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Joined: 25 Nov 2009 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 28 Nov 2011
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convex   
28 Nov 2011
Off-Topic / What languages do you know? [51]

English, German, Czech, Russian, and a bit of Polish :) Can understand Spanish and Italian, but far from fluent....
convex   
25 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]

Be it the 'Benefit breeder' ie Indian/Pakistani's who have about 10 kids, all claiming benefit. Or the Polish mothers falling pregnant in Poland, and deciding to move to "the islands". Or the Somalian immigrants under asylum in council houses with 10 kids.

You forgot to mention the worthless lazy Brits that live off of benefits.
convex   
23 Aug 2011
News / Should Poland leave the EU institution? [147]

Where would they be, then? No such thing in Poland exists.

Just about every country has highway strips, Poland has quite a few.

But uh, back to Poland leaving the EU?
convex   
22 Aug 2011
Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]

it's not for everyone. some people handle it quite well, and some people fail miserably.
convex   
20 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / American...Polish Resident...Returning to the land of milk and honey [103]

back in the promised land. 25 degrees every day, every single day. wait, let me correct that, it doesn't dip below 25. there we go. it hits 40 before noon. ac is working overtime. had some great "yellow snow ipa" from rogue, and polished off the night with some boulevard "double wide ipa" and "harvest dance" wheat wine. brisket is in the smoker, the sprinkler has been prepositioned, and the fridge is full of beer. should be another interesting evening :)

first impressions are the same as last time. people seem to be blinker phobic. police are much much more noticeable. the beer is much better. service comes with a smile :) you can still buy a pack of socks from walmart for $3.
convex   
20 Aug 2011
Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]

But what can I expect/demand in salary? - Before and after taxes.

Do you know which company it's with? might want to do a search on the company and the word "pensja".

Most people in this country are liars, cheaters, and scammers.

Dunno, I've bought, sold, chartered, and maintained aircraft here with no problem on the contract, quality, or payment side of things.
convex   
18 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Are you sure it's the food? Like I've said; time, price, etc.

Decent reviews as well.

urbanspoon.com/r/5/73574/restaurant/Glendale/Polka-Polish-Restaurant-LA

I'm still convinced that the reason you don't see more is the same reason that you don't see an abundance of German/British/Swiss/Czech places...
convex   
18 Aug 2011
News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

This is not to suggest that darker skinned people do not have the capacity to make a contribution to a civilized society, because, even in Nigeria, you have millions of highly educated people...But as I suggested to another poster, name one country in Black Africa that is equal even to a bottom rung country in Europe.

Botswana, Namibia, Gabon...

Gaborone is very nice btw.
convex   
18 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

I've been to a couple in the US now, and the food was terrible versions of the basic staples. Kotlet, pierogi, golabki... If Polish restaurants would do a fusion like the menu of that place that was posted earlier, I think it would appeal. If they keep serving subpar versions of the basics, they'll be about as popular as other northern European restaurants in the US...
convex   
18 Aug 2011
History / 'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! [158]

Apparently they were hit with flak.

The time difference thing might be due to zulu time vs local time. Dunno if they used it back then, but might be an explanation.
convex   
18 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Althought offering to suspend me today for someting I wrote two days ago, as you did at the top of this page, doesn't attest to your alacrity as a moderator.

I thought it was a pretty decent offer.

The restaurant whose menu I cited is very successful and so perhaps the answer to this thread's query is that Polish restaurants in the USA should serve the richer more elaborate dishes from Poland's culinary tradition and thus be successful and forgo offering the bland items that you claim are typical.

I'm sure it's successful, they have managed to put a nice twist on bland staples and come up with food of their own.

Since Poland's economy is growing you can expect to see a stepped up revival of manor cuisine in Poland herself as more well off Poles decide to get in touch with their nation's rich culinary legacy as we members of Polonia do here in Southern California at Warszawa restaurant.

Doubt it. Maybe fusion places will pull in Poles. The "traditional" Polish restaurants are usually packed with tourists. Poles are more likely to be found at a Greek or Italian place than a "traditional" Polish restaurant.
convex   
18 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Sure, it's Polish food. It's just not typical Polish food. Typical Polish food is bland, I'm sticking to that. Wild game is eaten about as often as kimchi, and usually gets the same treatment, a drenching in some sort of salty brown sauce. He posted recipes, not menus....some of them quite good. The menu that you posted is most certainly not food that you'd typically find in Poland. It's Americanized, just like Tex-Mex.

