History / Poland's King Jan III Sobieski - the stopper of Turkish Janissaries! [64]


Yes the heavy cavalry charge which he led broke the Turkish defense which led to their defeat but it didn't really take a heavy toll with losses on the Turks. The Battle of Parkany a few days later was a much bigger less known victory.

Food / "Poland - it's the new Provence of food" [56]


You must be talking about canned and processed foods only, the home cooked food in Poland tastes great, especially in the countryside. I dunno how much MSG is used in Poland but i'm sure it's more common here in the States, everything from snack foods to Asian take out.

News / Poland A and Ukraine B. Compare how far Poland has advanced. [282]


Not entirely I read an article that according to a recent poll Ukrainians like us the most, even more than Belorussians and Russians.

News / Polish language diacritical marks at risk! [20]


It's because most phones and computers are programed in the world language, English. If Polish was the dominant language in the world as English is all those ą ć ę would already be on keys.


It does make the word have more pizazz. You can for instance say ide instead of idę as many people talk and understand exactly what's someone saying but it wont sound as good.

News / Polish language diacritical marks at risk! [20]


I didn't say that English words in Polish are the problem with diacritical marks, quite the contrary since they don't have them. I was just talking about the influence of foreign words in Polish will mess up the language. The article speaks of it being inconvenient for people to write with the Polish diacritical marks via texting or typing on a computer, there are add on available for download to solve that problem, no need to be that lazy.

News / Polish language diacritical marks at risk! [20]

This is a different thread on this forum but with regards to creativity and the relative ease of making a new word I don't see my there are so many new English words added to the Polish language these days. It wouldn't be difficult at all to make the word sound Slavic, Polish.

Language / Polish words that sound funny? [224]


One one I hear Poles, here in America use, is leser. I thought it's just people who misheard the English word loser, as in a person, and keep pronouncing it wrong. Is it also used in Poland nowadays??

Life / Men in Poland in the forest? Just men? [133]


That's a Polish thing, in the summertime it's a fire with guys standing around with beer and laughing. In the winter it's a kulig with horses pulling sleighs to an area where a fire is started to stand around, drink vodka and laugh about stuff. It's more or less like a guys night out, to get away from their women for a while.


Well women wouldn't hang by stores with a bunch of men drinking beer cause it would make her look bad, like some *****.

Life / What are those scars and cuts on many Polish guys' arms? [21]


My one friend has several deep cuts on his arms. He said he got in a knife fight with another Polish guy while in Spain. So yes its from fighting, i dunno about gangs but hooliganism definitely.

History / Why will Poland always be the puppet of America? [159]


EU don't make me laugh. When Russia invaded Georgia they where ******* their pants, Russia isn't afraid of EU. Only the US can challenge them. I never said there would be a war, the missiles are to intimidate and prevent one, just in case.

History / Why will Poland always be the puppet of America? [159]


Everyone knows, even the Iranians, that it's not meant for them but Russia. Would you rather Poland was under Russia's control again? Remember those fun times? Poland is too small and weak militarily to make it on it's own so it needs a big brother.

Language / Slavic accent correction [110]


Putting the Russian government aside, I like the Russian language.

News / 2014-2020 EU Cohesion funds for Poland [11]

I dont like Tusk myself but it's nice Poland is getting this money. It never got any Marshal Plan **** even former Nazi Germany did.

News / New uniforms for Polish Army [30]

Isn't is made out of kevlar? As for the shape and good head protection, it's a copy for the German WWII helmet.

News / New uniforms for Polish Army [30]

It won't their changing it once again. I really like this new one.
akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124526

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News / American SM-3 ballistic missile site in Poland by 2018 [86]


So far 1 site with 24 missiles is planned right on the northern border with Russia.

I think Poland's best bet on defense with it's rather limited military budget is large quantities of anti tank, anti aircraft, anti ship missiles. Poland can't really afford frigates, tanks, stealth fighters.

military.com/video/forces/military-foreign-forces/polish-army-firepower-2013/2096535314001

News / American SM-3 ballistic missile site in Poland by 2018 [86]

Going back to the original discussion will the newest version of the SM-3 be a protective, effective umbrella for Poland?

News / American SM-3 ballistic missile site in Poland by 2018 [86]

I'll agree on one thing. China, eventually, will be a much bigger foe for the US than the Soviet Union ever was!. The Cold War bankrupted the Soviet state. Meanwhile China has over 3 trillion dollars in foreign exchange reserves. While the US is bankrupt, except from what it collects annually in taxes and a few hundred billion in gold reserves.

News / American SM-3 ballistic missile site in Poland by 2018 [86]

You don't seam to understand that it will not catch up in the next one or two years but maybe 20! Even if the pentagon reduces its budget from 700 to 600 billion it's still several times more than China's. Most 70% of Chinese equipment it total trash! remembering the 60s and 70s, cheaply constructed Soviet copies. There's no comparing it to American firepower. This is what the PLAs General Chen Bingde said ""Although China's defense and military development has come a long way in recent years, a gaping gap between you and us remains," Chen said through an interpreter. He added, "China never intends to challenge the U.S."

Chen made a similar point later at a Pentagon news conference with his American counterpart, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen.

