tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post5778750572404616555..comments2024-01-26T07:30:31.571+01:00Comments on Kielbasa Stories: My parents are not pathological hoarders like on TV but…Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384854442041889558noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-57762452597107139542012-09-03T16:05:26.200+02:002012-09-03T16:05:26.200+02:00Hanna - I am with you on the TV's in the bedro...Hanna - I am with you on the TV's in the bedrooms. We don't do it in Poland and we didn't do it for our stay with my parents. With my parents' stuff, I just got rid of some of my father's stuff and told my mother that if he noticed (he won't) to blame it on us.<br /><br />Hi Iwona and welcome :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384854442041889558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-42121338702885173352012-09-01T00:03:13.934+02:002012-09-01T00:03:13.934+02:00It is true that Americans have too much of everyth...It is true that Americans have too much of everything. Love your blog since I am Polish living in USA :) <br />iwona Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-14753335376195752612012-08-30T22:00:53.170+02:002012-08-30T22:00:53.170+02:00This post made me laugh. I love organising and I k...This post made me laugh. I love organising and I know what is where all the time. I don't keep things that I will never use again and I refresh my wardrobe every year. 6 months with my twins, I am organised in this department too.<br />But then, every 2 months, my Other Half, who can afford to buy a lot (gadgets and clothes mostly) and who's clothes sizes depend on the season, descends and causes chaos everywhere with his stuff. Just so, when he leaves for work again in 1-2 months time, I will have another 2 months to organise everything... :)<br />PS. I've seen TV programs about American hoarders but I had no idea it was that common. What would your parents say if you emptied some of the drawers and sold their spare-forgotten-never-used stuff of eBay?<br />PS.2. I am so against having TVs in bedrooms. Nowadays, when families have less and less time to spend with each other, at least they can watch TV together. And the bedrooms... well that's where the magic happens. :)<br /><br />Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672599642907874040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-64409740067281358062012-08-30T14:27:46.335+02:002012-08-30T14:27:46.335+02:00Dorota - I do remember when Bush said that. Lot...Dorota - I do remember when Bush said that. Lot's of people in Poland asked me about it back then. We went to America February after 9/11 and were amazed to see how empty the stores were, but not to worry, people's houses were still full. A consumer economy is strong as long as we all spend...and there's no room for VAT in that scheme.<br /><br />nielot - You should see my sock drawer ;)<br /><br />fiona - I've been drawing a lot of conclusions lately but they are taking me nowhere.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384854442041889558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-7089721744204847322012-08-30T00:47:51.522+02:002012-08-30T00:47:51.522+02:00I am thinking where to put myself on the Your-Pare...I am thinking where to put myself on the Your-Parents-Or-Other-Americans-vs-You scale. I do not have a lot of shit altogether but I do like shopping and have more pairs of shoes than you do. I'll be back when I have managed to draw any conclusions from all my thinking. :)fiona_applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641654724899338498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-81185697712705681712012-08-29T20:01:20.734+02:002012-08-29T20:01:20.734+02:004 pairs of jeans? Your're Rockefeller! ;-/4 pairs of jeans? Your're Rockefeller! ;-/nielothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07262652411581007651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-88417105685733756422012-08-29T18:58:54.621+02:002012-08-29T18:58:54.621+02:00Most Americans have too much STUFF. Consumerism is...Most Americans have too much STUFF. Consumerism is ingrained in the culture - and without it the economy would grind to a complete stop. Remember after 9/11 when Bush told everyone to just go shopping? It doesn't get more American than that.<br />Dorota in Colorado <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com