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Posts by pawian  

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pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

Ha, ha - I have a racing licence, old man.

Wow, good. :) So, I understand why you consider driving in Poland a struggle - it is too slow for you!

You probably live somewhere in the countryside then.

I live both in a big city and countryside. :)

Yes, I meet lunatics on the road but they are just tiny minority and I really don`t understand why you all say that driving in Poland is such a horrible experience.

The problem is that drivers in Poland are, by and large, second or even first generation drivers

You could say it about 20 years ago. The collapse of communism allowed Poles to buy second hand cars cheaply. Let me remind you it happened in 1989, 31 years ago. You must be extremely lucky to find a first generation driver here. Second generation are also not so frequent. . :)
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

Yes you are, you are tiny, miniscule. Probably smaller than a garden gnome.

You mean my physical size or moral standing now? hahaha

it's just not a very high standard.

You are imagining things, as usual. What do you know about it? You haven`t taken or even seen one?

Pawian doesn't seem to think there is a problem.

Of course, I do. I think it is a problem when you offer us such serious claims without factual evidence. :):)

his insurance rates for his car increase as his citations increase.

They increase if you cause crashes.

plus eventually with enough citations he loses his drivers license for a year.

Here it is 3 months first time, next time 6 months for speeding over 50 in urban area. Repeat offenders go to jail. If you collect over 24 points, you have to take the exam again.
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
News / Dodgy PRL-holdover judiciary finally reformed [420]

This discussion leads nowhere and is not on subject of this thread.

OK, let`s get back to topic. The topic is PRL judiciary finally reformed. Do you agree that PiS has flunked the job and didn`t reform anything? On the contrary, the situation is worse than before.
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

oh do shut it you ridiculous little man.

hahaha I am not so little.

maybe find some people in real life to talk to.

That is good advice. Luckily, I am coming back to work on Monday.

You could say the same about all the other countries on that chart. It makes no difference, Polands figure is terrible.

You are still ignoring my request for logical thinking and factual proofs that would show that accident fatalities are only cause by bad drivers and not other factors.

so I am out of here.....

Please, don`t walk out on me now!
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

This is a really frightening obsession of yours. :)) You said you haven`t drunk for a long time but probably you need it so bady you can`t forget it and allude to it all the time. :))
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

pour yourself another vodka.

Thanks, but I only drink vodka twice a year when I visit my family. I prefer wine. :):)

why do you insist on that?

Coz you suggested that Poles influence your daily behaviour and you do or not do certain things because of them. If I said sth like that about Ukrainians in Poland, other people would look at me with astonishment. :)

Sorry if the truth upsets you.

By no means whatsoever. It is only funny to me.

Have you not noticed that you are the only one on this thread defending poor Polish drivers?

Hmm, it is not a logical argument, sorry. I still insist yuo prove that the high number of accident fatalities in Poland is caused solely by bad drivers
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

Yes and the majority of people in all countries are from that country. So your request is pointless.

Nope, it isn`t. My point is very logical. You provide statistics about general fatalities on roads and conclude sth about drivers? How about other factors? E.g., is it bad driver`s fault if a drunk passer-by suddenly enters the road? That is why I said your source is useless, it is too general.

If you tried to think for a while instead of sticking to your stubborn mistaken views, you would understand certain things better.
E.g,
Why the highest rate of accident fatalities appears in the newest and poorest EU members in Eastern and Southern Europe ?

everyday struggle on Polish roads.

I suppose some people should definitely give up driving and use public transport instead. They are too uptight or lack basic skills on the road. :) I drive every day and I find it a pleasant experience.

the Polish put me off..

Bad Poles prevent you from drinking. Great. hahaha Your life must be miserable although you vehemently deny it. :)

ergo either your English must be shyte or you are babbling nonsense.

Choose whichever you want. I won`t mind. :):)
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Cost of Utilities in Warsaw. [23]

You are probably a very civilised lodger with zero trouble. I also haven`t increased the rent for the flat I let coz the lodger is calm and economical. I prefer to earn less than look for another lodger.
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
News / Modern F-35 bought by Poland. Good decision? [288]

Aircraifts not planes. Planes are civilian machines

Hmm, non-experts prefer planes. Read what a broad sheet American paper wrote:
This plane is designed for total mission success, with the most survivable yet lethal ...
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Cost of Utilities in Warsaw. [23]

Wow! It means you mixed things up - you aren`t living in Poland but somewhere else. :):)
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

But it does say that they are bloody awful and almost the worst in Europe.

I am sorry Milo but you seem to have ignored my words when I said your source doesn`t prove your previous claim. Why? Because it only relates the number of accident fatalities in particular countries. Now, can you do some research and distinguish which accident fatality was caused by a bad Polish driver and which by other factors? :))
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

nobody said they were the 'worst in Europe', they merely gave their anecdotes and opinions

You are imagining things as usual. :) Let me offer you a little reminder:

They are certainly the worst in Europe

Step away from the bottle.

Your obsession proves you must have a drinking problem. :):) It shows coz you don`t remember what people have just said in the discussion.
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

Read my last post............stats are from 2018.

Yes, that is some research. But it doesn`t say Polish drivers are the worst in Europe and that was your claim. :):)

i could put it down to your poor use of English,

First marijuana, then drinking, now poor command of English. What else have you got for me? hahaha

and you sound rather spiteful, if you want to know.

