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Posts by pawian  

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pawian   
18 Oct 2020
News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

What exactly are European values

if European values means you have to call a man a woman because he wishes so

Guys, you are making fools of yourselves and ostrich eggs are dripping on your ugly faces now. Don`t you know that European values are codified? Check European Charter of Fundamental Rights. As rightists or fascists, you have not been aware such a thing exists. Mistake!!!

E.g,,
Article one - dignity
fra.europa.eu/en/eu-charter/article/1-human-dignity

Human dignity is inviolable. It must be respected and protected.

Now, PiS is violating this basic human right by abusing and insulting LGBT people in Poland.
pawian   
18 Oct 2020
Life / Is Poland good for expats with social phobia? [21]

they won't expect chat and smiles from you either, so the fact that you're shy won't be a major problem.

Yes, I wanted to say it before but forgot. Sclerosis.

Yes, people will sense it after a while and after being considered shy, he will be looked upon as a weirdo.
pawian   
18 Oct 2020
History / Poland rightwingers` bonds with PRL communist regime [191]

You always bring some BS or other nonsense

Rightists` connections and alliances with communists are BS and nonsense??? But you are a fekking hypo now if you say so - you never cease talking about Soviets here. What the heck? What are your real views then?
pawian   
18 Oct 2020
News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

Don't be a traitor. You don't live in Europe but Poland, if you don't like it move out!

But why??? It is PiS who betray Poland by rejecting European values and directing us towards Russian sphere of influence again. And you are happy because of that. Shame on you.
pawian   
18 Oct 2020
History / German treatment of Poles (Russian partition) during WW1? [25]

Anyway, it seems they did set up some form of puppet government in 1917:

Yes, puppet. After realising it was puppet, Piłudski resigned and refused to take the oath . Other members also took their leave. The Council worked from January to August 1917 when it was dissolved.
pawian   
18 Oct 2020
News / PiS candidates are losing positions in EU Parliament. Will they keep power in Poland? [358]

What better could have other party done?

We don`t know it coz it is impossible to judge things which didn`t happen. Yet, we are able to judge PiS coz what they are doing is happening on our eyes and we can see those rightards are losing on all fronts.

leader who when drunk asks a DJ

Don`t be silly. That`s one of the lousiest arguments you could think of.
pawian   
18 Oct 2020
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Oh, I see. If so, then you won! They declared the quarantine on 12th March and on the next day we went to do big shopping in case shops were to be closed down. We spent over 1000 PLN but no food was wasted - we used up everything.
pawian   
18 Oct 2020
Life / Is Poland good for expats with social phobia? [21]

I'm the chatty Irish woman referred to by the OP ;-D

Oh, really? hahaha funny coincidence.

We are interested in you but that doesn't mean we want to be 'friends

Yes, that`s perfectly all right. So my supposition about the wife was wrong,.I am sorry. :):)
pawian   
18 Oct 2020
News / PiS candidates are losing positions in EU Parliament. Will they keep power in Poland? [358]

The latest polls are merciless - PiS is losing support. From 42% after Presidential elections, to 36% today. The reason is simple - they are unable to fight the virus threat effectively - nothing has been done to improve the key sectors before the second wave of the pandemics - neither national health care system nor online education.

Wise people predicted it long ago - now morons who voted for PiS are going to pay dearly for their fekked up choices.
Thank you, PiS. Thank you, PiS voters.
pawian   
18 Oct 2020
History / Poland rightwingers` bonds with PRL communist regime [191]

Hey, guys, did you hear about Patriotic Union Grunwald, which functioned in communist reality of 1980s and grouped far right nationalists who supported communism???

Their main objectibve was to fight the Jewish influence among communists and pro-democratic opposition in Poland. The members were mostly prominent functionaries of the regime, e.g., police or army officers, a known film director was the Chairman.

