USA News and Poland - part 16

But not everybody brags about it; it takes a special kind of person. lol

In the US, 3 pounds of apples at Walmart now cost $10 on discount. In Poland, it's $2.25.

Some, like Novi, with good pensions may not care, but their kids and grandkids might. They could consider a Polish passport while immigration to Poland may be still an option.

Good job, America. BTW - these are local apples, grown in the US.

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That was the best analogy I could come up with on such a short notice...

I never peed in the Baltic...It's too cold...

In the US:

Quoting...

The current national average price is $1.31 for "Apples, Red Delicious, per lb.

About those evil tariffs...

EU tariffs - good

US tariffs - bad

Who gives a **** about your apples and your medieval weights and measures that only Americans use.

They are about 5 zloty a kilo in Biedronka this week.

You keep repeating this garbage, but:

The EU uses tariffs strategically to protect industries like car manufacturing. The orange hog slaps tariffs on everything, even stuff the US doesn't produce, like coffee, cocoa, bananas, avocados.

Are you smart enough to get the difference and in fact conclude that: EU tariffs - good for EU citizens, US tariffs - bad for US citizens?

@cms neuf
So apples in Poland are more expensive than the US. SImple math.

@Tlum
US tariffs seen as being a game changer to pay down the debt. This accoring to the experts. Americans dont GAF about paying a little more if they want something. And those that do mind probably should be buying anything at all. Gas is lower than in Poland. Lots of other prices have come down as well. Tariffs good for the US.

Yes, but saying things like that will only confuse the hard of thinking: they'll say that 1.31 is a smaller number than 5, so apples are cheaper in the US. What you need to do is give the Biedronka price per kg in USD per pound, i.e. (5 / 3.66) * 0.454 = $0.62

So, apples in Poland are less than half the price of apples in the USA.


What did I say would happen when the price was given in zl per kilo?

Like I said....

EU tariffs - good

US tariffs - bad


That's in absolute numbers. Adjusting to incomes, Polish prices are a disaster...


The only way to compare is how long you have to work in the US vs Poland to buy a kilograms of apples.

A necessary and the only tool US president has to force manufacturing jobs to come back home...

I asked these morons here many times what else Trump can do to achieve this objective and all I got was a typical weasely Euro bullshlt.

Memo to "tariffs make prices go up" morons:

The price we pay for a foreign product has two parts: (1) the price, (2) the taxes we pay to support the unemployed who lost their jobs because those jobs went to China.

Then the spiral to hell starts...broken families, drug addiction, dispair, crime...

Duh! Azzholes...

Golden Moron and his selective brain function. Let's compare the prices of turkey and salmon across Europe. Even better, let's examine how affordable Poland is when we adjust the prices based on differences in earnings. Give it up, you simpleton.

You really want to go that route?

Both of them with same quality won't be aveliable in both markets.

American made Turkey or Fish fished in America will be basically impossible to come by in Europe (not only in Poland) perhaps even outright banned due to health concerns. Yet you equalise it as if it's perfectly normal and has no impact on quality of life.

Not only that, if the Polish product was aveliable in America with the same standards as in Europe (but, let's be generous here and say just Poland) most people wouldn't buy it, cause it would be too expensive. Ergo couldn't afford it

I can safely bet most Poles can afford to buy Turkey or Salmon even if luxurious occasionally.

In America one would probably have to be a successful lawyer, cause I have a hard time imagining a hard working average or middle class American, working two jobs, bringing food on the table, worried about paying down loans or mortgage to even think about eating salmon or turkey when it's not thanksgiving. Am I wrong? You should know the answer far better then me. I have never been to America after all. Convince me, convince us and convince yourself.

Grand Rapids and the surrounding areas are major producers of apples. If you're trying to save money, you can actually get all the apples you need for free! All you have to do is visit one of the local orchards, ask for permission, and you can pick up apples from the ground.

Alternatively, if your family consumes a large number of apples, you can visit one of the many farmers' markets where you can buy 20 pounds of apples for just $10.

Do you know of similar opportunities in Poland or any other European country? By focusing on such a small segment of the market, you may be creating a misleading perception, and in turn, you confirm your limitation and the reason for your nickname, Golden Moron

So you admit to dirty, underhanded tactics by the EU , health concerns as justification, but you squeal like a stuck pig when Trump imposes tariffs to fix the cheating.
Remember chicken ch*t as a necessary ingredient in your breakfast. one of the most ridiculous, laughable trade barriers.

I admit to incompetent EU administration, unpatriotic American businessmen with no regard for their own branding, future of their customers or their own country.

You should be glad I am not a judge in America, I would have had them hanged a lot of them for treason and putting America's future at risk.

But, yeah sure. Europe is the problem? Your crazy?

Right, you can pick apples off the floor or drive round to some far off state and buy them from a tax dodging farmer.

