Food / What's your favorite Polish coffee? [73]

Well, some people buy only expensive whole beans and despise everything else, and some people drink American coffee and think Starbucks makes the best coffee in the world. If you are neither of those Jakobs Kroenung isn't a bad choice. I usually buy Dallmayr or Illy, but I'm not sure if you can get them in Poland.

History / Why is the Battle of Grunwald celebrated more than the Battle of Lubiszewo? [29]

Claiming that the Teutonic Order would have conquered Western Europe and Poland therefore saved it is as stupid as claiming France would have conquered Eastern Europe and the HRE saved it.

Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]


I only know Southern Poland, but there it's certainly true. And Wrocław looks neat and tidy compared to the countryside!


The city has almost no memorials, and the ones that exist are usually not related to this place. I suppose these pieces of art are made to hide this emptiness.


Because they are beautiful? ;)

History / Why is the Battle of Grunwald celebrated more than the Battle of Lubiszewo? [29]


LOL! Really.
The knights of the TO were crusaders who acted on behalf of the pope and HRE against heathens. Poles were no heathens, but Lithuanians were, that's why they fought against them. The TO just turned against Poland when Lithuania and Poland were united and the TO faced a far more powerful enemy in a good strategic position which wanted to retake former Polish land, which the TO occupied after the knights helped Poland, but Poland didn't pay the bills.

The story is a bit more complicated than "evil proto-Nazis want to destroy peaceful Poland".

Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]


I can give you exact numbers if you are interested, but it's true that only a minority came from historical Eastern Poland.
The majority moreover came from rural areas, which also affected the city.

History / Fascinating account by von Moltke-Prussian chief of Staff: Poland: A historical Sketch. [30]

Interesting read. Straightforward and easy to read (unusual for something written ~1830), as you would expect from a Prussian officer. Also from a interesting time, shortly after the Prussian reforms and before the age of nationalism.

The most interesting part IMHO is the description of the Polish society as a society without a middle class, only with a large nobility and even more peasants. While in Western Europe the middle class was responsible for the social progress, the szlachta was to proud for it and imported western ideas and achievements, while the Polish lower class didn't have the means for it.

News / POLAND HAS LOST 1 MILLION PEOPLE (for other EU countries) [30]


Many Poles speak a pretty good German, moreover German isn't so important in better jobs. No, the real reason is that the wages in Germany aren't high enough. They stagnated for more than 10 years now, and there isn't even a wage floor. Unskilled Poles can either work for 5€/h in Germany or 8-10€/h in France/Holland or Austria.

History / 1772 – Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland [9]


The personal union of Saxony and Poland weakened Prussias position in the region, which also competed with Austria for the hegemony in Germany. Prussia feared that Saxony would unite both Saxony and Poland with a takeover of Silesia. Prussia invaded Silesia and in several wars became the fifth great European power (England, France, Austria and Russia were the others). With the rise of Prussia a new reconciliation of interests with the former enemies Austria and Russia was needed, since these great powers had overlapping interests.

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

Which Ukrainians maintain admirably, so where is the problem?

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


Hmm, destroying cultural monuments from the baroque or Renaissance era somehow sounds.... barbaric to me, sorry. Leveling the £yczakowski cemetery or destroying the Potocki palace could maybe also anger some Poles and hurt relations between both countries, I don't now.

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

I think the Taliban would love your arguments...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan

History / Poland - problem for Germany? (historically continual hostility of German state on Poland) [154]

Some remarks here are so far away from todays European reality, it's hillarious. Looks like some people live in a time warp and can't get out, lol.

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

I'm not German, I just lived there. Germany is a multicultural country, you know...
And of course the Bamiyan buddhas are a big loss. Not for me, but for mankind. Such historic monuments tell us who we are and where we came from. And they are great artistic achievements. Destroying them is a attestation of a lack of culture, tolerance and respect. Otherwise the destruction of the Polish culture by the Nazis would be OK too.

