Australia / I got assignment for Community and Family Studies about Polish Culture in Australia. [7]


I know he is a famous swimmer, possibly world-record holder. If he was starting as "Michal Klim" (not Michael Klim), he would be more recognizable by the Polish fans.

Australia / I got assignment for Community and Family Studies about Polish Culture in Australia. [7]

A lot of questions.. But I don't think anybody would provide you their name/birth-date/and current location.

Life / Body hair-depilatories - do Polish women and men use them? [43]

They surely do use them (women). Men - the younger generation use them too.

News / Max Kolonko's career as a Polish-American reporter [7]

Interesting interviews - I didn't hear about him before..

Food / Polish "kremowka" dessert question [29]

I'm sure it can - as long as you keep it in cold place. In Poland people cook sometimes a week before Christmas...

News / Max Kolonko's career as a Polish-American reporter [7]

If you provide the exact link I could comment - but a general link to a newspaper doesn't help.

USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]


You look from an American point of view (consumption = religion). What I meant - (not looking at the natural beauty) - what you can see and experience in Florida is the same in California, what is in Chicago is the same in New York - all the same people, buildings, MacDonalds, roads, police, pubs, motels, newspapers, food.

By irony, it's a similar situation to what was in Poland or Russia during communism - most people would not get a passport to see other countries then. But when some of them did, they realized Poland or Russia are 100 years behind the "bad West" in many aspects. In the US it's different - people have enough food, TV, place to live, and a car - that's enough to make them "happy", but lazy and ignorant at the same time to check what is going on outside their backyard.

Most Americans believe what they see on TV more than they would believe their own parents -- the problem is the US TV shows only very limited and selected views which are good for the people who govern the country or their "sponsors"/lobbyists.

How about learning about new, NON-Americanized, culture, way of life, people, news-media, food, even shops? This is what Americans miss and they don't even realize how different and - many times - better the life on the other parts of the world could be.

USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]

"Travel educates" - this is true with all nations but Americans. Because they do not travel to other countries, for some reason.

I don't mean those who have business travels or have family or friends in Poland/other countries. But if you take an average American, he or she will never go abroad in a lifetime. Even by going to Mexico you can learn a lot about life and yourself as a person when spending time with native Mexicans. However, an average American will never experience that - ie. will never get this invaluable knowledge. That's the main reason they are considered dumb and lazy by other nations.

USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]


These things are the ones I complain about too - unless you pay $5 for a loan bread or tomatoes in Whole Foods market, you have to eat s*hit ;). But that's another topic I suppose.

USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]

"Hate" is too strong word here. Americans may be hated by the nations there is active war (like Iraq or Afghanistan), but with Poles it's something different.

But there must be something about that. You mean the Polish people living among Americans - and their opinion is different from those who live in Poland indeed.

The biggest problem is that America doesn't treat Poland (or Polish immigrants in this case) as partners - they are the ones who look down on Polish people living in the US, not vice versa. And quite often they want to show it to us. When you meet a group of Poles talking between themselves for over 5 minutes, there will very often be talk about immigration and how it influences their lives (ie. how hard it is for people to live without a driving license or get a SS#, or - which may be most important for the Poles' attitude towards America - that they cannot see their relatives for years because the consulate won't give a visa to their family members).

It is very subjective that "Americans are rich". To tell you the truth, an average Pole living in the US for 10 years is richer than an American living in the US for his/her whole life. That's because Poles know how to manage their money wisely, don't complain when they work two shifts, and don't live on credit.

"Americans are lazy" - it may have something to do with the fact they have not very good taste as far as going for vacation, for example. They care much more about having a (junk) food 4 or 5 days a day than to go to an interesting country to really get to know the world. Most Americans still think they have the best system and solutions to any problem when in fact they are too "lazy" to learn about other cultures or other solutions. Only when they go abroad (to Europe or Australia, even Canada), their eyes are wide open and some of them realize that the MacDonaldization of their life and culture is in fact promoting laziness and passive behavior.

There's one thing Americans are good at - talking about money. Whether a 10 year old child or a 85 year old American lady who's on her death-bed - they can always talk about money with you (usually with pleasure). That's sort of dumb that their lives is so much influenced by mamona..

Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]

Poland's society still don't appreciate teachers then ..

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

It was a busy week (after a slow start), great one again.

USA, Canada / Polish people in Columbus, Ohio? [30]

polish-american-club.org

Genealogy / Last name Los (Łoś) from Bialystok, also: Moskal, Zoltek, Starzec - Galicia, Kolbuszowa [18]

You probably had in mind the surname spelled like: £oś

Travel / New Year in Tricity, Poland [9]

Rynek in Gdansk? If you are in a Polish city (any) and don't know what to do or where to find something, you can always go to "rynek" (the main market sqare) to find what you're looking for :)

News / 10,000 ISRAELIS READY TO CLAIM FOR POLISH CITIZENSHIP AND POLISH LAND! [628]


These two are valid points of view. I also think one shouldn't blame Jews for doing that - it's like a business transaction for them. The Polish government should be smarter and act much faster in that case.

News / 10,000 ISRAELIS READY TO CLAIM FOR POLISH CITIZENSHIP AND POLISH LAND! [628]

It's news so he's not likely to make this up. I think it would not be in Poland's interests to allow that...

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Very witty - you must be a professional reporter... :)

Australia / Polish Culture in Melbourne, Australia [87]

Is it in a particular city or the whole Australia?

Law / Need information about GDP in Poland from 1990-2005 [6]



Here is more info in Polish: pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Produkt_krajowy_brutto

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Great reporting skills you have..:)

Food / Borscht - Zurek / Bialy barszcz recipe [153]

I like zurek with hard-boiled eggs and horseradish.

Off-Topic / Do politicians need to speak a foreign language? [15]

Yes, I know Kwasniewski doesn't speak English very well - but at least he's not afraid to speak it. He seems to know Russian well, too (obviously).

Off-Topic / Do politicians need to speak a foreign language? [15]

So we know Kwasniewski (LID) can speak and write English very well; he proved it on many occasions in the media.

How about Kaczynski (PIS) and Tusk (PO) - do they know English or other foreign languages well?

USA, Canada / I just moved to Chicago and I need friends [14]


Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I've always thought it takes a lot of experience with another person (both good and bad) to be able to call him/her a friend... I doubt it's possible to call each other a friend if you haven't known for a few months at least.

UK, Ireland / Poles leave Britain to return to Poland [89]

Exactly the same happens in the US. That's why I'm surprised to hear it's the same in the UK where some Polish people from the US migrate. I think it's still a temporary behaviour - Poles like being with their families on Christmas, for example. In summer the trend will stop and more Poles will work in the UK.

Travel / Vacation in Great Polish Masurian Lakes area (Mazury) [37]

I assume you mean "Mazurian Lakes" in Poland. Mazury are pretty close to the Baltic coast (maybe 150-200 KM). I think you could go to Warsaw and from there to Masuria by car or bus.

History / Battle of Grunwald 1410 The biggest medieval battle. Germans smashed. [174]

That was a start of the golden years of Poland. It was like winning the most important battle at that times.

Travel / My impressions from Poland [26]

Great summary, thanks. And don't laugh at Polish politicians ;).

News / PIS and PO - what is the difference in their programs? [35]

But how long are Poles going to talk about communism? It's been 20 years since changing the "system" and people still haven't resolved it...

On a side note, when I'm reading Gazeta.pl online it seems they try everything to discredit PIS. I thought the Poland'spublic media should be a little more objective...