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pawian   
9 Aug 2013
Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

Perhaps there is a culture in the USA of over-eating?

But Brits are runner up....

thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/21/britain-s-weight-crisis-almost-hits-u-s-proportions.html

A shocking report landed on my desk this week, concerning the obesity epidemic gripping Britain. The Brits, it argues, are the fattest people in Europe: a race afflicted by gluttony, corpulence, and the attendant miseries of ill-health, early death, and national embarrassment. "It has been conjectured by some that for every one fat person in France or Spain, there are an hundred [sic] in England," reads the report. It makes for rather glum reading-not least because it was printed in 1816.This week-on February 18, 2013-a similar conclusion was reached in another report about obesity in Britain. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, which represents most of the medical doctors in the U.K., described Britain as the "fat man" of Europe.

pic uk pl
pawian   
8 Aug 2013
Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Shyt, what a scorcher! Yesterday we went to the lake near Krakow and the sand was so hot it virtually burnt our feet, I had to wear sandals. I don`t remember such a heat wave. Water was about 29 degrees.

When not on holidays, we go to the lake once a week. Never at the wekend because crystal clear water gets a bit cloudy when there are too many people. Family ticket costs 30 zlotys and you can have fun all day.


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pawian   
8 Aug 2013
History / If Poles were antisemitic, would they ...? [240]

The only one with which I'm familiar lies in the center of the country:-)

So there are two Hellbergs in Poland - the one in Częstochowa and another in Głogówek, for a long time under German control so the German name stayed as more popular, and they even have legends connected with it.

parafia.glogovia.pl/print.php?type=N&item_id=132

Now I am googling and it seems that most Polish cities and towns have such a street.

Warsaw
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalewki
Nalewki is a former name of the Bohaterów Getta (Heroes of the Ghetto) street in Warsaw, Poland, as well as a name applied to the entire borough around it. The street runs from the Długa Street (Long Street) in the New Town towards what was the northern outskirts of the city in 19th century, and the neighbourhood of Muranów. Until World War II inhabited primarily by Jews, after the war it was rebuilt only partially, part of its former course taken up by a park established after the war. (The historical Nalewki Street's intersection with Franciszkańska

Once it looked like this

Nalewki street in Warsaw, Poland-

Nalewki street in Warsaw, Poland-

Today

Nalewki street in Warsaw, Poland-
pawian   
8 Aug 2013
Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

Yesterday we went to the beach at the lake near Krakow, most people look OK, some young women even skinny, some middle aged women plump.

While in US.......

palmbeachpost.com/news/lifestyles/health/survey-says-1-in-4-floridians-now-obese/nL8yP
One in 4 Floridians now qualifies as obese, based on height and weight reported in a national phone survey by the CDC.
But what may be even more disconcerting: Florida's self-reported obesity rate of 25.2 percent is actually lower than the national average.
Nine states in survey results released on Tuesday reported obesity rates of more than 30 percent. That was triple the number in a 2007 survey.

lowdensitylifestyle.com/the-most-obese-cities-in-the-u-s
pawian   
8 Aug 2013
History / If Poles were antisemitic, would they ...? [240]

No, I am only telling you that Jasna Góra as Hellberg is ambiguous

Not the best example.. :):):) Too ambiguousss....

and therefore you shouldn`t provide it as an example. Give up Nazi atlases and do some googling, instead. :):):)

Clue: which Jasna Góra aka Hellberg do you mean?
pawian   
8 Aug 2013
History / If Poles were antisemitic, would they ...? [240]

Simple! Most of the Polish Jews were originally German or Yiddish speaking immigrants to Poland from neighboring territories under German domination, that's all ^^

Ok, I am absolving you. But remember, this thread is about Poles and Jews, not Germans. :):):):):):)

Not the best example??! Oh, is that so, Pawian? Could you think of a better one then?

