Love / What strange/unnerving/funny things do your Polish wives do? [153]

Anyone every get this from their wife or girlfriend they live with?

Every once in a while [couple of times a year, possibly once a year if you are lucky] they feel this need to just completely alter the layout of the room. TV somewhere else, sofa facing this way, table over there, lamp on the other side of the room etc. If you ask why, they say the the room needs to be refreshed, you cannot just have it look the same all the time.

Life / Is it McPoland? [63]


But you would be surprised just how many people do go there on a regular basis [3 or 4 times a week at least]. Why? It tastes good to them. It's cheap. The fact that it is actually, for the most part, absolute crap, has no meaning in this case.

Anyway Poland is not the only country to be attacked by a worldwide fast food chain, many countries have, even the very poor countries where you would be surprised to see this type of restaurant have them. Since this freedom stuff got so very popular, the most we can do is educate people as to why they might be better off avoiding fast food restaurant, cigarettes, etc. Evidence so far suggests that this 'education' does not get through most of the time.

Feedback / I love this forum - It's so Polish: tolerant, inconsistent, amusing [184]

My thread. It's alive!!!! Meh I was bored when I decided to start it. I'll continue in yours.


For some people though we need a little more

Life / Is it McPoland? [63]

People watch supersize me, it'll give you a little bit of insight. The guy who made that film later hosted a TV program where people took part in eating challenges, you know life stuffing their faces with crappy food as fast as possible. Gotta love the irony.

Law / Rights of a consumer when dealing with faulty goods in Poland? [65]

My orange mobile phone has just stopped allowing me to send texts or read what is in the texts that are sent to me. I called orange today but was on hold for so long I hung up. I'll try again tomorrow when I get free calls.

Life / Is it McPoland? [63]


So do you want to or not? Speaking of supersize, how about 'fat assing' your meals?

youtube.com/watch?v=NeqYyvRbHws

Law / Rights of a consumer when dealing with faulty goods in Poland? [65]

Yes that could be it since it says message corrupt whenever a text message arrives? What has to be done?

Love / Best way to find a Polish husband...ideas? [120]


Well you pretty much described me although I am a bit of a religious psycho + I don't live in the USA so, slight problem there. Plus you do not like it when a man pulls a cute/funny face to lighten to mood so we are just too different girl.

Travel / Collection of dress codes in Poland - what to wear? [95]

Following trends is strange to me. I have never followed a trend. Sometimes I like to use/wear stuff that lots of other people also like so I am similar in that way but I never go, oh, lots of people are doing this or wearing this so have to as well. I had a haircut recently but it was because I was sick of my hair falling in to my eyes [had not cut it for about 10 months] and just said, short back and sides with a bit more on the top but generally short. I did not cut it due to thinking it would make girls like it or because I want to fit in to a certain type of sub culture. There is making an effort and that is fine but then there is also doing what you think others want from you and makes them accept you. That is where it goes wrong.

Feedback / I love this forum - It's so Polish: tolerant, inconsistent, amusing [184]


Don't wanna drop any names but they know who they are [actually they probably don't].

Love / Best way to find a Polish husband...ideas? [120]


I for one totally understand that. I think there that there is absolutely nothing wrong in wanting to keep your ethnicity going and being proud of it. A black person can say that they are proud to be black so why can this not be the case for a white person? If they want to keep their ethnicity, culture and religious beliefs going, great for them. There is nothing racist or backward about that, you can mix with others and be friendly with them, but why do you have to get married to someone like that?

Muhammad Ali on racial integration

youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HqiWFLsgVi4

News / Polish newspaper websites to start charging for access in September [9]

Sites that charge for usage are not going to get many readers, simple as that. People do not like to pay for Internet and then have to pay for services on the internet unless it is a very good service. Charging for news is simply going to mean people check the news somewhere else where it is free.

News / Polish newspaper websites to start charging for access in September [9]

To be honest I do not go on Polish news sites much [only sports ones]. You saying there are no Polish news sites that do not charge money?

