Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


We don't know for sure, but chances are, these converted Jews, at the very least, married orthodox Jews. That would be mixing things up even more.

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


Genetically, the Polish Jews are similar to other eastern Europeans, which supports the claim even further...with empirical evidence :D

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


The Jewish mother celebrates the Jewish holidays at the table, buys Kosher food, make sure it stays Kosher when it's served. That's why it's handed down thru the mom. She raises the kids to be "Jewish".

It does get confusing...are we talking genetics...are we talking religion. Aren't Polish Jews genetically similar to Eastern European non Jews? Ah, more proof they are related and share common ancestors!

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


Not according to Orthodox Jews. As long as the mother is Jewish, the children are Jewish. The mother is central in handing down the culture. She knows what to eat, how to set the table, etc. Food is a big part of being Jewish.

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]

The Jewish culture was left intact because the girls were left Jewish while the sons were given to the church.
A jewish woman can marry anyone and all her children will be Jewish.

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


Are you sure it's always been that way, or just until recently? What about the story of Esterke?

There was a time when certain Jews mingled with Europe's royalty.

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]

With all the conversions and the story of Esterke, it could be, at one time, it was expected, boys born to Jewish mothers and Catholic fathers would grow to be Catholic while the girls would grow to be Jewish mothers. So there ya have it. Lots of Catholic men with Jewish mothers.

Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [330]


What kind of Pizza are we talking about? That kind of Pizza isn't the same as the Americano Pizza first made in the 1950's, which is the type we see today...flat bread crust, some kind of sauce and other...stuff on the bread, and then baked.

Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [330]

I think it's cool you can do so many different things with the Pizza concept :)

Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [330]


I thought Pizza was invented in New York. Brooklyn or someplace like that :/

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

It's not that cold in Poland :))

Well, if you were refering to prams why did you mention women hibernating all winter and having babies? Your point wasn't very clear.

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]


I don't understand what that question has to do with this topic. Some guy hating a country because women spend their winters inside (due to cold) and have babies is pathetic.

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]

We don't need any more of the damn things anyway. We should be reducing stockpiles, not creating more of the damn things!

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]


That is so funny. This is a reason you hate the country? That's sorta pathetic.

Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

Or, it could be a saline solution.

WTF are you talking about Tornado. I see more white guys chasing petite Asian women than I do Polish girls chasing black guys :)

Botox, but not in the boobs ;)

Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]


You forgot to mention the fact that we have a central nervous system and are conscious. It's a bit more than meat, blood, and flesh.

Life / Why are so many Polish People rude on the internet? [96]

People complain on the internet because they use it as a venting vehicle. They are unhappy, want to express it, so they do it online.

Food / Lost family recipe for Chow-Chow (Polish style) [37]


We gotta get our vitamins from somewhere.

Life / Why are so many Polish People rude on the internet? [96]

Whoever heard of a rude Englishman? Aren't they supposed to be the politest people on earth? True gentlemen, each and every one of them!

Food / Lost family recipe for Chow-Chow (Polish style) [37]


However many are in a package. The more the better.

Food / Lost family recipe for Chow-Chow (Polish style) [37]

I love Pistachios!

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]


Why do Americans look for jobs in other countries? Because they want to live someplace besides America, for a while, anyway. Same goes for Poles or anyone else.

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]


Seanus, she was being reassuring. What's wrong with that? Besides, the missile shield was a bad idea anyway. It sounds like Russia was using it as a provocation which would most likely mean bad news in the future. Maybe this is a positive development and shouldn't be thought of as abandonment and betrayal, rather, a wise decision that will promote prosperity in the region. The shield would have just caused problems, sounds like.

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]

If it means anything Hillary Clinton, in response to the accusation America stabbed Poland in the back and abandoned them because of the scrapped missile shield, did say the US would never turn our back on our allies.

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]


It hasn't much to do with Russia, anyway. Not officially. Hillary was just on saying it's about defending Europe from Iran's ballistic missiles. She deemphasized Russia and said the decision wasn't based on growls from the Bear. It was based on what is needed to defend allied countries from Iran's missiles. It isn't "scrapped", just amended. If the majority of Poles hate the idea anyway, it's a good thing our govt didn't implement it. It could have been the start of a period of tension. I would just assume not have the shield implemented the way they were planning if it's going to cause countries to invade each other or be hostile in more covert ways. I hope it's not too late for things to settle down over this matter.

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]


Seanus, you have a point here. Overstaying the Visa is something that shouldn't be encouraged and people should make good on their Visa whenever possible, however, this, alone SHOULD NOT be a reason to deny ANYONE a Visa! That's my point? Why should other Poles who haven't done anything, never overstayed a Visa be penalized because of the poor choices of others?

Statistically, we get more immigrants from Mexico and Latin America, so, if Poles were allowed the same opportunities to obtain Visas as others elsewhere, I doubt they would be the majority of Visas issued. So, what's the big deal? It does sound like discrimination. If you don't believe me, provide some good statistical data for the past ten years or so. Who are the immigrants and what countries are they from? You can pretty much assume if you have people coming from one particular area, like Mexico, a certain percentage overstay their Visas. People are not perfect.

Please read the topic of this thread in post #1, then try to stay on topic.

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]

Uh, you got proof? How many Mexican nationals are in the country illegally? Or nationals from other nations? If you deny Poles, you might as well deny them all! Or, you are discriminating against Poles.

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]


But, there's no excuse for denying Poles US Visas. If you are going to deny Poles, you might as well deny everyone. Poles aren't any different from any other nationality.

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]

Haha, yeah. What Irony! It is kinda like the Cuban Missile Crisis. But, there are some fundamental differences. One of them being Europe. Cuba was one little island off the coast of Florida, but, Eastern Europe is connected to Western Europe and they are allies. It's similar to C.M.C. but not quite the same situation...

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]

Russia doesn't like it for some reason. Maybe they are afraid it will be used to intercept their missiles so they will be vulnerable to nuclear attack from Europe and will be at a loss politically and have to kiss ass?

This shield, supposedly, interfers with Iran, but maybe it interfers with Russia, too?
Seanus, I meant contagious diseases like retroviruses. You cannot keep something like H1N1 from crossing borders.
If someone is diagnosed with HIV, might as well deny them a Visa, but you can't keep all the Mexicans out just because of H1N1. It would most likely spread, anyway, because you would have Mexicans going elsewhere and people from those other places where they go will come here and spread it that way. Those pesky things always find a way in.