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


I have been living abroad for a few years but I have noticed it is changing - shop assistants in Poland started putting change in customer's hands. Not sure if it is effect of people who lived, travelled to UK who are slowly bringing this custom to Poland.

As I remember from old times polish shops had usually some small bowls when change was put in so it was not dropped on counter. I don't think it was rude just different- maybe showing reluctance to touch every customer?

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

I think English people hate confrontation that is why when something needs to be told or resolved in a more direct way they struggle , get frustrated and that is when back stabbing starts. It is seems to be quite justified psychologically as human behaviour.

Of course it is generalisation-I also met quite a few direct , blunt people in UK.

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

It looks that you have quite good opinion about Poles :-).

I am not sure about this self assurance. Maybe in Poland but on emigration lots of them lose lots of confidence and self assurance -unfortunately....

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


From my observation the most balanced paper in UK is The Times. ( from right wing extremes like Daily Express or Daily Mail to rather left wing deluded Trotsky's Guardian).Does it exist equivalent to British Times it in Poland now?

To be honest I usually read Dziennik Polski when I am in Poland but it is rather local Krakow paper.

News / Polish LGBT activists perform tribute to George Michael [38]

Of course he was popular and he sold thousand of records. When mentioned his name everyone thinks about singer not gay.

according to Delph insinuation- firstly homosexuality was legal in Poland since 1930- much earlier than in some 'highly progressive' west Europe countries who try to patronise Poland now. Secondly where are these attacks on gays in Poland? Ok some 'smirks' maybe from less tolerant person.....

News / Polish LGBT activists perform tribute to George Michael [38]

Ha,ha this is this bit 'cheesy' sort of music like for instance Shakin Stevens.....maybe not the most sophisticated but easy to listen and very popular so always sells very well !.

News / Polish LGBT activists perform tribute to George Michael [38]


To certain extend I liked both of them :-) And they are both from 80 'cheesy' music range...ha ,ha we can add Boy George too.

I believe he was just generous person. Left good memory about himself to many people whom he helped.

News / Polish LGBT activists perform tribute to George Michael [38]

Maybe I ma not deaf but if some survey was done I think they all had very similar public.I don't take offence I ma not too crazy about music.

Love / Do Polish date Spanish people [50]

I would say it is your personal opinion- I don think I saw many handsome Pakistani men.... and Australian?- It is mixture of emigrants from all over the world......historically mainly English I think.

Language / How well do Polish people understand Slovak? [88]


Exactly- Cute. I really like Slovakian language. For us Polish it sounds a little like children talk and it usually makes us smile :-)

News / Austria's swing to the far right on Poland? [229]

I thought that historically every country was created to have borders-army to support it and independence. Don't you see danger with uncontrolled influx of people without any ID, lying about their nationality.....just influx, influx with no end ???????

News / Austria's swing to the far right on Poland? [229]

@Tacitus

How this analogy works with Europe?

Not so many guns in circulation in Europe but still few nasty terrorist attacks.....

We have polish saying 'odwracanie kota ogonem' which matches very well your analogy.

Genealogy / Why are some Polish people dark complected, and others very light [511]


I usually distinguish Slavic look like Polish, Chech, Slovakian. I always thought that I look Polish but my first job in UK was customer orientated and some people asked me if I was Italian...Spanish (I have brown eyes and slightly dark complexion) ....no one asked me if I was Polish. I remember one man asked me if I'm Scottish - I guess it was my accent :-)

Genealogy / Why are some Polish people dark complected, and others very light [511]


That is true but it depends how long you live abroad some emigrants ( with time) get more and more similar to locals.

I have friend - English- her family comes from Liverpool.

She is very pretty - Quite a few people asked her/thought that she was Polish. Not sure why...general her look ,clothes she wears...mannerism....she has zero polish roots.

Genealogy / Why are some Polish people dark complected, and others very light [511]


What does it mean for a while?.... 1 hundred....2 hundred years. I think in each country there is some kind of mode- people with certain feature.....north Europe....south Europe....South America....

Anthropologist, historian have studied these subjects for years so I wouldn't treat this subject in such a superficial matter.

Genealogy / Why are some Polish people dark complected, and others very light [511]


:-)

I remember from school times ( ages ago) that about 80% children had blue or green eyes....I was odd one with brown ones. So as per saying 'exception confirms the rule'.....I would say I has been like this in Poland for a while.

News / Austria's swing to the far right on Poland? [229]


So opening borders to unlimited emigration without any ID shows commitment to UE?

As large part of German population is still willing to take more co -called 'refuges' it is part of TV/press brainwashing and propaganda in Germany and part of their eternal feeling of guiltiness.

WHY ARE OTHER COUNTRIES TO FOLLOW IT ?????

News / Austria's swing to the far right on Poland? [229]


Yes and no- PC causes frustration so the only people that British can lash out without being accused of racism are Polish...

News / Austria's swing to the far right on Poland? [229]

in your opinion.

