USA, Canada / Polish jet The TS-11 Iskra flies over Brooksville [10]

It is old, 1960s, plane.
Unfortunately, long ago the government have canceled it's succesor, I22 Iryda, (that way they could steal somewhat more money) so Polish Air Forces for years now have no proper school plane. We'll have to buy something abroad, as it is way too late to start up a new poject, but even that is at least five years ovedue. Danmed politicians.

News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

What is the correct direction of the development then? And how it is different from the current one?

News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

But Milky, you cannot impose your own ways on the other cultures. I would be /see and behold/ "rasism". Banish the thought.

PS. Am I politically correct enough?

News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

"the law of the land is the law of the land"??
In turn, I have no fooking idea what YOU do mean...
Seems vaguely king Arthur thing... Something Merlin could say... King is the land and land is the king... Makes about as much sense.

News / Polish in vitro treatment fully refundable - bonkers! [62]

I watched the news and I got the feeling that someone in the church must have got crazy. Why start a war they cannot win? I am really curious how they are going to step back from this imposible to maintain position, when the time comes.

News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

Very late retirements, is sounds good on paper. But who is going to employ these 70 y.o. grandpas? Would you, Delphiandomine? If some granfather with a walking stick comes to your office, looking for a job, what your reaction would be?

News / Politician shot in Lodz - two assistants to lawmakers from Law and Justice (PiS) party [66]

Del, some deluded enough to vote for a party that haved Palikot in it's ranks would be crazy enough to start shooting people at random. QED.

Life / Foreigners in Poland and what they think of us [54]

Why you don't count Chinese?

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2773]

I am all for rights to own guns. Criminal can acquire a gun anyway, without much trouble. Or some mental types, see the last PIS incident

But if there was a big possibility that passerby you are trying to rob takes out a gun and starts shooting, now bandits would be affraid to go out in the night...

Food / Any królik (rabbit) fanciers on PF? [76]

Hamsters? Well... not as tasty as a swans, but they'll do.

Food / Any królik (rabbit) fanciers on PF? [76]

@nott
Sorry to rain on your parade but was you not aware of this:
thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23407357-sorry-poached-swans-off-calls-for-clampdown-on-river-bandits-from-estern-europe.do
One of most funny things I ever stumbled upon....

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2773]

@Szczeciniak
English can indeed be cofusing. On the other hand, in Polish it is "Prawo jazdy", literally "the right to drive". So in PL it would be a "right to own a gun" (prawo do posiadania broni)

Food / Any królik (rabbit) fanciers on PF? [76]


Yes, I know that, I am a Pole after all. The swans have just become my standing joke, when dealing with foreigners.

On serious note, I don't eat rabbits. It dates from the times when my farther was breeding rabbits and all thirty-odd of them died from some illness within twelve hours.

Life / Where to buy some recreational stuff like... bongs for smoking "herbs" in Poland? [20]

If you suffer from some kind of depression, just get drunk. It is superior to any drugs: absolutely legal, completly harmless and quite pleasant experience... No need for "herbs".

History / Maus by Vladek Spiegelman - animals to represent Poles? [68]

I have read 'Maus' several years ago. While depictions of Poles irritated me somewhat, I rather enjoyed the read. Good stuff.

Life / Where to buy some recreational stuff like... bongs for smoking "herbs" in Poland? [20]


Now, is it? So why it makes to joke around? Antidepressant would be more correct, wouldn’t it.

Life / Poles don't know how to celebrate the Polish Independence Day? [57]

You see, American Independence Day is the commemoration of the day when US state was created. On the other hand, 11 November is just the end of Partitons, the independance was gained for 20 years, then we where occupied by Germans, then by Russians. One can argue that since we are part of the EU now, the Poland even today is not fully free.

In sum, Polish independance day in not seen as all that important. By many Poles.

Life / Poles don't know how to celebrate the Polish Independence Day? [57]


While I agree that we do need more outdoor activities...


I don't get it. To celebrate being Polish? We just are. What's to celebrate?

News / Upping the speed limit in Poland [92]

Yes, I all for harsh treatment of speeders, but only after all the ridicules speed limits are re-evaluated. All thesse 50km/h limits on "dwupasmówkach" (cannot think of right translation right now) in fact encourage speeding - if it was something reasonable, like 90 km/h, I'd at least consider it. Right now I'll just snort "they got to be kidding" and floor it. Be hanged for a lamb...

Life / Poles don't know how to celebrate the Polish Independence Day? [57]

I guess so, but the thing is, as I see it, only a Poles livig abroad would thing of celebrating being Polish.
At the some token, while not being feminist, quite the contrary by the way, I'd laugh out loud at the thought of celebrating being a male.

News / Upping the speed limit in Poland [92]


Quite the contrary. As long as everyone is driving the same speed, regardless of speed limit, there is low probability of an accident. But if there is just one law abiding moron, so called "zawalidroga", one that have to be overtaken by everyone else in the traffic, while they are watching out for oncomig cars and cursing under theirs breathses a sunday driver, the danger of head on collision raises exponentially.

Life / Poles don't know how to celebrate the Polish Independence Day? [57]

We are somewhat forbiden to be it right now, and we should fight for it, but celebrating... seems weird ;)
But I see your point, maybe you are more or less right.

News / America's Tea Party like Poland's Solidarnosc? [59]

I sometimes do wonder... If the Solidarity's strikers knew that their actions will be the cause of liqidation theirs work places, that in the end result they'll become jobless flock, some of them even homeless...

I harbour no love for communism, but I have turned up rather nicely at the end...
But these people, they got tricked, didn't they?

Life / Any treatment centres for homos in Poland? [455]

:DD "Strickly gay army unit". Good one. This give to the "Army of Faqs" the whole new meaning... Run for your life! Army of Faqs at the doors!

Life / Any treatment centres for homos in Poland? [455]

@Convex "guys in the field worry about completly other issues"
Like not to bend under a shower, that is?

On more serious note, I seem to remmember reading something about a faq unit to cause some massacre in Serbia or other Kosovo, because they were too afraid to react, to even try to prevent it.

Food / What's your favorite Polish beer? [870]

Guinnesses sold in Poland are no real Guiness at all.
Years ago it was, it had such characteristic, "smoke like" taste. It have made me acquire a taste for the porters, at the time. But then Zywiec have bought the licence and all have gone downhill. It is now produced in PL and tastes similarly to a Zywiec Porter, just costs more.

I have not tried "Draught" yet, though. And not looking forward to it.

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [249]

nazism be damned, these people are just slighty missguided patriots. I take someone like them over some gay-pride-parades-crowd any day.

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [249]

So Smurf, you mean that homosexuals are just as bad as nazis? Well, I hate both. But I'd say nazis were more then tad worse. Would not you agree?

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [249]

How dare I? It was You that have writen about "homosexual beginings of nazis".

Smurf, I do have a problem with a term homophobe. It suggests some kind of fear. I just find them disgusting. As long as they keep the foul deeds of theirs in the privacy of their own homes, I can ignore them. But now they want to be treated as real people. They want to adopt kids, for Good sake, the world is trully going torwards its end... (is any pair of male faqs going to adopt a girl? or lesbians to adopt a boy? i doubt that)

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [249]

LOL
But, Smurf, he was a God himself, it's gonna mean something. And he had also one mother too. Deal with it!