Real Estate / False advertising? Poland rental property advice. [34]

You need to get some professional advice. We don't know what your contract says.
Just collect evidence and contact a lawyer.
I'm sorry but why would you pay four thousand zloty for a flat without sockets?

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Carp is a must on Christmas Eve for me.
I eat it once or twice a year (if there are leftovers) and I truly enjoy it.
My sister-in-law doesn't eat carp and I can't understand why on earth anyone would eat other fish on that day if you can have it all year long.

It's in my blood, I'm sorry.
Actually I'm not :)

History / Warsaw Rising 1944 - National Disaster or Triumph of Spirit ? [515]

There are posts on Facebook (and probably on other social media )that try to ridicule the W hour in Warsaw. They say that the decision to start the uprising was a tragic one.

Personally, I think people want to pay their respects to the victims and survivors. That's how I feel about it.

History / Project to set up weaving factories in Lodz in the 1880's [2]

The development of the industry in the 19th century Łódź was to a great extent. Within a hundred years it changed from a village of less than a thousand people to half a million industrial centre.

That's where the term Lodzermenschen comes
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodzermensch

In popular culture it's the topic of the novel and then film The Promised Land. It tells a story of three friends a Pole, a German and a Jew trying to set up their own factory.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Promised_Land_(novel)

Łódź was also pretty multicultural with Poles, Jews, Germans and Russians and their respective cultures and religions.
You may try contacting the state archives in Łódź for information about your family's metrical records as for their work experience I'm not sure the archives may find it easy if you don't know where he worked but that information might be in the church records assuming your family members were born, married and died there. Usually only their social status is mentioned though.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

Looks like Kurczyna to me - a surname?

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

Działają

Genealogy / Popular non-Poles of Polish descent [17]

@Lenka
I've heard of her Polish roots as well. Though their ancestors might have come from what is now Ukraine. I remember her posting about her visit to Kiev. But I don't know really.

And there's the actress who plays Leonard's mother - Christine Baranski.

@Miloslaw
I also thought he was Italian. His surname looked kind of Italian to me. It turns out Sambor is an old Slavic first name. Oops.

@Chemikiem
I didn't know about Jon Bon Jovi though.

But apparently even Steven Tyler has some Polish ancestors.

@Joker
Some say his ancestors were Lipka Tatars.

And Bronson kind of reminded me of others. I have a biography of Lauren Bacall who was apparently friends with Kirk Douglas when they were teenagers - both of Polish Jewish descent.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

@pawian
I love this joke :)

Genealogy / Polish Romani (gypsy) surnames [64]

@Taven baxtale
These are not Polish surnames - the diactric marks suggest another language.

@Kuchinski
It's a Polish surname.
It might be used by Polish Gypsies like other Polish surnames.

Genealogy / Popular non-Poles of Polish descent [17]

Perhaps it would be more obvious that Pat Benatar is of Polish descent if she used her real name.
I had to google her anyway.
However, Sambora doesn't sound particularly Polish but it is apparently a Polish surname and Richie Sambora is also of Polish descent.
Johnny Galecki and Simon Helberg from TBBT also have some Polish ancestors.
And there's this comedy actor Danny Pudi who is half Polish and half Indian. Here's a video of him singing Płynie Wisła

youtu.be/cNFkIoSbvx0

As for alleged hatred towards the Polish diaspora, Moja droga ja Cię kocham seems to be quite well known here.

News / Poland adds Latin to core curriculum to help pupils understand foundation of Western civilisation [13]

Well, they may teach them how to sing Gaudeamus Igitur :)

youtu.be/fndmGM2s5Rk

Genealogy / Want to find a person [766]

@rmcdnepa
Were they from Kolbuszowa or Suwałki? They're pretty far from each other.
Start by garhering info about them in the US like immigration records on familysearch etc.
To be certain you find the correct people or know where to look, it'd be best to know their place of birth and religion.

Here's a site that helps you find out in which branch of state archives you may find archived records (some are available online )

szukajwarchiwach.pl/

Another useful tool is geneteka where millions of records are indexed but since it's a tedious job done by volunteers not everything is indexed.

geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=se&lang=eng

Kolbuszowa is in podkarpackie and Suwałki is in podlaskie.

