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Posts by ShawnH  

Joined: 2 Jul 2009 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 1 Aug 2020
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ShawnH   
17 Nov 2009
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

cafe misto from Starbucks (with steamed soy milk to be exact) - mniam, mniam.......

Overpriced swill. Tim Horton's, A legendary Canadian Coffee chain, has wonderful, unpretentious coffee.

You really should try it if you get a chance.
ShawnH   
14 Nov 2009
News / Mass immigration to Poland - article and response [479]

As should all people claiming refugee status.

Agreed.

I am just sick to death of people telling me about Fing good for nothing refugees.
Most people who are refugees have been through hell and back only to be met by ignorant muppets when they're in relative safety.

But unless they are properly vetted, you can't be sure the riff-raff aren't floating to the top of the Refugee Lists. Amazing what tens of thousands of dollars paid to an "agent facilitating travel" will do for somebody who wants to get out. The real refugees are probably the ones who don't have that type of cash.
ShawnH   
13 Nov 2009
News / Mass immigration to Poland - article and response [479]

f*ck me, canada would even be harder to get to

Definetly a longer trip, more complicated for sure.

good welfare system there as well

Canada has been a bastion of refuge for years. I think that is part of why Canada / US relations has been in the toilet since 9/11. That and successive liberal majorities in government. Yes, we are more "socialist" than the US, for sure. Health, welfare, benefits. High taxes to pay for it all though.

a couple of boats recently have sabotaged themselves to ensure they get entry.

Somebody tipped the government off that the boat was on it's way over. In hindsight, they should have been turned back then. Now we will spend millions discussing whether they are a threat to national / international security over the next couple of years. Fortunately, we are starting to take the issue of who comes to Canada a little more seriously. No doubt it is partially in response to US pressure, but also after several high focus issues with these immigrants.

Omar Khadr - Canada's most famous enemy combattant, son of OBL's buddies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khadr

Hezbollah Guy with $880K intercepted at Border
nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2216482

Canada changing what it takes to be a Canadian New Citizenship Test Material
network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/12/barbara-kay-quot-discover-canada-the-rights-and-responisibilities-of-citizenship-quot-is-a-watershed-moment-for-the-policy-of-multiculturalism-and-a-banner-day-for-immigrant-women. aspx

There has been a lot of backlash about recent honour killings, and great debate (urged on by a muslim group none the less) about the wearing of Burkas, nikabs etc. in Canadian society.
ShawnH   
13 Nov 2009
News / Mass immigration to Poland - article and response [479]

it hasnt been reported in australia from what i have read

I am talking about the boatload that landed on Canadian shores in the last month or so, not the Aussie experience. Maybe our governments should share notes? :-)
ShawnH   
13 Nov 2009
News / Mass immigration to Poland - article and response [479]

how many countries did the tamils pass through to get to indonesia (also considering that india a mainly hindu country is the neighbour of sri lanka)?

Yes, why did they have to come half way across the world to find a safe haven?

Why whas the ownership of the ship they came in on disguised to hide the fact that the Tamil Tigers were the true owners? Why was there traces of explosives found on the ship and at least one of the "refugees"? Why were the refugees predominantly male? Women and children don't have reasons to leave the area? Hmmmm.

Canada is a country with a very large Tamil dispora, and are quite adept at fundraising, and wreaking havoc on Toronto streets with protests.
ShawnH   
13 Nov 2009
News / Mass immigration to Poland - article and response [479]

79 Tamil refugees are trying to get into Australia at the moment. Poland should take some of them , me thinks.

Me thinks they should be evaluated carefully. Canada too, is on the receiving end of these "refugees". Could they really be fighters trying to play the system?

In the interview, Mr. Gunaratna said he looks forward to the cross-examination at the Immigration and Refugee Board, and reiterated his assertion that many of the migrant men are members of the Tamil Tigers, which is listed as a terrorist organization in Canada.

theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/expert-claims-migrants-are-tamil-tigers/article1360153
ShawnH   
12 Nov 2009
Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

Kurwa mac? Not mac, how 'bout you?
ShawnH   
12 Nov 2009
Life / How Polish are you? [74]

I scored a respectable 2%.

You are not Polish at all or you don't deserve to be. If you are not Catholic, you have refused the truth, Jesus Christ, God and Poland. Catholicism is the national religion of Poland.If you can't speak Polish, you are definetly not Polish!

Edit: In the second test, it was determined that I am 100% Polish. Not bad, only took me 14 years. Does it count towards citizenship?
ShawnH   
11 Nov 2009
USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]

What I think Scrappleton is getting at is back in the 50's (well, before globalism, anyways) the US was a country that made what it needed. Relatively little was imported (save for some foodstuffs?). Back then, there was less of a gap between the haves and the have-nots. The middle class was thriving. Now with globalism, the middle class is under attack, and is shrinking. With a stronger middle class, well paying jobs were more abundant, more people could afford stuff. Now with those well paying jobs off shore, you see more McJobs, Wal-Mart cashiers and the like. They are less able to afford some of the big ticket items than in the past.
ShawnH   
10 Nov 2009
USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]

We rarely have to go abroad for materials

True for the most part, but energy is a big one. Below is a list of top 12 imports and fastest growing imports into US for 2007. There would have to be some emphasis on replacing some of these items in the US Economy.

