News / Tragedy in Russia - shouldn`t Poland declare national mourning? [41]


Well, I see your points yet I still believe there's "a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak...". True words then and true words today. Those poor souls haven't even been found yet, much less had a proper funeral. But hey, this is the modern age where everyone has an opinion and the opinion has to be shared today, preferably yesterday. Nothing personal, just venting.

News / Tragedy in Russia - shouldn`t Poland declare national mourning? [41]

What do you say we ask the mod to move your post and my reply to any new/old thread of your choice? Plenty of threads about Russia here. I see your point, I truly do, however many Russians read online forums nowadays and I think it's very inhumane to be throwing politics in here. It's your call but that's how I think.

Hopes fade for survivors from Russian boat tragedy.

Sorry about my creative spelling, meant to say dozens of kids (not duzzins).

News / Tragedy in Russia - shouldn`t Poland declare national mourning? [41]

Nathan - this is not the place, very inappropriate in my view, you're talking about duzzins of children who drowned in this tragedy. Leaves the politics out of this thread please.

Love / Is it true that Polish women are very busty? [71]

Is it just me who thinks this thread is totally retarded? ...and pretty demeaning toward our ladies? When starting a thread we should be able to chose the "silly, stupid and sexist" subject. That's where this one belongs.

News / Tragedy in Russia - shouldn`t Poland declare national mourning? [41]

It's all good, have done it myself in the past. Didn't want him to be getting hate mail meant for me. ;)

News / Tragedy in Russia - shouldn`t Poland declare national mourning? [41]


Not sure how you're using the quote function but the highlighted words above were mine, NOT WildRover's. Don't want WR to get blamed for the perceived coldness of the quote when he never said those words. Just FYI.

News / Tragedy in Russia - shouldn`t Poland declare national mourning? [41]

I saw pictures of this ship, are you sure it was designed for 120 people? Looked pretty small to me. Either way, I feel so sorry for those scuba divers, years ago I helped in recovering the body of a 10 year old girl who'd drowned in a lake in Sweden, I can still see her reddish skin and the scratches on her body, she and several other kids were inside a cabin of a small boat that'd capsized, the kids were trying to fight their way to the door (it was pitch black) and many had scratch marks on their bodies, she was the only one who didn't make it. It's a horrible tragedy.

News / Tragedy in Russia - shouldn`t Poland declare national mourning? [41]


Ok, fair enough but how about our Czech, Slovak, and Croatian brothers and sisters? What about Slovenians, Bulgarians, Ukrainians, Belorussians, and other Slavic brothers and sisters? Before you know it Poland will be in morning year around.

This sounds very cold of me and that's not my intention but I think shows of sympathy are most effective and are appreciated the most when they come from regular citizens and not the respective governments. I say send a letter, an email or send a bouquet of flowers to the Russian embassy or maybe drive out there and sign the book of condolences. That'll mean more than what the Polish government does. I sent an email to the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC.

News / Tragedy in Russia - shouldn`t Poland declare national mourning? [41]

Sincere condolences to the people of Russia, a horrific accident for sure.

I disagree with your analogy Pawian, in the Smolensk accident there were Polish citizens who died on Russian territory. Not a similar scenario in this case. However, it's a tragedy for sure and I sincerely sympathize with the Russian people.

History / Pomerania -a Polish land since the creation of Poland and the German invaders. [60]

That's only because the women who claim that have never met Americans with Polish blood and Swedish common sense. ;)

There was a time no one believed the Soviet Union would dissolve or that the Berlin Wall would fall. Don't ever say never. :)

History / Pomerania -a Polish land since the creation of Poland and the German invaders. [60]


Never?? The German/French border seems pretty secure nowadays wouldn't you say?

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]


Ooops! LOL

Oni są!

There you have it, Polish IS more complicated. (or maybe I'm too slow :)

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]


Serdecznie witamy! :)

Polska jest dyktaturą?

Search - Polski

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]


Really? If you say that you read it the way you see it "using the polish alphabet and the polish pronounciation of those letters" then I'll say, maybe, but even then, I don't think so..

Also, the grammar is more complicated.

Ja jestem -> I am
Ty jesteś -> You are
On jest -> He is
Ona jest -> She is
My jesteśmy -> We are
Wy jesteście -> You are
Oni jestą -> They are

Sprytny mężczyzna -> Smart man
Sprytna kobieta -> Smart woman
Sprytne dziecko -> Smart child
Sprytne dzieci -> Smart children

...and there's more. :)


A great summary of the differences between the two languages.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]


Well, ok Romance languages but being a romantic at heart I wanted to make your day more cheerful, and as you can tell I succeeded! :) Next time I'll bring a bottle of red wine too. ;)

PS. Well, my iPhone's auto-spell feature often saves me from awful and embarrassing spelling errors. Sometimes it also awakes the romantic in me. :)

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]

I'm sorry but what is your point? You think Polish is hard? Go downtown Shanghai and tell me what you think. ...or Osaka, or Incheon for that matter. (you'll hear Mandarin/mainland Chinese, Japanese and Korean respectively). Trust me, you'll be blown away when it comes to people "being expressive" in their own languages.

Sounds like you have rude (loud) neighbors and the fact you don't know what they're saying aggravates you even more. I don't blame you a bit.

However, you must remember that Polish is a totally different language and thus sounds much different. English is a Germanic language and therefore intonation, accentuation, etc. in other Germanic languages such as Swedish, Dutch, German, etc. will feel more similar to you than in Slavic (Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, etc.) or Romantic (Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian, etc.) languages.

History / Polish pirates [58]

Sorry, those are primarily Swedish pirates (Vikings lol).

