News / The Economist: time to rethink old notions about Poland [67]


Exactly. When you use the horse power instead of a tractor in the field, the grass is less damaged. And it is fertilised at the same time.

News / The Economist: time to rethink old notions about Poland [67]

The photo which illustrates the article



Not bad.

I also take nice pics of the kind. But, my peasant farmer is more handsome than the Economist`s one.

History / Battle of Grunwald 1410 The biggest medieval battle. Germans smashed. [174]

Two brotherly nations fighting each other is no fun at all.


What Poles gained at Beresteczko, they lost at the next battle at Batoh. This time it was Poles who panicked and tried to flee the battlefield. Eventually, cossacks, on Chmielnicki`s orders, executed Polish prisoners in revenge for Beresteczko, producing 8000 dead Poles.

The Battle of Batoh destroyed the best Crown units. Although Poland managed to rebuild her army soon after the battle, the loss of the most experienced troops resulted in temporary weakness in Ukraine. Defeat of the Poles contributed to the wars to come with Russia, which in turn resulted in the 'deluge' of the country by Swedish armies.

Law / Polish Cop Took My Car Registration :S [143]

The procedure is as follows. The police send all seized registration papers to the Council Office, Urząd Miasta. The driver has to pay a visit to one of technical check-up stations and have a check up of the car, usually paid. With a piece of stamped paper from a check station, you go to Council Office and retrieve your papers.

It worked this way in my case, once my papers were seized when the police noticed the broken shield screen. I had delayed with changing it because I was planning to sell the car anyway. I was unlucky.

History / Battle of Grunwald 1410 The biggest medieval battle. Germans smashed. [174]


PS. Not only Lithuanians. Also Belarussians.
Today Belarus is even making a film about their victory at Tannenberg 1410.


Exactly::):):):)


Like air. :):):) Whenever I recall how Poles managed to push back the Teutonic invaders, I feel complacent and work goes faster.

History / Battle of Grunwald 1410 The biggest medieval battle. Germans smashed. [174]

This year is the 600th anniversary of the battle. They are going to put up a giant reconstruction, I suppose.
For the time being, photo of some older recosntruction.

Life / Beggers namely Kurwa boys in Poland [70]

Do you have to be so spitefully malicious? :):):)

News / Poland's fidelity to support wars and its limits. [46]


It is useless now. After the ferment I caused there with my 3000 posts, true Russians left the forum and only Russia- fascinated Americans remained. :):):):)


You don`t have to explain anything. I know the reason very well. Russians prefer strong leaders, even rascals, who, trampling on people`s rights, keep Russia in one piece. You fear that without a strong leader your country will fall apart. That is why Russians accept the rule of the whip for the sake of keeping the unity of the country. Russians are patriots - they wouldn`t like to see the disintegration of Russia and are able to sacrifice their own personal liberties for that.

Law / How to register for doctor in Poland (by area) [16]


Hmm, I am not sure. Poles have no tradition of doing regular check ups. They consult doctors when sth is happening and such consultation is free, as long as you are insured as a wrking person.

I think you have to pay for check up at your wish.

News / Poland's fidelity to support wars and its limits. [46]


Exactly. Yeltsin was the only Russian ruler who tried to introduce some elements of real democracy into Russia. His aim failed, and till today Russians deem democracy as a harmful system for their country.


Yes, but isn`t it fascinating to try to understand what makes Russian people desire this whip so much??? :):):) And other typical Russian traits are also attractive - famous Russian soul, their fatalistic attitude to life, their drinking oneself to death, great music culture, etc etc etc


I don`t think so, maybe it is true in case of Eastern Ukrainians who spent the last 300 years under Russian rule, they feel and think Russian.

But Western Ukrainians, who were dominated by Poland once, are more independent thinkers and doers.

News / Poland's fidelity to support wars and its limits. [46]


Unfortunately, yes. You are one of those few Russians who seem to be fascinated/attracted by Polishness, remaining deeply suspicious about it at the same time. That makes you hang around Polish forums.

I know this syndrome very well because it also works in my case, but the other way round and it made me join a Russian forum a few years ago.


