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Joined: 5 Feb 2011 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 11 Feb 2012
Threads: Total: 4 / Live: 1 / Archived: 3
Posts: Total: 161 / Live: 43 / Archived: 118 		From: gdańsk then, toronto now, nyc tomorrow?
Speaks Polish?: no pewnie, but I'm not entirely fluent - it was my first language, too. How disgraceful. :((
Interests: the surreal is bliss <3

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ShAlEyNsTfOh   
5 Feb 2011
Genealogy / "Choroszucha" - Jewish family name? [19]

Ok, so my mother recently got this family tree thing from a relative of hers in Poland, and it only tracks back to the family name "Choroszucha" from around the mid 1800's. My mother and her parents + grandparents are all from the town of Zabłudów (Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship). Now, from what I've seen around the net so far, i'm convinced that this last name is jewish, but my mom claims her family line is entirely Polish, ethnically.

Any professional historians out there reading this?? Please, do cure this overwhelming curiosity of mine.

PLEASE! dzzzziiięęęękkkkiiiiii :D
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
23 Jul 2011
History / What are Poland's pagan roots? [62]

DOWN WITH CHRISTIANITY!!!!!!!

bring back our beloved Slavic Deities!!!!! <3

Bailobog - The white God of the waxing year; Guardian of the summer. Bailobog would defeat his brother in battle every Koliada to take his rightful place as the ruler of the waxing year. At Kupalo, Czarnobog would defeat Bailobog in battle to assume his position of ruler of the waning half of the year. Bailobog is said only to appear by day to assist travelers to find their way out of dark forests or reapers in the fields.

lilithgate.atspace.org/articles/pantheon.html

Please read rules #11 and 12
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
22 Sep 2011
Food / Bary mleczne/milk bars in Poland [30]

Every time I hear the term milk bar, the following item comes to mind:

argh, I hate that bar
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
12 Nov 2011
Life / If I'm agnostic, deist, atheist - can I say that to Polish people in Poland? [72]

I wonder how they act, because I heard about they dont like not believers.

I'm pagan/wiccan, and all of my close polish friends, most who have very religious catholic families, are totally fine with me. :)

My future children will also be raised as pagans, and will be named after ancient Slavic deities.
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
13 Nov 2011
Life / If I'm agnostic, deist, atheist - can I say that to Polish people in Poland? [72]

Sonny, ancient Slavs wouldn't call their children names of their deities out of respect for said deities. Go and play you ignorant goon !

what about catholics who use names like Jésus and Zeus, or even Maria for that matter...?

anyway..

first son's name will, of course, be Swietowit (after Świętowit), first daughter Ziwia (after Żiwia), 2nd son will be Piorun, 2nd daughter Marzanna...

I have a looooong detailed list of the names, in the order I will be using them lol... I plan on having many, many kids. >:D .. I will even throw in the name Jaga (after my favourite, Baba Jaga) ^__^... of course, they will all have English or Polish middle names, which they can use during their school times, and amongst friends and such.
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
22 Nov 2011
Life / Polish and Czechs [191]

What nationality likes us?

lol exactly...
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
30 Nov 2011
History / What proportion of the Polish population collaborated with the Nazis? [125]

Looks like you're quite proud of your family history. Just curious, how many innocent people do you think they murdered?

I don't think anyone in my family would know considering that they never came back from the war. Oddly enough, I do believe they were jews as well. lol

my grandma kept some small old photographs of them in their SS uniforms, which she gave to my dad before she passed. :(
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
1 Dec 2011
Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [417]

This is much different from the U.S.A. where Catholicism is still quite big, but there is large proportion of protestants as well.

with the recent influx of hispanics, who are mostly roman catholics and VERY religious, it is only going to grow larger in the years to come. :)
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
1 Dec 2011
Language / IS "MURZYN" word RACIST? [686]

So people with Murzyn as a surname have a racist surname?

lol my thoughts exactly.

If u look up the word in a polish-english dictionary, it translates to nigger. :P
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
1 Dec 2011
Language / IS "MURZYN" word RACIST? [686]

well, we Poles here in Toronto simply call them, along with south Asians, brudasy.
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
3 Dec 2011
Genealogy / My ancestors from Poland were ethnic Jews [10]

you most likely do.

I never knew about my dad's jewish family (that is, his grandparents and their ancestors) until my mom told me around 5 years ago, or that his grandmother was also a 'wiedźma'. :)
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
4 Jan 2012
Language / How should "Polish" be written? Maybe Polski? [27]

a Polish man/woman = polak/polka ... Polish people = polacy

the Polish language = Polszczyzna or język Polski

Polish bread = chleb polski

:D
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
4 Jan 2012
News / Polish People STILL denied US Entry [96]

It's embarrassing for me as an American that this situation continues to exist

meanwhile 1,000 mexicans just jumped over the border in Cali.. xD
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
4 Jan 2012
Language / How should "Polish" be written? Maybe Polski? [27]

no Englishman will pronounce it correctly. too much sz and cz together

and no Pole can pronounce their 'th' and 'ph' sounds, or even the english 'R' correctly... myself included.

the word 'reward' is a nightmare for me to pronounce, and i've been learning/speaking english for 20 years now. lol :D
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
4 Jan 2012
Language / How should "Polish" be written? Maybe Polski? [27]

JonnyM

all of my office co-workers couldn't pronounce the word 'Polszczyzna'

they also have a lot of trouble pronouncing the name, Agnieszka..particularly this jamaican lady who keeps coming back to my desk and asking me to pronounce it for her. lool!
ShAlEyNsTfOh   
8 Jan 2012
Life / Polish mentality towards Pakistan [108]

Speaking on behalf of all 40 million are you?

mostly.

DON'T TRUST OR DO BUISNESS WITH THEM, POLACY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WARNING!!