Here's the honest to god truth, most folks here, and particularly restaurants, don't take a lot of pride in the cuisine that's being served....and yea, that's a shame.
convex   
18 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Whenever the elaborate dishes of Poland's manors and palaces were cited as examples of Polish cuisine the peanut gallery argues that since these recipes are not typical today then they are not Polish.

The peanut gallery is commenting on what is served on a daily basis and what you're most likely to come across. You know, the relevant stuff. I'll still stand by my bland comment. You can throw in German food, Dutch food, Czech food, Russian food into the list too. It's good, but bland. I'm a big fan of spicy and zesty food. I'm guessing most people that think Polish food is bland fall into the same category. I'm not saying it's bad, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat it. Same goes for imported cuisines, they're usually dulled down to agree with the local palate.
convex   
18 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Very much so, the McDonalds "golden arches" are just a shortened upside down menorah.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand...

Hello, my name is convex, and I think typical Polish cuisine is bland...along with the rest of Northern European food. That's probably why it's not popular in the US.
convex   
18 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Just a hint , don`t wait for recipies from me , buy some Polish cookbook or go to Polish food internet site and start cooking or go to a good restaurant, before you say something about Polish food
or find another subject from Polish culture to complain about . This is really boring to hear your repetitive, negatively inclined complaints .

I just asked what do you typically eat over the week. That seems like a pretty good chance for you to tell people about the varied dishes that are eaten in Poland...

But I do have to admit, Polish food not being popular in America due to a Jewish conspiracy is probably the best reason so far in this thread.
convex   
18 Aug 2011
News / Nigel Farage voice of reason for Poland and EU? [79]

Where do you draw the line on referenda look at California the state which is what the 6th largest economy in the world (I think) was almost bankrupted by the voter write in bill. People want essential services preserved and lower taxes, turns out essential services means different things to different people just like big decisions mean different things to different people.

There was a good article in the Economist a while back about exactly that. The founders of the US also had a lot to say about failings of direct democracy...
convex   
18 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Could you give us an example of some of the meals that you've eaten this week? Maybe a nice meal by meal run down.

Polish restaurants will never be very popular in USA as Americans choose mostly fast food restaurants . Also the other factor is that, over the years of Poland being a country highly degraded by the jewish owned media average uneducated Americans don`t have a positive attitude towards anything, which is Polish .

I highly doubt it has anything to do with a Jewish conspiracy as most Northern European cuisines don't go over very well in the US. German restaurants aren't exactly booming over there...
convex   
16 Aug 2011
News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

I do wonder what the attraction is for a Vietnamese to come to Poland. I hear the economy there is prospering but that's hearsay until I go there and see it for myself, is the economy here that much better or are they just adventurers?

There have always been extensive ties between the Vietnamese and the Poles and Czechs. The economy is booming, but it's all relative. 20% yearly salary increases on 100 euro a month will still take a while to close in on Polish wages of a 800 a month with 5-10% growth.
convex   
15 Aug 2011
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]

Exactly. Not like in Australia where you celebrate Christmas, wearing bikini costumes.

not a good selling point really... not really..
convex   
15 Aug 2011
History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

Why in Gods Earth does a nation with just 135 million people (which is dying) need to have all that territory???? That’s greed on a colossal scale.

I'm sure the Bangladeshis are asking the same thing about nearly every other country....
convex   
15 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

I'm considering apologising to delphiandomine. A Pol-Am who thinks Poland is in "Northern Europe". :D

cabbage? check
pork? check
potatoes? check
heavy bread? check

Dunno, driving from Holland to Minsk, don't notice a big difference. salt, salt, and a bit more salt.
convex   
15 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Polish person in America (firing a gun for the first time) [18]

Maybe someone can tell me this.....how does the weight of the AR 15 compare with similar weapons of its class? Is it heavier or lighter than other semi automatics?

it's pretty light, but depends on what kind of barrel and accessories are on it. in m4 configuration, it's lighter than an sks/ak, m14, aug, g36...
convex   
14 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Polish person in America (firing a gun for the first time) [18]

Yeah,um,er, the AR 15 is NOT the civilian version of the M4,its the civilian version of the M16 A2.

Throw on a short barrel and it's a semi auto M4. Throw on a long barrel and it's a semi auto M16. The uppers/lowers of the M16/M4/AR15 are all interchangeable. He doesn't have much as far as accessories are concerned. Just that forward grip and a holographic sight.

Mine is set up as an evil coyote/hog killing machine at the moment :)