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pawian   
16 Jul 2019
Language / How Polish sounds to other Slavs [32]

Thoughts?

Primarily, about москалям. Do Russians use it as a synonym to a Russian person? In positive or negative context?
pawian   
16 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Can't work out anything else from pics......I get the feeling

Good you mentioned feeling. Now look at the guys. How are they feeling? When do HUMANS feel like that? The guy with a rectangular object - it can be a camera or a mobile - what is he doing and why?

In the meantime: what 20th century piece of Polish literature and its film adaptation is well reminded of by this modern picture?


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pawian   
15 Jul 2019
Life / Any good Polish movies that are not drama/ war ?? [21]

That`s interesting, never heard of this film before, so you managed to surprise me, point for you. As I am reading the reviews now, it was a good one, aimed at intelligent audiences.
pawian   
15 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Yes, museum. Point, of course. :)

As for picture 2840, as a hint I will show you another picture which I took at the same time: it hasn`t happened here yet - to solve one riddle, you need to cope with another first.

Who are they, what are they doing and why?


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pawian   
14 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Yes, looks like a boat but it is a restaurant on the shore. At least it was in 2012. Yes, picture 2840 belongs to Bieszczady series. Any ideas?

Where were we?


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pawian   
13 Jul 2019
Life / Politics / lifestyle / culture on billboards in Poland - examples [28]

Local residents put up their own billboards about big politics. E..g, they reprimand Parliament members for their decisions taken (or not) when passing law. Also, they warn against voting for certain guys.


  • These PiS MPs voted for judicial system changes - we shall remember.

  • These guys rejected a new road for our region.

  • This guy will bring immigrants who rape and murder.
pawian   
13 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Hahaha! Now I do feel dumb! So obvious once you know! I can only hope I've fared better over on the idioms thread :)

Come on, one doesn`t have to know everything, it is impossible today. What really counts is when people want to learn new things and develop their knowledge and brains. The motto of my old school was Semper in Altum - Always Higher. We laughed at it and sneered at our teachers who tried to get it across to us, but it seems I involuntarily adopted it and use in my life and work too. I am always happy when I meet similar people in life - soulmates. :):)

What is the function/aim/purpose of this object?


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pawian   
13 Jul 2019
Work / Is a salary of 2,550 zloty enough for living in Warsaw? [6]

Warsaw (a job with English and Bulgarian), it pays 2,550 z

English and Bulgarian speaker.

I can easily get 800-900 Euro here with English language, for German and French you can get even 1000 Euro

English, German, French speaker.

In Warsaw you can also get 1000 e plus with English, German or French.
pawian   
13 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Some sort of blessing then?

I can`t bear this pain any longer! ::)

Blessing is also a part of it, like praying, because it is a mass service for the religious youth camp or pilgrimage or whatever. When I went on such camps a few decades ago, we also attended services wherever it was possible, even on the shore of a lake (sailing camp), with only one table brought from somewhere.

893 seems quite a lot though,

This pain is unbearable, I will confess to everything. :)

893 is the number of the road, it is a part of the main road which goes through Bieszczady, called the Great Serpentine. It is very winding and dangerous if careless but very attractive for its views and historical monuments

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wielka_p%C4%99tla_bieszczadzka.
pawian   
12 Jul 2019
Life / Any good Polish movies that are not drama/ war ?? [21]

But even movies/serials where one can see a typical commie mieszkanie (panelaks)

Then perfect for you will be a brilliantly humorous series Czterdziestolatek - 40 yo man. There are 20 episodes of the first season, made in 1970s, they regularly appear and vanish from youtube due to copyrights, currently you can see 11 - 19.

11

youtu.be/LPoALDDi5sY
pawian   
12 Jul 2019
Study / Scholarships for non-EU students for English-taught programs in Poland [14]

I find it most fascinating you trust this Forum more than Goggle and come here first before googling that info.

Isn`t it wonderful? We feel so special! :):)

Hey, check this out. There are 10 scholarships, some for all nationalities.
wemakescholars.com/university/warsaw-university-of-technology/scholarships
pawian   
12 Jul 2019
Life / Slogans and designs on Polish T-shirts also represent culture of Poland [25]

Yes, mean is also possible, just like nasty. Google nasty- wredny. :)

PS. Yes, we can provide all possible synonyms, but let`s not forget this thread`s primary aim is to show culture/attitudes through humourous or serious slogans and designs on T-shirts.

