bolek_tusk
20 Jan 2019
Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]
I'm not really up on the KNF.... Do you have any links (in English)?
bribes in the KNF
I'm not really up on the KNF.... Do you have any links (in English)?
bolek_tusk
21 Jan 2019
Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]
There are millions of Ukrainians on the doorstep who are more than ready to join the millions already in Poland.
What can Indians and Pakistanis provide which Ukrainians can't?
Badly needed foreign workers to build the polish "Wirtschaftswunder"...
There are millions of Ukrainians on the doorstep who are more than ready to join the millions already in Poland.
What can Indians and Pakistanis provide which Ukrainians can't?
bolek_tusk
21 Jan 2019
Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]
I thought that this was some old PiS scandal that has just come to light, but it seems to have nothing at all to do with the government.
There is no indication as to when this 'asking for a bribe' took place or in fact if any corruption actually took place.
Polish-financial-regulator-quits-but-denies-corruption
I thought that this was some old PiS scandal that has just come to light, but it seems to have nothing at all to do with the government.
There is no indication as to when this 'asking for a bribe' took place or in fact if any corruption actually took place.
bolek_tusk
21 Jan 2019
Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]
So you are quite happy about plenty of people getting away with it because it was a long time ago...
Im more bothered about corruption today than things that happened 25 years ago.
So you are quite happy about plenty of people getting away with it because it was a long time ago...
bolek_tusk
21 Jan 2019
News / Pawel Adamowicz, Gdansk mayor, dies after stabbing [354]
I don't see what PiS has to do with this Akt Zgonu Politycznego... It wasn't PiS which issued it, it was Młodzież Wszechpolski.
It's actually a fascinating insight into how PiS supporters think.
I don't see what PiS has to do with this Akt Zgonu Politycznego... It wasn't PiS which issued it, it was Młodzież Wszechpolski.
bolek_tusk
21 Jan 2019
Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]
Some people go abroad to save money for their future in Poland. It does make a lot of sense.
If Poles would really prefer to stay poor but polish they wouldn't walk all over Europe in search for work and better shores
Some people go abroad to save money for their future in Poland. It does make a lot of sense.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]
Not forgetting the Mongols who invaded Poland three times!
whatever period of time you lick there has been o,entry of other genes in the mix - Swedish, Lithuanian, Jewish, German.
Not forgetting the Mongols who invaded Poland three times!
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]
All that makes someone British is having a British passport.... I find it strange that when I meet Poles in my home town and they as me why there are no British people around, I have to explain to them that all these Pakistanis are actually British.
I prefer to call myself English, since I don't recognise such a thing as a British nation.
So all that makes someone Polish is having Polish citizenship?
All that makes someone British is having a British passport.... I find it strange that when I meet Poles in my home town and they as me why there are no British people around, I have to explain to them that all these Pakistanis are actually British.
I prefer to call myself English, since I don't recognise such a thing as a British nation.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
[moved from]
Gdansk was a rich seaport before the Germans turned it into a pile of rubble in 1939.
[moved from]
Gdansk, which we're talking about here, was a shi before EU funding came to the rescue
Gdansk was a rich seaport before the Germans turned it into a pile of rubble in 1939.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]
The clue is in MAGA.
British Pakistanis prefer to fly Pakistani flags rather than Union Jacks and have no interest in traditional British traditions and customs. Many of the can't even speak English.
So is Trump American
The clue is in MAGA.
British Pakistanis prefer to fly Pakistani flags rather than Union Jacks and have no interest in traditional British traditions and customs. Many of the can't even speak English.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
Perhaps russian but I don't recall the British or Americans destroying Gdansk.
Perhaps russian but I don't recall the British or Americans destroying Gdansk.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
The Germans started the Second World War when they bombed Westerplatte in Gdansk on 1st September 1939
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Westerplatte
how you want to pin its destruction on the Germans is at least curious.
The Germans started the Second World War when they bombed Westerplatte in Gdansk on 1st September 1939
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Westerplatte
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
News / Pawel Adamowicz, Gdansk mayor, dies after stabbing [354]
Why is one man more important than the millions of Poles who were murdered by the Germans and Russians in WWII.
