Life / Do Polish people have a good ear for music? [91]

Probably, I don't really know. Just heard a few albums and thought they were good. One was puk puk and it's 15 years old so I suppose maybe yeah, her older work.

Life / Do Polish people have a good ear for music? [91]

Is Nosowska still on the go?

Haven't heard that much by her but she seemed pretty good. Kind of a Bjork-like thing going on.

Life / Do Polish people have a good ear for music? [91]

Riverside are a great melodic prog band - they sing in English however.

Poland does seem to be renowned for jazz too.

Food / British food products in Poland? [334]


It was Wroclaw Boy that was on about bags. It's in random now.


Well you remember wrongly then.


LOL

What the hell is your problem??

Food / British food products in Poland? [334]


Well I don't - that's why "WTF" but, OK.


But why not? Maybe he's tried 28 other brands and he thinks they're all sh1te?

Maybe it's time for you to reveal your great tea bags then? I'm not being smart arsey here BTW.

Alright, you sound pissed or something, forget it.

History / Whom do the people in Poland hate more: Germans or Russians? [869]


Funny, that's more or less exactly what Poles have said to me about Germans.

Food / British food products in Poland? [334]

Is he wrong? Any "tea" I've had in Poland has been vile. As in stuff that purports to be made from leaves from China, India or wherever.

Sure, there is raspberry tea and whatever but it isn't tea, really. It's flavoured hot water basically. Nothing much wrong with it but it's not the same thing is it?

Maybe that's not what you mean though...


WTF are you talking about?

History / Gen X Poland '69 – '82, [22]


Oh very clever ; )

But Havok, reading your initial post again, I see a longing sadness.

To be Polish is as good and as bad as it is to be anything else. We all have our BS. Every country. You write very well by the way.

I love my Polish friends, warts and all.

History / Gen X Poland '69 – '82, [22]


Ha ! well, go on - what is your take?

Scandinavian eh? I though you were American. Excellent English, but hardly surprising.

Work / Teaching English in Krakow for graduates? [7]

I share your fear based on the posts of Delphiandomine - he is currently banned but check out his comments.

Could be paranoia/bull$hit/self preservation or whatever but there is info there anyway.

Good luck.

History / Gen X Poland '69 – '82, [22]

I've noticed this comes up a fair bit on the site, yeah. No real marked difference in my experience.

Maybe the 30ish people (this categorisation sounds awful and very patroninsing but, hey I'm trying to be coldly objective) reluctantly embrace the specifics that suit their lifestyle whilst the the 25ish people embrace just the general availability that comes with increased affluence but not in a manic or greedy way?

I don't see much evidence of vulgarity if that's what you mean.

Consumerism vs materialism?

Well maybe the younger group will get a Chinese/Indian/Thai takeaway the odd time if they feel like it whereas the older group mumble about chemicals and people who eat dogs.

History / Gen X Poland '69 – '82, [22]

Well, without getting too much into it and risking the wrath of the omniprescent defender Ironside, broadly speaking, I would say the 25ish bracket are much more openly critical of Poland, are more questioning of authority generally, are more open minded, more objective, realistic.

I know Poles in their early 30s for whom it is simply automatic to defend Poland and all things Polish, rightly or wrongly, and most tellingly of all are incredibly unworldly in their attitudes - if it's not the Polish way it's wrong, not different, but wrong. Which in itself of course ends up in all kinds of dark corners, attitude wise.

I will add that I have good friends in both categories, regardless.

History / Gen X Poland '69 – '82, [22]

Just curious about your dates. No matter, you don't have to say, no offense.

Personally, I would suggest a bit later than '82. '85 or '86 maybe.

Based on the Poles I know there is a BIG difference in outlook/perspective/attitude between current 25ish and 30/31 year olds.

History / Whom do the people in Poland hate more: Germans or Russians? [869]

Russians by the way, as far as I can see, from the Poles I know.

The Germans may have been bastards but at least you knew where you stood with them and there was a logic, even if twisted - Russians on the other hand are little better than animals.

...seems to be the gist.

History / Gen X Poland '69 – '82, [22]

Do you mind me asking asking Havok, how old are you, specifically?

USA, Canada / Thanksgiving Day in the USA - was there some Polish on the table? [13]


eh..yeah, wild turkeys and cranberries - that the native Amercians showed them how to hunt/forage.

Hence the "thanks" to them that the settlers didn't starve. That's the "classic" story anyway. Probably bull$hit like nearly everything else in this life.

Some thanks anyway eh?

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

TBH you could come from any number of places - England, France, Netherlands, Greece...

I wouldn't exclude Poland, but I wouldn't get too excited either.

Food / Polish polskie pierogi recipe (prepared at home) [72]


My mission is find someone who doesn't treat this condiment as essential to every dish known to man or beast.

USA, Canada / Thanksgiving Day in the USA - was there some Polish on the table? [13]

Oh yes - I forgot!

Happy thanksgiving to all Pol-Ams !

... and Ams too I suppose.

Food / Polish polskie pierogi recipe (prepared at home) [72]


Nothing personal and no offence intended but as far as I can see, a LOT of people in states think a LOT of food is wierd and are generally unadventurous : )

I admit it sounds odd to me too - but just try it.

Same goes for kaszanka : )

Edit crossed with Shawn - great minds eh?

UK, Ireland / Poles and Irish, what do you think, are we friends or enemies? [62]


Wrong.


Wrong and wrong...


Eh....hardly extricates you from your primitive torchwaving comments now does it ?

TROLL

Language / Naming / Nicknames for Aleksandra or Alexandra? [24]

...and the other way arguably has the same effect with anglophones !

UK, Ireland / Tale of a Polish Family on Isle of Man [43]


Usually. Converse is also true of course.

UK, Ireland / Tale of a Polish Family on Isle of Man [43]


I have heard several variations of this story from all corners of the country. Urban myth. Total BS.

UK, Ireland / Poles and Irish, what do you think, are we friends or enemies? [62]


Typical working class hero response. Are you in a union perchance?

Shower of corrupt self serving hypocrites and they have ruined this country.

The deficit has nothing whatsoever to do with Bertie and his cosying up to unions? vastly inflating the public sector payroll and personnel while they all do as little work as possible? handing out his "socialist" money left right and centre? The man should be jailed.

It seems you're the idiot if can put all our woes down to "de eastern europeans"

Ironic, since I assume you hate the "Brit rag", the Daily Mail, that you sound just like one of their readers.

Life / Pregnant - do Polish parents want to know the sex of the baby in advance? [17]


Here being Serbia or do you mean Poland?


Only one?? ; )


...and that's why we love you !

Seriously though, I have never encountered so much resistance to "the surprise birth" as I have with Poles.

Life / Pregnant - do Polish parents want to know the sex of the baby in advance? [17]


Hmmm


Well yeah, I agree but do many Poles agree? It's not looking that way yet.

Life / Pregnant - do Polish parents want to know the sex of the baby in advance? [17]


Polish friends?


aha! and you're not Polish either eh?

Interesting....

: )

News / Priests are paid by the Gov't in Poland. [86]


No.