News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]


Berlin is not Brandenburg, so it should have been marked in white rather than in red as it is along with the rest of Brandenburg. Thus the map is incorect.

News / Three Poles beaten in front of family. The supects are American soldiers [36]


It's good you don't blame me for quoting a Polish source that belong to Axel Springer Polska just as Ironside did when I reported that a German elder motor-bike traveller was assaulted by seven young Polish men in Radom.


If you ask me, first you are a licensed clown and only then you may be anything else ...


Did he? Unfortunately, I cannot recall any such remarks ...

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]


France (Galia) or Britania were provinces in the Roman Empire in case you did not know, so they would not in any measure be comparable to the present-day Poland in this case.


In fact, this is proof that they were indeed. Since the collection of the artefacts found is so immense and unique, it cannot be atributed to someone bringing them to this place from a battle. Single items, yes, but so many of them? What for? Besides, the discovery is so recent that it hasn't been fully "digested" by archeologists yet.


Indeed. Making up for the mistakes he made in the grid system, his map is amazingly accurate which means that the ancient world was not so ignorant about the barbarian world as some would like to believe. It is also worth noting that many ancient sources did not survive to our times and even those which did, did it by some kind of miracle like the book "De Origine et situ Germanorum" ("Germania" for short) by Tacitus which survived in only one copy found in Hersfeld Abbey in 1425.

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]


There is. You actually haven't read all posts in this thread (see post #383).

An archeological discovery of 2017/2018 in Poland has revealed that Roman soldiers were staying in the area of Kujawy up to 2 thousand years ago. - "This is evidenced by the uncovered fragments of equestrian gear and legionnaire outfit. Many of them were discovered for the first time outside the borders of the Roman Empire" - told the Polish press agency PAP dr Bartosz Kontny of the University of Warsaw Institute of Archeology. As a unique thing among the analyzed artefacts, the archaeologist indicates a gilded copper application of the hip belt. It depicts the spear of the beneficiary, or a high-ranking officer of the Roman army. "It was an attribute of his power," says the archaeologist.

The region of Kujawy (Cuiavia) borders the Vistula river directly. In fact, that discovery is one of major significance as to the presence of the Roman army on the now Polish soil. Anyway, It is the first of such kind in Poland. A unit of the Roman must have stationed in Cuiavia for some longer time as the acumulation of Roman military artefacts on this spot is amazingly large.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

A Jewish group called JAfD ("Juden in der AfD") has been created within the "Alternative für Deutschland" German political party.

The members of the AfD in Wiesbaden formed a group of "Jews in AfD" (JAfD) last weekend. The association consists of 24 Jewish party members, said Wolfgang Fuhl, vice-chairman of the AfD and chairman of the AfD kreis organization in Loerrach. The association is headed by JAfD Vera Kosova, which took part in the elections to the Bundestag from the constituency Nuertingen.

In the previously published declaration of JAfD's principles, two specific causes of this group are mentioned: "uncontrolled mass influx of young men from the Islamic culture of anti-Semitic socialization" and "erosion of the traditional model of monogamous families" through "gender mainstreaming" and "early sexualization". The attitude towards Israel is mentioned only in terms of the threat posed by radical Islam.

(according to the "Rzeczpospolita" daily newspaper)

Travel / So I went to Warsaw - my thoughts after visiting Poland [88]


I'm not talking about one Biedronka. I am talking about other Biedronkas and about many other stores. I am used to doing my shopping in different places.

Travel / So I went to Warsaw - my thoughts after visiting Poland [88]

I have never experience that kind of attitude in a Biedronka store in Warsaw myself. On the contrary, they are very helpful when I ask them about something.

Btw, I remember that some years ago you complained of SKM trains in the Tricity not waiting for you and your dog in winter time in case you arrive one or two minutes late at the platform. So maybe your standards of customer service are a bit... weird?

Travel / So I went to Warsaw - my thoughts after visiting Poland [88]


I myself have never met with rudness in a Biedronka store (nor in any other for that matter).As Maf said, I can barely remember when the last time was. Please define "rudness" in a Biedronka store.

