Is Poland a Southern or Northern European country?

Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, Northern, Southern and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe. The term and widespread interest in the region itself came back into fashion[1] after the end of the Cold War, which had divided Europe politically into East and West, with the Iron Curtain splitting "Central Europe" in half.

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Edited by: osiol Apr 20, 08, 13:38 / #
Or is it in Central Europe? Remember, there is no Eastern Europe and no Western Europe in this discussion. Questions you may want to ask yourself to help formulate an opinion would be: Does it snow a lot in winter? Do Polish people wave their arms around a lot and get all emotional? Beer and spirits or red wine? There's no time like the present, or manana?

MaliThreads: - Posts: 333 Joined: Mar 3, 08	Apr 20, 08, 13:39 / #
North-ish.

dtaylorThreads: 15 Posts: 992 Joined: Sep 15, 07	Apr 20, 08, 13:41 / #
Central for me, cold winters and very hot summers.

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06	Edited by: BubbaWoo Apr 20, 08, 13:56 / #
i read an interesting article recently that used the Greenwich meridian as the same point of reference to show that all of europe, and a substantial part of north america, central and southern asia, is infact part of england. fascinating stuff

dtaylorThreads: 15 Posts: 992 Joined: Sep 15, 07	Apr 20, 08, 13:59 / #
Woul Scotland be considered Northern Europe?

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Apr 20, 08, 14:02 / #
Nah, Scotland is definitely in the south, LOL

VincentThreads: 15 Posts: 1,705 Joined: Sep 9, 07 [Moderator]	Apr 20, 08, 14:04 / #
strange that N.Ireland is central...yet ROI is northern?...maybe someone is reading their map upside down:)

Grzegorz_Threads: 81 Posts: 6,213 Joined: Nov 16, 06	Apr 20, 08, 14:08 / #
osiol: Does it snow a lot in winter? Not anymore... osiol: Do Polish people wave their arms around a lot and get all emotional? Yes... osiol: Beer and spirits or red wine? Beer and spirytus... osiol: There's no time like the present, or manana? No idea... So ? Northern or southern... ?

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Apr 20, 08, 14:09 / #
Grzegorz_: So ? Northern or southern... ? Based on your answers, I would probably say central.

southernThreads: 116 Posts: 10,949 Joined: May 17, 07	Apr 20, 08, 16:57 / #
Poland is a mediteranean country which lies near Baltic Sea by mistake.

KrzysztofThreads: 2 Posts: 1,146 Joined: Jul 26, 07	Apr 20, 08, 20:31 / #
well, we once had a coast on Black Sea, which is quite southern for me, but we lost those lands :(

rjedenThreads: 1 Posts: 30 Joined: Feb 10, 08	Apr 21, 08, 02:14 / #
Northern-central country.

MichalThreads: - Posts: 2,408 Joined: Feb 27, 07	Apr 21, 08, 04:54 / #
A cold Northern European country! How can it be a Southern European country unless you are looking at it from the North Pole!

MichalThreads: - Posts: 2,408 Joined: Feb 27, 07	Apr 21, 08, 10:34 / #
Not necesserily true if you are looking at Greenland!

dtaylorThreads: 15 Posts: 992 Joined: Sep 15, 07	Apr 21, 08, 05:16 / #
Wouldnt every country being a southern country if you were looking at it from the north pole:D

z_dariusThreads: 22 Posts: 5,091 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Apr 21, 08, 10:36 / #
Michal: Not necesserily true if you are looking at Greenland! Greenland is south of North Pole.

southernThreads: 116 Posts: 10,949 Joined: May 17, 07	Apr 21, 08, 12:10 / #
If you watch from Kremlin every country is west.

szarlotkaThreads: 14 Posts: 3,349 Joined: Feb 20, 07	Apr 21, 08, 12:13 / #
southern: If you watch from Kremlin every country is west. Maybe ideallogically Not geographically

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Apr 21, 08, 12:27 / #
When the countries of the world are described as northern or southern, Australia is usually put into the north.

DiceThreads: 20 Posts: 677 Joined: Nov 27, 07	Edited by: Dice Apr 21, 08, 12:36 / #
southern: If you watch from Kremlin every country is west. If you're in Oodaaq, Greenland everybody else is south from you. If you're standing in the geographic South Pole in Antarctica no matter if you take a left or a right, go straight ahead or even backwards, you go NORTH.

LukaszThreads: 73 Posts: 2,396 Joined: Sep 1, 07	Edited by: Lukasz Apr 21, 08, 12:41 / #
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Europe I think it is intersting link (again wiki)

DiceThreads: 20 Posts: 677 Joined: Nov 27, 07	Edited by: Dice Apr 21, 08, 12:53 / #
Oh please Lukasz don't start with that Eastern or Central Europe crap again. Who cares? Some people just carry such a chip on their shoulder...

LukaszThreads: 73 Posts: 2,396 Joined: Sep 1, 07	Edited by: Lukasz Apr 21, 08, 12:57 / #
Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, Northern, Southern and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe. The term and widespread interest in the region itself came back into fashion[1] after the end of the Cold War, which had divided Europe politically into East and West, with the Iron Curtain splitting "Central Europe" in half.

BartolomeThreads: 2 Posts: 1,345 Joined: Sep 14, 06	Apr 21, 08, 13:10 / #
On the world map by Microsoft , Poland is a Southern part of the Baltic Sea:

JovaThreads: - Posts: 197 Joined: Mar 15, 08	Apr 21, 08, 13:38 / #
Bartolome: On the world map by Microsoft , Poland is a Southern part of the Baltic Sea: Haha... That's a good one... We're all under water :D I'm afraid to open the window now... I don't want my flat to get all flooded :P

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Apr 21, 08, 13:49 / #
From a marine point of view, that kind of works. Britain is in the Atlantic. Italy is in the Mediterranean, so why shouldn't Poland be in the Baltic? At least it's not so unlucky as all those landlocked countries where the herrings never go.

PoleAmericanThreads: 3 Posts: 12 Joined: Oct 18, 08	Jan 19, 09, 22:35 / #
Poland is a Northern European Country.