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McCoy   
26 Oct 2008
History / Poland war propaganda poster - can anyone explain this picture? [292]

Well we know it was against the nazis but the traditional costume the victor is wearing appears to be European. Other than that I have no idea.

the victor is polish but i think the picture has been drawn by foreigner couse it's more like a caricature of krakow's folk costume. maybe it's british or american poster.
McCoy   
26 Oct 2008
History / Poland war propaganda poster - can anyone explain this picture? [292]

I don't understand you McCoy. We fought against Nazis and we were sold for Soviets after the war. Our Gold has been confiscated. Many people died in Soviet gulags. It is truth. Katyń happened. Sikorski has been murdered.

mhm, but what exacly are you talking about ?

That does not fit in with the rest, the whole Asian samurai thing looks strange to me in this context. I will assume it is either a doctored version of a previously existing picture or that they wanted something that did not like the other forms of propaganda?

i found it about month ago, somewhere on the net and now i put it here cause it's definitely a propaganda poster. i don't know anything about where it comes from and who was the target of the propaganda. maybe you can tell me?
McCoy   
26 Oct 2008
Life / POLISH CULTURAL DIFFERENCES [6]

7. Are you familair with the saying "Nie przez próg!" and when would it be uttered?

it's a superstition. you don't shake hands over the doorstep.

Niepodawanie ręki przez próg. Ciekawa jest geneza tego przesądu. W dawnych czasach przy progu domu chowano zmarłych i niejako z szacunku dla nich (choć zabarwienie przesądne na pewno już istniało) nie podawano sobie ręki na progu wyjściowym. Z czasem ryt chowania zmarłych przy domu na szczęście zanikł, niestety "progowy" zwyczaj nie tylko pozostał, ale przeniósł się na wszystkie progi, nawet te między pokojami (a tam gdzie nie ma progów, na podawanie sobie ręki w drzwiach również mówi się "na progu" i unika się tego jak ognia).

McCoy   
26 Oct 2008
Life / Buying an Electrical Adapter in Warsaw [13]

allegro.pl/item463841736_przejsciowka_sieciowa_usa_uk_angli a_polska_europa.html

allegro.pl/show_user_auctions.php?uid=2846464

allegro.pl/item466636605_przejsciowka_wtyczka_usa_anglia_uk _cn_adapter_pol.html
McCoy   
25 Oct 2008
News / WAŁĘSA'S LATEST BOOK [7]

Has anyone read either of the two books that assert Walesa was a communist and spied against his own during the 1970s - 1980s?

can you read polish?

peb.pl/dokumenty/328000-rapidshare-cenckiewicz-gontarczyk-lech-walesa-sb-3.html
McCoy   
23 Oct 2008
Language / DIALECTS IN POLAND? [28]

Kashubian language is really intersting. i wonder if it's understandable for non-native polish speakers:


McCoy   
23 Oct 2008
History / Drang nach Osten. [79]

Lepší jeden prd než deset doktorů

very true ;)
McCoy   
23 Oct 2008
Food / Salty przyprawa!!! [11]

Cheeky! ;-)

what?! ;) she starts every message with this :P
McCoy   
23 Oct 2008
History / Poland's National Heros [17]

this young man was a true hero:



Władysław Raginis (June 27, 1908 - September 10, 1939) was a Polish military commander during the Polish Defensive War of 1939. He commanded the defence of Polish fortified positions in the Battle of Wizna.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Władysław_Raginis
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wizna
McCoy   
23 Oct 2008
History / Drang nach Osten. [79]

Krakow sounds better than Krakau.

or kielbasa. kielbasa sounds much more tastey than bratwurst. bratwurst is a good name for some kind of military heavy equipment [:
McCoy   
23 Oct 2008
Food / Salty przyprawa!!! [11]

My boyfriend is a pole

we already know that ;)

Is this traditionally a Polish taste or is he just asking for a heart attack!!!

i would point the second answer.
McCoy   
23 Oct 2008
Language / Any sweet Polish phrases [255]

haha, yes it's bubble. i also call my gf bombel (right form for bubble is bąbel). bomble rules ;)
McCoy   
23 Oct 2008
Travel / Polish roads as recorded by myself earlier today [74]

but (being frankly with you) people usually give 'em a bribe (about the same to what you wrote ~200$).

yeap, our latino-slavic mentality ;)
200 $ for someone who can affort a car that drives 250 km/h is nothing. i belive that many guys would pay this money to be allowed to go so fast on the regular roads.
McCoy   
23 Oct 2008
Travel / Polish roads as recorded by myself earlier today [74]

I'm just curious... What would be the punishment, if you were caught by the police driving 160km per hour as in the first movie?

ha, that's the good question. Few days ago polish police stopped czech who drove 250 km/h on the road with 100 km/h speed limit. he got only 500 pln ( ~ 200 $ ) speeding ticket. isn't it ridiculous ?
McCoy   
23 Oct 2008
Life / How to change a name on a Passport when it is a result of a divorce [4]

can you speak polish? here are informations you can find useful:

mojawyspa.co.uk/forum/42/14355/Nowy-paszport-i-zmiana-nazwiska
wien.polemb.net/index.php?document=511
poradaprawna.pl/index_pytania.php?co=pozycja&id=1748

pozdrawiam i powodzenia (: