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Posts by Wroclaw  

Joined: 1 Apr 2006 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 19 Aug 2013
Threads: Total: 44 / Live: 1 / Archived: 43
Posts: Total: 5359 / Live: 643 / Archived: 4716 		From: Wroclaw and Berlin
Speaks Polish?: More than yesterday.
Interests: Family History. Photography.

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Wroclaw   
21 Nov 2009
Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

Polish postal workers are kind enough to sort out your mail for you. If they think a parcel is better off being delivered to their home and not yours... then you will be relieved of it.
Wroclaw   
20 Oct 2009
Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

przestać mówić dużo śmieci i zacząć myśleć przed działających!!!!!!!

have a chat with your boyfriend and ask him to correct the above.
Wroclaw   
20 Oct 2009
History / Polish military in 1939 in pictures. [107]

reminder

all future posts in this thread (and any other) that break the 100 word copy/paste rule will end up in the bin
Wroclaw   
10 Oct 2009
Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [330]

Let me see if I understand this, Polish pizza doesn't have tomato sauce on it?!

it does have sauce. but poles put ketchup on everything. it's just a bad habit... or maybe it's to spruce up a bad pizza.
Wroclaw   
15 Aug 2009
Language / Can accidentally using the wrong gender form cause offence? [26]

does it cause offence to people

be careful with one word answers or short replys. it depends who you are speaking to.

in longer statements ones language problems become obvious and may be overlooked.
Wroclaw   
10 Aug 2009
Language / Polish sayings [236]

go home and sleep

agreed
Wroclaw   
2 Aug 2009
Life / Things that annoy you in Poland. [114]

Things that annoy you in Poland.

Cobbles: They are no good for walking on and I dislike cycling on them. And they are bloody everywhere.
Wroclaw   
28 Jul 2009
Genealogy / Adopted from Poland; trying to find my biological parents [99]

I was adopted in the early 80's.

How old were you when you were adopted ?

reason for asking. Some babies are adopted straight from the (birth) hospital

Does anyone know if the opranage is still there?

There is more than one. Do you have an address ?

I can look in the phone directory for a number, if it helps.
Wroclaw   
28 Jun 2009
Food / BREAD IN POLAND IS DETERIORATING [90]

i didn't make myself clear (nothing unusual there)

it's just that i pine for 'Mother's Pride' type slices
Wroclaw   
28 Jun 2009
Food / BREAD IN POLAND IS DETERIORATING [90]

there is a wide range of bread. if you shop according to taste you should find a store or bakery that sells what you want.

My beef is that I can't find a decent sized loaf. the slices are too small.
Wroclaw   
28 Jun 2009
Food / BREAD IN POLAND IS DETERIORATING [90]

Wasps or bees attracted to bread suggests browned miód sztuczny was used to give the bread a darker hue.

Honey was used in the old days by the elite... then came refined sugar... now we can all afford honey. Only certain breads have honey added.

my source: an unpublished work.
Wroclaw   
28 Jun 2009
Food / BREAD IN POLAND IS DETERIORATING [90]

One thing that has really gone down the drain since the commie era is Poland's bread.

In the 'commie era' the choice was take it or leave it.

Now we have a choice.

As Seanus mentions there are still plenty of small, private bakeries who bake traditional, local loaves.

As some bread is in fact local to certain areas it would be ridiculous to generalize it.
Wroclaw   
25 Jun 2009
Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

but there is a general beauty/ugly line and you are on one side or the other with most people.

When you get to my age you get to understand the bitch in beauty and the beauty that shines from the ordinary. There are so many types out there. It's not just in appearance and dress, but also actions and words.
Wroclaw   
12 Jun 2009
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

Also, 60 years of Communism didn't encourage people to be polite.

One might expect that twenty years without communism would reverse the trend.
Wroclaw   
7 Jun 2009
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

They were from Mechtal/Miechlowitz and Beuthen/Bytom.

Then I will tell you that the four come from Bytom.

There is plenty of info on this site about the Death Camps and a fair few posters who are knowledgable on the subject. Do a search of the threads.

Keep in mind that not all posters have an interest in Genealogy... so they may neglect this thread. You have to look for them. Look in the History Threads.
Wroclaw   
7 Jun 2009
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Wittkowski

Of the 47 people with this name... most come from Gdansk and surrounding towns. This would also give you a historical connection to Germany.
The German map is covered by this name.

Biernotek

Only 4 people with this name in Poland. I imagine that they are all related. It should be possible to contact this family. But, for their privacy... I will not say where they are.

Only one in Germany.
Wroclaw   
28 May 2009
Genealogy / Obtaining Original Poznan Parish Records, Greater Poland archives? [22]

Do I write to them in English or Polish? I speak very little Polish

You could make use of the translation thread.

With a letter in Polish you can be certain that someone will at least read it.

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