History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]


"Murzynek Bambo"! ;D


Why "provocative"?? :)


Goodnight, sleep tight :)))

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Oh, one film by Agnieszka Holland I suppose I could also recommend - but this time for foreigners interested in Polish history (I haven't seen in "In Darkness" yet) - is "To Kill a Priest" with globally known (lol) actors: Christopher Lambert, Ed Harris, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall, Pete Postlethwaite, Joss Ackland and David Suchet. The story is based on the murder of priest Jerzy Popiełuszko by agents of the Polish communist internal intelligence agency:

youtu.be/E9rm6D3lB5Q


Which languages?


OK, OK :)

All right then, what about Bronisław Geremek?

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]



Why do they have to be known globally?
Come on, are Tuwim, Leśmian and Brzechwa known globally? ;)) And yet you've included them in the thread.


Indeed :)

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]


Is Agnieszka Holland worthy enough? ;)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnieszka_Holland

"Agnieszka Holland was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1948. She is the daughter of two prominent journalists, Irena (née Rybczyńska) and Henryk Holland,[1] a Catholic mother and a Jewish father. Holland herself was raised without religion. Her father's parents were killed in the ghetto; her mother participated in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising and was a member of the Polish Underground."

Some of her films:

In Darkness (2011) (Academy Award nominee for the best foreign language film)
Washington Square (1997)
Total Eclipse (1995)
The Secret Garden (1993) (Nominated for BAFTA Film Award)
Europa, Europa (1990, Academy Award nominee for the best screenplay)
To Kill a Priest (1988)
Angry Harvest (Bittere Ernte, 1985, Germany, Academy Award nominee for the best foreign language film)

"The Secret Garden" - I loved that film! :)

youtu.be/vVRPMleD1SI

youtu.be/KJCvbFLtRB0

The whole world is a garden :)

"Europa, Europa"


What do you mean by "locally"?

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Wait a minute, Jerzy Hoffman, Irena Szewińska and Roman Polański aren't dead yet! :))
;)

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]


I thought about this too.

Btw, yehudi, is challah eaten only on Sabbath and holidays or also as daily bread?


Funny, I've never heard of cebularz although my voivodeship is next to lubelskie!
The only thing that comes to my mind as looking similar to cebularz is "bułka z pieczarkami" sold in "Pod Telegrafem": podtelegrafem.pl/pl/wyroby/garmazeria/przekaski/

It's a bread roll with champignons, onion and cheese.
But I doubt it's anything regional.


Yes, I know they have it in Russia!
Btw, is it known in the West?


If you say so :))))


My mum has a similar problem, so she buys it rarely :)) I, on the other hand, will eat a few bites and it's enough for me ;) It has an intense, peculiar bitter-sweet taste :)


And Marcin Meller, Bronisław Wildstein. Also Kazimiera Szczuka has Jewish roots. (I didn't know about Meller and Szczuka, I just googled them a minute ago ;)).


lol
No, jon357, we would describe them as Martians ;D

Would you ask the same question about Piotr Gąsowski, Michał Figurski (Russian roots), Grzegorz Miecugow (Armenian-Georgian roots) or Robert Makłowicz (Armenian-Ukrainian-Hungarian-Austrian roots lol)?

A dish we owe to Jews is "karp po żydowsku" (gefilte fish):

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Pawian, yehudi, I shall bring peace between you two and mention something we rather for sure owe to Jews ;) - it's "chałka" (known in English as "challah"):

You can buy it in probably every bakery or store and I personally love it - it's soft, fluffy and sweet :D Mmmm...

Btw, what about halva ("chałwa" in Polish)? How did it end up in Poland? My mum loves it!

News / Incredible news from Poland - The president shaved his moustache! [88]


Just like Wałęsa said: "Jestem za, a nawet przeciw" :))
And on a more serious note:



Yes, we'll see... I don't mind changes, I just think they should be well thought out.
For example, I don't really like the Disney-like colour of the renovated railway station in Wrocław:

It hurts my eyes ;/


I saw the president today on TV giving some interview and I can't get used to it! I just can't lol He looked better with mustache in my opinion...

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]


That's true, he's generally liked, I think. Also, he's the second most trusted politician in Poland, after the president (!) according to CBOS poll:

So I'd say it could be 50/50 - 50% his personality and 50% "the power, money and opportunities" as far as this woman is concerned.

News / Incredible news from Poland - The president shaved his moustache! [88]

Actually, I see that the reactions in comments are mixed...

And I must admit I understand why... It may sound surprising but I somehow prefer the picture on the left:

Of course, the buildings should be renovated, but the place on the left looks climatic, and the one on the right looks just like any European city... It reminds me of Vienna. My impression of that city could fit in three words - clean, whitish and... boring... It's a nice city, beautiful architecture but I preffered Paris, despite it was... I don't know... more "dirty" I guess lol But interesting and alive at the same time...

Of course it depends on personal tastes but I think some compromise should be achieved to retain Kraków's atmosphere...

