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witek   
6 Dec 2007
News / 10,000 ISRAELIS READY TO CLAIM FOR POLISH CITIZENSHIP AND POLISH LAND! [628]

No, Poland was given the Kresy,(now Ukraine) but please look at what they lost.

If you go back they got the land back that they owned. Harry was Lwow in Poland?

wtf? Poland lost the Kresy (incl. Lwow) after WWII and , Poland's borders were shifted westwards, pushing the eastern border to the Curzon line. Meanwhile, the western border was moved to the Oder-Neisse line. The new Poland emerged 20% smaller by 77,500 square kilometres (29,900 sq mi). The shift forced the migration of millions of people, most of whom were Poles, Germans, Ukrainians, and Jews.



witek   
20 Sep 2007
Genealogy / GITLER... is it Polish surname? [30]

the surname Gitler or Gittler is a variation of the German place name Gitter, which comes from the Germanic word gitter meaning grid, grating and describing the man who lived by the gate or barrier.
witek   
15 Sep 2007
Life / Do Polish People steal a lot? [330]

Nonsense... Polish people do not steal a lot. I can know, because I'm a foreigner living in Poland and usually I'm robbed when being abroad ;) not yet so in Poland!

what is your adres?
witek   
21 Aug 2007
Real Estate / The current property boom in Poland is a bubble [342]

I think Dee, that you have just hit the nail on the head. There is no logical reason for property to increase in value simply because it is property

remember that there is a limited amount of land to build on in any given country. thus the supply of land is limited. however demand for housing grows as countries prosper and their standard of living increases.

real estate prices have always gone up and will continue to do so in the future across all regions of the world as the global standard of living rises and demand for housing outstripts supply.
witek   
13 Aug 2007
Real Estate / The current property boom in Poland is a bubble [342]

the fundamentals in poland are not there, it does not have a strong economy, poverty is rife, wages are still low, the current property boom is a bubble- this bubble will burst,

Poland's economy is improving:

1. GDP growth 6.2% (2006) 7.1% (2007 est.) which is twice that of the EU average
2. unemployment is down to approx. 12.4 % (due to migration to England/Ireland)
3. wages are going up ( currently average salary is approx 2600 PLN or $1000 CDN)
4. there is increased foreign investment in Poland ( it ranks 7th in terms of
investment attractiveness)
witek   
7 Aug 2007
Genealogy / Polish Surnames Anglicized? [48]

Not Americanize but Anglicize

In America foreign surnames were willingly or unwillingly Americanized just like in Poland some Ukrainian, German, Lithuanian and Jewish names were Polonized. In England Irish, Scottish and Slavic names were Anlicized.

There are lots of Polish surnames that are hard to pronounce (Mike Krzyzewski - a famous American basketball coach, for example).

that is why they call him "Coach K"
witek   
21 Jun 2007
Law / how do i change my Polish last name [40]

polish surnames are difficult to pronounce and most of them end with ski or ska.

nobody in Canada has pronounced my surname right, it starts with an i and ends with icz. masakra.

they even have trouble with my name Witek

they pronounce my name Why-tek

i tell them that it is pronounced vtec like the honda engine or vtec phone.
witek   
9 May 2007
Love / Why are Polish women so sexy ? [390]

Figuring out statistics --I wish I knew how to figure out the percentage of my chances to marry {woo, I dont often say that} a man of Polish National -

your chances of finding a Pole in Minnesota?

Probably not too good.

there must be a few Poles in Minneapolis

i guess we are everywhere


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witek   
9 May 2007
Love / Why are Polish women so sexy ? [390]

There is wide geographical variation,density of hot babes is clearly higher in Poznan and lower in Katowice and Wroclaw.

Lodz has the most best looking girls in Poland.



witek   
5 May 2007
Life / Do Polish People steal a lot? [330]

Nearly all of the people involved in crime have come from LODZ and POZNAN.

haven't met my friends from the Praga neighbourhood of Warsaw yet?