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Posts by Paulina  

Joined: 31 Jan 2008 / Female ♀
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Paulina   
28 May 2022
Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]

Pretty :))) So those are opals after cutting, yes? What do they look like before cutting?
Paulina   
28 May 2022
Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]

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

i dunno. it says file too big.i have like 1000 images

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.
Paulina   
28 May 2022
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?
Paulina   
27 May 2022
Genealogy / Birth in Lviv in 1926: Polish or Ukrainian nationality? [29]

Kublicki

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.

Piottuch

Piotuch is a Polish surname:

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

Does your family come from the nobility?
Paulina   
26 May 2022
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
Paulina   
26 May 2022
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.

mortal mans law

...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).
Paulina   
26 May 2022
Genealogy / Birth in Lviv in 1926: Polish or Ukrainian nationality? [29]

what nationality does that make him?

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?
Paulina   
26 May 2022
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

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

let the people decide - have a referendum.

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.
Paulina   
25 May 2022
Genealogy / CHERDIA - What or where could it be?! [15]

The territory of the former Podolsk Governorate bordered Austria-Hungary in the West and is entirely inside modern Ukraine

Ah, I didn't know that... Yes, considering Pleuvoir's family history this makes much more sense!
Paulina   
25 May 2022
Genealogy / CHERDIA - What or where could it be?! [15]

The birth place is listed exactly as Cherdia, Podolsk, Russia.

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...

Any ideas or speculation that may help me figure this out?

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...
Paulina   
25 May 2022
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

time frame?

According to that link it can take around 2 years.

if I'm married to the child's mother, that doesn't automatically make me legally responsible for the child, not until a formal adoption has taken place.

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

What is the cost

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?
Paulina   
24 May 2022
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

Ballet is pure art

What about ars amandi? :)))

sex is simply animalistic and disgusting.

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).

It's much more important than balet, that's for sure.

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...
Paulina   
24 May 2022
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?
Paulina   
23 May 2022
Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

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

I think that's a little potentially dangerous

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.
Paulina   
23 May 2022
Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

@RussianAntiPutin, are you in a hospital now?
Paulina   
23 May 2022
Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

Wehnn you're vomiting blood

Vomiting blood is considered a medical emergency. You probably should go to a hospital... What is going on?
Paulina   
23 May 2022
Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

Why are people implying I'm a troll?

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?

Worth remembering though that sometimes this doesn't win friends.

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

Are they?

Yes, some people do. Including you.
Paulina   
23 May 2022
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.
Paulina   
23 May 2022
Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

@RussianAntiPutin, yes, I've noticed :)

He's nice to me.

Let us see how long it will last :)) (long, hopefully)
Paulina   
23 May 2022
Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

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

You don't get to choose who people are or aren't hostile to.

I didn't claim that I do.

What's wrong with Johnny Reb?

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 :)
Paulina   
23 May 2022
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.

there are posters here expressing openly fascist views that people just shrug off.

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

He's a nice guy.

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

But hey, you find it disturbing that I'm not hostile to somebody.

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.
Paulina   
23 May 2022
Off-Topic / Best posters [902]

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

is far more perverted and deranged than anything in this thread

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.

PM me if you'd like a clue.

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.
Paulina   
23 May 2022
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.

The thread is in the off topic section already.

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.

A weird thread too.

By PF standards? lol Not really. There have been threads like this before.
Paulina   
22 May 2022
Life / What do Poles really think about cats? [470]

I've stumbled upon this:

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

;D

Today I scared the neighbors cat too

Maybe it sensed your inner witcher lol
Paulina   
22 May 2022
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! :)

✨🩰✨
Paulina   
20 May 2022
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...

This time, it was a proven cartel which made a difference.

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

the fact remains Ukrainan jury didn't give Poland even a one point. That could be an indication of some issues there.

Maybe they were afraid that they'll get disqualified too?
Paulina   
20 May 2022
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
Paulina   
20 May 2022
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?