Poland.What do you know about this country?Do you know only sterotypes or truth?

December 29, 2006 6:31am CST
Do you know that Poland has over 1000 years of history and in 16th century it was the most powerful country in Europe.More powerful than England,France and Germany.In 1525 the german king felt down on his knees opposite to polish king and he asked not to start war against Germany.
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@korek222 (701)
• Poland
9 Jan 07
poland (i'm polish) used to be most powerful but thanks to our stupid ancestors who chosen to become more rich then to help country it become very poor and not well developed
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• Poland
25 May 07
I'm afraid that is the problem that is not so easy to get rid of, friend. The thing is that contemporary politicians want to get the better of their position and they will travel, educate, eat and drink and live it up - for the taxpayers' money of course. The only hope is the younger generation, but after 4-month teaching at a gymnasium in Warsaw I feel a bit frustrated about this layer of Polish heritage.
@lauczi (962)
• Poland
31 Dec 06
i am polish so i know that kind of stuff but right now important is future not the pas so noone would bother to discover great times of poland, i guess people from other continents doesnt know where it is located, but i guess the question isnt for me anyway.
• Poland
25 May 07
Absolutely. That's what is very important for all the peoples in the world: to stop thinking about the past problems and hatrids, it's time to start a lot of things anew... It is so clear that there are a lot of common problems we face nowadays, thus there's no sense in arguing and confrontation, why not join our forces to withstand terrorism and other contemporary public threats? Stereotypes will always haunt those who are language- and culture-limited, but those who are not, like us (FRENZY, do understand WHY we are speaking ENGLISH now??? Don't you feel superior???), should do all our best to improve the world... even if it may cost us a lot.
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
7 Jan 07
:) I love Poland. Polish people are nice and friendly. I know every corner of Poland. From Szczecin to Gdansk, Warsaw to Krakow. I wish Poland is going to be more stable with politics and internal affair.
@urbandekay (18278)
30 Mar 07
I know that Poland had the finest cavalry in Europe at one time and in that sense they were very powerful. all the best urban
• Poland
30 Jan 07
I am new here in Poland. But I know about Poland's history and still learnign on there culture and language. I should say...it's a country of great origin, history and its culture is still rooted in its veins. For now, I am still gathering more info about this country coz I am planning to stay here for long. I love the people, some polish traditional foods and of course the place. So many great places with great history. Needed to be explore by other countries. This place is heaven for me now.
• United States
12 Apr 07
I'm Polish, I have been living in US ofr almost 10 years. I whink that Poland is a beautiful country with lots of attractions, with wonderful mountains and the sea. Everyone should have a chance to see this country because even though it goes through a hard time with our goverment it is still a country of great potentials
@Michal51 (659)
• Germany
1 Jan 07
Of course I know it because I am Pole ;) I think this is a wonderful country with bad luck to goverments etc. ;/