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Bratwurst BoyThreads: 11
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Joined: Apr 2, 07 ♂ 		 Oct 1, 10, 23:23    #91
sascha:

Germans have more than dirty hands in Greece in the very recent past. Don't forget Mercedes Benz and Deutsche Telekom and their recent bribery scandals there ;-)


Sure we have dirty hands...from all that work....Greeks should try it sometimes!
pawianThreads: 90
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Joined: May 30, 08  Pictures: 2 ♂ 		 Oct 1, 10, 23:33    #92
Teffle:
I've often heard it said that the Poles and Irish are similar and I agree to an extent - I think the Irish are certainly more similar to the Polish than most other Europeans anyway.



Norman Davies once wrote:

"Poland and Ireland are the only two Catholic countries which thrive on a diet of potatoes and hard spirit."
southernThreads: 116
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Joined: May 17, 07 ♂ 		 Oct 1, 10, 23:36    #93
Corruption in Germany takes place only in the highest levels while in Greece it is widespread in every level horizontally and vertically.I didn't like at all the Hungarian attitude to tourists and how they extract money.It is the same with primitive Turkish crookery where the person pretends ignorance.Slavic crooks are much more refined and even Ukrainians who rob you blatant were not so annoying like the Hungarians.As a Greek I know when they deceive me but I turn blind eye if it is done properly and tactfully.
Bratwurst BoyThreads: 11
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Joined: Apr 2, 07 ♂ 		 Oct 1, 10, 23:44    #94
southern:
As a Greek I know when they deceive me but I turn blind eye if it is done properly and tactfully.


"proper and tactfull" deceiving??? huh?
guesswhoThreads: 23
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Joined: Mar 17, 10 ♀ 		 Oct 1, 10, 23:59    #95
Bratwurst Boy:
"proper and tactfull" deceiving???


Good 1 lol
rockThreads: 6
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Joined: Jun 13, 08 ♂ 		 Oct 2, 10, 00:08    #96
Turks and Magyars are cousins and two nations are aware of that fact.

Other comments are just a speculation.


The word "Hungarian" is thought to be derived from the Bulgar-Turkic Onogur, possibly because the Magyars were neighbours (or confederates) of the Empire of the Onogurs in the 6th century, whose leading tribal union was called the "Onogurs" (meaning "ten tribes" or "ten arrows" in Old Turkic; see below)
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Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂ 		 Oct 2, 10, 02:02    #97
I would say Poles are like English, French, USA and Spanish to the lesser degree - in general !
southernThreads: 116
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Joined: May 17, 07 ♂ 		 Oct 2, 10, 08:12    #98
rock:
Turks and Magyars are cousins and two nations are aware of that fact.


Judging from their mentality this comes hardly as a surprise.
FlaglessPoleThreads: 7
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Joined: Aug 19, 10 ♂ 		 Oct 2, 10, 08:37    #99
Just an observation of mine with a hint of generalization since that is the name of the game on PF;)
Poles are bit like French in the sense that both tend to take themselves very seriously and lack the ability to laugh at themselves.
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Joined: Apr 20, 09 ♂ 		 Oct 2, 10, 17:16    #100
Long live Poland, and all her great people.

Mike
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Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂ 		 Oct 2, 10, 17:27    #101
Many Poles are similar to Scots but the Eastern European mentality is a bit different. I wonder how Scottish and Polish Catholics would get on. I don't think religion would be a huge factor but one nonetheless.
zetigrekThreads: 59
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Joined: May 20, 10 ♂ 		 Oct 2, 10, 17:31    #102
I think that this whole discussion is crap. People are individuals.
SeanusThreads: 22
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Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂ 		 Oct 2, 10, 17:36    #103
In a nutshell, that's right! Some Poles like some Scots. Some Poles like some Germans. It makes no sense comparing nations too much.
monika87Threads: -
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Joined: Aug 26, 10 ♀ 		 Oct 6, 10, 15:34    #104
Paulina:
I guess we just know we're different... It seems Czechs have different character and mentality... We like them, but... Poles drink vodka and Czechs drink beer, you know xD
Czechs are more pragmatic, I think, Poles are hot heads


I agree with you somehow
pawianThreads: 90
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Teffle:
Poles - what other nationality would you say you are most like?


