Australia / I would love to meet Poles living in Sydney [56]

Well many places are good places to visit... but Australia's tourism is well renowned. I think you and your missus would have a wonderful time here. (Just make sure you don't hit any recent disaster zones...)

It's everyone's maybe someday place cause it's alllll the way on the ''opposite'' side of the world. ;)

Australia / I would love to meet Poles living in Sydney [56]


Hi Dobruska,

I'm keen.
It's a ways for me, but I want to visit the club before I leave Sydney.

I don't speak Polish (because I'm not Polish) but would be interested to chat with you about your move here and about Polish/ Aussie issues generally.

I'm free next Thursday for a Tyskie. PM me if you don't get a better offer. ;)

All the best.

Love / American woman falls in love with a charming Polish man upon his visit to the U.S. [36]

It only looks like infatuation because it wasn't reciprocated... it would be love, and look perfectly normal otherwise... ;)

Give the girl a break... she sought something her heart desired... no harm in that.

Bounce back babe, 'tis all you can do... :)

Love / Appropriate Wedding Gift for a Polish girlfriend of several months? [37]


No, but there might be some black people where he lives who still *actually* know how to make things... ;)

Love / Appropriate Wedding Gift for a Polish girlfriend of several months? [37]


You don't want too many flowers either...

What about something hand made and distinctive from the area where you live?

Australia / Category 5 Cyclon Yasi approaching Queensland [23]


That's snot what I meant... people always accuse Aborigines of being more primitive than the next anthropomorphic group due to lack of remnant structures, static forms of habitation and absence of monuments that symbolise their beliefs in some way... when in fact it is quite evident that it would have served no higher purpose when you look at the destructive nature of our climate and the weather they would have had to contend with.

No I'm just stating that they probably figured out that it would have been useless to waste time in this heat building stone structures for architects to unravel in the future... you know, useless, like the pilot who fails to do the landing component of his training course... ;P

Do I seem like a racist to you? I may be a little overwhelmed by human stupidity at times but I appreciate and value life way too much to be a racist. You Europeans are always looking for the obvious race card... not so... don't project your foreign policy onto us... ;P

I believe to *really* understand any nationality, you need to don their colours and stand beside them in a sporting match...

The fact is that the whole place could burn to the ground overnight and Australia would *still* be the greatest country on earth... ;D ... though if the weather keeps up like this, I'm moving to New Zealand!

;)

Australia / Category 5 Cyclon Yasi approaching Queensland [23]


We're nothing if not interesting...

And people wonder why Aborigines never left behind great civilizations...!

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]


I'd rather average looks but profound beauty... ;P


Just change the U to I and you have 'Nikes' in every sentence... not so bad... tehe.

Life / Rate Poland (Life Quality / Culture and People / Food): 1-10! [232]


I used to live in one in England... All's I can say is that I *accommodated* to its size...

But I guess, like everything in the States, big is beautiful, and plentiful is the master of men's destinies... ;)


Horseback? ;D


I remember doing over 240km/hr in a convertible Merc going along the old Castle Road with my Dad and his nutter friend Albert from Lubeck... I think we got there an hour later! ;)

Life / Rate Poland (Life Quality / Culture and People / Food): 1-10! [232]


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_American_streetcar_scandal

A streetcar named desire...?

You should check out this flick too...
...
An interesting look at just how invasive the motoring lobby has been in curbing the rights of ordinary citizens to CHOOSE between car ownership or an alternative... (remove the option?)


Well in terms of resource use, use of space and in many cases, utilisation of time... public transport wins hands down (in cities and medium sized towns...)

It's just what the government invests its money and policies towards...

In many ways, up and developing countries today know this and major cities of the future will be learning from the mistakes of more car dependent *super highway cities* by developing alternative infrastructure to accommodate for an increased use of mass transit in its stead... (high speed trains and such)

And of course the motoring industry needs to compliment this by designing more efficient cars over luxury vehicles... ;)

Life / Rate Poland (Life Quality / Culture and People / Food): 1-10! [232]

Everything *but* the kitchen sink... ;)

But they're still less polluting than Condos...

Love / Polish girlfriends testing guys with "Are you Angry with me" texts [59]


You need to work out if they're being kind or respectful... cause being gracious on it's own ain't worth sh1t.


Text her a picture of your d1ck and ask her when she's coming over...?


Oh yeah...? It sounds like grade school infatuation... In *real* games the punishment tends to be a *bit* more prolonged... ;)
I mean do you want childish texts or do you want to get busy...? Treat them like a princess and that's what you'll get. You ain't making anyone weak in the knees with your level of creativity.


I don't think even *he'd* respond too kindly to that accusation...


And a *big* thank you to you... ;)

Life / Rate Poland (Life Quality / Culture and People / Food): 1-10! [232]


What's disgusting about the way people live...?


No it's because the motoring lobby bought it all out and brought it into disrepair... Ain't nothing shameful about a good public transit system. MUCH more efficient than private motoring. And have you been to L.A lately??

Australia / Category 5 Cyclon Yasi approaching Queensland [23]

A remnant low and a La Nina system which is now dominating the eastern pacific...

You know I woke up this morning and really *felt* what it must be like to look at your family home - your whole town! Destroyed by something like this... f*cking traumatic!