"...The Pirate Bay was started by the swedish anti copyright organization Piratbyrån in the late 2003, but in October 2004 it separated became run by dedicated individuals..."

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

I've heard some Poles say they don't trust the Germans but I've never heard anyone say they "hate" the Germans.

Life / What gifts to take? Presents customs in Poland. [167]


There's no "Boy's Day", there are however "Days of Men" and the celebrations begin every year on March 9th and go on until March 7th the following year.

PS. I like chocolate! :)

So here's to all the PF women, ladies, girls, madonnas, chicks, princesses, kobiety, dziewczęta, dziewczynki, księżniczki, koteczki, słoneczki, żabki, etc., etc. :-)))

Love / My husband is Polish and I was wondering why he drinks all the time. [66]

Salsa - not sure if your post is a hoax or a real question. If it's real then blaming his drinking on being Polish is silly and won't solve the problem. You might have married an alcoholic and the only way to fix it is for him to recognize it and for him to want to change his ways. If you start blaming his heritage for his drinking you'll cause more problems.

Get a good counselor and make it very clear that his drinking makes you unhappy. It makes you unhappy because he's your husband, NOT because he's your "Polish" husband. There are plenty of alcoholics all over the world and the vast majority of them won't even acknowledge they have a problem. Marriage is about two people working together, it's time you work with him, NOT the members of Polish Forums. Good luck to you both.

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]


Know nothing about LOT but why are you yelling dear? The engines are idle... ;)

News / Polish PM Tusk- dictator or not? What Poles think? [421]


As opposed to "backward so called Poles" in the UK? If you live in the UK why do you then say anything about Poland, or Serbia for that matter? After all, those are your own rules of engagement?

I don't think Tusk is a dictator BUT if he's upsetting Crow, a delusional Serbian racist and a fanatic who blames all Serbian atrocities on NATO and EU propaganda then Tusk is a good guy to me. I know both sides committed crimes but the Serbian side was the main culprit of rapes, torture and murder in this war. Until people accept their past they'll never have a future.

PS. I disagree with the Kosovo solution which I think will only cause more problems in the future but that's a totally different subject.

Timed out on my edit.

The Serbian people have many episodes in their history that they're very proud of, and rightfully so. Yugoslavia breakup period isn't one of them.

Life / What is Poland's view on obesity? How healthy, fit are Poles? [166]

I see, I stopped reading once I saw the stinky statement I quoted earlier... :)

Life / What is Poland's view on obesity? How healthy, fit are Poles? [166]

What?! Is this a joke?

Love / POLISH WOMEN ARE PROMISCUOUS? DISCUSS. [153]

Yes you should be sorry. I was raised in Sweden so please spare me the "cheap Polish women" speech. A bunch of nonsensical hogwash.

Some arabs believe it's perfectly ok to rape a woman news reporter if she doesn't cover up her hair. Does that mean all arabs are the same? ...and I've seen how some women get treated in Dubai, a very modern Arab state and still so old fashioned in many aspects. Also, how was your behavior in Sweden Dear King? Or is it Ers Majestät? Because you know that it takes two to tango, don't you?

Life / Electricity in Poland: plug and voltage? [73]


Okgirl - the picture you provided is NOT a converter but merely an adapter for the plug in. The terms are used interchangeably nowadays but there's a difference.

IF your devise has an internal converter (it'll say 110-230V on it) the adapter will work. Most laptops, electrical shavers, etc. have it already and you simply need a plug in adapter. However if your device is strictly 110V, 60Hz then you'll need a converter (transformer). Do not confuse the two devises.

Adapter (adapts one type of power plug-in into another)



Converter(converts 110V to 230V and vice versa [or 220V pre 2004, works the same] Converters usually also work as plug in adapters. )

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


What's that got to do with Polish Americans?? Call them Polish Forums Americans but to imply that Polish Americans are racist based on what you see here is just nonsensical. Half the "Poles" here could be Germans or Russians or just teenagers trying to stir things up. Sure, there are a few Jew haters and some haters of Blacks and other minorities on this forum but that's it, a tiny minority of an internet message forum; it has nothing, zero, nada to do with Polish Americans.

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


What the hell are you talking about??

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]

ShortHT - im sure there's distrust and maybe even dislike on both sides for many reasons. I agree that it is a moronic statement by PolakwKanadzie to say he/she hates the fact so many Poles hate Jews. First of all it's a total nonsense to say "so many" because those people are a tiny minority. Probably about as large as those Canadians who hate the "Indians", or blacks and yes those haters do exist. (no, I'm not using the PC terms)

Maybe I should've been more clear about that. I think that the numerous flamebaits from the past have made people ultra-sensitive to insults which of course precludes any dialogue. I don't look at Jews as different people, I look at them as people of a certain religion. If they live in Poland then they're Poles of Jewish faith, if they live in America then they're Americans of Jewish faith, etc. If they live in Israel, then they're Israelis of Jewish, Muslim, Christian, etc. faith.

Yes, there are ignorant people on both sides of the religious divide.

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


I'm an American who was born in Poland, raised in Sweden and moved to the US many moons ago. You?


Where do I blame Poles or Poland for anything?? I've participated in numerous threads here, show me where I blame Poland as a nation for anything? I always clarify that Poland, just like any other nation has their own share of bad apples. It applies to the US, Sweden, Poland, Germany and every country I can think of.

Racism and xenophobia exists everywhere, Poland never was and never will be immune to that disease, it simply exists in all countries. I always clarify that those people are a tiny minority but denying their existence is totally illogical.

If anything my posts are usually very complimentary of Poland, not sure where you got that sentiment from. I was very ashamed of my grandfather, at least his narrow-mindedness, my dad was too, however I've never been ashamed of Poland, quite the opposite.