USA, Canada / Polonia who needs help with Polish Documentary [27]

I don't get why you are getting so worked up by his project, unless you are hooligan fans;)
You haven't even seen his documentary and you don't know what is his take on this problem.
Hooligans are also a part of Polish society and a part of reality in Poland. You can't really say anything positive about them, but since when documentaries are made to satisfy everybody with stories from Fairyland. Mayby it's wishfull thinking but I would like to see in that documentary not only hooligans beating each other and devastating public property, but also explanation why are they becoming hooligans?, what social, economic etc. reasons make them like that? what our authorities doing with this problem? Are there somewhere in the world (or in Poland) any success stories about stopping hooligans and making them useful to society?

This site is not a product placement site where posters should write only positives about Poland to sell the only right (positive) view on Poland and Polish people. There are negatives, as everywhere in the world.

I have some issues with posters who lie about Poland on this site, but I don't have any with those who want to learn about Poland and maybe teach me something I already don't know.

Lets criticize after we see his movie, shall we?

Life / Moving to Poland - Wrocław/Gdańsk? [11]


It would be easier for you to find job in Wrocław. They try to make out of Wrocław Polish Silicon Valley ;)

USA, Canada / Polonia who needs help with Polish Documentary [27]


That doesn't make me an expert in every area, especially when we are talking about hooliganism. You might not believe me, but I am not a hooligan ;)


I think that this kind of selfcensorship is bad. Poland didn't become european documentaries powerhouse because directors were considering if their movies will offend anybody or make Poland look bad. They simply showed how life in Poland looks like. Truth is always more interesting than propaganda (even positive propaganda). Finally during EURO we will have many guests/turists who will experience what Poland really is and non documentary will twist their view.


Not for me. Obviously poverty, lack of education and perspectives, but mayby not only.
I watch documentries constantly (it's my addiction), many were eyeopening for me. Even if some show twisted view of reality I am capable to recognize that and guess what are the reasons for that. I have faith in other people and their intelligence. They will be able to make distinction between serious documentary and propaganda.

Genealogy / Seeking persons from Brzeziny [11]

There are 38 Brzeziny towns in Poland.

UK, Ireland / Increasingly more Polish children born and educated in UK can't write/read! [51]

English Concerned is Polish Życzliwy. It's obvious how to treat such Concerned people. We had few of them recently, mainly non registered Concerned.
Życzliwi jak dla mnie mogą się wypchać ze swoimi życzliwymi poradami.

Food / Comparison of supermarkets in Poland. Which one is the cheapest? [30]

Biedronka and Lidl are cheapest now, but that can change. In some newspapers (especially on local level) you can find weekly comparison of prices in different supermarkets (not all products - mostly sugar, bread, etc.). Moreover supermarkets will soon stuff your mailbox with their promotion papers and you will be able to compare and hunt for special ocassions ;)

You can find organic products in supermarkets but not many. If you are looking for variety you need to find organic shop in your city.

Food / Comparison of supermarkets in Poland. Which one is the cheapest? [30]


According to a farmer I know, thats true.

Language / "Pamiętaj o śmierci" Is this correct? [24]

Pamiętaj o śmierci is correct. As ak already said it's fixed phrase in Polish just as "memento mori" in Latin.
You can write it as correct sentence with capital first letter or you can write it with only small letters (pamiętaj o śmierci).

Genealogy / My dad's last name was Polak - Do I look in any way Polish? [57]

Wow this picture was definetly made by feminists ;) Not one, single lady on this photo/picture was ugly, not even average.
I have a really hard time to pick the most beautifull. Probably I will end up choosing a few of them ;D
Btw, this is suppose to be typical/average for Miss Universe contestant? : )

Language / "Pamiętaj o śmierci" Is this correct? [24]


NOOOO!!! Never that!!!
Czy aby na pewno znasz polski? Czy tylko chwalisz się tym w profilu?

Language / "Pamiętaj o śmierci" Is this correct? [24]

Mayby the girl thinks she will go to heaven? Just guessing...

Genealogy / Buczenski, Ostrowski and Matysiak. Discovering village/parish family came from? [6]

You should browse this site. There are many threads about genealogy.
You can find there about how to research your ancestry among other things.
There is also Polonius3 thread where he explains the meaning of Polish surnames. You should ask him, he is kind of expert in that matter on this site.

Language / "Pamiętaj o śmierci" Is this correct? [24]


Neither is correct.
Pamiętaj o śmierci means that you will die and nothing can change that.
If you write in Polish Pamiętaj umrzeć or Pamiętaj żeby umrzeć it will mean that you should remember to die, because if you forget you might live forever :D, so don't you dare;)

UK, Ireland / WHAT IS IT ABOUT POLISH PEOPLE THAT MAKES THEM THINK THAT UK WANTS THEM? [309]

Another eyeopening excerpt from the survey:

"On the whole, immigrants from the ‘new’ member states of the EU did not rush to col-lect welfare benefits across the EU. Do Poles contribute more to the British social welfaresystem than they take from it? A report published by the British Centre for Research andAnalysis of Migration (CreAM) makes it very clear that Poles and immigrants from other‘new’ member states pay more into the state budget than they receive from it. This is due,amongst other things, to higher employment rates and the fact that they seldom apply forwelfare benefits. By comparison, 90% of immigrant men and 74% of women work, whereasthe corresponding figures for the working-age British population are 78% for men and 71%for women respectively. Moreover, according to CreAM, the probability that migrantsfrom the A8 countries (who have worked at least a year in Britain) will collect welfare ben-efits or live in council housing is 60% smaller than in the case of native British citizens."

