Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]

@jon357

Russia should consider itself lucky. What other country receives so much helpful advice, from careful observers all around the world.

People care about us, and our well being.

News / Poland is the new military power of Europe. [275]


Lol. In this manner, nearly every war can be whitewashed. Look:

"If Poles only accepted, that past partitions were driven by leaders of the Russian state, that were not even ethnically Russian, spoke primarily French, and were all but completely isolated from 99% of the rest of the population."


Don't flatter yourself too much. Fantasizing about subjugation at the hands of the Poles is more a Ukrainian national past time. I don't think that many serious people in Russia think that Poland wants to "subjugate" us, or is even remotely capable of doing so.

Poland is viewed more as an annoying member of the crowd that seems to enjoy winding everybody up. "Hey! Did you see what he just did there?!" and "Aren't you gonna do something about it?"

Poland is basically Paulina.

Life / Do colored immigrants in Poland function better than in Western countries? [216]

@GefreiterKania

Really, quite irritating that Poles will hate Russia all day, but the only immigrants they seem to like are those from Russian territories.

Life / Do colored immigrants in Poland function better than in Western countries? [216]


Haha. Most of your Muslims are Russian-speaking Muslims.

Law / Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord [37]

Burst pipes and blaring fire alarms aside, I would absolutely hate to know that at any moment my landlord may come in. Kind of sympathize with this fella.

Knowing how nosy Poles are, I would be doubly uncomfortable.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]

@jon357

So... today we will not get an answer from you re: why your countrymen hate Russia with such unique flair, despite the fact it is located at the opposite end of the Continent?

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]

Not really. Just very irritating.

I came in for a simple Power of Attorney, and was subjected to their whole Ministry of Foreign Affairs retardation.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]


TBH - to-date - it has been my own Russians that are much more curious about me, than anybody in America.

For example, I was told off by my consul in NYC for "not showing up". When I asked him WTF he meant by my "not showing up", he shocked me by asking a series of further questions, which included questions about my friend group in NYC (and why they were not "showing up"). Pretty surprised about the level to which they were informed re: my social circle in New York, I meekly asked them what it is exactly that they want from me. What they wanted was for me to show up to stupid meetings of local "intellectual leaders", and get other Russians to join us for these little shindigs. Similarly, they wanted me to agitate amongst the locals to vote in Russian elections. Thankfully, they did not instruct me that I'm supposed to bring only those people in that want to vote United Russia.

In general, I got the impression that the low-level people working in the local consulate and the Permanent Mission to the UN were a bunch of idiots.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]


Hahaha!

If I would, I wouldn't say it here - would I - where Vincent will go running to the GCHQ, which will immediately get in contact with the FBI, and then in 5 hrs I have an agent at my door inviting himself in for a conversation.

I have enough drama in my life.

More seriously - of course I would not want to, or be able to, do anything that is harmful to US national security or the welfare of its citizens. I employ many Americans, my home is here - for what it's worth, and principally I do not feel that the USA and Russia are enemies, regardless of what our governments feed us.

I think there are a millions reasons for strong friendship between the United States and Russia. The conditions for this are simply not there, but I hope they will emerge in the future.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]


Is there any reason to think the hundreds of thousands of Russians in the Czech Republic are plotting against their adopted country?

Is there any reason to think that I am plotting against the United States?

The space for "democracy" and "liberalism" seems to shrink rapidly with you Westerners, when shifting from topic to topic.

Back to the meat of the question: what might have been going through our minds?

1) Mass collaboration by Ukrainians and the peoples of the Caucasus with German occupying authorities

2) Insane internal pressure from counter-revolutionaries and "surrender monkeys"

3) Germans represented one of the most highly educated and thus important demographic groups. Their contribution to our war effort was enormous, from holding high government positions, to being crucial contributors to nuclear weapons research. We needed to keep them out of Hitler's reach. Russian and Baltic Germans, in general, are some of the smartest Germans in history.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]


One could argue we had a lot more reason to do it, then the Americans had for putting the Japanese in concentration camps.

What? Was Japan going to land a huge invasion force in America?

But then, was Germany close to capturing the Volga region?

Too easy, children.

