UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

Have to agree with you on that one. I was out in a pub with my mate and overheard a group of Poles taking the **** out of other people in the bar, talking in Polish of course, and eventually they came round to making a few disparaging comments about me and my mate. They got the shock of their lives wehn I walked over to them and said "Cześć! Skąd jesteście w Polsce?"

Had a similar experience with a group of English football fans in Germany in 2006. I was sat outside a bar having a few beers with a load of my mates and we were chatting away in Polish and they were sat a couple of tables away mouthing off and throwing a few insults our way. They weren't expecting someone to give them a gobful back in a broad Yorkshire accent.


I have but they were ridiculing the Russians so that's ok ;)

Life / Are Polish natives intolerant of foreigners who do not properly speak the language? [30]

Sounds like you could be talking about the English here. I've never had anyone complaining about my Polish, if I make a mistake they correct me and we move on. Best way to learn is to make mistakes and learn from them.

Genealogy / Common surnames in Poland NOT of Polish origin ? [87]

A girl I know from Wrocław has the surname Sołtys. I wonder if she knows her surname has Germanic origins? lol

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

In the UK it's called Council Tax and varies depending where you live. I pay around £1000 a year which sucks big time.

News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [395]


I think we have enough problems with football hooligans without giving them military training for two years :D

Travel / Traveling to Poland from Turkey - trip suggestions? [5]

Well, as soon as you arrive in Poland you will meet people who live in Poland. They are called border security and they are very friendly people, always greet you with a smile and some nice jokes. If you are lucky and they like you they might let you in to the country or even invite you for dinner. This is even better if they are female ;) I am sure you will enjoy.

Travel / My holiday, Gdansk or Kaunus, Lithuania? Help me decide! [23]

There's nothing worth seeing in Gdynia, I wasted an afternoon of my life there which I'll never get back :( Oliwa is a nice suburb of Gdansk, that's worth a visit. There's a nice park there although it might be a little cold and bleak in October. When I was there last month the weather was glorious and it was ever so peaceful and relaxing. Can't help you with the food places. I tend to eat where ever it's cheapest.

Travel / My holiday, Gdansk or Kaunus, Lithuania? Help me decide! [23]


Good luck. I went against the advice of my friend who lives there when I decided to visit the place. It's ok down by the harbour area and it's nice walking through the park and up to Kamienna Góra but I won't be going back there in a hurry. I'll be interested to see what you think of it when you get back :)

News / Could be in prison for 10 years for trying to bribe the Polish traffic police [39]


Safety!

Life / What's wrong with Poland? I don't see anything. [121]


I would define helping Poland as doing voluntary work without personal gain rather than actually working in Poland for pay and personal gain. I would also define helping Poland as not denying your heritage, being proud of your roots and helping to keep the traditions alive; when Poland was under foreign occupation this was particularly important, especially the teaching of the Polish language.

History / Poland and Polish Anti-Semitism, c. 1918-1939 [148]

Oh well that covers all the bases then, doesn't it? By that definition anyone who disagrees with a Jewish person about anything is automatically an anti Semite!

Genealogy / Is Czarnecki Really A Polish Or Actually A Sephardic Jewish Surname? [110]

I don't see how sotos could be mispronounced as rojos. Totally different pronunciation altogether.

Genealogy / Is Czarnecki Really A Polish Or Actually A Sephardic Jewish Surname? [110]

I've argued with Harry long enough so yes, I know what I'm letting myself in for lol

The Jews were expelled from Spain at the end of the 15th century. It was around the 15th century that noble families in Poland started adopting surnames. The practice didn't spread to ordinary people until around the 17th century with the Jews in Poland being one of the last groups to adopt the practice widely so it is highly unlikely that the Czarnecki surname was "imported" into Poland from Spain in any way, shape or form on this timing alone. Furthermore the adopting of surnames in Spain varied widely from region to region and given that the Jews in Spain, whilst being pretty well assimilated in Spanish society, adopted tradition jewish naming practices eg Dunash ben Labrat, Solomon ibn Gabirol, Yehuda Halevi, etc etc so if any Jews who left Spain then subsequently found themselves in Poland they more than likely would have had traditional Jewish surnames if they had any at all and certainly not names of a toponymic nature.

