http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Europe
The first is probably the reason why "conservatives" are so concerned about the latter.
But touché none the less.
Where is Poland?
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But touché none the less.
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"Poland i/ˈpoʊlənd/ (Polish: Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska; Kashubian: Pòlskô Repùblika; Silesian: Polsko Republika), is a country in Central Europe,"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
Check and mate, Eastern Europe fools.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
Check and mate, Eastern Europe fools.
Quackers
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Not even the UN uses the "central europe" catergory when splitting up Europe.
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Well then it must be in Western Europe. 
Quackers
The Frog
North Africa!
Yeah, but the Encyclopedia Britannica and the CIA World Factbook do. So?
Quackers
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It just proves there isn't a common definition and you can call those areas whatever you please.
Yeah, but there are some definitions. They are not "common" as in universally agreed upon. But they exist and some of them are more sensible than others.
From what I know the Bohemian Premyslid dynasty held at one point royal crown of Hungary and Poland. Both Bohemia and Hungary were at one point directly ruled by Polish king. Bohemia and Hungary were involved in war over Austria. Bohemia and Poland were fighting for control of Silesia(eventually part of Prussia)and Krakow region (lesser Poland) which has eventually become part of Austro-Hungary. Hungary had at least one king who was at the same time Holy Roman Emperor. Prague was two times "capital" of Holy Roman Empire. There are more historical evidence like this but its clear that the easiest way for Polish expansion was eastwards...
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Protip: The only thing the UN has done with that map since the 50's was add new borders.
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was not quite Lithuanian, and modern Lithuania following years of Soviet rule is just weird. I think you could call the modern country a member of the Baltic sphere though.
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That Premyslid dynasty was this close to installing one of their members on the Austrian crown as well IIRC.
That Hungarian King was a von Luxembourg too and controlled the crown of Bohemia. Poland also had their fair share of foreign kings, iirc we could've very easily have had a French-Polish union ruled by the same king but the French guy gave up his crown.
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I rather enjoyed my time in Wubshanat having taken the train in from Lopqworgle and thought the island of Shelligomy was in particular an enjoyable location, situated as it was off the coast of the peninsula of Goblobfob. The continent of North-Leftern Ghhfhghelua is remarkable indeed.
It exists because people care to distinguish it that way. Thats all- very simple...
Thats just lovely... but if you want that to present it as reality outside of your mental world too you will have to give us some argument. Otherwise I wish you happy life in Ponyville.
Angst
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Uh, Gorakshanat, there is no such thing as nations (Such as the US, Poland, Kurds) or descriptive region names (Such as the Middle East or Central Europe) outside our subjective mental worlds. All of these things are vague, shared concepts with other people and do not matter beyond the individual's perception of things. cardgame is not insane for saying what he does because the people trolling the Poles in this thread have all realized that the ridiculous insistance of Poland being in Central Europe is about as relevant to anything as the idea of charismatic bacon.
Also, he is right. Poland is in Eastern Europe.
Also, he is right. Poland is in Eastern Europe.
Eastern. Europe. The best kind of Europe.
Meh, if Poles refuse the honour of being in one geographic region with the Holy Russia, fine more power to them.
Meh, if Poles refuse the honour of being in one geographic region with the Holy Russia, fine more power to them.
Here is a compromise everyone, give us back Lwow, Luck, Bresc, Grodno and Vilnius and then we can be Eastern European.
Spoiler :
What do you care about Belorussia and the Baltics? Still bent on getting them back under Mother Russia's protective arms?
And actually, you're probably right that the desire not to be lumped into the same geographical category as Russia is motivating the Polish here. I can't blame them.
And actually, you're probably right that the desire not to be lumped into the same geographical category as Russia is motivating the Polish here. I can't blame them.
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