Why PolishForums?

Cardno85Threads: 33 Posts: 858 Joined: Jul 11, 08 MEMBER ♂	Mar 26, 11, 04:51 #1
There seems to be lots of people on here from all countries, backgrounds and all that. So how did you all find Polish Forums? Was it a search for family, language help, current affairs, etc? I know I first found it looking for phonetic translations of nice things to say to a girl cringe in Polish. But I am glad I did. Give us your stories!

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Mar 26, 11, 06:43 #2

I was looking for the average height of the European nations :))

Google provided a link to some thread here.

I immediately entered the war zone that included one Greek, one Serb, one Dutchman and a Serb. That was more than enough. It was bloody.
That fact and the lack of abilities needed to resist Bratwursts charm, led to this fall ;)

At the beginning southerns posts were preventing me from leaving.
After that came the addiction and this whole community became very attractive.

stop the earth i want to get off

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07 ♂	Edited by: plk123 Mar 26, 11, 07:15 #3
Cardno85: Why Polish Forums? y-noT? Natasa: After that came the addiction and this whole community became very attractive. sieg heil!

Pinching PeteThreads: 1 Posts: 1,111 Joined: Feb 23, 08 ♂	Edited by: Pinching Pete Mar 26, 11, 07:25 #4
Natasa: That fact and the lack of abilities needed to resist Bratwursts charm ?? It's never too late to join Alcoholics Anonymous.

NatasaThreads: 7 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 6, 10 MEMBER ♀	Mar 26, 11, 08:09 #5
plk123: sieg heil! Immer! ;) Not that part of the community, the other side. Heart side. Pinching Pete: ?? It's never too late to join Alcoholics Anonymous. In my opinion, that preference qualifies me for a title of inpatient, not outpatient or a member of some self help support group. stop the earth i want to get off

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 08:57 #6
Natasa: the other side. Heart side. you found heart on PF? wow... where? Natasa: In my opinion, that preference qualifies me for a title of inpatient, not outpatient or a member of some self help support group. that bad, eh? :D

Cardno85Threads: 33 Posts: 858 Joined: Jul 11, 08 MEMBER ♂	Mar 26, 11, 12:39 #7
plk123: y-noT? Whoa whoa whoa...step off the defensive. I am curious as to what brought people to the site and what kept them here. I am not going to turn round and say that you are all lying and must be Jewish Nazi Sympathising Communists. So could we all just calm down a bit?

LeopejoThreads: 6 Posts: 154 Joined: Sep 16, 09 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 12:49 #8
Very simply, polishforums is the first (and almost only) result on Google for questions in English about Polish grammar or words. Also if you google specific methods or textbooks for Polish there's a good chance polishforums will appear on the first page of results.

LenkaThreads: - Posts: 240 Joined: Nov 17, 09 ♀	Mar 26, 11, 13:55 #9
I'm not sure but I think I typed Poland in google to see what sites will appear and that's how I found PF.At first I was just reading and observing and after a while I registered.

TymoteuszThreads: 7 Posts: 694 Joined: Jul 25, 09 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 14:14 #10
Came for information, Stayed for the trolls.

southernThreads: 116 Posts: 10,955 Joined: May 17, 07 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 14:17 #11
I found PF during my search for investing opportunities in Eastern Europe.

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Mar 26, 11, 14:22 #12

I am happy to be among the first batch of members in this forums :) ... at that time I used to come with an anonymous ID, then I made that ID a legal one ... later I chose this ID ... and stick with it. Although everyone (those who were here from before) knows that :D.

I dont know, but perhaps I am the first Pole (from Poland) to have been a member? (Again, this is something I wonder, because at that time I could figure that I was the only).

I came here to learn English. I wanted some place to make me converse (in written or spoken) more and preferably only in ENGLISH! ... I had some friends online with whom I practiced English spoken, but written was a blessing in the guise of Polish Forums.

The very first topic was a thread which ran almost 100 pages, based on "interracial stuff", it was ugly and bloody :D ... and the start of my opposition to stupidity in Polish Forums :P ... later on ofcourse it was a closed thread.

Then I went on and off, left PF for more than a year, many things went on in life ... and now I am back again, but only when having a coffee in home ... or at breaks in work (my work is flexible now, as I concentrate more on a family trade).

Polish forums at the beginning remarkably helped my English, because then I used to make some mistakes which was punished by my greatest opposition :D ... a squirrel from England ;) .. he he....

Cardno85Threads: 33 Posts: 858 Joined: Jul 11, 08 MEMBER ♂	Mar 26, 11, 14:45 #13
Lodz_The_Boat: I came here to learn English. I wanted some place to make me converse (in written or spoken) more and preferably only in ENGLISH! ... I had some friends online with whom I practiced English spoken, but written was a blessing in the guise of Polish Forums. That's an interesting way to do it, obviously worked though! Lodz_The_Boat: having a coffee in home Good idea!

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Mar 26, 11, 14:51 #14

Cardno85:

Good idea!

Yes, I got a closely knit family ... very traditional. While sitting with a coffee, when cousins of sister comes in ... or while sitting with my wife ... or talking with my father... it is never really a bother.

Did show the forum to my sister once, she was horrified with some stuff :D ... but well it has helped me surely. Debates and stuff push you to write better and be more assertive and clear :).

