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Joined: 3 Jun 2010 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 10 Apr 2022
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Meathead   
30 Jan 2014
Love / Polish girls don't go for one night stands, is it true? [56]

You may have steak every day waiting for you at home, but everyone loves to indulge in an hamburger now and again ;)

I said most, not all

No, the Irish and Scots and Manx are Gaelic

I should have said Gaulish:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_people
Meathead   
28 Jan 2014
Love / Polish girls don't go for one night stands, is it true? [56]

And one more thing.. My friend told me that polish girls don't go for one night stands, they usually want something permanent is it true??

Most women don't like one night stands.

Wait what? But aren't most of the Swiss descendants of the French, Italians, and Germans???

Swiss are gaelic.
Meathead   
21 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Calling all Brits! Travel in England advice [32]

There are two Englands, London and the English countryside. After you visit London, rent a car and take the B roads around England and stay in B&B's. Breakfast at the B&B, lunch or dinner at the local pub. Lovely. Oh, BTW which B&B to stay in? When you are ready to settle down for the night go to the local Government tourist shop and ask for a recommendation. This way you'll be assured a nice place (quality of B&B's vary greatly).
Meathead   
21 Jan 2014
History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [160]

Yeah, i've heard that excuse. If Poland focused on what's good for Poland they could become independent. Poland never would have been dominated by other countries if they would have had good governance.
Meathead   
21 Jan 2014
Love / Why should I support my partners sister and boyfriend? [23]

Sorry, but I firmly believe that people who are not financially secure and mature enough to handle simple everyday situations have no reason bringing a child into the world. It's cruel beyond measure. If he were 20, I might be a little more sympathetic. But he's 30, far too old to be acting like a silly child.

nope, couldn't disagree more. First off this guy needs to lay off the the vodka. Secondly, he needs to kick them out of the apartment that he's sharing with his girl. Thirdly he needs to make the most of his relationship with his girl especially since she's having his kid. Yeah they're immature but aren't we all? If they give it a chance they can grow into their relationship and live happily ever after.
Meathead   
21 Jan 2014
History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [160]

here it is. Direct question. Now tell me. Shall we Eastern Europeans and Slavs from Baltic to Balkan and Black see take our destine in our hands or shall we stay eternal younger partner within EU and/or NATO?

If Poland was smart they'd get out of the Euro and become independent like Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, etc. You've been dominated for 250 years by Germany and Russia, maybe it's time to try something different.
Meathead   
21 Jan 2014
USA, Canada / Moving back to Poland after 7 years in Canada [22]

I have studied Business Management with concentration on Information Systems......

You have to go where the jobs are try this: basinelectric.com/About_Us/Employment

Also if you have a US Passport, you should have tried this by now: usajobs.gov
Meathead   
20 Jan 2014
USA, Canada / Moving back to Poland after 7 years in Canada [22]

Just watch this it will give you lot to think about

That's a scam YOUTUBE demeaning formal education. There's a movement afoot trying to get people to quit going to school. They would like people to be uneducated, ignorant, poor and landless. This way you are much easier to politically control. But the fact is (statistics show) that people with college degrees have a much lower unemployment rate than people with high school diplomas.

Your education was not a waste. Ok, you took a job on a manufacturing line? Well you should look at using your degree to get promoted at your current company. Is that possible?
Meathead   
20 Jan 2014
Love / I have a crush on my boyfriend's Polish friend ( advice needed ) [33]

should i tell him??

No, he's got a girlfriend. Leave him at it. You're just obsessing over someone you don't know very well. Your relationship with your current boyfriend is a totally different situation and you have to see if you want to stay with him or not.
Meathead   
17 Jan 2014
Life / Eating out in Poland, is it expensive? [28]

@chrison2wheels

If it was me I'd move to Greece. Great climate and nice people and food is pretty good. Thailand is politically unstable.
Meathead   
17 Jan 2014
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

America is a very different climate than Europe. A few years ago I was in England around Christmas time and my sister in law had us harvest some brussel sprouts out of the yard (it was late December or early January). In America you can't leave anything on the vine later than September or October. London has the same latitude of Central Canada and look how much more mild the climate is in England. Europe has a much more milder climate and longer growing season, that's why there veggies are so much fresher. In the States everything has to go in storage for the winter.
Meathead   
13 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / British people more intelligent than the Poles? [53]

Most other IQ surveys show that Poland is generally far below most of central and western Europe.

