"State of War" 25 years ago...

[Camaero]

I have done a lot of reading about the poles and I gotta say, they have really gotten screwed over in the past (right after WWII comes to mind..) but they never quit fighting for their freedom. From the rising in 44 to everything else, I really respect you poles.

And now to poke a little fun, I will attempt to write a sentence in Polish.

Xystehsi Zbdnsefhuwef kjabdsm, afsdkjafe adfkjbsadfkjsfg hfjkdfjadfaf!

Care to translate Polak?

[Polak]

I thank you all for your nice comments.

Originally Posted by Camaero

I have done a lot of reading about the poles and I gotta say, they have really gotten screwed over in the past (right after WWII comes to mind..) but they never quit fighting for their freedom. From the rising in 44 to everything else, I really respect you poles.

And now to poke a little fun, I will attempt to write a sentence in Polish.

Xystehsi Zbdnsefhuwef kjabdsm, afsdkjafe adfkjbsadfkjsfg hfjkdfjadfaf!

Care to translate Polak?

Then you are also familiar with our not to bright pre-war history, Poland did not exist for over 100 years, we enjoyed 19 years of idependece before we lost it again. As I see it we regained our independece in 1989 again, that's 18 years now, I hope it lasts longer this time.
And sorry mate, I did not understand anything of the sentence.

Originally Posted by Abraham

I couldn't agree more...

Abraham, I am glad to see that you are back.







Some more Pictures:

Typical butchers shop from that time(You needed ration cards to buy anything. There was also a big shortage of toiletpaper, people could stand in lines that where over 100 meters long to get some toiletpaper):


An other picture of the communist militia in action:


Well know photo of the "Moscow" cinema, the movie that they where playing was Apocalypse Now:

[Abraham]

Originally Posted by Polak

I thank you all for your nice comments.

Abraham, I am glad to see that you are back.

Thanks, and I really have a deep admiration for the way the brave Poles started the downfal of Communism.
In the end it helped all of Europe to become a better place...

[tycho102]

I went through Poland in spring of 1985. Strangely enough, the color photos seem more foreign to me than the black and white. The third B&W picture is about what I remember -- literally.

I haven't been back since, but I hear more of the country is in color these days. I'm glad.