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Polson   
18 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

throught out european history poland has always been closer to eastern europe but thats not something that should be considered bad is it.

Not true, Poland has always been a mix of Western and Eastern cultures.

what are you talking about, poland is in direct physical contact with lithuania, belarus, ukraine, and slovakia is to polands south and czech republic is to its right

No. The languages have links, that's true, even if Lithuanian is a Baltic language...but I don't think we can assimilate one to another. So Irish people are the same than Austrian people ??...

Considering your nickname, noimmigration, i understand your view. But Poland is a Central European country, and i don't care if it pleases you or not.

Peace. ;) LoL
Polson   
11 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

Greek alphabet was the basis for Cyrilic, compare the two and you will see that they are very similiar

Yeah i know that ;) But they are different anyway, and Greek alphabet is Greek alphabet, not Cyrillic alph.
Polson   
10 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

Well, so if a large chunk of Russia should be considered European, then in 'geographical terms,' Poland should lie in Western Europe, shouldn't she? I wonder where in Europe, in 'geographical terms,' you would locate e.g. Norway?

The Eastern 'border' of Europe is considered to be in the Ural location. So it's only a "tiny" part of Russia which is in Europe...

Poland is for me something like a "North-Central country" as i saw a few times...
Norway is a 'West-Northern' country ;)

I wonder why? You seem to think that Eastern European countries are those where the Cyrillic alphabet is being commonly used, don't you?

No Cyrillic alphabet in Greece, am I wrong ? So, in my opinion, Greece is a Southern country.

It seems that, after all, the term 'Eastern Europe' is a racial term.

Not really. What about Western, Northern or Southern Europe ? Nothing bad.
Polson   
7 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

Does it follow Greece is 'Eastern'...?

I consider Greece as a Southern country.

To my understanding, the East-West division in Europe is also racial one

Maybe, but in geographical terms, there is a difference between East and West, North and South...

:)
Polson   
6 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

No, Central. It's said that the center of Europe is in the Cracow area.
Eastern countries write more with the Cyrillic alphabet, while the Western (and Central) all write in the Latin alphabet.

;)
Polson   
3 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

I think Poland is in Western Europe. Russia is really big and has all east side for itself ;)

I like your way of thinking :)

Sorry for my English, it's not very good.

Are you kidding ? You're good ;)
Polson   
1 Nov 2007
Language / I want to learn Polish. Where to start? [180]

French was THE language to learn a couple of hundred years ago

Yes, many nobles used to talk in French throughout Europe...

And actually, most of the French that came to English went via Norman language, i think...mix of Norse and French...

usatysfakcjonowanowac

Nice one ;)
Polson   
1 Nov 2007
Language / I want to learn Polish. Where to start? [180]

About German and French, they are not easy languages. French is known for being difficult, and particularly the grammar. As osiol said, when we speak English, the vocabulary of French (and German) is not that complicated as a lot of the today English language comes from French and Latin ;)

a lot of the today English language comes from French and Latin

And i can give examples of English words that come from French :

-Grammar : Grammaire
-Vocabulary : Vocabulaire
-Language : Langue, Langage
-Difficult : Difficile
-Complicated : Compliqué
etc.
Polson   
1 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

Kmiot proved wrong 150th time, so nothing interesting here. Move on.

Yes, i guess.

Russian philosopher Michal has spoken ... about Poland

So he's wrong, hehe ;)
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

Year Life Expectancy in Poland
2007 75.19
2006 74.97
2005 74.41
2004 74.16
2003 73.91
2002 73.66
2001 73.42
2000 73.19

Source: CIA World Factbook

Thanks polishgirltx ;)
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

No, it is a well known fact that life expectancy is falling in Poland and other parts of eastern Europe

You should know that Poland is not an Eastern European country... LoL (the subject of this topic...)

One reason why I do not want my children to live there

What are you talking about ??! My grandma lived until the age of 79, a few months before being 80, and i have a great aunt who is 82 or more... ;)
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

Life expectancy has been falling in Poland for many years now and has nothing to do with World War 2 anyway

Falling ?? I don't think so...I remember than ten years ago, men life expenctancy was 69 (if i remember well), now it's more than 71...

Probably avg/males/females

...
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

If you mean defeating Gerries then no doubt Soviet Union did much more than western allies

Hmm...didn't help the Poles a lot anyway...more cowards than saviours for Poland, but i must say they helped in the final victory (after having helped Germany...)...

Lie expectancy: (females/males/avg)
Poland 75.6/71.3/79.8
Russia 65.5/59.0/72.6

Are you sure about the averages ? How the average life expectancy can be higher than those of men and women...?
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

The Russians are tougher

What do you mean by "tougher" ?...

That is why in 1945, Europe was saved by the Russians, almost single handedly.

Do you remember the US troops coming...for me, THEY saved Europe along with English, and some French, Poles, etc. more than the Russians.
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

Well, if Europe's center is indeed in Poland, and if Poland's area is greater than that central point (which seems to be true) then Poland is in CNESW (center, north, east, south and west).

The center of Europe is said to be in the area of Krakow ;)

But apart from the geography, the Poles have more a Western "mind"...actually it's a mix, for me...But i think that Western Poland is more westernized than the Eastern part.
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
Polonia / Poles in Norway? Polish community in Oslo. [43]

You're welcome ;)

How to get it in touch with them ? Do they have a local website ?

Don't know, i can look for something but i guess the better you can do is contact the Polish embassy, they would inform you better than i do... ;)

And if you have learnt the article, you will see that the best place to see Poles is at a Catholic Church on Sunday ;P LoL

I gotta go now, but i found that ForumNorwegia, take a look, it may be interesting ;)
forumnorwegia.net/index.php

See ya, and good luck.
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
Polonia / Poles in Norway? Polish community in Oslo. [43]

I'm not in Norway (unfortunately, it's a beautiful country), but i heard that there are a lot of Poles since a few years. Maybe i can find an article about Polish community in Norway...

Estimation : 120,000 Poles living and working in Norway

aftenposten.no/english/local/article1445513.ece
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

East Europe not Central

Don't agree, for me Poland is Central Europe...

Russia is not Europe at all

Don't want to "defend" Russia, but the extrem West side belongs to Europe by definition...
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

North Eastern geographically

I saw articles mentionning North Central too...

And even Northern Europe in its extended meaning


  • The light blue part...

  • A Dutch map of Northern Europe in 1601...
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

Wikipedia articles (in French, English, German and Polish) show Poland as a Central Europe country.

But we often hear in the British press for example, Poles are Eastern Europeans, and sometimes, Central ones...

I think things will change with the time. Wait for a few more years, and everybody will say that Poland is in Central Europe...
Polson   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

Some people say it's a Central European country, while others say Eastern..
I think i heard that most of the Poles consider themselves as Central Europeans.

I do myself prefer the word Central, more than Eastern, cause "Eastern" makes me think of communism, you know, as the part of Europe that was beyond the Iron Curtain was called Eastern Europe...

What's your opinion ?