UK, Ireland / Immigration and Identity: how to keep Polish identity when living in UK. [30]


I agree Seanus some people who come from another country may not feel the necessity to seek out their fellow countrymen. It is not a conscious decision It's just the way things pan out, I left Ireland in the fifties and joined the Royal Navy. I returned to Ireland when I left the navy, but I could not settle there so I flew back to London. I rented an apartment in the one above me was a Polish family, we eventually became very good friends and through them I was introduced to the wider Polish community. Most of them were Free Polish Army, some were from the Polish underground, Zocha my friend had been interned in a German concentration camp near Krakow. They were wonderful people who missed their homeland, I consider myself proud to list them among my friends. If anyone wants to research the Free Polish Army a good start is General Anders book " An Army in Exile."

Regards

UK, Ireland / Immigration and Identity: how to keep Polish identity when living in UK. [30]

I agree Sean it is a human condition to miss what is familiar to you, I know the post war Poles in Britain missed Poland. And some of them went back and were treated with suspicion, and were not welcome in Stalin's Poland. The British Poles knew this and set about keeping the Polish customs alive, within their communities and still do to-day. I met General Alders in the Polish Centre in South Kensington, in the early sixties and saw him lying in state in a little converted church off Goldhawk Road in 1970. Between 1963 and 1970 I had been to Australia taken part in the Vietnam war, so I had a much better idea what the Free Polish Army had gone through. General Anders wish was to be buried with his fallen troops at Monte Cassino.

History / Why did Hitler kill so many Jews in Poland? [261]


On the 1st of September 1939 Germany invaded Poland with 1.8 million troops on three fronts. They had 2800 tanks 2000 aircraft, and they employed "Blitzkrieg" tactics bombing defenceless towns and refugees. It must have been terrible on the civilian population no where in Europe had ever experienced anything like this before. Warsaw was surrounded by German forces by the 14th, the soviets attacked on the 17th Warsaw surrendered two weeks later. Nobody expected Poland to hold out as long as it did the Polish Defence group, surrendered on October 5th after holding the German and Soviet troops on two fronts. The Germans lost over 50000 men 700 planes and 900 tanks. In 1961 in London I met lots of Free Poles who fought in Poland and all over Europe. The family who lived above me were Polish, we became firm friends and spend many nights together, talking about the war the concentration camp that Zorhca was in. And about the things Urick and his group did in the underground, all his family were murdered. Both Zorcha parents were murdered her father was a judge, her brother was the only one of a large extended family, who lived on in Poland and lived to see her free. You have every right to feel proud of Poland Dariusz, I am an Irishman and I am certainly proud of my Polish friends, alas nearly all gone now.

Regards

History / Why did Hitler kill so many Jews in Poland? [261]


Scots are as different to the rest of the Uk, as Poles are to Spaniards.


Hitler believed as did all the brown shirts that the Jews were bent on world domination.He packaged it all togather Marks the Jewish bankers and militant Jewish leaders of the communist workers. And sold it to the people, the west was quite happy to let Hitler sort out the commies. If this meant a few Jews getting their heads caved in, as far as they

were concerned tough. I am at a complete loss to understand why he got into a program of exterminating the Jews in the middle of a war. I had a friend who was a German Jew he said they were happy to see the Brown Shirts sort out the reds. They started to worry when they attacked ordinary Jews and business's. That was when his Dad sent him and his sister to Holland, and later they came to London he was thirteen his sister younger, they never saw their Mum and Dad again.

History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]

Is there a statute of limitations in Polish Law ?

UK, Ireland / The Daily Mail - coverage of the Polish people [161]


Swans are protected by royal a charter, and Cambridge University serve it every year at
the Cambridge Ball. They have a dispensation from the Queen to do so, its one of the highlights of the dinner. I went one year and tried it, and believe me once was enough. My sympathy is with any poor people who are forced by circumstances to eat it. I would take great pleasure in force feeding it, feathers and all to a certain racist Dublin Nationalist who infects this forum. What is a Dublin Nationalist is it the equivalent of the BNP in Britain.

Life / Are Polish ppl capable of revolting? [41]

A civil war would set Poland back not advance her, we always want everything to happen today but things don't happen like that. A civil war happened in my country in 1920, which divided the country and set brother against brother and friend against friend. Afterwards Ireland's greatest export was her people. I meet young Poles over here in London, and I like and admire them, I stood in their shoes over fifty years ago You have everything going for you to make Poland a great and wealthy country again.

Regards

News / Komorowski, acting president, is a shower! [51]


All I can say to you Varsovian is what I say to none Brits over here who knock Britain if you don't like it leave.

