Travel / The best city/town in Poland for: A) holidays B) living [18]


Erm, didn't you say that the last time you visited Poland was in the 80's?

Love / OK then Girls, whats good about the Polish lady?? [46]


In Poland we have a saying that goes: "Każdy sądzi po sobie" - which means that people like to judge other people through their own experience and thoughts. You know, you will always suspect people to do what you would do on their place, etc, etc, I hope you get the idea what am I trying to say. I think that I already know why you suspect your country men of all those "indecent" motives standing behind their decision of going to Poland and the last post of yours explains your grumpy attitude towards Poland... Well, I would like to say that I'm sorry that your relationship with a dreamed polish woman got miserable but than again that would be a lie... Ah never mind. :)

UK, Ireland / English people attitude towards Poles? [761]


Let me guess, he changed his Nike baseball cap to a Burberry one, his adidas polo shirt to Nickelson, tracksuit bottom to a white jogging trousers, started to wear fake goldie lookin chains and puting an enormously big earring in his left ear, ey? Ahh the british fashion...:P

News / Polish myths. Poland is one of the countries that count in the world. [49]

The truth is that if we really want to achieve a compromise both our nations have to want it and do something about it. It's a mutual thing you know. But thank you Bratwurst for pointing me into the right direction. I actually found the answer to our dispute in the very first comment on that site, made by Peter Manner. :

"Strategic partnerships are definded by - well - strategic interests. There is a huge number of such between Germany and Russia. Not only does the german industry provide the machinery and knowhow to restore the russian infrastructure. Russia also is our biggest supplier of energy ressources. Both countries are interested in a world without one single superpower and want to regain lost influence. Together we have a better chance of succeeding. No matter how much Poland may be praised - it is not going to even be able to help us in this regard.

Aside from the point that they wouldn't do so even if they could. Probably the biggest difference between Russia and Poland would be the stance towards Germany".

And this is the place where the dog is really buried, as we say in Poland. Although some people would like to see the polish-German problem only as some historical dispute the real cause of this whole situation lies not in the politics of the first part of XXth century, but in the current events. Mister Manner is right; Poland won't be able to offer more to Germany than Russia can. We don't have the energy resources Russia has, and certainly there are a lot bigger opportunities for German businessmen to earn money there than in Poland. Russia seems to be of a more strategic partner for Germany than Poland probably ever will be. Thus it's quite logical that Germany will want to have a good relationship with Russia. It's all getting much more sense now. But there still is one piece of this puzzle that seems to give me a headache. It's been less than two decades since the USSR collapsed. The recent years saw Russia standing slowly on it's own feet thanks to the recent rise in the worth of oil and gas. It was just a matter of time when Russia will try to regain it's influence in eastern Europe, and as we all know, it stands in conflict with Polish interests. I guess we can say a lot of nasty things about Germans, but defiantly not that you are stupid. Since the good relations with Russia are so precious to you, more precious than your relations with your neighbor and fellow member of EU, why did you advocate so strongly Poland's accession to EU? Wouldn't it be a lot of easier if you would omit Poland? Why Bratwurst? I don't get it.

Putin has no interest in strong EU. He tried, tries and will continue to try to destabilize the Union. He uses gas as a means to manipulate EE countries and strengthen his position in Eastern Europe. Don't you think that Germanys role as a member of EU should be more stronger stance in defense of fellow members rather that to cut deal behind their backs with their opponent? My God I still remember Schrodered saying how paranoid Poles are and how democratic Putin is. A former KGB agent, hehehe... and then after his political carrier ended he accepted a post as the head of the shareholders' committee in a Russian-led consortium, controlled by Gazprom. What a laugh. I am sure it doesn't have anything to do with him lobbying for Putin. :)

In conclusion, if you want us to accept german hegemony in EU at least show us that the good of fellow members is more important for you than your private one. After all, isn't union about careing for the common good of the members rather than for a private one? Isn't it about putting your members interest before some outsiders. And if that's to much to ask, at least don't play surprised when we will try to find help outside of that fine Union and wont allow you to make decision that deeply concern us without us. Simple.

