History / Have Poles blood on their hands? :) [496]

lol

but must agree with Ukraine issue.

Many hated us for it. Like some Czech.
I blame Władek and Jagiellonka for it...
if they didnt start it we wouldnt hear about Poland from sea (Baltic) to sea (Black)
:)

History / Have Poles blood on their hands? :) [496]

Bratwurst Boy
yep... could be but...

have you taken into account fact of germanization of Jews- and not only - from early 1700
or anyone rich - or richer basiically - who lived within Prussia?
Evene if they were Polish?

History / Have Poles blood on their hands? :) [496]


c'mon!

we are not Israel!
out of nowhere? As a Pole I feel really offended!

History / Have Poles blood on their hands? :) [496]

I have no idea who and how was schooled. I was schooled in the 80. I knew about Silesian problems, I knew about Czech Silesia (Zaolzie) problems.

Germans in Silesia were minority. The proximity of Germany and dialect would suggest it is German. The same way west Czech was German.
But it's not. Ask any Slazak who they are - they will say - they are not Polish but no German either.

However, Poland did try to assimilate Czech Silesians the violent way - that's why there's a big opposition to Poland in the Czech Zaolzie.

Silesia? there were few things, but not with Germans as such. Silesia always valued their independency of Poland or Germany - like Kaszuby. No identification with any of them.

If you are a German and I am Polish and we speak to a true Sileasian, you'd understand 50%, I'd understand another 50% but Sileasian would understand 100%.

Polish may not use a word 'wurst'(kielbasa - saussage) but Germans wouldnt use 'zyci' (arse - dupa) or heutzensztongi (cant remember if it was for socks....?)

Genealogy / Missing/unknown letter in my great-grandmother's last name. Any ideas? [34]

if you look close - it might not be Y-Y but U-Y
Rypyła - or - Rupyła

bit too pointy the first one for 'u' but not as pointy as the second one which definitely is 'y'

unless the scan is a bit skewed...?

Genealogy / Polish person's average height? [210]

wow! southern got suspended? how come? gheee

im a female 5'10
my daughter is 5 11
my father was 6 5 and his brothers were 6 - more than him
grandma - paternal - the same as me
mum - shorter but her brothers - around 6

Genealogy / Is the Surname Yang Polish? [14]

i agree with the misspelled version

fact that Polish/Eastern European surnames were 'americanized' but another important fact is that Jewish people, those who lived under the German rule during partition of Poland and earlier, went through a 'germanization of Jews' process back in XVI and XVII century

what that meant for them is that most of them 'germanized' their surnames or assumed proper German names

Your version of Yang is probably americanized version of Jung as Polonius wrote

Genealogy / Missing/unknown letter in my great-grandmother's last name. Any ideas? [34]

the surname was probably RYPY£A

no other letter from Polish alphabet would be used in this particular sequence of letters.

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


someone pass the bucket please...
you are as good as the people you know...and since you know 'crazy and creeps'...