Life / Holiday's in Poland! Not allowed thanksgiving off. [30]


Your Polish boss was right. This is Poland, not US. How about Poles in US demanding a day off on Polish national holidays? Ridiculous, wouldn`t it?

Language / Telephone numbers in Polish - what pronunciation? [3]


No isolated numbers. We use tens and hundreds. A typical Krakow number: 012 -647-25-37.
zero twelve - six hundred and forty seven - twenty five - thirty seven.
zero dwanaście- sześćset czterdzieści siedem - dwadzieścia pięć - trzydzieści siedem.

However, I always say my numbers with isolated digits because it is easier. People are sometimes surprised hearing me.

Real Estate / Anyone who knows how to find accommodation in Cracow? [7]


It is obviously overpriced. You can get 1 bedroom flat of your own for this price.

I strongly advise you to contact our forum`s member, Andy B. He works in an estate agency in Krakow. I am sure he will be able to help.

News / Lithuania, Poland Leaders Warn EU Against Russia Talks [33]


You have been misinformed.

The obstacles have been put by two Presidents: Kaczyński and Adamkus.

But the foreign policy in Poland is primarily run by the government led by Prime Minister Tusk.

To the best of my knowledge, Polish government hasn`t put forward any objections to EU talks with Russia.

The Union's foreign ministers yesterday (10 November) decided to proceed with negotiations over a new EU-Russia basic treaty, disregarding the objections of small member state Lithuania.

Despite this, in view of the political importance of the matter, the Commission and the Council had made huge efforts to make a unanimous decision. Several countries, including Poland, agreed with the view that negotiating with Russia was the best way to defend EU interests.

euractiv.com/en/enlargement/eu-overrules-lithuania-russia-talks/articl e-177071

Crow, why do you misinform people in the forum?

Life / WHAT ABOUT THANKSGIVING (ŚWIĘTO DZIĘKCZYNIENIA) IN POLAND? [52]


Not wrong but adapted to our needs, Triger. We already have Polish holidays on which we pay respect to our family, so St. Valentine`s Day was adopted as a festival for people in love because it was missing in Polish culture.

Life / WHAT ABOUT THANKSGIVING (ŚWIĘTO DZIĘKCZYNIENIA) IN POLAND? [52]


If Poles have a similar holiday as you said, why should we adopt Thanksgiving?


Yes, dożynki or Harvest Festival is a nice holiday...

History / German POWs after WW2 - did the allies commit mass murder? [228]

Instead of blaming allies for acts of genocide which certainly took place, Germans should blame Hitler and their own blind adherence to his leadership and crazy ideals.


It is natural that the fight against paranoic murderers sent by Hitler to conquer the world had a considerable impact on allies` morals. When dealing with murderers, you must resort to murder too. It is normal.

One example: in the beginning of the war, while Poland was still fighting a lonely fight in September 1939, French and British bombers flew air raids over Germany to drop.... propaganda leaflets. A joke was created in Britain then: A RAF pilot returns from his mission and reports he had to drop the leaflets in the unopened container because there was some emergency or fault in plane`s systems. A high-rank officer exclaimed: Are you crazy? It could have hurt someone down there!!!

So, you see, allies tried to be gentle with Germans at first.

But soon they learnt how to conduct a total war. Germans taught them.

Food / Question on Polish sausage recipe [6]

A local brand of Polish kielbasa?
Adduck bought some to have a taste and noticed some red stuff in the product.

What can it be?

hmmm... chilly peppers? In Polish kielbasa???

Life / Which area of Poland speaks the least English? [12]


Generally, all armpit villages far from big cities.... Not only their English is hardly comprehensible. Polish too.

Life / Who drinks more: Poles or Russians? [50]


Brits drink the most.

History / Sarmatia Europe - Could it be political reality? [183]


Your hidden message is quite obvious here.

When you say Slavs, you mean Serbs.
When you say in a better position, you mean regain Kosovo.

Don`t you? :):):)

It has already been said here: 70% Poles are satisfied with EU.
Why do you want to persuade them they are wrong?

History / Sarmatia Europe - Could it be political reality? [183]


Currently, Slavic countries are too poor to play an important role in Europe.

