History / Poland Lithuania - current relations [124]

The rich would benefit in every country-they always did. However in terms of Politics, almost certainly the Poles. The Emperor's power would be quite limited in Poland because of the nature of the Polish constitution, and he would have to go out of his way to please the Poles. One of the benefits could have been a larger standing army and a more centralized state, which would mean that the Poles would be more capable of offering resistance to countries with bigger armies in the 17th century.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


Pestering a mountain goat(: ? Reminds of Agriculture class in school-when the other kids used to throw sticks, stones and other **** at the poor Boer goats(:

History / Poland Lithuania - current relations [124]


Yes they did, but you have to remember that at the time we would have carried some clout in the marriage, and would have been their equal at the very least. On the negative side we would probably have become entangled in the internecine conflict between the German sates, and the political chaos that was the Holy Roman Empire. However with a union of Poland, Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia-guess who would hold the greatest sway?

History / 1920 Battle of Warsaw - English trailer and film [55]


A war movie in 3 D, should be great(: Although i thought there was a thread on this somewhere else already. Though I have got to say, i am not sure if I like the male lead actor-i think they could have easily found somebody much, much better.

History / Poland Lithuania - current relations [124]


And so could Poland. The Polish nobles rejected the entreaties of the Habsburg Emperor to marry Jadwiga-and told him to go home, in favour of Jagielo. If they knew how small minded the Lithuanians would become, I am sure they would have chosen union with the Habsburg Empire instead.

News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

I am willing to the same thing(:

News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

Well I had go on the previous thread, and I must say the result was a lot more optimistic for PO. So unfortunately I am going to have stick to my original prediction, otherwise you would find out that I have changed my mind, so here it goes:

PO-45%
PIS-27%
SLD-14%
PSL-7%

If the turn out happens to be really big, than PO should do quite well. Your percentages add up to 82%, which would mean that 18% of people would have to vote for parties other than the ones you have put down-I think that is a bit too optimistic for the minor parties. I think that it is likely to be closer to 10%.

UK, Ireland / 50 babies a day born to Polish mothers in UK [81]


WOW! that is an incredible amount of money, I wonder if they meant billion and not million(:

History / What do Poles owe to Russians? [193]

The Russians were the inspiration for the following song: Hej strzelcy-and the following words

pl.wikisource.org/wiki/Hej_strzelcy_wraz

So I guess the Poles owe them for the inspiration for the song.

News / Lithuanian reality show - lost Polish sponsorship, criticized by Lithuanian Army [20]


Good this is the thanks that Poles get for christianising those heathens.

News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]


You are right, only two other countries vote that way. I just find the whole idea of getting fined when you fail to vote so undemocratic.

Language / Polish regional accents? [141]

Here is an example:

News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]


I see, thanks for the clarification(:

I am too used to the Australian system.

News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]


Not really, I made my decisions based on their profiles and qualifications. If I had the chance to vote I would probably vote all the way down to number 10. In Australia if you don't put in a preference for every party on the list your vote doesn't count-what is more voting is compulsory in Australia.

I do like the concept of the map that you can click on to look up your local candidate-it seems that PIS has one as well so you can compare the pair and see which candidate you like better.

Poland PIS candidates: wybierzpis.org.pl
Poland PO candidates: platforma.org/wybory/

News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]


Yes he seems like a really placid genuine guy, what about the rest of the ticket/list?

This would be my top 10 in your district:

1. Jerzy Fedorowicz
2. Jarosław Gowin
3. Ireneusz Raś
4. Małgorzata Jantos
5. Katarzyna Matusik-Lipiec
6. Lidia Gądek
8. Jacek Krupa
9. Józef Lassota
10. Katarzyna Bielańska

News / 4th Polish Republic may re-emerge [244]


So according to your logic, sincerity trumps competence?

Life / My impressions on Poland I: The People, Politics, The Countryside and Infrastructure [39]


Really? Perhaps they don't like conversing with an idiot from a country on the ass side of the world by the name of Chile-just a thought.


Coming from Latin America, you have honestly got to have some cheek.

Have you ever actually read a history book about Poland, or done any research at all about the country before embarking on your trip? It's only a rhetorical question by the way.

