UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]

Incredible though it may seem, you really can earn this kind of money on farms in the UK. I used to do it myself in my student days. I'm going back to the beginning of the 90's but even then I earned between 100 and 120 a day grafting roses. OK, it was a specialist job, but some crops also paid well, as I'm sure they still do, e.g. brocolli. I had a student at my university several years ago who went to England and earned 60 quid a day picking strawberries. If you don't believe me, just do a little research.

UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]

Amathyst. Years ago benefits were not as generous as they are now, and people were more willing to get their backs bent. Agencies (usually "gangmasters") used to exploit farmhands disgracefully but since the Morecombe Bay incident a few years ago, when illegal Chinese workers drowned when cut off by the tide, a body called the Gangmasters Licensing Authority has come into being. This body regulates gangmasters and has successfully prosecuted many shady guys.

guess who. Yes. You probably know that working all day in hot sun on an exposed field is extremely hard. At the risk of sounding more like an old fart than I actually am, a lot of young British people would rather take welfare benefits than work. btw 100 a day is only possible for the fastest, most skillful workers, but 50-70 pounds is entirely possible.

UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]

PennBoy. I'm way out of touch with the UK benefits system, but I'd be interested to know myself. Perhaps some lazy b@stard can tell us!

UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]


As I said, it's been a long time since I did it, but 11 or 12 hours a day, five days a week.


Why do you doubt it? It's possible. I'm not really concerned whether you believe me or not. I have no axe to grind. I'd tell you what the best rose budder earned in my day, but you definitely wouldn't believe me!

Life / Racism and for what? (story of Egyptian guy's living in Poland) [149]


No Pip, not everybody, but there are an awful lot, mostly not Polish people.
Sorry to hear what happened to you Ell.

Life / Drinking before clubbing in Poland? [25]


I'm sure that's also going to happen. Nothing wrong with a heart starter to get you in the mood. Have fun.

Life / What on earth is the fascination of Indians, Pakistanis and Nepalese with Poland? [112]


Then please give one good reason why he/she has not been banned. Freedom of hatespeech?

Language / Unique names of cities/town/villages in Poland [58]

Who'd A thought it, Alabama
Eek, Alaska
Greasy Corner, Toad Suck, Turkey Scratch Arkansas
Zyzx Springs, California
Two Egg, Florida
What Cheer, Iowa
Rabbit Hash, Bug, OK, Kentucky
Tightwad, Missouri
Hot Coffee, Mississippi
Wynot, Nebraska
Stifflknee Knob, North Carolina
Lickskillet, Ohio
Lick Fork, Virginia
Embarrass, Wisconsin
Coldass Creek, North Carolina
Sugar Tit, Kentucky
Fuc**ing Creek, Tickle Cu*t Branch, Virginia

These places exist or existed according to Bill Bryson, Made in America.

Language / Unique names of cities/town/villages in Poland [58]


Strange indeed on PF.
From UK
Batchelor's Bump, Sussex
Beer, Devon
Booze, Yorkshire
Bottom Flash, Cheshire
Buttock, Lancashire
Cockup Bottom, Cumbria
Dancing Dicks, Essex
Great Cockup, Cumbria
Great Snoring, Norfolk
Nasty, Hertfordshire
Pisser Clough, Yorkshire
Rest and Be Thankfull, Argyll and Bute
Shagg, Dorset
Shitlington Crags, Northumberland
Spunkie, Ayrshire
Titty Ho, Northamptonshire
Twatt, Orkney

Language / Unique names of cities/town/villages in Poland [58]

We mustn't omit the now sadly renamed Gropec*nt Lane in the City of London. Is the meaning obvious enough for you Nat?

Language / Unique names of cities/town/villages in Poland [58]


Absolutely not. The London street was, as you can imagine, a red light area. Apparently, there are other places which had streets of the same name.

Language / Unique names of cities/town/villages in Poland [58]

Low comedy is much underated. I might just start a thread on the best toilet humour onscreen. The dinner table in Nutty Professor, or Dumb and Dumber when the laxatives take effect. Puerile? I'm fine with that.

Life / Polish equivalent of Maplins or Radio Shack in Łódź [12]

Why not just buy it on Allegro and save yourself a trip? I recently went all over looking for a large diaphragm condenser mic but there was nothing available in shops selling electronics. Allegro is good for specialist stuff.

Food / Are there any Polish wines worth purchasing? [65]


Can you give us any information on that Harry. I'd love to try good Polish wine. The only stuff I see is the chateaux park bench @ 4zł/l.

