USA, Canada / Opening a small shop, and selling many Polish items in USA. Do you think this would work? [32]



I like your enthusiasm, unfortunately, I know of several small Polish stores in Chicago that have closed up over the past year or so.

You would have to compete with places like, Rich`s Polish deli and liquors, A&G`s and
wallysmarket.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=22
Plus there are many more Ma and Pa type places left.

These huge supermarkets already have everything you can get in Poland here for cheap prices, not to mention you will have to deal with the FDA in regards of importing food.

Best of luck to you though, I encourage small businesses in our area but do your research:)

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


Ya, the very next day!!! lol

People who go on welfare have a habit of never getting off it. If you lose your job you should receive 6 months of benefits, not a lifetime of food stamps and free housing. After 6 months they should have to do some sort of community service, such as picking up trash along the Hi-way etc... You would be surprised how many people get off the system then!

Of course it doesnt help very much in the USA when you have Illegals sneaking over the border just to have an anchor baby and collect benefits.

Thats one law the US needs to abolish!!

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


Well if they have 30 million+ for a big Royal wedding, I dont really dont feel sorry for the British
They throw 400 million a year at that old Queen,,for nothing???
All that money could be used for social programs instead of paying for rich people and their Yachts,,,go for it!!!!!!


Hey Puzzler, How come the Chinese are building the Roads in Poland??
Is that kind of work beneath you, or is it just work that you so desperately try to avoid?

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


Like I said before, if you bothered to read it. If a person works for a year and then lose their job they are entitled to 6 months of unemployment benefits just like in America, then after that you are re- evaluated.

If you dont have a job or refuse to look for one just so you can have a free ride is totally wrong, and they should get the boot or perform community service if they want to leach off the system.

Ive heard of Poles that cant get into the US go to England instead so they can get on the public welfare system.

Why did you leave Poland if its soooo great over there,,, no job, no money, was it worth leaving your family for a few little welfare bennys?

UK, Ireland / What do you hate about England and English people? [142]


Thats a good enough reason to hate England right there!

Royals,,,ROFTL!!

Brits have been giving them Billions and what have they ever done for in return for their subjects?

Oh, they can call Elton John Sir now,,,lol

Theres nothing more fun than being delayed at Heathrow for 8 hours, that was a blast:(

God forbid if you ask them for some Ice cubes!

Then out come the tongs with the one cube,,,thanks that was soooooo refreshing!!

News / What's the stupidest question asked about Poland? [414]

Do Jetskis come from Poland?

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


They do that here in Chicago as well, especially when there is a Polish holiday or when the Pope, Katyn etc
A lot of them hang flags on their cars and drive around blowing their horns all night, same with Mexicans, I dread cinco de mayo!


People have been caught here using their neighbors children as their own to cash in on extra money, the scams are endless!


I agree absolutely, If a person has worked and needs it thats fine in my book, but the scammers who keep making babies just to stay on welfare that has to stop. You cant have people on welfare their entire lives.

In Florida USA, they made the welfare recipients do community service for benefits, and after the first year the stats found a decrease of people in the program.

Maybe they figured out, if I have to work then Ill get a real paying job?


Its super easy here, they give it to them like candy!
I was in a Mexican supermarket and while I was in line, I noticed that I was the only one with cash in hand,,,wtf!!

The more babies the more money they get,,,,,It has to stop!

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


It might be different because the law may vary from state to state, but in Chicago Ive been told that the state employees have been known to coach and aid the Illegals to get their benefits.

How many Illegal Mexicans have proper I.D.,,,,, none!

They just bring in their babies along with maybe their cousins babies as well to get as much as possible.

2 buildings away from me is this 2 bedroom apartment and there are 2 Mexican families that reside there, so Im guessing at last count Id say theres 8- 9 people living in the one unit. Every first of the month (food stamp time) I watch them pull up with a van filled to the roof with groceries, mostly junk food, twinkies, ho-ho`s etc.... Theyre probably getting $1000 a month just for food.