DaisyThreads: 16 Posts: 2,172 Joined: Apr 28, 07 ♀	Mar 26, 11, 17:07 #15
Lodz_The_Boat: Yes, I got a closely knit family My mum knitted me a family of teddy bears when I was small (sorry, I couldn't resist)

Lodz_The_BoatThreads: 58 Posts: 2,314 Joined: Sep 7, 08 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 17:19 #16
Daisy: My mum knitted me a family of teddy bears when I was small That is a beautiful thing :) ... a gift from your mother must've been precious! Hand made! ... I am happy you mentioned it. I am sure you didn't mean anything wrong, and my English is limited so everything I find I try to take it positively :), and this sounds very nice ...

Mr GrunwaldThreads: 34 Posts: 2,358 Joined: Dec 16, 08 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 19:52 #17
I am addicted to Polish history and I know that if something new comes up about Polish history people are all too well fond of discussing it here. All the spicy stuff makes it even more awesome ;)

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Edited by: Torq Mar 26, 11, 20:20 #18

I don't even remember how I found this site and why I decided to join...

...I remember starting a limerick contest and arguing with Harry about the Victory Parade (these are my
earliest memories of PF, I think).

Why did I stay (and left forever, and came back again :))? Well, it's like Natasa said - very interesting
community, consisting of people of all nationalities, races and creeds, but all of them with some connection
to Poland. Interacting with this community turned out to be very addictive for me.

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Mar 26, 11, 20:35 #19

Why PolishForums?

For the sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, why else?

I didn't know about forums before this one, I could barely type and only used the internet for emails and to watch stuff.
PF has helped me a great deal in my computer abilities believe it or not, how things work.

And it's the witty comments, passionate fighting and wackos that keeps us here.

And it doesn't take much to run this on my dying computer.

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Edited by: dtaylor5632 Mar 26, 11, 20:42 #20
SeanBM: sex Did someone say sex??? Cardno85: So how did you all find Polish Forums? More to the point, what are you doing up at that time? SeanBM: And it doesn't take much to run this on my dying computer. Buy a new one cheapskate!

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,727 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 20:47 #21
dtaylor5632: Buy a new one cheapskate! I can get another 6 months outta this one... ba humbug. It annoys me that these things are built to last only two years, so I will squeeze as much as I can outta this one. It's bloody slow though and I don't know how to clean it of clear it or whatever it is that people do to make it go faster, PF hasn't taught me that yet ;p

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 20:51 #22
SeanBM: It's bloody slow though and I don't know how to clean it of clear it or whatever it is that people do to make it go faster, PF hasn't taught me that yet ;p Save everything you need onto disc then reboot the computer from factory settings

ShawnHThreads: 9 Posts: 3,056 Joined: Jul 2, 09 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 20:53 #23
SeanBM: can get another 6 months outta this one... ba humbug. Irish or Scottish?

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,727 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Edited by: SeanBM Mar 26, 11, 21:02 #24
ShawnH: Irish or Scottish? A recovering technophob, with a distaste for this "made to break" disposable world we live in. Irish :) dtaylor5632: Save everything you need onto disc then reboot the computer from factory settings All the programs and all? Is there a way just to clean it without having to reinstall all the crap?

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Mar 26, 11, 21:03 #25

I was suffering from a really bad episode of homesickness, and just like anytime I don't know what to do I asked The Internet "Should I move back to Poland?". PF was number one hit with a thread with the same title and the guy who posted it had a very similar situation to mine. All the negative advice he got made me feel a lot better.

I instantly liked the Polish language part, the English speaking was at the beginning a little bit like watching a train wreck: horrible, but you can't take your eyes off it. I got pretty addicted after a while. I like PF :)

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,727 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 21:04 #26
Marynka11: a little bit like watching a train wreck: horrible, but you can't take your eyes off it. I got pretty addicted after a while. I like PF :) :) I totally agree, there is a morbid fascination that keeps us here, like looking a loonies in a zoo :)

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 21:09 #27
SeanBM: Is there a way just to clean it without having to reinstall all the crap? Could de-frag it. But to get it back to original speed ect I always found just rebooting it works best, then installing the programs again.

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Mar 26, 11, 23:36 #28

I came through another site when someone said what a horrible place this Polish Forum was. So I was curious. I didn't participate much at first as I was intimidated by my limited English writing abilities. Now I don't care as much. I stayed for the wicked humor, started saving some best bits and later opened "Funniest posts thread". Too bad some humorless morons had to kill it.

Torq:

...I remember starting a limerick contest

I remember that!!! It was hilarious!!! I even saved one or two, and for the first time in my life, I wrote one myself. We should do that again.

Torq:

arguing with Harry about the Victory Parade (these are my earliest memories of PF, I think).

Oh, yes, Harry against half of the forum. It was my first battle I participated in.

rozumiemnicThreads: 4 Posts: 1,019 Joined: Nov 16, 09 ♀	Mar 26, 11, 23:42 #29
Torq: ...I remember starting a limerick contest that was a high spot of PF, torq!! thanks for that!

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Mar 26, 11, 23:44 #30
Cardno85: Why PolishForums? i was homesick.... now i'm addicted to that thing... it's been many years already.... hm...

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