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Ethnic tension exist but such grant only add fuel to fire. Coal miners in Poland have not very good opinion because they were in privileged position during communist era. Since they lost their privileges they used to organize strikes where they act like bandits. Privileges not only make them unpopular in eyes of other citizens but also damaged their mentality.
You talking a lot but you make not much sens, maybe because you talk about everything.
Let's focus on the subject.
Poles in Lithuanian state want to receive education in their language - I wouldn't call it privilege would you.
Lithuanians in Poland enjoy this right paid by Poland by the way.
Germans in Poland enjoy having MP in Polish Parliament - Poles in Germany don't !
I don't care whatever you call is stupid or not but I call it unfair.
I don't care what according to you would be an ideal !Its irrelevant....to the issue !
I care that Poland is acting according to EU law and international agreements on the expense of Polish taxpayers, and others don't give a fukkc about it and they get away with it.
You are dreamer or student:)
If they speak Lithuanian better than Russian or Lithuanian better than their parents do that doesn't necessarily mean they speak good Lithuanian. Waldemar Tomaszewski for example speaks Lithuanian well, but he doesn't speak good Lithuanian. His election leaflets full of spelling mistakes that doesn't require an armed eye to place them. I heard him speaking Polish on Polonia TV too and his Polish didn't make a good impression on me either. I wonder why he is at all going public?
They speak good Lithuanian!
Waldemar Tomaszewski received his education in Russian during the times of Soviet Union, so your "argument" doesn't apply here!
As for leaflets - if what you say is true it is lack of professionalism and nothing else!
I'll give you an example. It will be good if you know some Lithuanian. How long doesn't take for an ordinary person who speaks Polish as first language in Lithuania to spot the difference between klausimas/and/klausymas. Better think of situation when one word is given. How many out of ten Polish language school graduates will come up with the correct answer?
I think it makes no difference for person being interrogated/questioning :)
This is unrealistic even to think about now, we wasted that opportunity somewhere about 1918-1922. When I say we I mean Lithuanian government made quite stupid decisions while negotiating and seeing the region in general. (Poland is a foreign country to me therefore I have no right to judge its actions).
Why ?
Thats very realistic. It could solve most of the problems in Wilenszczyzna.
Its good idea for compromise.
What Lithuanian language - there different dialects in different regions.
There 3,5 mln people in Lithuania its about 3 mln of potential Lithuanian speakers.
So, what the point?
Why not Spanish?:)
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