Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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In fairness though, the buses in Warsaw were very very good
- post of the day, CG. Bet they weren't bendy buses either.
In fairness though, the buses in Warsaw were very very good
- post of the day, CG. Bet they weren't bendy buses either.
It's not that surprising to be honest if you think about the country's recent history.
Dandyman will be a better judge of this, but if you look at all the ex-communist countries there has been a certain element of far right views probably as a reaction to the former political system they lived under.
There was a huge feeling of national pride when they gained their freedom and in some this has sadly turned into extreme nationalism and racism.
As for reading a book about the country's History during the second world war, you are talking about a different generation. There are people with similiar views in this country who do with reading a few books.
That's a view that I once had to be honest, I visited the country during the communist times and after. I encounted anti-semetic and racist views and was very surprised, but then again those view existed in pockets in Europe prior to Hitler and still exist after.
One thing you can say about the Poles is that they are a proud nation. They aren't stupid either and the majority wouldn't want their country to be seen in a bad light. I agree with the commentator on the programme who said the best way for this to be dealt with is for any racism to be exposed during the championship.
Yes they were... I travelled on a few Warsaw bendy buses in the late 80s.
Shopping was a very different experience. There was never really any choice (which had it's benefits) but if that product was out of stock that was it.
As the shops were state owned, it was quite an experience going into a shop and being ignored.
I remember going to get the milk for the people I was staying with and being told to avoid the milk in the brown bottles at all costs. I never found out what was wrong with the milk in the brown bottles, but the milk in the white bottles was bad enough.
i too travelled on a few bendy buses in 1989, and as you say the shopping really was an experience, as well as the milk being awful so to was the coffee.
Most of the people i met were actually German but they woke up one morning to find they lived in Poland after the borders were changed overnight
*smooch smooch*
Polish Bird: "Darlink, before you do me up ze gary, vill you sing me ze Horst Wessel song?"
Buzzer: "Er, not sure how that one goes" *ziiiip*
*smooch smooch*
Polish Bird:" But mein lieber, I can only get vet ven I hear it, uzzervise I ca't stop thinking about ze gypsies unt ze slavs unt it puts me off"
*slurp*
Buzzer; "Er..but I fiercley oppose fascism, I wear my hair long and foppish as a symbol of my defiance of the far right, I love gypsies and the slavs with their little flat faces"
*slap, slobber*
Polish bird: "Vell I am sorry liebschen, but tonight zere vill be no hiding the Buzzer Bratvurst,"
Buzzer;" How does that song go again?"