Life / IS THERE NFL PROGRAMS IN POLAND [60]


Yeah, especially the permanent interruptions and commercial breaks... :)

USA, Canada / Poles in Chicago History [5]


No, they actually give the impression that Poland never ceased to exists (see second paragraph), which is historically wrong.

Quote: "...the 1850s to the early 1920s, and was driven primarily by economic and structural change in Poland".

USA, Canada / Poles in Chicago History [5]


And partially wrong, too. There was no Poland between 1850 and the end of WW1.

Genealogy / Father born in Wieruszow - Amrozynska, Knop [6]

Jo-Anne

Knop or Knoop is a German name. Members of that family were farmers who mainly settled in the Posen/Poznan area, AFAIK.

houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/knoop-family-crest.htm

News / Time for a review of Germanic Polish relations ? [30]


How do you know? :)
Besides, I know more than enough about the German/Polish history to have my own opinion. So I stick to my argument: don't blame someone for a crime if you've committed crimes yourself. Anyhow, it's history now and you're correct: the two nations are moving into the right direction.

News / Time for a review of Germanic Polish relations ? [30]


You definitely know nothing about Polish/German history. 1000 years of hate - what a bullsh*t.


That the ethnic cleansing was a direct result of WW2 doesn't matter, because it still doesn't justify the brutality during the expulsion process. Don't call someone an animal when you behave like one yourself...

Love / Hard to talk things: Sexual diseases - would Polish women be honest about that? [137]


Ever heard of AIDS?

News / If Poland is attacked by Russia will N.A.T.O help defend Poland or not? [171]


That would depend on how fast the combined Polsih/German forces make progress, I'd guess.


Not to forget the costs involved for developing nuclear war heads and the technology to enrich uranium to weapons grade.


Yeah, I know, a few nations tried that before... ;)

News / If Poland is attacked by Russia will N.A.T.O help defend Poland or not? [171]


We were talking about the theoretical chance of Russia attacking Poland. In that case NATO would join the fight, and after possibly defeating the Russians they would have to occupy the country for a while. Something along the lines of the Iraq war, I suppose.

News / If Poland is attacked by Russia will N.A.T.O help defend Poland or not? [171]


By NATO, including Poland.


Russia would face the potential risk of getting nuked by other NATO forces already. Another 50 imaginary Polish war heads on top won't make a difference IMHO.

News / If Poland is attacked by Russia will N.A.T.O help defend Poland or not? [171]


What would that change? Russia would wipe out Poland completely, and in return Poland would destroy a handful of Russian cities and military installations.


I mean that they are running the risk to lose a large war and get occupied afterwards.

News / If Poland is attacked by Russia will N.A.T.O help defend Poland or not? [171]

Torq
If the Russians would ever be close to losing a war, they would use their nukes. No doubt about that.

News / Poland is the most friendly neighbor of Ukraine and Russia - Ukrainian poll ... [132]


They were probably reading the discussion between you and Ironside to take back Lwów and annex parts of the Ukraine... :)

Life / Why do Poles and other Europeans use the Lords name in vain so often ???? [28]


Oh, another tolerant catholic speaking... ;)

USA, Canada / Do you think Americans are idiots. [149]

Seanus

Craig Ferguson is funny, too, although that Scot is hard to understand sometimes.

USA, Canada / Do you think Americans are idiots. [149]

scrappleton

California is close enough to the source, isn't it... ;)

USA, Canada / Do you think Americans are idiots. [149]


You're on medical marihuana? Nice. :)

USA, Canada / Do you think Americans are idiots. [149]


I was hinting at the Walter Reed hospital scandal a few years back and at the mess in other VA hospitals.

USA, Canada / Do you think Americans are idiots. [149]

scrappleton

It's a myth that the American health care system is the best in the world. Don't get fooled by the propaganda of your politicians. You as a veteran must know this better than anybody else.

Love / What do Polish women think of feminism? [99]

SeanBM
I'm all for the women's movement - just make sure it's rythmic. ;)

Genealogy / I need help with the surname "Wandke" (West Pomerania) [13]

matryoshka

Your grandfather Gustav Wandke was born 1857 in Arnswalde, Pommern, and NOT in Choszczno (the Polish name of the town used after WW2). If you google for Arnswalde and Wandke, you'll find plenty of hits.

genealoger.com/german/pommern/kreis/arnswalde.htm
wiki-de.genealogy.net/Klassifikation_1718/19_Arnswalde

If you check the LDS web site you'll find over 600 datasets for the name Wandke and its variations.

Love / PreMarital sex and Polish women or maybe all women [46]


That's actually commandment #13. Number 12 is "thou shalt use contraceptives". Poor catholic fellas... :)

Love / PreMarital sex and Polish women or maybe all women [46]

Latest news: The pope finds the 11th commandment ;)

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News / Man Why Do People Like PO Instead Of PIS [120]


Okay, so like everywhere else. Being "punished" for having worked abroad sounded somewhat unusual to me.


Do you have written references in Poland like they have in Germany for example?


When you're dealing with the bureaucrats in Brussels, don't expect any logic.

News / Man Why Do People Like PO Instead Of PIS [120]


Interesting point. In the west, international experience is almost always an asset. Not so in Poland, that's what you're saying?

News / Man Why Do People Like PO Instead Of PIS [120]


What was the unemployment rate before they left? What I'm trying to say is that there's always a correlation between tough economic times (including high unemployment) and the population voting for extremist parties - either left or right-wing. Would Poland rather tend to vote right or left, maybe even ex-communists?


Rising unemployment in the host countries, or increasing racism against Poles in Ireland or UK for example? I'm not sure how much I can trust the information some folks post on PF, if you know what (and whom [not you]) I mean... ;)


Well, if you sh*t on the world's opinion you won't get much respect in return, do you?

News / Man Why Do People Like PO Instead Of PIS [120]


Well, that's the question. Just imagine that the majority of Poles working in Ireland and GB all of a sudden comes back home. I don't think the Polish economy could handle this without being severely hit.

Anyway, I'm just trying to understand the motivation of the Polish people to vote for certain parties in large numbers, and what would happen in case of an economical crisis.

News / Man Why Do People Like PO Instead Of PIS [120]

Sokrates

What would happen if the Polish economy tanks and you have unemployment rates of 20% and more like in East Germany?

News / Man Why Do People Like PO Instead Of PIS [120]


Look at the former GDR - they are still stuck with the commies after 20 years. The only difference to the past: instead of being incarcerated by those SED criminals, people vote for them in free elections nowadays (for a reason). Are you really sure that Poland will get rid of the communists within the next 5 to 10 years?

News / Should Poland acquire the atomic bomb? [28]


The answer is simple: because there are already far too many nuclear weapons on the planet. What does a (still) poor country like Poland want with that crap; especially when it's a member of NATO? Aren't there any more pressing issues in Poland to spend money on?


Yup, just like Iran, North Korea, Israel, South Africa, Pakistan... ;)
Poland signed and ratified the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, so the nuke option is off the table anyway (yeah, I'm optimistic).