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 / 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 / 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]

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I also point out the problems with Canada but seeing as I haven't lived there for over 10 years some of my points are out of date.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 / TVP axes Dobranocka [21]

there are loads upon loads of those.

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.

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??

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]

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]


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


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

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.

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.

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.

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

Doesn't the Kuchnia Swiat also have them??

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.

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]

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

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.

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]

I know in Canada that the reason you need to rinse the containers first is that if they are not rinsed and left to go mouldy they could pose problems for those who work their, namely with mould spores in the air.

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]


well then Poland should stop taking EU money and stand on its own.

Recycling is something that can be done by everybody no matter what their income is. Any excuses are bullshiit.

One of my biggest pet hates about Poland is the garbage everywhere and signs (reklama) everywhere. It makes Warsaw ugly, and it is not. Clean up the flipping garbage and take down the signs. That is it.

Travel / Just visited Poland - here is my random rant [154]

This is absolutely fair.

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]

and it is no big deal, right? there is no hassle, right?

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]

It takes a bit longer in Poland, my estimate is that the mentality is about 15 years behind.

Personally, I see nothing wrong with making money off of garbage..... I remember having a conversation with an American who despised the whole "eko business" but yet had no problem with companies making money while creating garbage.

Very soon, a clever Pole will get the fact that there is a crap load of money to be made off of recycling

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]


so you would rather look at garbage thrown on the sides of roads, in the parks and forests and generally everywhere??

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]


so you're the local garbage man? Until a Polish company steps up to the plate and figures out the money in garbage collection--there is little selection. But I am a huge supporter of it being paid in property taxes. If you can afford a house you can afford to pay for garbage.

Food / Is KALE sold available in Warsaw? Anyone fancy jarmuż in Poland? [5]

vegebox.pl

I have bought it here before, but like in the above post- it is not in season yet.

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]


hmm.....I can't imagine people are fighting to become garbage men. If they don't like it then go to a different garbage company. You do know that this is not a high skill job, right?

And there are plenty of Polish companies that treat people like slaves and take their profits out of Poland too.

And then there are plenty of Poles working in foreign countries that take their money back to Poland. And of course there are many Poles claiming benefits in UK that no longer live in UK.

So, where do you draw the line at your boycotts?

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]

ok, so then it is up to the Polish gov't to police the way foreign companies do business. Until then....we can boycott and that is about it.

Life / Right or wrong, Polish controversies [11]

executed? we don't want American laws over here. keep them in the mess that is the u.s.a.

no way should she have been teaching children. she did her time according to law and that is why she was released but working with children....no bloody way.