Love / Polish blonde and a British pensioner. No fool like an old fool, or is it love. [57]

Arien,

I liked your post very much and agree with what you are saying, money alone is not a basis for building a relationship. I met my wife in London in 1970 and got married in 1971, we are still married and have a contented happy life. We have three lovely intelligent daughters highly educated, and the eldest two are financially independent of their husbands. My youngest is still at university doing her masters. This post is not to brag how well I have done, but to contrast it with Brogan's disaster of a life. Three marriages God knows how many kids, and a honky tonk bar in Donegal. If that silly girl is a gold digger I think she is on a loser, it looks like the gold mine is well played out. I am seventy one and would never embarrass my children like that, the mans got no dignity. you got the right idea Arien hang out for the right woman

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]

Do people over sixty receive free travel on public transport, as we do in Britain and Ireland in Britain it is called a "Freedom Pass." Which allows travel on buses trains, and tube trains within a given radius out of rush hour.

History / Poland's 20th century and modern national heroes? [8]

Ryszard Kaczorowski R.I.P.

History / Polish-Moroccan mutual relations [67]

In the fullness of time it will be all blamed on the Ashkenazi's.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


Look Polonius3 there has always been crooked politicians in every country, but politicians are only puppets with something much more sinister working their strings. You as a journalist will know this better then I, being an Irishman living in London I am more aware what's going on in the UK then I do about Ireland . I don't think the Poles, like the rest of Europe have America in the forefront of their minds. They are to busy sorting out their own problems, my opinion of America does not come out of Tinseltown. But from friends who I served with in Vietnam,and who I talk to on a regular basis, and from my nephew who is a lawyer in Washington. As they all say there has been worst times, and according to my nephew things are starting to look a bit better. As regards Afghanistan I am glad the troops are out there, at least they are delaying the nutters getting their hands on Pakistan, and a load of nukes.

Food / What's your favorite Polish beer? [870]

I used to drink in a Polish club with a few of my mates in London, many years ago the beer was all bottled no draught. But they also had a Polish vodka which would blow your head off, The guys came from different parts of Poland from before the war. So I don't know were it came from, they called it Polish white spirit, they should have called it Polish white lightening. I have looked for it many time since, so I guess you are keeping over for yourselves.

Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]


Kuro,

I love your sense of humour you are a bright light to this thread, and thank you for giving me a laugh before I go to bed.

Good night.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


Convex I am sorry to hear about your Mom and Dads troubles, I know how upsetting that can be. Back in the mid-eighties my wife left the house to go shopping with our girls, and forgot to put the alarm on. I came home caught the guy and nearly killed him, and spent the next few months fighting an assault case which I won. I believe people have every right to protect their home and property.

News / Crash of Tu-154 at Smolensk-North--could it have been a bomb in the Polish plane? [233]

Of course the KGB would never stoop to a dirty trick like that, nor would the CIA, MI6, Mossad, or any other dirty tricks brigade.

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/24/AR2006112400410.html

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


I lived in a gated community in "Porto Santa Maria Spain" in 1979, the guards were all armed and in their thirties. They also had guard dogs, and checkpoints were they punched a card when they patrolled. The areas were all landscaped and kept beautiful by full time gardeners, All the houses were serviced by a team of cleaners. The houses were also alarmed and connected to the guard house. The best part about it, it cost me nothing the tab was picked by Marathon Oil.

News / Michał Kamiński - referred to not by name on the UK Leaders Debate but ... [47]


I was wondering why you would not do this service yourself, until I looked at your profile. To discover you are living in Australia, what has British politics got to do with you. You sound just like a friend of mine who, phones me a couple of times a week to complain about Gordon Brown. My friend is a Tory doing business in England, and living in Monaco to avoid paying British tax. I am sure we can recall a few other Tory patriots like Rothschild, Ashcroft, and so many more. And I know there are as many creeps in the Labour Party, and among the Liberals the others I won't even discuss. Please do your raving somewhere else, and don't treat us as fools we can vote for who we feel best suits us.

News / Michał Kamiński - referred to not by name on the UK Leaders Debate but ... [47]


If you read my post you will see I included the three parties, please answer my question what is your interest when you are living in Australia.

UK, Ireland / Polish workers going back to Britain [14]

Looking at your posts lads the average wage must be about £100 per week, is this reflected in the cost of living and the price of property. What would the price of an average three bedroom house in Warsaw cost.

History / Polish-Moroccan mutual relations [67]

I would love to see millions of Moroccans move to Poland and change the complexion of the country. I'm sure France and Spain would also welcome it, and when Joe comes on his holidays I'm sure he will appreciate the the change.

