PennBoy
13 Feb 2012
History / Polish Officer in NATO, Col. Ryszard Kukliński. [145]
By God? I thought The Nazis denounced religion like the Soviets did.
I swear by God
By God? I thought The Nazis denounced religion like the Soviets did.
PennBoy
4 Feb 2012
USA, Canada / If America is so bad, why move here? [254]
Detroit, current status: 'Detroit has closed schools and laid off police in an effort to avoid a bankruptcy filing this year. Home prices are down 54% the past three years, worst in the U.S. The median price was $38,000 last year in the Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn metro division.' realestate.yahoo/promo/americas-most-miserable-cities-2012.html
When you bring up an example at least be honest about your own situation which in my opinion is at least twice as bad as the worst place in Poland you can think of and don't blame it on the blacks either, I thought officially at least you don't have segregation since the civil right moment of the 60"s.
Detroit, current status: 'Detroit has closed schools and laid off police in an effort to avoid a bankruptcy filing this year. Home prices are down 54% the past three years, worst in the U.S. The median price was $38,000 last year in the Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn metro division.' realestate.yahoo/promo/americas-most-miserable-cities-2012.html
PennBoy
1 Feb 2012
News / Bills introduced in American Congress to lift visa requirements for Poland [5]
I'm not sure if I would be. Poles aren't gonna come here anyway. Hardly any went to Germany since the opened their borders.
I'm not sure if I would be. Poles aren't gonna come here anyway. Hardly any went to Germany since the opened their borders.
PennBoy
1 Feb 2012
UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]
According to Deutsche Welle Poles work 3rd longest hours in the EU with almost 2000 hours. Second are Hungarians with 2021 hours and first are Romanians with 2095 hours.
dw-world
According to Deutsche Welle Poles work 3rd longest hours in the EU with almost 2000 hours. Second are Hungarians with 2021 hours and first are Romanians with 2095 hours.
Poles work longer hours than the Germans. The most hardworking of the European Union are Romanians and Finns have much time off from work. It's the latest results of economic research in France.
Research conducted by the Paris Institute of Economic Research Coe-Rexecode showed that Poles during 2010 worked an average of almost 2000 hours. Thus, there are third in the list of the most industrious Europeans.
Poles ahead of Hungarians who work spent an average of 2021 hours. In contrast, the longest worked in Romania, an average of 2095 hours
Research conducted by the Paris Institute of Economic Research Coe-Rexecode showed that Poles during 2010 worked an average of almost 2000 hours. Thus, there are third in the list of the most industrious Europeans.
Poles ahead of Hungarians who work spent an average of 2021 hours. In contrast, the longest worked in Romania, an average of 2095 hours
dw-world
PennBoy
1 Feb 2012
History / Would you classify the Poland's Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? [221]
My father's friend a born Varsovian who's family came from there from before the war ever, told me how he was in the army in the early 70s and Soviet soldiers tapped into Polish telephone/communications lines and listed in on peoples conversations, which made him furious. His commander said 'they can do whatever they want, don't interfere there will be consequences'.
Polish communists wouldn't have stayed in power. Even Gomulka as a communist who wanted a bit more freedom was fully aware of this.
Up to the mid 50's, yes - but afterwards?
The Soviets had the Poles to do their dirty work for them after that. Why get involved and inflame the locals when the locals will do the hard work for you?
The Soviets had the Poles to do their dirty work for them after that. Why get involved and inflame the locals when the locals will do the hard work for you?
My father's friend a born Varsovian who's family came from there from before the war ever, told me how he was in the army in the early 70s and Soviet soldiers tapped into Polish telephone/communications lines and listed in on peoples conversations, which made him furious. His commander said 'they can do whatever they want, don't interfere there will be consequences'.
It wasn't, not in the strict meaning of the word. Occupation is when the authorities are totally under the control of another state
Polish communists wouldn't have stayed in power. Even Gomulka as a communist who wanted a bit more freedom was fully aware of this.
PennBoy
1 Feb 2012
History / Would you classify the Poland's Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? [221]
It sure as hell was an occupation. Free elections weren't held like Stalin promised, Soviet troops were stationed to enforce Moscow's will. Soviet KGB and secret military agents could freely spy on and arrest people without any permission from Polish authorities. That sounds like an occupation.
It sure as hell was an occupation. Free elections weren't held like Stalin promised, Soviet troops were stationed to enforce Moscow's will. Soviet KGB and secret military agents could freely spy on and arrest people without any permission from Polish authorities. That sounds like an occupation.
