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Joined: 4 Jan 2011 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 5 Oct 2016
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BBman   
12 Jan 2012
Genealogy / I'm half Polish American, but I'm very Patriotic about my ancestry [47]

Do you wish Polish people who live abroad or of Polish ancestry had no sentiments about Poland?

Delphi hates the US and americans in general. He also feels superior to Poles. His greatest nemesis is an American of Polish descent and therefore always lashes out when someone like this shows interest in their polish heritage. he is just a miserable british twat living in Poland. I suspect he is jealous that poland is enjoying her freedom whilst the english are firmly holding his scottish brethren by the balls.
BBman   
10 Jan 2012
History / Lithuanians hate Poles? [156]

(ask yourself, if you're so knowledgeable - why are Lithuanians prevented in Poland from giving their children certain Lithuanian names?)

ohhh look here we have another limey expert - this time one that specializes in lithuania, but doesnt live there nor has he ever. I lived and worked in poland for a few years and i can say that there is not that much discrimination. theres far more discrimination in lithuania vs poles and russians than in poland vs lithuanians.

as for non-polish names? who cares
never heard of that law anyway
BBman   
10 Jan 2012
History / Lithuanians hate Poles? [156]

The lithuanian government is creating this hatred of the poles. they dont want the lithuanian culture/language to die out so they try to instill nationalism among the people. easiest way of accomplishing this is to create an enemy.
BBman   
7 Jan 2012
Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]

Yes, we are particularly rude to dumb American medical students who are effectively buying their medicine degree. Much of it is due to the arrogance, false self confidence and shocking lack of knowledge that they exhibit.

Americans, norwegians, swedes (there's one on this board actually), africans, indians, etc...

Not just americans, limey!

I bet you could find some dumb brits buying their med degrees in PL too. However i think most are actually too dumb to buy a degree as they are would prefer to get sh!t faced in krakow's rynek then run around naked & and give the local population a headache.

press a button in order to get a signal

We have this in canada too, its not a bad idea.
BBman   
5 Jan 2012
News / Poland being the powerhouse of Europe [40]

And yet another American who doesn't understand the first thing about the EU but doesn't let that stop him mouthing off about it....

I'm not american and i know full well what happens when a country is flooded with useless people. Thanks for coming out limey.
BBman   
5 Jan 2012
Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

^ Source or it didn't happen.

You don't bother providing sources for most of the sh!t you spew on here...and you want me to provide sources?? lol!

You seem to have plenty of time on your hands, look it up yourself maybe you'll learn something about your racist limey forefathers.

They can be be considering Jewish is a religion and not a race.

It's a religion and a culture/ethnic group!
BBman   
4 Jan 2012
News / Poland being the powerhouse of Europe [40]

Poland is going to have a hard time becoming a powerhouse if its birthrate is not increased.

Don't worry MW, the EU will flood Poland with uneducated and unskilled 3rd world labourers. They'll save the day.
BBman   
4 Jan 2012
Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

It's actually british. Prior to the 2nd world war the racist british in canada/usa didn't consider southern & eastern europeaners as being white.
BBman   
13 Dec 2011
USA, Canada / I now have a USA and Polish passport - How to behave at the border? [18]

No problem OP. I've done the same as you (Polish/Canadian passports). It is illegal for Poles to identify themselves to Polish officials using foreign documents, but the authorities turn a blind eye to this law.

If you stay in poland for longer than 3 months you will have to show both passports at the border in order to leave Poland. You might also get hassled for having 2 different spellings of your name. If you have a document that shows your official name change, bring it with you it might help.
BBman   
8 Dec 2011
History / What proportion of the Polish population collaborated with the Nazis? [125]

Had ALL of Europe acted as did Bulgaria, Denmark or Sweden, the history of the Shoah would have been written quite differently, I can assure you-:)

Sure. And had jews (example: chaim rumkowski) not collaborated with the germans or fought along side the germans (example: werner goldberg - nazi poster boy), the history of the shoah would have been written quite differently, i can assure you-:)
BBman   
7 Dec 2011
Language / 24 hour time telling in Poland vs. other countries [29]

or hasn`t used the British Rail before, he/she might have a problem with deciphering the correct time if it is written 17.00 or 18.00 ?

It's very possible. It's guaranteed to cause problems if that american happens to be from an inner city.
BBman   
7 Dec 2011
Polonia / How would an American Pole be treated while studying in Germany? [25]

Not in the case of engineering. Polish Universities are not accredited period.

Another thing to note is that german universities are better known around the world than their polish counterparts. People in general know more about germany than poland and so its safe to assume that some employers may prefer to hire a german educated applicant instead of a polish one. Not saying that this happens 100% of the time, but i've seen it happen.

Some people on this forum, like delphiandomine (a brit who has a dead end job teaching english in Poland), are really grumpy and have a lot of anger built up inside. Delphiandomine actually hates Americans and Americans of Polish descent which is why he was so harsh towards you, so please just put him on your ignore list.
BBman   
1 Dec 2011
USA, Canada / Polish-American Musicians [45]

No. He's American.

Sounds like you've never been to the US/Canada. When someone says they are ___ (insert ethnic group), it doesn't mean they are ____. It simply means that they are making reference to their ancestry. It is VERY common. Tons of yanks and canucks of scottish heritage, for instance, walk around in kilts on scottish festivals/holidays, even though they are 3rd, 4th, 5th gen yanks/. edit

can we stop this continual argument of what is and what is not a pol/am. thank you.

Let us talk about what we want, relax and go grab a coffee. The brits on this forum are unable to grasp this simple concept so it needs to be addressed often.
BBman   
1 Dec 2011
Life / Poles - the Nation of Liars? [478]

Everyone lies. I bet Poles lie to you more because they know they can.

I'm not sure if lying is unique to Poles.

Great post.
BBman   
30 Nov 2011
USA, Canada / Polish-American Musicians [45]

johnny rzeznik

This is what first came to my mind when i saw the title of the thread:)

Here's another, Ed Kowalczyk.
BBman   
30 Nov 2011
Work / Chemistry degree - what are my chances of finding work in Poland? [29]

degree in chemistry

In my opinion, you should pursue a career in this field in the UK (or some other western country). Teaching english is a nice option but you'll be better off working in your field of study. A career in science is much more lucrative/stable than ESL work in a foreign land. Sometimes when you leave your area of expertise for too long, you may not be able to get back into it. Think about your long term future, not just the next 12 months.

Unless of course you are looking to get out of that line of work or just want a break (and can take a break) from chemistry then disregard the above:)

cheers!

Your posts are full of mistakes

Oh shutup you grammar nazi, this is an internet forum not a job interview.
BBman   
27 Nov 2011
Law / I am starting a new business life in Poland (coming from Sydney) [84]

A family of 4 requires 10,000 PLN per month to live without school fees, car/mortgage and private health care.

Most Poles live off much less than 10k PLN - try 3.5-4k for a couple who both have poorly paid jobs. It ain't pretty but that's the reality.

If you live on the outskirts of Warsaw and your kids are at university then I would expect 3 or 4 cars in the family.

A lot of the people that live on the outskirts of Wawa are financially well off, so yes i would agree with you here about having 3-4 cars in the family.

Utter and complete nonsense. Ever heard of public transport?

He's a british Pan, he doesn't ride public transit.
BBman   
19 Nov 2011
Life / Flea markets in Wrocław [14]

You;re right, I didn't read OPs post in its entirety. He sounds like a hoarder of junk so my suggestion is not very helpful.