Food / Lamb in Krakow [11]


Ask the guy who did the Dragon! Surely he kept the sheep`s entrails after stuffing it with tar and sulphur.

News / POLISH MONUMENT TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS.... [6]

Poland road:

Law / Street performing (music) in Poland... permit needed? [14]

Poland street

One man orchestra in Krynica: youtube.com/v/A-L-3tWAl5k

News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [428]


There are exceptions, of course. I know a few intelligent guys who went to US to make a buck or two. Including me. :):):):):):)

Another case of appreciation.

Some German politicians are very considerate of Poland and are visibly trying to keep up good relations.
spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,662900,00.html

[...] A controversy has been raging for the past year over appointments to the board of directors of the Flight, Expulsion and Reconciliation Foundation. The foundation's planned documentation center in Berlin is intended to memorialize the ordeals of people who have suffered expulsion and to further advance reconciliation with Poland, but the government in Warsaw is opposed to Steinbach's inclusion in the board of directors.

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has announced his veto of Steinbach's candidacy. This is crucial because anyone hoping to be appointed to the foundation board must have the support of the entire administration.

Merkel has been trying for some time to convince Steinbach to abandon her claim to board membership, but Steinbach has stood firm. In doing so, she has not only provoked a crisis in the new coalition government of Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the CDU's Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the business-friendly Free Democratic Party (FDP), but has also highlighted the deficits of Merkel's governing style, which is often based on adopting a "wait and see" approach when faced with difficult decisions. [...]

Life / ANYONE CELEBRATE ANDRZEJKI (ST ANDREW'S EVE)? [21]

Only Poles still keep old European traditions.

And probably Scots do too, but on a much lesser scale. :):):):):)

Life / ANYONE CELEBRATE ANDRZEJKI (ST ANDREW'S EVE)? [21]

:):):):):) Every evening I look through my fascinating collection of matchbox labels.

News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [428]


Poles are not afraid of revealing the story of German expellees. Much has been done so far, we have already talked about it here in this forum. Nobody serious in Poland denies the fact that German civilians suffered a tragic fate.

But Steinbach is unacceptable to Polish government and most Poles. How Poles see Steinbach:

asta.asfh-berlin.de/uploads/pics/steinbach_wprost.jpg

img.wiadomosci24.pl/g2/13/43/77/4328_1155978605_7cd2_p.jpeg

Is this image justified?

Yes, to some extent. 30% leaders of German Expellee Organizatian belonged to Nazi party during WW2. E.g., a vice president of the Organization was a judge in occupied Poland, and he sentenced Poles to death for minor transgressions.

Stenibach claims that the Center she wants to lead is going to cover all expulsions during WW2. However, the website she created gives false information about the expulsions of Poles from Polish land occupied by Germans - 400.000 instead of 2 million.

Her expellee past is also very controvercial - her family settled in Kashuby region after German had conquered Poland in 1939, she was born in occupied Rumia near Gdańsk in 1943. And they had to leave it in 1945, so she believes she has the right to usurp the title of expellee for herself. Isn`t it funny? :):):):)

In short - Polish politicians consider Stenibach a liar and impostor.


Besides, haven`t we already said here that most of ethnic cleansing was done by German Nazi administration when it gave orders to German civilians to leave their houses before the Red Army`s invasion?

Life / ANYONE CELEBRATE ANDRZEJKI (ST ANDREW'S EVE)? [21]


I already told my class we are going to sacrifice one English lesson to celebrate St. Andrew`s Day on Monday. Now they are preparing the necessary stuff.

Shoes:
Hands
Hearts
etc

News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [428]


It wasn`t Poles who invaded Germany and killed 6 million German citizens. It was rather the opposite. :):):):)

And that was a direct reason for expulsions of remaining Germans from the Polish territory.

Germans will be held responible for that till the end of this world. :):):)

So, shut your trap up and simply accept the fact that Steinbach is unacceptable to Poles. :):):):):)

News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [428]


Not sicko. Making Germans nervous is my hobby.... :):):):):):):):):)


The idea of the Center is OK. Poles have nothing against :):):):) as long as the Center provides true information about the reasons of expulsion of Germans.

The truth is that German refugees experienced what German occupation administration had practised in Poland during WW2.

E.g., read about forced expulsions of Poles from Zamojskie region.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktion_Zamo%C5%9B%C4%87

In short, the Center is Ok but the idea of Stenibach as the head of the Center is not OK. She is a liar after all.


Yes. Poland is stuffed with German criminal occupation memorials. :):):)

My favourite:
In the town of Chojnice, a memorial to local teachers who perished during WW2:

Glory to Fallen Teachers, 1939-1945

Names:


You can`t make me nervous.... :):):):):):):):


Well, some German politicians do care.

So, there is still hope for full reconcilliation. :):):):):)

News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [428]


Isn`t it enough she claims to be an expellee though her family had appeared in Poland as occupants and she was born in occupied Polish land in 1943?

Also, she claims she works for reconciliation between Poland and Germany but in fact she is decisively anti-Polish. In 1991 she was against Polish German border agreement, and later on against Polish access to NATO and EU.

And a few other.....