Get some perspective!
There isn't any doubt about that, though it's at best marginally relevant to the tragic loss of Mayor Adamowicz.
Why is one man more important than the millions of Poles who were murdered by the Germans and Russians in WWII.
Get some perspective!
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
Gdańsk (/ɡəˈdænsk, ɡəˈdɑːnsk/; Polish: [ˈɡdaɲsk]; Kashubian: Gduńsk; German: Danzig) is one of the oldest cities in Poland. Founded by the Polish ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century, the city was for a long time part of Piast state either directly or as a fief.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Gda%C5%84sk
Gdańsk (Dantsic and variants of that in English, though we say Gdansk now) is historically not quite Germany, not quite Poland.
Gdańsk (/ɡəˈdænsk, ɡəˈdɑːnsk/; Polish: [ˈɡdaɲsk]; Kashubian: Gduńsk; German: Danzig) is one of the oldest cities in Poland. Founded by the Polish ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century, the city was for a long time part of Piast state either directly or as a fief.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Gda%C5%84sk
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
There was a Buzzfeed 'bombshell' which all the other MSM outlets repeated over the last week which turned out to be Fake News
buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/trump-russia-cohen-moscow-tower-mueller-investigation
Also it was Buzzfeed's Fake News which initially led to the Mueller investigation over two years ago when it published leaked information from the Steele Dossier which John Brennan and John McCain had provided it with.
I've never seen Buzzfeed.
There was a Buzzfeed 'bombshell' which all the other MSM outlets repeated over the last week which turned out to be Fake News
buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/trump-russia-cohen-moscow-tower-mueller-investigation
Also it was Buzzfeed's Fake News which initially led to the Mueller investigation over two years ago when it published leaked information from the Steele Dossier which John Brennan and John McCain had provided it with.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
Over the last 1000 years, how many years has it not been a Polish city?
I will help you out here...
Kingdom of Poland 997-1227
Duchy of Pomerelia 1227-1294
Kingdom of Poland 1294-1308
Teutonic Order 1308-1454
Kingdom of Poland 1466-1569
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569-1793
Prussia 1793-1807
Free City of Danzig 1807-1814
Prussia 1814-1871
German Empire 1871-1918
Weimar Germany 1918-1920
Free City of Danzig 1920-1939
Third Reich 1939-1945
People's Republic of Poland 1945-1989
Republic of Poland 1989-present
Correct...one of the oldest cities in (actual) Poland...but not one of the oldest polish cities! Small but important difference! :)
Over the last 1000 years, how many years has it not been a Polish city?
I will help you out here...
Kingdom of Poland 997-1227
Duchy of Pomerelia 1227-1294
Kingdom of Poland 1294-1308
Teutonic Order 1308-1454
Kingdom of Poland 1466-1569
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569-1793
Prussia 1793-1807
Free City of Danzig 1807-1814
Prussia 1814-1871
German Empire 1871-1918
Weimar Germany 1918-1920
Free City of Danzig 1920-1939
Third Reich 1939-1945
People's Republic of Poland 1945-1989
Republic of Poland 1989-present
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]
That is simply not true. Many Pakistani kids start school unable to speak English. They have no need to speak English. They live in Pakistanis ghettoes. Their parents, grandparents and siblings speak Urdu, Everyone in the street speaks Urdu. They watch Pakistani TV. English is a foreign language to them, and British is a foreign culture.
Only in sport; and why not.BTW, they (except for the oldest housewives) speak English.
That is simply not true. Many Pakistani kids start school unable to speak English. They have no need to speak English. They live in Pakistanis ghettoes. Their parents, grandparents and siblings speak Urdu, Everyone in the street speaks Urdu. They watch Pakistani TV. English is a foreign language to them, and British is a foreign culture.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
Have you been to Gdansk recently?
the city will still be a big mess in 50 years;
Have you been to Gdansk recently?
