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Psychological predicament of del pobre polaco


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AdamKadmonThreads: 38
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Joined: Apr 23, 10 ♂ 		 May 6, 10, 23:32    #1
Noticing that many Poles abroad felt pressed to boost their spirits by speaking of fame and glory of our ancestors Witold Gombrowicz, a Polish writer and expatriate in Argentina, posed the following questions:

What does average Mr. Kowalski have in common with Chopin?

Does Chopin’s composition of the ballads raise Mr Kowalski’s specific weight by even one iota?

Can the Siege of Vienna augment Mr Kowalski by even an ounce of glory?

If our greatness or our past impress us, isn't it the proof that it has not yet entered our bloodstream?

Copernicus, Curie, Chopin are hardly ever, if at all, the subject of conversation among Poles in Poland. So many posts here on the PF are referring to great Poles that I am wondering why Poles confronted with other nations speak so often not about their own personal achievements but about greatness of others, which happen to be our compatriots? Do people of other nationalities feel the same urgent need to boost their spirits in a similar way when confronted with people from other countries?
plk123Threads: 30
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Joined: Aug 29, 07  Pictures: 2 ♂ 		 May 7, 10, 05:50    #2
yes.. look around the forums here.. brits think they are the best.. yanks do the same.. etc, etc.
AdamKadmonThreads: 38
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Joined: Apr 23, 10 ♂ 		 May 7, 10, 09:40    #3
plk123:
brits think they are the best.. yanks do the same.. etc


Any other opinions? Elaborate your answers, please, tho' not too much.
BasilThreads: 2
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Joined: Apr 22, 10 ♂ 		 May 7, 10, 12:20    #4
Well, I was curious about that too so I did a forum search for Chopin and in in last 4 month there was only one case where Chopin was brought up to as an answer to post claiming "the poles are inferior Europeans"

I call BS.
AdamKadmonThreads: 38
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Joined: Apr 23, 10 ♂ 		Edited by: AdamKadmon  May 7, 10, 12:33    #5
Basil:
there was only one case where Chopin was brought up to as an answer to post claiming "the poles are inferior Europeans"


So it must be really a wrong impression. Maybe other great Poles were brought up more often?
SokratesThreads: 19
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Joined: Jan 19, 09 ♂ [Suspended] 		 May 7, 10, 13:07    #6
AdamKadmon:
What does average Mr. Kowalski have in common with Chopin?

Centuries of ancestors, millenia of heritage, language, the flag, the capital...
AdamKadmon:
Can the Siege of Vienna augment Mr Kowalski by even an ounce of glory?

There would be no battle of Vienna without 30.000 Polish Kowalskis charging downhill to save the day.
AdamKadmon:
If our greatness or our past impress us, isn't it the proof that it has not yet entered our bloodstream?

The moment people stop being moved by romantic feats is the moment the nation lost its soul.
AdamKadmonThreads: 38
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Joined: Apr 23, 10 ♂ 		 May 7, 10, 19:38    #7
Does Chopin’s composition of the ballads raise Mr Kowalski’s specific weight by even one iota?

You didn't answer this one.


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