Travel / Are Polish people as unfriendly as Slovaks? [84]

Are Bulgarian so open and friendly to everyone ??

News / Goodbye Sunday Shopping in Poland - Hello Electoral Reform [246]

@Chemikiem

I agree it will hit economy and tourism quite badly. All these big Galerias in Krakow....

News / Goodbye Sunday Shopping in Poland - Hello Electoral Reform [246]


I am surprised you wrote it....Ok, Kaczynski is deluded little man who is power hungry....PIS is overly orientated towards Catholic church but!!!! There is one thing which PO did which is unforgivable- running like little nasty backstabber to Brussel and report against your own country, government? Which other country does things like this?

I live in UK and people like Farage or Corbyn or Theresa May -they come from different political parties. They can be nasty to each other in parliament, press conferences but outside UK they always stick for their own country.. So sorry but PO or KOD....they are just nasty, selfish traitors for me ( and I guess more people in Poland).

News / Goodbye Sunday Shopping in Poland - Hello Electoral Reform [246]


And I don't understand it? Once we can be brave, patriotic, fighting for your country and then.....people like this. It is like chicken fall out with his chicken mates and runs to fox for help. Idiocy- but apparently they are well educated and progressive and PIS is uneducated and backward.

News / Goodbye Sunday Shopping in Poland - Hello Electoral Reform [246]


Because I don't live in Poland I Iook at it from more objective perspective. Ha,ha and I don't have polish tv so no media brainwashing.... I don't always agree with things that some of PIS people say and let's be honest they don't have the best diplomatic skills but in the bigger scale they try to be loyal to their country and people.

News / Goodbye Sunday Shopping in Poland - Hello Electoral Reform [246]


I think that our opinions are influenced by our upbringing but also by our education, environment so they can change with time.I don't think that many people are 100% conservative or liberal it is usually mixture.

I am weird cross between conservative and green :-)

I agree with you on judges stance.

Yes- all this ban on Sunday trade is very bad decision and will affect our economy- especially in the big touristic towns ( like Krakow I come from)

Propose on ban on ritual slaughter and fur animal farm I am 100 for it !!!. I am against cruelty towards animals.

But all this unpleasant attitude of PIS towards In vitro- ??? What is wrong with it? It is the best way to get pregnant for woman who can't get in natural way.

Again - all these black marches for abortion....I am for abortion if pregnancy was a result of rape of there is risk that mother dies or child will be highly disabled.....but in UK there are some reckless women who just sleep around without contraception and they treat abortion as contraception- I find it just disgusting.So I think lots of these issues depends on context.

But I suppose what is positive about PIS they try to be 'socialist' and improve life of 'average Kowalski'. Unfortunately some of these changes will probably backfire- like reducing retirement age.....People live longer now....there is no enough money in the ZUS pot so I am afraid it will go up soon.

News / Goodbye Sunday Shopping in Poland - Hello Electoral Reform [246]

@SigSauer

I think that there are few aspects in it:

- one is that ' over the top dramatic news' sell well so most papers had to exaggerate on news.
- political correctness brainwashed people and killed logical thinking

but

lets be honest. There was small group of people with racist/nasty signs...there was no need for it. Without them it would be just pleasant, patriotic march. With them everything was twisted by 'liberals'.

I thought that I read somewhere that we were to sue this idiot from Brussel who said about '60 000 Nazis marching'- and I think we should as it was just twisted news.

News / Goodbye Sunday Shopping in Poland - Hello Electoral Reform [246]

@Ironside

Yes and No- it was small group and they could be racist idiots or they could be provocateurs but I don't think that we want to be seen abroad as Nazi-racist country. The problem is that papers and liberal 'progressives' look for sensation and blow it our of proportion.

Propaganda is spread by lefties but unfortunately average person who knows very little about Poland would believe in it and it is wrong.

News / Goodbye Sunday Shopping in Poland - Hello Electoral Reform [246]

@cms@

I guess you would prefer these marches :-)

katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice/5,35063,20003738.html?i=0

dzienniklodzki.pl/tag/pochody-1-maja

ro.com.pl/od-65-lat-w-polsce-obchodzimy-swieto-pracy/01205068

UK, Ireland / Racist ex-priest Międlar tries to fly from Poland to U.K. again. [293]


Theoretically nothing- except the fact that some areas on London are replaced with people from previous colonies....hardly to find ingenious folks...but your country your decision.

UK, Ireland / Racist ex-priest Międlar tries to fly from Poland to U.K. again. [293]

@rozumiemnic


It is your decision - you give them passport/ permission to stay not some magical tooth-fairy. Yes we have completely different history and I don't judge you. UK with colonial past will always have strong ties with commonwealth countries.In my personal view people from India bring many positives to UK. Lots of them are specialists in IT, businessmen, doctors... plus ( in spite of colonial past) they are loyal to your country....as for Pakistanis....it 's different story I am afraid.