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Polish Christmas Carols - your favorites? Varsovian: Merged: What's the worst Polish carol? Bah humbug! I love Christmas in Poland, but I don't like most...	12	teflcat Dec 14, 11, 22:36	ColdSteel Dec 18, 11, 01:22
Why are polish People so obsessed with race? 2 have only one polish friend out of many that is obssessed with race. his excuse for this is that he...	39	Meowmeow May 30, 11, 12:57	pam Dec 16, 11, 18:46
90th Birthday Celebration for my Polish grandmother - any ideas? mama2nicnryl: I am throwing a 90th birthday party for my grandmother, i'd be careful if i were you....	4	mama2nicnryl Dec 16, 11, 00:35	Wroclaw Dec 16, 11, 18:36
Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? 2 3 4 ... 7 8 FUZZYWICKETS: It was designed for sexual selection, plain and simple. The slight hearing improvement is just a peripheral benefit. No...	217	Rebirth Jun 30, 11, 00:17	Des Essientes Dec 16, 11, 17:22
Whom do the Polish people hate more: Germans or Russians? 2 3 4 ... 21 22 we don't not hate them. we don't trust them at all, maybe with exception of our diplomacy minister ;)...	647	MareGaea Feb 8, 08, 06:04	tow.stalin Dec 16, 11, 14:15
Rich man, poor man - today`s Poland 2 3 hythorn: Humans are not selfless nor are we capable of understanding the self depends on the group- too many wannabe...	73	pawian Jul 20, 11, 17:10	Foreigner4 Dec 15, 11, 22:47
Polish cartoons/soap operas/other series with Polish subtitles Because I'm learning Polish... Most of the people who I know who are learning English use this method (i.e. watching...	2	nuy Dec 15, 11, 03:33	nuy Dec 15, 11, 05:43
Calendar of Polish Name Days 2 Right here on PF. Arseniusz is up today so happy name day to all you arses out there.	32	steve d Jul 3, 07, 03:51	Seanus Dec 14, 11, 22:57
Your Polish friends - why do you regard them as such? 2 It's you looking too much into it, DE. It's obvious that some Poles do cocaine. I just said...	36	Seanus Aug 19, 11, 11:28	Seanus Dec 11, 11, 18:07
Current Polish Folk-pop Music--Baciary Never mind--I found a source.	3	jguzek Dec 1, 11, 18:39	jguzek Dec 9, 11, 15:56
Gran Torino - Walt Kowalski, the movie 2 This was a great film, it was actually filmed 30 miles from where I live. Walt was a fictional character,...	38	krakowiak Apr 2, 09, 09:56	sniezyk Dec 7, 11, 20:44
Poles - the Nation of Liars? 2 3 4 ... 13 14 wildrover: So...how do we know that statement is true then.....? This is the paradox of Epimenides of Knossos.	401	Wroclaw Boy Nov 30, 07, 10:08	Des Essientes Dec 7, 11, 06:20
Christmas gift/card for my boyfriend's Polish family drew123: i thought maybe a scarf or just something small like that? small should be ok. a box of...	3	drew123 Dec 6, 11, 17:29	Wroclaw Dec 6, 11, 18:04
Violetta Villas died yesterday Great voice, fascinating personality, life full of ups and downs.	0	strzyga Dec 6, 11, 16:27	—
Observation of Polish drivers, by and English anthropologist. 2 3 4 Where are the police?? Are Polish people behaving like 'scumbags', because they are simply, getting away with it?? I know...	93	Daisy May 21, 11, 22:36	milky Dec 6, 11, 14:56
Sweets in Shoes - old Polish tradition on December 6 (Mikolaj)? boletus: Sorry for that. No problem :-)	12	Barney Dec 5, 11, 21:20	Magdalena Dec 6, 11, 11:56
Graffiti problem in Poland The expression ∀ n ∈ N P(n) denotes the universal quantification of the predicate P(n)[...]. ahahahha :D LOL Excellent...	22	croggers Dec 5, 11, 15:10	ReservoirDog Dec 6, 11, 01:05
The REAL Warsaw :-) Video clip. 2 Wroclaw: it would be nice to see a translation of the lyrics, please. otherwise they mean nothing to many...	35	Magdalena May 6, 11, 12:04	polska4polakow Dec 4, 11, 23:54
Do Polish people have a good ear for music? 2 3 croggers: I'm also a musician, and just going by the singers ( if you can call them that ) on...	66	croggers Nov 28, 11, 18:45	Teffle Dec 4, 11, 21:50
Stereotypes about Polish people being stupid? 2 3 4 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kJjCDICcW0&feature=related, this is funny. This is one side of the Poles I don't like and I see it when...	122	ALimIrzA Jun 2, 11, 01:25	Seanus Dec 4, 11, 17:23
