News / What's the stupidest question asked about Poland? [414]

How about History I hear you say!!!!!?

Well, when at high school (1980-85) and one certain individual was winding me up with racism/racist remarks which I was ignoring, but I was seething inside. I only snapped when he brought up recent history i.e. WW II and said, and your gonna love this, 'So, we (the British & Alies) beat you people (Polish) and the Nazis during the war',...he laughs along with others, the others only laughed because they KNEW their history and were laughing at him. I turn round looking at him and said, 'Are you thick or just plain stupid?', he didnt like this, and thus he swung at me, needless to say I wasnt sitting on no laurels, he missed and I continued to kick the flying SH*T out of him, in front of our teacher who was a nun, in our Religious Education class.....(It was a catholic shool)

...the thing is, we where in the same class for ALL lessons, including history!!!! WTF

BTW, at the time, he was 6 foot tall +, played for the football/soccer team and me, 5 foot 2 inches, glasses and chubby......

Needless to say I earnt some respect that day, and the rest of my time at school went a lot better. Him, I see him from time to time and hes always a bit sheepish, me, laughing inside!!!

j :)

p.s. Ok, its not a 'whats the most stoopid Q. asked about Poland' reply, but it just go's to show that the majority of the questions asked are brought on because of ignorance, lack of knowledge.

Life / 80s Polish TV Shows [26]

Goonie

What about your avatar and the 2 fine fellows in it 'Bolek i Lolek', not from the 80's as such, but repeated very often as I spent every summer up to the age of 18 in Poland, and remember them being on more or less, every time I was there.....spent the full school hols. there 6-8 weeks each visit.

And also 'Czterej pancerni i pies' (Four tank men and a dog)...OK, not from the 80's (made 1966 :) and it was in black and white), but again repeated a lot when I was there during the 80's.

BTW, Szarik (meaning a ball in Russian, in Polish the word is similar to Szary meaning Gray), was the name of the German Shepherd...:)

j :)

Genealogy / Why are some Polish people dark complected, and others very light [511]

I was in Cyprus about 15 years ago and kept getting mistaken as a local i.e. locals spoke to me in Greek.....freaked them out when I spoke Polish to em, especially the police he he!

j :)