PennBoy
1 Feb 2012
Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]
The spelling alone is annoying to look at, not even gonna mention the sound of the word itself.
Krajmfajterzy
The spelling alone is annoying to look at, not even gonna mention the sound of the word itself.
PennBoy
31 Jan 2012
Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]
Sometimes a newspaper puts a foreign word intentionally just to make the title look more interesting, different. A Polish newspaper recently had a title of a article 'Ja lublu Polska' love in Russian. About how more and more Russian tourists visit Poland.
Sometimes a newspaper puts a foreign word intentionally just to make the title look more interesting, different. A Polish newspaper recently had a title of a article 'Ja lublu Polska' love in Russian. About how more and more Russian tourists visit Poland.
PennBoy
31 Jan 2012
Genealogy / Is tallness common among Polish people? [201]
Harry I am 5 inches taller than my twin brother and don't look like him. I'm 6'6 he's 6'1, we can't be Polish cause we're tall?? Actually apart from the obvious weight difference, her and her sister look slightly alike, the cheeks, mouth. They're all tall in that so called 'Polish group' of female tennis players.
nytimes.com/2009/06/21/sports/tennis/21polish.html
She doesn't look much like her sister and is a couple of inches taller too.
Do you find that German women are more likely to be tall than Polish women or vice versa?
Do you find that German women are more likely to be tall than Polish women or vice versa?
Harry I am 5 inches taller than my twin brother and don't look like him. I'm 6'6 he's 6'1, we can't be Polish cause we're tall?? Actually apart from the obvious weight difference, her and her sister look slightly alike, the cheeks, mouth. They're all tall in that so called 'Polish group' of female tennis players.
nytimes.com/2009/06/21/sports/tennis/21polish.html
PennBoy
31 Jan 2012
Genealogy / Is tallness common among Polish people? [201]
Harry she was just born there, that's all, born to Polish parents. If she was born in Germany to German or mixed marriage it would be different. Although she could pass for a German...
Urszula is five ten, although that might have something to do with her being German-born.
Harry she was just born there, that's all, born to Polish parents. If she was born in Germany to German or mixed marriage it would be different. Although she could pass for a German...
400pxUrszula_Radwan.jpg
PennBoy
31 Jan 2012
News / Poland and the European Union Fund Allocations [59]
Yes but compared to the Czech Rep. or Hungary which Poland has a 3.5 or 4 larger population and is as many times larger. Even if the money isn't directly allocated to every citizen, and is used to build roads and other infrastructure because the area of the country is that many more times larger when compared to those two examples (Czech Rep., Hungary), it basically could be counted per capita. As for Estonia well if per capita isn't overall fair then something else should be thought of, because this current funding doesn't seem too fair to Poland. BTW I heard Poland is or will be 'helping' the Greeks out with several billion? Getting and giving, paying back how much is Poland really getting from this questionable sum?
Large sewer works (like what's taking place in Poznan, costing well over a billion zloty with a massive chunk of EU cash) are going to cost the same in Estonia or Poznan
Yes but compared to the Czech Rep. or Hungary which Poland has a 3.5 or 4 larger population and is as many times larger. Even if the money isn't directly allocated to every citizen, and is used to build roads and other infrastructure because the area of the country is that many more times larger when compared to those two examples (Czech Rep., Hungary), it basically could be counted per capita. As for Estonia well if per capita isn't overall fair then something else should be thought of, because this current funding doesn't seem too fair to Poland. BTW I heard Poland is or will be 'helping' the Greeks out with several billion? Getting and giving, paying back how much is Poland really getting from this questionable sum?
PennBoy
31 Jan 2012
News / Poland and the European Union Fund Allocations [59]
That isn't right how they go about giving funds, it should be per capita and equally. Some say Poland is getting a lot others what is 67 billion in todays money for a country that size with that any people??? The Czech Rep. is doing much better than Poland so that doesn't make any sense.
Czech Republic, Estonia and Hungary all receive close to 50 per cent more EU funds per capita than Poland
That isn't right how they go about giving funds, it should be per capita and equally. Some say Poland is getting a lot others what is 67 billion in todays money for a country that size with that any people??? The Czech Rep. is doing much better than Poland so that doesn't make any sense.
National debt as % of GNP
PennBoy
31 Jan 2012
Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]
Bomber z Wrocławia??? Now that's going overboard.
The prosecutor's office in Wroclaw set 27 -year-old Paul M. allegation of false alarm calls . Man on Saturday announced the service of bomb Wroclaw hospital. We had to evacuate 350 patients.
Bomber z Wrocławia??? Now that's going overboard.