Language / Fun with Polish ambiguous language [59]

No to nieźle :D

Language / Fun with Polish ambiguous language [59]


;D

Where do you get all of this? From your head or from the internet? :)

Language / Fun with Polish ambiguous language [59]

Kowal giął pręty i przegiął ;)

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [676]


It's easier, of course, but not correct :)
Berni23, why don't you use your username, huh? :)


No, neither do we call them Eastern Europeans :) We just call them Serbs and the region where they live we call the Balkans (not Eastern Europe).


It's not bad, but it isn't correct either :) So you chill and stop "przeżywać" so much that Poles are Central European o_O :)

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]


Haha, I thought of him too :D
His cute and likeable but not hot, I'd say ;)


He's ;D

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [676]


And where do you live?


So? That's your business. Do you mind Poles considering themselves Central European?


That geopolitical divison of Europe is overdue.


Many people find it ignorant when someone doesn't know geography.


Berni23?? :)))

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]


Dunno, I'd ask for permition - that's the right thing to do, facebook or no facebook. Especially if I was going to show them on a forum like this one (and I wouldn't do that, to be honest).

Now, something for the boys:


Joanna Mucha:



Hot or not?

Life / Poland's concord of cultures [86]

Geez, guys, who cares which is taller? lol The point is there's a Mt. Kosciuszko in Australia! Concord of cultures, people! Concord! xD

Men :)

*sighs*

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]

lol I didn't know that ;) It turns out this thread is informative after all! ;D

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]


Yeah, me too. But he reminds me of Piękny Marian instead (I didn't like that guy) lol


LOL What is that?? ;D
I can't clearly see his face in that picture ;)
Besides, I don't think it's about age.

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]

Well, he's not my type either, but objectively speaking that's considered hot, I think :)
And he probably looked better when he was younger ;)

And come on, Rutkowski, really? xD:



Nowak may look a bit like a Southern type gigolo, but Rutkowski? ;)

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]


Pawian, I know which men I consider hot and which I don't - I don't need an article to tell me this ;)
Are we really going to discuss such things in this thread? ;) Of course, some women are turned on by power alone. But Donald isn't hot, Putin isn't hot and Hitler definitely wasn't hot either.






Now, that's hot lol
I honestly didn't know what's hidden under that suit... ;]
But I don't like his face although it's handsome.

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]

Men and their presumptions... :))))))

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]

Men and their thinking... :))))
;o)

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]

Biedroń is handsome but not hot. The prime minister - also not hot ;)


Haha ;D

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]


I spotted him during Euro 2012 :] What a shame that Russian team had to go home so early... *sighs* lol


Yes, she's pretty, but there's something gentle and nice in the eyes of the Polish "average". I also like French one and Italian, for the same reason, probably ;)

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]


I generally like men with dark hair and dark eyes :) But I can fall for a blue eyed blond man too lol There was a time when I had a crush on Brad Pitt, for example ;D Johnny Depp doesn't do anything for me despite the fact that in theory his "my type".

But Eric Bana does after "Troy", mainly because of the character he played :) So it depends on the role, as far as I've noticed.

It's the same in real life - it depends on the individual character, really, not nationality...
And I like when a man looks like a man - has some muscles, but this also doesn't depend on nationality, I suppose...


I immediately thought of Aleksandr Kerzhakov, when I read this! ;D

Look at those eyes, OMG...


But sweet! ;)

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]


Of course I can spot differences - all of those are different faces :))
But you're right - there is something Polish about them (especially about the woman). Also Russian woman is spot on, I think. Russian man - I don't know... Not necessarily... Maybe Ukrainian? The average English man does look English! (or British) And the Irish woman! I'm not sure what's Irish about the man, though, but it's not like I've seen many Irish people, I guess :)

On the other hand, I'm going in my head through all the Polish faces of people I've known and know and I can't really recall anyone who would look similar to that "average Polish woman"... Except for this actress (but I don't know her personally, of course :)):

I was writing before about sitting with my female friends at a restaurant and how our hair and eye colour differed. But it wasn't only that - we also had completely different facial features. One of us could be considered Italian, for example, the second one Irish maybe, third one, let's say, Dutch, and me... I don't know... Jewish, maybe? lol I doubt you'd guess we're Polish. There are so many different facial features - it's pretty amazing! Also among Polish men. I think the same applies to other nationalities.


We still have them in Poland too - I guess not all of them have been exported abroad xD


They're men... lol At least it's less ridiculous than discussing how pointy Polish heads are ;D


Haha... xD Sometimes I even like this forum! lol

Language / Fun with Polish ambiguous language [59]


Because that's one of the meanings :):
sjp.pl/%E6mok
pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C4%87mok
Here its says: "(1.1) *gw. lwow. cham"
*gwara lwowska

But I know this from the dictionary, I've never heard it used like that. Must be regional, as Poles in general usually say "ćwok":

sjp.pl/%E6wok
;)

Language / Fun with Polish ambiguous language [59]


Because that's one of the meanings :):
sjp.pl/%E6mok
pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C4%87mok
Here its says: "(1.1) *gw. lwow. cham"
*gwara lwowska

But I know this from the dictionary, I've never heard it used like that. Must be regional, as Poles in general usually say "ćwok":

sjp.pl/%E6wok
;)