News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1303]

Spices, rice, certain types of seafood.
Trump claims he wants to encourage "Made in the USA".
However, he has has a history of outsourcing native born staff
and hires solely Hispanic labor at Mara Lago.

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News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1303]

They're not, gumishu, trust me! I live in the US and all the tariffs are doing is making Chinese imports more
unattainable for millions of poorer working class Americans who need medicines, food stuffs etc. from countries such as
China and India, on whose services we so desperately depend.

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1303]

I see. And apparently you aren't aware that all those BREXIT supporters are now
no longer so keen on their decision. State of reality?? Whose, mate?

Originally, the idea of NATO was for the US to help Europe if and when
needed. Trump wants to blame the EU for the latter's so-called dependency,
not realizing that we all need each need one another.

After all, where would America have been without the RAF??

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News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1303]

The point here remains that Trump's "trade wars" are immensely unpopular
throughout the EU!

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The head of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, came out
against Trump's tariffs.

Life / Problems adjusting in Poland [41]

Like the Trump staff, easy to knock education if ya ain't got any!

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1303]

Higher food prices, less availability of specialty items as well as generic import goods
such as fridges, cars and so forth.

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Language / Use of "Pan/Pani" in Poland vs Other Countries [30]

Never let (remedial) education get in the way of your learningLOL

Language / Use of "Pan/Pani" in Poland vs Other Countries [30]

Rich, Maf's right about that! He usually is so take a hint:-)

Food / Polish v Western farm produce? [19]

That's a separate issue.

Life / Problems adjusting in Poland [41]

...and math is mandatory in US schools, yet some of us can barely count, multiply or divide.....yet we all HAVE TO
do it even if we stink at it! So too with "Poglish" LOL

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1303]

Europe, among other countries Germany, is indeed feeling the effects of Trump's tariff war, Rich.
While "suffering" might well be a bit too strong, EU import items are definitely giving plenty of European
consumers sticker shock, believe me!

Language / Use of "Pan/Pani" in Poland vs Other Countries [30]

Not impolite, albeit familiar in any event! Most languages throughout the
world with which I'm familiar have a formal or distant vs. informal or intimate
form of address.

Modern Hebrew is a notable exception.

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@Rich, for once here please stop playing dumb, although I must admit you did it rather well:-)
It's a purely symbolic gesture, the hand kiss, and is still appreciated by well-bred Polish women.

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1303]

Import goods will obviously be more expensive because of the surcharge imposed
by the higher cost of exporting. This is not even sheer common sense, it's a matter of
basic economics.

Life / Problems adjusting in Poland [41]

In Poland, a native, run-of-the-mill fellow Pole needn't know English, this is self evident.
However, an American, for example, armed only with a knowledge of English, will
be at a severe disadvantage with zero Polish skills, no argument there. I certainly would have.

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Not TDS, ADD! lol

Life / Is it worth returning to Poland in old age? [168]

The hand kiss is charming, Rich, and you know it.
Have been told by Poles that the difference between the traditional
Austrian "Kuess die Hand, gnae' Frau!" and the Polish (unspoken) "Caluje Pani raczki!",
is that the Poles mean it and it's not just going through the motions.

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1303]

By what though? Some might say through Europlish, on the other hand,
the more Trump's tariffs begin to take effect long term, who's to say?

Life / Problems adjusting in Poland [41]

That's right! Statistically, one's much more likely to survive, much less comfortably, in Poland knowing
Polish than not.

Language / Use of "Pan/Pani" in Poland vs Other Countries [30]

Probably.

Food / Polish v Western farm produce? [19]

Polish apples are said to be the best tasting in Europe.

Off-Topic / A "humorous" aside to US 47th President [31]

But of course you are emotionally sound.

Paul Krugman was right; Trump brought out the racists like yourself, to vote
against themselves, blinded by prejudice and lumping all failed liberal programs
into one pot.

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