Travel / So I went to Warsaw - my thoughts after visiting Poland [88]

If I were you, I would make a complaint to the Straż Miejska m.st. Warszawy telling them as many details as you can: the day, the hour and the circumstances of the incident. Here is the e-mail address they receive "skargi i wnioski" (under the link provided you will find what info you should give them in order to receive a reply to your complaint. I myself would especially underline the rudness of the intervention) :

wkw@strazmiejska.waw.pl

strazmiejska.waw.pl/kontakt/dane-teleadresowe.html

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]


Reviewing James Hawes' provocative book "The Shortest History of Germany" in the Guardian, Nick Cohen says:

James Hawes's sweeping and confident history shows how deep the division of Germany between west and east became as Teutonic knights, Junkers, Prussian militarists and Nazi imperialists all determined to establish an empire over the Slavs in the lands beyond the Elbe; and

Now Germany is reunited and its new capital is the old Prussian capital of Berlin, far beyond the Elbe, rather than Bonn in the west. Once again, west Germans are pumping colossal sums of money to the east, not to fund Prussian militarism and agricultural subsidies for Junkers this time, but to pay for remarkably ineffective welfare programmes. Once again, the east is where extremism flourishes [...]

Isn't it it time for a de-unification of Germany now?

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]



I second it. It is also worth remembering that many original Roman and ancient Greek sources have been lost in the course of history. However, many other sources of the antiquity era have been preserved by the Arabs or the Muslim world in general in the Middle Ages (much to the disappointment of the rednecks of this forum).

An archeological discovery of 2017/2018 in Poland has revealed that Roman soldiers were staying in the area of Kujawy up to 2 thousand years ago. - "This is evidenced by the uncovered fragments of equestrian gear and legionnaire outfit. Many of them were discovered for the first time outside the borders of the Roman Empire" - told the Polish press agency PAP dr Bartosz Kontny of the University of Warsaw Institute of Archeology.

As a unique thing among the analyzed artefacts, the archaeologist indicates a gilded copper application of the hip belt. It depicts the spear of the beneficiary, or a high-ranking officer of the Roman army. "It was an attribute of his power," says the archaeologist.

At the end of the first century the Romans could have come to this area at the request of the Lugia (Vandals) tribe fighting the Suebi. Archaeologists believe that among the representatives of the Przeworsk culture (living, among others, in the Kujawy area in the first centuries of our era) were also the Lugians.

"According to the records of the Roman historian Cassius Dion, it appears that the Emperor Domitian sent a hundred riders to help them, and we can not exclude that some of the artefacts discovered by us are an element of equipment belonging to one of them," says the archaeologist.

dzieje.pl/sites/default/files/styles/open_article_750x0_/public/201804/legionista1.jpg?itok=SJGb-XBr

News / Poland's PIS party and the UK Tories [25]


The idea sounds really nice to me. I am a royalist myself and would welcome back a monarch as head of state for Poland in place of presidents who will never be able to display even one tenth of dignity that a monarch posesses. After all we had been a monarchy for more than 800 years. The natural and historical choice for Poland would have been someone from the royal family of Saxony (if such family does exists).




Did you mean this "Dancing Queen Theresa May"? Tanecznym krokiem ku (twardemu) Brexitowi ...

News / Poland's PIS party and the UK Tories [25]


Shouldn't Poland effectuate Polexit then and unite with Britain in the next move? Let's drop off Scotland, and let's urge the NI to join the Republic of Ireland and let's give Wales more autonomy. But here in Poland we wouldn't want your gracious Queen to become the head of such a common state. She is simply too old for the job. And we don't want that clown Charles, her son, to replace her either. Our Great Leader Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński would be the best candidate to wear the crown instead.

Deal done?

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]


What is the source of the knowledge that:

Aregella is in the same place as is now known as Leipzig (Lipsk);
Ascaucalis - Bydgoszcz (Bromberg);
Casurgis - Prague;
Treva - Hamburg;
etc., etc.

To me, Brno in the Czech Republic is the only name on that list that may be vaguely refered to the ancient name of Eburodunum. Could you perhaps provide a link to the website where your map can be found?

Genealogy / Are Polish birth records available on the Internet? [56]


"Łowicz" is the Polish way of spelling the name.

Love / Polish Man being with English Woman - he insists on paying for EVERYTHING [36]


Even as a Polish "urban" man, I would have never wished myself to end up living in rural Poland!

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]


Poland's accession (or "anschluss" as you call it) to the EU was decided in the referendum that took place on the 7-8 of June 2003. The turnaround in that referendum was 58,85 % with 77,45% of people voting "yes" and 22,55% of them voting "no" in answer to the question:

Do you approve of the Republic of Poland's accession to the European Union?


