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

Hmm, it's not on a church wall or sth?

Not a church.
Hmm, sorry, I thought that facility is clear in the context of the photo - I explain it to my students as an object which faciliates people`s lives. It is in the city, so it is an urban facility. It is on a wall so it must be a structure, possibly a building. What kind of building? I don`t know what else I can say. :)

Well it's clearly your brain ;)

Fighting inflammation in my brain?? :):):) After extensive arguing in the forum, you mean :) Sorry, no brain or liver.
BTW, you do know how amber spirit is used?

"You forgot where you put it? ;) "

:):)

Summer house as in a second residence e.g it's hanging in the 'American room ' or a gazebo affair in the back garden?

No need to be so detailed, just a type of room is enough.

The object hanging underneath isn`t connected with American contexts.
pawian   
12 Mar 2019
Life / Is it safe for Indians, Sikhs living here in Poland? Any Temple / Gurudwara in Wroclaw? [159]

I am an Indian and was thinking of coming to Poland for Master's. This discussion really made me to give a second thought about it.

Sorry, but if you really want to make such a decision after looking through a thread on a forum (any, not only this one), then it might be better if you stayed at home. Poland needs diversity and gentle Indian immigrants but I personally prefer those more intelligent ones. :)

like I said... mental illness, there's plenty of mentally ill people on this forum...

Yes, sometimes I feel like I need to consult a psychiatrist. :)
pawian   
11 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

But all those people are polish save for maybe the kashubs and silesians who are more German

Now it really sounds like Kremlin puppet trolling. Did they tell you to stir ferment in the Polish society at any cost? Rich Mazur was more decent. :):)
pawian   
10 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

If an undemocratic elite of no background drive themselves by an ideology that tried to destroy Poland.

Sorry, the only ideology that ever tried to destroy Poland was German fascism. Marxism/Soviet communism was harmful to Polish interests but it didn`t plan her destruction. Soviet-controlled Poland was a valuable asset in the communist block.
pawian   
10 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

Diverse Europe" has had conflict and been at war every century from the present and all the way back to c. 5000 BCE:

Yes, true, but thanks to the EU, the conflicts have taken a civilised shape.

And don`t expect there will be no conflicts at all - such a situation is called Utopia or Paradise.
pawian   
10 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

@Ms Griswold

I am amazed you don`t realise such basic things. Changing the poster`s name from Mr Grunwald to Ms Griswold immediately makes your whole opinion/utterance sound untrustworthy. Doing so, you lose a lot of argumentative power. In result, you are wasting time because nobody will take you seriously. It`s pure psychology.
pawian   
10 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

Wow, really? PPC - purely political correctness. While reading about it, I had no idea they were Turkish. Those lying media again! ):)

Reminds me of how this thread began:

One of the participants used a knife and 4 people landed in hospital. Readers` comments suggest that the group of foreigners was of Turkish origin and laugh that their nationality was kept secret due to PC.

pawian   
10 Mar 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

It could be anywhere to be honest, but my guesses:

Yes, anywhere but not the ones you suggested. A hint - it is a facility on which such murals shouldn`t exist at all! But in Poland anything goes. :)

anti-inflammatory properties.

Yes, against inflammation, where exactly in my human body? ):

Midnight mass after the Wigilia dinner.

Yes!

This picture hangs in my summer house. Where exactly? Also, there is a certain metal object attached to it with a string. What?


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pawian   
10 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

Luckily we have a system where each person is one vote and the fact is Poland will remain a socially conservative country for a long time.

Who knows? We will see. But judging by the recent changes in Polish attitude to various things, especially since Poland joined the EU in 2004, I don`t think this "long time" will last so long. :)

E.,g, I quoted statistics about the changing attitude to gays. With that pace, gay marriages will have become commonly accepted and legalised by 2030. Is that long enough? :)

https://polishforums.com/life/poles-gay-marriages-84470/

It is inevitable, I am afraid. I suppose you realise it, hence your fury when talking about it - you are enraged because nobody can stop such course of events.
pawian   
9 Mar 2019
Language / "Pan Tadeusz" - difficult English translations? [10]

I read Shakespeare at uni but didn`t appreciate it. Just like Pan Tadeusz, as a elementary school boy, when we did it as another position from the compulsory reading list. That appreciation comes with age. Is it maturity or a desire to come back to your young times? I still don`t know.
pawian   
9 Mar 2019
Language / "Pan Tadeusz" - difficult English translations? [10]

Yes, but an adult one. I suppose only a fully mature person can really grasp that incredible richness of Pan Tadeusz. It is an amazing work of poetic art. I have already read it to my elder kids, now the younger generation is going to hear it. I can`t wait. Hell, I am so selfish - I read to my kids what I like myself. :)
pawian   
9 Mar 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

While fighting the previous ones, ...

What is the situation in this photo? You should provide a few details....


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pawian   
9 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

What would you know about being Polish?

I am truly Polish, and that is the second most important thing I have, next to my family. That is why I am here to defend the only country where I can and want to live, Poland, against degenerated scum like you and your sort.
pawian   
9 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

The fact is that the majority of US, meaning polish citizens reject gay marraige and turd world migration.

At the same time, 80% Poles support the EU which, in your opinion, is the primary source of those "nasty" things you mentioned. :):) How about that incongruity? :)
pawian   
9 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

Why do you say us if you can`t even speak Polish properly? Us stands for real Poles from Poland, not some degenerated Am Pollacks. :) With your vile attitudes, you only bring shame to true Poland. I almost hate myself for having to speak to such lowlives. :)
pawian   
9 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

Don`t lose hope, those mad rightists will lose majority and power soon. Give decent Poles a chance. :):)
I am not planning to leave, neither do I advise it to my children. Polish patriots must stay to do away with PiS and its henchmen. If we all leave, who will do it?
pawian   
9 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

You will never hush up decent people. They will always consider you a disgusting rightist abnormality, for everything you do and say. :):)

You're familiar with a Polish term - 'dulszczyzna'?