The prosecutor's office in Wroclaw set 27 -year-old Paul M. allegation of false alarm calls . Man on Saturday announced the service of bomb Wroclaw hospital. We had to evacuate 350 patients.
PennBoy
29 Jan 2012
News / Boom for food exports from Poland [17]
What is it with these people?, they 'get off' on that. That's like some 'Hostel' ****. If they have too much money become a philanthropist.
usually for rich foreign arseholes.
What is it with these people?, they 'get off' on that. That's like some 'Hostel' ****. If they have too much money become a philanthropist.
PennBoy
29 Jan 2012
News / Boom for food exports from Poland [17]
Too much vodka lol. But seriously anyone shooting a Żubr intentionally is a piece of ****.
that it is difficult to mistake żubr with cow.
traditional Polish drinks
Too much vodka lol. But seriously anyone shooting a Żubr intentionally is a piece of ****.
PennBoy
29 Jan 2012
News / Boom for food exports from Poland [17]
Probably eastern Poland. The surrounding countryside of where I lived was littered with them. Number of cattle per 100 Hectares in Poland....
wiking.edu.pl/article.php?id=273
serious question: where are the beef production/farm areas in Poland ?
Probably eastern Poland. The surrounding countryside of where I lived was littered with them. Number of cattle per 100 Hectares in Poland....
wiking.edu.pl/article.php?id=273
Polska_bydlo.jpg
PennBoy
29 Jan 2012
News / Boom for food exports from Poland [17]
Polish food exports amounted to a worth of 13.8 billion euro (58.5 billion zloty) during the first eleven months of 2011, a 12 percent increase on the previous year.
The biggest importer of Polish food is Germany with a volume of EUR 1,491 million in the first half of 2011. The goods that are imported are fruit juice, poultry meat, processed and preserved fish, biscuits, wafers and other bakery products, as well as milk powder, frozen fruit (mainly strawberries and raspberries) and beef. The second biggest importer of Polish food in 2011 was the United Kingdom amounting to EUR 488 million. Here, chocolate products and poultry meat were the main products. Next on the list of top importers was the Czech Republic (EUR 469 million in the first half of 2011), where Poland exported mainly poultry meat, eggs, cheese, bakery products and pork.
arc2020.eu/front/2012/01/2011-%E2%80%93-the-year-of-booming-polish-food-export/
Polish food exports amounted to a worth of 13.8 billion euro (58.5 billion zloty) during the first eleven months of 2011, a 12 percent increase on the previous year.
The biggest importer of Polish food is Germany with a volume of EUR 1,491 million in the first half of 2011. The goods that are imported are fruit juice, poultry meat, processed and preserved fish, biscuits, wafers and other bakery products, as well as milk powder, frozen fruit (mainly strawberries and raspberries) and beef. The second biggest importer of Polish food in 2011 was the United Kingdom amounting to EUR 488 million. Here, chocolate products and poultry meat were the main products. Next on the list of top importers was the Czech Republic (EUR 469 million in the first half of 2011), where Poland exported mainly poultry meat, eggs, cheese, bakery products and pork.
arc2020.eu/front/2012/01/2011-%E2%80%93-the-year-of-booming-polish-food-export/
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PennBoy
25 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]
That's probably the best answer. If you have Polish citizenship by birth or have acquired it by having Polish ancestry obviously you want be remain or be seen as Polish.
You're Polish if you maintain Polish Citizenship, and have a passport. I have both Australian and Polish citizenship
That's probably the best answer. If you have Polish citizenship by birth or have acquired it by having Polish ancestry obviously you want be remain or be seen as Polish.
PennBoy
25 Jan 2012
News / Turkish Airlines might buy Polish LOT [9]
Turkish Airlines chief Hamdi Topcu told a Turkish television station on January 21 he had met Polish Economy Minister Waldemar Pawlak in December to discuss the sale.
The government wants the chosen investor to guarantee jobs at LOT as well as develop the carrier. The sale of the 83-year old ailing national carrier was first muted in 2008. The company noted a whacking $262 million loss that year, and has since been on the edge of bankruptcy, forcing it to cut 400 jobs in 2010.
The government said in May 2011 that LOT's privatization would be finalized within the next 12 months.
thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/83974,Turkish-Airlines-on-cards-to-buy-Polish-carrier-LOT
Turkish Airlines chief Hamdi Topcu told a Turkish television station on January 21 he had met Polish Economy Minister Waldemar Pawlak in December to discuss the sale.
