News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


So.... as a PιSS enthusiast, you don't mind a little collateral sexual abuse as long as it doesn't muss up the big picture good change? Is that the official ΡiSS fan's position?

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


You write about them so much you must be a PO lover!


So, it's a fantasy! Okay, but why take it so seriously then?

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


All 26% of the population? Why are there so few patriotic Poles? As a non-Pole yourself, how do you account for the over 70 % of the population that is not patriotic?

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


For a supposed supporter of the Polish people you sure do despise an awful lot of Poles. Why is that? And no, they're definitely not "ministerial kids" like the JK was at their age.


Please, mourning loved ones is the farthest thing from the minds of РiSS afficionados.

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


I deal with young adults all the time and if you think most of them are following the РiSS party, then you're really mistaken.

Especially, the spectacular failure of PıSS in its addlebrained scheme to oust Tusk was seen as a major embarrassment to the country internationally.

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

Let me try again,


Yes that's accurate now.

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


You're a **** supporter who supports ideas like the rule of law or democracy only when it suits the **** leadership.

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


So... no justification for Legionowo? Waiting for Jarek to tell you what to think?

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Roundtable! Michnik's a dirty Jew! SB! Wałęsa and the boat! (sorry I was just channeling polly and wondering what mental gymnastics he would use to justify this.... nah, he'll just ignore it and go on about his usual bogeymen).

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Isn't that what the Church said when it was persecuting Galileo?

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


If there were "legions" of them then Poland never would have exited communism peacefully.


no one says the transfer was handled perfectly, but most of the assets sold were sinking in debt and could not be made to be profitable


Anything goes is a founding principal of western civilization (it's at the heart of it and science and technology would be impossible without it). Would you prefer the tender ministrations of Russia instead?


The same ones that "supported socialism" back in the day?

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


It's my gift...... and my burden.... (lowers head and stares at floor).

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

A very free (and Americanized) version

All the folks round my place, they need a New Deal
And the future looks bright with Kaczynski behind the wheel,
For every kid you make, he gives a hundred bucks a pop,
And as for smokes and booze he's made the taxes stop!
It's the land of lard and vodka, under Jaroslaw the Great,
That's what they're all a' sayin' around my garden gate

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Horrible, horrible democracy. How you must hate it!


What about purple flying unicorns? Or the tooth fairy union? As long as we're talking about made up fantasy creatures.


I'll say it again. Any growing business goes through a phase where there's too much work for the founder(s) but not enough to justify hiring people. Many businesses fail to break through that and either fail or limit their operations to stay at manageable size.

A national economy is similar, there will come a time (during growth) where old salaries aren't enough but businesses cannot realistically pay more. It's frustrating but rather than find a way to work through it and get ot a stage where salaries can be increased pay many Polish people (and some non-Poles like you) have decided to retreat into PRL ghettoization and blame their problems on non-existent bogeymen. So sad.

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Exactly what PiS is doing through nepotism and the appointment of unqualified dolts. Remember Pride of Poland? It took PiS one year to destroy three quarters of its previous value.

Good change?!?

USA, Canada / Polka Parade Television Show [43]


In the US "polka music" doesn't refer only to the rhythm known as 'polka' but is colloquially used to describe any music from Germany/Czech/Poland with any kind of traditional elements, especially if it's a dance rhythm and has an accordeon in there somewhere.

It's also used to describe music from North Mexico/Southern Texas with similar features (adopted from 19th century German immigrants).

youtube.com/watch?v=28iVOoBStyY

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


No. You really hate the law when it's not on your side. Laws that the Sejm passes that violate the constituion ARE NOT CONSTITUTIONAL!

At present Poland has no constitution because the commie-style party leader never intended to follow any law that restricts his power to hand out goodies to his toadies. I just hope that whatever he's handing out to you is worth it.

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Deceptive language! I'm no fan of PiS (massive, massive understatement) but having an electoral threshhold is a good thing. Completely proportional representation was a party gift of the communists that clogged up the first few post commie governments. Comparisons with the Netherlands are not apt.

There may be a time to elminate the threshhold but now is not it.

Language / How well do Polish people understand Slovak? [88]


Actuall the that doesn't apply to the sz and s thing at all (since egeszseg 'health' has the ś/sz sound since the final s determines the sound of the sz before it) it's a vowel thing, Poles can't disitnguish the short (and lower) e from the long (and higher) one.

Language / How well do Polish people understand Slovak? [88]


Well the Hungarian s is closer to Polish ś so when Hungarians try to say proszę Poles hear prosię (piglet).

The problem pronouning Szeged in the Polish manner is that Hungarians hear "twoja dvpa" (your @ss) similarly the Hungarian toast egészségedre often sounds (when said by Poles) something like "to your entire @ss!" (do całej twojej dvpy)

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

And the chutzpah of the year award goes to...... Andrzej Duda who

"Chciałbym, żeby w tym zakresie Konstytucja RP była w pełni przestrzegana i tak jako prezydent to realizuję"

(quick rough translation)

"I would like for the Constitution of the RP to be observed in this matter and as the president I will do so"

This from one of the henchmen who helped gut the consitution (brinjging shame upon his profession and the office of president) so that a particular party could rule with no legal restrictions. Hypocrisy thy name is Duda!

polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2017-03-31/duda-po-spotkaniu-z-macierewiczem-dyskutowalismy-na-temat-kwestii-ktore-ja-uznalem-za-najwazniejsze

Law / Polish Visa Refused, Going To Make Appeal, What should I do ? [81]


Or inside? India has relentlessly pursue a policy of education in English (rather than local languages) and this is one of the side effects.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1050]

My humble offering...


All points fly-in to Łódź


All points fly-in, all points (here it's tougher) drive-in?


The Main Event was an all points fly-in, organized by Aereoklub Łódź.

I'm pretty sure about fly-in (my brother sometimes takes part in them) I'm taking 'all points' from 'all points bulletin'

News / Goran Bregovic`s concerts banned from Poland ? [30]


The same reason the US (rightly) placed economic sanction and trade restrictions on Poland after martial law was declared. Or do you think that western powers should have done everything to help the communist government stay in power?


No. Do you support Serbian hegemony in the Balkans?

News / Goran Bregovic`s concerts banned from Poland ? [30]


Glad you recognize those facts! Anything is better than an alliance with Russia! (has any country ever been a Russian ally and not regretted it bitterly? No!)

News / Goran Bregovic`s concerts banned from Poland ? [30]


I care about the rule of law. If the people of Crimea really wanted to join Russia then there are ways to do that peacefully. A wildcat referendum carried out under de facto military occupation (where some precincts had more people voting that resident) is not the rule of law.

But Russia (and it's supporters) have always favored brute force. that's one reason Poland will never allign with Russia willingly.

Language / How well do Polish people understand Slovak? [88]


The Croation woman (and her Serbian mother) were pretty sure they were pure Serbian weaponry that they were hiding from.

Language / How well do Polish people understand Slovak? [88]


There is no such thing as "Serbian blood".


Then go forth and sin no more!


And they get to decide about that, no you or any other Serbian.

FWIW I know one woman from Zagreb with a Croatian father and Serbian mother who culturally completely self-identifies as Croatian. This might partly be because remembers hiding in the basement while Serbs were bombing her neighborhood. What do Serbs have to offer her now except more violence?

Language / How well do Polish people understand Slovak? [88]


Standard Croatian is based on shtokavian and many Croats I know would not for a second accept it as "Serbian".

But Crow has an infantile mentality that cannot conceive of any other world view but his own (or simply ascribes any differing opinion from his as the dread German Anglo influence).

The idea that Croatians have their own story simply doesn't occur to him, it's all land to be reclaimed for Mother Serbia (again the infantile mentality that needs a mommy figure to please).

Language / How well do Polish people understand Slovak? [88]


And that's how the wars started. Congratulations!