Life / When will SMOKING BE BANNED? (from public areas in Poland) [44]

Many years ago, I worked in a huge office in Stuttgart where everyone except me was a chain smoker.
Made it 3 days, then had to quit. I was diagnosed with fume poisoning by my physician.

At this time, there was a debate over a so-called "non-smoker protection law" that should make it legal for "non-smokers" to ask their smoking coworkers to leave the room when smoking.

I remember the news report about this law being refused by the majority of the government, and the camera team was filming how said majority came out of the parliament and instantly, when passing the doorsteps, lighting up with greedily shaking hands.

Morale of the story?
Smoking, no matter how destructive, damaging and disgusting an addiction, will not be banned for good as long as addicts are allowed to make laws. :P

Life / Are foreigners welcome in Poland? [305]


that's terrible.
Were these friends people of colour, by any chance? Because I've never heard of native Europeans or such being beaten just for speaking English in Poland.

I mean, I'd be safer in Germany then. There, you will at least be asked (most of the time) what religion or ethnicity you have before being thrashed in the face...

Life / Wish to settle down, which country to choose - Poland or Russia? [126]


they mentioned: English speakers more prevalent, people more polite (?), lakes, oceans and forests.
How is any of that disappearing?
Unless you mean that nature is being destroyed in Poland, and will be continued to be destroyed until it's all gone.

That is sadly an ongoing thing all over the world.
Even nature reserves and parks are being destroyed as soon as there arises some monetary incentive.
I wish I could find a planet without human infestation in that regard.