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26 Oct 2010
Food / Kotlet schabowy again. I love it. [47]

This tends to break up the tissue fibres too much and allows the natural juices to be released too quickily.

It's important that after you dip the cutlet in (whatever your recipe calls for), you throw it on very hot pan to seal the juices. Once it's tenderised, it does not take long to cook.
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26 Oct 2010
Polonia / on touring in Europe [6]

Hi Zencali,

This is not my video, but couple of links from a band I really like, Gogol Bordello. Check out their song "Alcohol", one of my favorites.

You should e-mail Eugene Hutz (follow the links from gogolbordello.com) and give him your song suggestion. They are currently touring USA. If you have a video performing it, I'd like to see it as well.

BTW, a friend of mine who is a gypsy originally from Bulgaria, told me that proclaiming yourself a king of gypsies was a hoax often played for the authorites, where one person would sacrify themselves so the rest of the group would go free. Many times the title was earned that way.
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25 Oct 2010
Food / Kotlet schabowy again. I love it. [47]

It's called "gettin' your tenderization on".

exactly! Many people ask me how do I make my porkchops so tender.. I won't tell them this secret.
Incidently, for conch, banging it is the only way to make it tender as well.
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18 Oct 2010
Life / The Polish people have a strange attitude to cats and dogs? [84]

I remember our dog chained all day, sleeping in his doghouse. At night he was let off the chain and roamed around the village until dawn. I remember he was hit once, when bunch of eggs were found broken in the hen house one morning.

I also have a bad memory of my grandma drowning newborn kittens in a bucket of water.
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12 Oct 2010
News / Smoking ban in Polish bars and restaurants (AT LAST!) [400]

In Florida, the non-smoking ban is bars is somehow linked to the percentage of the income generated from food sales. I have noticed that if there are two bars next to each other - one smoking allowed one not, the smoking bar is always busier. It makes sense to me - the only time I crave cigarettes is when I'm drinking and socializing.

I see most of the bars investing in an outdoor area, too.
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10 Oct 2010
UK, Ireland / Do all Brits take (illegal) drugs? [114]

I am my employer, and have enough capital not to have to worry about what other people say about me. The markets don't care who's selling or who's buying :)

You mean you don't have a super-secret double life?? ;)
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9 Oct 2010
UK, Ireland / Do all Brits take (illegal) drugs? [114]

I used to be on one expat forum a while ago, where everyone felt very comfortable around each other, eventually most of us knew who the other people were. Then, a total creep warmed his way in a caused some real havoc, from repeatedly taking down the website to sending e-mail to some of the members employers and posting unfavorable reviews of members rental homes. So... beware.
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9 Oct 2010
Life / Stereotypes: Do Poles believe in fate? [18]

.I mean you are told to pass over certain bridges

That reminds me! A friend of mine drove off the bridge because of a sneezing fit and had a hell of the time getting out of the car under water. For years after that I would roll my electric window down before driving on the bridge. But, that's not a superstition.
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9 Oct 2010
Life / Stereotypes: Do Poles believe in fate? [18]

I found that the amount of superstitions a person has is inversely proportional to amount of science education one received.
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8 Oct 2010
News / Tusk cracks down on designer drugs ("dopalacze") in Poland [171]

but in recent days throngs of teenagers all over Poland have staged anti-designer drug protest outside the shops

I bet most of them would not even know about this crap if Tusk didn't advertise it. Wouldn't it been better to quietly ban some chemical compounds he's worried about rather then spread the news that there are some legal substances you can get high with?
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8 Oct 2010
Life / Jehova's witnesses in Poland - how to deal with them? [110]

true story:
after I had my child I was somewhat isolated and often overwhelmed, alone with an infant, while his father worked two jobs. One time two nice, clean JWs knocked at the door. I invited them in, handed them my son to look after, then took a long, leisurely bath, which I think included a nap as well. I did thank them nicely.
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7 Oct 2010
Life / Jehova's witnesses in Poland - how to deal with them? [110]

if anyone has time and inclination, they provide very interesting adversaries for Bible debates. They are well trained in answering most common questions, and give fascinating insight into human mind control.
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7 Oct 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Blachary and Suczci are my weakness.

It's a shame you always have to pay for it, dirty south. You seem like a sharp and funny guy. I suggest you pretend you're really poor next time you go out, see what happens.

pass a toilet paper, dear... i don't like the "dear"...

"Yes, Dear" is more like a private joke. The point is that outsiders assume what the relationship is from that the couple chooses to show. Many times, when the man holds the real power (read: controls the money) he will seemingly leave all decisions on social activities (or choosing of clothes, vacation destinations, etc etc) to the woman. People, and most of the time those that are unable to have working realtionships of their own, will assume that she is a money grabber and he is a weak man. Sometimes it is true, but many, many times it is not.
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7 Oct 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

When he publicly says "Yes, dear" to me, we both know it is not a sign of his weakness. What it really means is "You're the social director here, dear", "I don't really care, dear", "I will tolerate it, dear", sometimes it even means "I'm keeping score and you owe me one, dear" ;). To the outside world it may appear that I am in position of strength in the relationship, but in this case, nothing could be further from the truth.

Just wanted to throw this out there. ;)