Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]

Pretty :))) So those are opals after cutting, yes? What do they look like before cutting?

Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]

Yeah, I imagine it must be relaxing and satisfying :)


Download IfranView - it's free and easy to use. You can resize the photo to make it smaller and if that isn't enough you can save the file in lower quality - that will make the file smaller.

Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]

That's interesting... I've never heard of such a hobby. Could you post photos of your works?

Genealogy / Birth in Lviv in 1926: Polish or Ukrainian nationality? [29]


This is a Polish surname:

pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Kublicki

I guess this surname could have Ukrainian roots, since it probably comes from the name of the village/town Kublicz (Kublich in English) in Ukraine.


Piotuch is a Polish surname:

genealogia.okiem.pl/powstanies/index.php?nazwisko=Piotuch

Does your family come from the nobility?

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

@Cojestdocholery, I do know what I'm talking about:

wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/ustawa-antyaborcyjna-z-1993-r-historia-i-proby-zmiany-przepisow/81tw9nz

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

@johnny reb, I doubt that majority of Poles are such devout Catholics. Besides, we're not talking here about a total lack of ban on abortion, but going back to "the abortion law consensus" that PiS threw out of the window.


...is the law in any secular democracy. It can be influenced to various degrees by the religious views of a given society, of course. But the degree to which it is influenced by those religious views depends on the level of religiousness of the said society (and common sense, I guess, hopefully).

Genealogy / Birth in Lviv in 1926: Polish or Ukrainian nationality? [29]


Before 1939 - a Polish citizen. Don't know about his ethnicity though. He could be Polish, Ukrainian, Jewish or maybe someone else. What was his name and surname?

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

@johnny_reb, that's because Poland is a secular democracy and not a religious regime.


PiS won't allow a referendum, because judging by the polls majority of Poles are against the harsher abortion law that was introduced by this government. PiS knows what the result of the referendum would be.

Genealogy / CHERDIA - What or where could it be?! [15]

@Pleuvoir, in Polish it would be written as "Czerdia".

Genealogy / CHERDIA - What or where could it be?! [15]


Ah, I didn't know that... Yes, considering Pleuvoir's family history this makes much more sense!

Genealogy / CHERDIA - What or where could it be?! [15]


Podolsk is a city, so I don't know what Cherdia would be... Some village in the administrative area of Podolsk that later became part of the city maybe? No idea...


The letter "d" when written in the handwritten Cyrillic script looks like Latin "g". So maybe someone made a mistake when translating from Russian and it's "Cherga"?

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherga

That's a wild guess though...

Ah, sorry, no, that would be the other way around... If it was Cherda then it could be mistakenly written down as Cherga in Latin alphabet... No idea then...

Law / Can I Legally Adopt My Girlfriend's Child? [3]

@Videobroker, yes, you can legally adopt your girlfriend's child:

cuk.pl/porady/przysposobienie-dziecka


According to that link it can take around 2 years.


Yes, correct, but it would speed up the process.


Sorry, no idea. If your girlfriend is Polish, can't she look for such information herself? Unless you're looking for foreigners with similar experiences on this forum?

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


What about ars amandi? :)))


Depends. There are different types of sex. Sex can be beautiful - for example, when it's called "making love" :) And it's an important part of a romantic relationship (unless the couple is asexual).


I think it depends... When ballet is your whole life... Or music... Or art... Artists often have a great need to create, for some it's like eating, sex and all other basic things... Being able to create becomes part of you. If they can't paint for some reason, they may get depressed. I imagine it can be the same for professional dancers...

Law / Obtaining Polish Citizenship from Poland-born Father [3]

@winogrona, I have no idea, but I've found this:

polishcitizenship.pl/law/

"The new act provides that the foreigners who in the past had Polish citizenship, but lost them before 1 January 1999, can apply for the restoration of Polish citizenship. It is vital that the acquisition of Polish citizenship shall happen on the day in which the decision on restoring Polish citizenship has become final. This means that the applicant's children shall also acquire citizenship, but only when they were minor on the day of its granting."

Maybe you should contact the Polish consulate in Chicago about this?

