will not run out during your study period, it probably expires when your course ends. At that point you would have to go back to the UAE. What is the problem? or were you thinking a student visa meant you could stay forever?

Off-Topic / What is funny about this picture? [31]


only for the upper classes...:D

Off-Topic / What is funny about this picture? [31]

Dolno, how horrible and how damaging.
That is abuse, no two ways round it

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

OK so that mean amniocentisis.
Scans would still be allowed but if anything wrong is spotted then there can be no further investigation?
that is my understanding of it.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

so no pre natal scans? surely not? or are we talking about more invasive procedures?

Off-Topic / What is funny about this picture? [31]


Was what happened to my friend 'a sour facial grimace'? NO. And that is why the Irish government were paying out. Perhaps what you mean is that it is a 'modern concept' to talk about it, to label it, but I can assure you it has been going on for a long long time.

Maybe your catholic school was 'mamby pamby' in which case you were lucky really werent you?

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


Quite easily.....it is the woman's body and the woman's right to choose.

Off-Topic / What is funny about this picture? [31]


no its a Ruch Narodowny Poster. I think it is supposed to depict the priest watching the children in a caring way. It just amused me that is all.

Off-Topic / What is funny about this picture? [31]

oh dear I am sorry Dolno...I really did not mean to upset anyone, it was like a joke.....'keeping our children safe' and a priest chasing them....

Law / Opening a Mini Market Store in Poland. Starting cost / Expected monthly income? [22]

the thing about starting a small shop or cafe is that there are just so many of them. there has to be something different.

IN this town, for example the only small coffee shops that have managed to hold out against Starbucks et al, are those that offer something a little different.

Eg a dog friendly cafe where doggy treats are also for sale, and the waitress asks if your dog would like a drink. That is genius.

Another one that has survived very cleverly does not have any tables, just stools and a narrow bar, so that people can drink an espresso and pretend they are in Italy.

Any more bog standard cafes just go to the wall.

A shop might last if it had, say, longer opening hours or a selection of quite different stuff. But then you are going to run into trouble with the local businesses.

Off-Topic / What is funny about this picture? [31]

I have a friend (well , had, he is dead now) who was so terrorised and traumatised as a small child in a home run by nuns that the Irish Government gave him a massive payout. He had a few good years from it, at least. I think he would have preferred something a bit more 'mamby pamby' at the age of 4.

For example the little children had to sleep with their hands outside the covers, in a very cold dorm.
in the night, their hands would go between their thighs, for warmth. the nuns would rip the covers off and whack them with a cane.