Poland and Polish Discussion Group and Forum

Welcome to the original English language Poland and Polish discussion group board. This message forum is a place where English-speaking Poles, foreigners (expats) living in Poland, and anyone with a genuine interest in Poland can discuss and read the views of others concerning Poland. Subjects include: Polish news and current affairs; Life in Poland; politics; genealogy research; Polish culture and history; advice and tips on visiting Poland; Polish property and investment issues. The aim of our group is to increase awareness of wonderful Poland using the English language and allow and foster the honest debate and exchange of opinions on anything vaguely related to Poland and Polish - positive, negative and/or neutral! This discussion group is not an open-to-all public message board. Membership is by invitation only and therefore given that a fairly limited number of people have full access, it is more of a community blog than a straightforward forum. This application system was brought in to lessen the amount of spam and nonsensical and commercial posts made by casual visitors and off-topic and offensive posts left by a disruptive minority. To ask a one-off question about Poland or respond to comments made on this board without a password just email us and provided it is at least halfway sensible, we'll post it on the board for all to see and current members will try to respond! All opinions and views expressed on this site are solely those of their respective authors and are not necessarily those of anyone else!

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Varsovian Mar 4, 08 - 9:50 AM	Poles to re-design the cross The Mayor of Warsaw (referred to by dumb as the president of the capital city of Warsaw) has announced a competition to design a cross to stand in Pl. Piłsudski to mark the 30th anniversary of the papal mass there. Does anyone have any ideas as the shape of the new Polish cross? Could it be, perhaps, ... square? That would be a bold statement which might just work. The taxpayers will pick up a bill for PLN 2.5 million.
Another Ania Mar 4th, 2008 - 6:31 PM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross Well Varsovian at £1m the angel of the north cost more than that and lottery money may as well be just another tax. They have some very imaginative modern designs for crosses (and monuments in general) in Poland. The more modern churches in Poland have some nice architecture and are usually aesthetically pleasing. I'm sure they will come up with an impressive design.
slepowron Mar 5th, 2008 - 12:24 AM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross Generally I am an advocate for new design but JPII’s crosier is so intertwined with his travels that it would best represent the Pope and his ministry. http://schoolcenter.granitecityschools.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=6636&sc_id=1179472403&PHPSESSID=113479c9aad16e2925ae422ea04138cc
Varsovian Mar 5th, 2008 - 9:31 AM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross You like the new churches!!!!!!! Oh dear, I can't spot the difference between them and Carrefour personally.
Another Ania Mar 5th, 2008 - 11:15 AM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross I don't know which churches you are referring to, but the ones I've seen in southern Poland are not like supermarkets. I guess I am comparing to modern churches in the UK, which have pretty horrendous architecture.
Sosh Mar 5th, 2008 - 4:55 PM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross I'm with you on the Carrefour front ;) One of them near me looks like a huge radio telescope. (I'm in the South btw.)
Sosh Mar 5th, 2008 - 4:59 PM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross >>I guess I am comparing to modern churches in the UK, which have pretty horrendous architecture. Are they still building churches in the UK?
Another Ania Mar 5th, 2008 - 5:03 PM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross "Are they still building churches in the UK? " They built quite a few in the last fifty years. Most of them are indiscernable from fire stations. The ones in Poland are usually very nice inside. If you look at the crosses they are often modern designs and very nicely done.
dajwid Mar 6th, 2008 - 7:56 AM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross Madern Polish churches are huge with plastic cladding on the outside and tongue and groove in the inside. Churches is the UK are being sold off in small villages do to lack of attendance, in big cities they are packed with Poles (catholic churches) I read yesterday they are looking for Polish speaking preists. Suprising as according to the Polish government, the Poles have nearly all returned. Ania have you ever considered returning? You feel it is so great?
Another Ania Mar 6th, 2008 - 2:57 PM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross What do you mean returning? Return to where Dajwid?
Varsovian Mar 6th, 2008 - 4:38 PM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross darkest south-east Londyn!
T.O.M. Mar 6th, 2008 - 4:48 PM	Re: Poles to re-design the cross Sidcup? Another white elephant, like the Christ the Redeemer rip-off in Swiebodzin. What a joke that is/was.

	Poland and Polish Discussion Group and Forum Welcome to the original English language Poland and Polish discussion group board. This message forum is a place where English-speaking Poles, foreigners (expats) living in Poland, and anyone with a genuine interest in Poland can discuss and read the views of others concerning Poland. Subjects include: Polish news and current affairs; Life in Poland; politics; genealogy research; Polish culture and history; advice and tips on visiting Poland; Polish property and investment issues. The aim of our group is to increase awareness of wonderful Poland using the English language and allow and foster the honest debate and exchange of opinions on anything vaguely related to Poland and Polish - positive, negative and/or neutral! This discussion group is not an open-to-all public message board. Membership is by invitation only and therefore given that a fairly limited number of people have full access, it is more of a community blog than a straightforward forum. This application system was brought in to lessen the amount of spam and nonsensical and commercial posts made by casual visitors and off-topic and offensive posts left by a disruptive minority. To ask a one-off question about Poland or respond to comments made on this board without a password just email us and provided it is at least halfway sensible, we'll post it on the board for all to see and current members will try to respond! All opinions and views expressed on this site are solely those of their respective authors and are not necessarily those of anyone else! Links: Polish Language and Translation Forum; Factbook Poland; Photographs of Poland; Polish Translation; A Town in Poland; Map; Apply for the Poland and Polish Forum Password
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