The Inuit/ Eskimo. We eat a lot of meat.
Mr GrunwaldThreads: 34
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Joined: Dec 16, 08 ♂ 		 Oct 6, 10, 22:06    #106
wildeckirenegat:
Scandinavians,

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and another lol!
HAHAHA!
I would say Hungarians yeah, uprisings shared @occipation@ and later communism under their neck
monika87Threads: -
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pawian:
Teffle:
Poles - what other nationality would you say you are most like?


The Inuit/ Eskimo. We eat a lot of meat.


true ;-)
George8600Threads: 20
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Joined: Feb 19, 09 ♂ 		 Oct 14, 10, 16:00    #108
rock:
Turks and Magyars are cousins and two nations are aware of that fact.


With that logic, Poles are now Turks? lol....

zetigrek:
I think that this whole discussion is crap. People are individuals.


Amen :-)
OlafThreads: 8
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Joined: Oct 29, 09  Pictures: 1 ♂ 		 Oct 14, 10, 16:27    #109
monika87:
pawian:
Teffle:
Poles - what other nationality would you say you are most like?


The Inuit/ Eskimo. We eat a lot of meat.


true ;-)

- but not seal meat!
polske322  Sep 1, 11, 19:27    #110
On the comparing Poles to Irish, I'm not sure how it is in America but Irish Americans (ones that have been here for generations) tend to be VERY racist towards Slavs and Italians. They have this weird mentality of "We immigrated here before you so we are better" and believe Irish Catholicism far outweighs Polish or Roman
polske322  Sep 1, 11, 19:29    #111
Also I've found this argument incredibly amusing except for Southern and his pro Greek racism and blatant ignorance of the fact that the socialist Greek state is falling on its ass (and that the only real industry in Greece is tourism... which he insulted other countries for)
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Joined: Aug 24, 11 ♂ 		 Sep 2, 11, 05:49    #112
Arrbol,

The Irish are without doubt the ones to have a night out with. I consider them to be the most fun to be with, friendly and gregarious. Sit in an Irish pub, and within the hour, musicians will appear from nowhere, in another hour, everyone is singing their their heads off. At closing time the landlord closes the curtains and locks the front door, then he lowers the lights. You're in for a good night.

I have traveled across Ireland, north and south, east to west, and found the same sense of fun everywhere I've been. Why do you think there are Irish bars all over the world? Because of the fun they generate !

This is in direct contrast to the Polish who never seem to enjoy themselves, and always look so miserable. Forget the big cities, go to the small towns and villages, and you can see misery everywhere, written on their faces. Seems to me, they want to drink as much as they can in the shortest time possible until they are legless and incoherent. Then they become a bore to be with. Why are, the Polish so miserable?
milkyThreads: 10
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Joined: Oct 26, 09 ♀ 		 Sep 2, 11, 09:37    #113

The Irish are without doubt the ones to have a night out with. I consider them to be the most fun to be with, friendly and gregarious. Sit in an Irish pub, and within the hour, musicians will appear from nowhere, in another hour, everyone is singing their their heads off. At closing time the landlord closes the curtains and locks the front door, then he lowers the lights. You're in for a good night.

Sounds like my local back home.

go to the small towns and villages, and you can see misery everywhere, written on their faces. Seems to me, they want to drink as much as they can in the shortest time possible until they are legless and incoherent. Then they become a bore to be with. Why are, the Polish so miserable?

Wouldn't you be if you live there,in one of those towns. Even driving through them I feel so depressed, but you have to stay focused so that you don't knock down a drunk falling in the middle of the road. I met Poles in Ireland from towns like these and they moaned the whole time they were in Ireland (about having nothing to do) and wanted nothing more than to go back to these towns.It's a funny world.
kb2011Threads: 1
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Joined: Aug 30, 11 ♀ 		 Sep 2, 11, 15:16    #114
As a Hungarian having worked with Polish I would say that the Polish are much calmer.

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