History / Poland has paid £68 Million for helping UK in WW2 [168]

Volumewise, superpowers were the biggest players, but even smaller countries had significance. Even some individual people affected the war extraordinarily. Wilhelm Canaris, a German anti-Nazi intelligence officer, persuaded Franco not to join on Axis side, thus keeping Gibraltar open for British navy.

Yes , World war is an appropiate name. I just think that exact date when WW II started is more of a matter of definition.

History / Poland has paid £68 Million for helping UK in WW2 [168]


It was Argentina that was a minor player back then, Germans had their "heavy water"-plants in Norway that were destroyed by Norwegian resistance thus stopping Nazi plans for nuclear bomb. Also Norwegain coast was important for Operation Seelöwe, what never happened though.

History / Poland has paid £68 Million for helping UK in WW2 [168]


Historian Niall Ferguson tells in his document-series War Of the World that WW II actually started with Japan's attack on China in 1937. Guess it is matter of definition really.

Niall Ferguson also notes that Stalin's policies were pretty much the same racial hatred as Hitler's, it was only veiled as "class war". He even said: "if it is a Polack then it is a Kulack"

News / POLAND's ENERGY -WHAT is it? WHERE is it from? [29]


Wise decision from Poland :)

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


Whole world ? :(

Anyways, I hope you don't leave Jose, you are a cool guy. Even if I disagree with you on Castro & Batista :)

Those white supremascists have nothing do with the real Poland and Polish. Actually they show complete disregard of their ethnicity and past.

News / The Impact of Poland joining the EU [64]

But horsecarts are not allowed anymore ! :) Example of how EU and standards also make world duller place. Maybe that's price for progress.

News / The Impact of Poland joining the EU [64]

Do Poles want the euro ?

It was annoying that prices went up when Finland gave up it's markka and the bills look boring as s***
Maybe it is good in the long run, dunno...

If Poland joined the Euro, who or what would be in the coins ?
Polish Eagle or King Casimierz ?

History / Would Poles prefer that Nazi/Germany to stay in power instead of USSR? [55]


hmmm...are you sure about your choice ? Economy was better in Batista's regime. They are still using the same cars in Cuba as they were in Batista's time cause they can't afford better

News / Dealing with constant insults against Polish [323]


they did ! In northern theatre of war the Murmansk port was important target for German Gebirgsjäger stationed in Lapland. About a quarter of lend lease came through Murmansk.

About half came from Vladivostok, abot one quarter from Persia and the rest from Black Sea.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Silver_Fox


You speak finnish ?? :)

UK, Ireland / Heavy drinking culture in the UK - is it still the same in Poland? [69]

I really like Polish drinking culture if it is heavy. There is no aggressiviness in it unlike the western drinking culture. Also Poles behave well even when in total stooper, no pissing in public etc.

Poles just get emotional and talkative :)

Life / how do Poles view Lutheranism ? [5]


Yes . And Thirty Years War was a long time ago :)

Life / how do Poles view Lutheranism ? [5]

Ok, what do you think about it? Is it "heresy" ?

History / Katyn- forgiven and forgotten? [111]


Countries yes. But Soviet Union is not the same thing as Russia. And why would a Georgian (Stalin) feel bitter about something that happened to Russians ?

History / Katyn- forgiven and forgotten? [111]

This is right. Communism had little to do that it was first taken into practice in Russia.
And Katyn had nothing to do with some 19th century campaign and Stalin did it because he wanted a weak Poland. This is exempliefied also in the Warsaw Uprising in which Stalin provided no help.

Soviet Union was ideological constuct, not a national construct as countries usually are.

History / Katyn- forgiven and forgotten? [111]

Stalin was himself Georgian not Russian so I don't think revenge for the dead Russians served as a motive for him.

History / Katyn- forgiven and forgotten? [111]

Katyn had nothing to do with whether Poland was allied with Napoleon or not.
Stalin was a paranoid madman he even killed his own officers cos he feared them to betray him. So it is not suprising if he killed a lot of officers of a "capitalist" country.

Polonia / Germans: Do Poles like them or dislike them? [217]


Yep, just wave paprika or pörkölt in front of him, he will do anything !:)

Sorry I just couldn't resist

Polonia / Germans: Do Poles like them or dislike them? [217]


I like your foreign policy. :)

Polonia / Germans: Do Poles like them or dislike them? [217]

Not all...Have you seen movie "Sophie Scholl" for example ?

Polonia / Germans: Do Poles like them or dislike them? [217]

I don't like Germany but I F*CKING HATE SWEDEN !

Life / How are Poles generally viewed outside Poland by other nations? [84]


Very true. You have to admit tho' that Twin Brothers have guts say their opinions despite protests of the P.C crowd. I respect that.

Genealogy / Polish people and their ancestors - they are not interested in where they came from, and in their re [14]

I have read to explanations for origin of Polish:

1) Union of different tribes linked by language
2) Separation from a Proto-Slavic tribe that all Slavs belonged to

Genealogy / Polish and Mongolian [30]

They are both Altaic people, related to Turkish, Koreans etc. languagewise.

History / Katyn- forgiven and forgotten? [111]

I don't think there will be solution to this issue while Putin is in power. Putin has even claimed that Baltic countries "joined willingly" to USSR. Nationalism is on the rise in Russia, it is good that the Russians start to believe themselves again and all but they shouldn't deny their past etc.

Life / What makes you proud to be Polish? [150]

Well at least Poland is doing better than former East Germany. Germans seem to be such losers compared what they used to be in 80's.

Poland could take flat tax rate as Estonia did and boost it's economy, but of course that solution has it's drawbacks also.

Life / Poles like Czech and French... Their attitude toward another nations [21]


Yes we are all equal and basically the " same" but there are sadly the one's who seek to exploit and oppress the others.

Life / Poles like Czech and French... Their attitude toward another nations [21]


Their attitude to Finns is very bad, they are so anti-rascist when they are with anyone else but us. With the "Finnjävlar" it is totally different. Maybe they didn't notice but we are not their Ostmark anymore. They like to call us Nazi's because we collaborated with Germans in WW II and tend to "forget" that they sold Iron Ore to Germany and let their troops go through. That's their typical "holier-than-thou"-attitude. The collaboration of Finland wasn't our finest hour but I can't stand some Börje or Svantte bringing it up while forgetting their own pre-Nazi Svekoman ideals that were used to oppress Finns. I would stand it if a Pole brought that up though :) but Polish are polite people who really understand & empathize us so they don't do it:)

And they are horrible socialists...

Life / Poles like Czech and French... Their attitude toward another nations [21]

Well, they have been in wars with pretty much anyone neighboring them. For example Slovaks, Romanians and Serbs don't like them.
And their language is so weird !:)

News / Russian bear flexes his energy muscles - threat to Poland? [37]

This should be a wake up call for more nuclear energy in Europe. Hope the Germans get over with their hippy luftkraft fixations....