History / Lwów, Wilno ... kresy - Poland have lost enormoust part of our heritage... [389]


Yes i would agree with that


those are quite useful numbers in terms of a potential ally.

History / Lwów, Wilno ... kresy - Poland have lost enormoust part of our heritage... [389]


O come now Ironside, that is just a little bit unfair isn't it? Some of them love to indulge in the culture of other nations. Take for instance this little footage of Ukrainians recently commemorating Stalin with a statue.

History / Former American President Adams in Poland. [54]

I am afraid that you are wrong, try this for instance:

'Britain did not expect the colonies to contribute to the interest or the retirement of debt incurred during its wars, but they did expect a portion of the expenses for colonial defense to be paid by the Americans.Estimating the expenses of defending the continental colonies and the British West Indies to be approximately £200,000 annually, the British goal after the end of this war was that the colonies would be taxed for £78,000 of this amount. The colonists objected chiefly on the grounds not that the taxes were high (they were low)[20] but that they had no representation in the Parliament. Parliament insisted it had the right to levy any tax without colonial approval, to demonstrate that it had authority over the colonies.'

Seems to me they wanted to have their cake and eat it as well.

What has this got to do with Australian Aboriginals? Besides I live in Australia and the differences between the two are stark.

History / Former American President Adams in Poland. [54]

They had to tax something, an income tax would have been very unpopular.


That is good, i hear that they are an industrious bunch, although I think i prefer the northern ones to the ones from the south(:

Provided that they come from the north from around Munster and the Danish border, that will be a great addition.

History / Former American President Adams in Poland. [54]


If I remember the taxes were paid by the Americans to pay for their own army to protect them from the French and the Indians, sounds perfectly sensible to me. Instead asking the British taxpayer to help with the upkeep of the British army in America.

And lets not forget about the yanks trying to steal Indian land, as somebody brought to our attention earlier.

UK, Ireland / Do Poles in the UK pretend to be uppity because they have an inferiority complex? [60]


That is an interesting observation, but than again doesn't everyone suffer from the same deficiency at some point in time? A lot of it comes down to mood, we all have times when we feel on top of the world and times when we feel as though we cannot sink any lower. It is a bit like the weather.

Life / Mental health problem or one of the grieving stages? Death and denial in Poland. [93]

BritinPoland

You should be really blunt with the the family. Tell them if she does not get any help this is what will happen....give them the worst case scenario.

Work / Student considering a move to Poland; prospects of employment? [5]

Great advice

History / Former American President Adams in Poland. [54]

Not being far from the borders of Poland, he criticizes the fact that "numerous (Prussian) officers have been placed there, who treat the Poles too much as a conquered people," rather than as citizens of Prussia.

No surprise there than(:

News / Polish twins have different fathers [67]


So you have some sort of SAFA connection is that right?

News / US Military: The Army of Poland is crap. [124]


You have got to be kidding me, if he doesn't come from taxes and uses a lavatory instead of choking his chicken (Schwarzkopf) than he must be useless.

News / US Military: The Army of Poland is crap. [124]


My thoughts exactly, we all know that the yanks are really bad ass mother......

So yes leave them to it. obviously the whole world is incompetent and incapable, completely useless when it comes to torturing others and rubbing people's noses in it, instead of knocking people's doors down they actually knock on the door..... useless.

Work / Polish students among best in OECD [32]


They are mostly problem based. These tests have been only in operation in Poland for about 10 years, and the biggest adjustment has been undertaken by the teachers. They have to adopt their method of teaching in order to enable the students to learn how to approach these tests. Each country's representative has a bit of a say in how the tests are conducted. Overall I would be inclined to say that they are quite reflective of reality.

Work / Polish students among best in OECD [32]


No actually class size has very little bearing on good performance, teacher quality is infinitely more important.


Actually it is the other way around. The tests are mostly concerned with problem solving skills. In case you ask, I know all this because I have been recently doing some education research for my boss-and methodology research not that fun):

News / Poles don't have a heart for math... says The New York Times [84]


ummmm acording to PISA (2009) Poland is ranked 24th in Maths, that is in comparison to 26th for the UK, so I am guessing that Maths is not as big a problem as it is made out to be. Having said that, I do believe that it is very important and should undoubtedly get greater billing, and I am sure they can improve on 24th, they are ranked 9th in literacy for instance.

Labour has been a disaster when it comes to British education, all those billions wasted. Proof if ever there was any, that spending more money on education does not automatically bring results.

You are right though, mathematics should definitely be compulsory during Matura, and the fact that it wasn't probably impoverished Poland's performance in this subject. I would go further and say that doing maths during Mature should count for extra points, that is they way it works here in Auss.

UK, Ireland / Why British men move to Poland [63]


You are right does not. Though it can but a future strain on the budget(:

UK, Ireland / Why British men move to Poland [63]

Harsh but... I wonder if there is an opposite trend for Polish females regarding Polish males(:

History / The Greatest King of Poland? [117]


Yes, and turn a blind eye to Russia's oppression of its own religious minorities as in the past....Humbug

Hypocrisy should be written into the Russian constitution, as the founding principle of the Russian nation.

