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Palivec   
25 Aug 2011
History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

No they did not, unlike neo-nazis like you who deny that western Ukraine was historically a polish land Poles never denied german heritage in Lower Silesia, Pomerania is iffy since it had quite often a polish majority.

A land with several large ethnic groups is multicultural. Neo-Nazis usually don't accept the concept of multiculturalism. Pomerania was German, what you mean is Pomeralia. And the "never denied German heritage" in Silesia comprises of expelled people and a deliberately destroyed culture till the 80's.

Did they ? when ?
bloody retard !

Want examples?

Oh btw., dear mod:
2. Posters should refrain from using abusive or derogatory language (unless it's necessary to explain the language's nuances). Posters who use abusive or derogatory language towards other users may be banned.

Bloody retard and Neo-Nazi?
Palivec   
25 Aug 2011
History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

Yes they were, relative to any other population whom they outnumbered 2:1 which combined with the fact that such demographics prevailed for the past 300 years made it a very polish land in every respect, historic, cultural and demographic.

No, it made it a multicultural land.

then after 400+ years the ukrainian minority decides that the land and all polish property on it should belong to them because their distant ancestors had a bunch of castles in the area almost half a millenium ago.

Poles did the same in their "recovered territories".
Palivec   
19 Aug 2011
News / Russia says: WE'LL NUKE POLAND [150]

It would make these Western European jerks that are always acting in a patronizing manner towards Poles, and other Slavs, shut their stupid mouths

Have you ever been to Europe or any Slavic country? Maybe you didn't notice, but most Slavic countries (except Serbia and Russia, interestingly) see themselves as part of the West and joined both the NATO and EU as soon as possible. Have you noticed that all Slavic federations collapsed? You know why? Because federations are built on interests, not on some strange panslavic ideas which ignore that these nations don't share more than the same ethno-linguistic background. Not even Czechs and Slovaks wanted to live in the same country, and you think it would work with Poles, Russians or Serbs?
Palivec   
19 Aug 2011
News / Russia says: WE'LL NUKE POLAND [150]

It doesn't hurt to try new things.

Poland tries new things. Being part of the EU and NATO is new to Poland... and it actually works, unlike such ideas as unions based on ethnicity. They weren't a great success in the past.
Palivec   
17 Aug 2011
History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

Military conflict is just one solution and, judging by how our boy scouts dealt with professional Ukrainian soldiers back in 1918, I reckon it would be a piece of cake :)
Better method would be to pull off "Albanians & Kosovo" - just settle in Lwów in large numbers and after a few years - declare independence :)

Most Poles prefer Germany, GB or Scandinavia. Strange, isn't it?
Palivec   
8 Aug 2011
History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

Who says that I want to intervene? It simply is a basic principle of our Western culture to respect other cultures, it's a central aspect of humanism and the enlightenment. It doesn't matter that the Nazis invaded Poland, they also destroyed many aspects of the German culture. Most forces which destroyed cultural achievements were ideological lunatics... Nazis, Communists, radical Christians, Taliban.
Palivec   
8 Aug 2011
History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

I'm not German, I just lived there. Germany is a multicultural country, you know...
And of course the Bamiyan buddhas are a big loss. Not for me, but for mankind. Such historic monuments tell us who we are and where we came from. And they are great artistic achievements. Destroying them is a attestation of a lack of culture, tolerance and respect. Otherwise the destruction of the Polish culture by the Nazis would be OK too.
Palivec   
6 Aug 2011
History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

would there be a problem if they didn't maintain it?
it is theirs so let them suit themselves in their city

Hmm, destroying cultural monuments from the baroque or Renaissance era somehow sounds.... barbaric to me, sorry. Leveling the £yczakowski cemetery or destroying the Potocki palace could maybe also anger some Poles and hurt relations between both countries, I don't now.
Palivec   
5 Aug 2011
History / 1772 – Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland [9]

It would be very interesting to read your opinion on the question in what way that regional balance of power among those three partitioning powers that Wikipedia mentions had been distorted before 1772?

