Language / -ski/-ska, -scy/ski, -wicz - Polish surnames help [185]


Polish nobility, mind you not always aristocrats ;)

During Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów they were the protectors of the realm and later on the biggest party holders on earth.
If I am not mistaken if you served as a Winged Hussar (Husaria) you could become enobled.

Life / Babcia or Busha - any social class difference? [359]

Don't think it's a social class difference, most likely those families who use it have some roots to former Eastern Poland or the times of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth.

I remember my dad's grandmother on my grandmothers side be called Busia (and her husband Buś) while I called my grandmother Babcia.

Life / Automobiles vs. Pedestrians in Poland [77]


Red = stop
green = go
breaking that rule in any form of transport/travel mode should deserve a fine...
I utterly HATE it when pedestrians go on red light...

History / What proportion of the Polish population collaborated with the Nazis? [125]


agreed


The movie has nothing to do with THAT, it's also very... weird. But yeah, "Max Manus" would be better to understand Norwegian sentiments better, at least nowadays.


What planet are you from?


He was in an minority among peasants and somebody's


exactly, that's the whole thing really


Oh you mean Poles that volunteered? Very very little chance, quite a big shot. Even taking arms from Germans was... negative. Not until the end of the war some far-right groups did take weapons from em. That's actually it. IF you think of organized collaboration

History / History behind Poland and Turkey's Relationship [120]

That's a bit over the edge don't make the Serbian hospital's work for no use


pitty but, it's far less moronic I agree

History / History behind Poland and Turkey's Relationship [120]


wake up call, Polish insurgents found haven in Ottomon Empire and they allways asked where Poland's ambassador is!

That's for you my dear pro-Russian friend :)

Travel / What can Poland do to attract more tourists? Llamas farm? [71]


wow!


Simple more tourists more money

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]


the most eastern, "western" country I might guess you meant.

History / Why is Vatican traditionally on German and not on Polish side? [65]

Because it's not until now that the vatican cared that much about the Catholics in Poland. Poles are more like protestants at the side of the vatican calling themselves Catholics at some point. The inquisition is famous but, for it really to happen or a minor part of it, a German king had to Rule Poland (saxon kings). Otherwise the Vatican itself didn't have too much influence on Poland (especially being partitioned. While in german provinces there were wars over being protestant or catholic and competition. Also by many (also the Vatican) Germany was allways more important then Poland.

It's not after Johannes Paul II that Poles started pilgrimages en-masse to Rome I think.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [340]


lol I wish I could look into your brain lol

History / Do you regard the Polish Communist Partizans as heroes? [36]


Nobody would have an nationality in those ranks as their doctrine was: There are no nationality's only 1 globe or something. Any Pole who would joined Soviet partisants cause of ideology stopped being a Pole. Unless he was a scammer of course and just wanted to survive. But yeah not that many Poles joined Soviet partisants, there were plenty of Polish partisants to join even as you mentioned "Armia Ludowa".

For me their a bunch of scum becaouse they sat on fire my family's property cause they had a better "status" and was seen as nobles... While local peasents greeted my family with open arms when they returned after the war, right before the fire by some stupid AL or Red armists (or even both at the same time)

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]


and I see Poland in EU + NATO if that ain't a "club" then what is it? :)


Cause their Swedes... Their in Scandinavia.... Northern Europe... Hello?! Same fricking neighbourhood

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]


That's just stupid then Norwegians could call Sweden an eastern European country just because it's East from them? Come on!

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Europe

Here is some info about Eastern Europe

If you cut Europe into 2 halfs then yes Poland is in eastern Europe. But if you cut it in 4/5 or even more then she isn't. If you want to look at things black and white pls call Poland eastern Europe. It would only show what a type of person you are.

If we think Eastern as eastern part of Europe then this is somehow the right picture:

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History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]


Your thinking about Poland having it's commie past and has been in the Warsaw pact? I would say politically in the 80's Poland (if you can call that commie state Poland lol) then yes Poland was eastern politically. But Poland ain't part of Russia or is Russia's vassal state nor does Poland object Western political alliances such as EU or NATO. It's in it. Time to refresh your mind Ironside :=)

Love / Do Polish men make good husbands? [107]


congratualtions!