Do Polish people have a temper? 2 I think I've met him. Quite the temper he had ;)	45	Allison Mar 22, 10, 03:53	Seanus Dec 4, 11, 11:46
Positive things which make a Pole stand out positively in the World! 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=rjcp2wk2Hrs&feature=endscreen, nice video. We see the positive side of Poles here. Poles would like me to say Poles...	31	Lodz_The_Boat May 12, 11, 07:44	Seanus Dec 3, 11, 22:09
Are Poles winter lovers? 2 3 legend: Are those numbers included with windchill or without? This is from the thermometer on the window, but it...	62	Jabwaw Jan 5, 10, 15:31	Cardno85 Dec 3, 11, 18:36
Rules in Poland about Christening - can Church of England be godparent? It's fine.	10	niusia Nov 21, 11, 13:25	Teffle Dec 2, 11, 21:22
The Polish Way to Ask Questions 2 Polish group conversations consist of a number of people holding forth and conversations tend to overlap. They hardly ever ask...	40	polishmeknob Jun 12, 11, 16:46	mazurek Dec 2, 11, 16:16
Would Polish people use a cattery? Ok you are my age ,that REALLY suprises me. Were you in the same Poland as me back then or...	15	farmer121 Oct 16, 11, 13:07	jochemczyk Dec 2, 11, 00:32
Polish folk-themed pop music? Polonius3: Isn't Balkanesque music rather Turkic sounding? Why should that make it more adaptable to the pop music scene? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxs4DP9BaXw...	18	Polonius3 Apr 18, 11, 12:11	blackadder Dec 1, 11, 21:26
How many ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN POLISH in Poland? 2 [/quote] Natasa: Roman Catholic Church is a part of CATHOLIC (all embracing ) Church , together with 23 Orthodox or...	40	alxmac Nov 30, 11, 07:24	JonnyM Dec 1, 11, 20:30
Do Polish people hate Muslims? 2 3 4 ... 9 10 Yes it is	297	Polskiweed Apr 3, 10, 07:30	jochemczyk Dec 1, 11, 13:41
Child abuse in Poland i guess they do. specially children who have alcoholic parents. verbal or physical abuse when they grow up, and then...	8	rychlik Mar 2, 11, 02:12	dannie45 Dec 1, 11, 09:27
Polish culture do's and dont's? 2 3 4 jochemczyk: Dont complain if a Polish person is late when invited to dinner and if they dont show up for...	104	justynabristol Feb 10, 08, 16:42	FlaglessPole Dec 1, 11, 06:10
Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? 2 3 4 ... 14 15 ooooooh quit your whining!	443	AntiMonoPole#1 Sep 13, 06, 19:36	ShAlEyNsTfOh Dec 1, 11, 05:17
Poles, Russians & Brits -- world's Mr Ugly? 2 3 BeautifulPeople.com is the most retarted, biased site ever. All they look for are bimbo slut ginas and jersey shore-like,...	65	Polonius3 Apr 10, 11, 14:31	ShAlEyNsTfOh Dec 1, 11, 04:38
How would you describe the Polish sense of humour? 2 My Dad loved the 3 stooges , Abbot and Costello, Laurel and hardy. That type of thing. He was...	50	cjjc Mar 22, 09, 12:59	jochemczyk Dec 1, 11, 04:23
please help can't cope with polish mother in law 2 Yes , it is common for the Mother to be like this,and to make decisions in the household,in Poland...	33	negra Jun 30, 10, 01:48	jochemczyk Dec 1, 11, 02:42
How many people in Poland are atheist/agnostic? probably many, just like pagans and witches, but I assume most of them still attend church and pray in public...	10	EM_Wave Nov 30, 11, 10:52	ShAlEyNsTfOh Nov 30, 11, 22:22
Polish TV Online on CMS website Is that $35 a day, week, month, year?	26	compfixusa Nov 30, 10, 20:27	farnum Nov 30, 11, 12:01
The Role of Vampires in Slavic Paganism? Word is Serbian. Or Croatian, those are after all same languages.	14	EM_Wave Nov 23, 11, 04:33	Natasa Nov 28, 11, 20:55
koty dwa lullaby tak to to..	3	thymes2 Jun 24, 10, 14:48	Vikusia Nov 28, 11, 18:58
Boy and girl names for mixed race baby, any suggestions? Forward 20 years. While your "unique" Lemonjello(must insist on the French pronunciation), or Solidarsha( oh, how Polish and negroish)...	17	Angela88 Nov 23, 11, 07:29	1jola Nov 25, 11, 09:30
Greatest Polish and Slavic scientists, their discoveries, inventions and achievements Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and...	14	Crow Nov 3, 11, 17:55	Natasa Nov 24, 11, 08:13