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

Who says that I want to intervene? It simply is a basic principle of our Western culture to respect other cultures, it's a central aspect of humanism and the enlightenment. It doesn't matter that the Nazis invaded Poland, they also destroyed many aspects of the German culture. Most forces which destroyed cultural achievements were ideological lunatics... Nazis, Communists, radical Christians, Taliban.

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


Why don't you quote the rest of my post? Didn't I mention the Nazis?

UK, Ireland / Why Poles will never belong in England [283]


Saxony never shared a border with Poland until 1945, and your map shows the personal union of Saxony and Poland. You may google what "personal union" means.

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


Don't worry, Polish-Americans will do it for you... ;)

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

Cool, a second "Generalplan Ost".

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


Most Poles prefer Germany, GB or Scandinavia. Strange, isn't it?

News / Russia says: WE'LL NUKE POLAND [150]


Poland tries new things. Being part of the EU and NATO is new to Poland... and it actually works, unlike such ideas as unions based on ethnicity. They weren't a great success in the past.

News / Russia says: WE'LL NUKE POLAND [150]


Have you ever been to Europe or any Slavic country? Maybe you didn't notice, but most Slavic countries (except Serbia and Russia, interestingly) see themselves as part of the West and joined both the NATO and EU as soon as possible. Have you noticed that all Slavic federations collapsed? You know why? Because federations are built on interests, not on some strange panslavic ideas which ignore that these nations don't share more than the same ethno-linguistic background. Not even Czechs and Slovaks wanted to live in the same country, and you think it would work with Poles, Russians or Serbs?

Love / Is it true that Polish women are very busty? [71]

This thread needs more pics. :D

News / Should Poland leave the EU institution? [147]

So, US-Americans, Brits and a Serb discuss if Poland should leave the EU. Haha...
All former Commie countries, including Poland, pushed hard become EU members. Western Europe was reluctant to admit them so soon because of the convergence criterias, but it was seen as a sign of historic justice. When Schengen was implemented Poles, and all other countries like Czechia, were overjoyed to be a full member of the European community now. Being able to drive from Poland to Germany without a border check, something many Poles considered humiliating, was a great experience for many.

And we shouldn't forget that Poland is the biggest recipient of EU aid.

News / Should Poland leave the EU institution? [147]

Chicago Pollock


Because Poland already received the entire property of 9 mio Germans maybe?


Sorry to say this, but Polands civil society isn't advanced enough to emulate these countries. Which country wouldn't like to be a second Switzerland?

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


No, it made it a multicultural land.


Poles did the same in their "recovered territories".

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


A land with several large ethnic groups is multicultural. Neo-Nazis usually don't accept the concept of multiculturalism. Pomerania was German, what you mean is Pomeralia. And the "never denied German heritage" in Silesia comprises of expelled people and a deliberately destroyed culture till the 80's.


Want examples?

Oh btw., dear mod:
2. Posters should refrain from using abusive or derogatory language (unless it's necessary to explain the language's nuances). Posters who use abusive or derogatory language towards other users may be banned.

Bloody retard and Neo-Nazi?

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

Number of universities before 1772 (Polish particions):
France: 40
Italy: 32
Spain: 35
Germany: 34
Poland: 3

How many universities are needed to be a "noteworthy culture"?

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_early_modern_universities_in_Europe

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

And? It wasn't my argument that the culture of a nation can be judged by the number of universities. And even without shortlived universities the number in Western countries is way higher than in Poland. In case France only had 15 continuously operating universities, the ratio would still be 5:1.

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


1. It's not my claim but the claim of Wikipedia.
2. Academies are no universities. Looks like stupidity rules in this forum.
3. the university of Warsaw was established after the Polish partitions.


Population around 1700:
Germany: 15 mio
France: 21 mio
Spain: 5 mio
Italy: ~13 mio
Poland: 8 mio

And?

Not the best source, but good luck finding a better one:
tacitus.nu/historical-atlas/index.html


Never seen a university from the inside, eh?
So, what with your theory about judging "noteworthy cultures" by the number of universities now? Should Western Europeans consider Poland to be a noteworthy culture ot not? Maybe you simply shouldn't start with such stupid generalisations...