UK, Ireland / Why Poles will never belong in England [283]


not so. north africans are known to have settled in england back at the time of the crusades.

Life / Birthday traditions in Poland [30]


but will accept gifts and praise on their birthdays

History / Life in Poland in 1800-1900 [18]


pick a one or two year period, check some old maps for that period, check distribution of people and religion, read wikipedia's history of Poland, read a book/novel set in that period, for fashion: check paintings/art from the period. weave the lot together.

Genealogy / How to find a burial site / records in Poland... [80]

there are a couple of possible locations.

wait for someone else on the forum to give you a direct answer.


was this person involved in the uprising. there is a cemetery for such people.

wikipedia has warsaw military cemeteries listed, in english.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [853]

my thoughts. from what i understand of the various threads we have on the subject.

1. incorrect flight planning
2. bad weather
3. lack of spacial awareness
4. stress/pressure from senior figures
5. misunderstanding of flight instruments
6. false belief that, if the aircraft in front could land then so could the captain of the TU
7. crew who couldn't work together properly
8. lack of 100% support from the tower. or at least what the pilot might have expected from the tower.
9. choosing to land at an inferior airport. given the importance of the passengers and how the weather changed, or could change, the dynamics
10. not realizing that, if it took an extra person to read the instruments then they really should have just got away from the place

the fact that someone was helping in the cockpit shows how bad things were with regard to experience and command structure.

would the captain have tried to land, if he had an empty aircraft ?
we will never know, but i'm willing to guess that the answer would be 'no'

Off-Topic / When do you teach a Polish \ English child a second language? [8]

you don't teach them as such. each parent speaks in the normal fashion from day one. and that's it.

Genealogy / How to find a burial site / records in Poland... [80]

i think you have a mountain to climb when searching for cemetery records in Poland.

1. the borders have moved over the years
2. some cemeteries were destroyed. during and after the last war.

Do u want Jewish, Catholic or other ?

it might help if u give us the name of the town/village where u hope to find something. then we might be able to tell u where the local cemetery is.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [853]


that is the topic of the thread

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [853]


please don't take the discussion in this direction. we already have threads full of it.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [853]


most people either don't care, have already put it in the past, made up their own mind ages ago, are fed up with it.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [853]

it might be more polite to simply say that you disagree with her.

UK, Ireland / Why Poles will never belong in England [283]

no. they want to enjoy the opportunities offered by a new modern way of thinking. they share equal rights, which allows them to travel, make their fortune, return home an retain their nationality, if they so wish.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [853]


that would be the captain/pilot

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [853]


pilots are taught to trust there equipment. they didn't. they ignored it.


which is what pre-flight planning is about. making sure you are aware of possible difficulties. before encountering them.


it doesn't matter if they were watching a good or bad clock. they ingored an onboard warning, which would have saved the aircraft, had they reacted to it immediately.

setting the clocks was their responsibility. reading them correctly should be second nature. there is no-one else to blame for it other than the crew.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [853]


it wouldn't have been unexpected, if the flight crew had done a better job of their pre-flight planning like they were supposed to.

besides that they had electronic/radar equipment telling them they were too low.

ravine or no ravine... they didn't pull up when the onboard equipment told them to.

if they ignored the onboard equipment they would just as likely ignore the flight controllers.

UK, Ireland / Prices of Clothes in Poland and England [35]


a lot of stuff is cheaper in the uk. of course, some is more expensive.

if u need shoes... buy them in the uk.

History / Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [217]


not really. JPII will probably stay at the top for a few years yet.

Adam Małysz has just retired and is in the news.

to my mind the others reflect younger people's thoughts.

History / Whom do the people in Poland hate more: Germans or Russians? [869]


interesting. nice post.

Life / Babcia or Busha - any social class difference? [359]


not a good idea to wear one in Poland.

History / Polish historical myths - to break or not to break them? [257]

i always thought this to be true. it seems 'myth busted'.

News / Polish immigrants contribute to the world [32]

one wouldn't learn much from it. for the most part it was fiction

News / Polish immigrants contribute to the world [32]


it's just finished. i wrote tvn


don't say that. there were Polish at bletchley

all related to katyn... interesting

News / Polish immigrants contribute to the world [32]


and is on tvn at this very moment. i'm watching it.

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]


go to rootschat.co.uk and u will find more info.

Travel / How welcoming is Poland for an American visitor? And great places to visit. [43]


What shoulder is that ? It's usually a ditch once u get out of town.

Genealogy / DOBZYN, PLOCK ? Need more information [15]


u are missing an 'R' Dobrzen

have a look at this. what u want is probably on the list, but with a different spelling.

traveljournals.net/explore/poland/locations/d/29.html

News / Poland - the leading yacht producer in the region [18]

sailing in Poland is very popular. i remember when i first came here... a large number of 18yr olds had their sailing documents before they went on a driving course.

folk might not be able to afford some boats, but that doesn't stop the business of hire/lease. there is a market here for such things.

there is also a growing number of marina/apartment projects in Poland too.
there are some who can afford a 5 -7 metre boat/yacht no problem.
also, a lot of people buy shares in boats. it's a good business to be in, me thinks.

Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]

that might change when u have to earn a living here.

Genealogy / Searching for Wincenty Dec born 1888 - emigrated to Argentina 1929 [14]


we now know this is doubtful

because.


i'd check all records for a month either side of Jan 1/2.

you may have to use a few spelling variations.

Genealogy / Searching for Wincenty Dec born 1888 - emigrated to Argentina 1929 [14]

the folk at rootschat.co.uk might be able to help with things argentina. but you'll have to look for the correct board/threads.

have you been to genealogy.com and similar sites.


they may have gone to the usa first

also, check ship's records for those who left Poland. usually through Hamburg.