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Posts by aphrodisiac  

Joined: 15 Apr 2009 / Female ♀ 		Last Post: 4 Sep 2013
Threads: Total: 11 / Live: 10 / Archived: 1
Posts: Total: 2,437 / Live: 2,014 / Archived: 423 		From: Poland, Szczecin- the best city ever
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aphrodisiac   
6 Nov 2012
News / Let's protest censorship in Poland's mainstream media! [90]

he'll skulk off the radar for a while, come back in a year or two and write a book about the whole event and doubtlessly all the sheeple will buy his nonsense book and make him a rich man.

nah. He is finished. Many lie, but this was a very serious lie. He is not the only one fired. 4 more people or so.
aphrodisiac   
8 Nov 2012
UK, Ireland / Canada targets UK Poles to fill labour shortage [19]

but welfare income in Canada is below the poverty line- so you don't really get to do much but exist.

very true, not room to abuse the system really.
aphrodisiac   
12 Nov 2012
Life / The "I am never wrong" phenom - is it the Polish thing? [63]

Anyway- is this a Polish thing?

I can only compare Canada to Poland, so it is def more common in Poland then it would be in Canada. Two different societies and I am surprised that you have just noticed it. Maybe you have earlier, but it didn't bother you.

It drives me NUTS!!!!! I have many examples, so I don't know where to start. it is a VERY immature bahavior and it is common, because people can get away with it. Simple. I lost a couple of long time friends, because of such immature behavior- I just couldn't deal with such immature people:D.

I think it's a sign of a manipulative personality.

I agree with it. I am at the point that I really don't care if it is because of religion, communism and so on. I really don't buy it since Poles abroad behave way nicer!!!!!!!!!!!!!;)
aphrodisiac   
19 Nov 2012
UK, Ireland / English/British rudeness - what do Polish people think about it? [117]

Kondzior, when are you going to visit Germany? First it was Canada with no culture at all, then the Brits, who are rude, what is next? I can't wait for the next chapter: the world according to Kondzior;).

Read the rules of conduct before you enter the country next time;)
aphrodisiac   
22 Nov 2012
News / Pokłosie - should the film have received funding from Polish state coffers? [37]

Should the Polish tax payer fund a film project of this type, which goes over the top in blackening Poland's international image?

yes, I rather have the money spend on such film, then on some useless stuff the Polish administration spends it on. There is a LOT of public money wasted as you well know. I think it is time the uncover the truth about some parts of Polish history, especially the parts, which are shameful. This film is part of that process, not about all Poles.
aphrodisiac   
22 Nov 2012
Life / Age chauvinism in Poland regarding young people [17]

Somehow I feel that people in other countries are more prone to teach respect by giving respect and support to their children and young people in general.

sounds true to me and a good observation on your part, but it is not limited to young people only. Generally mutual respect is on the low side in Poland in my opinion in comparison to other countries. Simple luck of manners doesn't help either.

You should change the thread subject because it doesn't make sense as it is!
Kids know ***** and that is a general true! The qestion you should ask - are they wise up when they get older? A: Some do and some don't!

here is one example, although Irons does not reside in Poland.

Sweetie, here is my advice, say things in a clear and simple way that make sense, and older people will respect that.

another proof of such behaviour, yet both of the posters are low on respect in general:D. Not sure what the reason is, but I suspect the good old self esteem has something to do with it.
aphrodisiac   
22 Nov 2012
News / Pokłosie - should the film have received funding from Polish state coffers? [37]

I would rather see that money spend on some movie about Wolyn massacre

why not, I don't have a problem with that. After all I am paying taxes in Poland and you don't, do you?

tell me aphro are Ukies still see themselves as victims?)

you have to ask the Ukies, whoever they are. I don't claim to speak on behalf of all Ukrainians:D.

Yep, and as a Polish tax-payer, I'm happy that some of the money I pay went on this film.

Me too:D
aphrodisiac   
23 Nov 2012
News / Pokłosie - should the film have received funding from Polish state coffers? [37]

You are sly but it is old news. Ukrainian trait I would say.

there is nothing sly about paying taxes in Poland Irons. Look the meaning of the word up again and it may pointing to you;).

Back on topic: it seems to be money well spent, since the movie has restarted a discussion about how some Poles have a problem with remembering the darker parts of themselves.
aphrodisiac   
27 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

fight, fight, fight- this is all I am gonna say about PF these days.
aphrodisiac   
27 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

mostly what PF has become.