(results of the referendum in poviats)

Genealogy / Kameczura surname - any Polish people related? [30]


Trzemeszno, a town of about 8,000 inhabitants near Gniezno in Wielkopolskie voivodship.

News / German traveller attacked in Radom. "They tugged, they pulled him on the ground" [42]


Another local paper "Echo dnia" has repoted the incident as well. In addition to the previous reports that I quoted this one adds that the victim, a German citizen from Wiensberg in Baden-Württemberg, was an "elderly man".

echodnia.eu/radomskie/radom-grupa-bandytow-w-centrum-napadla-na-motocykliste-z-niemiec-straznicy-miejscy-zatrzymali-sprawcow-na-radomskich-borkach/ar/13521484

It is perhaps worth noting that the incident was first reported in "mojRadom.pl" on the 24th of September and it was not until the following day, the 25 of September, that it was reported in the local edition of Gazeta Wyborcza (10:12 hours) and then the "Echo Dnia" paper (12:30 hours).

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Of other interesting news from Radom this week, there is one about a cash machine having been blown up today. Since certain posters may again try to accuse me of disseminating "fake news", I am posting a photo of the destroyed machine below (click to enlarge):

News / German traveller attacked in Radom. "They tugged, they pulled him on the ground" [42]


You call it BS and fake news because it doesn't suit your political agenda. Notice that the name of the City Guard spokesman (Grzegorz Sambor) has been given to everyone. This is probably because they know people like you would be denying that the event ever happened and would call it "fake news".

Also, you can find the event described above by GW reported in the local newspaper "Mój Radom" which was probably the original source of information to GW. The paper gives further details: the perpetrators got on bus 17 (plate number 1025) after the attack and got off at the bus stop Limanowskiego/Szucha. The city guard patrol spotted them in Kosowska 32 street and then caught 5 perpetrators.

mojradom.pl/wracal-z-kaukazu-do-niemiec-zatrzymal-sie-w-radomiu-i

No i co? Widziało, kakao?

News / German traveller attacked in Radom. "They tugged, they pulled him on the ground" [42]

Do you think it will be fine to burn him in Radom? Apparently he had managed to travel safe across parts of Russia and the entire Ukraine only to be attacked in Poland by some Radom crap. Would you feel fine if you were attacked without any reason as a Serbian motocyclist in Germany?

Po polsku / POWRÓT do Polski - od czego zacząć? [22]



No ale przecież nie każdy z piszących na tym forum umie PiSać po polsku.

Ten wątek jest dla potrafiących pisać po polsku. Dla tych którzy tego nie umieją, zapraszamy do podobnych tematów w języku angielskim.

Language / Polish words that sound funny? [224]


Here is a real jewel for you, Ms Atch. Something about the Irish language in ...Polish. A book I would have never expected to be written in Poland by a Polish author. The book tells about the revival of the Irish "ethnic" book after the year 1922. "Ethnic" meaning here books written in the genuine Irish language.

Odrodzenie irlandzkiej książki etnicznej i jej rola w kształtowaniu kultury nowego państwa; Anna Cisło; Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego 2018.

Law / Archives said there are no records that confirm my ancestor's citizenship, is a petition my only option? [37]


Many people were, but they got their Polish citizenship from 1919 onwards. If you've got his passport serial and issue date, why you don't have his passport?


It was. In 1945 the Polish commrades wanted to change many symbols of the pre-war Poland, including moving the capital from Warsaw to Łódź, but comrade Stalin did not allow them to do it. He said that when those changes were introduced, no one in the world would believe the country was still Poland. And I think he was damn right.

Language / Polish words that sound funny? [224]


They would, of course. And not only "educated" Poles. These sentences, albeit long, are written in simple Polish which readily comprehensible to everyone genuinly Polish.


Non-Polish trolls, however, may perceive them as a form of torture, I agree.

Law / Archives said there are no records that confirm my ancestor's citizenship, is a petition my only option? [37]


In 1924 there was no 'Polska Rzeczypospolita Ludowa'.

Law / Archives said there are no records that confirm my ancestor's citizenship, is a petition my only option? [37]


I think you should ask them to explain the reasons for the negative decision

Law / Archives said there are no records that confirm my ancestor's citizenship, is a petition my only option? [37]


Exremely surprised and bordering on a miracle? Here is that miracle for you:

The eagle on the passport cover says it was a passport issued between 1919 and 1927 since such was the coat of arms of Poland at that time (shown on the picture below).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Poland