News / Poland has its first super hero - The White Eagle [11]

It is a nice idea but me thinks it is just another idea to make money. You know for the same reason that so many super hero films were released recently. They know people like superheroes so the movies are going to make lots of money. Now if there are Polish people that are fans of comics and superheroes, then this comic is going to make a lot of money.

News / Poland has its first super hero - The White Eagle [11]


To be honest I never heard of captain Britain. Do you mean Captain America?

News / Poland has its first super hero - The White Eagle [11]

Well one is an American superhero and the other, as far as I know, is made up.

Love / Cheating from spouses. Is cheating very common in Poland ? [116]

It is not as common as in the USA or Britain, or other more liberal European countries, mainly due to Poland being a Catholic country and marriage being considered sacred. In fact cheating is seen a very serious sin [breaking 1 of the 10 commandments]. Not to say that it does not happen in Poland and yes in more liberal cities, particularly the capitol there are some very 'immoral' places that you can go to.

Love / A Polish womans relationship with her mother in law. [44]

People like to give their opinions so here is mine. As mentioned before, your son sounds like a real 'douchebag.' All you have done in your post is show him in bad light. He is a druggy who forced a girlfriend of his to have an abortion, then gave his other girlfriend a disease and decided he did not want you to be involved in their life, sending you an email with terribly abusive language. This is going to be out of place but you have not brought this guy up right. If you thinks it is okay to speak to you like that then he obviously did not have enough discipline as a child. You seem to think it is something to do with his Polish girlfriend, I think you'll find it is probably him who decided he did not want you involved. Since she loves him, she probably does what he tells her and protects him. Honestly I would question here too, the fact that she is with a guy like this does not say much good about her either to be fair.

UK, Ireland / Crap parenting in our UK youth today (in Poland it's a little better) [52]

To be honest for me it is common sense that there is a difference between hitting your child and beating them to a pulp. I am all for smacking your children if they misbehave and would not frown if I saw it in public. In fact some children I see need a good smack. Obviously if they get beat so hard they have to go to hospital, that is unacceptable, but a parent with common sense knows that and if they do not then they are not fit to be a parent. It is my belief [at least from personal experience] that the children who were in the strict households turn out to be better more respectful adults than the children who never got hit and could do what they wanted, as their parent would let them, because they 'love' them.

UK, Ireland / Crap parenting in our UK youth today (in Poland it's a little better) [52]


You are just twisting this in to something that makes me look bad so that you can prove your point. Common sense idiot! You do not hit a child in the legs, on the head or back or stomach, you usually give it a smack on the bum [it hurts but does no damage] or to a lesser extent a clip around the ear. That is what I mean by hitting a child. If hitting your child gets them to be proper decent respectful adults and they do the same with their children, no problem. As for me needing a smack, let me tell you I am the respectful person I am today, why is that? I was physically punished as a child, with a belt to the backside and it certainly taught me not to do the wrongs I did ever again. I can say as a fact that discipline has taught me so much good and the times where I did not fear any consequence I was not as good a person. You have to get it right, the aim is not to damage the child physically but to do enough so that it does not want to be hit again and often stops with the mere mentioning of a smack, as p3undone said. Sometimes when I see a parent explaining stuff to 4 year olds it makes me laugh. You know what the result is, they usually listen to what is said to them, then just do whatever wrong they were doing, anyway, since they are not able to understand the explanation. The punishment method is simple to understand, do this and you get this, be good and you get this [obviously you can reward for good behaviour as well, not just punish them].

UK, Ireland / Crap parenting in our UK youth today (in Poland it's a little better) [52]


Not many adults could kick my ass buddy.

