Life / Rich man, poor man - today`s Poland [80]


By the way, why whenever people decide to save money they start with pencils and erasers? The do that in the States too. How is the $50 a year going to make a difference?

Life / Rich man, poor man - today`s Poland [80]

Looking from the outsider position for the last 12 years, I think Poland's growth is immense. The life quality is improving year by year (at least looking at my family members). I have two brothers who live in Poland and I live in the States but materially we are doing similarly. So no rich and poor man in my family.

But the three of us have one thing in common: we know how to work hard.

Po polsku / O co chodzi z tymi Żydami. [144]

W odwrotna strone, jak powiedzialam. Jesli ktos cos robi co sie ogolowi nie podoba, to zaraz Zyd.

A ty nie musisz zaraz przeklinac i uzywac pogardliwego tonu. Troche kultury osobistej i mozna by cie bylo brac na powaznie.

Po polsku / O co chodzi z tymi Żydami. [144]


Polacy maja tez ten brzydki zwyczaj w odwrotna strone. Moim zdaniem, jesli ktos mowi, ze jest Polakiem, to niech mu bedzie. Jesli mowi ze jest Zydem to tez gites. Nie bede nikomu dyktowac, kim ma sie czuc.

Food / Are there any Polish wines worth purchasing? [65]

What is actually Miod Pitny? Is it considered a wine?

Po polsku / O co chodzi z tymi Żydami. [144]


Rozumiem argumenty twoje i kazdej z 14, czy ilustam zacytowanych przez ciebie osob. Z czescia sie zgadzam, z czescia sie nie zgadzam. I potrafie z tym zyc, ze ludzie sa innego zdania niz ja. Radze i Tobie sprobowac :)

Po polsku / O co chodzi z tymi Żydami. [144]


Nie rozumem celu tego wytykania palcem. Komu i czemu to ma sluzyc? Jestesmy na forum dyskusyjnym i ludzie maja pewne opinie, ktore chca przedyskutowac. Nie wiem, kto mianowal ciebie na cenzora tego forum, ale skoro juz nim jestes to zajmij sie wszystkimi przypadkami ksenofobii, rasizmu i bigoterii a nie tylko wbranymi tematycznie.

A jesli chcesz jak to mowisz "kommemorowac" ofiary Jedwabnego, to prosze bardzo, pomodl sie w domu, daj na masze, lub nawet jedz do Jedwabnego, a nie wymuszaj nastepnego kolektywnego prazdnika jak jakis aparatczik.

Po polsku / O co chodzi z tymi Żydami. [144]


Gdyby zmienic nazwe to Bigots' Forums to chyba wszyscy byli by zadowoleni, bo bylaby rownosc w nienawisci.

Po polsku / O co chodzi z tymi Żydami. [144]


Kazdy widzi tylko swoje bolaczki. Ja uwazam, ze to forum jest rowniez antyfeministyczne.

Poza tym jest antypakistankie, antyindyjskie, antyangielskie, antyniemieckie i antyzdroworozsadkowe.

Po polsku / O co chodzi z tymi Żydami. [144]

Z Zydami na tym forum to jest troche tak jak z pogromami. Cudzoziemcy podzegaja i podpalaja, Polacy w koncu sie dolaczaja, a ze wszystko dzieje sie pod polskim logo, to pozniej wszyscy krzycza, ze Polacy to anysemici.

Ale tak na powaznie, to ludzie lubia dobra klotnie, a takich na tematach z Zydami nie brak. A ze kazady cos tam o Zydach slyszal na lekcjach historii, to kazdy czuje sie ekspertem i dorzuca swoje trzy grosze. Tak wiec jest to recepta na blockbuster topic. To samo jest z tematami o Polkach, bo kazdy przynajmniej raz w zyciu Polke widzial, wiec wszystko o nich wie.

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]


I'm wondering why?

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]


I've always thought it the result of cooler climate. When you look where the circumcision originated and has been practiced for centuries you will also see that the hot climate and lack of hygiene could have had something to do with that. Removing the foreskin kept the tip cleaner and thus prevented the infections. The church probably jumped it at some point to scare people into doing this or going to hell, and with the time it became a religious procedure. Poland is a cold country, so the infections could not have been this much of a problem, so they didn't do it.

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

This is just loosely connected, but this topic made me remember of a documentary I've seen a couple of years ago.

It's about a boy who lost his penis in a circumcision procedure that went wrong. Someone directed his mother to a psychologist who decided the boy should be raised as a girl. Very interesting story.

Here is the Wikipedia info. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reimer

The movie was probably made in the 90ties. I've just read in Wiki that he committed suicide.

