History / Poland's borders throughout history [52]


The only strategic reason is to keep t( orcs out.


They might not agree with you on that (and nor would most people).

Poland does ńot currently claim that territory, nor would it be able to cope wit( a hostile foreign population, many of whom are recent ex military.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]


A science fiction author.

The reality is that any functioning democracy is an ongoing conversation between competing and related groups, with the rule of law mitigating the tendency of some groups to dominate.


Accurate, and based on well over a decade of reading your posts and a very keen memory for detail.

History / Poland's borders throughout history [52]

Lithuania have an equal or greater claim, and Poland can't afford to and doesn't want to have a large post industrial city with limited strategic value to them and with a resentful foreign population.


Mushroom clouds probably.

News / Taxes, taxes everywhere [13]

Many towns in Saudi Arabia ban kebabs before 17.00 each day.

Nice though chips are, it's hard to imagine that Germany have banned them. What else would you have with a steak in the evening?

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]


You would, however you'd be wrong as usual.


Most fascists nowadays are honest about their views. You should try that.

Genealogy / English versions of Polish given names [35]


Why not keep Wiesław?

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]


Most prefer suits.


Fits a well established definition.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]


Are you suggesting that Europe has no fascists?


In your case, all you need is a mirror.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]


Who says it doesn't? At least they've no fascists in parliament, unlike your country and mine.

Nationalists are in the minority fortunately and of course in Ukraine there's a big reaction to the years of Soviet and now orc oppression. All things shall pass.


Loads in the east voted for the neo-Nazi afd.

Time to move on and be more positive. And don't let orc filth propaganda that is intended to rile people up be successful.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]


What about it?


Some of them do.

Ukraine isn't two dimensional. There is a great diversity of opinion there and after all, Poland does not lack fascists, even in parliament.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]


President Zelenskyy needs ammunition not a ride.

The past is the past and nationalism only hurts Poland. Time to look at important things, not past grievances where the perps are all long dead.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]


Stop trying to stir shìt. Poles and Ukrainians are mature enough to deal with difficult history.

Bring the Katyń victims back to life, stop denying your countries myriad crimes, get out of Ukraine and maybe people will take you seriously.

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [1003]

[login to read]

News / Taxes, taxes everywhere [13]


That's an inevitable result of allowing people to trade in commodities that they never touch or even see. It happened with chocolate too several years ago.

Life / Polish authors, books & literature. [125]


A star!

Stein and Veitch. One can be (and the other is) Scottish. Strabolgi (there was a politician called that) is also Scottish and not Italian (it comes from a place called Strathbogie).

Life / Polish authors, books & literature. [125]

And there was a tawdry character in the Third Reich called Rosenberg which would surprise many.

Surnames are t always a clue to ethnicity.

Life / Polish authors, books & literature. [125]


When I taught in-company in Poland years ago, a place I did lessons at had a biggish business meeting with another related company in Germany. All the Germans had Polish surnames and all the Poles had German surnames.

News / Taxes, taxes everywhere [13]


You'll survive.

Developed countries the size and complexity of Poland would be far worse places without the tax revenue.


Good.


Not so good, however coffee is cheap in Poland.

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [1003]

[login to read]

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]

No, he was a communist.


For you, Franco was a moderate.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]


She's a centrist.

News / Poles drinking more than ever, as incomes rise. [32]

I see Aperol (and a nice cheaper Biedronka version) more and more in PL, as well as more wine boxes and recently tetrapacks.

The boxes are quite good, since they last a while and you've not got bottles to dispose of.

Incidentally, you can get Stone's Green Ginger Wine very cheaply (surprisingly so) online in Poland (I think from Dar Wina or similar). Great mixed with whisky, also can be a substitute for Vermouth (a ginger dry martini!) and nice poured on ice cream, melon or both.

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [1003]

[login to read]

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [1003]

[login to read]

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [1003]

[login to read]

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]


An extremely good answer.

Hungary has benefitted enormously over the past 30 years of being away from the malign hand of r*SSia. They have received money from more democratic and decent states and have benefitted by their citizens having the right to work in other democratic countries.

If they now abuse that by siding with a destructive pariah state, they deserve everything they get.

Time to close off that pipeline. They've had three years to deal with its likely loss.

Off-Topic / God and Religion Talk [273]


Sadly there are materialistic societies where this is largely the case.

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [1003]

[login to read]

News / Poles drinking more than ever, as incomes rise. [32]


They always have a good dig at the liver anyway during medicals. Not so much because they worry someone's a very heavy drinker (unless there are signs of that) but because an enlarged liver can be caused by many things.

A day without wine is a day without sunshine.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 24 [859]

This made me smile a lot.


Fraser, of Dunblane, Perthshire, has complained that he is "stuck" after "one massive, stupid mistake"."I was under the impression I was able to get citizenship through my service," he said. "They outright refused. I was told either you can be sent back to the UK, which would mean at least 14 years in jail time, or I can sign another contract. I'm eternally stuck until I can get legal issues sorted."

and

However, following snubs by comrades and the rejection for Russian citizenship, he said that while he still believed in a Kremlin victory, he has "no great love for Russia or her people".
He said: "My entire ideological reasoning for coming here collapsed in on itself. I truly realised that I am a Celt and will never be of the Rus."

He told The Telegraph that he nevertheless had "great respect" for his enemy and that "Ukraine as an idea or nation has been proved as valid through the baptism of blood it has gone through".

It gets even worse/funnier:

It was previously reported that Fraser was planning to become a priest before he left to fight for Russia. Father Nils Lubcenko, of the Russian Orthodox Church of St Kentigern in Govan, Glasgow, said parishioners were astonished to see a former member of the congregation boast of killing.
thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/scots-mercenary-fighting-for-putin-faces-eviction-from-russia-v8nsb62dl

He seems as nutty as some of the 'nationalists' that turn up here.