·Crude oil... US$237.2 billion (12.1% of US total imports, up 9.5% from 2006)
·New and used passenger cars ... $134.1 billion (6.9%, down 1.1%)
·Other automotive parts and accessories ... $73.4 billion (3.8%, up 5.1%)
·Medicinal, dental and pharmaceutical preparations ... $71.7 billion (3.7%, up 11.3%)
·Computer accessories, peripherals and parts ... $63 billion (3.2%, down 6.7%)
·Other household goods ... $56 billion (2.9%, up 8%)
·Cotton apparel and household goods ... $50.9 million (2.6%, up 4.4%)
·Other petroleum products ... $48,380,630 (2.5%, up 9.4%)
·Telecommunications equipment ... $44.3 billion (2.3%, up 10.2%)
·Computers ... $40.9 billion (2.1%, up 21.2%)
·Television receivers and other video equipment ... $39.8 billion (2%, up 11%)
·Electric apparatus and parts ... $35.6 billion (1.8%, up 5.9%).

Growing 12
·DVDs, CDs, tapes, and disks ... US$3.3 billion (up 160.6% from 2006, up 130.1% from 2003)
·Nickel ... $4.7 billion (up 47.1%, up 333.2%)
·Other military equipment ... 2 billion (up 39.9%, up 179.6%)
·Nuclear fuel materials ... $5.5 billion (up 39%, up 91.3%)
·Feedstuff and foodgrains ... $2.9 billion (up 33.6%, up 84.4%)
·Other precious metals ... $11.1 billion (up 33.5%, up 206.1%)
·Drilling and oil field equipment ... $8.1 billion (up 31.7%, up 351.1%)
·Tin ... $553.3 million (up 27.1%, up 193.7%)
·Food oils and oilseeds ... $3.4 billion (25.9%, up 126%)
·Complete civilian aircraft ... $13.3 billion (up 25.3%, up 8.7%)
·Antiques, artwork, stamps and other collectibles ... $10.9 billion (up 25.2%, up 75.4%)
·Electric energy ... $2.7 billion (up 25.2%, up 104.2%).

Read more:
import-export.suite101.com/article.cfm/top_american_imports_in_2007#ixzz0WV3a5W3k

Also, I'm not saying don't trade with Canada.

You are getting soft....

This I don't agree with. You don't need a large birthrate when

You are correct sir...

The total fertility rate in the United States estimated for 2008 is 2.1 children per woman,[5] which is roughly the replacement level.

according to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States
ShawnH   
10 Nov 2009
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]

Maybe BB can correct me, but I think he is spazzing because somebody did him in during an online game, or he has a slow internet during the game.
ShawnH   
10 Nov 2009
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]

just a random German guy

Seems that drugs are available in Germany as well.

And now your average German kid.
youtube.com/watch?v=PbcctWbC8Q0
ShawnH   
10 Nov 2009
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]

Ever see how we treat our polar bears?

Teen shoots polar bear[
nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=2204155

Imagine how we would treat somebody we don't like.
ShawnH   
10 Nov 2009
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]

For you Jurgen

Good one Szar.

Hey BB:

You meant surely "goosestepping"! ;)

Surely, you meant "goosestepping".
That would be the correct usage of the English language.
ShawnH   
10 Nov 2009
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]

i would simply get rid of the blue bastard (;

And in Canada, we would feel sorry for the blue pencil, and invite all of the pencils originally in the case with the blue one to come over and keep him company. We would make sure that he is sharp at all times and provide him with sharpeners that come with instructions that can be clearly understood by a blue pencil.
ShawnH   
10 Nov 2009
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]

subconscious racism.

Racism of different sorts on both parts. If Lodz-the-boat were here, he would probably put the rest of the pencils in disarray, just to make the blue pencil feel comfortable.
ShawnH   
10 Nov 2009
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]

I would HAVE to move the blue one to the end of the line,

There is the difference. In Canada, we would move the blue pencil to the front of the line.

:-)
ShawnH   
10 Nov 2009
Love / How to please Polish women? [216]

Anybody other than southern fans?

Better tension relief than other methods, IMO.
ShawnH   
9 Nov 2009
USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]

This only stresses the importance of the US being isolationist going forward.. and I mean for the next 40 - 50 years a least. Maybe even to the point of getting out of NATO. Russia is not in it.. nobody is attacking them obviously. Isolationism is not a panacea, but pretty damn close.

That might not be a bad thing. If it were to include a re-jigged American Foreign Policy, thus reducing the amount of interaction the US has with so many countries, you might take the heat off of yourselves. America, as well intentioned as it may be, doesn't make many friends abroad, based on support of regimes picked by America, nor does it have a great track record at picking winners (as of late, that is).

The great thing about isolationism is that it forces you to do more with less, or become creative in what you have got. The problem with isolationism is that when you go abroad to purchase those materials that you don't have, you may not get the best price (that best price may be reserved for good trading partners).

C.) Cut off all immigration even from Europe.

If you are going to do this, then you may want to get your birth rate up by incentives to those already confined in your borders, as the current birth rate doesn't support the type of growth the US Economy needs.