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

Ever heard from your ladies, that it's not about the tool, but about the technique and skill?

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]


But awfully funny.

I don't know about the laddies, but ladies don't care either way.

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]


It's becoming more and more a political topic. San Francisco is planning on banning circumcisions. Which means no religious ones as well. Which means it's in the interest of some religious groups to make sure this ban will never come to existence.

As far as I'm concerned, I think it's ridiculous to cut out any part of an infants body that was put there by nature.

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]


I believe that people's choices are mainly motivated by pragmatism, not by ideology. There are people who had good lives in the PRL. They would entrust the same people running the country again.

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]


There many more names. Let's not deny it. Leszek Miller, Jozef Oleksy, Krzysztof Janik, to name a few ad hoc.

And the SLD won by a landslide in 2001.

Travel / My visit to Poland - Likes & Dislikes. [137]

I liked the new terminal at Okecie Airport on my last visit. And the ladies who weigh your luggage are extremely friendly.

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]


Harry, you behave like some aparatchik and you call me a liar? Knock, knock, reality is calling.


They could have been anything for all I know. But of course it's too hard for you to comprehend that a Polish person could be ok with a Jew being Polish as well.

Edit:
don't bother to answer. My daily quota for nonsense are out.

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]


I gave it to you. Enjoy your little victory.


(You still didn't produce the evidence for 498 to be completely clear.)


According to Wiki on the camp in Dachau (which conveniently today became a reliable source of information): "The camp was originally designed for holding German political prisoners and Jews."

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]


Ok, so we are up to 2 Polish SS. Still 19,998 missing, given that you claim that one in 5 of the 100,000 was SS.
Even if we get up to 300, it's nothing worth arguing about for 3 days.


Where did I say it? You are hallucinating.

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]


I've used it. I did not find anything that supports your statements.

The fact that you refuse to point me to some reliable evidence says a lot.

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]


I don't follow you around making sure I've read all your posts and most people probably don't do that either. So kindly provide your sources. It's not about being over sensitive about Poland. I've read enough that Poles did not join the SS (for obvious reasons), unlike for example Ukrainians (for obvious reasons). I'm not going to change my mind only because someone repeats some (unsupported) statements endlessly.

Never mind. Whatever. Call the commie prisons whatever. I'm fine with that.

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]

Harry posted this article yesterday. There is nothing about Polish SS. But like I said yesterday, the following quote explains everything: "British and Commonwealth soldiers who decided to fight for the Nazis rather than spend the war in honourable captivity as PoWs." Screw honorable if your stomach is grumbling.



"The Random House Dictionary defines the term "concentration camp" as: "a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc.""

The prisons were run for Polish by Polish, therefore they don't fall into the concentration camp category. I recommend the movie "Przesluchanie". (on youtube) I hope you can understand Polish. It will shed some light on the period of Polish history.

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]

Like I said, provide sources. Internet, boooks, anything. I will even go to the library if you point me to a reliable source that states that. Until then it is just

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]


We got to the bottom of that many times, but this forum is like a Merry-Go-Around.



And that's how it starts.

History / So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [158]


Iron, I think you are way too sensitive. If you look at the big picture when it comes to Polish history, there is nothing to be ashamed of. But of course, there is never an ideal picture. So there are little scratches that some people like to focus on and exploit until everybody get nauseous.

Were there Polish SS? Not that I heard much of it, and even it there was, the number is really negligible. There are traitors in every nation. Same with szabrownicy. Polish society is not 100% hones today, so why do have some naive hopes it was 100% honest during WWII. But on the other hand, did the majority of the nation support the Nazi regime? Is there a shady spot in Polish history like for example "Blood for goods" that involves 1,000,000 Jews?

Are Poles antisemitic? I'm sure some are. Is/was the majority antisemitic? If so, why on earth Poland had the highest percentage of Jewish Population before WWII in the whole Europe. Is Poland more antisemitic than any other country in the world? I doubt.

So let's look at the big picture. The picture is good. But let's not expect it to be perfect.

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

Even the native speakers come with all kinds of accents. My first nave speaker-teacher in Poland was from Scotland. After one year he was replaced with a person form Texas. Neither of them was any help in learning pronounciation. Both were quite useful when in came to improving comprehension. Over all they were a fun diversion from the hard work we were doing with the Polish teacher (who by the way taught me the most).

Language / Mixed English Grammar Thread [233]


Maarysia and Marynka are 2 different female specimens. I have the number 11 at the end.

If I wrote by hand I would have used the quotation marks of course.