Pregnant - do Polish parents want to know the sex of the baby in advance? Teffle: Here being Serbia or do you mean Poland? Meaning Belgrade mostly inhabited by Serbs, Monetengro inhabited by Serbs...	16	Teffle Nov 22, 11, 14:56	Natasa Nov 24, 11, 00:32
Whats a good gift to send to someone in Poland for Christmas Levi's Lee or Wrangler jeans. You can buy them here but the mark-up is unbelievable!	11	Dziedzic Nov 19, 11, 03:06	Jimmu Nov 23, 11, 14:15
Is it customary to give xmas presents to Polish people? pam: its so much better in poland... I so agree!ReservoirDog: In my dormitory people don't cook 12 dishes, they buy...	5	pam Nov 23, 11, 00:52	rybnik Nov 23, 11, 02:01
CAN I CHANGE MY SON NAME THAT WAS BORN POLAND? yes and thank you	11	EL EASY Jun 30, 10, 02:20	ellaine Nov 21, 11, 09:32
Chopin in Polish jazz jasminek: Andrzej Jagodzinski, Leszek Mozdzer and Wlodzimierz Nahorny I do not know what you had in mind here, but I...	1	jasminek Nov 20, 11, 20:31	boletus Nov 20, 11, 21:42
What normally people do for New Year in Krakow? I was really looking forward to spending New Year's Eve in Krakow because it's my first year living here. Imagine...	7	ma101nx Nov 18, 11, 11:22	lisekchytrusek Nov 19, 11, 10:56
Polish dubbing in movies 2 3 4 5 JonnyM: ust because they don't want it, doesn't mean they're right. right about what? :) - you know they...	135	Jabwaw Jan 21, 08, 05:27	gumishu Nov 17, 11, 21:51
If I'm agnostic, deist, atheist - can I say that to Polish people in Poland? 2 calcedonia: Thank you Amathyst, realy women understand better,Im 100% feminist, You’re such a mangina dude....	46	calcedonia Nov 10, 11, 18:47	Havok Nov 17, 11, 20:13
Money spent on church building in Poland How about hospitals or schools be better in my opinion	3	PennBoy Nov 16, 11, 21:43	Marek11111 Nov 17, 11, 01:09
Muslim community in Wroclaw ShAlEyNsTfOh: I doubt you'd even find a single muslim community in China, despite it's population and enormous geographical size....	26	Blackdream888 Nov 16, 11, 04:30	BBman Nov 17, 11, 01:03
Why Polish people should be proud of being Polish? 2 3 4 5 6 Teffle: What about not being proud as such, and just being neutral about it? Quite. I am (I hope quietly)...	170	kastanedowski Sep 21, 10, 12:55	teflcat Nov 16, 11, 19:46
What on earth is the fascination of Indians, Pakistanis and Nepalese with Poland? 2 3 4 Ah, good thread. I think many of the gents from those countries would be right royally whipped into shape...	110	Stu Nov 25, 10, 15:27	Seanus Nov 15, 11, 20:03
Poles don't know how to celebrate the Polish Independence Day? 2 Local councils don't seem to want to fund it.	55	smurf Nov 1, 10, 11:17	Seanus Nov 15, 11, 19:46
Famous polish people (that we have actually heard of) 2 3 4 ... 6 7 his folks were from germany what city exacly??	187	teashoci Jul 7, 07, 08:11	ReservoirDog Nov 15, 11, 17:19
Polish Nursery Rhymes about a mouse hiding under a rock. Anyone know this song? 2 3 4 5 6 [...] Tu pień, tu kłoda. Tu pień, Tu kłoda. A tu, tu, tu ZIMNA WODA.	156	jeanp Feb 27, 07, 15:10	ReservoirDog Nov 15, 11, 13:19
Polish interment practices...cemetary burial. rsolty: but I also got the impression that it was common practice to put graves right over pre-existing sites, especially...	12	rsolty Jun 9, 11, 00:21	pawian Nov 12, 11, 22:51
Gifts to take home from Poland for Christmas. dhrynio: Just curious but where are you headed? If it is stateside then don't bother bringing the keilbasa, they will...	21	littlejagoda Nov 7, 11, 21:25	littlejagoda Nov 11, 11, 16:21
The Blame Game (Have you ever noticed that a Polish person is never wrong!?) 2 3 4 ... 7 8 Teachers can be wrong for sure. It goes without saying A teacher should always bear in mind that...	212	Avalon Sep 4, 11, 00:18	Seanus Nov 11, 11, 15:34
Pole, Hungarian, two good friends 2 hague1cmaeron: Another example of Hungarian folk: I watched some folk dances during Polish Days, last summer in Toronto. One of...	53	Lukasz Apr 7, 08, 08:14	boletus Nov 10, 11, 18:03

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