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Paulina   
9 Aug 2021
USA, Canada / Poles Living in the Chicago Area [343]

It was Raspberry:)

I was wondering, because it looks pretty reddish, but the petal rose jam filling is the most classic one, I guess :) Do they have it at that deli?

You have to get there early before all the good loaves of bread are gone for that day as well.

The babcias buy them out ;D

I dont like those picnic table and benches though, my dupa was hurting after an hour...lol

That's the highlander style:

mebletwojemiejsce.pl/meble-goralskie?gclid=CjwKCAjwgb6IBhAREiwAgMYKRmVFDzm2g3fNdtc_9Flw5YEp1tuYep_h_GE3CGNuQ41CkncPCMvLVBoCJ4AQAvD_BwE

Life in the mountains is tough, so you have to have a tough dupa ;D

mebletwojemiejsce.pl/meble-goralskie/stoly-stoliki-kawowe-1/stol-goralski

I guess they could add some cushions though lol
Paulina   
8 Aug 2021
USA, Canada / Poles Living in the Chicago Area [343]

@Joker, thanks for the nice photos! :))

Those donuts are looking good ;d That donut in your last photo - is it with a wild rose petal jam filling?
Paulina   
7 Aug 2021
News / Rape and sexual abuse in Poland [202]

SO the little girls put the bait out their and when the little boys go after the suggestive look it is the boys fault.

What on Earth is wrong with you? How little girls can "put the bait out"?? To whom? To peadophilic sexual predators??

If anything the little boys should be taught how

...to control themselves and that girls and women are human beings (who have feelings and can get hurt both physically and emotionally) and not objects for use. I think there's a problem with boys not being taught enough empathy.

The little girl ends up p.g. and the embarrassed mother starts crying rape.

Could you give examples then?

@Ironside, trust me, I don't have an idealistic view of the Polish countryside... Far from it...

So what??

So he would have a male role model. Btw, I've just read that the boy in question apparently had a regular family.

is a fact that people who came from a single partes family have a significant chance to become a criminal or suffer from many disfunctions....

Just like people who come from complete, but dysfunctional families, have a greater chance of that too. Of course it's always better to have a full, loving family than not. But it doesn't mean that if you were raised by a single mother, you're automatically doomed to become a child-raping monster lol

That is what some people claim but there is no evidence for that!

There is - organisations who help and talk to those women and girls who don't report are usually able to give some rough estimates. Sometimes polls are being conducted too. Many people, experts, psychologists, organisations and even the police in many countries say that rape and sexual abuse is a much unreported crime. I also have an idea from my own real life experience how unreported this stuff can be.

"organisations who help and talk to those women and girls who don't report"

...and men and boys who don't report too.
Paulina   
7 Aug 2021
News / Rape and sexual abuse in Poland [202]

Or the pedo rapist teenager was just a sadistic sociopath, some people are born that way

Yes, most likely. First of all, he probably is a peadophile. Their sexual interest in kids comes to the surface during puberty. But not every peadophile becomes a rapist. So, it looks like that he may be a psychopath. However, even though some percentage of people are born with genes of a sociopath or a psychopath it doesn't necessarily mean they will turn into a serial killer, a murderer, a rapist or simply a criminal. It apparently depends on their upbringing - whether they had a good childhood or a bad one.

Watching some hardcore, violent p0rn on the internet could be a factor too to some extent (I'm writing this based on a documentary about the impact the present day pornography has on young people).

Fatherless sons are a danger to any society

Oh, come on, this is ridiculous and simply unfair to men who grew up without fathers, imho. There would be far more peado psychos brutally raping little kids if that was the case, since majority of single parents in Poland always were and are - mothers.

Also, another thing - that rape on the little girl took place in the countryside. So, it's pretty unlikely that the boy was raised by a single mother. And even if he was, there would be usually his grandfather or uncle in the picture, because in Polish villages families usually live close to each other or in the same house with older generations - so he would have a male role model.