Yes, amazingly, we have markets and street stalls, wholesalers, discount clubs and everything in between.

And stop talking about illogical ass pounds and ounces. Poland has been using kilos since Napoleonic times. just like the other 180 countries in the world.

As for this guff about comparing with earnings, well that works if you are a paid employee, punch your card at 9. Then sitting in a dusty office, striving to make those HP payments on your used car with weird stains on the seats and suburban house. Yes Mr Smith ! Thankyou Mr Smith !

People in Poland who work like that are in a minority - about 9m are salaried, with many taking on other work or side hustles.

Are you, Euro clowns, trying to compare the US with your parasitic, free-loading, defenseless, Muslim-infested, decaying shltholes?

It's really annoying...

Decaying

Now there's a great description of suburban America.

Salmon BTW is half the price here than in the US. Have a nice side chilling in the fridge with some great French wine and Italian cheese ready for a family visit tomorrow.

Decaying is Africa in America. Europe in America is fine.

Murder rates:

Africa in America - 24 per 100k (see the DC)

Europe in America - 2

Finland - 1.5

Belgium - 1.5

France - 1.4

Conclusion: Guns have nothing to do with murder rates.

It's the skin pigment.

The darker the skin, the lower the IQ and more violent the person inside that skin.

Convince me, convince us and convince yourself.
@ Mr Grunwald

I have no reason to convince myself of anything, all I am doing is countering idiotic assumptions brought up by a Golden Moron.

@ Mr Grunwald

Even if I tried my best, or borrowed Richard's intelligence or Johnny's eloquence, I would still struggle to convey the depth of ignorance in your post. It's hard to believe that someone who appears to be intelligent has such a fundamentally misguided understanding of America.

As a Pole myself, with a strong grasp of Polish realities, I see positive progress in many aspects of life. However, I must point out that Poland still lags significantly behind America in certain areas.

Regarding hygiene and food quality-don't make me laugh. When I visited the most exclusive supermarket in Warsaw, looking for shrimp, I found what appeared to be shriveled-up items resembling maggots. In the U.S., such products would be banned, and the store would face serious consequences for selling unsafe food. So much for the claim of superior products.

Not so much anymore. The genius businessman, Trump, fixed most of it with the tariffs,


Are you sure you're not referring to carp, a fish that most Americans wouldn't eat, except for some within the Black community? Atlantic salmon, especially the wild-caught variety, is too expensive for the average Pole. As for French wine, California wine has proven to be superior in every blind taste test. I can appreciate Wisconsin cheeses, but I thought we were discussing Polish products. It seems like you're jumping between topics or are a bit nervous about this conversation.

@Rich,
Yo man, I'm a "protected" citizen, white, harmless-looking, older. 'Course I've never had
problems with the cops. Heck, I avoid 'em when I can, except for a curt nod when I see one
followed by a "Officer!".

I'm not a minority of color.

I love American police officers and tell them that every time I approach them or they approach me...

When they approach me, my standard greeting line is: I am so glad you are here. Do you want my ID?

That tells them that I am not a ni**er or another azzhole...

On my island, they would be allowed to shoot to kill anyone who commits an act of violence against them.

An attempt on the life of a LEO or the murder would be punishable by death. No appeals beyond "it was not me". Cop's camera would be sufficient for a conviction.

1. American fools brought slaves from Africa.
2. Then they set them free.
3. Now, American morons complain that some of them don't meet their standards.

It's like a foolish man persuading a woman to have unprotected sex. When the child is born, the idiot complains it costs him money and he has to change diapers.

It's your fault for being a fool. Now man up and deal with it instead of crying like a baby.

You don't want African Americans in the US? Name your price and if it's good enough for them, they may leave. If they don't, shut up for good.

American fools brought black females from Africa - slaves or not. That was beyond moronic.


Let's make black abortions and contraceptives free.

Let's make sterilization a condition to welfare after the first child. Black or white.

There,.. a genius again...


African Africans are fine. It's the American Africans who are a problem. See crime rates.

Also, it's the African Americans who don't want African Americans and, as soon as they can afford it (see Oprah) they move as far away from African Americans as possible...

Some to Santa Barbara where the average house is 1 billion dollars.

Proposal denied. Try again. Name your price and if it's satisfactory for them, they will fly away from the US.

No way. They will take the money and stay anyway...

The program already exists - use a modified self-deportation app. Plus they must sign a document they revoke the US citizenship and cannot come back. It's the only civilized and voluntary solution, but it all would depend on your offer and their willful acceptance.

If the price is good enough, extend it to all other legal immigrants. I would consider joining the program too. Win-win. They create money out of thin air, why not spend it on that.

I like NAZI methods better...

On the way out, beat the crap out of them Singapore-style and tattoo IA on the forehead.

If that was your way of dealing with your unwanted children, I guess there's nothing else I could do.