My first name is Pawian, if you want to know. :)

Do not try and patronise me, it's pathetic.

Don`t tell me what to do or not in the forum. It is ridiculous. :))
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

Me denying that is like you denying that some Polish drivers are atrocious, and arrogant with it.

Some! So, you are slowly becoming more objective at last. Good. Thank you. That is enough. :):)

is it drink Pawian? Have you started early?

No. :)): Why do you suggest marijuana and drinking while I only demand a little doze of objectivism from you? hahaha

only to be told that you are here to 'present the black side of your miserable life'.

Not your, but his. I didn`t say it about you. I meant male members you alluded to. Where do you take such suppositions from? You are constantly seeing things which didn `t take place. :))
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

Yes, Milo, but your newest source is 7 years old. Anything newer? :):)

Besides, your links are a bit useless coz I can offer you similar links about other nations.
thelocal.fr/20190201/tailgating-is-a-national-habit-readers-reveal-how-bad-french-drivers-really-are

Simply speaking, to claim that Polish drivers are the worst in Europe you should have done some research. You havent`, that is why your subjective opinion must be considered as imagining things. :):)
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

Sex (not gender) has everything to do with being dismissed as 'hysterical' and 'having a mental condition'.

You are again imagining things. I ask male members not to get hysterical, too. If you didn`t notice it, it means you visit the forum too rarely. It is not my fault.

I dont come here to present the black side of anyone's miserable life, thank you.

I thought you did when you said that the ones that drive with UK plates are even scarier, because they cant be identified.. :)

I wouldnt tell them it was their imagination and they they were quite wrong about the English, because it is their lived experience

Yes, I read about such cases but I don`t claim all Brits behave in this way. Do I suggest you run naked and drunk in Krakow like those lumpenproletariat Brits from headlines?
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

Would you talk to a man like that? I dont think so.

Of course, if he came here to present solely the black side of his miserable life, I would. Come on. I love all women. More than men. Gender has nothing to do in this conversation. :):)

in the course of this conversation you have dismissed my lived experience

But in the course of the conversation I found out you are simply stretching things beyond the horizon. It is wrong while I have always taken care of truth and plausibility in the forum. Truth and Logic are my second names!

Ha!

I am merely reporting what i have observed, in the country where I , you know..live.

Yes, what you seem to be reporting is that you have seen a few Polish cars in the UK and the drivers were awful. In result, you claim all Polish drivers are awful. Don`t you think it is a bit infantile logic? :):)
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

Yes they drive their cars from Poland.

I suppose such drivers are vast minority. I know a few Poles who left for the UK but none took their car. They were all planning to buy cars on spot.

YOu are right, the ones that drive with UK plates are even scarier, because they cant be identified.

hahaha I see you are in a really serious mental condition. It must be a terrible life for you there in the UK - living in such fear every day. But I can`t blame you now. Probably I would also get so hysterical if I were you. :):)
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

why? because there are so many Polish drivers round here. Local slaughterhouse y'see.

How do you know they are Polish? Do they drive their Polish cars? I thought those many Polish immigrants you are talking about usually buy British cars to drive in the UK? Yes, quite curious I am now. :):)
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

i might be slightly biased, I admit,

Why should you be so? :):)

There, is that better?

Not really, I asked you about an average ratio of bad Polish drivers you have seen on the road. :))
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

One of the worst things is them parking in the disabled and family spaces while they go shopping.

It happened a few years ago, now it is very rare as the police are merciless. I don`t remember when I last saw such illegal parking. Yes, last year, once.
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

hahaha No, I have no contact with it. I even don`t know how and where to buy some.

The problem is that my experiences have taught me that nothing is only white or black in life. That is why when you express such one-sided opinions , I prefer to remain cautious because it is highly possible they are just private opinions, not neccesarily based on true facts, but on your imagination and daydreaming or simply a bad day.
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

I am merely reporting what i have regularly observed as a long term driver in the UK.

Ok, if you insist so much, I think I should reconsider the problem of Polish drivers in the UK. :))
One little question - do they all drive badly or just certain percent? What exactly?

What is lay off the smoke?
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

You know it is true, so why not just admit it?

No, I don`t think it is true. I am sure it is a false opinion. Sb has lied to you about Polish drivers and you believed him/her. :))
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
News / Modern F-35 bought by Poland. Good decision? [288]

its stealth feature was hacked by a new german radar system.

This and other is quite interesting news. I didn`t know you are such an expert. Good.

How did it work for LOT to be Boeing only

And you are slowly becoming an expert on Poland. Good. :)
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

oh yes , it is me. Hardly my imagination.

It must be imagination and forgetfulness. :)): Namely, you forget that Poles are accustomed to right hand traffic.

Your comments merely back up what i said about arrogance.

From comments by a forum member you conclude that Polish drivers are arrogant. hahaha What is wrong with you today? :):)
pawian   
7 Feb 2020
Life / Why oh Why do Poles drive so incredibly poorly [100]

I think that Poland must have the lowest driving standards in Europe,

No, it is only your imagination. :):) It isn`t so bad here. I heard many stories from Poles about crazy drivers in other countries.