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Posts by ZIMMY  

Joined: 21 Feb 2009 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 25 Mar 2022
Threads: Total: 6 / Live: 1 / Archived: 5
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ZIMMY   
23 Mar 2009
News / US to deploy Patriot missiles to Poland [405]

The latest on the shield: Poland hopes U.S. will not let it down on shield

(Reuters) - Poland said on Sunday it hoped the new U.S. administration would not abandon plans to station a missile defence system on its territory.

President Barack Obama's administration is reviewing U.S. security policy, including the missile shield plan. This has prompted speculation he might shelve a project that has angered Moscow, with which Washington wants to mend ties.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Poland had taken "something of a political risk" in signing an agreement with the Bush administration to host the system.

reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE52L0PX20090322
ZIMMY   
21 Mar 2009
Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [656]

I was wondering whats the typical Polish look of the Poles. The hair, eye, skin color, body build in both men and women, facial features.

You can tell someone is Polish by the twinkle in their eye; the shiny clean hair, melting smile, erect posture, courteous manner, philosophical wisdom, good manners and self-confidence.
ZIMMY   
21 Mar 2009
History / Polish-German alliance. [489]

Why are you belting on about Russians and Germans stealing things?

It's good to keep things in perspective. As you know, we are supposed to learn from history.

Having said that, in a previous thread I noted, if Adolph Hitler had a kid, that kid should not be thought of as guilty for his father's crimes, and todays Germans and Russians are innocent of past crimes done by others.
ZIMMY   
21 Mar 2009
History / Polish-German alliance. [489]

"The Germans want your land, the Russians want your soul." I've heard that a few times but it seems to me that both Germans and Russians want Poland's soul and land.

Of course historically and against all odds it seems that Poles are too stubborn (by nature?) to give either up.
ZIMMY   
11 Mar 2009
Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

Don't get me wrong but Catholic Church in my opinion have a bit to do with Poles being miserable. We are very religious and every Sunday instead of spiritual fest people are singing all these sad songs and are supposed to regret all their sins and pray...nothing else.

A valid point; the church is not especially known for its humor. Poles carry a burdensome history. By that I mean that they have been 'victims' so often because of their geography and because of their frequent quests for freedom which threatened other countries.

As to the British, they don't smile because they have bad teeth.
ZIMMY   
9 Mar 2009
Genealogy / Does your last name end in CKI not SKI [60]

Well, it's kind of late but I just found this thread.

In Polish, the 's' comes after consonants. The 'c' comes after vowels. Otherwise, it's essentially the same.......
ZIMMY   
7 Mar 2009
History / The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction [123]

I have always been fascinated with the process of rebuilding of Polish major cities after the WW2. For me it is an amazing phenomenon

I've wondered about that as well. No Marshall Plan for Poland but hard work. An amazing feat. Thank you for the pictures.
ZIMMY   
4 Mar 2009
History / Polish-German alliance. [489]

Poles like you make me wish that Britain had joined the war on the side of the Nazis.

Ah, therein lies the true "heart of darkness". ... revealed. Thank you!
ZIMMY   
4 Mar 2009
History / Polish-German alliance. [489]

I don't have the information here but I recall that in 1938 Hitler made an overture to Poland where he wanted access across the northern region (Gdansk, et al) and if given that an alliance would be possible. Some here might want to follow up on that.
ZIMMY   
27 Feb 2009
History / Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? [612]

...at the order of a Polish government which was made up of Poles? OK, guess they weren't Polish then. One thing though: why did the camps outlast Stalin?

Yes the 'communist' Polish government ran them even though only a small percentage of Poles were communists (Is this where I should add that a much higher percentage of Jews were communist?). As to why the camps did "outlast Stalin" um, this is one of those 'duh' answers; it's because the Soviet Union outlasted Stalin. The Russians were still there. Ever hear of the Warsaw Pact?

You seem to have a blind spot when it comes to the whole picture.