Life / I'm from Polish descent. CAN YOU GUYS EXPLAIN THE EU TO ME? [115]

Crow the EU is a rich man's club run and controlled by the wealthiest family in the world. The second wealthiest family in conjunction with the first run America. The first is Zionist the second is Baptist. Israel is the weapon platform for the wealthiest family in the world, who are responsible for the existence of Zionist Israel. And where do you think Israel conjured up this wealth to buy Poland, Hungry, and Manhattan, from selling oranges?.... The only people that ever made them feel insecure was Hitler, and Napoleon not because of their intentions towards the Jews. More because of their economic policies.

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]


Like you Sokrates I'm glad they made that decision because it gave Ireland a chance to brake free, but that's from my own point of view as an Irishman. I still think it was the wrong decision from a British point of view. Nine hundred thousand dead, over a million wounded, and in hock up to their eyeballs to the yanks. The next war completely wiped them out, and lost them their Empire so what did they gain. They were fighting the French and the Germans in North Africa in 1942. One thing always puzzled me about the the invasion of Poland by Germany and the USSR, England declared war on Germany why not the USSR as well. I would like to know your thoughts on this.

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]


Its not my history I'm an Irishman, I was stating what my polish mates said to me back in 1960. If you know better then them who actually fought in the war, well good on you but I would rather take their opinion and not read about it.. You are a bully if you spoke to me like that across a table you would account for it one way or the other. You seem to get all your information second hand. I was a soldier in Vietnam in 1968 with the Australians during the Tet not called up I volunteered. And did two tours I have never read any accounts or book that came anywhere near the truth about Vietnam. Except an odd one from guys who had been there, and had the ability to write a book, The Poles I knew were from the 2nd Carpathian Rifle Brigade, They never spoke much about the war until I came back to London from Vietnam. Because they knew I would then understand what the hill at Monte Cassino had cost them and the betrayal they felt. I don't know anything about you, maybe you have been in action but from your posts I don't get the feeling you have.The last of my mates died in the early nineties his name was Stephan he was my good friend. We met once a week for a drink up to the time he died. At his funeral his coffin was covered by the Polish flag, I still miss him, he and my other Polish friends are the reason I logged into this site.

PS. Yes you are right the Yanks did not care about Poland I thought I was making that point.
Regarding the Jews it was a Zionist family which happened to be Jewish, not the Jews who
financed the two wars, the same family who have owned the bank of England for nearly
two hundred years. And also own the Central Bank of America the ones who pull all the
strings. The reason they stopped funding Hitler was because he took control of printing
money in Germany away from them and moved into the bartering system. Its always
been about money that's the power follow the money trail and things start to make
sense.

News / Changing Face in Poland: Skinnhead Puts on a Skullcap [90]


I thought you might like this, it may be better to laugh about it then take it all so seriously.

yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/02/avigdor_lieberman_b oosted_by_pro_pork_backlash.php

News / Changing Face in Poland: Skinnhead Puts on a Skullcap [90]


Miguel that is not a very good argument to justify the Jewish procession of Israel, I am sure you are aware America and the UK had a very strong influence in procuring acceptance by the UN. Did you know that around the time of the First World War,Britain offered Uganda as a Jewish homeland and it was rejected. Israel has been in a state of war for nearly seventy years, I dread to think what the future hold for all of us all. And what it must be doing to the people of Israel and Palestine.

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]


This also puzzled me why he stopped his advance for three days he had the men on the ground to completely destroy or capture the retreating troops. He then made a speech in the Reichstag on the 19th of July 1940 offering peace to Britain. I heard he had contact with the Duke of Windsor and other members of the British ruling class. The FBI had a file on the Duchess of Windsor and accused her of being a spy it came to light fifty years later. If anyone has a copy of that speech I would love to see it.

History / Should visitors to Auschwitz pay an entrance fee? [82]

It was a crime against humanity so we should all pay maybe it will fall down,and we can erect a monument with an inscription saying. On this site countless numbers of innocent people died because a European tribe lost its head.

History / Should visitors to Auschwitz pay an entrance fee? [82]


Back in the early eighties I was working in the Highlands and I visited Cullodon many times I'm sure you will know what mean when I say it had a quite and strange atmosphere. I knew what had happened at Cullodon, but I had to go there to feel what had happened. The survivors of the battle were sold into slavery a fact which came to light a few years ago.

When I went to Cullodon there was no enterance fee or no car park charge just a little shop that sold post cards and books.

Recards