We have a lot of things in common. After all, we are Slavs. :):):)
I also hate one thing in Russians, I mean this famous Russian desire to be subdued by a master, lord, a "good tsar", "batushka", who is believed to be able to defend Russian peoples. I cannot bear with patience their blind and stupid habit to let themselves be governed by the most brutal rascals available in Russia. I feel so aggravated when Russians not only accept but even crave for more leadership of that kind. The more brutal, the better. That is one of the things which has always fascinated me in Russians.

Language / Polish and Hungarian, how similar? [53]

Polish and Hungarian are as different as English and Chinese.

Hungarian isn`t IndoEuropean language. Some words which in European languages sound similar, e.g., milk, mleko, Milch, moloko, in Hungarian is tej..
Wine, wino, wein, in Hungarian - bor.

Look at this site.
translation-services-usa.com/hungarian_vocabulary.php

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


Yes and no! :):):):):)
Stanisław Witkiewicz was the one who invented the style.
His son, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, called Witkacy, was a known writer, not an architect.


Yes!

What is it?

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]

It drives me crazy when I read or hear moron journalists using curator
(of a museum) instead of Polish kustosz. Curator in Polish means sb else. e.g, education superintendent

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

1 buckt?
The Wawel castle in Krakow where princess Wanda preferred to throw herself into the Wisła to kill herself than marry German.
Yes!

2 What is it?
It is a ship, well kind of, it is made to symobolise a ship, it is in fact the roof of a church in Nowa Huta. The communist built city where the people showed their allegiance by building a church there.

Yes! The only correctiomn here is the church sin`t in Nowa Huta, it is in Bieńczyce district.
Here in full view

3 What`s going on?
The priest is hard of hearing and wanted a chat with his flock? :)

Nope. The couple celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary.

4 Why do people crowd?
The date, makes it a Sunday, so I will say Sunday mass.

Yes! I can accept that although I meant people wanting to make a donation for the church in Ukraine.

5 Whose is it?
A person of no fixed abode.

Yes, homeless`.

6 I have seen sth special. What?
The insulation of solar powered playground lights, unfortunatly they only work during the day?

Yes! This is the first play ground in Poland equipped with solar panels. And it is in Krakow.

7 Where is he from?
In the Carpathian mountains, high Tatras, I would say Zakopane.

Yes!

8 Where can you see a mime?
On Ul. Krupówki in Zakopane? I think I recognise the cobbled street and architecture.
Yes!

9 This style was designed for which region of Poland?
Again in the Carpathian mountains, high Tatras, I would say Zakopane.

Yes! Do you know by whom?

10 What is special in this wood carving?
is it made of a special material?

Nope. One figure resembles somebody. Who?

11 Why is the tree special? What does it commemorate?
Being a Polish tree, it was probably planted to commemorate independence?

Yes, independence regained in 1918.

12 The custom that was popular in the past but now slowly disappears. What?
People from different parts of Poland, leave a symbolic reference to where they are from?

Yes, but to be precise, not people but students and pupils. The custom is slowyly dying out because students are no longer required to wear school badges on their uniforms.

13 WHat is going on?
You took a photograph of someone taking a photograph of you on a bus.
I know there is more to it than just that but there is too little information to know what.

Yes! A little explanation - there was a photo session battle between me and my students riding on two vehicles (bus and van) on a trip to Zakopane.

14 It is inside what?
A restaurant? a house?

Well, it is the mountain shelter.

15 What have they found?
Mushrooms?

Yes!

16 What is the man doing?

Cooking on a grill suspended from the ceiling?

Yes!

17 What is it?
A native American 'Dream catcher'?

Nope. A native Polish highlandian "Dream Kaczor."

News / Poland's fidelity to support wars and its limits. [46]


I am more and more convinced that you are gathering data for Russian intelligence.
That is why, I won`t tell you anything!

Someone out there in KGB might think it is all true what I say!!

Of course not! I was lying to you all the time!!!

And one more thing! I faked all orgasms!!!!

Goodbye!!!!!

