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Edited by: warszawski Mar 25, 11, 01:21 #1

Here are Tom Ford's top five rules for a man,

1. You should put on the best version of yourself when you go out in the world because that is a show of respect to the other people around you.

2. A gentleman today has to work. People who do not work are so boring and are usually bored. You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.

3. Manners are very important and actually knowing when things are appropriate. I always open doors for women, I carry their coat, I make sure that they're walking on the inside of the street. Stand up when people arrive at and leave the dinner table.

4. Don't be pretentious or racist or sexist or judge people by their background.

5. A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

What rules do you think are important for a man in Poland?

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Edited by: JonnyM Mar 25, 11, 01:34 #2
Very good rules. All I'd add is that you always should do your best to make things better, if you dislike someone you should try extra hard to like them and never, ever wear a baseball cap if you aren't playing baseball.

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Mar 25, 11, 01:35 #3
warszawski: Top 5 rules for a man is it for a male or people in general? ;)

warszawskiThreads: 60 Posts: 2,389 Joined: May 21, 10 ♂	Mar 25, 11, 01:40 #4
pgtx: is it for a male or people in general? ;) As you desire.

Ireland4everThreads: - Posts: 49 Joined: Nov 12, 10 ♂	Mar 25, 11, 01:45 #5
warszawski: Don't be pretentious or racist or well..that's basically every eastern european bigot i've ever met off the list of manhood

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Mar 25, 11, 01:48 #6
Ireland4ever: well..that's basically every eastern european bigot i've ever met off the list of manhood In that case you've met the wrong ones. People are decent or otherwise regardless of nationality.

chichimeraThreads: 3 Posts: 356 Joined: Feb 4, 11 ♀	Mar 25, 11, 01:56 #7
warszawski: top five rules for a man Great rules

f stopThreads: 33 Posts: 2,861 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Mar 25, 11, 02:28 #8
I don't agree with the no shorts or ff's in the city. Dress appropriately for the weather, I'd say.

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Mar 25, 11, 02:50 #9
f stop: I don't agree with the no shorts or ff's in the city. Dress appropriately for the weather, I'd say. i must agree... i can't imagine a summer here without it...

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Edited by: delphiandomine Mar 25, 11, 03:02 #10

warszawski:

5. A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

**** that - when it's over 30c, shorts are the only way to go. Flip flops aren't acceptable though, but sandals are fine.

warszawski:

What rules do you think are important for a man in Poland?

Genuine modesty goes a hell of a long way in Poland, I think.

valpomikeThreads: 20 Posts: 244 Joined: Apr 20, 09 ♂	Mar 25, 11, 03:13 #11
This kind of life style goes on worldwide, not just in Poland. But in Poland, the people are very nice, and helpful to all. This is what I found on my visit to Poland, and this is what I belive. Mike

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Mar 25, 11, 03:20 #12
delphiandomine: ut sandals are fine. just don't forget your socks, del! ;)

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Mar 25, 11, 03:34 #13

warszawski:

Here are Tom Ford's top five rules for a man,

Yeah.... 5 years later after you're married.

1) I'm a very grumpy version of myself when I go out to the world because people are ignorant as$holes and they are just pissing me off... but I'm very friendly at all business meetings that I have to attend.

2) We both work and we're not really passionate about it... she contributes to the world by donating to some charities and I don't give a crap about it. I think I'm good with that one.

3) I don't have to worry about opening doors for my wife. She is perfectly happy by herself spending all the money on shoes... Plus all the stores have automatic doors. I'm good.

4) Well, maybe except when my wife complains about some idiot Mexican who planted a cactus instead of a palm tree in our backyard.

5) When it gets 114 F down here I tend to sweat a lot so I wear nothing but boxers. It's easier to hose myself down with the garden hose after I'm done mowing my lawn.

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Edited by: pgtx Mar 25, 11, 03:36 #14

Havok:

1) I'm a very grumpy version of myself when I go out to the world because people are ignorant as$holes and they are just pissing me off... but I'm very friendly at all business meetings that I have to attend.

2) We both work and we're not really passionate about it... she contributes to the world by donating to some charities and I don't give a crap about it. I think I'm good with that one.

3) I don't have to worry about opening doors for my wife. She is perfectly happy by herself spending all the money on shoes... Plus all the stores have automatic doors. I'm good.

4) Well, maybe except when my wife complains about some idiot Mexican who planted a cactus instead of a palm tree in our backyard.

5) When it gets 114 F down here I tend to sweat a lot so I wear nothing but boxers. It's easier to hose myself down with the garden hose after I'm done mowing my lawn.

you're such an american and tx boy, havok....lol

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,478 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Mar 25, 11, 13:59 #15
How about top 5 rules for driving: 1. never give anybody right of way unless they have it 2. shout kurwa at other drivers with every opportunity 3. only stop at cross roads if the police are around 4. never abide by the speed limit 5. break hard at every opportunity, especially at red lights when people are crossing the road

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Edited by: Moonlighting Mar 25, 11, 14:11 #16

warszawski:

5. A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

Indeed, weather is not an excuse. Wearing shorts and ff in the city is for troggies. Like wearing socks with sandals. Even in Africa they have some sort of trousers. They're much more ample than their European counterparts, but they're definitely trousers. When it's warm over here, you can wear trousers (even full suits) in cotton or len, that's what they are for.

Marynka11Threads: 8 Posts: 1,447 Joined: Nov 3, 10 ♀	Mar 25, 11, 14:27 #17
warszawski: 5. A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach. Good idea with the shorts. Or if people insist on wearing them, they should be no shorter than knee length. Nothing more ridiculous than older men in short shorts.

