News / Freezing weather in Poland, 42 people dead in winter freeze... and no-one cares? [140]

maybe what they were missing was an access to accurate weather forecast?

News / The "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign theft from Oswiecim, Poland [240]

I would like to post it above my son's bedroom, but I have to find a less recognizable variation of it.
For obvious reasons.

News / The "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign theft from Oswiecim, Poland [240]

hey, bzibzi - if I did, I would not be asking these 'pointed' questions.

News / The "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign theft from Oswiecim, Poland [240]

I'm too ADD to read through all this, but it looks to me like you are arguing what belonged to whom before the WWII. Are you serious?

And wait, the kicker is that the original topic was a work of art itself..., of sorts.. the SIGN.

News / The "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign theft from Oswiecim, Poland [240]

First time I read about it, I thought it was funny - like reading a story about idiot thieves. We made so much more out of this then it really deserved.

On the other hand, taking that sign took a lot of balls. And, I hope one day all those concentration camps can be dismantled, so we stop dragging our schoolchildren to them for field trips. Enough already.

USA, Canada / Renewal of Polish passport from the USA [44]

Few more things: the missing papers was Numer Ewidencyjny PESEL.
There is no fingerprint anywhere on my passport.
I applied within 2 weeks of my old passport expiring. I asked if I could keep the old one. They punched two holes in it but let me keep it.

I think it was about $144, and then there was a mad scramble for change. I said they could keep the $6 or whatever it was, but that was not acceptable. I proposed to donate it to a cause of their choice, then somebody found some change. Thank God! My next idea would have been to ask the council to lunch.

USA, Canada / Renewal of Polish passport from the USA [44]

I renewed my passport this year. I contacted them by e-mail. I was told I'll have to travel to Washington, but then I got lucky: Embassy scheduled couple of days for their consul to travel and set up meetings in a Polish Center around Tampa. I made an appointment, traveled couple of hours, no lines, no wait, met and chatted with a handsome young Polish council and voila! passport arrived in the mail 4 months later. "Unia Europejska" right on the cover! Totally worth it.

Oh, and there was some certificate I never heard about that was missing in my application. They called me about it, e-mailed me the papers, I filled it and I faxed it back to them. Also, they would not accept the pictures I brought with me but insisted on re-taking them on the spot.

Feedback / Editing time too short (5 minutes currently) [60]

I would really like an unlimited Delete for my own posts. Or at least long enough for a nap...

History / Polish hatred towards Jews... [1290]

joepilsudski
Huh? Registration suspended?? Khazars???
Here are few simple definitions for you:
F-stop is the focal length divided by the "effective" aperture diameter. I'm a photographer.
Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is prejudice against or hostility towards Jews, often rooted in hatred of their ethnic background, culture, or religion.

History / Polish hatred towards Jews... [1290]

I'm too lazy to read this entire thread, but I'll weigh in with my opinion anyway. I think Poles are anti-semitic. My family included. Unfortunately, it seems that so is the rest of the non-jewish world as well.