I'm not saying it is right, and as a Russian - I would want to apologize to all my former compatriots who are Germans now - but the situation was truly difficult.

Travel / Scuba in Poland [6]

This surprised me, when reading the reports in American press about how the Ukrainians likely blew up the pipeline. The Baltic is so shallow! Divers working off a helium/oxygen mix can comfortably work on its bottom to destroy a pipeline. The depth where the charges were placed was apparently 240 ft. I never went so low, but I did go to 160ft on Nitrox (22% O2), and I'm just... well... me. I imagine for a military frogman it was a walk in the park.

It's really a puddle, not a sea.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]


You do realize that Russia is quite a bit more urbanized than Poland? Those "urban privileged" constitute a large majority of the population.

Now allow me to ask you a question, for a change. What is it that Russia ever did to Britain to deserve such hate, except sending thousands of our kids there and investing hundreds of billions into your country?

We didn't come like the Poles, faceless hordes with plunger and mop in hand, to steal jobs from your people. We sent you our best, and stuffed their pockets full of money before sending them.

I notice on this forum that it's almost always the Brits that are fire-breathing Russophobes. More so than the Poles, who one could argue have enough reasons to be butthurt. What gives?

We fought alongside you in the Napoleonic and World Wars. We never invaded you. The last piece of land we couldn't seem to find accommodation around was Afghanistan - in the 1800s. Is it the fact that we spearheaded the anti-colonialist movement which wrecked your precious empire?

Honestly, left scratching my head at the level of vitriol Brits have reserved for Russians. Doesn't seem to have any historic basis under it, other than the sour grapes of having lost your empire and seeing others still cling to theirs.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]


I mean, Russia was no picnic in the 1990s. I don't really blame them, for using the option that was available to them to better their lives and that of their families.

Does leave a bit of a bad taste in the mouth. Fair weather friends, and all that. Nowhere near as bad as the Jews, who nearly all left - must be said.

The most loyal turned out to be the Koreans. Whose population is actually growing in Russia and CIS. Some of them tell me that Koreans don't really accept them as Koreans, with names like Roman Lee and Vladimir Kim.

Life / Do colored immigrants in Poland function better than in Western countries? [216]


*clicks heels*

GENAU, OBERSTURMBANNFUHRER JON! Russian untermenschen swine must be reminded their place!

*salutes, performs rapid about-turn*

Life / Do colored immigrants in Poland function better than in Western countries? [216]


Except Russians, who are Orcs.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]

@Alien

It includes our Volga Germans that "repatriated", despite living in Russia for 300+ years. It includes others too, not just the Volga folk. The German term for them is literally Russlanddeutsche, or Russia Germans.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [382]

From Politico:

Czech President Petr Pavel says Russian citizens living abroad should be put under "strict surveillance" by intelligence services in their host countries.

Wow! So much for Western values. How does he justify this action? Why, by referring to the internment of Japanese Americans. Something the last 4 presidents of the United States have been routinely apologizing for:

"I can be sorry for these people, but at the same time when we look back, when the Second World War started, all the Japanese population living in the United States were under a strict monitoring regime as well"

I look forward to Western surveillance. PolAmKow warned me they would come for me one day) I am ready.

# of Russians living abroad (a lot of work for Petr Pavel):

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Life / Do colored immigrants in Poland function better than in Western countries? [216]


Oh boy... Ireland does not belong in that list.

I know "Poland Christ of All Nations", "The Virgin Undefiled" and all that... but Ireland? Ireland has suffered more than Poland at the hands of bigger neighbors for... oh well a thousand years or so. Holocaust? Meet the MULTIPLE English-engineered famines. Ireland has a population in 2023, that is lower than it was in the middle of the 19th century. Find me another country like that. You don't see the Irish weeping and moaning about it to anyone who will listen.

I doubt the Irish are trying to stuff Poland full of emigrants out of some colonial indifference. Will keep reading the thread, but seeing so much Barney and Atch here - I feel you know what you did wrong.

Edit: I see you've been taken to task ;)

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [232]

@Alien

Why accusative works here? It doesn't, no?

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [232]


What about this?

First, I thought this is a simple joke about how Poles will do everything except say "thank you" to the Germans.

