News / What should Poland do to solve the population crisis? [101]


We have been bombarded with this news for some time already. As of today, the year 2050 is an abstract reality for most people here in Poland...

Didn't Madame de Pompadour of France once say: 'après nous, le déluge'? In the year 966, under Mieszko I, there were approximately only one million of us - and we have survived to this very day!

History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]

Fvck Lenin, but how would you address the question of Putin interchanging the top post in Russia with Medvedev? You conveniently skipped that question over ...

USA, Canada / Pulaski Day (celebrated in the US only) [54]


I think I have explained it a few posts earlier (post #32). The proposed explanation was:


If you read the article, you would see they mentioned some mitochondrial dna analysis which revealed he was female (this was also supported by some characteristics of his/her bones).

The phenomenon is well known in medicine. The person affected was in the past more often referred to as hermaphrodite, today we tend to term such a person as an intersex person. Such a condition may have several reasons, one of them is attributed to the said hyperactivity of the adrenal gland which is responsible for the high levels of androgens at the early stage of human development (foetus). Nothing sensational about it really except for the fact that Pulaski is a well-known historical figure.

In legal terms, Kazimierz Pułaski will always remain a man and nothing is going to change that. Also, it is pretty certain that he considered himself male rather than female.

History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]


Pozen (correctly "Posen") became Prussian as late as in 1793 when the Prussians grabbed it in the second partition of Poland. The same is true of the city of Danzig (Gdańsk) which became Prussian in 1793, much to the disappointment of the powerful local merchants of Danzig who openly disapproved of the king of Prussia shouting (in German), "we don't want these awful Prussians here!".

Breslau became part of Prussia only in 1741 when the Prussians grabbed it from Austria which caused empress Maria Teresa Habsburg sleepless nights until her death in 1780. Austria, contrary to Prussia, became the legitimate owner of Silesia when it subdued Bohemia to which it belonged ever since the Piast dukes surrendered themselves to Czech supremacy in the 14th century.

The history of Stettin is the most complicated of them all.

Konigsberg and Eastern Prussia was supposed to be given to Poland by the Russian empress Elisabeth II in exchange for Curland (today's Latvia). Unfortunately, the empress died before the exchange could have taken place. The next Russian tsar was truly mad about Germans and his pro-German madness virtually saved the very existence of Prussia. Otherwise, the planned exchange could have been one of the best deals for Europe. Prussia would have been thrown out of this area being quite remote from Germany proper which fact could probably save Europe the development of the infamous Prussian militarism and calls for expansion (Drang nach Osten) in the future.

Smolensk was a very important city in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After it was lost to Moscow as a result of endless wars between Poland and Lithuania on one side and Russia on the other, the local elites of Smolensk moved out from the city and subsequently settled in the city of Vilnius.

USA, Canada / Pulaski Day (celebrated in the US only) [54]


Have we? Right, "Seksmisja" was a very good film, indeed!

[I shall remind you that your Polish identity has been questioned on this forum by one American and one British troll, in which case you would certainly not know this popular quote from the once very popular Polish film.]

Seriously speaking though, Pulaski - according to the above mentioned research - seems to have been born female, but his body was later heavily masculinized due to a condition known as hyperactivity of the adrenal gland.

USA, Canada / Pulaski Day (celebrated in the US only) [54]

Merged:

General Casimir Pulaski Was Female - say researchers of Georgia Southern

General Casimir Pulaski (Kazimierz Pułaski, born in Warsaw on March 4 or March 6, 1745; died on October 11, 1779 during the siege of Savannah), one of the great heros of the American Revolution, has been found to be female by the researches of the Georgia Southern University.

As such, a chapter in American history is forever changed. The story behind this historic mystery is revealed in Smithsonian Channel's documentary, "America's Hidden Stories: The General Was Female?".

"It's not often that you get to rewrite the history books. We are pleased to have Smithsonian Channel walk the final mile with this talented team of anthropologists who have finally uncovered the truth about one of America's great war heroes" - says Smithsonian Channel Executive Producer Tim Evans.



news.georgiasouthern.edu/2019/03/28/georgia-southern-researchers-solve-casimir-pulaski-mysteries-subject-of-smithsonian-channels-americas-hidden-stories-the-general-was-female-free-screening-on-arm/

Feedback / Will this forum be available in Europe if Article 13 passes? [30]


Who told you that BS? You seem to have never once in your life read the Constitution of Poland.

Polonia / Polonia in Brazil? [14]

People in the comments under the video say that the villagers drink (alcohol) like dragons and this makes them very Polish, too.

Feedback / Interview with PolishForums owners [13]

Johnny told me in PM that he isn't, but Rich Mazur, yes, he is quite likely to be one...

Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]


Many politicians (of all parties) in Poland wouldn't pass this test, so it is best to leave things as they are now.

Feedback / Interview with PolishForums owners [13]


"Who is the owner of the PolishForums?" - has been the most intriguing question on the PolishForums for years.

The question has never been answered satisfactorily with many having been suspected at various times. It is best to leave this question unanswered.

News / Polish Airline LOT has the biggest fleet of 737-8MAX in continental Europe..grounded [18]


But they have 46 of Embraer aircraft vs. 34 of Boeing (including those being ordered), so their fleet is not entirely North American.

corporate.lot.com/pl/pl/nasza-flota

Genealogy / Did Polish fathers name their first son after their own name? [23]


This is not indoctrination, these are bare facts.


This is a very handy excuse on your part.


It was fake. [You've gladly ommited the part where I said Mazur could not confirm his identity by telling when his mother died]


But I have asked you about your credibility and it seems to be... not too high?

Genealogy / Did Polish fathers name their first son after their own name? [23]


Wow! The Piasts didn't do that!

