Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]

who cares if companies are making money from it. Poland is full of garbage and it needs to be cleaned up, unfortunately no Polish company is willing to take the lead on this so a foreign company comes in and does the job. big deal. Perhaps those anti Remondis would like to start their own garbage collection company? No, then shut it.

rinsing the crap off the recyclables is no biggie. seriously? How lazy can you be?

Personally, I think garbage collection should be organized by the municipality (gmina) and included in property taxes. Like in Canada. My city in Canada is one of the greenest. There is a blue box for plastics and metals, and a green box for compost and black for paper products.

Showing respect for the country you live in shouldn't be a big deal.

I, for one, am tired of seeing garbage lining the streets and in the forest close to my house. It is disgusting.

USA, Canada / Driving in USA, Las Vegas. [12]

I am not criticising, just asking! I have been there I know what the scene is. I may not even leave the strip.

Life / Poles are not crazy about recycling [5]

I am obsessed with recycling too and unfortunately here it is sub parr.....but it is getting better.

USA, Canada / Driving in USA, Las Vegas. [12]

Why do you need to rent a car? I have been there and there are loads of taxi's and limo's ready to take you where you need to go.

Food / Does anyone know where to find Weetabix or similar in Warsaw/Poland? [11]

Doesn't the Kuchnia Swiat also have them??

Life / Expat, immigrant, foreigner. Not all foreigners in Poland are expats. [84]


agreed, however I have found that most of the Irish expats have their kids at the American school rather than the British.
And I know of two people that have pulled out of shale- they were American....gladly the whole fracking crap is proving most difficult for them.

Life / Expat, immigrant, foreigner. Not all foreigners in Poland are expats. [84]

I am happy with the term foreigner. I am not an expat and I am not an immigrant.

News / Polish scientist discovers drug for leukemia [15]

a few of those listed are not, but a few are. Let's hope they don't get blocked by the big guns.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]


you have totally nailed it. That is exactly what it is.

Life / TVP axes Dobranocka [21]


who is responsible for globalism exactly? let's see. it is cartoon network, disney and all the other shiite the kids are now watching.....where does this come from? I already know the answer so don't bother.

News / Polish scientist discovers drug for leukemia [15]

no. Health care is covered via taxes but chemo is a drug and is not covered unless you have insurance either corporate or private. But.....drugs are not as expensive as in other countries. Drug company advertising is illegal in Canada. So, as a patient you can ask for a generic brand and the hospital will give it to you.

Life / TVP axes Dobranocka [21]


It is utter crap. Personally, I like the simplicity of the dobranocka cartoons. They actually have collectors figurines of all those characters. We have Bolek i Lolek.

I have two girls and they watch pre teen disney shows, they are done with cartoons unless it is Phineus and Ferb. But they don't watch violent or aggressive style cartoons......I think that is more for boys really.

News / Polish scientist discovers drug for leukemia [15]

and the money it would lose.

I think the cure for cancer has been created some time ago but big pharm companies are blocking its production. This isn't a so called "conspiracy theory" --it is a reality.

Let's think about this for a second. Chemo drugs are freaking expensive. I have a friend who last year went through a 10 month round of chemo, fortunately his company paid for the drugs because they are not covered in Canadian health care and they are flipping expensive. Even the generic drugs.

So if a cure for cancer were to come around- who has the most to lose? Drug companies- and considering drug companies spend billions on advertising ----this would be a huge dent in their profits.

So, I hope Poland plays stubborn (not difficult at all in this country) and doesn't succumb to the tactics of big pharma companies. Because it truly would be amazing.

are there actually Polish pharmaceutical companies??

News / Polish scientist discovers drug for leukemia [15]

interesting. I will be watching how it plays out because apparently scientists in Canada have already found a cure for cancer but it is being blocked by pharma companies because they have the most to lose.

you can google "canada finds cure for cancer" yourselves and loads of stuff pops up.

Life / TVP axes Dobranocka [21]

there are loads upon loads of those.

