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TheOther   
23 Sep 2009
History / Another WWII thread. [69]

and don't ask us to thank you for declaring war against Germany

But you are aware that the war most likely would've ended in 1940 if Britain wouldn't have declared war on Germany? And we wouldn't call it WW2 either nowadays, I guess.
TheOther   
22 Sep 2009
Life / Foreigner singing the Polish National Anthem :) [40]

Lukasz, you are far too obsessed with this whole thing, really. Shouldn't you be outside playing football with your friends instead? And why do you use two different nicks (polandowns/ ftggoP)?
TheOther   
22 Sep 2009
Genealogy / Looking for Kustowski [5]

Sammie
Are you sure that Alexander Kustowski was born in Danzig? There is a corresponding dataset on familysearch.org:

Alex J. KUSTOWSKI
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1924
Death Date: 4 Feb 2006
Social Security Number: 363-20-4795
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Michigan

Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 48040
Localities: Marysville, Saint Clair, Michigan

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Ancestry.com has additional data:

1930 United States Federal Census

PreviewName: Alex Kustowski
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Spouse's Name: Nellie

Name: Alex Kustowski
Spouse: Nellie
Birth: abt 1897 - location
Residence: 1930 - city, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Nellie Kustowski
Spouse: Alex
Birth: abt 1901
Residence: 1930 - city, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Edward Kustowski
Birth: abt 1923
Residence: 1930 - city, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Wanda Kustowski
Birth: abt 1924
Residence: 1930 - city, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Alex Kustowski
Birth: abt 1925
Residence: 1930 - city, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Frank Kustowski
Birth: abt 1927
Residence: 1930 - city, Wayne, Michigan
1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Adam Kustowski
Spouse: Sophie
Birth: abt 1882 - location
Arrival: year
Residence: 1920 - city, Wayne, Michigan
1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Sophie Kustowski
Spouse: Adam
Birth: abt 1890 - location
Arrival: year
Residence: 1920 - city, Wayne, Michigan

Some more:

Added information in OneWorldTrees:
Name: Alexander Jerome Kustowski
Birth: 14 Nov 1924 - Hamtramck, MI, USA
Death: 04 Feb 2006 - Port Huron, St. Clair, MI, USA

Seems as if your father was born in the USA and your grandparents - Alexander Kustowski and his wife Nellie - immigrated. Or did I misunderstand your initial posting?
TheOther   
22 Sep 2009
UK, Ireland / "Polish ambassador warns - think twice about coming to Britain for work " [126]

There is no way of finding out with open borders

That's true, but some numbers I found for Ireland state for example that about 1/3 of all Poles are expected to go home this year. I was just wondering what would happen to the Polish job market if more than 2 million people decide to go back to Poland.
TheOther   
21 Sep 2009
Life / Help required obtaining Polish Passport for Granny [10]

he automatically lost Polish citizenship

Just wondering: there was no Poland when her father arrived in 1870. How could his daughter renounce a right to a citizenship (Polish in this case) that didn't exist in the first place?
TheOther   
14 Sep 2009
News / Gazeta Wyborcza: US Backing Off Polish Missile Bases [40]

...coming to Poland and setting of a dirty nuke in Warsaw metro.

It was all about selling weapons and making profit anyway. I still wonder why they let Bin Laden escape although they had him and his ilk cornered.

I'm still amazed as to why we're staying there?

I don't understand either. It's just a big waste of precious lifes and money.
TheOther   
14 Sep 2009
News / Gazeta Wyborcza: US Backing Off Polish Missile Bases [40]

We should just pull out

You should, because if you don't you might end up being the last one to fight in Afghanistan. There was an article in the newspaper this morning that the Germans are planning to move out.

Old Europe can collectively kiss our asses

But Old Europe's money comes in handy, doesn't it? :)
TheOther   
12 Sep 2009
News / WAŁĘSA TO AGITATE FOR LISBON IN EIRE [19]

By the economic reality of the situation

Poland was broke and needed money, right... :)

Poland has far too few votes considering its crucial position among the Eastern European states and the fact that it appears to be the only EU state grasping the true niuances of Russias politics

Well, let's change the name European Union into "Polish Union" then. I'm astonished BTW that you call Poland an eastern European country. I thought that's a no-no.
TheOther   
12 Sep 2009
News / WAŁĘSA TO AGITATE FOR LISBON IN EIRE [19]

yes we were forced to join

Is that a joke? By whom? Maybe by your own people.

so we need to hog more power

Poland has far too many votes considering how many citizens the country has and how weak its economy still is.
TheOther   
10 Sep 2009
Genealogy / Need photo from Wrzeszcz of childhood home. [53]

For records older than 100 years the state archives are responsible, for all others you have to contact the local civil registration offices. Yours is

Urząd Stanu Cywilnego
ul. Nowe Ogrody 8/12
80-832 Gdańsk

I don't know if this address is still valid. Just check it online.
TheOther   
10 Sep 2009
News / What needs to happen in the world so that Poland and Russia form alliance? [297]

Many Poles tell me that they prefer to be with Russians than Germans

I'd love to see the reaction of Poles, especially older ones, if I went round with a petition asking them if they'd like to see a full alliance with Russia. More than a few expletives would come out

What is it then - hug the Russians or spit on them? You contradict yourself.
TheOther   
10 Sep 2009
News / What needs to happen in the world so that Poland and Russia form alliance? [297]

PennBoy

The only question you have to ask yourself is: do you want Poland to be (mis)judged the same way you (mis)judge Germany? If the answer is NO then I would suggest you do some thinking.

I think the British and the Germans are very much alike.

I agree with you, although I know that I will get stoned and quartered for that very soon.
TheOther   
10 Sep 2009
News / What needs to happen in the world so that Poland and Russia form alliance? [297]

AUSTRALIAN thats the key word here

No, the keyword is 'foreigner'. As a foreigner I was always treated well, and your fellow countrymen seem to share this experience with me.

that is how they are

Who THEY? One German speaking flight attendant was joking on your expense and some people laughed, so all Germans are "evil"? That's why you consider yourself being anti-German? Get lost, man.

Besides: your story is so unusual that it is almost unbelievable. Are you sure you didn't make it up just to "prove" your point?
TheOther   
10 Sep 2009
News / What needs to happen in the world so that Poland and Russia form alliance? [297]

How could you know what happens to a Pole in Germany how he's treated if you're not one

Very simple: I am Australian and lived in Germany for a few years. No probs whatsoever, people there were very open-minded towards foreigners, and they were almost always nice and friendly. I simply cannot confirm what you are saying.
TheOther   
10 Sep 2009
News / What needs to happen in the world so that Poland and Russia form alliance? [297]

Even though of what happened in the past i did put that aside

I don't believe you, man. You're probably in your 20's and you show prejudices one would expect from people who actually participated in WW2. That doesn't go together at all.

as soon as they found out i'm Polish they either looked at me like they wanted to kill me

Have you been attending a Neonazi meeting or what? What you describe is such a crude generalization that I seriously doubt that you have ever met a single German.

People moved on, get used to it. You seem to be stuck somewhen in the 1930's - I feel sorry for you.
TheOther   
10 Sep 2009
News / KRAUTS RESUME POLE-BASHING [60]

the young ones hate us like their grandparents

You need help, urgently. I'd bet that you know exactly ... zero ... young Germans.
TheOther   
10 Sep 2009
News / KRAUTS RESUME POLE-BASHING [60]

It was the Berliner himself that told me

You're talking to a doughnut?