There are 3 women that must weigh 300lbs each, her daughter probably around 20 years old is pushing maximum density as well.
The children are all over weight, but they are living the American Dream now!
The 2 Husbands cant speak any English and they dont have jobs either, all they do is drive up and down our alleys looking for scrap metal all day.

USA, Canada / Better life in USA or Canada? - expats opinions and your comparison [143]


I heard there are bigger reserves than in the mid-east and theres talk about tapping into it in the near future.
I dont know if its true, but I rather see the Canadians make the $$$


Kind of unusual for Tornado`s in your area huh?
Our worst Tornado month is May, but you never know?


Still a better look than Ru-Paul...lol

USA, Canada / Better life in USA or Canada? - expats opinions and your comparison [143]


You must of bought it in the burbs, its almost $4.50 downtown, the highest in the nation:(
I cant wait for it to stop raining and warm up so I can ride my motorcycle, you seen it last summer?
50 miles per gallon, no gas problem there:)
[b]Z-D[b]
Canadian proven reserves are allegedly 2nd to Saudis,

That would be beneficial for both our countries, thats if it can be done while preserving the wilderness.
I doubt most Canadians want huge oil fields?

USA, Canada / Better life in USA or Canada? - expats opinions and your comparison [143]


The problem is that everything is so spread out here, unless you live in a major city you pretty much have to drive.


I seen the Chevy Volt at the auto show, it looks cool, doesnt peel rubber but it can go 50 miles on one charge.
Im sure moped, scooters and bike sales will be on the rise this summer.

guesswho
yeah, very unusual indeed. First time in ten years or so (just like snow btw, lol)

We were slammed with a huge blizzard this year and now it has been raining every day for 2 weeks:(

I never been through a Tornado but have experienced a Hurricane before, Andrew back in 92
Ill never do that again!!

USA, Canada / Better life in USA or Canada? - expats opinions and your comparison [143]


I would ride my more if the weather were nicer, were one of the most bike friendly cities in America.
We have trails along the lakefront that are really beautiful, we get a like of bike group tourists in the summer as well.


They probably were farmers, thats Apple country!

Youre probably still into the Seattle Grunge look,,,lol


All the free govnt programs and wasteful spending have dug us into a huge ditch!

We spent over a trillion in Iraq, we could of re-built half the country with that kind of money.

Hope you find something soon:)

USA, Canada / Better life in USA or Canada? - expats opinions and your comparison [143]

lol


Ouch! and the taxes are higher as well...


I would love to check it out someday, Ive heard nothing but good things about the place.
The farthest Ive been in the PNW was Oregon and that place is just too beautiful!


Im telling all the Mexicans about this tomm,,,lol


The worst is when youre pedaling into the wind and then you get to where you are going to turn around and enjoy the wind at your back, then it suddenly changes directions...grrr!

Life / Uptight Poles [262]


Tak,tak tak Ironballs is a mental midget:)


Some guys like to be controlled, to a certain extant ,,lol


I just retuned from a Polish Wedding, all nice people and fun times!!

I cant understand how people like Ironballs gets off talking all his crap about my country, when Im surrounded by all Poles and Ive never heard such derogatory comments?

Hes an embarrassment to his own kind, Im going to start showing this forum to my Polish friends in Chicago ( nobody cares anyway)

I tried several times before, but as you can tell not many Pol_Ams give this forum the time of day:(

Life / Uptight Poles [262]


You would welcome all these freedoms, or not, do you have a choice, who provided these freedoms?

You seem, or act like you to enjoy all the extreme pleasures of life,,so you claim?

Ive found out, from experience, the guys who talk a lot,, usually,,well its all talk, I dont believe all your babe stories and perhaps most women probably run from you also,,lol

Law / What banks are people using in Poland? [50]

BOFA,,do you need my routing number?

Throw in another 10K in for this weekend, I tanked on the Derby

USA, Canada / Chicago's 1.1 million Polish Americans celebrated Constitution Day [47]


Nice Thread PennBoy, its too bad the Europeans on here gang up and try to discredit it. They did to me in the past when I went there and took pics of the parade, as well as The Taste of Polonia

They can forget about me ever doing that again:(

The Europeans on this forum talk such nonsense, unlike like the Poles Ive met Chicago, thats for sure!!

