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Posts by Ogien  

Joined: 22 Jul 2009 / Male ♂
Last Post: 18 Jun 2011
Threads: 5
Posts: Total: 241 / Live: 236 / Archived: 5
From: United States
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Ogien   
16 Feb 2010
History / WAS KATYƃ GENOCIDE? Polish officers were killed [237]

Are Slavs an ethnic group, or are Poles and ethnic group?

The word ethnicity is not as specific as you think. Both groups can be considered ethnic groups. Poles would be a more specific ethnicity while you could also argue that Slavs are a broad lingo-ethnic group.

The fact remains that many Poles are mixed in which they are mostly Slavic but also have Germanic and/or Baltic ancestry. As I said earlier, this could be one factor to why Poles don't look like most other Slavs.
Ogien   
16 Feb 2010
Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

National pride should not be a concern for you. You are a unique individual as such you should worry about yourself rather than what's happening to the nation of your heritage.
Ogien   
16 Feb 2010
Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]

I don't think most will take it well. Its not like I hate Poland. There are things about Poland I love, but at the moment I am not too proud. I'm from Canada by the way.

Oh boy, I would hate to be in your situation because being Canadian is nothing to be proud of either. LOL
Ogien   
24 Feb 2010
Love / How do Polish boys feel about foreign girls? [163]

Exiled, you make it sound like you're a pimp who specializes in offering Slavic girls.

Where's my Russian bride you promised me in another thread?
Ogien   
24 Feb 2010
Love / Do Polish girls like Balkan guys? [24]

So if a Nordic a Germanic and a Balkan guy appeared and showed their weapons who would you think a Polka would choose?

I thought Nordic and Balkan tribes were just sub-branches of the Germanic people?

Polish females have demonstrated a clear-cut preference for circumcised males.

I highly doubt it.
Ogien   
2 Mar 2010
Love / They seem nice, but could Polish girls be "gold diggers"? [196]

Why sadly? Because foreigners are so stupid? Or because Polish girls are clever?

Being a gold-digger doesn't make you clever. It just shows you're not willing to pursue a career and make a living on your own.

Most gold-diggers have a very low IQ.

Well, I don't really blame them even if they're "gold diggers" (it depends obviously what you really understand under it), lol. Who wants to be with some loser without any future?

That would be the pot calling the kettle black. The real loser is the uneducated Polish girl who has no career and therefore depends on someone else to make a living.
Ogien   
2 May 2010
Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [612]

Genetic science disagrees with you sorry, more then 98% of Poles dont have any Jewish ancestor, they might have an European convert along the line but thats hardly an ethnic Jew.

Ok, explain this to me. To claim that 98% of Poles don't have any Jewish ancestry by means of genetic science would mean that each Pole would have to have a genetic test for Jewish ancestry. Such a test is pretty expensive so I have doubts that genetic research could have been done on a significant sample size.
Ogien   
2 May 2010
Genealogy / Polish person's average height? [210]

Huh? What is America to you? I've lived in 9 States so far (military), currently Hawai'i and i'd say ~6' is the norm. The 5'10 and less are usually Hispanics... Of course there are exceptions but 5'9 is definitelly not the average...

Don't be ridiculous buddy. 6' is way too tall to be the norm in America. I've been in plenty of states (mostly areas with very low Hispanic populations) and the average is definitely about 5'9". I think you have problems with estimates in which case I would advise that you take a class in mathematical measurements at your local community college.

FACT: Most Americans who claim to be 6 feet tall are actually shorter. Plenty of guys make the 6 ft claim in my state and they are definitely not that tall.
Ogien   
2 May 2010
Genealogy / Polish person's average height? [210]

Your ignorant claim that 5'9" is definitely not the average for Americans probably had something to do with it. I apologize if I sounded a bit hateful.

This thread is really about people's perceptions, no one here knows for sure. I'm 6' and my own perception is that I don't meet many people shorter than me. That's all, just my perception.

What sort of method do they use to measure you? Not all methods are very accurate. For example, at my doctor's office they measure me at 71 inches (5ft11) and I am not that tall. If they don't use something to put on top of your head and extend it to the wall or whatever it is in your case then I wouldn't take it too seriously. Also, those weight machines are a little iffy too because they have a significant mechanical incline in most cases that doesn't match up with the measurement accurately.

Also, most medical studies have concluded that average height is at 5'9" with a few exceptional studies that claim it to be at 5'10".

If you really are a legitimate 6 ft barefooted and most of the guys in your area really are as tall as you (disregarding the possibility of shoe lifts) then your area is above average to the rest of the US. I live in northeastern USA and the men around here (especially in the cities) are supposed to be taller than other Americans. And again, from what I've observed, the men usually average at 5'9"...give or take a half inch. If average was as tall as 6 ft then I would feel somewhat short but I don't. I'm 5'10 barefooted in the morning at most and I'd say about 75% of all guys here are my height or shorter.
Ogien   
2 May 2010
Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [612]

Hey guys, were the antisemitic laws in Poland started by ethnic Poles?
Ogien   
2 May 2010
Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [612]

No, Jews also participated. I hope that fully answers your well thought out and precise question.

I'm not so sure why you're being cocky. I don't know much about Polish history and I am legitimately interested in the issue. I've always heard that there was a lot of tolerance in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and antisemitic laws weren't initiated until the Prussians, Russians, and Austrians took over. That's why I'm asking if antisemitic laws were indeed started by ethnic Poles.
Ogien   
3 May 2010
Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [612]

Obviously the Jews weren't perfectly innocent. No ethnic group is and there was definitely at least some antipolonism among the Jews.

With that said, Poland was a much better place to live in for the Jews than most of Europe. Why else would most of the Jewish population live in Poland for centuries? At least Poland didn't expel the Jews like most European countries.
Ogien   
3 May 2010
Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [612]

Sokrates

You're not being serious about getting a DNA test on your ancestry, are you?
Ogien   
3 May 2010
Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [612]

Jews and Poles didnt really mix much, while there might be some Poles with jewish ancestry you'd find far more Brits or even Germans with jewish blood.

You said earlier that genetic science can prove this but how? You would need to test every Pole or at least a significant amount of Poles to determine that.

Also, it's been said that Jews who weren't Torah-observant would assimilate with the host country.

Now assuming the claim that Ashkenazic Jews do originate from the Middle East is true, they obviously had to do a lot of mixing with Europeans. They wouldn't look so white if they didn't. I see a lot of Ashkenazis around my area with light brown, dirty blonde, and sometimes even light shades of blonde hair. This isn't a characteristic of a Middle Eastern.
Ogien   
7 May 2010
Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [612]

Those genetic studies are complete ********. You can't determine that only 1-2% of Poles have a Jewish ancestor from genetic research because you'd have to test the whole ******* population. Whatever study you're talking about, it was definitely based off a small sample size.
Ogien   
7 Jul 2010
Love / I want to meet and date a Polish man [77]

An American woman of Polish descent is not the same as a Polish woman.

The personalities are much different on average.
Ogien   
7 Jul 2010
Love / English Men vs Polish Men [207]

One thing is for sure, any nationality has better teeth than Englishmen. :-)
Ogien   
7 Jul 2010
Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [612]

Green or brown are more lovely.

I disagree. I wish I had clear blue eyes. :-(
Ogien   
7 Jul 2010
Genealogy / Polish person's average height? [210]

For the record, 172 cm is not quite at the 5'8" mark.

Also, that is not considered very short. Maybe you're shorter than what you're saying? Either that, or the guys in your particular area are just really tall.

Average height for a white American is about 5'9.5" which is around 176/177 cm.