Polson
22 Dec 2013
News / Poland has the most dangerous roads in Europe [34]
Luckily, in 10 years, the attitudes will have changed too.
In 10 years we can see who was right.
Luckily, in 10 years, the attitudes will have changed too.
Polson
22 Dec 2013
News / Poland has the most dangerous roads in Europe [34]
Monitor, you can't put the sole responsability on the quality of roads. I'm sure it has a minimum impact on the figures.
Responsible and civic drivers wouldn't have that many accidents, even on disastrous roads.
You just need to have a quick look at how Poles (at least many of them) drive and you'll understand the ranking.
Even my (female) Polish teacher, who seemed very nice and responsible, was probably not so nice and responsible when driving.
She didn't even know that the speed limit on Polish highways was 140km/h. She told me that when she was alone (in the car), she would drive faster than that, without hesitating, because 'everybody does that', that was her argument.
Monitor, you can't put the sole responsability on the quality of roads. I'm sure it has a minimum impact on the figures.
Responsible and civic drivers wouldn't have that many accidents, even on disastrous roads.
You just need to have a quick look at how Poles (at least many of them) drive and you'll understand the ranking.
Even my (female) Polish teacher, who seemed very nice and responsible, was probably not so nice and responsible when driving.
She didn't even know that the speed limit on Polish highways was 140km/h. She told me that when she was alone (in the car), she would drive faster than that, without hesitating, because 'everybody does that', that was her argument.
Polson
22 Dec 2013
News / Poland has the most dangerous roads in Europe [34]
I agree with normaldriver, it has a lot to do with Polish drivers and their mentality when they drive.
If you're a pedestrian, you need to be very careful when you cross a street, cuz drivers usually don't give a sh!t about crossings, and they drive too fast.
Once, I was driving my cousin's car, with her, and she found odd that I let pedestrians cross the street.
Another time, in another town, a big SUV overtook us on the right, on the SIDEWALK. How crazy is that?
These figures are scary but they don't surprise me. They're a total shame for Poland tho.
Monitor, I'm really not sure that Serbia, Georgia, and Romania's roads are better developed than Poland's. It really is about mentality.
I'm actually surprised to see that France is not so bad. The French are clearly not the most 'civic' drivers in Europe, but we're doing well in that ranking.
Maybe it's due to all the radars we have now...
I agree with normaldriver, it has a lot to do with Polish drivers and their mentality when they drive.
If you're a pedestrian, you need to be very careful when you cross a street, cuz drivers usually don't give a sh!t about crossings, and they drive too fast.
Once, I was driving my cousin's car, with her, and she found odd that I let pedestrians cross the street.
Another time, in another town, a big SUV overtook us on the right, on the SIDEWALK. How crazy is that?
These figures are scary but they don't surprise me. They're a total shame for Poland tho.
Monitor, I'm really not sure that Serbia, Georgia, and Romania's roads are better developed than Poland's. It really is about mentality.
I'm actually surprised to see that France is not so bad. The French are clearly not the most 'civic' drivers in Europe, but we're doing well in that ranking.
Maybe it's due to all the radars we have now...
Polson
16 Dec 2013
News / POLAND to have its own automobile brand (back), the SYRENA! [36]
Dunno about Daewoo, but to be honest, that Polonez, compared to the many Maluch was probably considered a luxury car ;)
Dunno about Daewoo, but to be honest, that Polonez, compared to the many Maluch was probably considered a luxury car ;)
Polson
16 Dec 2013
Polson
16 Dec 2013
News / POLAND to have its own automobile brand (back), the SYRENA! [36]
Let's leave in the past what belongs to the past, okay? ;D
Let's leave in the past what belongs to the past, okay? ;D
Polson
16 Dec 2013
Life / Is Poland a poor country? [578]
Oh, then that's why there are almost as many Swedes as there are Poles in Norway...
There's a reason why young Swedes move to Norway to peel bananas.
Oh, then that's why there are almost as many Swedes as there are Poles in Norway...
