If memory serves me correct, there has not been a thread with the words 'France' and 'Poland' in the title that did not end up locked. As much as I love a good tussle, this is of course simply not on. Not worthy of the friendly atmosphere of the Backroom.

This is all owing to those evil Polish nationali I tend to sneak in the odd friendly provocation in my posts. But there is a fine line between taunting and trolling. A line which I more than once lost sight of, which is not deserving of the Backroom atmosphere, the time and effort others put in the thread, or Polish members, and for which I apologise.

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For Cegorach, and as a public prostration, the following:


In 2005, France held a referendum over the new EU constitution. The symbol of the no-camp became 'the Polish Plumber', fear of cheap labour taking away French jobs. In the heat of the yes/no battle, it was forgotten that this symbol was somewhat insensitive to the citizens of a country with which we joined a Union just a year before.

The Polish revenge was as funny as it was merciless. The Polish tourist board swamped French women's magazines with this advert of a Polish model, which reads 'I stay in Poland...do come over by the droves...'
Needless to say, for such is their wicked nature, French women could not resist the temptation and soon swamped the Polish cities.