History / What are the key features of the Polish Eagle? [56]

The one with the black border and the two headed eagle looks Russian to me.

Perhaps that one was during the time of ' Congress Poland ' when Poland was technically Russia but had its own autonomy.......until the mid 1860's when uprisings against the Russians began.

Law / "FART" shop in Poland - WHAT DOES THIS SHOP SELL? [55]

There is a brand of ice cream in Iceland called ' Emesis '

Emesis ( po angielsku / in English ) means vomit.

There is nothing like a hot day with a vanilla emesis ice cream cone!

Life / COMBATING "POLACK" JOKES [460]

I have also heard ( although without proof so if someone knows better.....) that Polish jokes started after the Nazi's invaded and occupied Poland in WWII.

The Nazi's thought the Poles so stupid because they could not carry out orders and work for them. However, that was the Poles plan. You have invaded us went the thinking but, we are not working for you. A lot of the food farmed and things manufactured in Poland were used for the third reich's war effort. For example, the area around Oświęcim was very rich in coal and other minerals and deposits and the Nazi's exploited this heavily.

Language / Distinguishing between boy/boyfriend/......girl/girlfriend in polish [14]

I always thought that

znajom / a = friend, aquaintence
Koleżanka = girlfriend ( romantic interest )
przyjaciol /ka = VERY good friend sometimes known a finace / e

Moj po Polsku jest słaby............so I could be wrong