Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]


As you probably know, Poles and Lithuanians are not really friends today. Such offer, even if somehow appreciated by the Lithuanian government, would result in negative opinion in society. Especially, due to original idea of Polish "supremacy" in this... union.


Germany and Russia are excluded by the definition.


Belarusians are divided between pro-Western and pro-Russian. Government is the part of the second.


What "new borders"? O_o


This scenario is abstract.

No one will join Intermarium of your dreams (it cannot be truly even named Intermarium), because:

1. They are afraid of results of leaving the EU;
2. Hatred between nations;
3. Alliance with Russians;
4. Archaic, panslavic ideas, without freedom and liberty.

No one will join such "union" - it would be like Soviet Union but without Russians and commie nonsense. Even I would be anti this idea, as I don't want any... genetic preservance in political cases. And the biggest thing: it has nothing to do with "Great Poland" you have mentioned.

Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]

I know what is this. I was asking if he wants resurrection of the past or other bs, or cooperation between countries which were part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

And I asked because I can't believe that someone really is so arrogant to judge the others and state that he is "a better patriot" due to his own "bright" ideas.

Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]


What do you mean? Some kind of union between countries who were a part of PLC, or strictly one country?

History / PRE-WAR BONDS and CURRENCY issued in Poland -- ANY VALUE? [9]

Austro-Hungarian krone.

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]


It is Krzyweńkie in Polish, and Кривеньке (Kryvenhke) in Ukrainian. It is a village located in Ukraine -> parish Sidoriv -> Kopychyntsi county -> Chortkiv Raion -> Ternopil Oblast .

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]

Żółkiewicz is connected with yellow color - "żółty" in Polish. That's all I can tell.

Life / Questions about Polish names Pola, Gracja, and Grażyna [29]

Felicja is more common amongst elder people. It is rare in case of youth. I, personally, never met anyone with that name. To the names given in the first post: Pola reminds me of one Polish actress - Pola Raksa. She played in one of the most popular Polish series "Czterej pancerni i pies" a Russian medic in the army. Gracjana is the name my neighbour has, she is 21 now. And Grażyna reminds me of the women with whom I was in "pre-school" - she was rude, with negative attitude, dangerous, I was in fear closing myself in the toilet as I didn't want to go there. :p

Love / How many Polish girls are married to foreigners? / How many Polish boys to foreign girls? [104]

biuletynmigracyjny.uw.edu.pl/37-sierpien-2012/malzenstwa-binacjonalne-w-2012-r

I'll give translated more important things from this site.

In 2010 there were 3 732 marriages between Poles and people of other nationalities. Polish-foreign couples were 1,6% of whole new marriages taken in Poland (many Polish people are getting married also abroad - these numbers are not involved here; only those taken in Poland). 3/4 of the foreing spouses are males (2 804).

Polish women prefered men from:

- Great Britain (618),
- Germany (403),
- Italy (196),
- Ireland (138),
- France (108).

Polish men prefered women from:

- Ukraine (389),
- Belarus (89),
- Russia (83),
- Germany (49).

Answering to the topic, how many Polish girls are married to foreigners is one correct response: many. And much more every year. The same with males.

Personally, I am more interested in foreign women than in Polish, as my view on Polish girls is not necessarily positive.

Law / Poland's green card for American, and citizenship question [16]


I wouldn't be so sure about it - it is not about money.

Law / Poland's green card for American, and citizenship question [16]

To be honest, I am not sure if it is hard to get this permission. Some people have, some not. If you have an idea what you want to do here, I think it would not be that hard. However, you will need to have work here or study here. If you want to have a company or something like that, I am not sure.

With finding a girlfriend here you would not have any problems. ;)

Law / Poland's green card for American, and citizenship question [16]

1. You must live in Poland for at least 3 years legally - it means you must have permission to settle, to reside somewhere. Secondly, you must have an income. Thirdly, you must speak Polish and have a document confirming your knowledge (or confirm you finished school in Poland, or finished school abroad but in Polish language).