Germany has much more representation in the sciences because they've been politically much more stable than Poland. Poland has been occupied for about a quadzillion years which doesn't encourage research. Poles are intelligent, but it doesn't mean that they're right or they make the right decisions. They've had a difficult time governing themselves over the centuries. But that is no indicator of the populations' intelligence.
Meathead   
13 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / British people more intelligent than the Poles? [53]

Having travelled between Poland and English world, I noticed the crossword puzzles in countries outside UK to be fairly low level.

The English are highly literate but I don't know if that's an accurate measure of intelligence. Are they bright?
Meathead   
27 Dec 2013
News / British teacher stabbed in Poland [116]

Maybe:
Sadly people get stabbed at house parties all the time all over the world.

Funnily enough, I've never been to a house party where anyone got stabbed.

" after the unprovoked attack.

He was one of four colleagues who were knifed during a flat party when several men burst in shortly after neighbours had complained about the noise. "

call me picky, but "unprovoked", "burst in" and "after neighbours had complained about the noise" seem ... extra. I guess once they're taken out there isn't too much to say.

Get a grip everyone, no one deserves to die because they're at a loud party. Frickin ridiculous posts.
Meathead   
19 Dec 2013
News / The EU's plans for Poland. [10]

Poland has coal and could be self sufficient using it, but will be told not to to benefit the planet (world leaders), meanwhile always trying to catch up with the latest fad and never getting ahead. Like people who spend to have the latest.

Just cause you use coal doesn't mean you have to pollute. Coal can be liquified or gasified and the carbon dioxide captured. But instead of using its resources Poland chases nuclear energy (go figure).
Meathead   
18 Dec 2013
Love / Polish girls attitudes towards sex. [568]

And that obviously has nothing to do with Poland boardering with Germany :-)

Yes, Poland bordering Germany and the fact that there is such a disparity in wealth between Germany and Poland. Women are attracted to large check books.
Meathead   
15 Dec 2013
USA, Canada / If you moved from US to Poland, could you please share your experience? [16]

I've made the move the other way not that long ago after several years in Poland and the UK, and based on my own experiences I would argue just the opposite. I too often find customer service here focused purely on going through the motions, rude, half-assed and just plain incompetent. Poland fairs better in my opinion (UK would top the list).

You're in New York.
Meathead   
12 Dec 2013
Language / I need advice - how long does it take to learn Polish? [70]

Yes, the English are more discriminating. It reflects their culture. How Americans perceive the world reflects their cultural outlook (a lot of people from everywhere living together and because you don't know how your neighbor is going to react you play nice, stay optimistic and ignore the bad stuff. Kinda like Homer Simpson).

Can all posters please keep to the thread topic
Meathead   
11 Dec 2013
Language / I need advice - how long does it take to learn Polish? [70]

I think most Europeans see the "American way" as a manipulation of psychology in order to gain a profit: Americans are insincerely nice, just so they can make money. And I can see why they would despise this.

If people are stupid or if they act stupid they are stupid. If people are nice or pretend to be nice they are nice.

Do foreigners really get annoyed at this kind of thing, when someone says it to them? Or is it just about having to learn what exactly to say that frustrates foreigners?

Foreigners think that if you are trying to be nice you're insincere. Americans aren't insincere, they're just trying to get along.
Meathead   
10 Dec 2013
Language / I need advice - how long does it take to learn Polish? [70]

True, customer service is an American thingy. Poles, they are abrupt. It's not good or bad, it's in their DNA. If a Pole has a hard time assimilating into American Culture that's the main reason.

Even Delph's replys accentuate the differences between American English and British English. The Brits are much more literal (I think that's the way to describe it) Americans are more conversational, so the Polish abruptness doesn't bother the British as much. American conversational mannerisms bother a lot of foreigners.