Work / My friend is looking for a job in Poland with a physics degree [32]

If he is EMWawe friend I would rather not have him in Poland; regardless what degree he have.

Work / My friend is looking for a job in Poland with a physics degree [32]


If you have spare time you can read OP other posts, which would give you better understanding what idea about anything he have. Normally it's BS.

If his friend is the same, he should stay out of Poland.

Life / My experience in Poland 15 years ago as an American trying to live and work there. [149]

Go to embassy and check there for more information . Then write here what you will learn from embassy and we can further discuss this matter.

If there would be anything more to clarify, I will gladly help.

Genealogy / Searching for info on my Grandfather, Kolata [17]

Pearl and Gunia seem to me more like nicknames.


There is also Kolata surname in Poland, so it is not necessarily westernized form of Kołata.

Law / karta pobytu for my husband (mexican national) [3]

I don't really know the procedures, but there were many threads about karta pobytu on polishforums. You should use browser on this site and read those threads, mayby you will find something useful there.

However the most accurate informations you will find in Polish embassy.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]


I think that the disscussion above was about difficult Polish-Jewish relations in pre-war and war period. Ofcourse there are two sides to this story.
I do hope that you are not mentioning Holocaust just to evade Foreigner4's valid point about Jewish history narrative.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]

Yes I noticed that you posted video, don't worry I didn't omit your valuable input to this thread, so don't sweat.
You probably realize that there is more to Jewish history than this video. I was writing about more general approach of some to Jewish history and narrative they use.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]

I thought that since you are posting here, you can read and write. Maybe I was wrong?
Foreigner4 post is above, you (maybe) can read it and figure by yourself what he was referring to.

Language / 'lubię, lubisz' - Infinitive [86]

Yes, both of them are correct.

Love / Anglo-bride at left? Polish bride at right? [9]

There are many possible explanations but I think it has something to do with practical things.
Polish knights and later nobles wore their swords (later sabres) on their's left side. If bride was on that side it would be uncomfortable and possibly dangerous.

I think that later around this practical, common sense behaviour grew symbolism and some superstitions (you can easily find some of them on internet). The right side is generaly considered as "better" than left in Poland.

It was considered (and still is by some) unrespectful to women to walk on their right side. When mesalliance wedding took place woman was on left side, to show that she have lower status and that she will not inherit title or any property of her husand. It was called "ślub z lewej ręki".

Love / Anglo-bride at left? Polish bride at right? [9]


The customs and traditions in that matter are not strictly followed now.

Genealogy / Looking for family in Poland: Włodarski. [13]

In certificate it's written that Wacław Włodarski is a son of Józef and Anna (her maiden surname Stefańska);
religion: roman catholic;
Wacław was born 28.02.1916 in Ugły (Polish name of this colony) or Uhły (Ukrainian name);
parish Ugły;
district (powiat) Kostopol
live in Poland in Skierniewice.
Ugły was a colony (something smaller than village) in Stepań (local administrative district), in Kostopol district, in Wołyń. Before World War II this territory belonged to Poland, but after war Stalin changed Polish borders; he seized east part of Poland and joined it to CCCR. Now Wołyń belongs to Ukraine.

During war the Ukrainian Insurgent Army commited ethnic cleansing of Polish population of Wołyń and East Galicja. There were many Polish casualties in Stepań district, so either your grandfather left Ugły before this or he was forced to do that. Anyway he coudn't go back there.

Here you have a map with Ugły colony.

wolyn.ovh.org/opisy/ugly-03.html

Unfortunately most internet sites about Ugły or Stepań are about genocide.
Write if you need more help.

Po polsku / Polacy mieszkajacy w Leek, Buxton i okolicach [10]


Sądzę, że mieszkając w Anglii od 6 lat zdążyła nauczyć się języka. Wspaniale, że postanowiłeś/aś skupić się na rodzicu, udzielać mu pseudopsychologicznych porad. Na pewno tego właśnie szukała na polishforums.


I o to chyba właśnie chodzi mamie tego chłopca. Chce żeby potrafił mówić w obu językach najlepiej, jak to możliwe. Zamiast więc kierować powyższe słowa do rodzica, skieruj je do dziecka.

Genealogy / Ignaz Sledziewski info? [10]

First of all, you need to give their proper, Polish names:
Ignaz is Polish Ignacy.
Sledziewski can be either Sledziewski or Śledziewski.
Anthony is Antoni
Stanley is probably Stanisław.
It is all I can tell you for now, because information you gave is not enough.
Only name and appx date of birth is not enough. You need to know where he came from (aside Poland;)

News / Why are PO and PiS the most popular political parties in Poland? [15]


hence they were/are centre ;D

Love / Behavioral study says Poland has the lowest sexual dimorphism [17]


Now lets compare your


with the point that researchers stated in their study: "We do not argue that the 2D:4D ratio is important mechanistically or as a display trait in mate choice. Most probably it affords us a window into prenatal hormonal conditions." This is what they are disscussing in the article, not the BS you are trying to attribute to them.


Yes, straight over your head.