News / Poland has low murder rate [60]


I know that is disgusting

News / Polish 83 years old lady, who killed her neighbour in Austria, captured. [7]

The neigbour was actually asked before she was told the she was a killer by the reporter 'so what did you think of her, was she maybe nice or...' the reply ' No actually she was rather quarrelsome.." reporter: "did you know that she actually murdered someone?"

News / Poland has low murder rate [60]


Yes the method of measuring crime is very important, as well as reporting etc.

Interesting stats though

History / Christopher Colombowicz: America's discoverer Polish not Portuguese, claim historians [60]


You are not wrong about that, try some of these little gems.

this one is from a doctor: "I notice you picked a particularly Polish looking (ie. round and greasy) picture of CC for this post." (-my response to him would be you are from America buddy, last time I had a look there were quite a few round greasy individuals in your country)

"you should've seen him try to tie his shoe."

"Which explains all the sailors lost while digging graves for funerals at sea."

"Hah!! That explains it all. Speaking of which, anybody know why all the polish navy's submarines have glass bottoms? So they can see their air force. Sorry, couldn't resist."

and this an extract from the actual article: 'New research indicates that Christopher Columbus was the son of a Polish king! "How many explorers does it take to mistake the Bahamas for China?"

New research indicates that Christopher Columbus was the son of a Polish king! "How many explorers does it take to mistake the Bahamas for China?" would be an inappropriate response. Give up some respect. Who's your daddy now, America? (Poland.)

gawker.com/5701340/christopher-columbus-was-polish

Yes being a Pole can be a bit tough sometimes):

History / Poland, Lacking External Enemies, Turns on Itself [106]

Well, like with most papers hyperbole always takes center stage. Most people in Poland choose not to define themselves by politicians, and go about their lives as usual. ********* happens as far as most of them are concerned.

History / The Greatest King of Poland? [117]


OOOPS, my bad(:

News / Will many Poles migrate to Germany in May 2011 (after opening labor market)? [157]


Me thinks that you are over beating the egg just a little. I only partially agree with you, there have been many positive stories as well.

History / Polish president Mościcki and Hermann Göring hunting together in 1938 [76]

I think you are being hard on BB and the Germans. If you met Germans on a face to face basis I am certain you would change your mind! Poles are also prone to stereotyping you know.

History / Polish president Mościcki and Hermann Göring hunting together in 1938 [76]

Just diplomacy I guess. Here is Mosicki + Beck with Anthony Eden in Warsaw



more clips of Mosicki

News / Local elections in Poland, EU citizens should register to vote [57]

I would also urge those who take a real interest, and might have not been born in the country and think they have something to contribute to the community to give it a go.

Like the gentlemen here

News / Local elections in Poland, EU citizens should register to vote [57]


Well that is the slanted point of view of the media. The truth is somewhere in between-if you want to track the activity of PO, then I would suggest you look at the Sejm website and look at all the laws that were approved.

And although I like the strong presence of independents in the election, the fact is that most of the big fish in Katowice, Poznan, Krakow, and Wroclaw-will still be largely dependent on the goodwill of the councilors and Sejmiks, which will be mostly party controlled, to get anything done.

So if an independent tells you that he is going to o this that and etc- you should be very skeptical, because the likelihood is that he or she is simply unlikely to have the power. Therefore a party affiliated promise is far more credible.

If the PO Carries out its policy and reduces the size of parliament (they will have to have the power first) then they will well and truly win my respect as a party that is not just in it for itself. The Conservatives are on their way of doing just that in the UK-and guess which party stands in opposition? Who else but the party of professional politicians- LABOUR.

History / The Greatest King of Poland? [117]


You are wrong on both counts, and I am afraid that you are letting nationalist sentiment cloud you judgment.
1. It wasn't a stalemate- if it was, why did the Polish forces continually withdraw and mostly fight a rearguard action? The Russians had Warsaw in their sights, and they would have pounded it into rubble and murdered all and sundry if the king did not capitulate and surrender.

2. Though glorious in the popular imagination, Racwawice is hardly a great victory and a minor battle in the greater scheme of things. Even if for one second i were to concede and say that it was a stalemate (which it wasn't) The important thing is that the battle was fought on Polish soil-not Russian, and it was the Poles who suffered the most.

3. If the Poles would have shown any possible sign of success (which they did not) Than the Prussians would have put greater forces into the field.

4. Although the Poles had the numbers they did not have the equipment to fight a sustained battle against two professional armies.

And finally not all Poles were in favor of the revolution, many landlords actively supported the Russian forces.

So to bring things full circle-the king had no choice but to surrender.

And I am not depreciating the revolution, it was quite extraordinary by European standards. I am just looking at the matter realistically.

that is then and not than.

Anyhow further more to my earlier point they fought and lost battles(in which they were greatly outnumbered) like the Battle of Szczekociny-against the combined armies of Russia and Prussia.

They also lost the battle of Battle of Chełm.

Trust me Polish history is grand enough for you not to have to embellish it any further.