News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]

Hopefully never.
Put countries like Germany or Denmark in the same basket as Greece was a stupid idea from the beginning.

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


The RCC have all the right to support the candidate that they prefer. That is what is called democracy, but unfortunately the left-wing hate democracy (and, by default, the church).


It is funny that at the same time that you ask for the destruction of the Catholic Church, you are a fierce defensor of Islam using the argument of religious freedom.

So the religious freedom is not valid regarding your ridiculous hate of the Catholic Church?

Food / What is the typical expat diet while living in Poland? [42]

Polish Food is delicious. By far one of the best European cuisine outside the mediterranean ones.

I love Pierogi, sweet or salty pierogi, doesnt matter, Zapiekanki, those things made with cheese and also those sweets (mleczo?), Kielbasa, all the pork stuff, that soup made with beetroot is also incredible. Also those ginger breads (we don't have this in Latin America) are a sugar bomb but pretty good.

Not even talking about all the insanely good drinks. Even Advocaat i like, at the beginning was strange the idea of drink an alcoholic egg, but it is freaking good.

The only thing that i still not perfectly adapted is the fermented cabbage, still taste strange for me.

Love / My Love Story: my 'good' family vs her 'bad' family in Poland [25]

You are rethinking the relationship with your girlfriend because of her sister?

HER SISTER?

I Think that i just lost the rest of the hope that i had in humankind.

I and i really feel pity for this girl to have a boyfriend like you.

News / Magdalena Ogórek - a new hope for Poland? [11]

How a memmber of the Communist Party (SLD), that enslaved, butchered and Slaughtered the Polish Population for 60 Years, can be a NEW hope?

She is a New Hope of another polish massacre, if it is what you mean.

Magdalena Ogorek HATES freedom and free speech (That is why she refuses to talk to anyone so often).

Fortunately most part of the poles still have fresh in their mind the horrors of the communist dictatorship so she had less than 3% of the votes.

But my main fear is that the new generations will forget that and let Communism come back again with all their brutal violence against anyone that dare to think.

If you want to vote to Ogorek, i just ask for ONE THING: Visit the KGB Museum in Vilnius. Is very close to Poland and then you will see what the communism done with any opposition like teachers, doctors, lawyers and priests.

It is almost as shocking as Auschwitz. And this horror should never, NEVER, repeat.

Life / Why are Polish so conservative and religious? [240]

" But it looks like it's getting worse'

Worse from your point of view. Better from my point of view (and by many Poles)

"what startled me lately was that the Polish Universities have a strong catholic agenda."

So What? Religious freedom applies for both sides. You are free to be an atheist or a muslim, so don't try to censorship my faith just because i am catholic.

" everything I read seems old-fashioned"

I come from a country (Brazil) that long ago lost it morality and now is drowned into corruption and perversion in a Caligula style orgy (even some people still resisting with their values, specially in the south).

For me, those " western modern values" like Polyssexualism, Anti-catholicism or Political Correctness extremism are the old-fashioned stuff.

So as i said, everything depends of your perspective.

Love / My Love Story: my 'good' family vs her 'bad' family in Poland [25]


Hmm that is a good point. I didn't tought about that when i gave my opinion. Now it made me rethink.

Maybe you are right.

News / Magdalena Ogórek - a new hope for Poland? [11]

You would be shocked to see that so many communists are below 30 years old.

Actually this is pretty normal. People under 30 years didn't suffered the horrors and all the pain caused by communism, so sometimes they just believe in the utopic socialist promises.

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


That sounds like music for my ears.

Every time that i feel bad, or losing hope on humankind, i see the result of both the Polish and the British elections, were in both cases the Left-Wing and Socialists were kicked out epically.

This is so beautiful... People valuating the freedom and democracing and rejecting the authoritarian socialism from the left side.

And Palikot is a complete Clown. He is so ridiculous and stereotypical that a entire Stand up comedy show can be made just using his pathetic speeches and ideas.

Life / Why are Polish so conservative and religious? [240]


You would be really surprised to know how many homeschooled (which is exactly that) people study at Ivy League ;)

(And no Admins, this is not Off-Topic. Just use a bit of your text interpretation skills to understand this analogy).

Life / Why are Polish so conservative and religious? [240]


Just remember that the Catholic churches in England now are completely full because.. of the Poles!

That is also making a interesting effect: Huge numbers of Anglicans, including bishops, are converting to catholicism due to this new revival caused by the Polish immigrants.

aicaold.com.ar/index.php?module=displaystory&story_id=27003&format=print&edition_id=1506

PS: The link is in spanish, so enable the option of Google Chrome to translate it, it is pretty accurate translation.

Remember If you post a link to a non-English source, ALWAYS summarize / translate the relevant parts into English!

Or even in USA:

telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/7375163/100-US-Anglican-parishes-convert-to-Roman-Catholic-Church.html

Another thing that needed to be said: It is natural to the "country of the pope" have decreasing numbers after the same pass out. As also is common for the "country of new pope" have a increase in Catholism after he assume his position. Just see what is happening in Argentina (and actually entire hispanic latin america) right now with Pope Francis. Even a Hard line communist like Raul Castro said that maybe he will go back to the catholic church.

Life / Why are Polish so conservative and religious? [240]

The fact that a person doesn't attend the church EVERY sunday doesn' mean he/she is not catholic anymore.

I don't attend mass on sundays (obviously) except when i am at Poland or Brazil and i still consider myself a practicing catholic.

"Yes, it no longer permeates enough for even a third of Poles to be counted in church by the RCC on a given Sunday. "

You have the wrong, extremelly wrong, that if the person doesn't go to the church on sundays he is atheist like the british.

No. No and No. Me, Most of my friends and poles that i know don't go to church EVERY sunday for a series of reasons. But all of us consider ourselves catholics.

Just look how crowded are the masses during easter or christimas. If people become atheist by not going EVERY sunday like you said, what they are doing at churces on Easter or Christimas?

Life / Why are Polish so conservative and religious? [240]


Harry, you can say one hundred times that 66% of the Poles are Atheist/Agnostic, you can repeat that lie every day. It will still be a lie. You will just be lying to yourself.

97% of the Poles self-declare themselves as catholics.

The only anti-clerical candidate, Palikot, even with a well-funded campaign, was a total failure and had 1,5% of the votes.

The most voted candidate is a fervorous catholic. The second one also.

The most surprsing part is that even the FOUNDER of the Communist Party, Leszek Miller, is a catholic. Poland is the Only country that i know in the world were even Communists are Catholics!

And you come and say that Poland is a atheist country?

hahahahaha.... sounds like when you said that in Britain people were supportive of Left-Wing policies, for just weeks later Cameron epically crush the Lefties :)))))))


Me too. I Like the moral and the values of the church.

But i don't like when they talk about economics.

And i am a catholic.

Life / Why are Polish so conservative and religious? [240]

Do you think that orphanages should pay taxes?

Or asylum for elder people?

Or the Doctors without borders, should they pay taxes?

Life / Why are Polish so conservative and religious? [240]

Serve yourself:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_charitable_organizations_in_the_Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_New_York

PS: This list is ONLY in New York.

In My country, the biggest charity, by far, is the Pastoral da Crianca. They almost won a Nobel (but they preferred to give the prize to Barack Obama...)