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jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 25 [1150]

a massive build up of "elite" troops

They don't have any of those left.

They're all dead.

Plus Ukrainian drones and missiles

These are very good quality, and they have an almost unlimited number of drones.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / European News and Poland Thread - part 4 [919]

What Kimmel actually said was

That's clear and unambiguous. The MAGATs were looking for a martyr anyway, just as their forebears were looking for a martyr when Horst Wessel was offed for non-payment of rent. He was religious too, a pastor's son.

At least the MAGATs haven't done a song yet.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
Polonia / What do Poles think of how they are treated in Germany, in comparison to the Muslim migrants [181]

Maybe there is a place that has a better one than I had in Berlin. Maybe

You'd have liked Theo's. As I say, go to any Cypriot-owned one, or even some of the newer Turkish ones that are popping up nowadays.

the quality is a bit variable

It can be. Usually the Indian ones (or the Syrian/Egyptian ones; there are a few in Warsaw) aren't as good as the others. I tend only to go to one nowadays.

A shame you can't see how much of a 'kids throwing toys out of the pram' vibe you give

Probably because it's not there.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 25 [1150]

Many of your pets

Will dine on orc meat.

An interesting speech by the outgoing C reported in The Times today.

........He said: "He is stringing us along. Because the issue has always been sovereignty: Putin denies Ukraine's sovereignty and its very existence as a country and a nation.

......... C, said Putin's rule would be threatened if he failed to make a deal and the West "holds our nerve".

He said: "In the end, if we hold our nerve, Putin will need to come to terms with the fact that he has a choice: risk an economic and political crisis that threatens his own rule, or make a sensible deal."


and also, among other things:

"Putin has sought to convince the world that Russian victory is inevitable, but he lies, he lies to the world, he lies to his people, perhaps he even lies to himself." He said the Russian leader was "mortgaging his country's future for his own personal legacy and a distorted version of history" and that the war was "accelerating this decline".
thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/mi6-putin-news-russian-spy-hx3tkfrgp
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 25 [1150]

Oh look! Another head of a major russian company commited 'suicide'.....

And now Kozak, one of Putler's key people, is out of a job. I wonder how long he'll last before accidentally cutting his head off while shaving.

******* military is about to begin one of the largest offensives

Plenty of fresh orcs to kill, and all in the same place. Handy for the start of the rasputitsa too.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
Polonia / What do Poles think of how they are treated in Germany, in comparison to the Muslim migrants [181]

I would rather wait

Try a good one.

Generally if the proprietors are from the subcontinent as you'll find in more downmarket places, they're not as good as the real ones.

Yes, better than UK but not as good as Berlin

I've never had one in Poland half as good.

Then again, you've got culture shock and never managed to lose that sulk that some Poles and Lithuanians get when faced with a more developed society.
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jon357   
19 Sep 2025
Polonia / What do Poles think of how they are treated in Germany, in comparison to the Muslim migrants [181]

kebab in UK.

You probably go to the wrong places. Try Cypriot-owned ones.

The worst kebab I ever had in my life was in Gdańsk near Stogi beach. Paradoxically, it had a sign outside saying "Najlepsze kebaby w mieście" (a case of false advertising if ever there was one) and had fatty pork meat, ketchup, mayonnaise and kapusta kiszona in. At least the seagulls were ok to eat most of it.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

No

So some Germans are less equal than other Germans.

Interesting. I wonder if that's been tried before....

rightists are not prone to take to the streets

There are the people who do precisely that. The moderate majority do not.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

Bio-Germans

What is that? 'Bio-Germans' is a new term for me.

How do they differ from other Germans?

Are all Germans not equal there?

All 110.000 of them?

Quite. The other 65 million people in the country did not attend a silly march.

Why would anyone fear such characters?
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

we don't want them here!

Who's we?

demonstration

Nobody is afraid of fascists.

Do you have a migrant in your apartment?

Yes.

It's 8.36 in Illinois. Those two coffin dodgers must appear as soon as they've managed to wake up.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

It's strange that someone who looks or behaves differently or has a different political outlook triggers you so much.

Hard to know who "wanders about half the globe" or why wandering would be an issue.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
Polonia / What do Poles think of how they are treated in Germany, in comparison to the Muslim migrants [181]

near the central station and that was about it! Then

Hotdogs with crunchy things sprinkled on top, or zapiekanka with the ketchup automatically put on since they couldn't believe that someone might not want it.

When the Vietnam bars started to open around the Palace of Culture it was a revelation. Sad they're gone.

Oscar

All those bloody panini counters under the roundabout!
Customer: Proszę, bez cebuli
Employee: Bez cebuli nie jest w naszej ofercie

Do you remember that American one called King Pie that opened on Jerozolimskie? Trouble was, the concept of a pie just puzzled them and the name 'pies' on the price list implied that it was something to do with dogs.

There was a decent Mexican one that opened not far away near the Hest hairdresser. Far too much flavour and vegetables for the market though so it just became another King Kebab or whatever.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

Yes, it does....I don't want to see them on my streets

Why not?