......and we used to have fun:D
aphrodisiac   
27 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

I hardly post here at all anymore.

that might be the reason, but the latest poster have no sense of humor whatsoever;(
aphrodisiac   
27 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Who's organising the good old days PF meet up in Polska then?

Why don't we organize it. Simples. Warsaw or Krakow?
aphrodisiac   
27 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Davie said before summer. So Krakow it is. We need to get SeanB to join in. I will PM him then.
aphrodisiac   
27 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

So maybe tie it in with the Jewish festival in Krakow, free concert and great music but that isn't until summer.

May long weekend could be good: 1-3 of May. Davie cannot make it before that and I agree that there should be NO paintballing.
Nice food, good drinks and good company. I will notify other people

You are drunk, aren't you? lol
.

I'll be back in a few hours.

OK
aphrodisiac   
28 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

nothing on there for the 1-3 May though.

that is fine with me. However, this weekend is usually booked solid if I am not mistaken. Please confirm if I am right.

28,06 - 07,07 2013.

even more booked solid, so I am not really kin on that particular date, although I have always wanted to attend that festival.

krakow's Jazz festival is also a great time to be here, with free concerts.

sounds good to me since I am a jazz fan:D.

However, I will go with the majority:D
aphrodisiac   
28 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

So let's start the bids for May the 1st :)

I am in. What I was trying to say and failed is this: The Jewish fest will be booked and the prices will be high- I think. May is nice and I get some time off during that weekend and, I will have time to plan and find some nice place to stay. The last time I stayed in Krakow was off the Old Rynek, the price was pretty good too.

count me in

great. I will finally meet my master;)

Not because of a lack of drink though, mainly cos the pubs round here are a bit weegie like.

Like I said before, I'm easy on dates but with my kind of work I do I need advance notice. Only certain people are qualified to work in my ward (challenging behavior - self harming, suicidal, arson, aggressive behavior and schizophrenic) so can only get holidays when someone on the other shift agrees to sign a "contract" to cover my days off. The joys of my job :D

sounds like you need a break;)

SeanB: perhaps we can create a new thread, so we will get more replies?It looks like I will be the only woman, which is not a problem, but I am sure there are some new faces who would want to join in.
aphrodisiac   
29 Nov 2012
Life / You are Polish if... [433]

to say a lot of "kurwa" and reading your posts makes me do it a lot.
aphrodisiac   
13 Dec 2012
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

there is nothing to read on PF these days, just saying:(.

Polo took over most of the topics and with his rabid hate for everything removed from real life, he made this forum dead.
Or, most people are busy x-mas shopping, so Polo has been left to guard the post.
aphrodisiac   
14 Dec 2012
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Ya I see more and more people moving back to Poland with the way the economy is going. Also for me it was so much easier and cheaper to start a business here than it would have been back in the states..

It really depends on the business.

Oh, Afro, you're free to start a topic at any time.

I have been on this forum for a long time and I am retired at the moment. Just check, what is written and most of the time it is written for the sake of writing, very much removed from reality.

Compared to most places in Europe it is doing well.

true, but other places in Europe have not been doing well at all, so the comparison does not have a leg to stand on.

time stands still in Poland... yet pretty up to date at the same time.. one shouldn't be optimistic about this whole situation tho, 'coz if this continues Poland will be living in the past pretty soon.. I just thought that was obvious

True, dynamic is not something one should use to describe Poland at the moment. I have noticed it at least a year ago, but it has started sooner then that.

Angry Catholic. There are plenty of those about.

Radical stance is a sign of poor economy. Although Polo does not live in Poland, somehow he adopted such a stance.
aphrodisiac   
14 Dec 2012
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Anyway, reality is frightening and it is natural to avoid it. If you want reality, start with how the communists prepared in the mid-80's for the "fall" of communism. Understanding this would help understanding the present. Temat rzeka.

why do you get so patronizing? I was in Poland during those times.
aphrodisiac   
14 Dec 2012
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

well, the thing is that those who didn't succeed in new capitalism think that most of the people who did are crooks. The reality is not so b&w, because my sis was not a crook and she succeeded. Simple hard work and the ability to adapt:D
aphrodisiac   
20 Dec 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Thiz is the first time in 2 weeks that i was able to produce a smile:).
aphrodisiac   
8 Jan 2013
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Or is this heaven?

Have you read some of the threads in PF? I imagine heaven is a lil more relaxed;)