Life / Catholic Church services in Poland [10]


basically yes


used to be the same in Poland in most places. Now, there may be exceptions as Polish people love to imitate Americans


Amen it is. I believe it is from Latin or Greek or Hebrew (who knows at this point) and pretty much the same in most languages


In Poland they don't do any of that. But see the first comment.


shame on you ;)), but the following is true


If you are going to a Polish mass, just follow what people do. We tend to kneel more than Americans (on the good note), but tend to push our way trough to receive the Communion (on the bad note, as though there was not enough for everyone).

And be prepared to pray in Polish ;))

UK, Ireland / Have you considered excercising less hostility towards the British? [29]

yes....hate them all in the most unhostile way (love how funny they talk(:D)

News / Poland biggest problem [125]


I believe boredom comes from within. You don't get bored if you can involve yourself in things that are available to you. I would now count on other people to entertain you all your life... That's dependance on the external world to define your personality.


Yeah, you can go to a psychologist and get a pricey therapy if you have qualms... He/she will also give you an absolution for whatever it is that you do...

About Church and religion - Catholic Church is having some problems, but is not because the Catholic religion is wrong, but because too many people become priests for reasons other than faith and service to God and people. Those people however come from within the society, so what does it tell you about the nation, you and me?

That's rather a sad reality, but what do we do to change it? All we can do it criticize prists, which does not make you, me and our children any better, does it.

First change yourself, and then go on a mission to change the world!


Are they really that great? Have you lived there? I have heard great numbers of Japanese and Scandinavians commit suicides! From all the happiness I guess...

News / Poland biggest problem [125]

they don't have to make beds because they go underground ;))

News / Poland biggest problem [125]

In my view, the biggest problem in Poland is Polish people's mentality, and it has nothing to do with religion, politics, etc, but it sure reflects on those areas as well.

Polish mentality kills initiative and creativity in the country. Poles are just vicious to one another, especially a neighbor to a neighbor. We are all nice and polite to foreigners, but do everything to spite one another in our own backyards. It's just a major lack of kindness and consideration to others.

When one Pole wants to be more than average, everybody else is not only doing nothing to help, but they do everything they can to prevent that one person from succeeding. If you live in a village and get more education that the average Joe, you are treated like an outsider, of course laughed behind your back, from pure jealousy. People who live in Warsaw hate people who live in Krakow, people who live in Gdansk hate people from Warsaw, etc. We like to have enemies and when the war is over, we fight with one another. Maybe that’s why Poles always do so well in wars (?)

This is not to say that people in Poland aren’t creative and smart, but they often can develop their creativity only away from the country and other Poles.

Polish biggest problem - lack of unity and lack of responsibilty for fellow countrymen


Your post


go under ground : get buried


you should see Americans who live on credit all their lives...

maybe Polish biggest problem is homophobia - I heard on the news.

Since Poles seems to support family, they are called homophobic.... Does one mean the other?

News / Poland biggest problem [125]


I have to disagree on that. I took care of children who had everything they could ever want (except for traveling to the moon) and they were always bored.

I would think boredom comes from lack of creativity...

News / Poland biggest problem [125]

In Poland, education is largely free, and there are public libraries, so I am not sure how that applied there. There is hardly slavery anywhere anymore in the world..

In fact the guys who found Poland boring is not Polish, I think. So I see foreigners find Poland boring, but Poles are not complaining much or are they. If they are bored, they drink... ;))

How do you explain the bored children of rich people...?

News / Poland biggest problem [125]


that's the thing, I never met one that would be a poor and bored kid at the same time, but it does not mean there aren't any


oftentimes end up badly or maybe it's just the media that spreads the bad and depressing news faster than good and uplifting news...

News / Poland biggest problem [125]

What did the Giertych fellow do to you or to Poland? You seem not too like him too much?

By the way, I am not up to date with Polish rising "stars." Who is he? I guess I can find it on the Internet...

News / The most useless things in Poland [140]

Poles seem to be useless at times....

Language / Why do people want to study Polish? [90]

When I was in Hungary about 15 years ago (ancient trip), I was stunned to learn that they were studying Polish language in grammar schools, just like we had to study Russian back then.

So the answer would be: .....because they are made to...

History / Chicago Public Radio on *Polish* concentration camps [62]


Call it whatever you like, as long as it's not called Polish. You can say "in Poland" but use the correct adjective to describe its characteristics. So the most accurate description would be “concentration camp of Nazi Germany in Poland.”

The fact that it was constructed by Nazi Germans on Polish soil does not make it Polish. This is where the copyright rights come into play. If a German citizen invents something while residing abroad, does it make it a German or the host company invention? Or is it just that person’s invention?

You can split hair into four if you like, but the basic truth is black and white I believe. People like to make everything circumstantial and relative just because then there is no one to blame or take responsibility.

So another question is: What nationality were the Jews who lived in Poland or live in Poland? Are they Polish or Jewish? Or can they be possible both?


Maybe, but when you hear "British military base" you see Brits building and running it, don't you?

History / Chicago Public Radio on *Polish* concentration camps [62]



I don't mean to sound harsh on you, Dice, but I think people should call things their real name. Using euphemisms and indirect names distort the truth.

As they say “perfect is an enemy of good.” So are “nice” names for horrible acts.

I see that the young generation of Germans does not like the burden of German history, but hopefully they can learn from it and do something good for the world for a change. I am pretty sure if you look hard enough, you can find something shameful in every nation's past.

History / Chicago Public Radio on *Polish* concentration camps [62]

Yes, I will do that. It's not a matter of being offended, rather it's a matter of the truth and fairness.

History / Chicago Public Radio on *Polish* concentration camps [62]

It was:

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News / Darwins theory of Evolution in Polish schools [59]


I agree with this. Science is a work in progress, and it always will be, while religion has many areas I don't think people will ever understand, thus they believe. People are trying to "understand" God with a human mind and in terms of what humans know (experience), while God is beyond that. Just try to imagine the world or life without time. And there is no time in eternity. It is really hard to really grasp that simple concept. To us, there was yesterday and there will be tomorrow. We count the seconds, there are no seconds to count in eternity. Imagine you are in a situation that does not change ever, you cannot change your mind, you're stuck in "now." Hopefully, it's a comfortable position you get stuck in or else it sounds horrid.

It is interesting how religion and science always confront each other. To me science constantly works on proving the existence of a "Higher Power" even though some scientists would like to prove just the opposite.

It is interesting to see the painting of Creation by Michael Angelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Based on that it seems reasonable to view the creation as the moment when God gave humans immortal soul. Adam looks very much like a fully developed contemporary man, so the theory of evolution would perfectly fit that scenario.

Angelo

By the way, I have never heard that Adam and Eve lived 4004 years BC :-))