History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1090]


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? [1090]

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? [1090]


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? [108]


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? [1090]


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? [871]


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? [871]

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? [871]

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

History / Whom do the people in Poland hate more: Germans or Russians? [871]


"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? [130]

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? [130]


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? [455]


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