History / Are Poles happy with the current Polish borders? [134]

Taking under consideration Polish situation in 45' we really cant complain about our borders.

I am definately happy about their current shape.

Law / Poland low on national brand chart [66]


That's true. I think that German customers are very true to their brands. The same situation as with Spiele Max happened to Bauknecht, which is being owned by Whirlpool these days.

News / Polish Foreign Ministry 'prepared' for new Wikileaks material [100]

It's like with a private sex tape, many people are doing it, but once it gets out into the open, shame on you.

Julian Assagne, a man that made a world super power a laughing stock. lol :)

News / Poles don't have a heart for math... says The New York Times [84]

I don't know what you people are on about. This article is repeating what many here in Poland have bee saying for years, really, that Poles don't have a heart for maths. The precentege of people choosing technical higher education is significantly lower here than in the rest of EU. There are too many people with diplomas in history, pedagogy, administration or marketing and management and too little in high-tech and the reason is poor education in math, physics and chemistry on the primary and secondary school level. Even the Programme for International Student Assessment, despite what has been said here on the forums, showed that clearly.

If you would read the article more carefully you would notice that it is not the Germans being blamed but Poles themselves. Look:

Love / Good looking Polish women with ugly men [416]


Every now and then I hear something similar coming from my Polish friends (male friends of course) "How can that woman be with such a fugly guy?", and just like in the case of this thread it's always with this undertone of "she would be better of with me!". It's hilarious. What makes you guys think you know better than that woman what is attractive for her? Yeah, it must be the numbers game… but maybe, just maybe the guy has what that girl is looking for? Good humour, intelligence or maybe he is remarkable in bed?

PS: And polish women do look like their fathers. At least mine daughter looks like me. :)

Language / Differences in Polish and English idioms [69]


I like the other version more: I tu krowa dała nura! :)

What about some newer idioms like : Rozmowa buta z ch***m. The more polite translation would be "A conversation between a boot and a croach". ;)

History / What nation do Poles feel closer to? [74]

But what does an average Pole know about Hungary and Hungarians? Not much I'm afraid. We don't even know our neighbours...

Actually, the country we know the most about is Germany... and now probably also GB. ;)

UK, Ireland / Do Poles and EU Citizens exploit the British welfare state [129]


It's not the polish immigrants that should be the adresee of your list of greviences, but the government body that actually sets the rules in GB. I mean, just like Grzegorz already pointed out, you don't abuse a systrem if you are entitled for the benefits. I guess that because of the american problem with illegal mexicans you have a chip on your shoulder when it comes to immigrants.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish Americans mocked in the American media? [226]

A propos american cop shows, here is a piece from my favourite British stand-up comedian.

youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HIrarF3mcIc

Food / The most typical ingredient used in Polish cuisine [28]


Or a heart-attack inducing amount of vegeta. :)

During the commie times people cooked from the ingredients that were available on the market, and we all know how the shelves in the shops looked like in those times. These days people cook from the ingredients they can afford... I always love it when someone writes here on PF that Poles only love chicken and pork. It's not really a case of love but of the size of your wallet. Few months back I read somewhere that a statistical Pole ate 7kg beef per year in 1989, while these days it's only around 1kg. How many people eat duck these days? Rabbit? Crawfish? Nutria? :)

The contemporary polish cuisine is a pre-WW 2 peasant cuisine, that got bastardized by the lack of resources during the commie period, that got further bastardized during the 90's by the unhealthy novelties like maggi, aforementioned vegeta and the likes of kostka rosołowa. The major influences of the 2000's are Vietnamese pho soup in Warsaw and kebab/gyros in the province. :)

Still, there is lots to be discovered and to fall back on. The things that I always miss when abroad are dark beer from my region (Fortuna Czarne being my favourite), home-made nalewki, cold meats with fruits in jelly and proper sausage (that is one from your local butcher and not that stuff from the super-market), wątrobianka (liver pate?) with a cucumber "mało solny" on it, bread with proper smalec, my mother-in-laws mother-in-laws szarlotka ;), pyzy with duck and mizeria ( not the ready-made stuff available in every corner shop), "miodownik", "pijak" and of course the humble "placek drożdżowy". For over twenty years I have been immune to it's charm, and then suddenly it stroke me! I guess you could call me a "placek drożdżowy" addict!

Food / Does Poland have any similar beers to guinness? [22]


It's nice to hear it. Have you tried other dark beers from wlkp? Like for example Noteckie Eire?

Food / Hopless beer in Poland? [31]

Foreigner4

I recommend "Magnus" made by Browar Jagiełło, especially the chocolate and honey varieties, or Noteckie na miodzie lipowym. I used to be a great fan of Fortuna, but the breweries bottled "Czarne" seems to lack consistency these days, and at times disappoints terribly, which is a pity, but it still is worth to try.

UK, Ireland / Curious about differences Polish people see with the British? [95]


Regardless of our place of birth we are all still subject of propaganda of the state's we were brougt up in. Sometimes it's subtle and sometimes it's more obvious, but it doesn't matter if you are from England, USA, Lithuania, Poland or North Korea, we all went through it and are unconsciously burdened by it.

I'm sorry CasualObserver, but I'm pretty sure that somewhere in the past I was this typicall Pole who, when finally got the chance, set the record straight and explained "the ignorant" Briton our side of the WWII story... I can't even pin point the exact situation when I heard about the western betrayal... I guess it's something that just flouts here in the air.

But I wasn't trying to be malice. It was just an innocent pub banter. No harm was intended as I actually really like your country.

Talking about differences between Poles and Britons, thought, I actually think you guys are more sensitive about the words, the way, the manner and the circumstances things are being said, that often our straightforwardness is being evaluated as inappropriate and even hostile, despite our true intentions.

Plus, you expect and actually use the word please like mad! ;)