Language / WHY IS SATELITA MASCULINE? [25]

For me, a Pole, satelita is by definition masculine. :):):)

Language / WHY IS SATELITA MASCULINE? [25]

I wouldnt` say they are so extremely few. Take words from -yta family: erudyta, troglodyta. Or -ista: talmudysta, ekstremista, pacyfista etc etc. and hundreds more.

Language / WHY IS SATELITA MASCULINE? [25]


Why ship is feminine in English while in Polish it is masculine?

Food / Why carp for Polish Christmas? [157]

Love / Polish boyfriend coming to visit [52]


It is important. The language of body signs and gestures may be totally different in another country. Nodding your head means yes in Poland and most of Europe, but no in Bulgaria and Albania.

If you were to meet an Eskimo or Aboriginal guy at the airport for the first time, would you be so sure what to do with him or her? I bet you wouldn`t.

Food / Why carp for Polish Christmas? [157]


Are you talking about this?:

Remember, I have presented a Polish Jewish dish which, after centuries of cooking, survived in some parts of Poland till today.

This carp is also boiled and I assure you it is extremely sweet, not only because of sugar but also raisins, both of which I add abundantly. Plus almonds and other tasty stuff.


We also bave this variant - called Greek carp.

As for swimming, a pail is inhumane. We sacrifice the whole bath for the fish. Go to have a shower to our neighbours`. :):):):):)

We have just finished oour supper. The salmon fish wasn`t bad, actually, it was as delicious as carp, but I still feel I turned down tradition in some way.

Food / Why carp for Polish Christmas? [157]

I am desperate. I didn`t buy carp for Eve. I visited a few places in Krakow and found out the carp was sold out. In one hypermarket, on the other side of Krakow, there was a lot of carp but the queue was for 3, 4 hours` waiting. I joined a 15 minute queue and bought two salmons instead.

Now I am drinking heavily. Christmas without carp. Unbelievable.

I will try to look for it tommorrow.

Food / What's on YOUR Wigilia table? [20]



Guys, make up your minds! Is it Germany or Turkey that Polish food reaches(riches)?

Food / Why is it that some Polish people refuse to eat anything that is not Polish? [120]


Can`t you understand that Polish black pudding is tastier and healthier than all those alien inventions?:

And eggs from Polish hens are the biggest???

Is it so difficult to understand??????

Travel / Is it safe to travel to Poland? [194]


Of course. I always travel on my own and never ever has anything nasty happened to me.

Lookie here, I am carrying a piece of wood for my own campfire. Very often Polish locals help me carry those heavy logs. They never try to rob me of this wood.

News / Freezing weather in Poland, 42 people dead in winter freeze... and no-one cares? [140]


What you propose is removing the homeless from streets by force? Against their will?

We are in Poland. People are free here, they may do what they want. The police and other forces have no right to detain a homeless person and land him/her in a shelter hostel.

And many homeless people don`t want to land there because the rules are strict in such shelters: you drink, you are out.
They prefer to drink, even if it means death outside.


Hey, a secret desire of coming back to communist times? When the government decided about everything by thousands regulations?

Isn`t it high time people took care of themselves, instead of counting on government`s help?

How can they do it? One major regulation: don`t drink alcohol and go out into freezing weather. How simple.

Do you think the government should do sth with this drinking? E.g., a little prohibition? No alcohol sale when it is freezing?

News / The "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign theft from Oswiecim, Poland [240]

LAst minute news: the thieves were detained. The sign was recovered in northern Poland. Cut into 3 pieces.

Work / Why is Polish workmanship so bad? [52]


Unfortunately, people with this attitude have stayed in Poland. They are waste indeed.
The ones who went to UK are clever, well-organised, dynamic guys who do the job right. We badly miss them here.

But the overall tone of your initial post is exaggerated. I have had services done for me many times, including major renovation in a flat, and only once or twice I have been ripped off or the service was lousy. I must have been lucky to run into proper guys.

Food / Why carp for Polish Christmas? [157]


I have never seen a pubic hair in a bath here. Why do you meddle with your own personal experience into Polish context? :):):):):):):)