News / Poland's PiS party members and crime [346]


The fact is they are the worst of the worst. They thrive on the lowest social instincts. And by their populist ideology they work very hard to undermine democracy in PL - just recall whenever they happen to loose in the elections it is always due to a anti-PiS vote rigging or other conspiracy. The disrespect many of the democratically elected officials, democratic institutions, the constitution. They really are the lowest of the low and should really be banned from politics.

History / The memory about the Invasion of Poland 1939 - today's events [26]

Unfortunately, the choice of location for the ceremony was rather poor - it should have been held in Wieluń. This would have placed more emphasis on the barbarism of a regime like Nazi Germany (carefully planned and executed air raid on defenceless civilian population which destroyed the city in 75%) and what's more important cruelty of any war in general. As it happened, we got more of the same ideology stemming from PRL...

Off-Topic / PF members MEETUPS.....everyone welcome! [122]

Merged: Forum members' meet-up

How about it - could that work?

Off-Topic / PF members MEETUPS.....everyone welcome! [122]

Yes, I think it would make sense to make these more localised given the fact that PF members live all over the world... For my part of the world I could suggest a central part of England... the (West) Midlands perhaps? But all depends where those willing to attend are based... just a thought...

Life / Why do Poles talk so badly about Poland? [25]


Good question. I suppose when you consider that complaining forms sort of a national hobby, that does explain this attitude to a degree. On the other hand, perhaps being blunt is not all that bad for a healthy psyche? But there is also a lot of bitterness and negativity, most stemming from the fact that things 'could have been done better' when it comes to recent history, politics, and economics... I agree that this is something unique to this part of the world, there is not enough of the positivity for life regardless how hard it may be that one experiences in the southern countries... maybe it's the weather - but probably much more than that...


Back to your mantra, d? One can argue the ranking of the universities and the teaching methodology and the attitude of the professors at for some of the unis is not top class, but on the other hand there are many graduates who go on to become successful - regardless of how hard some individual with an inferiority complex would have you believe.


Agreed.


And why is that? When done the way they should be, there are not many things better on a cold autumn/winter day...


+1 Too many grumpy/dissatisfied people on this forum - probably more with their personal lives than 'Poland' - and posting >80% of the time...


Agreed.

Food / Smalec in a Jar - how to make it better? [19]


Believe it or not, to the contrary, it is now coming back as it now believed to be beneficial by some dieticians (when used in moderation of course)... I bet it is better than the highly processed, hydrogenated stuff such as margarine or such...

Polonia / POLES vs BULGARIANS [160]


Let's keep things in wider perspective: do you really believe Russia did more harm than the Ottomans?

Life / Moving to Poland and not drinking vodka [27]


Really? I was wondering whether you are joking or not....


If ever - it would be in a family of alcoholics, to be precise. By that time any sensible person would have realised what a serious mistake they are making and would be making a run for the front door...


'Tis stereotyping at its worse, d. Many people do not drink hard liquors, some don't at all.
Hardly anyone would insist to get a foreigner to drink if they weren't into it.


Such as Luxusowa or Chopin...

Love / Just started dating Polish guy - what is typical of a man from Poland? Cultural differences. [78]


No offence to you, but this is the sort of question one could be inquiring about Jamaican (rum) and Italian (pasta)... why would you mix nationality with people's personalities remains a mystery. I understand it is convenient to pigeonhole people based on their nationality; but baby - life ain't as simple as that...

Life / Comparing Poland and Romania [108]


From my experience, I would strongly disagree.
Romanians speak English a lot better than Poles do.


So much for theory. Back to reality - have you ever thought of living in one of them "richer in non-monetary ways" places? Which countries would make it to the top of your list - just wondering...

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Yes, but how much is that increase? If you leave it totally 'unregulated', the income gap within the society get so large, it will ultimately leads to dangerous social unbalance and unrest.


It is much worse in the home of the BigMac. Take a look at the historical data to see how much that gap has widened over the last decades there - it is frightening.

Po polsku / Jak zwykle chodzi o kasę! [48]


PiS każde wytłumaczenie sprzeda by zdobyć poparcie żerujące na negatywnych odruchach: ludzkiej ciemnocie, strachu i zakapiorstwie... Ich działania prowadzą do szkód na rzecz państwa i obywateli. Jest tak, że rozrabia PiS, a cenę za to zapłaci państwo i gospodarka (czytaj zwykły obywatel).

News / Jacek Kurski, the new chairman of TVP (Telewizja Polska) [37]

Unfotrunately Kurski is one of the most detrimental politicians in Poland today - topped only by Ziobro and the chief propaganda minister Macierewicz.

Po polsku / Jak zwykle chodzi o kasę! [48]


Widocznie żyjemy w innych światach. Rynek finansowy rządzi się własnymi prawami i nie da się go wykiwać. Jeżeli jedna partia z niespełna 20% poparciem uprawnionym do głosowania uzurpuje sobie prawo do własnego widzimisię, to co się dziwić, że UE przygldada się nam uważnie. Mieliśmy dobry wizerunek, statecznej i poważanej polityki i gospodarki. Nagle się to wali i raczej wiemy, że nie będzie lepiej niż było. Czy o to PiSowi chodziło? Pożyjemy, zobaczymy - życie pokaże jaka to była zmiana. Powtarzam jest tak, że rozrabia PiS, a cenę za to zapłaci państwo i gospodarka (czytaj zwykły obywatel).

