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Joined: 16 Dec 2008 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 1 day ago
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Speaks Polish?: Yes (Tak)
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Mr Grunwald   
30 Jan 2011
Language / Polish sayings [237]

What does "a noisy cow gives little milk" mean?

The same as an talking girl provides little homework, if you catch my drift
Mr Grunwald   
29 Jan 2011
History / Polish and other Slavic nobility in our time [71]

SZLACHTA POWRACA

Riiiight.... Great PR! ;p

eye on Poland - CNN - Polish nobility fight for lost property

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 :((
Mr Grunwald   
29 Jan 2011
Love / How do Polish men feel about gender equality? [780]

I ask one of them to use a different tool because of regulations/standards/it's the wrong tool/not according to protocol.

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!
Mr Grunwald   
29 Jan 2011
Travel / Visiting Poland - A bit worried about social attitudes and racist inclinations.. [80]

Poland is a more racist country than most but you'll be fine, expect stares often, more so in smaller cities and towns.

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.
Mr Grunwald   
22 Jan 2011
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+)
Mr Grunwald   
25 Dec 2010
History / Poland in a Slavic Union/Alliance/Federation? [335]

Is it really possible?

No

Sounds good, I mean the world/phrase ... a Slavic alliance ... not bad eh?

It does sound bad

Oh no I'm not stealing the show from dear ol' Crow!

No your making one without pictures of heritage or specific reasons to make one (That's why I like Crowie!)

From Sea to Sea is an good thought + adding Germany into it if they want to! Germany is a strong powerhouse.
Mr Grunwald   
21 Dec 2010
History / Old Polish Flag [17]

If your right, then... I KNEW IT!! (somewhere in that location! ;p)
Mr Grunwald   
15 Dec 2010
History / Old Polish Flag [17]

I think it is from 1850's ?

If you are right, then it's probably an insurgent flag.

One detail that I have never seen before is that the eagle is facing right (looking at his left wing).

That is strange

What makes you think it comes from 1850s?

Certain material hold themselves only for a certain time. If it was older and not taken care of by "professionals" it would look a lot worse. As this person haven't told us if his family are experts at keeping flags in good quality I can only assume that it must be very recent (just as he did)

and any Polish flag after 1918 would look more like the official flags of Poland. Anythign else before 1918 may be very different as the symbol of Poland wasn't defined to a very specific white eagle. People generally agreed that their symbol is an white eagle. But how it looked?

Also I guess this must be from the province of western Poland as it has no Lithuanian or Ukrainian symbols on it. Only the eagle.

It may happen that it's location may up close to Poznan as the eagle on the herald of Poznan faces right-wards.
Mr Grunwald   
11 Dec 2010
Po polsku / Zwiastun filmu Bitwa Warszawska 1920 [29]

nie histeryzuj

histeryk i dramatyk ot co moja natura i klątwa!

od kogo towarzysz Lenin chciał Warszawę oswabadzać?

Katolickich świń i autokrackich panów ;)
Mr Grunwald   
11 Dec 2010
Po polsku / Zwiastun filmu Bitwa Warszawska 1920 [29]

Bah! Cham to nie co robi, ale JAK to robi
Nawet dłubanie w nosie może być zrobione po szlachecku jeżeli wiesz jak!

podobal sie kobiecej publicznosci, jestem pewna...

żarty sobie robisz
Mr Grunwald   
11 Dec 2010
Po polsku / Zwiastun filmu Bitwa Warszawska 1920 [29]

Ogniem i Mieczem :)

Nie podobał mi się aktor grający Michala :((
(Zbyt przyzwyczajony do dawnego aktora)

no juz nie chcialam sie odzywac....

ey ey ey :((
nóż mi wbijasz w serce!
Mr Grunwald   
11 Dec 2010
Po polsku / Zwiastun filmu Bitwa Warszawska 1920 [29]

Siękiewicza?

Co za hańba! :((
Napisałem jego nazwisko nieprawidłowo :((

mój ojciec by mnie zar***
Mr Grunwald   
11 Dec 2010
Po polsku / Zwiastun filmu Bitwa Warszawska 1920 [29]

lubiłem?

Jak go ostatnio obejrzałem. Przeciesz nie oglądam go teraz :)

ja lubilam ogladac Pana Wolodyjowskiego... byl smieszny momentami :)

jaka wersja? Kinowa czy serial? (lubie serjal o wiele lepiej)
Mr Grunwald   
9 Dec 2010
News / Sikorski doctrine - Eastern Europe under threat. Poland's foreign policy. [203]

No the South Ossetian people are not Georgians.

Neither are "Samer" but they still live in Norway... (and in Sweden,Finland and Russia) Just like Khurdish people!

They are an Indo-European people not a Turkic one like the Georgians.

Ahhhaha...

The South Ossetians were discriminated against in the newly independent Georgia and they had every right to declare independence.

How? By Laws? Or by Un-official laws?

It is truly a boon that an unadulterated remnant of the great Sarmatian nation survived in those mountains, and if they want to be free they should be, and it is well and fitting that another nation with Sarmatian roots helped them.

You better be good or ill ask Crowie to kick your azz! He is a real pan-slavist/pro-sarmatia ! :)
Mr Grunwald   
9 Dec 2010
News / Sikorski doctrine - Eastern Europe under threat. Poland's foreign policy. [203]

Marek and Torq miss the point. All Poland needs is a Switzerland type reserve army and air force armed with ground support

I think good Diplomacy and nukes is the best weapons. As some general once said, winning without own casutlies is far greater then having the enemy oblitirated! Or something along those lines :)
Mr Grunwald   
6 Dec 2010
History / Prophesy - Poland from sea to sea. [57]

not completely correct, according to some comments, maybe someone here knows more

If I think your talking about the Romanian guy... I think he is wrong and has some nationalistic weird point of view. Maybe the Ottomons had some kind of governor there only. But still the area was officially Ottomon
Mr Grunwald   
3 Dec 2010
History / POLES NOT KEEN ON REPRODUCING? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY GERMANS AND RUSSIANS? [67]

i could come to Poland and sacrifice myself. Are girls ready?

Hahah! ;)

There are a sh!t ton of Poles, the Polish diaspora is huge. not to mention that out of the entire population of Poland, something like 98% are ethnic Poles, very unusual for a country that large.

Many in AMerican can claim Polish heritage aswell, around 100 million If I am not wrong. But most of them consider them Americans so no point trying to get them back to the fatherland :)
Mr Grunwald   
30 Nov 2010
Love / Making My Polish Girlfriend Feel Like She Is At Home At Christmas [83]

Is there a Polish shop or a Polish restaurant near you? Trying to do a traditional Polish Christmas Eve meal would be a nice touch.

I would try to do a half-half
A bit of Irish (It's a reason she isn't there anymore?)
and a bit of Polish in case she wouldn't be "overjoyed" :)

But never and I repeat never make Barszcz Czerwony

men are like kids, you have to yell so they do it the right way...

Reminds me of my "Suka" she barks all the fricking time...
Cindy is her name if you were wondering