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
Stretching the definition of famous.... Maybe in Germany....
A list of famous Danziger personalities
Stretching the definition of famous.... Maybe in Germany....
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
Then perhaps you should get out from behind your computer more...
Gdansk has developed greatly since I've been visiting it over the last ten years, and I would love to move there from the $h1thole I live in in the UK.
Everybody on this board knows where I live.
Then perhaps you should get out from behind your computer more...
Gdansk has developed greatly since I've been visiting it over the last ten years, and I would love to move there from the $h1thole I live in in the UK.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
Excuse me. I said millions of Poles.
Are you suggesting that the word Poles does not include Jews?
By your reasoning I have to include Jews as a special subset of Poles otherwise they don't get included.
you completely forgot to include the 3 million Polish jews murdered
Excuse me. I said millions of Poles.
Are you suggesting that the word Poles does not include Jews?
By your reasoning I have to include Jews as a special subset of Poles otherwise they don't get included.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
Of course he had a lot to do with redeveloping Gdansk. I have never said otherwise. But weren't you just saying that it will still be a big mess in 50 years.
Also, lets not forget that when there are lot of developers at the door they come offering 'incentives''....
Yes, and great credit to the mayor!
Of course he had a lot to do with redeveloping Gdansk. I have never said otherwise. But weren't you just saying that it will still be a big mess in 50 years.
Also, lets not forget that when there are lot of developers at the door they come offering 'incentives''....
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
Life / Left-wing agitators in Poland [49]
Fascism is characterised by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society, which is exactly how Antifa behave.
twitter.com/bchapman151/status/972646835654361088
Fascism is characterised by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society, which is exactly how Antifa behave.
twitter.com/bchapman151/status/972646835654361088
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]
You simply don't have a clue.
These Pakistani ghettoes simply grow and grow taking over neighbourhood after neighbourhood.
I've watched it happen first hand for decades.
You simply don't have a clue.
These Pakistani ghettoes simply grow and grow taking over neighbourhood after neighbourhood.
I've watched it happen first hand for decades.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking along the bank of the Motława and couldn't help but notice how quickly the apartments on the other bank had sprouted up. There is serious money flooding into Gdansk and it is developing in leaps and bounds.
Take a walk on the waterfronts. We're talking hundreds of millions. Euros, that is. That's going to take some time......
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking along the bank of the Motława and couldn't help but notice how quickly the apartments on the other bank had sprouted up. There is serious money flooding into Gdansk and it is developing in leaps and bounds.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
Whatever Adamowicz may or may not have done, it pales into insignificance with what collaborator Bolek did....The one that claims he single handedly created Solidarność and got rid of the Soviets, and now he is calling for stronger links.
I was at the 37th Anniversary of the Gdansk Solidarność agreement in 2017, and no one from Solidarność had a good word to say for Walęsa.
Well, first of all Poles sneer at Walesa,
Whatever Adamowicz may or may not have done, it pales into insignificance with what collaborator Bolek did....The one that claims he single handedly created Solidarność and got rid of the Soviets, and now he is calling for stronger links.
I was at the 37th Anniversary of the Gdansk Solidarność agreement in 2017, and no one from Solidarność had a good word to say for Walęsa.
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
News / Pawel Adamowicz, Gdansk mayor, dies after stabbing [354]
Well Gazeta Wyborcza is adamant that the majority of Poles are all for flooding the country with Muslims and giving equal status to same sex marriages, and providing free abortion on demand....
... so it must be true! :)
Well Gazeta Wyborcza is adamant that the majority of Poles are all for flooding the country with Muslims and giving equal status to same sex marriages, and providing free abortion on demand....
... so it must be true! :)
bolek_tusk
22 Jan 2019
History / A History of Gdansk, Poland [130]
No, but will look out for it next time I'm in Gdansk... How come the President of Gdansk allowed that since he couldn't stand the man?
I presume you have seen that picture on the table in room A2 of the Solidarity museum
No, but will look out for it next time I'm in Gdansk... How come the President of Gdansk allowed that since he couldn't stand the man?