USA, Canada / Chicago's 1.1 million Polish Americans celebrated Constitution Day [47]

I dont see anything wrong with Polish or Irish Americans etc celebrating their heritage, its a real nice parade as well!
Everyone is friendly and having a great time. Ive never met any Polish person here yet that talked down about my country, they all seem to love it here!

Then you try and share it on the forum and they have to start slamming anything that is America.

Something is wrong with the Europeans on this site,,, Im thinking Jealousy??

USA, Canada / Chicago's 1.1 million Polish Americans celebrated Constitution Day [47]


Yes, I dont mean all of the posters on here sry, but there are certainly a few.

Thanks for pointing that out:)

USA, Canada / Getting a VISA to USA by a Polish person nowadays [339]


Very true, Most Poles cringe at the thought, when I ask them if theyre ever going to return home.

They make it sound as if they escaped from a prison,,,lol

USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]


I can tell you that most Americans dont even think about Europe nor even care about it, unlike the obsessed Europeans who wake up every day and post such stupid nonsense.


First of all, there are not enough Am/Pols on this forum to even make a fair assessment.
Secondly, I cant recall ever meeting a Pole in the US that wanted to move back to Poland, and I know plenty of them:)

The only Anti-American crap I hear is on this forum from(JEs) Jealous Europeans, plus a few American whacko`s that have nothing better to do with their time.

Furthermore, I believe Poland is a great counrty as well, thats because I dont believe that the Poles on this forum truly really represent Poland at all! Its mostly just the angry ones that hang out on the internet all day.

Ive found Polish people in the US generally kind, fun loving people with good family values. And never hear them bashing, they love it here!!


I agree as well, they both make or should I say made great Music,,,,lol

We have to take the blame for Rap though,,,sorry world, stop buying that $$it!

Life / IS Poland in danger of becoming the next multi cultural sink hole? [201]


Cant eastern european trash cross over its borders whenever it feels like, as well?

You did join the EU,,didnt you?

Ive seen plenty of British on this forum that arent too thrilled about the Polish Invasion of the UK!

Note to self: Its probably a good time to buy property in Poland, its has to be getting very inexpensive?

USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]

Awww, does that mean I shouldnt buy you a gold tooth grill for x-mas, how about a pair of pants that hangs half way down your ass,,lol

Travel / NOT COMING TO KRAKOW- KEEP IT! [30]




Certainly not in Poland, you sound like a disgruntle Brit!

I doubt the citizens of Krakow really care if you stay in Prague or even go to Moscow for that matter:)

USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]


Yeah, thats a good one for sure,,,,ROFTL!!

What a crock of $hit, probably another Illegal that cant get papers,,,Hahaha!

Travel / Motorcycle tour of Poland [137]


You just hate everyone and everything except yourself,,,right??

USA, Canada / Thinking about visiting America? Skip it or get molested and arrested for nothing. [79]


All that from one video?
Thats good, morons like you should stay away and do us the favor!

Why do GUESTS get to start these stupid threads??????

USA, Canada / Thinking about visiting America? Skip it or get molested and arrested for nothing. [79]


Nothing like being jumped and beat up by a car load of Poles while walking down the street..Oh wait thats right Poland is so perfect and you never break any laws,,,ROFTL

I wish they had video cams in Polish polish cars to watch them all take bribes, but come on, your insignificant little country couldnt afford the cameras or even a decent airplane for your president.

USA, Canada / Thinking about visiting America? Skip it or get molested and arrested for nothing. [79]


and your government is corrupt....where we going with this????

Dont come to the USA nobody will care anyway, thats if you can get a Visa,,,lol

Feedback / I love this forum - It's so Polish: tolerant, inconsistent, amusing [184]

Believe it or not I used to donate to this forum

There would have to be some major changes for me to ever do that again:)