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TheOther   
22 Nov 2019
USA, Canada / Thoughts on moving to Poland from USA [62]

Most likely NO.Shipping companies only ship

You can always pack the container yourself and ship House/House (FCL or LCL), but that wasn't the point. I was talking about international MOVING companies, and they do take care of everything. They pick up your stuff, put it in a container at their storage facility, ship it to the port of destination and arrange for transport to your new home at the final destination, where the container is unpacked again. I've done that multiple times across continents. No prob whatsoever.

Try to handle the shipping yourself though, and you are setting yourself up for failure. There's a reason why there are shipping agents and specialized moving companies.
TheOther   
22 Nov 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

you said we would soon run out of Polish Music posts

I didn't say we run out of Polish artists within three weeks... :)

Retrospective - The End Of The Winter Lethargy

youtu.be/vdTF3uvsQVA

Echoe - Indiana Jones

youtu.be/qRyPPNo32gQ

Nurt - Piszę kredą na asfalcie

youtu.be/uADwn6CHj_k
TheOther   
21 Nov 2019
Genealogy / Zaszczurynski - information on grandparents from Poland [12]

a way to truly determine the proper spelling?

There isn't. Until around the mid 1870s, the spelling of family names wasn't regulated by laws. The priest essentially wrote what he heard.
TheOther   
11 Nov 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

Polish progrock: Amaryllis, "12 Pavane".
Sounds a bit like Kansas. Technically excellent. I like the voice of the female singer.

youtu.be/UXJBEVT0qCk
TheOther   
10 Nov 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

Did you know he repatriated from the USSR

No, I didn't, but now I've read the description underneath the video, and that explains it.
TheOther   
9 Nov 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

Czeslaw Niemen Band - Live In Helsinki 1973 - Full Concert

youtu.be/AKoKO1Bh9Ok

SBB - Silesian Blues Band

youtu.be/Chybiv92W1I
TheOther   
9 Nov 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

"Miasto Aniolow" by Marck Sulek in Warsaw's Praga district. What's wrong in this picture? One sculpture is missing on the right.
TheOther   
7 Nov 2019
USA, Canada / Thoughts on moving to Poland from USA [62]

...local customs broker in Gydnia who can help with the customs clearence and delivery of the container to our new home?

Are you using an international moving company? They will take care of everything. Don't try to manage the shipment of the container yourself. There's a reason why there are specialized shipping and moving companies.
TheOther   
6 Nov 2019
Off-Topic / Fake social accounts in a "Polish troll farm" [139]

Why are you responding?

The mods removed the quote from my post. I was responding to Ziemowit.

Okay, and now I'm talking to Chicken Little... :)

they refuse to support their own positions and claims.

You ran away because you had no arguments left, and since your little ego cannot cope with people that beat you in a debate you block them.
TheOther   
5 Nov 2019
Off-Topic / Fake social accounts in a "Polish troll farm" [139]

...why am I not on your ignore list? I disposed of TheOther and Lyzko that way so...

Let's see ...

I am not dealing with real people - just letters on the monitor, so what's the problem.

Ha ha ha.
TheOther   
5 Nov 2019
Genealogy / Zaszczurynski - information on grandparents from Poland [12]

They fought for their family. They fought for their freedom.

I'm into genealogy and if there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that one has to keep politics, patriotic feelings and wishful thinking out of it. Historical accuracy is of utmost importance, or your research will go in a completely wrong direction. To correct these errors can take a very long time. Been there, done that.

Nowadays I only add a person to my family tree if I have 100% proof -- i.e., church books, civil records, tax registers, censuses. For the time before the introduction of church books, it's 80% guess work. You are lucky if you find tax registers or similar documents, and you are even more in luck if you can actually read them.
TheOther   
5 Nov 2019
Off-Topic / Fake social accounts in a "Polish troll farm" [139]

Friends and family are always welcome.

Same here. I don't find it rude at all when they show up unannounced. It's actually a nice surprise and I enjoy it.

My close friends have etiquette

Nothing to do with etiquette. You are either open to the idea of surprise visits or you're not.
TheOther   
3 Nov 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

I would have never known about all these Polish blues artists if it weren't for this thread:)

I didn't say the number of Polish artists I listen to will stay small... :)
TheOther   
1 Nov 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

The thread is about popular Polish music and it is not in the off topic section.

Fair enough.

This is a Polish forum after all.

Is that right... :)
Just trying to have a few more people interested in this thread, that's all.
TheOther   
1 Nov 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

all I can do is YT at this point.

Same here, except for the relatively small number of Polish artists I listen to on a more regular basis. I wonder if it's okay with our PF overlords if we occasionally add some international bands here as well without running the risk that the thread will be closed.

Mods? Admin?

The thread is about popular Polish music and it is not in the off topic section.
TheOther   
31 Oct 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

she's not Polish

Yeah, I know. I'm afraid though that we'll be running out of artists soon if we stick exclusively to Polish musicians. Would be a pity if this thread disappears from view.
TheOther   
31 Oct 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

If you don't mind: one of the best female singers I've ever had the pleasure to listen to.

youtu.be/r1D9QS4Frds
TheOther   
26 Oct 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

Stairway to Heaven

That's still undecided as far as I know. There are so many songs out there that you can practically not avoid to come up with the same melodies.
TheOther   
22 Oct 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

Austinski ... LOL!
No, never heard of that band. Sounds really good, although a bass player is truly missed in the lineup. The drummer looks like the "Animal" from the Muppets.
TheOther   
22 Oct 2019
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]

The work of Polish musicians is quite experimental sometimes, not simply copying mainstream. The Oira 317 project is such an example. I like the mixture between rock and electronic, and have been following the guy's work for quite some time now. Don't get fooled by the "Russian Dark Community" label by the way. Oira 317 is Polish.

youtu.be/mn0RIziH6aI
TheOther   
14 Oct 2019
News / "POLISH death camps" term used by "Parade Magazine" Anti-Polish Bigots [249]

Adolf Hitler was Austrian, he always felt and described himself as German

He only became German and thus eligible to run in elections in February 1932, when a tiny state in the west of Germany (Brunswick) gave him citizenship. He then automatically acquired German citizenship. Before that he was stateless.

there are tons of material on Hitler

Watch the movie "Look Who's Back"...