Letters to the Editor
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Friday 15th January, 2010
Dear Ed
‘Bring it on’ you declared last week.
Well, I’m here alongside you. Healthcare is a fiasco here. The one time I turned to the Polish system I arrived to hospital, bleeding profusely may I add, to be told no-one could deal with me because there was a strike. As a tax contributor, I’d like something back for my cash. My health for one.
Ace- Warsaw, Poland
Thursday 7th January, 2010
There is a tendency for letters to complain about things not being done correctly in Poland. Having sat and watched with embarrassment as my compatriots turn a bit of snow into something equating to a natural disaster I think it is time to point out just how well run everything is here. Where I live snow ploughs are out, public transport runs normally and people battle the ‘extreme’ weather by using the revolutionary tactics of putting on some warm clothes and a hat. The trains are covered in snow, but at least they are still running pretty much to schedule.
Your readers might find the following amusing. My good friend is a headmaster at a primary school in London. The schools were closed on Wednesday because of the snow but my friend went in anyway. He was met by a bunch of bemused Polish parents and children wondering why everything was locked up. When he informed them it was because of the severe weather he said the look of bemusement on their faces was a picture.
Happy new year and keep up the good work.
Sean Davies
Sean Davies- Sopot, Poland
Wednesday 9th December, 2009
Sir,
The possible removal of crucifixes (or is it also crosses now?) from state schools in various countries would not be an evil act in itself were it not for its implications. In my country we see it as an antireligious drive; which is why it is being opposed by people of various religious denominations.
The relevant question to ask is: what would be next on the removal list if the present anti-crucifix drive were to bear fruit? Would it be public manifestations of faith? Would it be the churches? Would it be the mosques? This would lead to the suffocation of human rights rather than to a state of mutual tolerance.
Let us stand up and resist the change before it is too late to raise a finger.
Karmenu- Malta
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