Polson
16 Dec 2013
News / POLAND to have its own automobile brand (back), the SYRENA! [36]
Melon sounds good to me ;) Anything that is no longer than 2 syllables can do.
Or Milo. Syrena Milo... Any other suggestion? ;)
What about melon ?
Melon sounds good to me ;) Anything that is no longer than 2 syllables can do.
Or Milo. Syrena Milo... Any other suggestion? ;)
Polson
16 Dec 2013
News / POLAND to have its own automobile brand (back), the SYRENA! [36]
Not really (have a look at Magda's post), but I guess they could shorten the name as they do for limousine -> limo. Meluzyna -> ...Melu? Or Meloo? ;)
Probably the meaning is limuzyna "limousine"...
Not really (have a look at Magda's post), but I guess they could shorten the name as they do for limousine -> limo. Meluzyna -> ...Melu? Or Meloo? ;)
Polson
16 Dec 2013
Life / Is Poland a poor country? [578]
Then many people in Poland are not poor.
The same BMWs and same houses (more or less) as in Ireland I guess.
Thanks for proving my point.
lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.
Then many people in Poland are not poor.
Depends on how old the car is and where the house is.
The same BMWs and same houses (more or less) as in Ireland I guess.
yea, eurostat are
Thanks for proving my point.
Polson
15 Dec 2013
News / POLAND to have its own automobile brand (back), the SYRENA! [36]
Leopard, yes. It's actually Swedish-Polish (the company HQs are in Trelleborg, Sweden, if I remember well). Nice cars too, but you can't expect to sell millions of these.
I totally agree, I was thinking about that too. Syrena may be alright, but Meluzyna... I can't imagine a Frenchman saying 'hey, I'm driving a Syrena Meluzyna'... 7 syllables, that's way too long, and probably too Polish too :P
Indeed. It's gaining in popularity, and for good reasons I guess.
They manufacture cars in Poland.
Leopard, yes. It's actually Swedish-Polish (the company HQs are in Trelleborg, Sweden, if I remember well). Nice cars too, but you can't expect to sell millions of these.
better yet change the name all together.
there is a lot to a name.
I totally agree, I was thinking about that too. Syrena may be alright, but Meluzyna... I can't imagine a Frenchman saying 'hey, I'm driving a Syrena Meluzyna'... 7 syllables, that's way too long, and probably too Polish too :P
Tesla motors in USA. I love their vision. This company needs to be apart of that movement.
Indeed. It's gaining in popularity, and for good reasons I guess.
Polson
15 Dec 2013
Polson
15 Dec 2013
News / POLAND to have its own automobile brand (back), the SYRENA! [36]
Here's what the car will look like:
Clearly:
I heard about that too, and here's a very nice prototype:
New Warsaw car
Here's what the car will look like:
it's probably connected with the Warsaw's coat of arms
Clearly:
Before Syrena, they had been producing a car called Warszawa.
I heard about that too, and here's a very nice prototype:
New Warsaw car
Polson
15 Dec 2013
Life / Is Poland a poor country? [578]
Romania and Bulgaria are poorer. Their HDI is not very high (just 'high'), and a Pole, on average, earns twice as much as a Romanian/Bulgarian.
What is poor? Ever been to Poland, Milky? When you drive a BMW in the alleyway of your own house, you're not really poor, are you?
Yes, on average (because it's all about stats), Poles make less money, but life is not as expensive as in some other EU countries, so on the whole, the gap is not that huge.
just like Romania and Bulgaria
Romania and Bulgaria are poorer. Their HDI is not very high (just 'high'), and a Pole, on average, earns twice as much as a Romanian/Bulgarian.
But on EU scale they are poor.
What is poor? Ever been to Poland, Milky? When you drive a BMW in the alleyway of your own house, you're not really poor, are you?
Yes, on average (because it's all about stats), Poles make less money, but life is not as expensive as in some other EU countries, so on the whole, the gap is not that huge.
