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Posts by witek  

Joined: 1 Apr 2007 / Male ♂
Last Post: 9 Apr 2008
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Posts: Total: 587 / Live: 119 / Archived: 468
From: Kanada
Speaks Polish?: tak
Interests: tennis, travelling

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witek   
4 May 2007
Genealogy / Are all Poles blue eyed and blonde? [451]

When I had darker hair and a tan, I did get mistaken for being Italian quite a few times in Italy so I know I don't look English!!

i like very much this look
witek   
3 May 2007
Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

schimata

maybe you mean szmata?

means rag or worthless person
witek   
1 May 2007
Genealogy / Gaudzinski family, Polish Gadzinski surname [3]

i did a search based on 1998 Pesel data and did not find any people with the Gaudzinski surname in Poland. maybe the spelling changed

there were however 23 persons in Poland with the Gadzinski surname

17 out of the 23 Gadzinski were in the Poznan area
witek   
29 Apr 2007
Genealogy / Are all Poles blue eyed and blonde? [451]

My grandma is polish and allowed to live during WWII because she has blue eyes and blonde hair

my grandma looked Jewish and had dark hair and eyes

at age 16 she was sent to Germany to work in a factory.

somehow she survived
witek   
24 Apr 2007
Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [417]

Anielka ,

a Pole is mad when hungry :)

i must eat before i go "podbijac swiat":)


Polish people have traits that were brought on by years of foreign rule :

cwaniak (sly, hustler) and kombinator (schemer) :)

these traits can be bad or good
witek   
23 Apr 2007
Life / Prices of cars in Poland? [88]

assume it would be cheaper to buy in Germany

When you assume something and you don't have all the information you run the risk of making an ass out of yourself :)
witek   
23 Apr 2007
Life / Prices of cars in Poland? [88]

telefonika,

prices around the world for cars vary :)

the prices might be cheaper in U.S. than UK

in Canada cars are much more expensive than U.S.

then there is Japan where certain ( right hand drive) models are cheaper than both Canada and the U.S.
witek   
23 Apr 2007
Law / Hiring a Polish Worker - Pros and Cons [107]

Siema Sabina :)

we Polish workers are hard working however some of us have "sticky fingers" :)

even boxer Andrew Golota had "sticky fingers" during his cleaning days in Chicago:)
witek   
23 Apr 2007
Life / Prices of cars in Poland? [88]

My friend shipped cars to Poland for 10 years from the U.S. :) however the cars were all almost brand new. :)

Shipping isn't that expensive from U.S. to Poland.
witek   
23 Apr 2007
Life / Prices of cars in Poland? [88]

Cars are cheaper in the U.S. than Poland. Maybe the E.U. is the same :) you can make lost of $$$ but you have to know what car is in demand :)

Nissan Murano for example is in high demand in Poland from what i have been told :)and you can make $$$ if you ship one from Chicago or New York:)



witek   
22 Apr 2007
Travel / Photos from Poland [258]

here is my uncle Bogus near Bialystok:)



witek   
22 Apr 2007
Love / Polish girls attitudes towards sex. [568]

Is it possible that polish girls cheat often to get a better deal or just for pleasure?

all girls can cheat for numerous reasons regardless of nationality and it doesn't matter if she is a Catholic attending Church everyday, she will just go to Confession to wipe away any sins
witek   
15 Apr 2007
History / Poland's January Uprisings of 1863 [76]

The January Uprising was the longest Lithuanian and Polish uprising against the Russian Empire: it began January 22, 1863, and the last insurgents were not captured until 1865. It started as a spontaneous protest by young Poles against conscription into the Russian Army.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Uprising
witek   
14 Apr 2007
History / Poland's January Uprisings of 1863 [76]

Grzegorz,

why don't you agree? :) think :(

what did the Warsaw Uprising accomplish?
1. 250,000 Polish people died
2. 90% of Warsaw is destroyed on orders from Hitler
3. many from AK perished



witek   
14 Apr 2007
History / Poland's January Uprisings of 1863 [76]

Patrycja ,

for example what did the Warsaw uprising accomplish? nothing

The Polish troops resisted the German-led forces until October 2 (63 days in total). Losses on the Polish side amounted to 18,000 soldiers killed, 25,000 wounded and over 250,000 civilians killed, mostly in mass executions conducted by advancing German troops. Casualties on the German side amounted to over 17,000 soldiers killed and 9,000 wounded. During the urban combat—and after the end of hostilities, when German forces acting on Hitler's orders burned the city systematically, block after block—an estimated 85% of the city was destroyed.



witek   
14 Apr 2007
History / Poland's January Uprisings of 1863 [76]

i think everyone lost family members in the numerous Polish uprisings :(

the question remains is were they really worth the blood shed?

Anti Russian uprisings
Confederation of Bar 1768
Kościuszko Uprising 1794
November Uprising 1830-1831
January Uprising 1863-1864
1905 Uprising 1905

Anti Austrian uprisings
Kraków Uprising 1846
Galician Uprising 1846-1848

Greater Poland Uprisings (against Prussians/Germans)
Greater Poland Uprising 1794 - to help the Kościuszko Uprising
Greater Poland Uprising 1806 - to help Napoleon I to liberate Poland and create the Duchy of Warsaw
Greater Poland Uprising 1846 - part of the all-Polish 3-partion uprising
Greater Poland Uprising 1848 - part of the Spring of Nations
Greater Poland Uprising (1918-1919) - Poland regains independence after the World War I

The Silesian Uprisings 1919-1921 against Germany
First Silesian Uprising: 16 August-26 August 1919
Second Silesian Uprising: 19 August-25 August 1920
Third Silesian Uprising: 2 May-5 July 1921

Against Lithuania
Sejny Uprising - August 22-29, 1919, against Lithuania

Polish uprisings during the WW2 era: (against Germans)
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (the largest of Ghetto Uprisings in Poland) 1943
Operation Tempest, all-national uprising against Germany on the approach of the Soviet army
Warsaw Uprising 1944
Wilno Uprising (Operation Ostra Brama) 1944
Lwów Uprising 1944