Yes, I am but it is obvious you don`t know what you are talking about. Stop pretending you are Polish. :):)
pawian   
8 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

Who is more leftist than PiS ?

Yes, PiS is totally f..ked up, with leftist economy and rightist ideology.

So you are wrong on all counts. Alternatively you have formed your question poorly.

No, I don`t think so. But thanks for voicing your presence here and I understand your words. :) While writing the first post, I was thinking of our local Polish PiS and nationalists mainly. Now I look at those points again and see you perfectly match them, too, practically all of them. So, congrats, you might become a living example of a rightist disliked by decent people. :):)

As for explaining decent, I already did it.
pawian   
8 Mar 2019
Food / Cooking Polish kiszka [99]

I don`t know what crockpot is but unless it is a utensil which fries your kiszka crispy and crunchy on one or all sides, don`t use it. Unfried kiszka is a soft sloppy substance which becomes disgusting after two, three morsels.
pawian   
8 Mar 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Wisła Kraków.To be honest I've seen lots of graffiti type art like that in Poland, especially in Lodz, but it's always been on buildings.

Yes, White Star is a symbol of the oldest Polish soccer club.

That mural was also on a building, that is why I asked about the facility. No, it is not a stadium or museum. I advised to provide ten hypothetical facilities at a time.

You're going to make a tincture of amber for medicinal purposes.

Yes, but what medicinal purpose exactly?

Spiritus and amber

Spiritus is in English?
pawian   
7 Mar 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Why don`t you google the main motiff of the photo then? Combine it with Krakow and bingo!

Sorry, not a football stadium. My hint: sth much trickier. :)

While pondering on White Star riddle, the next one is waiting:

What is it?


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pawian   
7 Mar 2019
Language / "Pan Tadeusz" - difficult English translations? [10]

I understand this poem is very important in Poland and is recited in schools. Could members please confirm and comment.

Yes, I confirm, it is the greatest piece of poetry written in the Polish language.
Translation, to be successful, requires a master in both languages. Google for the English translation of Locomotive (Tuwim's Lokomotywa), simply amazing.

Is there a special relationship today between Poland and Lithuania still....in any way...cultural, economic, political?

Relations are mixed. Check this thread:
https://polishforums.com/news/lithuanian-diplomatic-war-last-47397/
pawian   
7 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

Yes and leftists arent hypocrites at all.

Yes, but it is rightists who openly claim and believe they are better than other people.

You also said PiS is by far the most popular party in Poland and even PO would be considered conservative even sociall. Yes, but 35% max for PiS isn`t so exciting when we know they will be outvoted by united pro European opposition. As for PO, they have always been able to encompass both right, centre and left politicians which was one of the reasons of their popularity and gave them two consecutive parliament terms.

At present these trends are barely being felt in Poland (which operates on a separate time schedule from most other countries)

Yes, that is why I didn`t put it in such nice categories as you, just regular rightists and radical ones.

However I consider myself a Liberalny-Narodowiec

That is nice, I never heard of it before. :) But when you said only point 1 applies to you, then you can`t be a true rightist. :) You are too decent to be one. :)
pawian   
7 Mar 2019
Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

Guys, thank you for your valuable and informative replies.

I would like to talk to each of you but it might take some time because I already got a second warning for excessive quoting. I promised to behave and want to keep my word, so be patient.

Define if you would "decent" Poles. I'm almost certain the average Pole believes himself to be quite decent.

Isn`t it obvious? A decent Pole is the one who is able to reflect on the starry night above while having a moral law within.

We just don't want to live around them. This is our country.

Do you suggest it isn`t theirs because they are gay? How about gays saying the same about you?

You also said that majority of Poles are against gays. That is not so obvious, I thought we already settled that matter in "Gay marriages" thread.

BTW, I don`t understand why you are so interested in what other people do in their beds or wherever? Isn`t it their business after all? Have you ever been wronged by a gay person that you are so bitter today?

You also said that we've been backstabbed by the Jews calling themselves polish Jews for decades and even are to this day. Actually, there were great Polish Jews who contributed to the development of Poland in an oustanding way. We will talk about it in another thread soon.

You also said that many polish nationalist groups, biker clubs including 1%ers, mma clubs, etc are on friendly terns with their Russian counterparts (who directly support Putin and company). Yes, exactly, that was what I meant by rightists` close ties with the Kremlin.

One thing amazes my in your posts. Why do you constantly mention leftist, as if there wasn`t anything else apart from leftist and rightist?
pawian   
7 Mar 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Or you kneel, priest puts in your mouth

Seldom do people kneel today. I see it only during First Holy Communion.

No idea at all, but I'm sure that circle with the star in has some significance.

Yes, it is crucial. Tha dragon is only a decoration, actually it could also be a knight (but not a princess)

My guess its some football ( a soccer) fans mural or whatnot. Cracovia

You are very close, try harder.

PS. Guys, I would also like you to guess the location of the mural, I mean the facility. As it might be tricky, you can have 10 guesses at a time, to save time and space.
pawian   
4 Mar 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Yes, I was thinking about Shrek 1, and unforgettable words uttered by the donkey. I took part in creating the Polish version for DVD release.

Talking about dragons, what does this one represent?


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