News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1197]


Really- I find you quite disgusting either. Moaning and moaning about Poland everything is bad bad..... Why you don't bugger off to this wonderful Britain when pavements are covered in gold. racism? Maybe open eyes and have a look what is going on in London. Again not much logic in your statement as I am emigrant too.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1197]

@Miloslaw

Not nice as some are probably old not renovated but it is people who create surrounding, feeling of community or safety.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1197]


I think that you confuse unpleasant Council estates in UK ( where lives half of Africa, lots workshy Brits and drugs ,crime,violence is high) to block of flats in Poland.

Maybe some of them don't look pretty but in the most of them live very normal ,average people.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1197]


For Dougpol everything is so bad in Poland that his view as not objective but becoming pathological.

I am not big fan of Nowa Huta in Krakow but I worked there once and I remember these block of flats from 50 were well built ( often from bricks) and well designed with lots green areas around. To be honest much better quality of life than in new ones when they are built so close to each other.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

A new one: What do you express with that comment?: Pretty flowers!
@ pawian

I thing surprise....astonishment

News / Should Polonia and expat Poles lose voting rights in Polish elections? [77]

It is not so simple I suppose- if someone left 20 years ago and still have only polish citizenship he will not have rights to vote at all anywhere if polish is taken away from him?

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1442]


Maybe coming back- yes tongues I remember too. Kidneys? I don't remember them at all. What do you do with them? In England they do steak-kidney pie.....but in Poland??

News / Should Polonia and expat Poles lose voting rights in Polish elections? [77]

It is difficult question.

1- I don't think there are many Polish who never set foot in Poland? How would they have polish citizenship ?
2- Someone could go abroad for 1-2 years and plans coming back so not paying taxes is not enough to stop voting.

I agree that if someone left years ago they should not vote but it is more ethical, moral reason than legal one. I guess other European countries have the same rule.? Even on emigration they can still vote.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1442]


Raviolis are Italian and big raviolis look like pierogi....:-)

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1442]

To be honest certain food can be regional plus on-off fashion in different times. So I would not generalize.

I remember there was always available to buy chicken liver, hearts, 'zoladki' not sure how it even translate. ( stomach ,craw?) but my dad told me about eating lungs when he was young. I don't remember ever eating them or seeing in the butchers?

It is the same with cod liver- It can be quite fashionable now ....not sure it was in the past.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1442]

@pawian
Thinking about it- they are probably quite healthy. There are cod liver tablets.

History / Modern myths and legends about communist past in Poland [246]

@kaprys
I think when delivery was expected ( fridges, TV) people were queuing all night. Every few hours there was list read if you left queue they would remove you from list.

There were also special shops for Police/UB/government workers. Bit like animal farm- we are all equal in socialism but some are more equal than others :-)

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1442]


Can you buy it in Poland? How is it called 'watroba z dorsza' ?

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]


I think PRL mentality was - I work in state Company it belongs to no one so if I can bring something home it is perfectly fine and I am clever' chap'.

I rememebr our neighbour who worked in Pani Walewska factory in Krakow. He seemed to have always lots of these perfumes.

Language / Extremely Hard - Polish the hardest language to learn [226]

AMERICANS are the best in everything and everything is the biggest there....including people's sizes :-)

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1197]


It is sad but it is true.

Just thinking what is going on in Paris now with 'yellow jackets' riots. Can you imagine if it happened in Poland? There would be shouts about lack of democracy/ mistreating people by government, police....threating about cutting our funds.....removing us from EU

In Paris it is just normal, accepted- perfectly fine and democratic.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1197]


Why was it illegal? There are always business with are not private but state supported....Can't independent country decide which one they want private and which do not?

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]


I suppose comedy 'CK Dezerterzy' helped to keep this 'image'.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

I don't know if it still now but I remember that there was 'open day' in Austrian Embassy in Krakow. It was open for public to get inside, walk through...There were also some stalls promoting Austria.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

I suppose as for today also property prices show which part of Poland is affluent and in demand.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]


I agree. It is more complicated and needs more research.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]


Clearly in relation to diet and habits- sauerkraut, sausages, pork chops....beer...football :-)

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

@Ironside

No it is not. There was much more freedom there than in other 2 partitions. Maybe check first before attacking people.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

@Bratwurst Boy

No I would say they were better developed before partition. Not sure why geographical reason maybe?

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

Is it so fascinating? It is like slavery or colonies.....nothing fascinating about it. German and Russian thought that this land would be for them for ever so forced people to work hard but not for themselves but for invaders. it is rather sad. Similar like German kept Wawel castle in Krakow as they thought they would sit there and bark orders. Fortunately it did not work.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

As I vaguely remember from history at school Austro-Hungarian part was quite laid back. Economy was poor but Polish had much more freedom there .

In German and Russian parts people were much more suppressed.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

It was after war now people are mixed...moved around. I would say booming towns are Warszawa, Krakow, Wroclaw, Poznan......

Counties : Mazowieckie, Dolnoslaskie, Podkarpackie, Malopolskie.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

I think it is very dangerous assumption that poor and uneducated vote PIS and well-off and educated vote PO.

From economical point of view - I think there is big divide between west /east and less visible south/north.

I think west and south are much richer/better developed ( more populated) than other 2

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

But this is just voting result not economic development.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]


Not sure where you have this idea from? I would say Austro-Hungarian towns/villages are doing very well now....but east wall of Poland? I would say it is the poorest part of country.