Polish entry
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zjednoczenie_Patriotyczne_%E2%80%9EGrunwald%E2%80%9D

Long and informative article
phalanx.niceboard.com/t793-grunwald-patriotic-union

the GPU chairman in Huta Warszawa said only "true Poles" could belong to the union and when asked whether Jews could belong, he answered, "If someone is of Jewish stock, it is up to him; but I think that such a person would give up after two or three meetings."
pawian   
18 Oct 2020
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

I see. Don`t worry, here are some tips:
Juice, yes. How many cartons and why?
What do you think is there in the bags?
Where is it placed?
The date plays a role but not as a fixed or annual holiday, sth else happened around it - quite important.
pawian   
17 Oct 2020
History / German treatment of Poles (Russian partition) during WW1? [25]

to support the Central Powers until Russia was defeated, and then support the Entente until the Central Powers were defeated,

Exactly. Devilish concept of his. hahaha

And then there was Wielkopolskie Rising of 1919 and 3 Silesian Risings of 1919-1921 during which Poles regained their old lands. And independent Poland was born.
pawian   
17 Oct 2020
History / German treatment of Poles (Russian partition) during WW1? [25]

Kingdom of Poland in 1917

Yes, such a proclamation took place indeed but nobody in Poland treated it seriously coz the Central powers were on the losing side already. After the proclamation Polish troops comanded by Piłsudski refused to take the oath of allegiance to Germans and were sent to isolation camps. Poles knew that Germans would finally lose so there was no point in participating in their fancy projects.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_crisis
pawian   
17 Oct 2020
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Yes, yes, yes!!! hahahaha Perfect.

So, let`s see a new challenge: What and why? The date plays a role, too.


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pawian   
17 Oct 2020
History / German treatment of Poles (Russian partition) during WW1? [25]

What was life like for Poles from the Russian partition under German occupation during WW1?

So, Kalisz Pogrom was an isolated incident.
Generally we can say that not much changed for Poles as the Russian occupation was replaced by the German one. One difference - at least Poles weren`t exiled to Siberia on tsar`s orders anymore.
pawian   
17 Oct 2020
History / German treatment of Poles (Russian partition) during WW1? [25]

But if I get a chance to visit Kalisz, it is something I might try to find out.

Do visit it. It had already been a pretty city before the WW1, called the Venice of the North. Later they rebuilt it. I have always loved looking at the aerial views of the centre.


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pawian   
17 Oct 2020
History / German treatment of Poles (Russian partition) during WW1? [25]

I wonder if they were Poles from the German partition, or just Germans

Now it is impossible to establish that here. You would have to ask at the source - e..g, Kalisz Museum.

Or did they turn a blind eye?

Nothing is known about it. Only History and God judged him - his name has become the symbol of barbaric destruction and murder.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Preusker
pawian   
17 Oct 2020
Life / Polish Nursery Rhymes [253]

but a stupid limerick

Now I know why - my parents were educated and loved us. hahaha.
When I am reading this rhyme now, it is indeed crazy.
pawian   
17 Oct 2020
History / German treatment of Poles (Russian partition) during WW1? [25]

Well, I remember reading Wiech about hardships of everyday life and shortages in shops: people "were queuing for wooden bread." There was no sugar or meat.

Also, Germans massacred Kalisz in 1914, killing hundreds of innocent civilians.

Pogrom of Kalisz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Kalisz

most if not all church bells were confiscated to be recast as ammunition

Yes, I will never forget those photos:


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pawian   
17 Oct 2020
Travel / Pot in Poland for tourists [285]

Exactly antiflammatory as well.

coffeeandvanilla.com/baltic-amber-liquor-nalewka-bursztynowa/

A varied mix of properties (analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, invigorating, stimulating and calming),Used to soothe the trouble and inconvenience caused by teething in children, and to combat dermatitis and musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis and arthritis, rheumatic pain, inflamed joints and tendonitis.
pawian   
17 Oct 2020
Genealogy / Polish equivalent of "Jessie"? [48]

My Mother's birth name was Czesława and they called her Tessie.

I would never think Tessi comes from Czesława. Was it too difficult to utter her name as Czessi - "cz" pronounced like "ch" in chair?
pawian   
17 Oct 2020
Life / Polish Nursery Rhymes [253]

about a cat who smoked a pipe: jak kot palił fajkę

Strange, I knew the title but the rest is completely new to me - my parents never told me that bed time story. Why?????
pawian   
17 Oct 2020
Travel / Pot in Poland for tourists [285]

Polish peasant??? Of course. That`s because I am surrounded by peasants. When in Rome, do as the Romans do! hahahaha But why backward? Amber spirit is the best remedy for aching joints, bones, muscles.