Islam

It's not all the same you know. Your German neighbour of Turkish heritage is t the same as some hothead convert.

Coming from a Leftie, thats funny!

Why funny? Most human beings accept that there is a diversity of outlooks, opinions and backgrounds. Do you expect everyone to have the same way of thinking as you and get stressed if they don't?

vote AfD nowadays

So there you go, diversity of outlooks and political opinion.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

women hidden under scarfs

So what? Does women's clothing trigger you?

their stone age religion

Late Iron Age, like Christianity, also a Middle Eastern faith.

anti-semitism, the most women-hostile, the most anti-queer behaviour

So people being socially conservative is a problem for you? Avoid parts of Bavarian, Austria and the Netherlands.

who never will give up all their cultural traditions

People create new ones, and the Germans of Turkish descent that I see in your city seem very nicely settled.

not only ignorant of how they are already doing this to a large degree, it also ignores the limit of what they can do.

It's very true. The west was keen enough to share the medicine that led to a longer life and a reduction in infant mortality, but rather less interested in sharing the industry and jobs. If an impossible task is dumped on a poor country that can barely manage anyway, the problems will always increase.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

north Afrika

North Africa is more a destination for refugees and other migrants than it is a source.

till a return would be possible.

It rarely is.

global mass movement

Will only increase.

not-integratable

Why not?
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
Polonia / What do Poles think of how they are treated in Germany, in comparison to the Muslim migrants [181]

The best one I ever had was in Berlin. Nothing else came even close.

For me, the best was in Yorkshire. The shop was run by Greek Cypriots and they made the doner meat themselves in the shop, full of fresh thyme. Sadly, the shop's long gone. The other good ones were in the Middle East.

There's a decent one in Warsaw, next to Biedronka on Heroldów, run by an Iraqi guy. His are maybe the best I've seen in PL.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
Polonia / What do Poles think of how they are treated in Germany, in comparison to the Muslim migrants [181]

Some kebab shop

"Some"?

A nice kebab with carbohydrates, meat, salad and spices is generally much better food than the stodge of the fast/snack food that was around before it. Słonina anyone?

kebabs in Poland are truly foul

Lower quality than good ones, however yes, expectations around food are sometimes low in PL as are budgets, and tastes can tend towards the bland. That will change though, just as tastes always change over time.

Isn't that what has been scientifically proven?

No. Why do you think that?
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [1071]

This surprised me however it was the right thing to happen.

facebook.com/reel/1285384256120304?fs=e&fs=e
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
News / European News and Poland Thread - part 4 [919]

apologises and pays money to Kirk's family

Why on earth would he do that.?

Nothing he said could possibly be offensive to them.
jon357   
19 Sep 2025
Polonia / What do Poles think of how they are treated in Germany, in comparison to the Muslim migrants [181]

Although people may visit ethnic restaurants, those meals will not become a part of their staple diet

You've not been in Biedronka for a while then.

and integrate into the local kitchen, you

The local cuisine?

Why would you «truly embrace and integrate into it"? People eat what they like.

As an ex-nomenklatura kid, you may well agree with the characters in the PRL who said that it was bad for people to eat fruit and other things that don't originate in their own country (spectacular opium and did they think apples originate in Europe ?) however food has always been e lactic, new ideas, new flavours new methods, and this is largely to do with supply chains and people's tastes.

globalist

The world is a globe.

most migrants that end up in Germany end up sucking at the states teat

Maybe you continentals are different, however where I'm from, among the male workforce, migrant men are statistically more likely to have full time jobs than white men.
jon357   
18 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [1071]

As a juror, how would I unsee it

You wouldn't 'see it'. A juror might hear a doctor's report.

She's not going to bare all in the witness box.

She isn't your daughter (the one who works in that lap dancing club) flashing her gash for cash.
jon357   
18 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [499]

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jon357   
18 Sep 2025
News / European News and Poland Thread - part 4 [919]

We can ban all progressive and Marxist ideologies

How can you 'ban' an ideology?

they attempt to strip people of their rights, including free speech

'By 'banning' an ideology?

I mean, we can do this the easy way or the hard way

Looks like the trumpists don't like free speech.
jon357   
18 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [1071]

otherwise, it would be too stupid to sue over such nonsense.

That depends on whether or not you have a reputation which someone has tried to compromise by directly alleging (in a 7 part video series) criminal dishonesty, and indeed the couple have claimed that it has led to Mme Macron having a loss of income and business opportunities which will doubtless be discussed in court when working out settlement and any punitive damages.

this influencer nutjob Candace

She says she's prepared to "stake her entire professional reputation on this" and "On behalf of the entire world, I will see you in court." She's claiming that Mme Macron is in fact her elder brother in disguise (he is alive, well and not her). Mme Macron (who has 3 kids) will present medical evidence that she is female and always has been.

This might be expensive for the Owens person.

BTW, Candace Owens has some rather interesting in-laws in the U.K. One (with no wrongdoing suggested whatsoever) connected to a scandal a few years ago.
jon357   
18 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [499]

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jon357   
18 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [1071]

three paragraphs

She'll not have three dollars when the Macron's lawyers have finished with her.