History / What British unit liberated Poland in 1945?? [445]


The truth is in the past especially through medieval period there wasn't much sense of being a nation among people. Borders changed as frequently as did feudal lords. Merchants and scientists travelled enough to discard any affiliations, and serf didn't really care at all as long as they were safe and well eaten. I don't mean to undermine the statement that indeed Jews who have a Polish background are (proper or not) Poles, because it's true that they are, whether we call them Poles, Jewish Poles or Polish Jews. Wanted to raise the awareness that these old times don't carry that much relevance to the subject.

History / What British unit liberated Poland in 1945?? [445]

It kind of makes sense Torq, if that's what you mean, being a Pole doesn't have to necessarily mean "of Polish decent".

Language / I would like to make a collection of beautiful and/or funny polish quotes [30]



heh that's just so wrong...

Wouldn't the best translation be "Don't teach the father how do breed children"?

Life / Beggers namely Kurwa boys in Poland [70]

There's lots of them at polish railstations, especially when you're buying tickets at the ticket counters they are just staying there next to the queue asking each person for money - usually looking at your hands and wallet when you're buying tickets - probably because some people won't say "sorry I don't have any change" later. Katowice was swarming with them, same with Gdynia main railroad station..

Food / Wanna buy Spiritus Krakow [28]


And you can start vomitting with blood as an extra. I don't recommend drinking spirits and anyone who's trying to is a stupid kid with no imagination, our liver and stomach are not made for such type of %.

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

This chap sounds like he is one of these "jebać Policje" shouters.. "fighting the police, and all the people and media" young rebel attitude..

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]


I think they have one face for work and another for a debate. Many such people? I take it that some kids are just going through the rebellious stage and they have to focus their "hate against the world" on something hence all the police bashing by stupid hooligans, hiphop and rap listeners who basically are too young and stupid to appreciate what police is doing - they all go mental about getting their id checked by the police or a small fine for drinking in public places and then write hip hop songs about it and about how badly police treated them, all of it a load of bollocks and I hope most of them will grow up...

Law / Coffee Heaven (Poland's biggest coffee chain) for sale [33]

Whatever they do to coffee heaven I hope they leave the Choclete Chip Cookie alone, my personal favourite ;) loosing only to a classic muffin from starbucks..

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]


Why do you think football games in uk are more peacefull, because police were strict and fast to react and that's what we need, I'd say Polish police should be more violent and more aggresive against these punk who come to football matches. It's a laugh how there's a few 100 hooligans destroying cars and beating each other and after the game there's a police announcement how they have cought 4 and all of them will have to pay fines.. come on I want to see all of them beaten to a pulp in the back of a police car, and a complete ban for going to football mathes for them.

And sorry Cracovia but you've filled a gap here, police wouldn't be doing stuff like that without a reason. I've seen my city being demolished or innocent bystanders getting attacked too many times. I also never heard any police hating from people who are decent football fans.

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]



I don't think it sounds like bujaj whatever, you'd need another word, it's closer to "bujaj się" or just "bujaj" if anything, and it'd mean "spadaj"/"feck off"/"piss off" then.

Any if it is supposed to mean something along the "christs sake" lines it could be "boże" - "oh god"/ "oh gosh"

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


The second one. It's actually not a swear word without some proper intonation while saying it. It's just a case declination of word god ( bóg ) believe me or not but it is declensed to "Boże" in vocative case. In this form it is usually used a swear word ( if that's how you call calling your god when you're in trouble or worried or angry or amusement or... just as english "oh god") :)

Your mother in law most probably used it.

Work / An IT System Engineer interested in moving to Poland [11]

There are IT companies that will hire you despite your knowledge of Polish language. As for interesting work opportunities you've got google in Krakow, Nokia in Wrocław. Dunno what's in Warsaw but prolly lots of nice well known brands you can join. Looking for work in it is pretty simple you send them your cv and wait for the answer - then you go for an interview and that's all just like in it in any other country.

Work / An IT System Engineer interested in moving to Poland [11]


Heh dunno I heard about people getting jobs around Silesia ( where I live and work ) in companies where staff is partially foreign fi. Siemens, DisplayLink is a UK company and they needed C/C++ coders some time ago..


hehe that made my day, it brings back some uni days and the guy who was teaching computer architecture, one of the laboratories was 3 hours with AS/400..

Work / Why is Polish workmanship so bad? [52]


because capitalism in our country started not so long ago not like in some western countries. But you'd probably prefer to hear something along "because we're under-people who will always be worse than western foreigners sorry" lines.. **** off

Work / Why is Polish workmanship so bad? [52]

Communism has imposed certain behaviours, education, way of thinking and it was strong enough it's not gonna go off just in few generations - an example - gov ppl fighting around opening IPN archives. 20 years is a blink of an eye especially next to countries who were developing ALL the time and haven't been destroyed by war. Sorry but posh attitude of "I deserve everything and I brush off what you say with an ironic wink" sort is too narrow minded to even try and enter any kind of discussion. What would you like to hear? Maybe the things I've said in the previous post?

Yes we Poles are ******, weak, and you guys are all great and perfect. If it is, keep on chugging over it.

Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]

Wrocław Boy is jinxed, don't talk to him or you gonna contract this nasty stuff.

Work / Why is Polish workmanship so bad? [52]


Sorry forgot to answer you. I think capitalism brought a completely different set of required traits, people getting paid for what they do not for slacking off or doing "just enough". Being in front of the rank started paying out. Skills actually matter. These things are just an ice peak and I think they are contrary to what communism was and imposed. And as I said after communism, a pretty recent period, this new way of thinging haven't rooted itself into the minds of all people. You still have lousy and crooked officers in city council buildings and post offices who think they are above law and god almighty. And you have blue collar workers who think their bungles and ramps will go unpunished. But they won't and some foreigners are still learning, one day or another this people will go out of the market because their infamy will be well known to everyone.

Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]


Yeah and take into consideration that not so long time ago, around 20 years, you had a supermarket in poland with 3 products basic products, bread, oil and "chocolate-like blocks". While in UK you had supermarkets with shelves full of goods. Around 10 years ago first shopping centres started to appear. And I still remember the time when I was in ave that there can be so many kinds of sweets on one shelf. So don't tell me that there's gonna be ever - something of similar quality in Poland to the quality there's in UK because there simply won't. Western cities will always look a little bit better than Polish ones same with amount and quality of products, and quality of life.

Work / Why is Polish workmanship so bad? [52]


haha it reminds me, they always told us everywhere to hold the socket when you're pulling the plug out to not get an electric shock.. the truth unveiled ; D

Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]


Well sorry but it's the sad truth, I've been to several western european countries, saw all the little towns neat and clean, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, everythings clean, nice old buildings. In Poland - sad, dirty, polluted **** holes. You have maybe not that much bigger variety in shops in western countries than in Poland, but still, in here every new technology is delayed and due to that everything is a little bit more "low-end". If there are nice buildings they are under the cover of thick layer of dirt. They are restoring the "old glory" if it was any, so maybe some day, but despite that these other countries will always be a step forward. It could have been worse, we could have been Ukraine -5 years or Belarus -10. It could have been a little bit better with proper reforms..

Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]


Im' gonna say the same thing that I've mentioned in the other thread. What do you want to hear WB something like "Yup, we are lazy **** heads, we are under people and it's kind of sad that nazis hadn't finished us off"? Is it all right with you? Maybe you feel a little bit better? I haven't said anything about it being somebody's elses fault. As for Germany I'd suggest reading a little bit of history, the american part of germany was developing great and there was a stream of yanke money pouring into it - they had pretty much would you would call freedom. The other part was a poor cesspit ( I suggest watching "Lives of others" ). And it would be in the same state as Poland is if not the money from the western part. ( there was actually a debate once of some western german politicians not fond of the whole "let's rebuild the east part" thing )..

Is mentioning UK not sustaining so many problems as other post soviet countries your pet hate in here?

Language / Nice Polish phrases to say to men [76]

"misiu" is similar "beary" or "teddy bear".
"kotku" from "kitty" but it is rarely used by girls calling their boyfriends ( maybe sometimes in a rather flirtatious way and flirtatious situation )

Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]

Yeah! they purposely set the stand in a location where there was dim light. Damn polskis! Cheating bastards!

News / Freezing weather in Poland, 42 people dead in winter freeze... and no-one cares? [140]


I wouldn't say it's a matter of chance, you have a choice put the bottle away or keep on drinking. And you need a lot of strong will to say "stop" and it's a choice again.

Food / Polish culinary dislikes [83]

Strange list, I'd say most people I know like all this stuff (if they tried it). Whiskey is something that might be not appreciated by youngsters - but it's more like around the world and not just in Poland.

Language / Polish keyboard 214 is best [34]

All the people I know use Polish (programmers) keyboard set up - and I know lots of computer users. I've never seen anyone using 214.. and a trained keyboard user will be blazing fast despite the need of using 2 or 3 ( in case of uppercase polish characters ) keys and the same time. Simple use of communicators will allow anyone to watch tv/ talk to somebody and type something in greats speed ( that is if your brain can cope with parallel information streaming ;) )

Genealogy / What certificate is this?; birth certificate from the greek catholic church [63]

you can't expect anyone to try and translate something of such low quality.. make a picture with a bigger resolution than this : o

UK, Ireland / UKs worst drink driver is Polish. [24]


It's best to just ignore such trash. He's very very young hence stupid or uneducated. One way or another answering his posts is just wasting time.

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


But robot is indeed a Czech word..

There's so many word of a French origin in English I'm amazed you guys are so touchy about English words in Polish. It's a natural thing for the language to evolve and be influenced by other languages. I'd say much worse is the language bastardization noticible both in Polish and English, visible especially on the internet, kids shortening words or omitting grammar rules..

Language / I need some encouragement from Polish language speakers! [30]

I dunno if it's not a bit too much over a girl you've just met in a chat room. I hope it's not gonna end up in a bitter disappointment. This forum is full of venomous threads posted by dumped people or who were in a relationship that didn't work out. It's easy to start doing lots of unnecessary when you're in love. Be careful and good luck Andy.