History / Poland-Russia: never-ending story? [1341]

Sorry to cut in, but me thinks that will never happen. At least not in the near future.

History / Poland-Russia: never-ending story? [1341]

Blimey, you really did manage to achieve a consensus?!? Wow, nice work. But who are we going to hate now when we like Russians? Oh my God my life so empty...*cries* I know, lets pick a random nation and vent! I'll start... ermmm.... what do you think about... ermmm.... GERMANS! Ha! :P

History / Poland-Russia: never-ending story? [1341]

No. It seems that 66% of questioned Poles either liked or felt neutral about Ze Germans. Only 33% disliked them. The percentage of poles that disliked Arabs is 66%, Gypsies 58%, Romanians 52% and Turks 48%, so as you see Germans on that list are quite far away from the top.

Source: turystyka.wp.pl/artykul.html?wid=8545988&katn=3:0&lok=&ticaid=141ca

History / Poland-Russia: never-ending story? [1341]

According to the CBOS (Centrum Badania Opinii Społecznej - Society’s Opinion Research center?), the most disliked nationalities by Poles are Arabs, Gypsies, Romanians and Turks.

News / Are there any other countries that Polish immigrants are going to? [70]


Don't worry truebrit. We know that.

News / Polish myths. Poland is one of the countries that count in the world. [49]


Thanks for the very interesting link. As for the Polish German relationship, Schroeder cutting a deal with Russia really put a big damage to it. Although Frau Merkel seems to have a different approach to Germanys relations with Russia than her predecessor, the "wound" is still very fresh and it will take time for us to fully trust our neighbor’s foreign policy. But I hope that eventually we will reach consensus. The sooner the better.

Law / Poland one of the top spots for Investment [21]


So many kind words and I'm a compliment addict. :) I will definitely have to check more on this place. Thanks. :)

As for the Eastern European thing, I met a lot of westerners that think that Poles became Europeans just recently on the 1st may 2004... That we are some kind of “poor” cousins from the east, backward neighbors, etc... I say: very well than. I'm OK being an Eastern European. I fell more connected with Hungarians, Lithuanians, Slovakians, Czechs, etc than with French, Italians or Germans… I know where I’m coming from and I know where I’m going. I’m not going to pretend that I’m a westerner. Don’t feel the need to. :)

OK, it's late here. Good Night. See you tommorow. I predict a heated history debate comming. Bye :)

Law / Poland one of the top spots for Investment [21]


It's nice that we did established that fact, but just to clear this once and for all:

PS: I don't mind being called a Eastern European though. :)

Life / Can you think of any famous Polish personalities? [147]

Wrong window... hehe :P

USA, Canada / American culture: [85]

Nobody mentioned Stephen King????

Life / Polish Men and Fashion [90]

I don't know, I like the way brits dress, especially women. :) As for the spot the polak game, I could do the same with English chavs. They stand out from a crowd in the same way polish "dresiarze" do. And for those not informed, a dresiarz could be considered a polish equivalent of a chav. Both types are equally annoying... they just differ in clothing.

And now if you would excuse me, I’m going out to a fancy restaurant and I still have to pair socks to my new fashionable “Jesus sandals”. Byebye. :)

News / A thought on Poland! [140]


Because my real name is Matiyah Finkelstein... :) nah, because I was answering BB post:



Everyday you learn something new. Thanks.

News / A thought on Poland! [140]


It would have been more okay if Germans had not killed Jews at all.

Unfortunately It seems you missed the whole point of my post and the point was, that the reason standing behind the specialness of WWII is the fall of thought that together with the development of our civilization we will escape our beastly nature. That we will learn something from the history of mind kind and finally evolve... Unfortunately what this civilization development brought us was just more efficient inventions and ways to exterminate our fellow human beings. I'm not trying to say that the holocaust was the most despicable act of human bestiality, but if someone would make a list containing such acts I'm sure it would be somewhere up there on the top.


