UK, Ireland / Why are Polish people, especially women, so disrespectful toward the English? [438]

Back to the topic, I would hold off kicking anyone out of anywhere. English women and Polish women look for different things in men. And all things factored in, it would be pretty odd if it were otherwise. A Polish guy is a ruffty-tuffty, straight-up, resourceful guy, ready to fix the toilet, climb into the flat through the window - kind of guy, who won't ask his lady unnecessary, awkward questions. An English lady would have to be 'defrosted' from before WWII to look for such qualities in a bloke. UK ladies like gentle looks, easy manner, dress code, someone clued up on gossip, a fun conversation. No way a Polish guy could amuse a UK woman with his humor, or his clothes sense, unless she a lost article, or an ethnic herself.We Poles are nowhere near the latitude of UK home counties humor. Check some criptic cross words in Daily Telegraph. See if your can conjure up a couple slogans. A UK guy would be very lucky to find a Polka happy with his softly spoken, tentative, ever consenting, vague talk, who shies away from leading and keeping his woman where he thinks she should belong. BTW in comparison, UK guy is much better off trying his luck in US or Canada, where his accent will immefiately put him between an intellectual and a scientist, even if he can't spell his own name.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

At least in US and UK you get the impression that there is a single person behind government decisions. DT or BJ preempt, persuade and justify if there is blowback. In Poland, as clearly visible around C19, its hard to be sure who carries the can for all the decisions coming down. They all glib-talk their way along on the telly, but who does what is shrouded in mystery. This presidential election, e.g. can anyone tell what decisions could be credited to our president?

Travel / Will corona kill my plans? Travel to Poland [18]

Who said no homor in polishforums? "Poland`s mountains are full of negative ions".... .

News / How hard will Poland be hit by the economic crisis? [116]

If you paralyze all econony except for government, there is little to hold up the currancy. Poland dont sell oil or arms.

News / Throwing away the constitution in Poland? [626]

My sense is that the role of national governments, inc. their rulings, will gradually move towards a daytine TV "reality show" model, giving way to the model where the real authority slides down to local security juntas, by some loosley defined emergency edicts, letting them basically do what they feel like with citizens.

Language / Cultural disparities shown through Polish and English languages [193]

The only bad part of English is that every sucker knows it, the world over.

Language / Cultural disparities shown through Polish and English languages [193]

And, then we start using foreign words to mean something altogether different: ambaras; ewentualnie, paragon. RubasznyRumcajs. - glad you see my point.

Language / Cultural disparities shown through Polish and English languages [193]

Patronise; condescend, obfuscate, provaricate, egrandise, bully. Or, hybrids like: weaponised healthcare, identity politics, deep state... It wouldn't take long to fill a page of missing counterparts. Whole notions do not exist, not just words. Our underdeveloped semantics gives something away. What is it?

Language / Cultural disparities shown through Polish and English languages [193]

Have you tested it? Try pushing boundaries of Polish grammar on Twitter,. See what reaction you get.

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

Ok. Present English = deliver prepared material in English language.

Language / Cultural disparities shown through Polish and English languages [193]

The ethinc character of Poles tends to speak for rigid rules in the use of language, so there is zero evolution or growth, in an already depleted semantics. Due to some cultural reasons Polish scholars have discouraged elesticity. The result is that all new words are foreign words. Many do not fit in well phonologically. Furthermore, Polish lexicon gives very little room for finessing expressions. So, the only way left around it is through elaboration, common among young students. This is why in general, the brighter the person the more verbiage you get to convey same content. This is a very restrictive environment for young people to grow any cognitive intelligence. The most obvious sign of Polish speakers lagging behind here is in the huge number of English terms and phrases without unique counterparts.

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

Same as most foreign teachers, the class overlay Eng. words onto their native thought train. This is ok at basic command. When they move up to native speakers, who speak little Polish, nobody straightens them out. So you get students who can present in English, but their free talk sucks an awful lot as their 1st language syntax and semantics get in the way. Eng-Pol syntax are way apart.

UK, Ireland / Racist ex-priest Międlar tries to fly from Poland to U.K. again. [293]

This forum is comoletely biased. You do a better job stamping out "inconvenient" comments and questions than most blogs based in Poland.

Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]

There is no "Mongolian ancestry in Poland"... awesome election slogan!!! ha ha ha!!

Genealogy / Does anyone know where the name Ciupa is derived from? [28]

I met a guy a few months ago who lives in Rynek street in a small town called Mogilno, in Kujawy. His last name was Ciupa. I remembered it because it sounded new.

Study / 90% of Poles have university degree? [57]

I resent the recurring theme on this forum that cleaning toilets is something demeening. Such attitude demonstrates communist indoctrination character damage. All work is a noble act of man, as long as it benefits other people. (So spies and political hitmen excluded).The reward for the headlong trend to look down on manual work, is that we now have a severe shortage of public toilets in Poland. Not sure if any stats exist to back my claim, but the per captia ratio of places where one can use a clean and free WC in Poland whilst walking down a street, vs. same in US must be in 1/1000s .

USA, Canada / Cigarettes reach nine dollars a pack in New York [109]

I guess you guys arn't smokers. I rest my case.

USA, Canada / Cigarettes reach nine dollars a pack in New York [109]

Smokers tend to be more sociable, and are easier to start a conversation with a stranger. I sense that the battle against smoking isn't about health only about how it alters attitudes. Studies of such matters are stricktly forbidded, but I notice that very few smokers are found among any street protesters, vigilanties or political hot heads. And, there is also the origin of tabocco smoking, among North American indians, where it predesposed tribesmen for peace, in smoking the so called "peace pipe.