When the budget of Slavic countries exceeds that of Germany and other Western European powers, we will talk about replacing EU with sth else.

But it is certainly not going to happen during our lifetime.

Simply speaking: There is no alternative.

Conclusion: Forget Sarmatia Europe.

Language / (part 2) Polish Language Pronunciation - Sample Words and Phrases [311]


Yes, it is correct. In Polish CH is pronounced like H.

Travel / ŁÓDZ..is it worth a visit? [25]

Not to offend anyone but £ódź is at the bottom of my cities-to-visit list. I am really sorry. :):):)

Travel / Best way to travel to Krakow from Gdynia? [5]

During the summer we drove from Kraków to Hel in 10 hours. We covered 710 kilometers. The average fuel consumption was 12 litres of autogas per 100. The cost of it - about 200 zlotys.

In another thread you are asking about parking sites. So, finally you have decided to drive to Krakow, haven`t you? Why? :):):)

Travel / Parking in Krakow [9]

There is a real problem with in in Krakow. Old parkings were liquidated, new ones haven`t been completed yet.

Currently there is no real parking in the center. You must try to look for space in streets leading to the square. One hour costs 3 zlotys.

See the map of parking zones.

krakow.come2europe.eu/o_miescie/komunikacja/samochod_w_krakowie

You can park your car in Galeria Krakowska, next to the railway station.

I often park my car in Plac Biskupi, not far from The Barbican.

News / NUDE BRITISH MEN RUNNING AROUND IN WROCLAW [82]

Krakow.
A moment before putting a sock on....

History / Roman Dmowski- Polish Adolf Hitler? [219]

When in Warsaw last summer, I saw such grafitti on walls:

The bottom sentence says : Poland`s border on the Elbe River (the river is in Germany). Funny......

News / Why is Tusk still Polish PM? [67]


After a year of him being at power, the fall is barely noticed...


As a non-idiot, I will keep my eyes shut wide. :):):)

News / Why is Tusk still Polish PM? [67]

Dear Sasha,

I am sorry for not replying to your letter earlier but I have been very busy recently.

I am writing my reply now to tell you that your piece of advice is directed wrongly. It would suit a Pole who participates in a Russian forum, introduces the topic of Katyn there and argues with Russian members.

However, this one here is the Polish forum and we are free to discuss all Polish topics, even such painful ones as Katyń. Being a non-Polish Russian guest, you must accept this fact. If you can`t, why are you still here?

The next thing I must tell you is that again you are wrong trying to compare Polish Katyń to Serbian Kosovo. It is a comparison that only a total ignorant could make. I am not going to elaborate on the Polish intellectual elite murdered by bolsheviks in the Soviet Union, whereas Serbs were "only" expelled.

The greatest difference here, in my opinion, is in the action advocated by two sides, I mean Crow and Poles. Crow demands a Slavic crusade into Kosovo and tries to lure Poland into it. The crusade would naturally mean bloodshed, suffering and extermination of Albanian Kosovars. Whereas Poles are not going to war with Russia over Katyń. They are not even going to war with individual Russians. You can live, work and love in our country without being harassed or held respoinsible for the Massacre.

That is why I think that Polish discussions about Katyń are harmless as they only pertain to past history. On the other hand, Crow`s fanaticism pertains to present and near future, and implies killing on a mass scale.

Do you see now how mistaken you were? I think you do.

Thank you for your patient perusal of this letter.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours

Pawian

News / Why is Tusk still Polish PM? [67]


Kosovo crisis is finished. There are practically no Serbs there. Several thousand who remain are deprived of any political power and have to be protected by UN forces. And if Serbia starts a new war to regain Kosovo, it will be smashed, let alone losing a chance to access the EU.


It was discussed here many times, that is the hate that Serbs brought on their heads by themselves, for example mercilessly shelling Sarajevo.


Are you sure you got the direction right? In case of Serbia, I think it is Drang nach Süden???


Poles got rid of the thought of the threat by accepting the Polish access to the European Union in 2004. Today, about 70% Poles still suport the Union and are glad Poland is in it. Do you suggest that 70% Poles are morons?