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

@RussianAntiPutin, I hope you'll get well soon!
Keep us updated, if you can :)


Yes, it is. Don't give anyone on this forum your phone number or personal information. Especially to johnny_reb. Him and his buddies stalked people from this forum and some of their family members in real life to a disturbing extent.

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

@RussianAntiPutin, are you in a hospital now?

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]


Vomiting blood is considered a medical emergency. You probably should go to a hospital... What is going on?

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]


I don't. I must admit though that I had moments when I thought that your English is too good for a 16-year-old :)) How long have you been studying it, if you don't mind saying?


It depends. I prefer honest people. Besides, I'm not here to win friends.


Yes, some people do. Including you.

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

@jon357, RussianAntiPutin (no matter whether she is who she claims she is) isn't forcing you to be buddies with Strzelec35. It's been going on for quite some time already, it's just I haven't been writing in public about how it bothers me.

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

@RussianAntiPutin, yes, I've noticed :)


Let us see how long it will last :)) (long, hopefully)

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

@jon357, I'm using my right to free speech to state that I find your attitude towards Strzelec35 disturbing.


I didn't claim that I do.


He's a sociopath. One of the biggest bullies and liars on this forum... He and his buddies chased out quite a few people from PolishForums. Including a nice British lady, a former moderator, who was genuinely interested in Poland, unlike johnny_reb...

But who knows, maybe he's going to be nice to you :)

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

@jon357, Strzelec35 has expressed really f*cked up views many times on this forum and you shrug them off too. Makes me wonder whether you share those views.


I don't shrug them off. Neither do I shrug off Strzelec35's views. Unlike you.


No, he isn't. He's a sociopath.


Yes, I find it disturbing that you're so OK with Strzelec35. I've also made clear what I think of johnny_reb, so I'm not the one who's a hypocrite here. You are.

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

@jon357, you are choosing to support Strzelec35. On regular basis.


It doesn't change the fact that Strzelec35's comments are perverted, off topic and the girl is clearly bothered by them. Any normal human being would be able to realise that.


I don't care, to be honest. It's not only about RussianAntiPutin. You being so friendly with Strzelec35 has been disturbing for me for quite some time already.

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

@jon357, it's sad and disappointing that apparently you're choosing a lying, prejudiced, misogynist, hateful peado pervert, who's also a convict, over a new PF member who didn't harm anyone.


So? It doesn't mean that people can trash off-topic threads at will, especially with such perverted, deranged spam comments, like in case of Strzelec35.


By PF standards? lol Not really. There have been threads like this before.

Off-Topic / Best posters [902]


Pawian is great! :))) He's been a great asset to this forum and made many threads about Poland and Polish related stuff :)

One of my favourite threads of his is "Poland in photo riddles", because I like solving riddles :)):

https://polishforums.com/travel/poland-photo-riddles-part-85223/41/

Life / What do Poles really think about cats? [470]

I've stumbled upon this:

facebook.com/groups/allcreatures1/permalink/2339621803011907/

;D


Maybe it sensed your inner witcher lol

Life / Famous Polish people (that we have actually heard of) [231]

@RussianAntiPutin, I knew about Niżyński, but not about the rest... Thanks for the information, it's nice and interesting to know that Poles had some contribution to ballet! :)

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Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [586]

@jon357, maybe it isn't organised, but the end result is the same - juries' voting results are often ridiculously predictable lol This is why people complain that Eurovision is political...


I wonder how this come about... Did they make some kind of secret meetings? ;D In Poland's case I could understand Georgia and Romania, but why San Marino, Azerbaijan and Montenegro of all countries? lol


Maybe they were afraid that they'll get disqualified too?

Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [586]

@jon357, yeah, but why? Did they vote for each other also in the finale?
Btw, I guess Greece and Cyprus should get their votes annulled too every year when they're competing lol I won't hold my breath though...

Pro-Russian hackers attempted to disrupt voting for Eurovision, but Italian police foiled that hacking attempt:

bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61463364

Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [586]

@jon357, wow, I think it's the first time that a jury from Poland did something like this... TVPiS, eh? Figures...
They've shown only the semi-finals 2 votes though... What was wrong with the votes from the finale?