Is Poland Eastern-European?

[Gooblah]

Apparently, this still confounds some people. On one hand, our Polish posters press that Poland is 'Central European', in the same group as Germany and Austria. On the other, many of our Western European, American, and other posters believe it is Eastern European. Our Polish friends appear to regard the term Eastern European as harkening back to the days of brutish communist rule, and thus, an insult. Other posters just see it as a comment on geography.

SO! Where do you stand on this issue?

Note: This is not meant to be a spam thread. If it becomes a sloshfest of nationalism, ardent idiocy, and trolling, then I ask the moderators to close it.

 

[Mowque]

I'd say yes but the UN and CIA say otherwise..

 

[Bill3000]

orthodox tech in EU = eastern european.

 

[emzie]

To me, "Directional Name" - Europe has always been more of a sociological / cultural definition than a geographic.

 

[Winner]

I am not Polish (and don't even try pretending you wasn't inspired by my comments in the other thread).

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I've yet to see a good reason why it shouldn't be.

 

[Gooblah]

I am not Polish (and don't even try pretending you wasn't inspired by my comments in the other thread).

I don't really care if you're Polish or not, Winner. And in all honesty, it wasn't. I'm sorry to see that you assume things about other posters. Please keep posts relevant to the discussion at hand.

And, by the way, I agree with Augurey.

 

[Loppan Torkel]

Not entirely set on what I'd call it, but I think central seems more logical as it is now.

 

[Winner]

I've yet to see a good reason why it shouldn't be.

I've yet to see a good reason why it should.

 

[emzie]

Anyway, 20 years ago, yes, now, no. Same with the Czechs, even if I'll pretend otherwise to annoy some people. I would be more inclined to call them 'Western' than 'Eastern' based on the direction they're tracking.

I've yet to see a good reason why it should.

If you're always defending your country from a term, if you're always looking to the west with a chip on your shoulder, you're never going to be treated as an equal in their eyes. It's kinda cute, you're insecure just like Canada is

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I've yet to see a good reason why it should.

It's closer.

 

[jessiecat]

I am not Polish (and don't even try pretending you wasn't inspired by my comments in the other thread).

You're an inspiration to us all, Winner.

 

[Communisto]

any ****** with a map could see its east of the middle countries (germany, denmark, austria, switzerland) and thus EASTERN.

 

[emzie]

It's closer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe#Definition

Is not. Geographically, it's central. Further, as I said earlier, the term isn't really a reference to physical location.

 

[Winner]

I don't really care if you're Polish or not, Winner.

More stereotypes, that's what we need, especially in the OP.

And in all honesty, it wasn't. I'm sorry to see that you assume things about other posters. Please keep posts relevant to the discussion at hand.

So, the fact that you started a thread in which you're asking whether Poland is or isn't an Eastern European country only minutes after I brought about this topic in the other thread is nothing but a coincidence, right? Oh please...

 

[Riffraff]

I don't see the point of pretending that the iron curtain either never existed or that it doesnt have effects until today..

 

[Winner]

I don't see the point of pretending that the iron curtain either never existed or that it doesnt have effects until today..

That has never been the case. We have no problem being called "post-communist", we actually use this term for ourselves quite often.

"Eastern Europe" in the sense Western Europeans/Americans are using it is long gone. Lumping whole post-commie Europe into one region just to appease their stereotypes is really nothing to be proud of.

 

[smile286]

Of course it is eastern europe. Just look at the map: Poland have borders with Ukraine, Belarussia and even Russia itself

 

[Mowque]

Poland doesn't touch Russia...cept that weird island of Russia territory on the Baltic

 

[Winner]

Of course it is eastern europe. Just look at the map: Poland have borders with Ukraine, Belarussia and even Russia itself

USA has a border with Mexico, clearly it belongs to Latin America...