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Posts by Ksysia  

Joined: 6 May 2009 / Female ♀
Last Post: 1 Feb 2011
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Ksysia   
14 Sep 2010
History / Poland provoked Germany to start WW2 by mobilising first [94]

There's more to this, actually, than relations with Germans (who are very nice in person).

What's happening is that we are to even everything out in terms of blame and guilt and evil etc. This is the current Western idea, because West is no longer Christian.

It goes like this: 'all countries are equally guilty, all people are equally guilty, so let's just give ourselves a break, go have a beer and do some slimy business - we are all flawed, and relax. That's so civilised and Poland must learn it'

Poland is not a nation of angels, but we believe that it's important to be on the side of good. So if you can come up with names of people who committed a particular crime, like robbed someone, you should report them to the Police.

So we will always naively TRY to stay clean, even though persons can stray. So - yes, essentially you see us as unforgiving bastrds. Sorry. If you try to look through our eyes, a state formed of persons, then obviously you want to be on the side of persons.

If Germans were expelled rather than tried and imprisoned, that's probably better for them. I really think that the war generation passed the test - only few thousand casualities of Germans murdered in revange. Be grateful you weren't settlers in Ukraine, you would be so impressed with their brutality, what Steinbach would actually worship them.

You'll all come around one day. Like you didn't want to believe Poland about the threat of National Socialism (never mind the country), like you didn't give a dime about the International Socialism, like now you trade with Russia.

Just keep your colony wars to your own territories this time - stay away from Poland, it's not a fcuking playground. We live here.
Ksysia   
15 Sep 2010
History / Poland provoked Germany to start WW2 by mobilising first [94]

Look...as long Poles score goals for the german Mannschaft we won't invade again...promise!

That's ok, then. Don't forget to pay them BMWs! We really like the BMWs.

(relieved Ksysia goes back to her glass of bubbly
Ksysia   
28 Sep 2010
Language / "A" and "I" usage in Polish language [22]

I wonder what you make of this:

Człowiek na księżycu a sprawa polska
Man on the moon and the Polish Cause
Ksysia   
28 Sep 2010
Language / "A" and "I" usage in Polish language [22]

alexw68

Ksysia - like the quote. Where's it from?

it's been there since the 19th, and is generally used to mock the political barratry we are forever prone to.

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%82o%C5%84_a_sprawa_Polski - Słoń a sprawa polska

RPG a sprawa Polska - a seminar invariably held in each of the RPG conventions. Followed by panel discussion 'Superiority of Fantasy over the SF, or otherwise'.

forum.gram.pl/forum_post.asp?tid=58281&pid=29 - Naprawa gwarancyjna a sprawa polska
Ksysia   
4 Oct 2010
History / What happened from 1650-1795? [68]

russdom.ru/node/3323

I think they mean here that Russia and Sweden had some business together.
Ksysia   
6 Oct 2010
History / What happened from 1650-1795? [68]

Just recently, in France, documents were released about the keen French administration

what? Vichy? Old news.

But I really was wondering why we Poles get to be the antisemites of the world, while other countries were administative and open Jew-opressors. If you make up a map with places in Europe where Jews and witches were hurt - and compare it to Kielce and rest of Poland, we come out pure as newborn babies.
Ksysia   
6 Oct 2010
Life / Fascination of Poles with German Laundry Detergent [16]

That's all ok, untill you go abroad and try to find Sidolux - that made me appreciate Polish stuff.

I can only get some cheap (rather:expensive) fakes, like Pledge or Pronto. Every thing is dirty. Only Cif works around the house here.
And I started adding baking soda to every laundry load, to get the fresh feel, because ev erything was always musty.

The funny thing that in the UK the purple couloured chemicals work best - mabe they are a novelty and the chemical companies must add more cleaning agent to make them sell???

Overall, I can appreciate Fairy and OzKleen here. But I still buy Ludwik whenever I can.
Ksysia   
6 Oct 2010
History / What happened from 1650-1795? [68]

I'm not sure why the other fact that so many Poles are honored in Yad Vashem is not so much known...maybe people just are that way!

That's sweet of you, BB.

Now how do I please you? I know. I'll tell you a nice story about the 40s:

One of my boyfriend's Grandpas was 9 years old when the Wehrmacht came and camped out in their village near Kłobuck. They were stationed in the wooden houses and had a field kitched by the Sołtys's barn. The German soldier who was stationed with Grandpa would give the boy rides on his horse and would share his soldier food with him. Which was very much appreciated as the supplies were low.