2. You must live in Poland for at least 2 years in same conditions as above, but:

a) you must be married to a Polish citizen for at least 3 years, or
b) do not have any citizenship.

In this case the problem of Polish language is the same as in point 1.

3. You must live in Poland for at least 2 years as a refugee; Polish langauge - the same.

I understand the case of juveniles is irrevelant here. ;)

Language / What does the phrase 'tak jak' mean? [8]

"Tak jak" is not the same as "jak tam", Trance. It shows comparison and means slightly "as", "the same as".

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]

Polonius, I would remain silent in case of "occupied" as I have enough of such Ukrainophobic "patriots", so I say only something about root of "Studziński". Studziński is a surname of nobility family ("szlachta") - there is no reason in looking for roots in meaning, due to fact that these surnames came from the name of settlement. "Studzić" has nothing to do with it.

Post Scriptum: There is also a surname "Gorak" as Fleetdavis mentioned. So if he said "Gorak" why are you so sure about "ó"? :)

Pawel, I'm glad I could help. Good luck in your research :)

Life / Quiet Hours and Hot Water Supply [12]

I don't know how it is with the blocks as I live in a house all my life, however I doubt if normal speaking may cause problems (in sense of law). I never had such problems - I live in the village, neighbours do not have problems with themselves. When a neighbour's son came from the conscription they made a party - we could not sleep, no one could, but everyone understood that and didn't make any problems to them. However, mentality in different parts of Poland may vary as well.

Work / Poczta Polska equivelant of "c/o" (care of)? [4]

As far as I know there is no such thing.

Example.
Bruce Wayne (Batman) live in Gotham City. Peter Parker is living with him after he left New York. When you want to send a mail to Peter, you simply write his name and surname and a place where he currently lives, so Gotham City. The postman delivers a mail to the written address, often he doesn't care about mentioned name there.

On the other hand some official writings are sent to the place where e.g. Peter Parker registered, so if he wants to get this mail in Gotham City, he needs to tell them or sign something - I'm not actually the best in such cases :) However there is no "c/o" on the envelope.

Language / Ethnic backround of suffixes of Polish surnames [54]

I know, but I was "pointing" something strictly different. What I wanted to say, at times of existance of such surnames there was no Ukraine nor Belarus. People who lived there, and in Eastern Poland, were called Ruthenians - not Belarussians or Ukrainians. So I would rather say that these surnames are of Ruthenian origin. But it is a detail, in general I agree with you. I have Eastern Slavic surname myself (as I assume) - suffix "-uk" and Eastern name.

Life / Looking for where to find information about a Polish prescription drug (eve drops) [6]

You are welcome :)

Life / Looking for where to find information about a Polish prescription drug (eve drops) [6]

doz.pl/leki/p2139-Mibalin


From the first site. The second, it seems, doesn't work properly :)

But here you can find something as well, personally I used this site in the past for some reason:


przychodnia.pl/el/leki.php3?lek=1426

Life / Looking for where to find information about a Polish prescription drug (eve drops) [6]

doz.pl/leki/m24-Okulistyka


leki.med.pl


Something like this?

Language / Ethnic backround of suffixes of Polish surnames [54]

I just want to point that the surnames claimed to be of Belorussian origin were present before the existance of Belarus and Belorussian nation. So how could these surnames be of this origin?

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]

Pawelaustralia

Surname Rybczyński is not truly connected with a fish itselt. It is a surname created on a base of village named Rybka located in £ódź Voivodeship. Though the name of the village may be connected with a fish.

At least a page of Janusz Stankiewicz about the ethymology of Polish surnames claim so.

My surname is in general connected with name "John", though in East Slavic variant - "Ivan". It leads to thinking that some of my ancestors could be Ruthenians, especially due to the suffix -uk.