News / Piotr Kraśko - road to perdition [9]


yeah, like you have plenty examples - a single snotty Jacyna-Witt a town councillor from Szczecin who was immediately suspended from the party - let's see what happens to her next

as for 'dry wood' as you call it - people here (where I live ) used to do it a lot when PO was in power - and 'gałęziówka' what you call 'dry wood' is any wood that is less than 12 cm in diameter and often more if the pieces are gnarly and twisted (like from the top of Scottish pine trees) - 'gałęziówka' always cost peanuts especially if you prepared it (collect it) yourself - lately there have been a problem of trees toppled by high wind not being removed from the forest (at least here where I live don't know about the country at large) - so I as a pretty poor person see nothing outrageous in those appeals/statements by some PiS politicians

I don't care about your outbursts of PiS bashing - to me they make so much sense as burning dollars to heat your home

History / Pokłosie (film on Jedwabne) [36]

rent it where? online? - it's probably available on Netflix (that's what this website suggested:

filmweb.pl/film/Pok%C5%82osie-2012-624892/vod

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]


there were once multi-polar politics in Europe (and elsewhere) - do you think it stopped imperialistic wars?

Genealogy / Piechowski Family [9]

Kościerzyna is about 40 km from Gdańsk to the west if I recall correctly

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]


first of all, not so long ago Kaliningrad was German (there are perhaps people still alive who remember it as a German city) - why don't you Russians give an example to the world and give Kaliningrad back to Germany

Genealogy / Abbreviations used in Polish gravestone inscriptions [66]


Zemplin is the easternmost part of Slovakia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zempl%C3%ADn_(region) - the languge in these parts reminds Polish and Lemko

History / Current Polish-Russian relations.. What do the Poles think? [60]


it is meaningless and forgettable

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]


most of the Polish populace were serfs as well in the ages long gone, so I don't really understand your point

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]


Serboi and Khrobatoi were Sarmatian tribes according to Greek (Byzanitne) historians - they were probably allied to Slavs and settled in Eastern Europe along with them - White Croats settled north of Carpathian mountains in what is now Poland and Ukraine - the thing is that Sarmatians originated in the Eurasian steppes and not in the Balkans

Life / Top 5 things I like about Poland [77]

have you been poisoned by Polish air?

Life / Polish Nursery Rhymes [253]

it's the right rhyme - but the first word in what you remember is probably 'chodzi' ('chodzi ptaszek po ulicy' means 'a bird is walking along a/the street')

History / POLISH AND RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP WILL LAST FOREVER [513]


what about German (or Austrian) high culture, then

Genealogy / Kosiorek - looking for Polish meaning, relatives [12]

genealogiapolonica.com/ - the simplest way to do that is to hire a professional genealogist from Poland like the one in the link

Classifieds / Looking for property to rent or accommodation in Gdansk [10]


that's a simple consequence of you not knowing Polish - Polish lawyers that speak English are probably in greater demand elsewhere -

dudkowiak.com/local-services/law-firm-gdansk-lawyer-gdansk/ - here's a lawyer company that uses English (from Gdańsk) that I found thanks to uncle google

History / What do Poles owe to Hungarians? [275]


like what?

History / What do Poles owe to Hungarians? [275]


Poland bought gas from Russia after 2015 because it was bound by a long term take-or-pay contract that was signed during the PO/PSL government that expires later this year

- the current government did a lot of to wean off of Russian gas: it's building a gas pipeline from Denmark to Poland which is supposed to pump gas this autumn, it finished the LNG terminal in Świnoujście and plans another one in Gdańsk area

History / What do Poles owe to Hungarians? [275]


they don't have to choose at all: Germany is leading the resistence to sanctions against Russia - so Hungary is fine and dandy

Life / The Pole, as an example of a perfect Russophobe, in a spherical vacuum [42]

@Cojestdocholery

there is a Polish joke about Russians: juhas (a junior shepherd in the Tatras) calls at baca's and says: "Baca, have you heard: Russians went to space". Baca asks: "All of them?" "No, just one" "To co mi dupę zawracacie" says baca.

Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]


I was a bit wrong Maciej come from Matthias a diminutive form of Matthew in the Hebrew Bible

Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]


both Maciej and Mateusz are forms of Mathew which arrived in Poland through different routes and at different times

Polonia / Sending a parcel from Sweden to Poland [3]

there are no import taxes on goods within the EU - you shouldn't worry about it - I can't recommend you a shipping company because I'm not in the know

although my not very educated guess is that international parcel companies like UPS, TNT and DHL work both in Sweden and Poland a can arrange a shipment and delivery

Life / Healthcare Cover in Poland - accessing Spanish healthcare through ZUS? [5]


Polish citizens holding a European health card (which is issued on demand with no further conditions) can access healthcare in other EU countries (as far as I know) just like those countries' citizens

your situation though looks more complicated and I am pedestrian in these matters (I only know about Poles being able to access healthcare in say Germany thanks to the special card because my mom used to work in Germany and obtained the card just in case)

however, if this may indicate anything, my dad who was working in Holland and was only insured there (was not paying ZUS in Poland) was admitted to a hospital in Poland with just his EU health card (or whatever it is formally called)

Edit: just checked it: the card is called "Europejska karta ubezpieczenia zdrowotnego" (European health insurance card)

Genealogy / Is your line of the Polish family noble? [74]


as far as I know there are no central registers of births, marriages etc before the second world war - you would need to hire someone to search for the records you are interested in in local parishes where your ancestors were born (most of these have survived the war(s) - at least since the beginnining of the 19th century)

History / POLISH AND RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP WILL LAST FOREVER [513]

@Vlad1234

there is a Polish joke - a 'juhas' (shepherd) calls at the baca's (baca is a chief of local shepherds) and shouts: Baco, słyszeliście, Ruskie w kosmos polecieli. (Baca, have you heard: Russians flew to space). Baca asks: Wszystkie? (All of them?). Juhas: Nie, jeden. (No. Only one) Baca: To co mi dupę zawracacie. (So what's the fuss.)

Genealogy / Has anyone heard of Chohanna? [3]


it would be much easier if you post a picture of the document(s) in question

History / Polish Guard Companies in Britain for POW Camps [7]


try German Red Cross - this is their website: drk.de/en/the-grc/contact-us/

History / What Was Happening in Poland around 1905? [71]


nothing particular - people left for America to earn a living

Life / Advice on travelling to Poland - help for Ukrainian refugees [9]

@gumishu

well, if you fail to contact Polish volunteer organizations you can try international institutions like this: unhcr.org/news/briefing/2022/3/621deda74/unhcr-mobilizing-aid-forcibly-displaced-ukraine-neighbouring-countries.html

Life / Advice on travelling to Poland - help for Ukrainian refugees [9]

@rc2pc2

It's not like I would like to discourage you from going there but firstly there are plenty of Polish and Ukrainian volunteers on the spot (who have little to no language barrier):

secondly Medyka itself is a small place and I doubt you can find a place to stay there - the nearest city is Przemyśl whis is about 15 km from Medyka - if you don't have a car that may be a big problem (unless you work as a part of a volunteer team who travel together)

I have had a quick look at the places for rent in Przemyśl and there is not many of them (they are not expensive (in the range of 1000 -1500 PLN) but they are few which probably means they are currently sought after)

as for charities and similar not answering e-mails: firstly they are busy currently, secondly it is not typical of Polish institutions and businesses to answer emails unless they are interested in you (I know it sounds strange and rude but that's how it is in Poland for the most part)

ultimately my advice is not to come here unless you get in contact and arrange things with an institution that looks for volunteers (keep on trying to contact them)

it is very kind and magnanimous of you to be willing and ready to help and you deserve a big thanks for that

take care