News / Poland adds Latin to core curriculum to help pupils understand foundation of Western civilisation [13]

Where will they get Latin teachers from?

I remember my Latin classes at university which was learning the basics in the first semester and translating original poems from Latin into Polish in the second semester. ..

And we learnt that song that starts the academic year!

Genealogy / Polish & Prussian/German town name cross-reference. [100]

I believe someone might have misread the gothic. ..

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

@mafketis
Actually my dad often refers to his parents as babcia and dziadek. When he talks about his childhood he says Mama and Tata, though.

Also when you address your in-laws, it's common to sort of replace pan/pani with mama/tata like Co Mama robi?

Genealogy / Polish & Prussian/German town name cross-reference. [100]

@Peter Taylor
OK, where do these documents come from?
Poland or the US? Especially the one you mention in your last post?
All of these names look somehow Germanised but still get no results in Google searches.
Have you found her immigration documents?
Was she RC or Jewish?
When did she immigrate?

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

@mafketis
I think it was used in certain dialects -perhaps still is-not necessarilly Eastern ones.
There's this funny article about the Silesian dialect about three boys from the same neighbourhood that I can't find right know. But the whole point was to show the differences within the dialect like calling grandma babcia, oma and starka but also addressing their grandparents. I can't remember the exact examples but it was something like:

Co robisz?
Co Babcia robi?
Co robicie?

Travel / Mystical places in Poland [18]

There are also some 'magnetic spots' where things, cars etc seem to roll uphill like góra Żar or Karpacz.
I'm not a physicist to explain it.

Law / Termination of permament or contract work contract in Poland [35]

@mafketis
But after ten years?
The conditions of the termination are pretty good. I don't really suspect anything mean here.

Law / Termination of permament or contract work contract in Poland [35]

@Steven2020
The pandemic wasn't really good for business in Poland. That's a fact. People lost jobs.
If they were prejudiced against your nationality, you wouldn't have been employed there for ten years.
You have a three-month compensation and a new job.
As for why you were chosen among other employees you need to ask your boss. It may be connected with your experience, qualifications, performance or the company's needs and policy.

Law / Termination of permament or contract work contract in Poland [35]

@Steven2020
What does the termination of your contract say?
On what grounds were you made redundant?

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

@Poland100
I'm afraid kontra is not used like that in Polish.
With Ela and śnieg it's getting even more confusing.
From what I have seen it's like a list of expenses (probably) understandable to the person who wrote it but not necessarilly to everyone.

Some abbreviations, 'mental shortcuts' etc.

Law / Termination of permament or contract work contract in Poland [35]

@Steven2020
So they need to be employed regardless of their performance or the economic situation of the company?
Yes, it's normal that sometimes people are made redundant and there are rules concerning it - so depending on the lenght of pernament employment, the employer needs to inform the employee in advance (two weeks to three months depending on how long you have been employed).

Zwolnienie dyscyplinarne is also possible in extreme cases.

Anyway doesn't your termination include the reason why you were made redundant?

Law / Termination of permament or contract work contract in Poland [35]

@Steven2020
Why don't you ask your employer that question?
We don't know what were their criteria.

Law / Termination of permament or contract work contract in Poland [35]

The op should consult Sąd Pracy if he has any doubts but with the pandemic companies are not doing well.

Law / Termination of permament or contract work contract in Poland [35]

I'm not an expert but it seems legit.
For a pernament contract of a person employed for over 3 years he informed you three months in advance and you get three months compensation -odprawa.

pit.pl/aktualnosci/prawo-do-odprawy-w-razie-zwolnien-indywidualnych-982515

Consult a lawyer if you have any doubts.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

What's in the line under petos?
Lety - it's probably another word quickly noted.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

@Poland100
They don't mean anything.
Kontra might have been used in another context.
It looks like a list of expenses (or something similar) concerning construction or reconstruction of something.
It's totally out of context. When was it written?

Life / Do you know these characters from Polish movies? [223]

@pawian
That scene is great and well known but - just like you - I don't really remember any titles but I remember I saw him in other films and he was always the same.

Or perhaps these were interviews : S

Life / Do you know these characters from Polish movies? [223]

@pawian
A sincere question now: is Koterski a good actor.

Looking at the pic I realised my ex colleague's son slightly looks like Gierek just some 40 years younger.
Not gonna tell them.