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TheOther   
12 Jan 2010
Life / Fat People in Poland? [161]

Ive seen plenty of overweight German tourists in thier speedos, enough to make me sick! Put some clothes on and a razor couldnt hurt either to shave those hairy European backs along with those sexy women with the hairy armpits

To quote yourself: "that is just another stereotype" ... :)
TheOther   
8 Jan 2010
Polonia / What about the Poles living in Germany? [65]

i think you all gets suprised when i say that the germans don't have anythink against the poles

Hey, you can't say THAT here... :)
TheOther   
31 Dec 2009
History / Polish-German alliance. [489]

even the german kids learn about all this at school now, s0o they are not being allowed to forget.

You know what? They are teaching that sh*t in German schools since the 1950's already. Not being allowed to forget? Most younger Germans I know are completely fed up with this blame game, and just ignore it. That's the outcome of not being allowed to forget...
TheOther   
16 Dec 2009
Polonia / POLES vs BULGARIANS [160]

However I think Plastic Polish Inteligentsia is too stupid to have prejudices.

They call it 'opinion' instead. :)
TheOther   
16 Dec 2009
Polonia / What about the Poles living in Germany? [65]

We lived in Munich for over ten years...too long

Living in Oberpframmern for over 10 years is definitely something I would call hardship...
TheOther   
16 Dec 2009
Polonia / POLES vs BULGARIANS [160]

Most probably no one ... of Polish rednecks is posting here.

Even worse: then those prejudices are spread mainly amongst the (Plastic) Polish intelligentsia?

- excludnig me

:)
TheOther   
16 Dec 2009
Polonia / POLES vs BULGARIANS [160]

So much about Polish rednecks.

I didn't say that nothing has changed in Poland since 1945. Just explain to me why you come across so many anti-German and anti-Russian posts here, and then we talk about (Plastic) Polish rednecks again.
TheOther   
16 Dec 2009
Polonia / POLES vs BULGARIANS [160]

but like in Kraków-region you'll find much more, if not sympathy, empathy for Ukrainians than for Germans

Germans are another case

One day even the last Polish redneck will notice that WW2 is over and times are different now...
TheOther   
2 Dec 2009
Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

in Poland they stay together as they usually dont have any other viable options.

Peoples' faith is an important factor, but the catholic church might lose its grip on the younger generation if more and more of the kids live in western countries, don't you think?

Probably should wait to early 30's.

I agree. You are more mature then and your financial background is much more stable.

Plus there is lower social acceptability of premarital cohabitation than in the west.

That might change once the older generation is gone. Poland is not an island and western culture is very attractive to many youngsters.
TheOther   
2 Dec 2009
Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

It will probably take a few more decades, but sooner or later the Poles will find out that having kids is a huge investment and responsibility in an increasingly challenging world. And they will also find out that having children at a very young age will cut the best years of their lifes somewhat short. I've seen many, many relationships falling apart because people got married and had kids at an early age. Well, but maybe I just had the wrong friends, who knows... :)
TheOther   
1 Dec 2009
Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

If it is still so deeply rooted, when does it become a memory?

It will become memory as soon as everyone who actually lived behind the Iron Curtain is dead. I have friends in East Berlin who are really nostalgic when it comes to the communist past of the GDR. They see everything in a rosy light (ie, in the old system there was no unemployment, there were kindergarten spots for everyone, there was free healthcare, bla bla bla) even though they are now very successful business people. I'm always making fun of them because I don't understand how you can be a successful capitalist and at the same time a nostalgic commie.
TheOther   
1 Dec 2009
Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

and wot has a GERMAN wall got to do with Poland

The Wall and the fortified border between the GDR and West Germany was there to keep everybody in - including the Poles.
TheOther   
1 Dec 2009
Genealogy / Are all Poles blue eyed and blonde? [450]

Are all poles blue eyed and blonde???