The government wants the chosen investor to guarantee jobs at LOT as well as develop the carrier. The sale of the 83-year old ailing national carrier was first muted in 2008. The company noted a whacking $262 million loss that year, and has since been on the edge of bankruptcy, forcing it to cut 400 jobs in 2010.
The government said in May 2011 that LOT's privatization would be finalized within the next 12 months.
thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/83974,Turkish-Airlines-on-cards-to-buy-Polish-carrier-LOT
PennBoy
23 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]
No the opposite. The brave ones left Poland. The ones who were scared of making it in in a foreign land with an uncertain fate stayed behind. My one uncle went to Canada lived there for 5 years until he got his citizenship then left (1995) and never came back. He said he wont go to another country to work ever again. It's hard work, hard to learn the language well and integrate. Some people can't hack it.
No the opposite. The brave ones left Poland. The ones who were scared of making it in in a foreign land with an uncertain fate stayed behind. My one uncle went to Canada lived there for 5 years until he got his citizenship then left (1995) and never came back. He said he wont go to another country to work ever again. It's hard work, hard to learn the language well and integrate. Some people can't hack it.
PennBoy
21 Jan 2012
Life / Multiracial Poles [154]
Multiracial Poles
Polish, Fijian, Tongan, English
Japanese, Polish, Irish
half Polish half Mexican
PennBoy
20 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]
Thanx Delph ;-)
Hardly, he was born in Poland and speaks the language fluently.
Thanx Delph ;-)
PennBoy
20 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]
I consider myself Polish and American.
I consider myself Polish and American.
PennBoy
20 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]
That's different. There's no such thing ass real Americans, unless u'd like to call Native Americans (Indians) that but they're a very small minority in their own country. Poland is the host country of the Polish ethnic group which is ninety some percent of the population. Two entirely different things.
Radziwill is Lithuanian, Pac is Lithunanian, Wisnowiecki was Ruthenian, Potocki was Polish, ski and cki names are Polish nobility. cki is as obvious as ski didn't think i'd have to explain the obvious.
funny thing, how one can argue that a Polish-born person with Vietnamese parents is still Vietnamese but an American-born person with Polish parents is an American
That's different. There's no such thing ass real Americans, unless u'd like to call Native Americans (Indians) that but they're a very small minority in their own country. Poland is the host country of the Polish ethnic group which is ninety some percent of the population. Two entirely different things.
Where do you come up with that sh**? I’m sure the clans like: Sapieha, Radziwiłł, Wiśniowiecki, Pac, Ostroróg, Potocki and many others of lesser nobility must have been all peasants’ then for the lack of -ski at the end of their surname. LOL
Radziwill is Lithuanian, Pac is Lithunanian, Wisnowiecki was Ruthenian, Potocki was Polish, ski and cki names are Polish nobility. cki is as obvious as ski didn't think i'd have to explain the obvious.
PennBoy
20 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]
Not just North American, anywhere. I'm sure Poles living in Britain who speak English well, have British friends, end up drifting away from their Polishness.
ski, like I'm sure you know, are names of people with a noble or urban background. My mother's family has a ski last name by father's is a rural name and therefore doesn't, but is still Polish, 15,000 with that name in Poland. Many people of rural added ski to their names.
It would be the typical North America situation- the background is culturally Polish but it not longer important in day to day life.
Not just North American, anywhere. I'm sure Poles living in Britain who speak English well, have British friends, end up drifting away from their Polishness.
being Polish is more than just having a ski at the end of your name.
ski, like I'm sure you know, are names of people with a noble or urban background. My mother's family has a ski last name by father's is a rural name and therefore doesn't, but is still Polish, 15,000 with that name in Poland. Many people of rural added ski to their names.
PennBoy
18 Jan 2012
UK, Ireland / Where do Poles in London go to watch football games? [9]
To meet new girls.
so why go to a bar
To meet new girls.
PennBoy
17 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]
Yes I already knew that. Czechs are a different thing being only about a third Slavic because of intermixing with other Europeans, they have a lot of Germanic even 'Mediterranean' blood in them. Poles are also mixed with Ukrainians, Germans, Lithuanians, Russians but it's much less then our southern neighbors. There is no doubt that a Polish look exists, or a couple. Even with a variation of hair, eye and skin shades 80% of the time you can easily tell who is Polish by their facial characteristics. Just like u can tell an Italian, Irishman, Russian etc. Saying Polish blood is really just mixed blood sounds so anti-Polish, like u'd never say that about your own heritage, u'd wanna preserve the outlook not destroy it.