Then, I remembered that Walesa's wife's name was Danuta Walesa. However, I thought that Danuta should be Danka, not Danke. Am I thinking too hard about this joke?

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [232]

@Alien

Ohhhhh.... I'm stupid. Thank you.

It is clear that I have not even scratched the surface of knowledge about Poland.

Love / Relationship Issues with my polish girlfriend advice needed [76]

In Russian, there is a saying: «насильно мил не будешь», or "even when forced to, you won't be able to be sympathetic".

What this aphorism means, I think, is that one cannot love, or return to love, if there is absent a connection of the souls. There has to be mutual attraction.

It's always hard to hear that somebody does not love you. Can make a guy want to shoot himself. However, trying to be extra charming and romantic, is not the answer. This is the definition of what I wrote above. You are trying to force somebody back into love, and that never works.

Go find someone that will love you for the guy you are, not the guy you can "turn on" in an emergency situation in an attempt to save your family.

Kids feel the happiness of their parents very acutely. They know if you are miserable, and it reflects on their own development. It's not really doing them any favors to power through a sh!t relationship for their sake.

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [232]

This time, I need help understanding a Polish joke.

Why does the duck winning, indicate the presence of a Pole?

Does this mean Poles are so stupid, their roosters are incompetent? I'm so confused.

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Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [232]

Some more jokes:

- People say I'm very old-fashioned.

- Who says this?

- My serfs, for example.

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(The year is 2017)

- Excuse me, sir, how do I reach Lech Kaczynski Avenue?

- Drive straight down Victims of the Smolensk Catastrophe Street, then take a right onto Kaczynski Brothers Street. Next take the turn onto Martyrs of April 10th Boulevard, before going onto President of the Millenium Street, from there you can go down Fighters for Law and Justice Street. It's easy afterwards - simply go to the Twins Square, past the monument to Jaroslaw the Living God, and you'll end up directly on Lech Kaczynski Avenue.

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Lech Walesa tells the German president:

- I can promise that Poland will give you everything you need.

- Danke.

- Anything, except Dankę

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [232]

An Englishman and a Pole are arguing about which language is more difficult to learn.

Englishman: For example, we write "Shakespeare", but it's actually pronounced "Szekspir".

Pole: That's nothing, we write "Boleslaw Prus", but read "Aleksander Glowacki".

News / Famous Poles die - your memories [102]

Today, a famous Polish-American mathematician - Ted Kaczynski - took his own life while being hospitalized at the federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina. Yet another victim of the brutal conditions rampant in the American correctional system.

Wikipedia tells us, that: "Theodore John Kaczynski was born in Chicago on May 22, 1942, to working-class parents Wanda Theresa (née Dombek) and Theodore Richard Kaczynski, a sausage maker. The two were Polish Americans who were raised as Roman Catholics but later became atheists."

He went on to become one of the best high school students in the country, earning him a National Merit Scholarship to Harvard University at the tender age of 15. At Harvard he studied mathematics, which he continued then to pursue at the University of Michigan as a masters student. Focusing on complex analysis, specifically geometric function theory.

After leaving academia, he became a wilderness survival expert, living out of a modest cabin in Montana. Finally, in the closing chapters of his life he became a civic activist, campaigning around issues close to ecology and technologic progress.

Off-Topic / Terms of Russian Surrender [116]


... and a terror to the Germans.

Off-Topic / Terms of Russian Surrender [116]


You raise an important question. The existence of these miniature states (yet bound in all the vestiges of sovereignty) is a pernicious problem in European history for the past few centuries.

Ordinarily, the answer to your question would be economic coercion and brute force. Unfortunately this path is now only available to the United States. Even China struggles to address regional problems in this way.

The only real answer to the problem is that the many countries of the world (200 is it now?), should be consolidated back into a manageable 30-45 countries. Everyone is responsible for their own little patch of dirt, and doesn't expect ludicrous assurances from each other - as Tacitus wisely pointed out.

A Polish Intermarium could be one of those 30-45 countries. With Poland's abundant natural resources, well developed stock market, impressive demographics, and powerful military - it could easily be the locus of a Central European superpower.