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


"and the Germans got expelled in the West" Don't you mean?
and expelled the Germans, could be picked up as Poles wanted it and and did it by them self with great joy

twisting of words how lovely


There were minorities wanting peace, some other a Poland, some other an independent country of their own... Mix of mixing I would say :)

Back to the topic: Both nations have wrecked the country and killed Poles BUT, I can fairly add that an German soldier would offer some sausage to experience an family Christmas in Poland and Prussia (proto-Germany) tried to build up Polish terrain (for self gain, but non-theless) while Russian nation... Did what it did huhm

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


You don't wanna know... I live in that country (if it's Norway ;))


yeah right... hahaha! Good one! Norwegians hiring a Polish women for an high income job LOL


Well ive been trained/learned to act like a knight :=) but it could have changed over the years...

History / Vikings in Pomerania (near Gdansk area)? [19]


That is correct, I remember from my history lessons of the Danes having huge influence in Eastern Norway.


Certainly but they loved France and Britain a bit more
I am guessing some of the Viking rulers/kings recruited men from the area of Pommerania for future campaigns in western Europe. I recall reading it somewhere...

History / How much Poles trust to France? [94]

After 1989 Poland was freshly out of the Warsaw pact and didn't "wake up" just yet.
I think you clearly know that a person which is asleep says no words

and while Poland didn't say any words how could the French know about Polish interessts in the balkans? I bet they even STILL don't know ;)

Nor care really
Napoleon's generation is gone and me like Frenchies no more

History / Polish pirates [58]

So adding any Polish pirates to "Pirates of the Caribean" would be "wrong"?

History / How much Poles trust to France? [94]


Those frog eaters sat in their trenches... Their airmen drinkign champagne as they hoped that it wouldn't be any war and their leaders praying for Mr. H to give up and sign a peace treaty! HOW ON EARTH WILL POLES EVER TRUST THEM AGAIN?! + Sarkozy was rude with the D-day celebration if I don't recall.

On the other hand De Gaulle... hmm
and that French anthem! :S

Some yes some no

Love / Polish girls and traditions (esp. between mother in laws and daughter in laws) [45]

I wish you good luck! and fun :)

Oh Get a grip!
Everyone has nightmares of brown-shirts invading your debating arena

News / "To understand Poland you must understand Frederic Chopin" (Stratfor Friedman) [74]

It has some points but the Japaneese has taken an economic path just like Germany did. Unless U.S.A will crumble or get so weakened it has nothing to say Japan will be where it is.

Food / Eat goulash from a cat and a steak from a dog in Poland! [114]


loco


We need it's oil and sometimes meat

Also it's a thrill to kill such a giant creature! ;)


LOCO II


goats eat everything ;)


the horror

News / Polish PM Tusk- dictator or not? What Poles think? [442]


You should know what they did when they got to know about the Germans wanting to take all their stamps! in 1939

gonon

What ye guys think? Crowist or un-informed slavo-phil or Polish patriot sharing some "slavic" feelings with his fellows slavic people?

Food / Eat goulash from a cat and a steak from a dog in Poland! [114]


I mean a real whale! Not a fantasy or a ... teddy like thing


indeed
Also the appearance! I don't have any sentiments towards Spiders but I wouldn't eat one...
and it's not per say disgusting like a snail

Food / Eat goulash from a cat and a steak from a dog in Poland! [114]

What's the problem about this whale stuff... Aren't we talking about pet's ---> food? Who has a whale as a pet? Come on! :)

(besides whale catching gives money so (censored) you all)

I would maybe have certain negative associations with food being made out of a dog infront of me (I would only think of my dogs) and if somebody would touch my dogs (like the police) they will taste my.... hidden powers!

History / Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? [138]


Indeed

That's why many people have a misunderstanding when coming to American nationalism... Many have ethnicities from Europe or other places and are have some cultural roots from there. But in nationality= American

History / Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? [138]

They spoke German AND Polish! We still do! the "polonization" your talking about haven't had full effect until it reached my dad which knew zipp German what so ever! Now ofcourse he tries to learn soem as he is working in an German company but but...


One can still be ethnically German and consider himself Polish by nationality! Polish nationalism is a bit more open then the German one BB. It had to accustom to all the minorities that allways been living IN Poland. That's why for instance there were Jews whom considered themselves to be Polish! Like in the pianist! When they were marching and throwing bread over the wall they were singing a Polish patriotic song... go figuere?


Well thank the Nazi's... After ww2 anybody even reminding anythign about Germans were a bad thing! + add nobel roots! The commie party WERE NOT fond of my family AT ALL!

History / Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? [138]


Utter BS! My family is quite a good example of en "pre-German" family that became Polish! Why do you think so many Poles have German surnames? Hmm? Is it becaouse they thought of it as a trend? COME ON!

Being more prescise about Fahrenheit it's a large chance he is German as Danzig until 1945 were mostly German. (Although through periods of history they resisted the "main-Germans" the Prussians... He could maaaybe feel more Polish then Prussian if asked.. But ethnicly he was probably German and spoke German.

History / Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? [138]


What on earth are you talking about? When the Germans invaded Poland people got caught and shot in the streets for no good reason. Having a German "paper" would save you from that... But my family felt disgust over the Nazi's and their "lackeys" so they didn't think they really were Germans... They felt more Polish then German in that sort of sense

History / Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? [138]


Culturally they were more German... But in sense of nationality they felt more Polish then Germans... Especially at those times

History / Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? [138]


I was talking about my Grunwald/Szulc side, not Milde


???

History / Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? [138]


You take that back! The Germans insisted that my family were Germans as they derived from "Schultz" (They wrote it Szulc) but they said: "NO! We are Poles!" :)

So don't come here and tell me no Germans wanted to feel Polish! Lies!


No "true Poles" would ever had done that if you catch my drift...

Polish nationality is so complicated... At the same time anyone can become one... at other time only a few... It's so confusing!

Life / Why Polish people should be proud of being Polish? [370]


and some Poles wanted to free their peasents as well, that's why the Russians had some support from Polish aristocrats
after the constitution EVERYONE was equal to the law. Pitty it lasted so short :/


Thanks, just trying to explain why Poles are Poles and it isn't sucked out of a finger ;) (Polish expression)


You don't wanna know

Life / Why Polish people should be proud of being Polish? [370]


That's becaouse Ukraine (land&territory) was inherited by Poland as Kiev Rus had no heir left, while Lithuania allied herself with Poland and later made an union. After the constitution was created all those lands were "legally" Polands in terms as sucessor of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. Remember that Piłsudski that wanted to restore the commonwealth tried to make "Intermerrum" but it was the National-Democrats that ruled Poland until 1926 when Piłsudski did what he did.

The National-Democrats wanted an Poland with Poles as dominant majority and enlarge the Polish middle class. No minority in Poland wanted that. Later presecutions (thinking of Ukrainians) were caused from "revenge" or making a stand like: Ey I actually control this place. None of the alleged actions was aimed as destroying the whole nation.

That's what is meant with Poland didn't go colonial. The ones having the largest urge of going east was "converted" Ruthianians/Ukrainians or "converted" Lithuanians as they wanted to enlarge their safety as far as possible from home. the "Crowners" (from Crown) in Polish, didn't worry THAT much about their eastern problem as their eastern counterparts.

Poland got her interesst in owning those land from having a "moral" or "legal" right to have them. moral as keeping them safe from eastern hordes (Russians/Soviets) as legal ive explained earlier in the post. Ofcourse there allways been an military thought behind it aswell. But now it's mostly gone to diplomacy.

This is ofcourse entierly different then what Western countries did to other parts of the world introducing slavery to them (in a much broader sense, in many parts slavery was there allready) While Poland-Lithuania aimed at making Cossacks into farmers and so on.

Genealogy / Just found out I'm Polish! [45]


I come with theories, it's up to any individual to accept those theories or throw them at the junkyard... No need to be hostile!


I can't agree with that statement


Oh fine! Miss polite!


I was 100% serrious! Of course there is an possibility that the persons mentioned family changed names early in the stage of settling but, blacking out all options... Hello?

Genealogy / Just found out I'm Polish! [45]


Maaaybe there was some settlers in Poland from England/America, and then move to USA later?


Congratualtions!

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


They want to look good, as they see themselves as better/an example of what other people look/should look like

Language / Polish sayings [237]


The same as an talking girl provides little homework, if you catch my drift

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


Riiiight.... Great PR! ;p


Yeah my grandmother had the same problem, but there were more then 2 other families also having their claims to her "ancient" household so she just accepted some cash instead as she is too old to fight over it. I wish I could bought it for her :((

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


Ahhhh... So they like using their own tools? Yeah breaking old habbits may get problematic. But as others have pointed out there are several female bosses in Poland... Although I don't know much abou the construction works tho!

I think you should gain their respect simply, not becaouse your a women, or a man! Becaouse your their boss!

Travel / Visiting Poland - A bit worried about social attitudes and racist inclinations.. [80]

That's the problem, most "Westernees" and their "listeners" don't think those two can be at the same place!

Travel / Visiting Poland - A bit worried about social attitudes and racist inclinations.. [80]


That's just becaouse one is allowed to speak in Poland while in other European countries people are afraid to speak up becaouse they will be socially "un-accepted" as the official "policy" is not to be a rascist becaouse of what had happaned in ww2. Europeans what to make a distance with anything with Nazi's maybe becaouse of a certain guilt too idk. Becaouse Isreali's don't seem to "lie" or hide it, neither do Poles. As the Nazi's saw them as enemies to be extinct and can't possibly imagine that they would be linked with Nazi's as they wanted to exterminate them. That would explain "Nazi" behavior of some Polish natonalists as they feel kinda like "The victims" so per say they can't be Nazi's. It is an paradox which I hope will get solved one day

But I must clearify that the attitude you may meet (if you will ever meet it! Poles have a huge "prestige"/"pride" in hospitality, if a Pole offends you in your own home or his own without any reason then he probably isn't a Pole or has had a very bad childhood without proper upbringing) will be more of an attitude it's not that they "don't like you" becaouse of your belonging to a specific "race" "nationality" "religion" or what ever. It's more of your not belonging to the right one. European or Catholic or if we are going into some rascist fantasies "white". It's not more of what YOU are per say, but more of what you isn't. Foreigners will experience hospitality, but they will never feel that their fully accepted until they accept themselves as Polish. That's one of the main reason I think that so many Lithuanians spoke/speak Polish and that Belarus&Ukraine&Lithuania was influenced by Poland in the past. Also those that settled in Poland like: Muslim Tatars, protestant&catholic Germans, Italians, Jews etc... There are many Poles that have different heritage I am an good example of that! Poland was allways a huge meltingpot. Even today when Poland has 98% Poles, it still full of diversity! It will take a long time for it to be fully Polish by blood (not that I care about that, not an Nationalist) But the thing is, the spirit of Polishness is very VERY strong.

Language / Polish sayings [237]

Put an W between R and A then you know
It's mostly about a female staring/watching at you I suppose (I guess most often about an older women 60+/70+)