Do you mean if there is a big difference between a painful death and a long and painful death? I guess that both end the same, but I can imagine people going for the first option. Personally I would choose to be killed by an angry mob than to go to a concentration camp.

News / A thought on Poland! [140]


The thing that makes WWII so special isn't TV or the numbers of people that died. It's the fact that in modern times, in the middle of Europe, the continent that can be called the cradle of western civilization, members of a nation that contributed so much to the humanity were building death factories where there were killing fellow human beings as if they were animals and producing soap from them. It didn't happen in ancient times. It didn’t happen in Africa. That's why WWII is so special.

Life / Is there anything worse than Polish rap? [148]


You are good informed than. :)

News / Polish-German Relations in the Present [697]


Since a school set up this trip I'm sure that it was intended to educate the students. Personally I think that it would be better to spare it to them. It's still to early for us to confront these issues... but I'm glad that we agree also on that their behavior was rude.


Do you mean that it is normal for Germans to make jokes and take pictures laughing on cemeteries or some places that witnessed tragedy?


First of all, remind me please who started the whole "lets bomb the civilians" thing first, Brits or Germans?

Secondly, since when are the poles responsible for the shifting of the boundaries after the WWII? Silly me, I always thought that it was Stalin's and Roosevelt's job.


And do you really think that Germans would be more "gentle" in bombings if the Brits would let them fly freely over their island? Don't be ridicules.

AMEN. Imagine a bully that picks on everyone, and after he gets beaten up for it he demands from people compassion for his miserable and unfair fate. What a laugh. :)

News / Polish-German Relations in the Present [697]


From the looks of things probably this statement is true. A little bit awkward way to great guests.... but still, a well mannered person would not react the way they did, no?

UK, Ireland / Polish Food in Edinburgh [29]


For a moment there I thought that it could be a Polish woman that somehow has an aversion to foreign food. You know, sometimes you get people that travel to other countries but instead using this wonderful opportunity to try something new they are looking for burgers, hot dogs or some dishes from their own cuisine. I consider it a little bit rude... Well maybe rude is to big word for that behaviour.... ohh nevermind, clearly I was wrong. :)

UK, Ireland / Polish Food in Edinburgh [29]


Is she Polish? Your friend that is. It's kind of strange if you ask me... A visitor to Scotland wants to find Polish restaurants... hmmm

History / Jewish belongings [118]

Yeltsin
confessed that it was their fault, but Putin decided to go back to their previous politics and denied.

History / Jewish belongings [118]

More like Germans trying to push the blame on their neighbor. Sad really. Night.

History / Jewish belongings [118]

I protest! To say that "Idi i smotri" is a Russian propaganda is another sign of German propaganda! :[ ;P

PS: Just think that there are plans to make one obligatory history curriculum for the whole EU. It's going to be very interesting. :)

Night.

History / Jewish belongings [118]


A typical germanophobic attitude displayed by Poles, innit BB. Accusing poor, innocent German Nazis of atrocities committed during the WWII. Actually I'm sure it was Poles standing behind the holocaust, etc… geeezz:>

UK, Ireland / The British workers denied jobs because they can't speak Polish [45]

Beautiful thought innit? :P

History / Jewish belongings [118]


And all that time I thought that you really are German. :)

History / Jewish belongings [118]


A very good point Grzegorz. Germany now basically has everything, a strong and prosperous economy and a good present image. There is only one thing missing to be able to be fully proud of being German in Europe these days, namely a praiseworthy past. The WWII stigma won't be that easy to get rid off. In order to do that one would have to find a nation to pas the blame on.

Jesus, look at this statements:



Not only Poles were riding Jewish abandoned houses ( yeah right, Germans were scrupulous enough to remember to pull out golden teeth from Jews mouths, but they forgot to take precious things left behind in their houses) but also poor and innocent German homes! Does anyone see a pattern here? And then, at the end of the day, they will tell you that Poles are the ones that live in the past. Hahaha…

Sorry Brat, as much as I admit that poles don’t have the monopoly on being righteous people I can not and never will even compare Polish and German attitude to Jews during the WWII. Drop the farce.