Love / About Polish sex - are Polish women made for love? [48]

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Read this article...apparently Polish men are afraid of women and even fake headaches so as to not have to perform. Not surprising.

Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [417]


I don't play for that team princess, sorry.

Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [417]

Oh bollocks. Poles are not more "talented" as soldiers than other nations. What arrogant drivel.

And I don't blame a few for anything...the things I mentioned about general society are common....COMMON not a few.

Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [417]


Yes the Polish Army is doing well in the current wars for sure. But that is the Polish Army not you or the Polish people. A whole culture cannot take credit for what a few hard men do. They have my respect as men and it has nothing to do with their nationality...you don't have that respect.

Given equal circumstances sure Poles have as much chance as anyone. But many here and in Poland would have you believe they are somehow superior.

Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [417]

I would never belittle the Poles who fought and died in battle but to hear the current generation take some credit for that and compare themselves to them is silly. I also find the phrase "first to fight" odd since it is more accurately "first to be attacked".

There is no shame in being overwhelmed by a larger, better equipped and better trained army but the pride thing creates all sorts of exaggerations and nonsense.

Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [417]


I was going to mention this but thought whats the point they will just deny it...but glad to see someone else mention it. Same with the French being slammed by my countrymen.

It's nonsense and serves only to make the story teller feel "bigger".

Poles are the greatest people that ever lived (in their own minds)

Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [417]

Seanus I lived there for a long time in one of those blocks....I don't need a lesson. I also think privacy is something that others should respect and I hate nosey people.

It's pretty easy to see if something is good or bad...would you want it done to you? Most of those people gossiping would be irate if someone was spreading their business around. That's called a "clue".

Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [417]


Not when it is for the sole purpose of them being able to gossip about you. It's different if they are keeping an eye out for you but more often than not people are just nosey.

ETA: Ah myszolow beat me to it and I failed to read his post. What he said ;)

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While it happens to the best of us occasionally it is your cultures default state.

Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [417]

I'd say correct on the first but laugh at the second. If you think Poles are good under pressure try asking any shop worker or government official to do anything outside of their preprogrammed activities. They will quickly make an excuse and try to leave. They will get all vapor locked if you ask them to actually give you customer service or check something when they don't know how to do it.

They are worse about saving face than the Chinese. I have NEVER heard "I was wrong" from a Pole. In fact when faced with clear and obvious evidence they are you usually get that half eye rolling look and a "well....yes BUT....."

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]


I am not confused at all. It's very clear to me you are exactly the kind of person I am talking about.

Life / 3 reasons why winter is the best time of the year in Poland [58]


You would have to be purposefully obtuse to not get my intent. So I can conclude you just wish to argue. You need to find someone else to do that with sorry.

Life / 3 reasons why winter is the best time of the year in Poland [58]


None of your friends must ride public transport in Warsaw because I can assure you most there do not cover.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

You just made about all of my points again and you aren't even wise enough to realize it. Bravo ;)

Real Estate / Apartments too expensive for Poles living in Poland [54]


HAHAHAHA....oh man...I swear there was non stop noise for the whole year of 2009 in my building. From 6am to 10pm every...f'ing day. In fact when I left they were STILL banging and drilling and making noise.

I began playing the TV and music loud all night (I am a night person) and slamming every door and cabinet I could. If they were going to ruin my day I was going to ruin their night ;)

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]


Go look out the front door genius. I am not your secretary.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

I didn't say respect your superiors...YOU and your confidence problem brought that out. I said accept that you are not a superpower and stop making excuses for everything.

And a Pole living in Canada acting all nationalistic about Poland....how original. Why is it Poles who live abroad are always blabbering about this kind of thing? Sell out.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

Me? Hah...boy your observational skills need some tuning. I am inferior to those superior to me but that's it. I am firmly confident that I am in the upper half at least :))

And Marqoz you are deflecting as is so common with Poles. The GLOBAL crisis is one thing. Poland's credit party is another.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

You must be kidding right? It's common sense if you look at salaries vs real estate costs. Also look at the cost of goods, cars etc. It is an impossibility for people to be buying all they do on what they earn. But you knew that.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

No I am not talking about ungrounded prejudice...I am talking about clear and obvious behaviors exhibited by certain cultures. You can try to dismiss it by calling it a stereotype with the negative connotation that has with it, but everyone knows it's true.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]


That's a long list...if I could ask one thing of Poles it would be to take responsibility for your inadequacies rather than make excuses and shrug your shoulders. I have never been somewhere where people make more excuses while doing nothing. You make the French look downright efficient.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

But if nobody invested the majority of Poles WOULD care when the country went to hell. Can you really be that stupid to not see that?

You NEED the investment but your ego prevents you from even admitting that.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]


Sure I will call the heads of states and the IMF and let them know...what are you on about? Simple? Hah.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]


You need our money. Without foreign investment you would be living in the dark ages. Get off your ego trip and accept your place in the world. You are not going to be in charge that's just life.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]


Well since you don't care I will skip answering your question ;)

The "world" won't be kissing Poland's arse ever, that is a fantasy of the extremists.

People are not beating down Poland's doors to live their either. In fact cheap labor and the EU backdoor are the only reason the international community cares about Poland at all.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

Yet another example of the Polish knee jerk "blame someone else and deflect" tactic. It's inevitable. Can't you ever just say "yeah that's something we should work on" without saying "but"?

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

Tell you what....pay me the 3000 eur to stay out of Poland and you can have it all to your Polish selves...deal?

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

I realized I misspelled and was going to change it but now it just looks like I am editing it because I was busted ;) So I will leave it. I have no ego really. I am always doing that with it's/its site/sight etc. Oh well..at least I don't type in text speak like most people anymore.

I had two types of people I dealt with in any Polish office (especially immigration) 1. The cute younger ones who flirted and helped you as long as you smiled and were nice and 2. the other 90% some young, some old who were not even hiding the fact that they despised even having to talk to you and treated you like crap.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]


You have got to be kidding. Are you just trying to be contrary?

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

Here here Torq...I cheered out loud at the "get rid of 90% of rules and fire 70% of clerks" bit. Actually I wouldn't want people to lose their jobs but FFS require them to actually KNOW and DO their job. They are the biggest obstacles to getting anything done in Poland. I actually was nearly kicked out of Poland 3 years ago because some official went on holiday for 2 months and my papers didn't get signed. For nearly a 1/4 of the year I had no papers and no explanation from them or way to prove I was legal. Made a real mess.