BarneyThreads: 16 Posts: 1,630 Joined: May 26, 08 ♂	Mar 25, 11, 14:33 #18
Top 5 rules for a man in Poland Offside rule Always buy your round No cash on a poker table No gambling or drinking Slide rule All carried off with sartorial elegance.

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Mar 25, 11, 14:34 #19

Five Rules for a Male Golfer

1.Never, ever say sorry to your doubles partner, even when you play his perfect tee shot and knock it into the only bush for miles around when playing foursomes.
2.Always carry a one iron in your bag and take it out on the first tee, have a few practice swings and then ruefully put in back and take a club you can actually hit. Best golf psychology ever.
3.Always be last in the bar after the round has finished.
4.Ensure that you always call the lady captain ‘my dear’ to antagonise her to the maximum extent.
5.When wearing shorts on the course please ensure that they are ill fitting and worn with the most inappropriate choice of socks.

Oh and if playing golf in Poland it is considered bad etiquette to thrash your playing partner if they are a client;)

OlafThreads: 8 Posts: 1,369 Joined: Oct 29, 09 ♂	Mar 25, 11, 15:45 #20
warszawski: top five rules for a man And somebody told me once that only real men fart when peeing. Does that count?

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Edited by: SeanBM Mar 25, 11, 16:34 #21

I think I have been in Poland with only Poles so long that I am not sure whether this applies to everywhere or to me in Poland.

1.
You must maintain a sense of humour.

2.
Don't you ever, don't you ever Lower yourself, forgetting all your standards.

(I understand this is very general and I may not convey my meaning as well as Adam Ant but I mean if everyone around you is doing something (running pushing, being unrestrained that does not mean you should).

3.
I always loved the Roman credo , something on the lines of:
If someone does you a service repay them ten fold and if someone does you an injustice also repay them ten fold.

4.
Always be polite, even in arguments.

5.
Walk tall, firm handshake (nothing worse than shaking a wet tissue of a hand), hold yourself up (no slouching, hunching back, leaning).

grubasThreads: 20 Posts: 1,452 Joined: Feb 1, 10 ♂	Mar 25, 11, 17:03 #22
Wroclaw Boy: break hard at every opportunity, especially at red lights when people are crossing the road Would you rather run them over?

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Mar 25, 11, 17:09 #23
Marynka11: Good idea with the shorts. Or if people insist on wearing them, they should be no shorter than knee length. Nothing more ridiculous than older men in short shorts. Oh, this I agree with. I wouldn't dream of wearing short shorts anywhere, and I'm not even old!

chichimeraThreads: 3 Posts: 356 Joined: Feb 4, 11 ♀	Mar 25, 11, 17:18 #24
grubas: Would you rather run them over? lol. I guess he would - just to make sure that none of them would attempt to emigrate to the UK. The only thing that stops him from doing so is the fact that the Polish policemen are slightly less courteous than the British ones

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Mar 25, 11, 17:39 #25

warszawski:

2. A gentleman today has to work. People who do not work are so boring and are usually bored. You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.

Totally wrong. Gentlemen don't have to work servants do. If a gentleman chooses to work so be it, but if he doesn't he will never be bored, or boring, because gentlemen are educated and can always think of something interesting to contemplate or discuss. Nor does a gentleman have to be engaged with the world. If he wishes he can step back and laugh at the world and especially laugh at this stupid rule which seeks to drag the gentleman down to the level of worker drone. Gentlemen contribute their superior presence and wit to the world if they deign to. Gentlemen do not have to contribute to the world because they do not have to do anything. This rule was written by an idiot trapped in the production paradigm.

warszawski:

5. A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

This is also wrong. Gentlemen can wear shorts whenever they feel like it and wherever they feel like it. Gentlemen have no obligation to cover their calves. This rule was probably written by a loser with an inferior, non-gentlemanly, physique. It need only be obeyed by those men who share his malady and are thus not gentlemen anyway. All of these rules are superfluous because they do not apply to real gentlemen, nor can they make gentlemen out of the rabble, because as a sage said: You cannot polish a turd.

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,478 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Mar 25, 11, 18:53 #26
grubas: Would you rather run them over? Sadly if you'd ever driven in Poland you may have understood the sarcasm intended.

valpomikeThreads: 20 Posts: 244 Joined: Apr 20, 09 ♂	Mar 25, 11, 19:00 #27
Polish drivers are not as bad as many places here in the USA. Mike

THE HITMANThreads: 1 Posts: 416 Joined: Jun 15, 10 ♂	Mar 25, 11, 19:08 #28
warszawski: What rules do you think are important for a man in Poland? Be yourself, if your behaviour and manners are civilized then no probs; if you have to be judged by your appearance then I say Poles are narrow minded.

valpomikeThreads: 20 Posts: 244 Joined: Apr 20, 09 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 02:10 #29
Hitman, What do you know? Have you ever been to Poland? I sure you will say, yes, but tell the truth. Mike

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Mar 26, 11, 03:19 #30

warszawski:

5. A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

I think you will find that real bermuda shorts are appropriate even for black tie events. Even the Police where them in the Carribbean.

I do agree on the earlier point that short shorts are never appropriate outside of certain sporting occaisions. But shorts below knee length or at that level are no problem. And with flip-flops...there is nothing wrong with being casual in the city. I wouldn't wear them to a fancy restaurant or cocktail bar...but to the pub on a hot summers day...go for it!

valpomike:

Polish drivers are not as bad as many places here in the USA.
Mike

Holidays, however long, don't really give you enough insight into daily life. WB lives and works in Poland and drives (or drove) there daily. He knows slightly more here and I agree with him, the amount of times I have almost been hit by careless drivers is unbelievable!

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