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iCraig
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PostPosted: 22:01 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Eastern Europe! Reply with quote
Just wondering if anyone has been recently?

Am thinking of doing abit of a trip this year and visiting, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the Ukraine.

Whats it like out there? Any suggested places to visit?

Cheers

Craig
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PostPosted: 22:03 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've been to Krakow and Tallinn.

1 word - women. Fecking lovely.
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PostPosted: 22:03 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Theres nobody there. Wink Laughing
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iCraig
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PostPosted: 22:06 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Joe wrote:
I've been to Krakow and Tallinn.

1 word - women. Fecking lovely.


Joe, the women are one of the things am going over there for! From some of them I have seen they're gorgeous!
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McGee
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PostPosted: 22:08 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Come to the Banbury then.

I can take you around town and show you the local life.

Fecking polish people everywhere.
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Its pronounced Jixxer!
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iCraig
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PostPosted: 22:11 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
McGee wrote:
Come to the Banbury then.

I can take you around town and show you the local life.

Fecking polish people everywhere.


We have Polish people up here too! Razz

But I wanna experience the countries too, experience what its like out there in the ex-Eastern Bloc countries.

If its nice am even considering emigrating out there!!
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McGee
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PostPosted: 22:15 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Craig- wrote:

But I wanna experience the countries too, experience what its like out there in the ex-Eastern Bloc countries.


Go to Liverpool or Manchester then Thumbs Up Wink
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Its pronounced Jixxer!
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iCraig
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PostPosted: 22:18 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
McGee wrote:

Go to Liverpool or Manchester then Thumbs Up Wink


Huh? Eh?

I live in Manchester!
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Misc
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PostPosted: 22:28 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is Eastern Europe as much of a shit 'ole as it comes across on tv?
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Itchy
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It was nice enough for Gaz and family to move out thereand open a bike shop , as the money they'd bring from over here to over there would allow them to live quite well.

Although time of course would erode this.
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Lady P
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PostPosted: 22:57 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Was in Poland and Chez rep late last yr dont think I can give a real option on it as was not really in any towns just delivering with the truck

The scenery is wonderful the roads are good
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Ichy
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PostPosted: 23:19 - 12 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Travel there a fair bit.

Nice people, cheap, good food etc, Slightly corrupted coppers, Make sure you have a bit of cash on you for when the speeding fines magically appear. They definitely look out for foreign number plates. The fines are not excessive and are open to negotiation. If you travel the same route on a regular basis then tell them, saves being stopped every day.
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pwntifex
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Out of all of the countries you named, only Ukraine is in Eastern Europe. FYI.
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iCraig
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PostPosted: 11:38 - 13 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
pwntifex wrote:
Out of all of the countries you named, only Ukraine is in Eastern Europe. FYI.


Thanks for the geography lesson, but you stand corrected:

Wikipedia wrote:
The UN definition considers Eastern Europe to consist of the following ten countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia (a transcontinental country), Slovakia, Ukraine.


One thing I will say though is it depends on who you are and how old you are. Cos if you were born after 1989 you won't have heard of the Iron Curtain and Eastern Bloc countries, cos you'd have had to pay attention in school for that.
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pwntifex
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PostPosted: 13:47 - 13 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Craig- wrote:

Thanks for the geography lesson, but you stand corrected:

Wikipedia wrote:
The UN definition considers Eastern Europe to consist of the following ten countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia (a transcontinental country), Slovakia, Ukraine.


One thing I will say though is it depends on who you are and how old you are. Cos if you were born after 1989 you won't have heard of the Iron Curtain and Eastern Bloc countries, cos you'd have had to pay attention in school for that.

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On the other hand, the CIA World Factbook reports countries such as Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, as located in Central Europe, while Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Georgia are considered Eastern European, and Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Romania and Serbia are classified as Southeastern European. Russia's belonging, due to its being transcontinental, is described a


Yeah, we can do this all day. I would argue that Eastern Europe existing as non-geographical label to contain any and all ex-soviet blocs is now an outdated and inefficient way of classifying states. The Iron Curtain fell quite some time ago; dividing Europe into "Friendly"/West and "Aggressive"/East is silly.
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JonB
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PostPosted: 14:22 - 13 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
You are both using Wikipedia. Any academic knows that you are both fools. Razz
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iCraig
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PostPosted: 14:28 - 13 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
[quote="pwntifex"]
Wikipedia wrote:

On the other hand, the CIA World Factbook reports countries such as Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, as located in Central Europe, while Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Georgia are considered Eastern European, and Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Romania and Serbia are classified as Southeastern European. Russia's belonging, due to its being transcontinental, is described a


You trust something the Americans wrote? Laughing

Most Americans think the UK is the 51st state for gods sakes!
Anyway, not letting my thread go off topic, do you have anything constructive to say or are you just wanting an argument over definitions of what you consider to be Eastern Europe?
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Yes. Go to the High Tatras. Climb Rysy. Marvel.
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Shay HTFC
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PostPosted: 15:08 - 13 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Misc wrote:
Is Eastern Europe as much of a shit 'ole as it comes across on tv?


Depends.

Do you like culture, history, great scenery, good prices?

Or do you think anywhere that isn't styled the same as the UK/USA to be shite?

If you are one of the people who hate going somewhere that isn't full of familiar brands and shops, then don't bother Rolling Eyes
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Misc
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Shay HTFC wrote:
Misc wrote:
Is Eastern Europe as much of a shit 'ole as it comes across on tv?


Depends.

Do you like culture, history, great scenery, good prices?

Or do you think anywhere that isn't styled the same as the UK/USA to be shite?

If you are one of the people who hate going somewhere that isn't full of familiar brands and shops, then don't bother Rolling Eyes


I won't bother. Smile
I'd love a place with no brands & shops but Eastern Europe, from what i've seen doesn't do it for me. Especially Russia.
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iCraig
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I'm personally looking forward the Czech Republic myself, its all mostly historic.

And its the history I am interested in, its got such a checkered past and looks beautiful from the pictures I've seen.

And the good beer and beautiful women are an attraction too!

Smile
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PostPosted: 18:16 - 13 Jan 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Craig- wrote:
And the good beer and beautiful women are an attraction too!


Just so you know you'll still be ugly and have no personality in eastern europe, you'll just have foreign women rejecting you instead of British ones.

Wink
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iCraig
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Shaun wrote:

Just so you know you'll still be ugly and have no personality in eastern europe, you'll just have foreign women rejecting you instead of British ones.Wink


Hmmm, pot calling kettle black spring to mind. Razz
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