The personal union of Saxony and Poland weakened Prussias position in the region, which also competed with Austria for the hegemony in Germany. Prussia feared that Saxony would unite both Saxony and Poland with a takeover of Silesia. Prussia invaded Silesia and in several wars became the fifth great European power (England, France, Austria and Russia were the others). With the rise of Prussia a new reconciliation of interests with the former enemies Austria and Russia was needed, since these great powers had overlapping interests.
Palivec   
26 Jul 2011
News / POLAND HAS LOST 1 MILLION PEOPLE (for other EU countries) [30]

Yes,becauze Germans put as prerequisite for employment knowledge of german language which is hard to qchieve

Many Poles speak a pretty good German, moreover German isn't so important in better jobs. No, the real reason is that the wages in Germany aren't high enough. They stagnated for more than 10 years now, and there isn't even a wage floor. Unskilled Poles can either work for 5€/h in Germany or 8-10€/h in France/Holland or Austria.
Palivec   
26 Jul 2011
History / Fascinating account by von Moltke-Prussian chief of Staff: Poland: A historical Sketch. [30]

Interesting read. Straightforward and easy to read (unusual for something written ~1830), as you would expect from a Prussian officer. Also from a interesting time, shortly after the Prussian reforms and before the age of nationalism.

The most interesting part IMHO is the description of the Polish society as a society without a middle class, only with a large nobility and even more peasants. While in Western Europe the middle class was responsible for the social progress, the szlachta was to proud for it and imported western ideas and achievements, while the Polish lower class didn't have the means for it.
Palivec   
25 Jul 2011
Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Thanks but that is contrary to the map in the Etnographic Museum if you mean Wielkopolska.

I can give you exact numbers if you are interested, but it's true that only a minority came from historical Eastern Poland.
The majority moreover came from rural areas, which also affected the city.
Palivec   
25 Jul 2011
History / Why is the Battle of Grunwald celebrated more than the Battle of Lubiszewo? [29]

so indeed Poland saved everything east of its border from the medieval version of the Nazis.

LOL! Really.
The knights of the TO were crusaders who acted on behalf of the pope and HRE against heathens. Poles were no heathens, but Lithuanians were, that's why they fought against them. The TO just turned against Poland when Lithuania and Poland were united and the TO faced a far more powerful enemy in a good strategic position which wanted to retake former Polish land, which the TO occupied after the knights helped Poland, but Poland didn't pay the bills.

The story is a bit more complicated than "evil proto-Nazis want to destroy peaceful Poland".
Palivec   
25 Jul 2011
Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

All? Are you sure? BTW, which territories exactly do you mean?

I only know Southern Poland, but there it's certainly true. And Wrocław looks neat and tidy compared to the countryside!

I had mixed feelings about different pieces of art scattered around which certainly introduce some variety into urban landscape but also seem a bit out of space, out of time. Or too modern for me?

The city has almost no memorials, and the ones that exist are usually not related to this place. I suppose these pieces of art are made to hide this emptiness.

Small market square stalls were full of sunflowers. Why?

Because they are beautiful? ;)
Palivec   
23 Jul 2011
Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

The public sphere is "polluted" by graffity, but even more by adverts, all over Poland. To me it looks horrible to see all these ugly, cheap adverts everywhere. But it looks like the authorities can't issue and enforce proper regulations, or they don't want, I don't know.

And you can expand your observation about the foreigners of Wrocław to all "recovered territories". Poor Eastern Poland looks far neater than much richer Silesia for example, which is tragic, since the western territories are culturally far more precious.
Palivec   
21 Jul 2011
Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Taking into consideration, that most of these funds were generated by the Germans, there is not too much to thank, as previously they totally destroyed our country and deported en masse during the war, Polish citizens to work as slavery workers in Germany ,I consider it as form of compensation , it is better late than never.:):):) .

