History / Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back [345]


Why?

History / Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back [345]


The entire city centre? Given that it's a UNESCO world heritage site, we can assume that it's a bit more complicated than you pretend.

History / Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back [345]


When were you last there? In the summer of this year it didn't look any worse than Lublin starówka. Much larger though.

History / What do Poles think about Turks? [761]


As you say, luck comes into it, but like many places it's sensible to avoid bad areas at night.


As I recall you left Poland as a very young child and have never been back, so how would you know what £ódź is like nowadays?

History / Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back [345]


No, it isn't. You seem to be talking about the PRL. The thread is about the border changes.

Do pay attention.

History / Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back [345]


It is very simple. The current borders have been agree for decades.


Not 'would be'. That is their goal already.

After WW2, Poland got a very good deal.

History / Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back [345]


They don't want that either - all they want is self determination without Putin trying to manipulate their country. It's just a shame so many outside commentators ignore the elephant in the room.

We can forget the Homo Sovieticus thing that Poland's chattering classes believe is part of it. Millions of Russian speaking citizens in the industrial regions weren't exactly living in clover before 1990, however capitalism has taken away their jobs and incomes. It's all very well having plenty of choice in the shops provided you've got enough money to afford it, They'd rather have 1 brand of shaving foam they can afford rather than 20 they can't.


Yes they are.

History / Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back [345]


They are the same issue.

Genealogy / Looking for Kulczycki family from Turza Slaska, Poland [14]

The spelling is Janek Tadeusz, however he was certainly officially called Jan rather than Janek. Jan Tadeusz translates as John Luke (though the name Thaddeus does exist in English, rarely).

Anyone called Jan Tadeusz would certainly prefer using Janek instead of Jan, since anyone called Jan Tadeusz would potentially be the butt of jokes from other Polish speakers because of the similarity to Poland's most famous work of literature, Pan Tadeusz.

Language / Polish slang phrases - most popular. [606]

Familiarity friendliness and fondness. The vocative version is -ku or -ko. No to prawda, Kocurku?

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [382]


As of a couple of months ago, the food and drinks on European routes are only in business class.

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [382]

Yeah right, on their new Białystok-Heathrow route...

USA, Canada / Just got out of jail in California and met a young man of Polish ancestry whilst in prison [27]


12 years old? Not exactly a cougar, is she?

USA, Canada / Why do you guys think that so much Polonia is fake? [51]


Sometimes one immigrant group shrinks fast from any comparison to a similar group, doesn't it...

USA, Canada / Why do you guys think that so much Polonia is fake? [51]

Though there are similarities, Mexican and Polish cultures are very different and the story of Mexican and Polish immigration to the US is even more different.

Life / Polish people are the most ignorant people in the world! [333]

Sounds like paranoia from one side and religious exhibitionism from the other. This woman shouldn't get worked up about other people's religions and this young man (and I'd bet money that he's young) should know that the rules for prayer are different while travelling.

Love / English Men vs Polish Men [207]

In Poland they aren't especially tall. I'm exactly 6' and in a crowd see mostly the tops of heads.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

Crikey, that website keeps coming back like a bad penny. It was made by an American guy called mark who used to post here (people sometimes accuse Milky of being him, though I'm reliably informed they are different people) who despite living in PL for ages, has never quite managed to speak the language (or find a job). The website is about selling flashcards. I wonder if people buy them?

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


A so-called 'no gun zone' sounds pretty damn useless if some guy can just go next door and get one. Unless you're suggesting schoolteachers etc should be armed!


They find them easily enough due to the prevalence of guns in that country.


Surreal, isn't it. They get upset if they hear the word c unt on TV, have counties where alcohol is banned but they can pop to a 'gun fair', buy a lethal weapon and blow each others brains out.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


Yeah, maybe all those mass shootings are just pretend.

Travel / Hard Candy - Krakow, Poland - reviews? [131]

The interesting thing is that the place is still open. Who are they paying?

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname? (I am starting to wonder if anyone in my family was American?) [85]


Plenty of Czech people have names that sound a bit German. Poles too.

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname? (I am starting to wonder if anyone in my family was American?) [85]

Remember it isn't as simple as that. The borders changed many times. People (sometimes whole families, sometimes just one guy) moved from place to place, sometimes names changed.

Your surname is certainly Polish since it ends in -wicz, however it possibly has a German connection. The reason for that may well be lost to history.

Law / Old Polish money banknotes - what's their value today? [415]


Are they old or new zloty? Who is the face on them - is it a king?

Too late to edit.

If they have a picture of King Zygmunt I Stary on (see below), 1200 zloty is just short of 250 quid - you'll get a bit more than 200 at Thomas Cook If they have a picture of a man with a suit and moustache, as Harry says you can make a stripper temporarily happy (unless she's Polish).

Law / Poland - Temporary Residence card - Karta pobytu - required documents [143]

For the same reason the UK doesn't dish out citizenship to every Aussie or American called Smith or Jones. They have citizenship elsewhere and Poland is a country rather than an ethnic heimat.

Real Estate / Apartment rental in Poland: Termination of the agreement before the date [27]

It isn't that cold, however if the guy's nesh about low temperatures he should just get a heater.

Cheaper than moving apartment and far cheaper than getting a lawyer.

I just read the guy's second post. There is a heater in the bathroom. It would be sensible to figure out how it works (perhaps ask a friend, perhaps check on the internet).


Any judge would **** themself laughing given that the bathroom does have a heater but the guy never switched it on.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


I wouldn't trust them - the murder and robbery rates, far lower in jurisdictions where dangerous weapons are controlled, say it all.


The high level of Tea Party-esque debate.

This is good - much better than some of the NRA crap that's been polluting this site:
tufts.edu/alumni/magazine/fall2013/features/up-in-arms.html

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


Oddly enough, we don't. Perhaps that's something to do with the far lower gun crime rates. That and the free healthcare.

As the poster above says - if you don't like the way we do things here, Lotnisko Okęcie and a flight out of Europe is but a cab ride away.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


Like far lower gun crime and a far lower murder rate.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


It's the cretins who use them that are the problem. Fortunately in Europe their access is severely restricted - and gun crime is low.

And the paranoid inadequates who believe in 'staged shootings'.