Everything swept away and beyond recognition... poor bastards. The climate certainly brings folk here together... I would say it's our culture?

Anyway I'm grateful to say that the tropical heat has now eased off somewhat...
What's it like down your end...? Dry?

Love / POLISH GIRLS... wake up and prove you are respectable.... [135]


Thank you, I think you're right...

Some are born reckless...

Love / POLISH GIRLS... wake up and prove you are respectable.... [135]

What about angry hearts...?

Love / POLISH GIRLS... wake up and prove you are respectable.... [135]

You know that's the most sensible thing you've said all day...

I don't mind you talking matters of the heart... but in some contexts it just sounds bonkers!

Love / POLISH GIRLS... wake up and prove you are respectable.... [135]


If some women came in men's bodies, there'd be no need for them at all!

Australia / Difficult situation with moving (Australia-Poland) [37]


Yes, and of course if you're all knowing then you probably wouldn't need the instinct in the first place...
Big companies can go down like flies overnight. We saw this happen just a few years ago...


Of course. But I have seen too many divorces to know that that is not the case. Of course I believe that everyone should be forgiven their sins... but not everyone has that capacity for forgiveness. You must be happy with your situation. Congratulations...


Curt is probably more the word. Lacking in tact sometimes...


Of course, but only if it marries well with the situation they are in... You can't take *everything* with you when you leave a place. And that includes Polish ketchup!

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]


Yes the Blue T-shirt could be Slavic... although I suspect it was made in China.

Australia / Difficult situation with moving (Australia-Poland) [37]


I don't mind that analogy... :) It's better than being thick all the way through...


And sometimes it's down to external forces... or corruption, greed, selfishness and mistrust...


And what a good idea it would be if vows had to be renewed every four years?


It's to verify that it has been done. It's not an unachievable feat. I mean being away from pierogi and ice capped winters *is* a possibility for most humans... (It's called getting over it.)

And btw, Poles aren't that tough. They're stubborn and frank, but they sometimes struggle to deal with the simplest of challenges... and cultural steadfastness is their biggest problem in this respect...

Australia / Difficult situation with moving (Australia-Poland) [37]


Oh please... did you even read the bloody OP?

News / Poland building an empire (instead of a nation)? [67]


I think Inner Mongolia would be a good place to start...

Australia / Difficult situation with moving (Australia-Poland) [37]


Nothing! But then probably not best to shack up with an Aussie bird from the other side of the world who might also have similar ideas about being near and caring for her family...

Caring for family is not the monopoly of the Poles... If they knew this then they would respect that we *all* have obligations to be near our families, and would try to work out a solution that best serves *both* parties in a mature and sensitive way... This brother's just being selfish. I doubt whether he cares for anyone...

It *just* becomes an excuse sometimes I fear. And the OP has stated that her husband has no obvious family commitments that she would obviously respect were they apparent... so she evidently knows a thing or two about how Poles operate on this level.

Australia / Difficult situation with moving (Australia-Poland) [37]


So's Poland.


And there are nooo immigrants here from European countries...? The country's full of them! The Euro-Aussies (Aussie-Euros - whatever!) didn't spring from the ground!

Australian's living abroad have to adapt too... maybe we're just better at it! If you can only be a man when you're living down the road from mummy, then you're not worthy of your wife's devotion...


And some things aren't meant to work... no biggy! Why are marriages so sacrosanct? I mean we don't hold on to a business that's going down the gurgler or a President that shows ineffectual leadership... As far as I'm concerned we've all got a right to live and be happy... A few chances then you're out!

People *and* hearts have their limits. People are just afraid of saying goodbye.

Love / POLISH GIRLS... wake up and prove you are respectable.... [135]


Yeah... the married ones, and the ones that won't sleep with you!

News / Poland building an empire (instead of a nation)? [67]

Yeah, but intergalactic empires will be a thing of the future! May even outlive hearts... and men and women!

Australia / Difficult situation with moving (Australia-Poland) [37]

Yeah my advice is... whatever she does, do it quick! Cause waiting around for him obviously isn't having the desired effect. (I think she stated this.)

And your advice is more qualified?? I mean I happen to have been in her situation (or very similar) and I *happen* to know what she's missing...

I don't know why people get married... probably because they want the wedding or because they got knocked up or something... But yeah love AND dreams are fairly inseparable...?

If I was agirlfromoz (which I am!) I'd be pretty irked, and feeling a little less than loved right about now. I mean you need dreams to keep the love alive, just like you need love to keep the dream alive...

Let's wait and see what she says about our imperfect advice shall we... I'm not claiming to have all the answers, but I do feel sorry for the girl who probably feels a bit foolish and desperate right now.

It just strikes me that Polish guys have an uncanny way of getting what they want... (Mummy's boys!)

USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]


What? Anything you can pay less than 20 Euro for?

Australia / Difficult situation with moving (Australia-Poland) [37]


Don't be an arse. Marriage is about *both* parties and the dreams they both share... not some lazy arse procrastinator too unsure of himself to make an adult move to be with his wife.

And girlfriend... don't come here for advice... you'll only hear more b*llshit from Polish men too attached to mummy and concealed with Polish male pride to see any wood for the trees.

You know what you need to do. My advice is to treat it like a band aid... Rip it off quick!