What do you think about Poland?

[GamezRule]

 

[Ajidica]

Poland: The awkward, rebellious kid that the parents, Germany and Russia like to have, but don't really want it.

 

[cardgame]

Lies!

 

[Ajidica]

Thanks for the revelation, Mr. Messiah.
We all know Poland moves between Outer Mongolia and North Africa.

 

[GamezRule]

Can't we all just get along?

Perhaps we agree that it is both.

 

[azzaman333]

I can get along if we agree that Eastern Europe contains Poland.

 

[GamezRule]

Then we will not get along, Poland is in the exact center of Europe!

 

[azzaman333]

Then we will not get along, Poland is in the exact center of Europe!

Germany and Austria are Western Europe. Poland is Eastern Europe, along with the Czech Republic and Slovenia. There is no central Europe.

 

[GamezRule]

You're opinion cannot change facts!

 

[azzaman333]

The fact is, Central Europe is unnecessary. Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Europe covers it more than adequately.

 

[GamezRule]

So you admit that Central Europe exists then. And Poland must be a part of it, I presume?

 

[Mad Man]

Isn't South Sudan in Central Europe?

 

[azzaman333]

So you admit that Central Europe exists then. And Poland must be a part of it, I presume?

I did no such thing. If it wasn't clear, I said Central Europe does not exist because there is no need for such a classification.

That and I specifically said that Poland is in Eastern Europe only 2 posts ago.

 

[Perfection]

Why is it called "Poland" anyways? WTH is a "Po"?

 

[Joecoolyo]

A Po is a person of North African descent that you hire when you're "lonely", or, alternatively, when you need to rake your garden.

 

[Dachs]

So many of them are killed by north Italian criminals and dumped in the local river that the river itself was renamed the 'Po' because it was getting clogged with their corpses.

 

[Domen]

Uh, no. "Latin Europe" basically corresponds with "Latin (Romance) language speaking Europe."

This is true when you take into consideration linguistic criteria.

But I already explained that I was talking about "Latin Europe" in a different sense.

And what "Roman influences" does Poland have?

Considerable Roman influences, since 11th century.

For example when it comes to history of art, Romanesque architecture & art was present in Poland since 11th century.

Poland also adopted Latin alpfhabet, instead of cyrillic. And Latin (Western) Christianity, instead of Eastern (Orthodox) one.

Influences (although quite limited, as in Germany, not as strong as in France or Italy) of Roman law on Polish legal tradition were visible.

Etc., etc.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Who cares about all that central-eastern Europe nonsense anyway? This thread needs to be closed.

 

[Dachs]

Considerable Roman influences, since 11th century.

For example when it comes to history of art, Romanesque architecture & art was present in Poland since 11th century.

Poland also adopted Latin alpfhabet, instead of cyrillic. And Latin (Western) Christianity, instead of Eastern (Orthodox) one.

Influences (although quite limited, as in Germany, not as strong as in France or Italy) of Roman law on Polish legal tradition were visible.

Etc., etc.

I think you're very confused as to what "Roman" means.

 

[Domen]

Christianity is certainly of non-Roman origin,

You must be kidding me.

So which country adopted Christianity as its official religion in 381 A.D. ???

Not mentioning that it was then when one form of Christianity was judged legal, while all other forms - "heresy".

Roman Empire de facto created modern Christianity. Christianity before Theodosius I was different.

I think you're very confused as to what "Roman" means.

I think that I'm not confused and you are. Roman law had vital influence on development of continental European law.

Romanesque architecture was inspired by ancient Roman architecture as well.