UK, Ireland / Why Poles will never belong in England [283]

What you are all missing here is that all in the UK, except for an odd fish 'n chip shop are controlled by Israelis. Israel attacking Poland is about attacking the only remaining reservoir of Christian character profile. My vantage point is not antisemitic only aiming to defend myself against those who attack me. Every political movement which the Israelis had funded, organised, and influenced since 1948, had always kept the Catholic church in the cross-hairs. Oh, no. Not openly, but indirectly.There is always a go-between. In Syria its Isis, in UK its Brexit. In Western Europe its LGBT etc. The secret fundings of Russian revolution, Hitler's war campain, EU etc. etc. were all orchestrated with the money from the same source. Surely it was not Helmut Kohl, or Mitteraind or Thatcher who had a Eureka moment to create EEC and tgen EU. They were just hired to do the microphone work. If you examine the results, those initiatives ended up eliminating or diminishing chances of any Catholic nation growing into a sizable power. Israel was very quick to forgive Germany but not Poland for what?!? WW2? It will seem less absurd once you acknowledge that it was them who funded it through their US snd UK banks. All other aspects, even the Hollocaust, or trade, come second. As far as Israel is concerned any religion is good so long as it does not show Jesus Christ on the cross.Their indigenous guilt trip. BTW what rrlugion is Venezuela? The Isreali driven, EU agenda, of "blending" European nations together, so no one has a claim on, or feels responsible for any place, and then "engineering" the so called arab spring in order to march Suni muslim army in plain clothes, on Europe, are all about stifling influence of Catholic religion, smoking the Roman Catholics out of house and home, and eventually the planet. Because Poland has been 99% Catholic, has a strong church, and a patriotic electorate, the Isrealies see it, as poised for growth of power and influence and thus an obstacle to their multicultie, dumbed down, techno-gulag master plan. By comparison, with a massive muslim population and Church of England dead in the water, the UK is a pushover. The plan for us Poles in UK is to keep us busy, distracted, away from adding to conservative electorate in Poland, and earning as little as possible. The real disposable income for a working Pole in the is not much. Poles in UK will never be seen working as bank, school or corporate manager. Even if they spoke queens English. Why? Such jobs are, and always have been only for Non-Catholics. Protestants, muslims, blacks, russians,are ok. But never Catholics.

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [263]

youtu.be/QlNAecgJbro ....is reason enough for Polish nationalism...

Love / Are Polish Girls has no loyalty to their boyfriends? [14]

What you are saying is, if your marriage looks weak on your man's side, you should jump ahead and bust it up for him. That's ok. assuming that you two had married with the idea that one day either side will do that.

Love / Are Polish Girls has no loyalty to their boyfriends? [14]

One big tip for all! Never,.absolutely never! marry anyone for other reason than love! Get it? LOVE... Engrave it on your mind, all you young people! If your marriage is to get you or the other a passport, your relationship is doomed!

History / Not proud of my Polish heritage [110]

Here is my response to the leading points. Why is Ireland not England? Portugal not Holland, or Philippines not Japan? Cant you see that it all boils down to "that" Religion? Our Polish religion makes us an instant target for worlds best schemers, and a vast political handicap. Don't forget its was the catholic nations of Portugal, and Spain who first conquered the planet all the way round, before the clever people you praise cottoned onto it, and took over by force.You say you have a large family, right? Well, think why your family are close and big! And where would you run if your life up-ended one way or another? That has some value, correct? Well, its our Polish culture that gave you it. And your folks bravery to traverse the world to put you in a better place. Now, couple that with our country being stuck geographically where we are, with one heathen and one 'religiously doctored' nations on either side, and you get what we have: the age old battle to free ourselves from influence from one or the other. Given all that, the fact that we exist and are doing well today, IS something to be proud of. If it were not for our catholic faith we could be another Ukraine, Chechnya, or Afghanistan. And be a mere plaything to fill in news bulletins, in the hands of big money. Poland's centuries long struggle to defend itself from foreign influence has brought with it the social and psychological traits you have marked out, with it. It has been the cost we had to pay. And, I do understand why 2nd generation Poles in the West, have your kind of reaction to their homeland, cause their leaders made sure your were educated to follow only their prescribed thought paths. So, while there are rational arguments to support your vision, and your writing makes for a good read, the bigger picture says that the world is not yet over. So, relax and watch this space.

News / Purturbing opinion: Poland is not a woman, it is a drunk, inept guy in depression [30]

Is Gretkowska to writing what Salvador Dali is to fine art? i.e. Bizzare expressions of a messed up head, where best analysis always ends up leading nowhere... Pardon my ignorance

Life / Barking Dogs in Poland [65]

Merged:

Why do dogs in Poland bark so much?

In my travels to UK and further, either country or city environment, its hard not to see that dogs in Poland seem a lot more vocal. If I'm out for an evening walk in PL always within an earshot there is barking dog. Often more than one. Most would agree meeting a dog that barks a lot in uk is most rare. I struggle to think what to put it down to..

UK, Ireland / Why are Polish people, especially women, so disrespectful toward the English? [438]

American women are awesome! Very easy to chat with and easygoing. Leave them alone. ;)

Life / Things that annoy you in Poland. [133]

Must be making progress real fast, then.