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Posts by Wincig  

Joined: 1 Sep 2016 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 5 Apr 2023
Threads: Total: 2 / Live: 0 / Archived: 2
Posts: Total: 225 / Live: 90 / Archived: 135 		From: Paris, France
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Wincig   
14 Oct 2016
Life / All Things Christmassy in Poland [281]

I once tried French brandy and it just haven't the potency of Hennessy's

?? But Hennessy is French brandy (the H in LVMH stands for Hennessy). Admittedly the founder was Irish but the product has always been made in the Charente region of France.
Wincig   
23 Oct 2016
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

A union Slovakia + Poland + Hungary + Czechia + Croatia would probably be the best place to live in Europe,

Well, the added population of Slovakia, Hungary, Czech and Croatia totals barely 30 M, vs 38M for Poland, meaning that such an union would inevitably be dominated by Poland. No surprise this idea comes on a Polish forum.. I am not sure the others countries would agree to live in such a union. Reminds me of the Polish-Lithuanian union of which many Poles have a positive idea.. When we travelled to Lithuania a few years ago, my dear Polish wife was surprised to find that this romantic view was not necessarily shared by Lithuanians..
Wincig   
25 Oct 2016
News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

He sees Jews everywhere, idolizes PiS beyond any measure of things they do in the real world, he simultaneously denounces and longs for the PRL....

Sounds like my wife...
Wincig   
26 Oct 2016
History / History behind Poland and Turkey's Relationship [118]

You underestimate Erdogan. Before being an "islamist", he is first and foremost a pragmatist. Look where relations between Turkey and Russia or Turkey and Israel were 12 months ago and where they are today. A very cunning politician indeed!
Wincig   
20 Nov 2016
News / How serious is existence of Lithuania as independent state between Poland and Russia ? [65]

Nah he isn't a russian troll he isn't zealous enough

I agree. He's far too much of a 'character' to be a Russian troll

In fact, I agree with both of you. And Crow does keep us entertained.

@Crow: you mention in another thread your "Sarmatian" connections. I guess you are aware that Sarmats were originally people from Iran?
Wincig   
14 Dec 2016
Life / Opłatek, not presents, epitomises the true Polish Christmas spirit [85]

There was no such thing as "Turkey" during his lifetime, nor would there be for hundreds of years.

Well, I was obviously referring to the geographical part of the world which is now Turkey. But we can be even more pedantic than you, Dominic B. Let's call it Turkey, formerly know as Lycia, Asia Minor, part of the Roman Empire ( abbreviated as Turkey, fkaLAMpotRE). And we can start doing the same for each reference; for example, Boadicea would not be born in Britain, but in England, formerly part of the Roman Empire (England, fpofRE)!
Wincig   
14 Dec 2016
Life / Opłatek, not presents, epitomises the true Polish Christmas spirit [85]

To be sure, present-day Turkey was Christian long before it was invaded by the Muslim Crusaders.

Indeed, and before this it venerated the Greek and Roman Gods, and before this it was pagan. In fact, both the Christian period and the Muslim one , which both lasted around 1,000 years (the latter one still ongoing) are small blips if one takes into account that humans have been living in Anatolia for at least 10,000 years
Wincig   
20 Dec 2016
Life / Opłatek, not presents, epitomises the true Polish Christmas spirit [85]

why was it so important to Monsiuer Margueritte

You seem to quote Bernard Margueritte quite often; as an ex journalist, you probably came to know him personally? I do respect the man overall, especially for his coverage of Poland in le Monde and Le Figaro, but you are aware that he was a somewhat controversial figure, with contacts with the SB (and the nickname 'Gamma' to boot)..
Wincig   
20 Dec 2016
Life / Opłatek, not presents, epitomises the true Polish Christmas spirit [85]

Any links to that?

Here it is (in French unfortunately, but I am sure you are fluent enough to understand it).
lemonde.fr/elections-europeennes/article/2009/06/01/pologne-le-passe-controverse-d-un-candidat-nomme-bernard-margueritte_1200738_1168667.html

Here is the gist of it: on 4th April, speaking to Rzeczpospolita, M. Margueritte revealed his past contacts with the Polish political police (SB). [...]. The journalist says he was briefly registered as a source in 1971, under the "Gamma" pseudonym.

Funny it comes from the same newspaper who he used to work for..
Wincig   
11 Jan 2017
History / What is Poles opinion on Intermarium (Międzymorze)? [188]

When you put a majority a slavic nations together, we now what happens, they argue between them and the union soon disintegrates, unless a strong man is at the helm. Look at what happened to Yugoslavia when Tito disappeared. What makes you believe that the same would not happen to an "Intermarium"??
Wincig   
24 Feb 2017
History / What do Poles think about Turks? [761]

@Crow

Many weak nations who have been colonized in the past say similar things about those who colonized them