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Joined: 25 Jul 2009 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 2 Jul 2016
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Tymoteusz   
30 Jul 2009
Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

I dont know about "slavic looks", but, I think you are pretty.
Tymoteusz   
5 Aug 2009
Food / PIZZA & KETCHUP served only in Poland? [159]

I don't think I would put catsup on pizza. ick! Maybe the catsup is supposed to be marinara sauce? That would be pretty good! Worked with a guy from coastal Mississippi who put Russian or French salad dressing on pizza, Not bad. Probably the best thing to have w/pizza is garlic butter to dip the crust end in. (walks away to pre-heat oven....)

A good mayo can be where it's at, but only on certain foods.

Wasabi mayo on a ham sandwich. If you try this, No need to thank me.
Tymoteusz   
5 Aug 2009
USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]

I only ask because this is the opinion of my girlfriend. We both live in Chicago, and know Polish people. But she says that they hate being here, and look down upon Americans because they see us as rich and lazy.

The European mentality. Because they are collectivist, they believe that everything is a limited resource and anyone who has more than another is denying someone else their "fair share". They are trained to think this way from an early age. The circular economy cannot withstand growing internal demand or hoarding. Rich? As an American, I refuse to apologize for my prosperity. How insane it would be to regret success and blessings! I leave the self-loathing to you. Lazy? No, We just make it all look easy!

Just remember, If you get into trouble in the U.S, just say "Moose and Squirrel", While the Yanks are laughing, you can make your escape.
Tymoteusz   
5 Aug 2009
Food / PIZZA & KETCHUP served only in Poland? [159]

JustysiaS,
Let me give you my "American pizza perspective". If you like catsup on your pizza and that makes you happy, I'm all for it! Hell, If you want dog turds packed with gun powder and razor blades on your pizza, Knock yourself out! The idea that there is a right or wrong way to have pizza is way to confining.

Pizza is like a woman, The worst I ever had was, well, just wonderful!
Tymoteusz   
5 Aug 2009
Food / PIZZA & KETCHUP served only in Poland? [159]

everyone who sees me putting ketchup on my pizza thinks it's weird but i don't care

BOOYAH! There is the silver bullet baby!

Just ask them this, "Who died and made you the friggin' pizza police?"
Tymoteusz   
11 Aug 2009
Love / Polish Girls negative or positive personality trait? [267]

I just call it "TRolling!

I married a strong independent woman seventeen years ago. She is evil and could destroy you all with one look! I will say that "iron sharpens iron" and would not trade our clash of titans marriage for the world.
Tymoteusz   
16 Aug 2009
Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]

Any plastic Americans on here? I want to have somebody to belittle.

We need to devise some uniquely American surnames and start using them.
Any help would be welcomed. (braces for sh1t-storm...)

Mine would be McSkifeather
Tymoteusz   
16 Aug 2009
Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]

Not all together untrue.
So when grandma McAninich called me to tell me about Bobby Sands, or, when my father followed Lech Walesa and solidarity and told me it was very important for our relatives, I should have just laughed and said "whatever, who cares"?

I see your point, but I still think you are kind of a douchebag.
Tymoteusz   
17 Aug 2009
Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]

I have never mis-represented myself

If this statement is true, Why are you harassing me.

one of those Americans who attempts to identify with a foreign country.

Poland contains the greater part of my family history. Would it be odd for me to have some interest in it?

any actual Polish or general European person will see you only as an American laughably trying to be something he is not.

Is this intended specificly for me or all others like me on this forum?

What is it you want Matowy?
Tymoteusz   
20 Aug 2009
Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

When beauty fades, how will you handle yourself? Get drunk or what? Cry & screaming at mirror when you see yourself. What happened to me? Why did I let myself go? Too late to change your clock back.

I would take a 40 year old woman over a twenty-something every time!
Tymoteusz   
25 Sep 2009
Life / Why are so many Polish People rude on the internet? [96]

Why are so many Polish People rude on the Internet? I'm just wandering. Not just here, but all over the net.