This one shouldn`t raise any doubts about translation: :):)

Poland.


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pawian   
12 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

So my answer of Greene clock tower of New York was wrong ?

I was talking about Bieszczady riddles.

But if you insist so much, yes, your answer was wrong cause Greene is the name of the neighbourhood while the building has its own names, former Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower, now turned into condos and called 1 Hanson Place.

Yes, Ant, it is in Brooklyn.

Don't believe me, believe Wikipedia.

Hmm, in another thread you advised not to believe wiki. :):)

Is that you, this handsome guy in the picture, Pawian?

Yes, it is me, many decades ago. :)
pawian   
12 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

:):) Ziem, let`s believe Johhny, after all he lives in the USA, not us. Let it go. :)

Next riddle though the previous two ones haven`t been solved yet. But I want to finish this Bieszczady series.

What is happening exactly?


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pawian   
12 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

there are THOUSANDS of them in the U.S.A.

OK, let it be so. :):)

A winding road.

Yes, but that was obvious. I wanted more details, facts etc. I mean some formal facts, and not that the road winds left first, then right and then again left. :)
pawian   
12 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Praying?

Well, you are so close. Praying is a part of what they are doing.

I kept coming across ' cerkiew' instead of 'kościół '.

Before WW2 the Orthodox religion was widespread in the area. After the war, it was decided that Poland would become a homogenous country and most Orthodox inhabitants either left on their own or were resettled to finish their aid to partisan Ukrainian nationalists.

it would have to be around New York someplace.

Yes, NYC and built in 1920s.

There are 167 pages of them.

164. And not of them, but with them. Each page is for a seperate tower. :)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Clock_towers_in_the_United_States

So I was quite close when I said a few dozen after you said thousands. :):)

But I still meant sth else. Your 167 pages show all towers, even those traditional ones, while I meant "tower" as a high rise building with residents/businesses. Sorry, I probably was too succinct.

Back to Bieszczady

What does the GPS show?


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pawian   
11 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Not waiting. Well, yes, a little, but the riddle is about sth more important. Look at their arms/hands. Most of them are held in the same way. Why? When and where do people adopt such a posture as a whole group?

The third hint in this post: what do you think about the central figure? :):)

OK, I will go for it and we`ll see how it will end. :)
pawian   
11 Jul 2019
Life / TIL Rzeszow got an airport decades before larger Lublin [13]

are people leaving Lublin due to businesses preferring Warsaw?

Yes, Lublin is losing residents who move to other parts of Poland where investment and job offers are more abundant. Mainly Warsaw.

radio.lublin.pl/news/krzysztof-markowski-lubelskie-traci-najwiecej-mieszkancow
pawian   
11 Jul 2019
Work / Are art and show businesses in Poland centralized? [2]

Each voivodship in Poland, and there are 12, runs their own regional TV channel. They do it in complex TV studios which can also be used to host and record concerts, events, shows etc. I suppose they also do it for musicians. Also, there are independent recording studios in main cities but I can`t tell you about their quality, popularity etc.

Google studio nagrań (recording studio) and add a name of a Polish city.
pawian   
11 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

No, Johnny, there aren`t thousands. Only a few dozen. Google USA clock towers and you will see how many there are. That was supposed to be an easy riddle. :):)

The architecture of the Pałac Kultury was motivated by Polish historical architecture and American art deco high-rise buildings,

So, after all, the photo above perfectly suits this thread.
pawian   
11 Jul 2019
Life / Any good Polish movies that are not drama/ war ?? [21]

There were many, it might take a while. But how about narrowing down your request? You mentioned Arabela. Do you want a series about magic, wizards and such stuff?
pawian   
11 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Yes, maf, this is the USA. Sorry, the Staff played a joke on me hahaha as I intended to start a USA riddles thread but after a long discussion the idea was rejected. This photo was supposed to be in the new thread which was created and dissolved after 2 hours.

As for the building, I indeed took the photo of it because its semblance to PKiN in Warsaw was quite striking. Very similar architectural style . So Jonhhy and Dirk were also right.
pawian   
11 Jul 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Was he alone? Because the pink jacket which is attached to his rucksack doesn`t look like his, rather his wife`s or even granddaughter`s. I am looking at other photos of that moment, I can see a boy carrying a backpack with a big Union Jack on it.