Food / Polish Christmas Eve Dinner recipes [69]

Polish. Canadian. No kielbasa for a traditional wigilia. Golomki traditionally has meat as well.

Travel / What about that Banja Luka Serbian restaurant in Warsaw; Is that realy that good? [29]


They are wonderful little morsels of meat. I like mine with tzaziki (??) sauce.

USA, Canada / Poles and Americans, what do you think, are we friends or enemies? [187]

So let's hypothesize...

If guesswho were POTUS, with the above stated clearly for the world to see... How many nations would trust the US? There would always be that nagging fear for partners (whether in the realm of commerce, military, political pressure against other nations etc...) that they could never rely on them for reciprocity, or in a time of need, so why go the extra mile?

USA, Canada / Poles and Americans, what do you think, are we friends or enemies? [187]


Absolutely true.


There's the rub. Whether it is driven by party politics, or a result of some "optics", common sense or that unconditional aspect can go out the window. Also, pressure from special interest groups can change a relationship.

Who would you propose would be the top recipient of the "unconditional" friendship award go to?

USA, Canada / Poles and Americans, what do you think, are we friends or enemies? [187]


But which country would I expect to be more loyal to the friendship? Poland. The US has a habit of making "friends" and then abandoning them when the test comes. Sometimes, they don't pick their friends well, either.

USA, Canada / Poles and Americans, what do you think, are we friends or enemies? [187]


Friends, to the extent that it is convenient to America.

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

According to wiki 37.4% of Polish People are Rude. This compares favourably with the UK where it was proven that 38.96% of people were rude. The highest concentrations of rude people were found in line to pay for their goods at the local chippy.

Food / Good Polish "chrupki" recipe? [8]

Are we talking about the chemically inflated corn treat? I think you need one of those expensive heated extrusion machines.

Genealogy / Popular Polish First Names? [152]


JÓZEF

Don't think James equates, but somebody may know better.