Polson
14 Dec 2013
News / POLAND to have its own automobile brand (back), the SYRENA! [36]
Maybe some good news for the Polish automotive industry. After having produced foreign cars for decades, Poland is about to produce a...Polish car. And not just for the Polish market.
The revived brand, Syrena, inactive for 30 years, is ready to attack again.
The first car to be produced will be the Syrena Meluzyna, a sort of Beetle-Mini mix.
Have a look and share your opinion.
Official page (in English and Polish)
newsyrena.com/#homepage
Maybe some good news for the Polish automotive industry. After having produced foreign cars for decades, Poland is about to produce a...Polish car. And not just for the Polish market.
The revived brand, Syrena, inactive for 30 years, is ready to attack again.
The first car to be produced will be the Syrena Meluzyna, a sort of Beetle-Mini mix.
Have a look and share your opinion.
Official page (in English and Polish)
newsyrena.com/#homepage
Absent from the market for 30 years, Syrena remains Poland's greatest automotive brand with tremendous international potential. In response to growing demand for the return of Poland's "Queen of Motorways", the Syrena brand has been officially reactivated.
Polson
14 Dec 2013
Life / Is Poland a poor country? [578]
Of course not, Poland is not a poor country, by world standards. If you compare it with world powers, there may sometimes be big differences (and actually not in Polish big cities), but on the whole, I'd say Poland is a medium-rich country. Its HDI (Human Development Index) is stated as 'very high'.
And to be honest, I just saw an ad on a Polish page...seriously, what poor country has a big chocolate brand giving away seven Playstation 4s...? ;)
Of course not, Poland is not a poor country, by world standards. If you compare it with world powers, there may sometimes be big differences (and actually not in Polish big cities), but on the whole, I'd say Poland is a medium-rich country. Its HDI (Human Development Index) is stated as 'very high'.
And to be honest, I just saw an ad on a Polish page...seriously, what poor country has a big chocolate brand giving away seven Playstation 4s...? ;)
Polson
11 Dec 2013
USA, Canada / I embrace the term "Polak" or "Pollack" in the US [33]
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No, there is nothing like hating something/someone by nature.
Polaks have other problems than having that fixation about cops and America as you have.
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To be a Polak means by nature to hate cops
No, there is nothing like hating something/someone by nature.
Polaks have other problems than having that fixation about cops and America as you have.
Polson
10 Dec 2013
USA, Canada / I embrace the term "Polak" or "Pollack" in the US [33]
A shrink could help with this identity crisis you seem to be facing.
If people focused more on what they have in common than what divides them, things would be much easier.
Nothing abnormal to feel better with your likes, but no need to create segregation and borders when they shouldn't exist.
A shrink could help with this identity crisis you seem to be facing.
If people focused more on what they have in common than what divides them, things would be much easier.
Nothing abnormal to feel better with your likes, but no need to create segregation and borders when they shouldn't exist.
Polson
10 Dec 2013
USA, Canada / Why do you guys think that so much Polonia is fake? [51]
There are some. Not many.
And yes, I was talking about France.
Stop with the generalisation nonsense.
Strangely, I've spent a lot of time with Poles (from Poland, the real ones, right?) and I've never heard anything about cops and politicians. I mean not more than in France or elsewhere.
Wioskach or miasteczkach ;)
last time I heard there are no arabs in Poland
There are some. Not many.
And yes, I was talking about France.
Polaks dont fuk around
Polaks are not cowards and pussies
Polaks never go to cops and it is in our nature to hate authority, politicians and cops
Stop with the generalisation nonsense.
Strangely, I've spent a lot of time with Poles (from Poland, the real ones, right?) and I've never heard anything about cops and politicians. I mean not more than in France or elsewhere.
wjoskach or mjasteczkach
Wioskach or miasteczkach ;)
Polson
10 Dec 2013
USA, Canada / Why do you guys think that so much Polonia is fake? [51]
Is that a culture? I thought the Poles were (still) largely Christian, not skinheads.
You should be happy about the fact that Poles usually integrate well into the countries they emigrate to.