Your choice! :)


Lection nr 1: Co ma piernik do wiatraka?

It's good to learn it


Hmm being a good husband is more about ones ethics then culture I think, how one was raised and how to look at evil/good etc

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]


lol
politically it's western Europe! (NATO, EU ring any bell?)
Geographically it's Central Europe (before world war 2 I would say Central+Eastern Europe)
While culturally I would say central + eastern Europe

in military sense western with eastern history package

One can really get confused sometimes :)


I also wonder how on EARTH can it be politically eastern?!


You know Europe ends at the Ural mountains (It's very hard for me to say it but it's the truth, truth hurts) But Russia is in Europe and it's in Eastern Europe. Poland WAS in Eastern Europe but you know the story about Jałta I guess so I don't need to make an lecture right? Right


Your talking from an tourist perception, the greatest distaste for a Pole hearing it's eastern isthat Russia is eastern and Poles (being one of the largest group of Slavs) DOES NOT want to be seen as Russians. It's an great mission if you ask me cause people who do not understand the difference between Slavs (God people still call all the countries that used to be Yugoslavia for "Oh it's ex-Yugoslavian right?")

Travel / How welcoming is Poland for an American visitor? And great places to visit. [54]

It's the Polish unknown propaganda, as Poland isn't much multi-kulti the "elite" or politicians wants it to stay that way. I guess that's why the state doesn't react even if I was wrong

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


Jak to przeczytałem to... chore po prostu chore

UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [105]


and?
Going through that door is more land with angry villagers with their pitchforks and torches! All speaking non-understandable English dialect! After that (if we are lucky) there is a channel! Will there be provided a boat? Probably not... Ok then we need to steal one or swim across the channel and what do we meet then? Yepp the Frenchies... Thanks for that! After we run through all those crazy frog eaters there is GERMANY!!!! And only after THEN it's Poland so tell me wtf am I gonna do with that door? Can I use it as an raft?

Life / New Polish generation prefers black culture? [145]

Not surprising, especially taking into consideration that "black music" was popular in Poland during the 30's. Although it's different it still applies

Love / How do Polish men feel about gender equality? [780]

It's like puring two glasses with water, one will allways be less filled then the other. It would be allmost impossible to have it EXACTLY equal. I just say, you want money? Work harder, it's that simple

History / The Great Polish History - in pictures. [14]

Keep it coming! piękne! :)

History / Where did the power of Poland vanish to, since... let`s say, some 300 years ago? [180]


They just used the situation and pre-emptive striked. Without Prussia&Russia Taking lands from Poland. Austria wouldn't have a reason to enter in the first place. It was all so that Prussia&Russia wouldn't get too much. It was all grand picture plans about self defense.


Don't think they had any major power/influence until the creation of Austro-Hungarian Empire and that was AFTER the partitions...

I am starting to get Sok/I-S syndrome

History / Polish and other Slavic nobility in our time [71]


Even Jaruzelski was from an noble family, they made him a black sheep tho

History / PRUSSIA - Former Vassal of Poland later occupant | Nowadays Germany? [33]

I would say Germany does a lot better then Russia(former Soviet Union) after ww2 when comparing them both with their relationship with Poland. 1 big plus was that Poles and Germans shared their "animosity" towards the SU as them occupying their lands.

(both Western Prussia,Silesia and DDR hehe)

History / Whom do the people in Poland hate more: Germans or Russians? [869]


majority in the area, minority in Poland


read my sentence again


They were behind IT but all 3 agreed upon it

History / Whom do the people in Poland hate more: Germans or Russians? [869]

My family is an living evidence of that not being true, Mr
Also many other family's with German roots were allowed to stay. Most of those that went were opportunists or never wanting to see hell again. Or pro-Germany Germans. Those that didn't want it stayed.

Although fear of SU was a great motivator

Also Poland or Polish politicians had nothing to say, they were the losing side or pawns of SU (if you call those "Polish" commies Poles...) Soviet Union was the driving push of relocating any minority to where they wanted (Stalin to be specific).

History / Whom do the people in Poland hate more: Germans or Russians? [869]

So you were sincere in that "Poles expelled Germans and willingly wanted them out of the picture?"
No matter their political agenda?