Posted on 06/29/2006 11:36:36 AM PDT by lizol
black labor?
"More attention should be devoted to what information is being presented in German schools on the countries of Central Europe, on Poland and to enter into a serious discussion on the matter."
I may be wrong but there is probably more self-criticism of the nation's past in American schools than in German schools.
Yes, but they LOVE David Hasselhoff.
"...and they just sit there on their side of the border doing nothing. It taunts us."
Meaning black market, or quasi-legal employment.
Yah, yah, ve need to invade tem, lak ve did in '39 under Der Furher!
It sounds like Germans are trying to revive Nazism, this time hatred against Poland, dreaming to invade Poland again.
"This is not news to me" ping!
Germans: Welfare check collecting, beer swilling, nazis into sadistic porn who spend their disability checks and trips to Florida where they proceed to scare local children by wearing speedos, which barely cover their fat, sunburned bodies. Lets not forget that they have not won a war since that little conflict with France (a country my grandmother could defeat) over Alsace Lorraine.
I actually have been to Germany and loved the folks in Bavaria. I just hope that they can take being made fun of for their OWN shortcomings just as much as they like to dish it out.
The funny thing is that the Poles have the same stereotype of Russians that the Germans do of Poles. Except, of course, for the "all Russian women are prostitutes" stereotype. The last one is not true. Only about 85% of Russian women are prostis...
This American's stereotype of Poles is that they tend to be big and burly and blond and stout in heart but alas lack some sort of "winning instinct" (despite the presence of many eminent Polish players on the Notre Dame and Nebraska football teams the past 125+ years).
This deal about "being courageous in defeat, pusillanimous in victory" sort of thing, from their history.
However, I hope I'm wrong.
Actually, there was a survey of average IQs that came out a few months ago showing that Poles were in the top 5 WORLDWIDE and were second in Europe behind Sweden, I believe.
The important fact is that they were ahead of Germany!
Looks like they are up to something!!!
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The important fact actually is that the Poles have a long and wonderful and distinguished history, a culture second to none, and their people remarkable in humanity.
But they must have been terribly defeated in some battle 500-1000 years ago, which forever marked their psyche.
This is not a trivial matter; most historians and sociologists trace the present-day Serb mentality and attitude to some crushing defeat suffered by them circa 740 years ago.
What has always gotten me was that Poland could have owned Russia, some time back during the later Middle Ages, but spurned the prize. Which of course was all too bad, because a Russia dominated by Poland then would have had a happier history since then.
"Maybe pave the way for more German and European tourism."
Or maybe don't give a damn.
Just for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?search=Polish+scba&v=Rmrr5FDfAzA
Oops, the video left the Lat/Long coordinates! Looked it up and here's the location:
http://www.google.com/maphp?hl=en&tab=wl&q=
Funny, I watched the 50 worst songs last night, and they picked on Don Johnson, Will Smith, etc., but I don't recall Hasselhoff.
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