Poles with foreign names?? Those people are clearly mixed. How many Poles have a Polish name? 80-90% far more. Language? c'mon that sounds silly like the Hispanics who live in the US say they're Spanish, they're Spanish speaking not Spanish. We see how the Spanish 'accept' their Hispanic friends in their country, they want nothing to do with them. Call a Ukrainian Russian, just cause he speaks it, see if he wont get offended.
No racial superiority, self identity. The language, culture, tradition, physical outlook identify a people. Most of the time who can tell who is Jewish quite easily just like anybody else. How do Americans know I'm Polish? because of my haircut? i look it.
I'm not buying the blood thing either as "Polish blood" is really just mixed blood. The history of Poles began with West Slavic tribal people establishing a Polish state over 1000 years ago.
Yes I already knew that. Czechs are a different thing being only about a third Slavic because of intermixing with other Europeans, they have a lot of Germanic even 'Mediterranean' blood in them. Poles are also mixed with Ukrainians, Germans, Lithuanians, Russians but it's much less then our southern neighbors. There is no doubt that a Polish look exists, or a couple. Even with a variation of hair, eye and skin shades 80% of the time you can easily tell who is Polish by their facial characteristics. Just like u can tell an Italian, Irishman, Russian etc. Saying Polish blood is really just mixed blood sounds so anti-Polish, like u'd never say that about your own heritage, u'd wanna preserve the outlook not destroy it.
Poles with foreign names?? Those people are clearly mixed. How many Poles have a Polish name? 80-90% far more. Language? c'mon that sounds silly like the Hispanics who live in the US say they're Spanish, they're Spanish speaking not Spanish. We see how the Spanish 'accept' their Hispanic friends in their country, they want nothing to do with them. Call a Ukrainian Russian, just cause he speaks it, see if he wont get offended.
I'd be willing to bet a considerable amount of money that not one poster on this forum could identify 5 Polish people and 5 Jewish people from 10 pictures.
No racial superiority, self identity. The language, culture, tradition, physical outlook identify a people. Most of the time who can tell who is Jewish quite easily just like anybody else. How do Americans know I'm Polish? because of my haircut? i look it.
PennBoy
16 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]
Man I'm Polish born and bred living in the States, still speak and read it fluently. As for people born here of course they are. Blood is thicker than some piece of paper. From personal experience I was shocked when 2 or 3 times I've heard from Italian Americans 'I'm not American I'm Italian' from people who didn't who a word in that language and were born here in the US. It's how ur raised and what u believe, see yourself as.
Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish?
Those Americans are just people with a Polish ancestor.
Man I'm Polish born and bred living in the States, still speak and read it fluently. As for people born here of course they are. Blood is thicker than some piece of paper. From personal experience I was shocked when 2 or 3 times I've heard from Italian Americans 'I'm not American I'm Italian' from people who didn't who a word in that language and were born here in the US. It's how ur raised and what u believe, see yourself as.
PennBoy
12 Jan 2012
Genealogy / I'm half Polish American, but I'm very Patriotic about my ancestry [47]
Yes thank you
Where did you come from? I don't wind anyone up, but no one should put anyone down for feeling a certain way. It should even be encouraged.
I wish every knew this.
A Pole living in Taiwan is not Taiwanese.
A Brit living in India is not Indian.
A Russian living in the Philippines is not a Filipino.
A Pole living in Taiwan is not Taiwanese.
A Brit living in India is not Indian.
A Russian living in the Philippines is not a Filipino.
Yes thank you
it is getting a bit wearing
you need to find another axe to grind
you need to find another axe to grind
Where did you come from? I don't wind anyone up, but no one should put anyone down for feeling a certain way. It should even be encouraged.
PennBoy
11 Jan 2012
Genealogy / I'm half Polish American, but I'm very Patriotic about my ancestry [47]
Man.. Delph, why you always come at people at with this ****? Poland was still partitioned at that time, didn't exist on the map so what the Poles born in Austria, Russia or Germany weren't Poles anymore? wasn't their fault their country was gone. Blood is more important than some piece of paper, the Germans got that one right. The language? 2nd generation still speak the language of their fathers but later on little or nothing it's like that with any nationality.
Despite the fact that they came from Austria-Hungary and not Poland?
As for "strong Polish roots" - do they speak Polish fluently?
As for "strong Polish roots" - do they speak Polish fluently?
Man.. Delph, why you always come at people at with this ****? Poland was still partitioned at that time, didn't exist on the map so what the Poles born in Austria, Russia or Germany weren't Poles anymore? wasn't their fault their country was gone. Blood is more important than some piece of paper, the Germans got that one right. The language? 2nd generation still speak the language of their fathers but later on little or nothing it's like that with any nationality.