The Center`s website, as if in expectation of being headed by Erica Steinbach, spreads lies and misinformation:
Oktober 1939 - März 1941 460.000 Polen
z-g-v.de/aktuelles/?id=58

What about other expulsions of Poles, including the one from Zamojskie region? And other, estimated at more than 2 million, let alone next 2 million of Polish slave workers in Germany?

Life / Kozak - compliment or insult in Poland? [12]

Kozak= daredevil

News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [428]


The point is that you can`t expell an occupant, and that`s what her family was. You can only drive them away. :):):):):) And it doesn`t matter they had children or not. They were still occupants. Brat, if I take your house/apartment by force, and you bring muscular guys wearing Red to remove me, will it be expulsion or throwing away? :):):):):):)

The Red Army or fear of it drove most German citizens away from Polish lands. Poles had nothing to do with it. :):):):):)


I hope so too. The lack of complete info on ALL expulsions and refugee fate implemented by Germans in war-torn Europe, without full explanation why Germans were driven away from their or not their lands, will make the Center a senseless, German-oriented, biased circus. It could happen under Steinbach`s leadership and that`s what some German politicians predict and are afraid of.

News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [428]


Bratwurst Boy:
w429.wrzuta.pl/sr/f/53uxhKLSf6D/erica_steinbach

News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [428]


Hey, I thought the photo would relieve some tension of the discussion..... :):):):):):)

Please, relax... :):):):):)


Is it so hard to understand that we want Nazi-free Germany? :):):):):)

Life / Kozak - compliment or insult in Poland? [12]


Maybe for females.

For males it is the highest praise. :):):):) Most men want to "kozaczyc", if they don`t, it means they are losers with inferiority complex. :):):))

Life / What Do Poles think of Finns? [50]


Finns are OK, they fought hard against Russians in Winter War 1940. :):):):):)

As a teacher, I have also read that education in Finland is top class.

I also heard that Finns are allowed to keep guns at home but murders/deaths by firearms are very low. Civilised nation! :):):):)


I have to disagree.

Love / Why are Polish girls constantly ill? [166]

Does your Polish girlfriend use all these ailments as an excuse to not have sex with you? :):)

I am sorry about it........

Food / Eating Healthy in Poland [18]

Healthy food is mostly fruit, veg, salads and sprouts:

At the market

Summer daily delivery for 6 person family

Salad ingredients

Final outcome

Life / What Do Poles think of Finns? [50]


I am far from being socialist/liberal, but I do believe guns are bad for people. :):):):)


Hmmm, I am doubtful about it. Certainly not in US. Probably only in civilised Finland. :):):)


Proudly? Until the day your child accidentally fires a found gun at his/her younger brother/sister. Or he/she takes it to school to make a little massacre of fellow students. Or even worse, your wife accidentally shoots you coming home late at night.

Thank you for such pride. :):):)


That is why I live in Poland and appreciate it very much. :):):)))):):):)


But home accidents surely increased. And school massacres.


Not only liberals, not only.

News / ENGLISH STILL PROFITABLE IN POLAND? [78]

Oops, I am really surprised to learn about your bad experiences with private school owners. I didn`t realise such things happen to English teachers in Poland. I have been working as a teacher since 1991, either state, private or free-lance positions, but never had any problems with payment.

I am really sorry. I have no idea what advice I could give you.

Life / Polish culture - know your place. 'They ignore me completely' aspect. [17]


No, no, please, don`t stop. It is very interesting.

Life / Why are Polish people so ruthless? [87]


We were made so by our geopolitical situation. Trying to survive between Germans and Russians taught us ruthlessness.

Life / Polish culture - know your place. 'They ignore me completely' aspect. [17]


I have just had my third. And not glass, but kufel. :):):):):):)


Yes, I agree.

News / ENGLISH STILL PROFITABLE IN POLAND? [78]


Do you include summer months too? Forgive me my enquiry, not that I am curious about your annual earnings, not at all, but I just would like to learn the counting technique of a Westerner. I know they prefer to present their annual salary than a monthly one. When in US, all Wanted offers mentioned yearly salary, e.g., 20K. That is still unusual in Poland.

Travel / Christmas Markets in Rynek / Old Town Squares? [8]

I suppose all major cities in Poland hold such markets before Christmas.

I am trying to see the details of Krakow`s Market Square but it is too obscure. Have the stalls been set up already?

krakow.pl/kamera/bracka/

Life / Polish culture - know your place. 'They ignore me completely' aspect. [17]


Not quite. Today I am not in the mood for beer. I am drinking my home-made cherry wine, full of vitamins and microelements, the recipe I invented upon my doctor`s advice to consume a lot of fruit.


I love peasants. Whenever I see one, I get very agitated. I start digging for my camera all over the car, risking an accident.

2009 Peasant Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Travel / Christmas Markets in Rynek / Old Town Squares? [8]

Ksysia, do you know that the tradition of a Christmas tree came to Poland from Austria and Germany in 18 century? :):):):)

Life / Polish culture - know your place. 'They ignore me completely' aspect. [17]


I like it too.

My photos:


Nope. Only once or twice in a kulig. And once I rode on a horse cart.

Not my photo:

Life / Polish culture - know your place. 'They ignore me completely' aspect. [17]


No, the core of the Polish culture is this:
:):):):):):)