Po polsku / Jak zwykle chodzi o kasę! [48]


Jest wręcz odwrotnie niż piszesz: działają na stratę, destabilizację, i osłabienie państwa (choć klepią co innego - a wszystko pod parasolem wroga ukrytego, wroga działającego z zewnątrz, czyli UE, Niemca i Ruska, itp. - czysta paranoja. Na trzeźwo nie idzie tego słuchać).


Gdybyś choć trochę orientował w sprawach finansów, nie pisałbyś takich bzdur. Rynku nikt jeszcze nie wykiwał. Po prostu uznali poczynania (Nie)Prawych i (Nie)Sprawiedliwych za destabilizujące i szkodzące gospodarce kraju - kropka.

No ale wyznawcom spiskowej teorii dziejów żadne fakty nie przekonają - tak jak Macierewicza co do przyczyn katastrofy S.

Po polsku / Jak zwykle chodzi o kasę! [48]


Twoja rada to: zamykamy oczy i udajemy dalej, że nic się nie stało i że rzeczywistość nas po prostu nie dotyczy, bo sobie tego nie życzymy. Nie wiem chłopaki co tam wciągacie...?


To przypomnij kiedy to PO czy inna partia robiła takie ruchy, po nocach i po kryjomu, a inni siedzieli cicho i mówili, że chociaż smród, ale własny i jest fajnie? PiS jako 1szy krzyczałby 'rozbój w biały dzień'!


Tacy ludzie nie opierają opierają swych opinii się na jednym źródle, z szczególnie na tanich gotowcach gdzie



.... zwłaszcza takim zmontowanym na odległym kontynencie, komentatorom-amatorom-ideologom, niby-patriotą (ale z dala), podżegaczą teorii spiskowych, których Polska jest zawsze ofiarą zydo-komuno-szkopo-ruso-masonerii-itd...

Nie wiem co tam wciągacie, ale taka logika normalnego człowieka doprowadzić może jedynie do wariatkowa...

UK, Ireland / The "Paracetamol Myth" - Polish people hesitate to visit UK doctors. [51]

No doubt the pharmaceutical companies are getting fat in Poland as Poles have got to be in the top 3 pill users in EU (think only French and Italians are worse)... there seems to be a pill/ointment/etc. for virtually even the slightest hint of discomfort...

One major drawback over Poland is that the NHS is in such a bad shape that it does not spend nearly enough on prevention... and we all know that 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure'.

To make things worse, there is no affordable private practice alternative like there is in Poland where you could get your blood work or whatever lab tests done on a regular basis to monitor the key parameters without spending a fortune.

Travel / Can I visit Belarus in the rental car from Poland ? [17]


Not to be cheeky, but the short answer would be: not any of your business - the OP has not asked for a reason.
Stick to the topic.

Life / Warsaw is a difficult city to adjust to (coming from Canada and having lived in South Africa) Prague? [46]


Not only the beer... Czechy win the comparison with PL in other areas such as ice hockey, car manufacturing (Skoda), awesome women and the omnipresent amateur porn industry... quite impressive for a relatively small country.

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1090]

All depends who (and how) is measuring... there are at least several other so called 'Centres of Europe' - two of them in Poland....

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]


Agreed, that annoys me as hell.


To be honest, that is not loud at all by Asian, American, or African standards... ever heard drunk Germans?

Law / Statistics of crime rates in Poland [44]


As compared to...? One of the highest incarceration rates in EU.


Not a chance. The laws are either outdated or so badly structured, that convicts sentenced for the most horrific crimes end up serving a fraction of the time they would receive in more civilised countries.

Combine that with the totally inefficient and incompetent court system (one of the most expensive and slowest in the EU, mind you), and it becomes a recipe for an atmosphere of lawlessness.

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Can't believe 1/3 of the nation is still supporting those asses.

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Ah, more of the same old from the 'only true believers' (jedyni prawdziwi wyznawcy sPiSkowych teorii dziejów) - what drugs are you people on?!

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]



What insults - just asking politely... surely, it must be something in your drinking water then that's responsible for the utter nonsense coming from you?


Now this is more like an insult - although to some hard working proletarians in say North Korea that would no doubt be an honour ;-)

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

delph.... not sure why you continue to bother conversing with imbeciles...

Law / Statistics of crime rates in Poland [44]


And that's the key issue. Plenty of inmates for minor offences, yet worst scum sentenced for murders, rapes, and assaults get off the hook just too easy... not sure why the entire legal system does not get a proper overhaul to remedy this - after all this is a fundamental issue.

Travel / Why do you visit Poland? [223]


The prices are also much lower in Vietnam or Thailand. This is simply because people's incomes there are much lower and so is their free spending money as compared to the countries you mention.


It certainly gives that impression in some parts of major cities or expensive hotels, but just scratch the surface, another words live and work like an average local, listen to the media and the church rhetoric and the charm will quickly evaporate...

Love / Woman 28 single, too late for a relationship with a Polish man? [67]


That is perfectly common in smaller towns and rural areas, where the "country bumpkin" mentality prevails...

Travel / Fishing in Poland - where to go, what to catch? [81]

You are a foreigner and are asking legitimate and very important questions. Well, almost any Pole will tell you that actually there is no good reason for this state of affairs... other than lack of common sense. That's one of the major problems with Poland today. Lack of common sense and no faith in human decency - hence everything needs to be regulated by law to the nth degree. The bureaucrats will no doubt argue that's needed to protect the rights of the citizens, bla bla bla... does anyone actually believe it? I doubt it.