I'd rather have a successful, desperate housewives-like Polonia, than a bunch of gangstas that don't want to have anything to do with the country they live in.
And before you say anything, if you don't like the country you live in, why don't you go back to your country, or to another country you'd feel closer to?
Many Arabs (not all of course) are our Mexicans, if I can make the comparison. They often live within their own community, and have much stronger ties with their fellows than with their country of adoption (France). And this is good...for no-one.
Why dont we bring the hooligan culture with us like them?
a nation of fighters and warriors who love to fight
Is that a culture? I thought the Poles were (still) largely Christian, not skinheads.
You should be happy about the fact that Poles usually integrate well into the countries they emigrate to.
I'd rather have a successful, desperate housewives-like Polonia, than a bunch of gangstas that don't want to have anything to do with the country they live in.
And before you say anything, if you don't like the country you live in, why don't you go back to your country, or to another country you'd feel closer to?
We're not France
Many Arabs (not all of course) are our Mexicans, if I can make the comparison. They often live within their own community, and have much stronger ties with their fellows than with their country of adoption (France). And this is good...for no-one.
Polson
6 Dec 2013
History / Slavic vs Germanic thinking.... and the philosophical differences [251]
Why do you need to be aggressive?
For my part, I've never been subjected to any German racist propaganda (may I remind you that I'm partly Polish too).
Then we agree, it's a stupid debate, since there is no debate. People would belong to communities, yes, very probably. Nations? Not really.
Born east of the river Elbe, maybe not, but southwest of the river Sekwana, maybe they do (some), as I once read that Christopher Columbus might actually have been Polish ;)
Talking about Christopher Columbus, another good example of 'nationless' hero.
Don't worry, I would never claim Kopernik to be German.
But his mother was Barbara Watzenrode, and he was born in Toruń, Prussia, where most of the population spoke German. That's all I'm saying. Silesian/German mother, Polish father. I don't think you can call that racist.
Maybe his early works were written in German. I think I read that a few times. I'll try to find more info tomorrow (it's getting late now).
Yes, his music is largely inspired by Poland, and he very probably was a Polish patriot. But still, he spent most of his life in France ;)
No worries tho, we have Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, etc. They are good too. We don't need to 'steal' Chopin.
One of the Frenchies' favorite celebrities has been Jean-Jacques Goldman (singer, songwriter) for years now. Born from a German mother and a Polish father.
He makes very good songs, I warmly recommend you to listen to them ;)
You all guys have been subjected to German racism based propaganda and you don't even realize it. Pathetic. Why you doubt Crow then?
Why do you need to be aggressive?
For my part, I've never been subjected to any German racist propaganda (may I remind you that I'm partly Polish too).
It is really difficult to gauge what people back then have been thinking.
Then we agree, it's a stupid debate, since there is no debate. People would belong to communities, yes, very probably. Nations? Not really.
After all Poles do not claim anybody who has been born east of the river Elbe as Poles
Born east of the river Elbe, maybe not, but southwest of the river Sekwana, maybe they do (some), as I once read that Christopher Columbus might actually have been Polish ;)
Talking about Christopher Columbus, another good example of 'nationless' hero.
Talk about Koperink and German claims is nothing more like giving to racist chauvinists claims made by certain German historian in the past
Don't worry, I would never claim Kopernik to be German.
But his mother was Barbara Watzenrode, and he was born in Toruń, Prussia, where most of the population spoke German. That's all I'm saying. Silesian/German mother, Polish father. I don't think you can call that racist.
The only reason I'm asking is to learn how they know that? Did they taped his fist word or videotaped?
Maybe his early works were written in German. I think I read that a few times. I'll try to find more info tomorrow (it's getting late now).
Chopin son of a Polish lady and French immigrant born in Poland, educated in Poland, whoever he was his music is essentially Polish music.
Yes, his music is largely inspired by Poland, and he very probably was a Polish patriot. But still, he spent most of his life in France ;)
No worries tho, we have Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, etc. They are good too. We don't need to 'steal' Chopin.