History / Poland and Polish Anti-Semitism, c. 1918-1939 [148]


youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iS-0Az7dgRY

Law / Need advice on name change (from English to Polish) [11]

No, not at all. If you'd be happier calling yourself Emilia and you want to make it official then go ahead.

Language / Foreigners speaking Polish - examples. [61]


She's a big animal rights activist too :)

Law / Worked for a restaurant in Poland and the owner refused to pay me. [60]

Name and shame the restaurant so we know not to go and eat there.

Love / Best way to find a Polish husband...ideas? [120]


We have similar problems. I find that the problem with women is that they're only interested in getting into my bank balance. :D

History / The Untold Battle of Britain [205]


That explains so much about his online personna. Thank you for posting that, finally we know where Harry is coming from :) Good luck with your continued arguments Chris but be prepared to be called a liar quite often and don't be surprised that there will be no links to back up Harry's wild claims, he tends to do that when cornered ;) but then seeing as you know him personally I am sure you know what he's like already.


At the height of the Battle of Britain the UK was struggling to get trained pilots into the air and at one point Polish pilots accounted for 20% of the available total of trained pilots. Despite most of them already being trained pilots with battle experience they spent a few months doing ground training which included them being forced to "learn" how to fly in formation riding around on bicycles. 303 squadron, formed on 2nd August 1940, had their first taste of battle on the 30th August 1940 when Flight Officer Paszkiewicz broke away from another training flight to engage enemy aircraft that had been encountered during the course of the flight. He shot down an Me110 which was 303 squadron's first official "kill" of the Battle of Britain. The squadron was then declared operational and flew their first official battle mission the following day when they down 4 enemy aircraft.

Love / Best way to find a Polish husband...ideas? [120]


It's not the lack of men, it's PTA's "tick list" that excludes most of them as being suitable. Patrycja19 has written an excellent post and given her some excellent advice.


You're not lowering your standards, you're just giving yourself more people to choose from. ;)

History / Did British public protest against the sell out of Poland to the Soviets? [286]


I notice there was never a reply to this from Harry under his PWEI disguise but he's very quick to reply to Chris R so now that this thread is alive again maybe we can expect an reply to Ozi Dan's post :)

UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]

Yes, very patriotic indeed. Nice to see someone going out of their way to help other people. It's a rare thing these days :)

UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]

Are you jealous because no English person would make videos like these to help their fellow countrymen claim what thay are entitled to?

UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]

I care about parasites per sé so if people aren't entitled to claim something to which they haven't contributed to it really doesn't matter what their nationality is, does it?

History / Did British public protest against the sell out of Poland to the Soviets? [286]


Very true; as this thread cleary shows that when Harry, posting under his PWEI alias, refused to answer Ozi Dan back in October last year. Best thing to do is to put him on ignore and stop reading his posts :)

History / Did British public protest against the sell out of Poland to the Soviets? [286]

Link to the full wording of the treaty avalon.law.yale.edu/wwii/blbk19.asp]

History / Did British public protest against the sell out of Poland to the Soviets? [286]


Poland never surrendered, not to the Germans, not to the Russians and we'll certainly never surrender on PolishForums.com :)

History / Did British public protest against the sell out of Poland to the Soviets? [286]


Very strange. What need was there for that post to be binned?

News / Work begins on 'Polish Disneyland' [37]


Yeah, who cares about a few insignificant islands? :) Nice to see the haters still obsessed with Poland though.

History / Did British public protest against the sell out of Poland to the Soviets? [286]


But you've invaded a neighbour with a german king on the throne. In fact the current Royal family is all German, isn't it? Weren't the Kaiser, the Tsar and George 5th all cousins? Oh look, WW1 was a German family argument :) And if you compare the Army uniforms of the British and Hanoverians in the 17th & 18th centuries you'll find remarkable similarities. You need to see someone about this Polish obsession you have sanddancer, it's not healthy :)