Because it is an honest, non-censored conversation without procedures designed to control the outcome.

Oh, and no, it is not anonymous in any way! (Shhhh...)
Tymoteusz   
9 Oct 2009
Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [329]

Pizza is a platform, No right or wrong way to fix one.
My personal fave is saurkraut, pineapple, and Canadian bacon crumbles. The simplicity of a plain cheese (provalone) with a sweet marinara sauce is sublime. Crust should be thin and salty. Thick doughy crust is blasphemy! Chicago style pizza is as corrupt as its politicians!
Tymoteusz   
10 Oct 2009
Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [329]

Let me see if I understand this, Polish pizza doesn't have tomato sauce on it?! That would certainly account for the ketchup fetish. Someone please help me understand this issue better.
Tymoteusz   
24 Oct 2009
History / Weapons of WWII (Poland and other countries) [239]

I'm not justifying the nuking of those cities.

I am. I can also justify firebombing Tokyo. The raids on Tokyo killed more people than both nukes did. Funny how we chose the nuke argument just because it has a stronger emotional effect. We should ask some Chinese how they feel about it.....

Fast forward 65 years: My baby sister (speaks Japanese fluently) studied in Japan in her last year of college and I drive a Toyota.

Fun Fact: I have laid hands on an aircraft named "Bockscar"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bockscar

Christ, they're Europeans

Yeah, They're wound pretty tight bro! We all have different perspectives. I like to think that when they pick on us they are leaving someone else alone. Still love 'em though.
Tymoteusz   
25 Oct 2009
History / Weapons of WWII (Poland and other countries) [239]

Have you been there?

Yes. I also do project work (Instrumentation) with them pretty regularly. I remember starting up a chemical facility in Poland in about 1992, All the boxes of control equipment had been rifled through and the fuses and lightbulbs removed. things were tough for them.

The place we stayed had 1 telephone in the lobby, when I went back a year or so later they had phones in all the rooms. It was a real eye opener.

Hey, I'm serious make them pay for all the security we provided since they hate us so much. Guess who had to foot the bill for all of that? We did.

They can't. Also, I'm not so sure anymore that they did'nt want to be under communism. We did what we did because we thought it to be the right thing at the time. forgive us if we were wrong.

One thing I've realized in 20 years of dealing with Europeans is that their mindset is as far from the American mindset as a Chinese would be from a Rwandan. I guess the beauty of this forum is that we can discuss these differences under a common language and see each others viewpoints.

Even if they are always wrong :) :)

Scrappy, Currently in Europe, Brussels is trying to assemble a nation of states. Geo-politically speaking, Any alliance with us is a threat to Brussels. (The BIG picture)

Europe per se, is not a fan of the US.
Tymoteusz   
25 Oct 2009
History / Weapons of WWII (Poland and other countries) [239]

There's plenty of countries, some of them you lack education to know about that were a regional or global power centuries longer then US and faced much greater odds then America, you're not the first, not the last and definitely not the greatest.

Painfully true to a certain degree. Power comes and power goes. Same story different location.
With regard to the former empires and such, We don't need to know about most of them, they are not "our" history. I can see how it makes a difference to Europeans primarily due to their tribal nature and such. But here, we tend to remember the story not the actors.

Scrappy, you can't take this stuff personally. adjust yourself and come back.
Tymoteusz   
25 Oct 2009
History / Weapons of WWII (Poland and other countries) [239]

Look, you know they hate us

I bow to no one. I just pick my battles carefully. Not every provocation needs a response. There are some pretty standard Euro arguments and such that get tossed out here pretty regularly. Some are genuine and some are intentionally crafted. This forum is a part of geo-politik as well. I actually look forward to Europe being the next super-power. I dont think they really have the will to impose themselves on anyone though. I think we could get back to the topic at hand, we've found each others buttons.