Life / Polish way of life? [34]

Pointing out the realities of Poland is not bashing it. I have lived here for over 10 years, married to a Pole and I am raising two very proud to be Polish/Canadian children.

I also point out the problems with Canada but seeing as I haven't lived there for over 10 years some of my points are out of date.

Putting your head in the sand does nothing to fix the problems that exist here. Discussing them is a start to finding a remedy. And the most bashing in my experience comes from Poles themselves. Probably why I am asked on a daily basis why I live in Poland.

Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

I don't think it is dumb at all. It is an accurate description.

Life / Polish way of life? [34]


WHAT!! I have never ever ever referred myself to being North American. I have said "in North America" or similar but I have never and will never refer myself as being North American.

And there is superficiality in ever country. give your head a shake. but America has the market on that one. including as far as saying that it boosts the economy. and people believe it.

Life / Polish way of life? [34]

American way of life is a load of propaganda created by corporations and big businesses that are worried Americans will stop buying their products. It is a joke and a farce. And anybody that disagrees with the "american way of life" is a communist. It is freaking pathetic.

Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

suffocating is spot on.

Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

I can tell you, without a doubt, that ALL of our Polish friends who now live in Canada (not a blanket statement, only referring to our friends) notice that when they return to Poland for holidays or whatever, they notice the differences in the rudeness between the two countries.

Poles living in Canada are very good about adopting the politeness when speaking English.

Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

my mother in law barks in Polish. Or rather issues commands.

anyway, I can relate another personal story. We have a place at the seaside where we go on the weekends. Last week end a few of our neighbours were around having a few drinks and a couple from Gdynia said to both me and my husband on separately how wonderful and polite my children are. It was embarrassing after 15 minutes of listening to them go on and on about my kids.

Politeness and manners are taught. And Polish children, in my opinion, and generally speaking- not a blanket statement, are not taught that manners are important. I cringe when I hear bratty children "nie chce or ja chce". Of course, not all Polish children are like this but many many are. And this is included in my husbands family.

When I hear Polish people say please and thank you it sounds like part of a demand or a command. There is nothing genuine about it. Perhaps this is a language or a cultural difference but I can tell you that in Canada and the UK, please and thank you is common and not barked.

A little politeness goes a long way.

Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]


agreed.

I can give a personal example. When my parents first met my husband they commented to me that he never said please or thank you. I honestly never noticed until after they pointed it out. And then I made a point of noticing when we were with others and his family and indeed he never did say please or thank you. I asked why and it was thought by him that when you are around those you know -please and thank you are not necessary. Well, we fixed that in a hurry. My mother in law still doesn't say please and thank you. she just barks.

But living here for over 10 years I have noticed these small things- and they are important.

Study / Public dorms in Warsaw for students [26]

are there public dorms?

Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

my point is this. London is quite well known for being a less than friendly city. It is big, dirty, people are moving too quickly. This is nothing new for anybody. However, in Poland, the rudeness is not just limited to the city. It is all over. I have been all over Poland so I am relating my experiences not making a blanket statement.

yes, there are polite wonderful people here, I have come across many. Unfortunately, it is the rude ones you remember clearly.

Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]


how do you get a blanket statement out of that?

and quite comical actually, that there can be 6 pages of anti jewish posts with no mod's warning but I write something about Poles being rude and I get a slap on the wrist. Perhaps it is time you should be a little less subjective with your "moderating".

Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]


no, I am not English....just my grandparents were. My point is this is to be expected in a diverse city such as London. As soon as you are outside of London people are friendly and polite whereas in Poland people are bloody rude from north to south and east to west.

How many times do you have to be reminded about blanket statements? Lenka

Life / Etiquette in a Store and Market Queues in Poland [146]

once you get outside of London behaviour changes. In Poland it is all over the country.

News / Anti-atheisation institute in Poland emerging [110]


go back and read what I wrote.

It seems to me that YOU think Polska B are two stupid to think for themselves.

News / Anti-atheisation institute in Poland emerging [110]

who exactly is brainwashing them? People in Poland would rather go shopping on Sundays than go to church. So basically it sounds to me like you think Polska B are too stupid to think for themselves.