Not much more was remembered by the kid from the war, so there you go. Positive.
Ksysia   
8 Oct 2010
Life / Diaspora, what do you miss from Poland? [15]

i think that the fall is in full colour just about now. fresh misty mornings, red leaves, trip to the targ to pick up the harvest fruit.
Ksysia   
8 Oct 2010
Life / What's currently in fashion in Poland? [44]

Which reminds me - I need to come to Poland and do some shopping. Two years ago I bought a purple knitted tunic and boots, and I was hesitating to wear them this year... but I've just had a pair of very rich customers here at the cafe, and the lady wore just that - but her boots were brown.
Ksysia   
8 Oct 2010
History / Prophesy - Poland from sea to sea. [57]

there's a long article. somebody read it and tell me what's in it.

translate.google.com/# - translate to english
Ksysia   
11 Oct 2010
Life / Stereotypes: Do Poles believe in fate? [18]

but I refuse to kill a black rooster at midnight and spit three time over my left shoulder... :)

in that case you're in for a lot of bad luck! the spitting, that is, not sure about the rooster.
Ksysia   
12 Oct 2010
History / What happened from 1650-1795? [68]

That 'Christ among nations' crap still burns

Not really, no.
Even in 19th Century, there were more political streams in Poland than one - why the so-called West chooses only one, Dmowski's, for their view of Poland, is a mystery to me. Perhaps people have a hard time holding more than one contradicting things in memory at the same time, but that's how politics is.

Look at the US, you've got the Biblical Christians contrasted with gay movement, contrasted with Libertaians, with West Point families, with Mid West working people etc. They all have a different view of what life should be. I could easily say that 'it's a shame that in the US hate still runs rampant, becuase the KKK is as active as always' (I've even seen them on Jerry Springer).

In your assessment of Poland, you probably see only the national flag waving, but it's due to the racial and violent issues the West has suffered not so long ago. People were killed for having sex the wrong way, for Chist's sake! So all you see around you is what you are tuned in to see. If you look at them again, PiS, PO, SLD, AWS, SD, Solidarnosc, PLS, all that lot proves to be unformely red, socialist and demo-beaureaucratic.
Ksysia   
13 Oct 2010
History / What happened from 1650-1795? [68]

Yes, of course they are here - I just don't think that they are dangerous. If I remember well, we have a voting attendance of about 40-60%, depending on what's being voted on. Silent minority is too busy working to be involved.

So - be well, and be at peace. We won't harm you.
Ksysia   
13 Oct 2010
History / What happened from 1650-1795? [68]

What about that schlachta, eh?

pfff.... what now. :(
guilty as charged.
at least there's a legend, so one point for us.

all the mess was started with the death of the last Piast. Instead of having a queen from the Polish house, we had one from the Anjou house - one generation later. No big deal, but what has happened had given a lot of power to the ministers. Court being 'szlachta' anyway, the fault is all 'szlachta's' in general.

it wasn't a bad time. those were the days of several wars at once (medals, fiefdoms...), hero-worship (Sobieski), our type of decadence (as remains in the place names Mała Wólka i Wielka Wola). It was all very colourful.

the placenames are connected to this story. There were two panowie, one was proud, the other was quiet. They dared one another to games, the last one of which was to ride a sleigh in summer. The proud pan spread salt on all the fields, and sleighed. The quiet one spread salt on his yard, and sleighed there. Next year nothing could grow in Wielka Wola, and the peasants went to the dwór, which is called rabacja (opposite of pogrom, because it doesn't come from the upside, it comes from the bottom).
Ksysia   
13 Oct 2010
History / Love story of Hedvig and Wilhelm der Ehrgeizige [2]

Another thread in Polish
historycy.org/index.php?showtopic=10760

I'm wondering how different we would be if we remained on the native path of growth, instead of uniting the Kingdom with Lithuania. But anyway, this love story is so wonderful.

Apparently Hedwig was in love with Wilhelm. He came with his retainers to take her against her caretakers, and the struck an axe at the door to break it. Legend has it that they never met, but the one told by the tourist guides says that they've sent one night together.
Ksysia   
13 Oct 2010
Polonia / Contemporary German upbringing - Polish view [11]

That nice German-English couple I know have a 2.5 year old daughter. She's cute- blond and blue Barbie doll.

I just want to say this - not that I have my own kids already, but 2.5 seems a little early for a contest of wills. Children are animals and nothing more. She can't bang the spoon on the table, etc. She's more and more restless and looks very tired. Probably she cries instead of sleeping.

Not sure if that's normal in Germany.
Ksysia   
15 Oct 2010
Work / I'M SO SURPRISED BY THIS SALARY FOR IBM in WROCLAW 3000 ZL gross [135]

depends what you are used to. I used to have 1700 net, boyfriend the same, and had an apartment and a small car, eating out twice a week, movies twice a week. obviously no pûrn site subscriptions or even World of Warcraft, but a trip to a different town every weekend to swim in Warta for example is the type of thing we would do.
Ksysia   
15 Oct 2010
Work / I'M SO SURPRISED BY THIS SALARY FOR IBM in WROCLAW 3000 ZL gross [135]

They have a combined salary of 3400PLN , half the price and twice as nice.

that's right we had - but to tell you and interesting thing, I knew people who earned that much themselves, as one person, and still told me 'I'm poor, I only have 3,5 grand per month, that's not sufficient! you, on the other hand, are rich and should pay the bill'. I thought that they should think again.

so - here's the secret - we made our salaries be enough, people thought we were rich.

sure you can do it, but I recommend house sharing.