Genealogy / If your ancestors were in the "Wehrmacht"... [217]


Technically you are right. However it still leaves a lot of place for interpretation of the word German. Here where I live there are a lot of Vogels, Szulc's, Heagenbart's, Neuman's, Sperling's, etc and none of them actually can speak German. It's the same as it was during WWII. If you had a German name, you were asked to sign volkliste. Not signing it could mean future deportation to the Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete or a trip deep into the Reich to work as a slave labourer. It was a risk many would not take. Of course this doesn't mean that every wehrmacht soldier from Poznań or Nowy Tomyśl was actually drafted against their will. There were many that once captured by the allies told those stories just to save their own skin.

Life / Giving tips in Poland [235]


Thats true.


I think that it has more to do with fear of being branded as a cheapskate.

Life / COMBATING "POLACK" JOKES [460]


What? Do you really find that joke about ironing hilarious?

Life / COMBATING "POLACK" JOKES [460]


That might be true. But than again, most of them are not funny at all.

Life / Giving tips in Poland [235]


Yeah, I can visualize the uproar as we speak. :)


It seems that what started as an act of good will became taken for granted. I think it's becoming the same here in Pl too and it gets on my nerves. I mean every job has it's pros and cons. If the cons outweight the pros than either it's time for a change or you just "clench your teeth" as we say in Poland and get on with it.

Its the same thing with the shop cleric and national holidays here in Pl. How is it that it is unthinkable for a shop cleric to work on a national holiday and it is ok for me or for a police officer to do it? I mean, why is it that hes free time with his family is more important than mine? Every job comes with some adantages and disadvantages, and if you donb't like it, than change the job.

Life / Giving tips in Poland [235]


But why doesn't the waiter/ess put him/herself in my shoes? Do you think I get paid for sitting on my arse? Nobody is giving me 15% extra to my salary, even though I do my best!

Because of what i do often I work in the night and it sucks, but this is MY choice and why should the waiter care? I can get rid of the problem by changing my job. Similarly, if a waiter thinks he is being paid below his expectations why should I care? Will he pay 15% more for his laundry machine so that I could earn more? I doubt it.

If that is how the service looks like in the USofA than I prefer the Canadian way.

And adding 15% to my bill without my knowladge is called STEALING in my book!

Life / Why so many Poles use a second hands clothes? [110]


No doubt about it. It's just that some people like to show off a little bit more than others,... and I thought that you are in the first group.

Either way, sorry to hear about the problems of your loved one. I also have some issues with the medical system here, and especially with the ethics of polish doctors. Not with all, but a big part of them.

Thanks for the zeitgeist, I started to watch it already. Seems interesting.

Life / Why so many Poles use a second hands clothes? [110]

You are an enigma to me, WB. Those really are odd words coming from a man that openly confesses to being a show off. (gramma?) But you have my attention. Do you know any intersting books or documentaries on the subject?

PS: As for "lumpexy", even though the clothes are being washed beforehand it still feels awkward to wear them... Not to mention that you really have to have a lot of time on your hands to find something nice.

Food / Mother of all hangovers....Polish Beer! [71]


It's only sold in Wielkopolska. It used to be quite good back in the days, but since then the quality went down hill. All products made by Kompania piwowarska taste like bloody Carlsberg anyway. It's still better than Stella though. :)

Delphian, if you really want to try a proper beer from Wielkopolska, try Fortuna Czarne. This is where its at. :)


Welcome to the corporate world! There are still small breweries in Poland though, have no fear!

Isn't Pollock a fish?

Food / Polish culinary dislikes [83]


A Brit on a night out? ;P

Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]

The first time I came across this expression was on this very site. I think Harry was the one to use it first to belittle and offend some pol-am poster... but I may be wrong.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]

He does at times give a different impression, though.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]


You repeat this over and over again, BBoy. Unfortunately, Treaty of Versailles can explain the outbreak of WWII and what the Nazis had done during it, but it certainly cannot justify it.

News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]


Actually, I think it has very much to do with choosing. If it was only about blood ties than prince Charles would be German.

Food / BREAD IN POLAND IS DETERIORATING [90]

I remember as a kid I use to go down to my local bakery and buy a few loafs of bred in the evening, then we would eat it with the whole family and watch "Koło Fortuny". I don't remember how long it stayed fresh because usually it was gone very quickly.

I agree with you Polonius, it's hard to find a good quality bread these days. The best in my area is still being made by GS's.

The same is happening with meat products. Krakowska, Podwawelska, cygańska, śląska they all taste the same to me these days. Luckily I have my local butcher who makes proper hams and sausages. Well, not that good as I remember them to be 20 years ago, but quite close to it.

Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

It's unfair to generalize that polish girls are the hottest in the world, but it's ok to do the same by saying that polish guys are ugly.

Do you know a guy called frebird?

Life / BMW Poznan cutomer service is surprisingly good! [8]


Rome wasn't built in a day and stuff ya know.. :)

Life / 80% of Polish people are boring or can't party, why? [179]


Like 1993?

Life / 80% of Polish people are boring or can't party, why? [179]

I don't know guys. He openly aproves swimming naked, not considering the effect in may have on ones health. That's like one of the craziest things I have heard in my life.

He's one of them nutters, I tell ya! Crazy nutters!

Life / 80% of Polish people are boring or can't party, why? [179]

I bet that freebird can party like it was 1996!

He is no match for us boring polish gits. :)

Love / English Men vs Polish Men [207]


Maybe they are just upset Polish women [...] that never found the right [Polish] bloke?

Life / Why is cheating at schools in Poland accepted?! [155]

Yorkshire?

Life / Why is cheating at schools in Poland accepted?! [155]


Which is in a blatant contrast to brits and americans. For sure.

Life / The Pole is happy when someone else cries... [75]

It's like a butterfly effect really. Whenever Burger King opens it's new joint somewhere in America, a Pole trips somewhere in Poland and we all take a good laugh. This restores this fragile clinical balance in the world. Good post Roadking.

Life / Polish Organizational Skills [83]


Public transport?

Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

Are those people that tell you those things kids from your school by any chance?

News / Poland Should Beef Up Military [286]


There really isn't an easy answer to that question. It was impossible to please both parties.

I'm sure that we still will have a different take on those events, but than again, we don't have to agree with each other on this. The important thing is that we were able to hear both versions of the event.

News / Poland Should Beef Up Military [286]


Well it certainly looks like they have covered this subject thoroughly on your history lessons.

Do you honestly think that once Hitler would got what he wanted from Poland , he would stop making any more claims? Or, maybe satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations he would like to see Greater Poland and the parts of Silesia that were joined to Poland as a result of a plebiscite, back in Reich?

News / Poland Should Beef Up Military [286]


Right, poles should had have their independence, but ony at the cost of Russians. Only then it is fair. :)
For your information, the lands that Poland got after the WWI were predominantly inhabit by Poles, with an exception of Danzig which actually, in contrary what you have numerously written here on PF, wasn't added to Poland. It was granted a status of a free city, neither under Polish nor German jurisdiction. The post WWII shift of PL-GER boundaries is a totally different story.

News / Poland Should Beef Up Military [286]


This treaty gave polish people an independent state. Should we cry about it?

Besides, I remember that in a topic about Kosovo and in a different one about Abkhazia and South Osetia you were clearly and strongly for nations having the right to have their own independent and sovereign states. Are you of a different opinion when it comes to Poland and Poles?

When other countries arte concerned than certainly yes, but when we talk about German Reich than it's a disaster, eh? Some double standards there Bratwurts?