Yes, both could be confounded, so you needed the letter "W" to tell the difference :-)

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]


Has anyone read the latest of the most important (4th in a row) Hitler's biographies titled: "Adolf Hitler. Die Jahre des Aufstiegs 1889-1939" by Volker Ullrich? The book has been published in Polish in 2015 and they say it is absolutely terrific as it describes Hitler as a man and not as a monster.

[Whoever he was: monster or man, he was not a true Sarmatian, that's for sure]

Genealogy / Did Polish fathers name their first son after their own name? [23]


What is your title for pronouncing who is and who isn't a "real Pole", prey tell?


Nationalist have never been popular in Poland, including the period of the Second Republic. The only MP coming from the nationalistic movement these days is one who managed to get there on the back of another party, Kukiz'15.


Can you point to a single post of yours in the "Po polsku" section?


Richard Mazur was an individual who could not prove his identity through facts other than those obtainable from the internet. For example, he could not tell the year in which his mother died, whereas I myself, not connected to his family in any way, could tell that precisely. Instead, he was producing fake images of his passport which could be easily created using internet tools.

Genealogy / Did Polish fathers name their first son after their own name? [23]



And yet he does. I think he means exactly what he says. The so-called "oтчество" in Russian has nothing to do with the OP's question.

Let's take the name of the President of the Russian Federation: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин. We can only say that Putin's father was Vladimir, but we cannot guess if the president was the eldest son of his father. In fact, he wasn't. The name of the eldest son, who died at the age of 2, was Victor. So, there wasn't any such tradition in the case of the Russian president. On the other hand, if president Putin were indeed the eldest son, we could say the tradition was observed.


I think there is some truth in it. Perhaps it was not that common, but many families before the WW II and even more often before WW I followed this pattern.

During the early Piast era (the Middle Ages) the convention of this royal House was to give the eldest son the name of the father or grand-father, but only if they were not alive.

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

Tacitus is a true Sarmatian, that's why he is the voice of reason here ...

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]


Has there been any attepts of re-surging paganism in Lower Saxony lately? The pagan Saxons inhabiting Lower Saxony in the Middle Ages remained pagans long after the rest of Germany become Christian and - as far as I can remember - Charlemagne ordered to kill a great number of Saxons after a battle in the second half of the 8th century in the course of long-lasting wars between the christenized Franks and pagan Saxons.

Life / Is it safe for Indians, Sikhs living here in Poland? Any Temple / Gurudwara in Wroclaw? [159]


That's the point. He did know that UK is a "multicultural" state and yet he decided to go there for work. How strange of him!

Roz, you hit the nail on the head again!

Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]


Society is changing quickly in Poland.

For example, same-sex registered partnerships were accepted by 33% of Poles in 2013 (that is, in the sixth year of the liberal PO government in power), while today (in the fourth year of the conservative PiS government in power) this figure has reached 56%. [All data according to IPSOS polls]

Life / Is it safe for Indians, Sikhs living here in Poland? Any Temple / Gurudwara in Wroclaw? [159]


I posted the opposite ("have generally not a bad opinion").

Life / Is it safe for Indians, Sikhs living here in Poland? Any Temple / Gurudwara in Wroclaw? [159]

The Indians (as well as the Vietmamese) have generally not a bad opinion in Poland. The public would be pretty indifferent to them (given that they do not come in tens of thousands) as they are not perceived as potential terrorists. This opinion doesn't apply to Muslim people who are seen a potential danger and their religion as oppresive and intolerant.

Language / Why is Polish such an ugly language? [22]

And what if Polish went through some major reform in ortography. Would anyone find the following phrase acceptable:

'Chsząszcz bżmi w czcinie w Szczebżeszynie' ?

Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

This was said by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) or maybe by some ancient Greek philospher earlier on, anyway the notion was thouroughly elaborated by Hegel.


This is as true as an opinion that every Pole is a Catholic.

Off-Topic / Funny mistakes by Polish users of English [34]


I wonder is anybody living outisde Poland can catch this one.

Polonia / Don't Poles know they don't get welfare when going Germany to look for work? [22]


Germany and other EU countries put a 7-year long ban on that. What would have happened if it didn't? Poles could have flooded the job market in Germany and after some time people there would have had enough of this, so when 2015 came, people would have been against letting even more foreigners into the country. Ms. Merkel would thus have never thought of declaring "Wir schaffen das!". Germany would have been spared of the Middle Easterners and Northern Africans invading the country, and instead people would have occasionally complain of the Polish invasion, but would have thought "Oh, they are pretty likely to become germanized in the next generation".

Brexit would have not happened since the great number of Poles in England would have not added to the traditional frustrations of the English people about foreigners.

And we could all have lived happily under the guidance of Germany which in turn would have thrived even more under the ever luminous guidance of Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel.

Amen!

History / Aurochs, the primitive prehistoric cattle of Europe, had lived in Poland? [48]


Maybe the bison wanted to follow a fast lane for his journey back to Poland, thus he decided to choose the Autobahn.


That's what the Polish media reported. The media said people could even watch from across the river Oder Germans of Lebus actually eating the bison.


Two contradictory versions: which one of them is true?

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


A nice collection of coffin portraits has been gathered in the Wlianów Palace in Warsaw.

History / Give Poland back it's lost land ! [132]


There was a superb scene in the sitcom "Świat według Kiepskich" when the main character, alcoholic Ferdek Kiepski says to his wife: Halinka, ja jezzdem Polak!, jezzdem katolik!

Another sign of Polish identity is (was?) alcohol. I remember Ferdek Kiepski painting himself black (for reasons I can't remember) and then drinking a lot of vodka. Next he walks out into park staggering heavily where two old and noble and elegantly dressed ladies sitting on a bench see him and one of them cries out with indignation:

- Patrzy pani, Murzyn - a pijany jak Polak!