You cherish illusions like a boy who plays with his toy soldiers on the carpet of his bedroom. You know that Serbia can`t move a finger, otherwise it will be smashed....


Being a Christian, I can give moral support to Serbs who in a Christian way adapt to the current situation.


I am sorry. As a Christian, I think it would be a sin to say prayers for Serbs pushing anybody back.... You see, I don`t support murder, and that`s what Serbs would have to do to push them back.

News / Why is Tusk still Polish PM? [67]

Sorry if I hurt your feelings but I thought that sincerity, even brutal, is better than illusions.

News / Why is Tusk still Polish PM? [67]

May I give you a piece of advice?

If you participate in this forum, attempting to arouse sympathy and support for the Serbian cause from the Polish nation, my advice is the following: Forget it.

The truth is brutal: Poles have bigger problems than Serbia and Kosovo. Things have gone too far there and nothing will be like in the past again. Kosovo is lost for Serbia and the sooner you understand it, the better. Stop wasting your time trying to persuade Poles to stand up for Racowie because it is all in vain.

Instead of starting futile discussions about Kosovo and silly musings about Polish PM Tusk, , why don`t you work hard to make Serbia really great, I mean economically. Do your best in some nice office or factory in Belgrade and after some time your country will prosper. It will be enough if it is strong without being Great.

News / Why is Tusk still Polish PM? [67]

Tusk, compared to previous PM, Kaczyński, looks and sounds a very agreeable man.

That is why the support for him hasn`t diminished. We will see if it is kept in the future, but for the time being Tusk has the biggest chance to win presidential elections in 2010.

Don`t be silly. Kashubs are regular Poles. They have never wanted to seperate from Poland, they died for it during WW2.

Life / What to do on All Saint's Day (Nov. 1) in Krakow? [20]


Miodzik

News / I support creation of Great Poland [134]


Don`t be silly. How can kids who speak the Polish language and stick to Polish culture forget they are Polish???
We teach them that apart from being Polish they are also European. You can`t deny that Poland is in Europe, can you? :):):)

Photos from a Polish kindergarten. What two European nations do these kids represent on European Union Day?


Funny but I think the same about you.
You see, we are cooperating in a way. Great. :):):)

News / I support creation of Great Poland [134]


Yes. Sorry if it sounds offensive to you. My job is to teach students that we live in Europe of many nations who should cooperate with each other, not try to create Great Something.

News / I support creation of Great Poland [134]


Not only by Germans, By nationalist Lithuanians, Ukrainians too.

But the times have changed. The majority of Germans are not Nazi today. Stop thinking in past terms.

What you propose, this whole idea of Great Poland, which in the past meant the subjugation of Ukraine, Lithuania and Belarus under the Polish rule, means the same what happened to Poland duiring WW2. Extermination of Polish nation.

I understand you are doing everything to help Serbia regain Kosovo and other territories.
But do you really need to mix Poland into it?


:):):)
Very correct. Your remark brought tears into my eyes.

My favourite strategic games in 1990s:
1. Civilisation 1 and 2.
2. Age of Empires.
3. Imperialism.
4. Europa Universalis.

Also The Conquest of the New World.

News / I support creation of Great Poland [134]


Being an intelligent Polish man, a representative of the class called intelligentsia in Poland, quite well acquianted with reality (teachers must be down-to-earth, must`nt they? ), I can say only one thing: this is one giant crap.

Life / Unusual Sightings in Warsaw - millions of black crows... [22]


No. Switezianka is correct. They couldn`t be ravens. Neither were they crows. So what?
They were rooks.

Nesting

[i]Nesting is always colonial, usually in the very tops of the trees. Branches and twigs are broken off trees (very rarely picked up off the ground), though as many are likely to be stolen from nearby nests as are collected from trees. Eggs are usually 3-5 in number, can appear by the end of February or early March and are incubated for 16-18 days. Both adults feed the young, which are fledged by the 32nd or 33rd day.

In autumn, the young birds of the summer collect into large flocks together with unpaired birds of previous seasons, often in company with Jackdaws. It is during the autumn that spectacular aerial displays can be seen by adult birds that seem to delight in the autumn gales.