PL:
#1 | jab. dnia 14.03.2009 02:31
The first position belongs clearly to Lech Wałęsa for SOLIDARNOSC and for the approval for the Round Table. That was the reason why he became a Polish export label and the whole world was speaking about Poland with respect. He was the first Polish person who got the Nobel Prize for Freedom and for whom the US-American congress gave a standing ovation. As a Polish citizen I am proud of him and I’m lucky that I might to be a witness of it.

DE:
#1 | Johanna am 14-03-2009 15:18
Everybody who already took a part actively on any election, like I did. It should be a duty and nobody should be motivated to it. Otherwise Gerhard Schröder for his Agenda 2010. It was a good base to move something politically.

PL:
#2 | jab. dnia 14.03.2009 11:18
An immortalizing position on this list belongs in my opinion to General Wojciech Jaruzelski. Without his willingness to dialog and to compromise and afterwards his peacefully transfer of power, we would have had an intern war in the heart of Europe. The consciousness of it is shared of an obvious part of our nation and that’s the reason why there’s no despite for the implementation of state of pre-war through General Jaruzelski at 13.12.1981. People with a small ghost and with small size are today against Wałęsa and are taking the Genarl Jaruzelski through the court’s rooms. What a shame! Who and when will be judging the brothers Kaczyński? Here is a place for Michail Gorbatschow too – the Leader of Soviet Union. Without his „Perestroika“, which began in the 80ies in the last century we would as Polish people furthermore dreaming about freedom, the German people would be dreaming about the reunion and the „Iron Curtain“ would be there until now. We as European people should remember it.

PL:
#3 | PoTomek dnia 14.03.2009 15:14
I beginn with the holy three: Lech, Czech and Rus. Then I mention Romulus and Remulus. Then some Greeks and some Romans. The Middle Ages are gone in the darkness of the history, in renaissance Leo da Vinci of course. Then are coming even more stars from my own walk of fame. Some more current ones: Helmut Kohl (so that the Germans are happy, I know who it is), Jacek Kuron and the Solidarnosc in the 1980ies edition. From today politician scene I mention Kofi Anan and Barack Obama (not for the politician points of view, but for motivation of the mass – that’s the achievement!) And from the Polish scene? I don’t know. It is easier to find bad heros that the poeple with a willingness of goodness. Everyone is involved in something or politically limited.



PL:
#4 | PoTomek dnia 14.03.2009 15:19
The neighbor yells from the kitchen: people with creativity like the project founders and everybody who has something to say. And I’m going to eat. Enjoy your meal!

PL:
#5 | Young People UK dnia 14.03.2009 15:22
I don’t yell, I just say it clearly. I think all people who are open-minded and involved in making the reality better deserve a compliment. Even if I don’t agree with every action. And that’s why a dialog is needed and you should do it. And to talk you need two sites which are open-minded for each other. So much about it.
And my personal input in the Europe? I pay my tax, I talk with people from my firm or who I know and I show that the Polish people have sth. down pat.


PL:
#6 | PoTomek dnia 14.03.2009 17:30
During my lunch I remembered that I missed one important personality: Teletubbie with the red bag, because thanks to it there began finally a discussion.

PL:
#7 | Julka dnia 14.03.2009 20:05
I think everyone who took a part on the Polish accession to the EU is a hero.

DE:
#5 | Svenja am 15-03-2009 22:56
Everybody who prepared and accomplished the Treaties of Rome is a hero.

PL:
#10 | Przemek dnia 16.03.2009 16:42
The fight with the stereotypes, sometimes looks like the fight with the windmills. Although I don't stop it.

DE:
#7 | Mausi am 16-03-2009 22:58
Przemek, I like your attitude very much. I think we should more work on it and so we change our stereotypes. We need although simplifying way of thinking because of the sea of information which foods us in these times.

PL:
#12 | Gosiek dnia 19.03.2009 14:25
I was for a year with Socrates-Erasmus program abroad. Once in the south of France, once in the North of France. I presented myself pretty good, because my friends from all over the world are still writing to me. In summer we want to meet ourselves in Paris.

DE:
#9 | Patrick am 21-03-2009 12:52
I was a exchange student too, in Italy and in France. It gave much to me, but some stereotypes partially changed and some partially confirmed. Not everything what is known as “typically German” is negative or brings false truth.

DE:
#10 | Aileen am 21-03-2009 15:40
Jagiellonian University in Krakow, I think the oldest university in Poland, has 4 student’s hostels. I landed in Zaczek, not so far away from the Old Town. You shouldn’t expect too much: it’s grey, more-floors, long corridors, easy furnished rooms for 2-3 people. The kitchen and bad are often on the corridor. In my case I had to use 3 toilets and 5 shower cabins with almost 30 students. The hygiene greets you!
Then the Polish students mainly don’t speak other languages (no English, no German!) Mainly the lectures are in Polish, so you, as a foreigner, have many problems to understand the content. Polish is so hard to learn!
Why was it worth? Krakow is a mega-great, super-cool and fascinating city and you have to experience it. Maybe it depends on the many students from all over the world or the colorful scene of art and culture, or the Old Market Place with unbelievable atmosphere, or music, artists, the variety of indescribable cellar pubs with traditions or a contrast to the modernity. It is just attractive, inviting and worth to repeat it!