Food / Are there any Polish wines worth purchasing? [65]

Thanks Harry. The Japanese whiskey's all yours.

Food / Are there any Polish wines worth purchasing? [65]


True. Just joking. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find they can do it. Why not? Making booze is simple enough.
I once had a student from Kazakhstan who recommended Kazakh brandy, advising me to buy only the 5-star. I thought he was kidding but I tried it and found it to be as good as any French stuff I'd ever had, except for Martell Cordon Blue. As an afterthought I said to this guy, "Hang on, you're muslim. You shouldn't drink alcohol." He replied, "Yes, but in Kazakhstan we only drink at night, when Allah can't see us."

Love / How to survive a relationship in Poland? [42]


I think it's called the Rusty Trombone. Or is it the Cincinnati Bow Tie?

Travel / How welcoming is Poland for an American visitor? And great places to visit. [43]

Absolutely right. It's one of the things I like about Poland. People generally mind their own business and let you get on with yours (I'm not talking about gossipy neighbours, who can be a pain). If you are interested in nature, I recommend Białowieża forest, the last pristine (some of it) lowland forest in Europe.

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]


I think he means Polish people. Mr Mocz has a close affinty to Poland and Poles loosely based on his insane white supremacist delusions and the fact that his great grandmother was half Polish. I hear he's thinking of even coming here if he can get off his fat arse and tear himself away from neo-nazi websites.

Love / How to survive a relationship in Poland? [42]

I'm intrigued. Something you'd like to share?

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]

"Could he not find in his heart the generosity to acknowledge that there is a small nation that stood alone not for one year or two, but for several hundred years against aggression; that endured spoliations, famines, massacres in endless succession; that was clubbed many times into insensibility, but that each time on returning [to] consciousness took up the fight anew; a small nation that could never be got to accept defeat and has never surrendered her soul?”

- Eamon De Valera, on Victory Day in Europe, May 8, 1945, responding in a radio speech to criticism by Winston Churchill of Ireland’s neutrality in World War II, a speech in which De Valera also thanked Churchill for not invading Ireland.

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]

These guys crack me up. I was born in a part of London where a lot of Irish people lived. My mother was Irish and our family life was heavily influenced by Irish culture. Having said that, I would never in a hundred years presume to talk about Ireland by using the pronoun We. I do not feel entitled to pontificate on Irish affairs and I would never look down my nose at non-Irish people living in and paying tax in Ireland.

Law / SMEs are the engine room of the Poland's economy. Do they get the respect they deserve? [4]


I'm a one-man band so I don't do too badly, although ZUS is a pain. I wouldn't mind paying it if I knew I was going to get something back, but as things stand, retirement is not something I even think about. Yes, there needs to be something done to help SMEs employ people without tax rates so punitive that potential employers are put off. Perhaps raising the income tax threshold so low paid people were out of the system altogether, at least temporarily. Better than the awful situation we have now with very long term unemployed people sitting around doing nothing. Just think how much would be saved if you put three or four people to work.

Life / What on earth is the fascination of Indians, Pakistanis and Nepalese with Poland? [112]


Hey, don't come that master race crap Fritz. Don't you remember what happened last time? And the time before?

Love / Online matrimonial - a good way to find a true Polish man/woman on the net? [51]


Already exists. Called second life. There's an interesting documentary about it available through the Documentary Heaven website.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2859]

Probably because they come from a country where it's very difficult to legally own a firearm. As a result, there are very few gun-related deaths here. I never even think about the possibility of my neighbour going nuts with a gun because it's highly unlikely he's got one. Kids don't get frisked or walk through a metal detector in schools. They don't even have security guards. Don't need them. I know it's the American way to have guns but here in Europe we prefer to forego the joy of having a Tech 9 or a Magnum for the sense of security that low gun ownership brings.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


A Czech reataurant without knedliki is like a pub with no beer.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


It's not impossible to find fresh lamb but it is very difficult. I go to a particular butcher twice a week because they sometimes sell it. Last week they had a little (somewhere between lamb and mutton) so I bought a couble of kilos. I personally do not know a single Pole who likes lamb or mutton. As for the beef, yes it's not easy to find good tender beef in Poland. I suppose it's because the animals spend so much time indoors.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


I know what you mean. The stuff in hypermarkets is just what nobody else will buy. The place I get mine from is a family butcher (if you know what I mean) with a farm, so it's all good.


kebab should be lamb, and I'm sure Americans love it, but kebab in Poland is pork or chicken. No lamb.