I suppose we just have a different view. The only reason I would smack my child would be to teach it what is wrong and what is right. I would use other punishments as well [e.g no TV, no toys etc] but if they do not work then a smack on the bum might have to be used. If you hook up a piece of cheese to electricity and it shocks a mouse when it tries to get it, that pain will teach the mouse not to go near it. If you try other ways like frightening the mouse whenever it goes near it, when you are not there, it will still try to get it. Okay it might not be a fantastic example, let's just say, personally I feel there is not a lot wrong with hitting a child. It does not happen often and I honestly think the more disciplined children turn out better than the softy soft, explanation receiving ones. Children learn to manipulate as well. If they know that doing something bad only gets an explanation of why it is wrong, they'll 'listen' to it with their short attention span and then go off and do it again and again. Bring up your kids how you want but do not tell me a smack in the bum is something I can not do. Know the saying 'I put you in this world and I can take you out of it?' Well obviously I would not be as extreme as that but it makes sense. You look after your children and they have a duty to listen to you, not negotiate stuff with you. They only survive for the first few years of their life thanks to you, so they least they can do is have some respect. It is up to you to then teach it to them. Anyway this went off topic. The main topic was crap parenting, not just hitting your children. I mentioned that and people jumped on it. The main problem I have is with the parents that have children in public who blatantly disregard them and they do not do anything about it.

UK, Ireland / Crap parenting in our UK youth today (in Poland it's a little better) [52]


Exactly and yet you do not see enough of this in public. It normally ends with the parent just letting their child scream their lungs out, getting louder and louder and not considering that their child, you know, might be bothering others. Oh but it is a child so we should just accept it. That is why I hope for the day when I do not every have to take public transport again. Unfortunately some places are more [like the centre of London] are more convenient to get to via public transport.


Why are you altering what I say to suit your case. I did not get beaten, I got an occasional belt on the bum. I never had to go to a doctor, nor did I have any marks from it, yet it was enough to make me not want to do what I had had done, again. BTW what on earth does my physical punishment as a child have to do with my current search for a job? What you think they can tell that I think it is okay to hit a child due to the answers I give? Did you have some alcoholic drink as you wrote this?


No because he or she is a stranger. In the same way it is unacceptable to hit someone elses child, since they are not yours and it is not your business.


No and that is why you do not hit a child around the head, or an adult [unless you are boxing or something].


Yeah yeah, good old delph. As soon as someone has a different opinion to you they are either not right in the head or some wellington boot wearing poor sap who not education. Get in the real world man, people have different ideas and ways of life, your views and way of life is not the guide to follow. Sometimes I think you did not get hit enough as a child.

UK, Ireland / Crap parenting in our UK youth today (in Poland it's a little better) [52]

Funny how people jump to the conclusion that it is a man who must punish physically. It was actually my mum who did this and I still love her very much. I wonder if you react just as badly to a woman who spanks her child as you do to a man who does this?

News / Poles, Polonians and aliens on Pussy Riot? [182]

No problem with the girls trying to demonstrate against Putin but not keen on them personally. 2 years is a bit harsh, although it is Putin, so not surprised.

Off-Topic / I am a Pariah: My Horror Story [44]

You're a pretty girl and sound intelligent so I am surprised that you have so many problems with men. Not wanting to sound like a pick up line but if you I lived near you I would probably want to meet you, if nothing more, to chat about Poland and do some Polish stuff, so you do not feel so bad in your area. I personally am not in any way ashamed of my Polish background. I mean look at the different cultures and ethnic groups that prance about, proud of where they are from and what the believe, you can be proud too, and if you are happy with that, then honestly, you cares what people think. I am sorry to hear about your past but if anything, try to look at it as a toughening up process, not a miserable time that you have problems forgetting.

News / Nude females in Legnica centrum [5]

Yeah Panie means ladies, it can also be male, if you say Panie! Like you might if you are speaking to God or something. You know, 'Panie, błagam Cie.'

Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]

It seems if you do not live in Poland you are known as plastic although I know a lot of people who do not live in Poland feel more proud of their Polish heritage than people who are from Poland and want to leave ASAP. It might be that if you do not pay taxes in Poland you cannot be considered a true Polish person, or at least some people think.

Life / Do Polish people like Turkish people? [66]


Ah I see, what you really mean is will a Polish girl go out with you?

Life / Do Polish people like Turkish people? [66]

Dude it depends on the person. It is strange for a Turk to be in Poland, some will not care, others will not be fond of you, but not because you are a Turk, some people just generally do not like foreigners in Poland while others could not give a crap and then you have a few who might even be interested to chat with you as they find people with different cultures from different countries to be very interesting and exotic. So yeah, 2 types, I mean 3.