"I can tell you that China does not have the capability to challenge the United States," he said, adding that China's wealth and military strength pales in comparison with that of the U.S. He said China's navy is 20 years behind the U.S. Navy." I'm sure he didn't tell all the truth, but more or less he is correct.

News / American SM-3 ballistic missile site in Poland by 2018 [86]


I don't think so in the very least. 10 aircraft carriers plus 2 more under construction, Chinese 1. If naval strike missiles were so effective the US wouldn't be spending billion on air craft carriers.

News / Poland is the source of horsemeat in burgers? [169]


Jeez, this story doesnt wanna go away. Especially since it supposedly is healthier than beef and pork while being cheaper.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_meat

Poland didn't put it in the burgers the countries who bought the horses from Poland did.

Genealogy / Can one become Polish? [21]


No, It's hard to even become a Polish citizen if you don't have Polish ancestry and you sure as hell can't become ethnically Polish, ur born into it, blood.

News / American SM-3 ballistic missile site in Poland by 2018 [86]


Those 240 are largely tactical nuclear bombs of lower destructive power. Few kilotons at best, something that would be used on small cities or army brigades, divisions. You need ICBMs to hit the mainland United States, and like I said the Chinese have just 2 dozen of those. The US has 450 ICBMs, and 288 SLBM on submarines with hundreds of cruise missiles like Tomahawk which can be armed with nuclear warheads and fired from ships.


A months?? I'd like a link stating this. Plus as I said before a cruise missile is a short range weapon.

News / American SM-3 ballistic missile site in Poland by 2018 [86]


HAHA, the US has hundreds of ICMBs in silos, on submarines, not 10 or 20 like China. Aegis with SM-3, THAAD, Patriot triple protection would surely hit most of them before hiting the west coast. Americas response with its huge nuclear arsenal would leave China as a radioactive wasteland. Anti ship missiles so what? there are anti- anti ship missiles and Phalanx systems on US surface ships capable of dealing with them. Even though I'm sure it would be much more costly a D Day like invasion would probably succeed. China looks economically impressive on a whole, per capita Poles are twice as wealthy. With a 700 billion dollar annual US military budget I don't see the Chinese being a major treat in the near future. This is a country which still largely relies on Russia for military arms and technology.

News / American SM-3 ballistic missile site in Poland by 2018 [86]



One thing to keep in mind in an evident full scale conflict with China the draft would be introduced just like in Vietnam. The Chinese have only a few hundred (500) tanks comparable to the US M1 Abrams, 200 4th generation fighters, a few dozen modern surface vessels and submarines. Only one aircraft carrier!!! Only 2 dozen ICBSs capable of reaching the US, on 2 Ballistic missile submarines. 100 billion dollar budget. Overall the US has 10x more modern weapons. The US carrier force alone would easily defeat the Chinese Air Force.

News / American SM-3 ballistic missile site in Poland by 2018 [86]


China would use the Soviet tactic of huge swarms of troops and tanks (mostly outdated). A single US M1 Abrams tank could easily deal with 5-10 Chinese tanks. As for the troops, inexperienced conscripts, huge American air power and artillery would take care of them. During the Vietnam War Nixon who obviously had more balls then Johnson wasn't afraid of Chinese or Soviet response and started a massive bombing campaign of the North. Linebacker I and II, was devastating North Vietnamese air force and air defenses were obliterated, power stations, oil depots, rail lines, bridges the North Vietnamese were close to pushing for peace but by that time support for the war was completely gone it was too late, Americans wanted out. The Soviets applied a good tactic for masses of Chinese troops during their border conflict of 1969, which I believe was fought over one tiny island on a river. The Soviet put dozens of Shilka 23mm AA guns and fired them on the Chinese troops causing heavy casualties.

News / American SM-3 ballistic missile site in Poland by 2018 [86]


It's a lot easier to fight armored divisions for a modern, professional army like the US then a guerrilla warfare not knowing who the enemy is, or having them attack then hide in tunnels in high mountains. In a straight normal conflict, I don't think any nation has a chance with America.

UK, Ireland / Polish is Britain's second language, says UK report [52]

[*********************** same is true today. And I believe majority of that half a million Poles in the UK are well aware of that. The English are not welcoming but they are polite. It takes a while to get used to that cold politeness but once you've realised you will never make friends with them (not the sort of friends you could make with probably any other nationals) and have come to terms with that, you stop getting frustrated and just live peacefully.[/quote]

There are people here in America, Americans, who even though are friendly to me, are my "friends" but I know they will never look at and think of me as being an equal to them and a true friend. This is mostly in areas where there is a large immigrant community and I guess they feel threatened. The second type of Americans, usually upper middle class, is very polite and would never say anything derogatory but again will never see u as an equal to them, American born, in addition the social status and their wealth creates an even further gap. The third type, is people who are not prejudice at all and don't care where u come from. These are usually the younger generation who have friends of multi ethnic backgrounds, and date people who are of different nationalities then themselves.

UK, Ireland / Polish is Britain's second language, says UK report [52]

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21305026

Around 100 different languages are spoken by those living in England, and according to the latest census results, Polish is the second most widely spoken.