No. Do some research yourself and tell us why Jasna Góra vel/aka Hellberg wasn`t a good example. :):):)
pawian   
8 Aug 2013
History / If Poles were antisemitic, would they ...? [240]

Half of all Polish place names, especially towns and cities, have German equivalents, e.g. Bytom - Beuthen, Jasna Góra - Hellberg etc...

No wonder. Half of modern day Poland had been Prussian, German or Austrian for a very long time.

Possible, but .....
.................how does it conform to the subject matter of this thread????

Jasna Góra - Hellberg etc...

Not the best example.. :):):) Too ambiguousss....
pawian   
8 Aug 2013
History / If Poles were antisemitic, would they ...? [240]

While we were spending holidays in Kłodzko Land near Wrocław, I studied maps of the region, with towns and settlements. It struck me how many of them, even small ones, have street names like Ghetto Heroes Street. And they are main streets in the towns.

The region was once Regained Lands, previously under German control, which Poland received from allies after WW2.

Świdnica, 65 km from Wrocław,
when in Germany, Church Gate Street

Ghetto Heroes Street Poland

In Poland renamed Ghetto Heroes Street

Ghetto Heroes Street Poland
pawian   
7 Aug 2013
History / If Poles were antisemitic, would they ...? [240]

Your style reminds me of a certain poster who used to frequent this forum before but I forgot the name. What was your previous nick here??? :):):)

OK, never mind.

Let`s get back to topic, shall we?

PS.

were I too criticize

By too you mean too or to?

Let`s get back to topic, shall we?

While we were spending holidays in Kłodzko Land near Wrocław, I studied maps of the region, with towns and settlements. It struck me how many of them, even small ones, have street names like Ghetto Heroes Street. And they are main streets in the towns.

Now I am googling and it seems that most Polish cities and towns have such a street.

In Krakow it is a square, not street.

It has become a giant historical monument

Polish Ghetto Square

Polish Ghetto Square--

Polish Ghetto Square--

Your style reminds me of a certain poster who used to frequent this forum before but I forgot the name. What was your previous nick here??? :):):)

Włodek, I just recalled your previous identity. Welcome back! Good to have you here again! :):):)
pawian   
7 Aug 2013
History / If Poles were antisemitic, would they ...? [240]

US humor frequently makes clever use of deadly sarcasm aimed at foolish statements, notions or assertions by pretending to tacitly AGREE with them

:):) I am still lost! :):):) Are you talking now about that Christmas witticism or your words about inborn antisemitism???? :):)
pawian   
7 Aug 2013
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

. Hippo

Yes, but it`s not enough.

2. Rhino

Yes.

3&4. Feeding time (or else that fox (fennec fox?) has a nasty cough!)

Yes, fox is devouring a mouse.

But develop the tortoise photo, please.

What nationality was the man??


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pawian   
7 Aug 2013
Life / The Polish school? What's it like. [26]

Of course not. I never claimed that. I only pointed to the fact that American 10% compared to 0% in Poland is a big difference.
pawian   
7 Aug 2013
History / If Poles were antisemitic, would they ...? [240]

I hope this is a clever answer but I am afraid it is wasted on me as I don`t get it. Sorry, I am not a native, I prefer reading Shakespeare translated. :(:(:(

You`d better explain

You, like much Eastern European youth, maintain ingrained anti-semitic sentiments

:):):)
pawian   
7 Aug 2013
History / If Poles were antisemitic, would they ...? [240]

Biegański, czy masz wątpliwość że byli obozy koncentracyne dla żydów?! Żydi byli według Hitlera nieprzyjacielem światowym, słowiańskie narody nie.

Bieganski is Canadian, not Eastern European.

Hey, guys, get off Biegański. He isn`t such an antiJewish monster as you are trying to present. Simply speaking, he thinks that Jews get too much attention and it is irritating for him, that`s all.

You, like much Eastern European youth, maintain ingrained anti-semitic sentiments

Oh la la, is this support for the myth of inborn antisemitism intentional???

In that case, I have to quote your words:

Ya coulda fooled me:-)

:):):)