What is the property of 9 million Silesian, Pomeranian and East Prussian Germans for you?
Palivec   
21 Jul 2011
Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

The first house looks like late 18th/early 19th century = Prussian classicism. The second one wasn't such a big loss if you ask me.

BTW.: the biggest loss of the 70s was the Prussian wing of the castle, which survived the war in relatively good condition.

And the more you read about the time after '45 the more you realize that the city had quite a bit to endure then too. Many people for instance think the churches were always that empty, but, if the church wasn't compeletey destroyed anyway, the Commies deliberately stripped them from all decorations to make them appear medieval, i.e. "Polish".

Did you know, for instance, that the chor of the cathedral looked like this:

All baroque decorations, from the choir screen for example, are gone today.
Palivec   
20 Jul 2011
Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

I had thought that at least the Old Town had been reconstructed in the pre-war shape. Imagine my disgust when, standing in the Main Square, I could see those banal socialist blocks of flats next to it. Oh, my God.

No, contrary to popular belief there was propably more destruction than reconstruction. There is no doubt that the Commies invested huge sums to reconstruct *parts* of the old town, but this was mainly Ostrów Tumski and the market square. But even there you can't see the pre-war shape. Ostrów Tumski and the churches were Polonized, the market square was de-Prussified. The eastern part of the old town was leveled to win bricks for Warsaw. Other parts were removed to built the ring road which cuts through the old town.
Palivec   
19 Jul 2011
Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]

For the same reason for which other racist, hateful, stereotype spreading cartoons
existed throughout history. They are also made by the same type of people.

Hardly. Polandball was created by some apolitical kiddies that were annoyed by the same reason many people annoyed by Poles: Poles try to teach the world about Poland in a almost messianic way, they paint the country in the most glorious colors while blaming everyone else for their failings. And they can't handle critique and are easily offended. That's why Polandball became so successful, unlike all other *balls.

You're quite fond of Polandball cartoons, Palivec, aren't you?

Yes, and I can even enjoy the ones about my own countries, since most of them are true. :D
Palivec   
19 Jul 2011
Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]

Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland, and of the many, many of those have never even been to Poland.

Counterquestion: why does Polandball exist? Maybe this gives you the answer.
BTW: most "Poles" here never visited the country.
Palivec   
18 Jul 2011
History / Norman Davies - the Brit who loves Poland and becomes one of Us [250]

Still Davies looks like a great Polish patriot when compared to the alleged "expert" on things Polish - the Polonophobic Timothy Garton Ash of The Guardian....
:)

Patriots shouldn't write scientific books. And Ash is a Germanophile, but hardly Polonophobic. Otherwise you could also say Davies is Germanophob, but, like Ash with Poland, he just has no clue about the western neighbour. Most obvious in his book about Wroclaw btw., which is ridiculously bad.
Palivec   
17 Jul 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Could it be because it's very labour-intensive?
Just thinking about it now - it doesn't have the sex appeal of French food, yet it's difficult to produce quickly.

It's not more labour-intensive than other cuisines. Even such a simple dish as pizza is a pretty labour-intensive affair... I know it. ;)

Yep, totally unkwown - probably because there's not actually much difference between German and Polish food.
(speaking of which : is there such a thing as a German restaurant outside of Germany?)

I don't know, and I don't think Germans care about it, since they know that their cuisine sucks anyway (except bread, cakes, sausages and beer). The most popular German fast food is Turkish... says it all. :D
Palivec   
17 Jul 2011
USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

I think its ignorance, people simply arent aware of what Polish food is, many would assume Polish food means loads of cabbage, pierogi and sausage. Its so much more and mostly untainted by all the crap you expect these days.

The Polonia is one of the largest diasporas in the world. You have to ask yourself why one of the largest diasporas failed so miserably to make their food popular, unlike many other diasporas.

In Europe it's pretty simple. People prefer a healthier, lighter cuisine these days, that's why mediterranean food is so popular. Interestingly Polish food is absolutely unknown in Europe, despite the huge Polonia in Germany.