One of the Frenchies' favorite celebrities has been Jean-Jacques Goldman (singer, songwriter) for years now. Born from a German mother and a Polish father.
He makes very good songs, I warmly recommend you to listen to them ;)
Polson
5 Dec 2013
History / Slavic vs Germanic thinking.... and the philosophical differences [251]
Yes, and also that people back then didn't define themselves as 'nationals'. Nationalisms arose much later. Copernicus was born in the then Kingdom of Poland, spoke German first, but then learnt Polish (and other languages). What matters is what he brought to science and all mankind. His 'nationality' is a useless debate.
Miłosz and Mickiewicz were Polish-Lithuanian, and Chopin was Polish-French. But what they did to the Polish culture (and actually more than that, mankind as I said) is what is really important.
Nothing changes the fact that the borders between Poland and that-time "Germany" were often blurrier than my historical knowledge has ever been!
Yes, and also that people back then didn't define themselves as 'nationals'. Nationalisms arose much later. Copernicus was born in the then Kingdom of Poland, spoke German first, but then learnt Polish (and other languages). What matters is what he brought to science and all mankind. His 'nationality' is a useless debate.
Miłosz and Mickiewicz were Polish-Lithuanian, and Chopin was Polish-French. But what they did to the Polish culture (and actually more than that, mankind as I said) is what is really important.
Polson
5 Dec 2013
Life / Polish people are the most ignorant people in the world! [331]
Lislus, you've said everything about patriotism ;)
Lislus, you've said everything about patriotism ;)
Polson
24 Nov 2013
Life / Conflicting views about life in Poland? [45]
Complaining is one of the fav hobbies of people, every people, not just in Poland. In France, we say 'l'herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs', the grass is always greener on the other side. I guess you know what I mean. This is not specific to Poland and Polish people.
every time I chat with Polish person he/she keep complaining that life in Poland is ****** and bad
Complaining is one of the fav hobbies of people, every people, not just in Poland. In France, we say 'l'herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs', the grass is always greener on the other side. I guess you know what I mean. This is not specific to Poland and Polish people.
Polson
23 Nov 2013
History / Slavic vs Germanic thinking.... and the philosophical differences [251]
They are interdependent, but a civilisation can contain several different cultures. A civilisation is usually considered to be 'bigger' than a culture. That's the case with our Western civilisation. It originated from the Celtic, Latin, Germanic, and Slavic cultures.
Some would say that there is a separate Orthodox civilisation, but I don't really want to start that debate ;)
They are interdependent, but a civilisation can contain several different cultures. A civilisation is usually considered to be 'bigger' than a culture. That's the case with our Western civilisation. It originated from the Celtic, Latin, Germanic, and Slavic cultures.
Some would say that there is a separate Orthodox civilisation, but I don't really want to start that debate ;)
Polson
23 Nov 2013
History / Slavic vs Germanic thinking.... and the philosophical differences [251]
I'd say more culture than civilisation, if you're asking me.
I'd say more culture than civilisation, if you're asking me.
Polson
23 Nov 2013
Life / My Słowianie (music video mocks stereotypes about Poles and Slavs) [46]
I really hope they don't ;)
Poles in general do not think about themselves as Slaves.
I really hope they don't ;)
Polson
17 Nov 2013
Off-Topic / A Nationalist's Day out [52]
Things were cheaper under Kaczyński? Come on...
That was probably very interesting ;)
the only cheap thing in the Tusks Poland was alcohol
Things were cheaper under Kaczyński? Come on...
We got casually drunk talked about politics etc
That was probably very interesting ;)
Polson
15 Nov 2013
News / What is the population of Poland's non-european minority? [142]
Then why don't you wait and give others lessons when you really are home?
That is my plan.
Then why don't you wait and give others lessons when you really are home?
Polson
15 Nov 2013
News / What is the population of Poland's non-european minority? [142]
And America for Americans, follow your logic and go home, Pieróg.
And America for Americans, follow your logic and go home, Pieróg.