Life / My impressions on Poland I: The People, Politics, The Countryside and Infrastructure [39]



This once sentence alone illustrates the ridiculousness of the rest of the observations.


Why would you browse a 1930's guidebook for a country in the 21st century?


Quite funny,ever been to Russia?


Just a little-really?

News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]


I wish my Polish family was as compliant(:

for those of you of a logical and intelligent persuasion, here is a link that will assist you in finding out who your local PO candidate is. All you have to DO is click on the map and find your okreg. This way you can compare their qualifications and competencies-I notice that PIS has no such link. actually if you compare PO's website it is infinitely better than the PIS website.

platforma.org/wybory/kandydaci

So do you know who your candidate is or in what order you will vote PAWIAN?

News / 4th Polish Republic may re-emerge [244]

IF PIS WINS, WILL THE LAST PERSON IN POLAND PLEASE TURN OUT THE LIGHTS!

It will be like the village pauper/drunk running the local parish again.

Don't panic though, because the OP's knowledge of Polish politics and generally all things Polish is so **** poor, that he has know idea that PIS only gained 14% of the popular vote among young university students-compared to 52% for PO in the pra prawybory(:

Life / Poland's population predictions [59]


Would you care to share your methodology?

Life / The Blame Game (Have you ever noticed that a Polish person is never wrong!?) [205]

No offence, but you are the guys best friend, , so whose side of the story would you take anyway? If what you say is true that she left him because he had no job, I fail to see how their managed to stay together for 23 years in the first place-there must be more to the story than you brought up.


You say it as though you would love to see i happen.

Food / "Modern" Polish cooking (funny video clip) [21]


The food doesn't look very appetizing.

Life / The Blame Game (Have you ever noticed that a Polish person is never wrong!?) [205]


No offence, but you sound terribly bitter-it seems to me that you are magnifying your personal problems onto the national picture.

And BTW-I lived in several countries and likewise haven't come across a government employee who willingly owns up to a mistake-this isn't a Polish thing, it is very much universal.


If the land of the 20% unemployed and maniana takes your fancy-why not go for it.

And for what's it worth, maybe apart for the German government, perhaps even Sweden-I don't think that Europe has a better government than the one led by PO.

News / Polish Students Striking in Lithuania [80]


It is interesting for the fact, if taken at face value, That the Lithuanian government is clearly treating the Polish minority as second class citizens.


I don't think that is the point, the fact that even its elite wouldn't speak Lithuanian and chose to speak Polish instead is quite revealing in itself.


There are a few interesting articles on the topic in the Economist.

News / Polish Students Striking in Lithuania [80]

Here is a video of the strike. I like the bit how they sang the Rota-nie damy ziemi.


It concerns Lithuania ignoring Polish minority rights under EU law, whilst Poland fulfilling its obligations towards Lithuania's minority in Poland.

A good article about the issue:

It is said that we do not know the Lithuanian language that we can not ascend to higher education. After all, statistics indicate that our young people ran onto a great state language - says Miroslaw Szejbak , coordinator of the Parent Forum Polish Schools in Lithuania.

Agnieszka Filipiak : According to estimates by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania to schools with Polish language of instruction did not go today, more than 80 percent . students.

Life / Poles love of knights and battle. [10]

Knigts Pride-Duma Rycerska

Language / Czech language sounds like baby talk to most Poles. Similarities? [222]


I almost rolled in laughter when I read that as well. LOL(:


I would totally agree with that, especially the V sounding words-a lot of similarities with Russian.

News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

Very good question. And what is decent in the first place? Aren't politicians merely a reflection of the society we live in? Don't we get the politicians we all deserve? In the case of PIS, the answer to the last question is a definite no.

News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]


Really, that's quite extraordinary because if PIS was in power now Poland would be another Greece. May i remind you of some of their polices? All of them urging the government to spend more during the crisis-thank goodness Rostowski ignored them.


It is incredible how bitter he is, I wonder where he gets his news from-I am guessing from family in Poland who constantly tell him how terrible everything is. The worst thing is that he is completely ignorant of the facts and ignores all statistics-and if information doesn't suit his worldview he deems it automatically to have been fabricated.