Don't know about the poles, but the dancers are definitely not... :)
TheOther   
30 Nov 2009
Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

3. The way that the Communist mentality seems so entrenched. When did the Berlin Wall come down?

IMHO, that's nothing unusual and can be found in all former East Bloc countries.
TheOther   
24 Oct 2009
History / Polish Atlantis (pre-war Warsaw, Poland in pictures). [38]

Sokrates

Nice photos, thanks for posting. Do you happen to have images of small towns and villages in the countryside from the pre-war era as well, or do you know a good source by any chance? I'm especially interested in the greater Poznan area.
TheOther   
21 Oct 2009
Polonia / What about the Poles living in Germany? [65]

Anything that could be considered personal information is likely to be deleted.

No problem, although WHOIS as well as TraceRoute information is publicly available and not considered personal.
TheOther   
21 Oct 2009
Polonia / What about the Poles living in Germany? [65]

Nah, no German Poles on this forum?

They are sleeping already.

BTW: did you notice that the whois information has been deleted? It's not even in Off Topic... ;-)

Anything that could be considered personal information is likely to be deleted unless it is posted by the person themselves or they have given permission for it to be posted. Thanks.
TheOther   
20 Oct 2009
Polonia / What about the Poles living in Germany? [65]

Maybe it's because the forum is hosted in an English speaking country?

That's not an argument IMHO, as almost everybody in Germany speaks English as you know.
TheOther   
20 Oct 2009
Polonia / What about the Poles living in Germany? [65]

I was always wondering why there is no "Polonia - Germany" under the Poland Abroad section, given the fact that it is the second largest Polonia in the world. Some inconvenient truth?
TheOther   
16 Oct 2009
History / What Was Happening in Poland around 1905? [73]

the results are false

Not really, because you cannot prove whether those immigrants considered themselves Germans or Poles for example. You are questioning the definition of 'ethnicity' that the American authorities used, I don't. That's all.

Well, that may be but the census we are talking about (where the german heritage group is the biggest in the US) was recent. People where asked about their heritage

But this heritage is not recent. The knowledge of it is in part based on the documentation of the American immigration authorities.
TheOther   
16 Oct 2009
History / What Was Happening in Poland around 1905? [73]

Piorun

Gheez, Piorun ... we are talking about 1890 to 1905. They didn't care if you were an ethnic Pole, because the country of Poland didn't exist. You came from Russia, so you were a Russian. You came from the German Empire, so you were a German. You came from Austria-Hungary, so you were an Austrian-Hungarian. What's so difficult to understand? Citizenship equaled ethnicity, as I said before.

It might come as a shock...

Not really, as they told me I'm Caucasian although I'm not from that region... :)
TheOther   
16 Oct 2009
History / What Was Happening in Poland around 1905? [73]

You are a Yank

No, I'm not.

where he talks about the ethnic group not citizenship

Ethnic group equaled citizenship. There were also no Basks (Basques) for example, just Spanish.

Am I missing something

Yes... ;)
Is was speaking from a strictly genealogical perspective.
TheOther   
16 Oct 2009
History / What Was Happening in Poland around 1905? [73]

Looking through the US immigration records they were listed as either Austrian or German even though they were Polish

Of course, because they were Austrian-Hungarian, Russian or German citizens.

There two reason for emigration from Poland under Russian rule in 1905

Sorry to be picky here, but there was NO Poland in 1905. In genealogy you have to base your research on facts and not on wishful thinking... ;)
TheOther   
16 Oct 2009
History / What Was Happening in Poland around 1905? [73]

I was just curious about the conditions in Poland at that time that might have prompted so many people to leave

Before you start your research make sure you understand that Poland didn't exist during the time frame you've mentioned. You'll get a completely wrong impression and also rely on false data if you ignore this fact. To quickly answer your question: the main reason why so many people came over to the US at the time is economic. Most families were very poor and usually had five or more children. Diseases like tuberculosis and diphteria were widespread and child mortality was very high where the families came from.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland