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TheOther   
8 Oct 2013
Law / Which is the best city in Poland to open a kebab shop? [56]

One contains 140g of fat and is high in trans fat

I never heard of trans fats in kebabs, but this one was really an eye-opener:

theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/may/15/healthandwellbeing.foodanddrink

Quote:
"Nutritionists said eating two a week could cause a heart attack within 10 years."
TheOther   
8 Oct 2013
News / Poland and Germany should unite, says Lech Walesa [102]

...stealing of western Slavonic lands

Don't be silly. Conquering lands of weaker neighbors is an old human "tradition" not only cherished by Germans and Poles, but also by Serbs and the rest of the creepy crawlies that inhabit our little planet.
TheOther   
7 Oct 2013
News / Poland and Germany should unite, says Lech Walesa [102]

considering that most Polish territory was only distantly "German" and has long since been in Polish hands

You call 94 years and 68 years "distantly"? In history, that's just a blink of an eye.
TheOther   
7 Oct 2013
News / Poland and Germany should unite, says Lech Walesa [102]

But no chance Poland would start speaking German.

Not necessary. Look at the Canadians - their country is bilingual.

Poland and Germany are already partly united in the EU

Exactly, so why merge them again on a local level?
TheOther   
4 Oct 2013
History / capitulation of Warsaw Uprising [16]

There were NO "nazis" during the war, there were Germans and others UNDER German command.

Not as easy. There were Germans, other Europeans, people from outside Europe, Nazis, non-Nazis, volunteers and drafted soldiers involved. Many murderers killed because of their horrific political belief, many others were innocent people who got drawn into the war and its atrocities without the chance to do anything against it (unless you see getting executed as an alternative).
TheOther   
28 Jul 2013
Study / Poland-Germany university transfer? [16]

having a german diploma instead of a polish one ?

I'd say, if you want to work and live in Poland, get a Polish diploma. Else, a German.
TheOther   
16 Jul 2013
Law / Why is Poland importing so much coal? [76]

some coal mines were shyt and really needed to be shut down

All coal mines are sh*t and should be shut down as long as they produce for power plants only. These are some of the worst polluters on the planet
TheOther   
15 Jul 2013
Language / Uniquely Polish Historic Script? [10]

I have had no idea what to do to find one that could be identified as equivalently Polish

Look for the Antiqua typeface class:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiqua_%28typeface_class%29
TheOther   
25 Jun 2013
History / History of Poland in a pill - illustrated [38]

More neutral view? Joke.

Come on - the partitions lasted for 5 or 6 generations. You seriously want to tell me that no positive development whatsoever occured during that time span and that everything was solely aimed at oppressing the Poles and making their life miserable? That sounds like propaganda.

Prussian/German and Russian partitions were real occupations

Not occupied, Pawian ... annexed. Talking about Polish historians... :)
TheOther   
25 Jun 2013
History / History of Poland in a pill - illustrated [38]

Well, what do you expect? That Polish historians are enthusiastic about it?

I would have expected that Polish historians (and politicians) had developed a more neutral view on Prussia and the other partioning powers by now. Selling "evil oppressors" to the general public is of course much easier than to admit that the partitioning powers were not as evil as people were told since the end of WW2 (or maybe even WW1)...

Are you satisfied?

Kind of. Since you are a history teacher, I thought I would get a little more information on how this part of Polish history is handled in schools and on a political level.
TheOther   
25 Jun 2013
History / History of Poland in a pill - illustrated [38]

@Pawian

I would be interested in your answer: how do Polish historians see the Prussian role in the abolition of serfdom (see post #10)?
TheOther   
24 Jun 2013
History / History of Poland in a pill - illustrated [38]

And since you have German roots and always defend Germany and Germans...

Nah, not defending. I'm trying to correct biased views on occasions, that's all. Must be a...

knee-jerk reaction on my part

...as well. :)
TheOther   
24 Jun 2013
History / History of Poland in a pill - illustrated [38]

are you trying to find excuses for wiping a country off the map?

No, we were simply discussing serfdom and whether Astoria's statements that "the abolition of serfdom and free education for peasants creates Poles out of peasants" and "the Polish Nation was thus created little more than 100 years ago" are correct. Mentioning Prussia in a historical context isn't anti-Polish, Paulina. It's actually pretty lame to assume that... ;)
TheOther   
24 Jun 2013
History / History of Poland in a pill - illustrated [38]

You missed Polish 3rd May Constitution which gave rights to peasants but was abolished by Russia

Thanks for pointing that out Pawian; I didn't know that. But what about the other partitions? Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Prussia try to abolish serfdom in 1794 through the "allgemeines preussisches Landrecht" already and then introduce the "Preussische Agrarverfassung" in 1798 to free the peasants for example?
TheOther   
28 May 2013
Genealogy / All Future Polish Genealogy Researchers: Please Read before you start a thread [45]

Unlike Poland though, Montenegro wasn't conquered by imperial powers.

Anyway, as I said earlier already: annexing someone else's territory was daily business in Europe throughout history, and Poland's fate was nothing unusual in that respect. What made the partitions unique IMHO was that a large and established European country was ultimately wiped off the maps.
TheOther   
28 May 2013
Genealogy / All Future Polish Genealogy Researchers: Please Read before you start a thread [45]

The Kingdom of Montenegro might disagree.

Can you elaborate? The National Assembly of Podgorica and the union with Serbia are not really comparable, if I understand the Wikipedia article correctly.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Montenegro#World_War_I
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Uprising