Women in the Polish countryside rarely get a divorce. The husband would have to be a really violent, abusive drunk for a village woman to do that and she would probably divorce him only after 10 years or so of domestic violence (yeah, I know about such examples from real life).

So, I think that in Polish countryside it would be more likely for a boy like that to have an alcoholic (alcoholism is an even bigger problem in villages than in the cities, especially in poorer regions) and abusive father than being raised by a single mother.

Btw, what about motherless daughters raised by fathers only? Are they a danger to the society too? lol

Sadly, it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Based on what I know, it seems that it usually makes a big difference. I've watched a documentary about psychopathy from a scientific point of view and another one about why some men are more prone to violence (including rape, it was mainly about rapists, I think) than others. Rapists have some faulty chromosome as far as I remember, but it gets triggered due to bad childhood. The same with people with genes of a psychopath - their brains look different in MRI than of majority of people, but not all of them end up as serial killers, etc. I think that there may be cases when a kid has a normal home and ends up as a murderer, but I guess it may be due to the fact that the psychopath genes are too strong to overcome it by good childhood. I remember such case of a girl in the US who seemed to have a normal family (but you never really know) and yet she wanted to kill her little sister, I think, to check... what it's like to kill someone...

That's why Poland has such low rape stats both in terms of total and per capita

Considering that the more traditional the society is, the more unreported rape, sexual abuse and sexual harassment are, my guess is that it is also the case in case of Poland vs Germany and Sweden. I'm not saying that immigration from more traditional societies isn't a factor, but there's been a real problem in Poland for years with low sentences for rapists, rapists getting suspended sentences and walking the streets freely, the way the police and society reacts to rape victims or even kids being sexually abused (especially by priests, since often the clergy are "holy cows" here). Due to all of this I think that it may be harder for both adults and kids to report rape, sexual abuse and sexual harassment. I don't know about Germany, but I remember reading that in Sweden the likelihood of reporting rape increased over the years.

@Lenka, I was wondering about where were the girl's parents during all this time too and how this boy ended up with their daughter...
Paulina   
5 Aug 2021
Love / Ten things to remember when you have a Polish girlfriend [79]

i never paid for sex in my life.

Yes, you did. And you complained about prostitutes too lol

all Polish women are gold diggers

No, all Polish women aren't gold diggers. Just like all men aren't as f*cked up as you are, fortunately.
Paulina   
5 Aug 2021
Love / Ten things to remember when you have a Polish girlfriend [79]

no its more that theyre users and gold diggers looking for simp beta males and cheap meal tickets in life or sponsors.

No, it has more to do with the fact that normal women wouldn't even go anywhere near you, because you creep them out. So your only options are gold diggers and prostitutes.
Paulina   
3 Aug 2021
News / Rape and sexual abuse in Poland [202]

A 14-year-old boy brutally raped a 5-year-old girl in the woods:

wiadomosci.wp.pl/horror-w-polkowicach-zgwalcil-5-latke-zostawil-w-lesie-naga-i-uciekl-6668018386840448a

The rapist left her naked in the forest. Crying, shaking and bleeding, the girl came back home on her own with no clothes on. She had injuries in the crotch area and intimate parts. She had to be taken immediately to the hospital, because she was in such a bad condition that she could bleed to death. The head of the medical emergency services said that in his 45-year-long career he had never seen anything like this.

The boy was apprehended a few hours later by one of the inhabitants.
Paulina   
2 Aug 2021
History / The Warsaw Uprising memory. To remember who you are. [180]

anyone with a modicum of inteligence can differentiate between the political leadership and the brave solders on the ground.

Even the right-wing, pro-Putin Russians that I've discussed with were usually able to do that.

Did Radom have a Radom Uprising? Did Lublin have a Lublin Uprising?

No, but those cities weren't the capital of Poland. Warsaw was. Just like Paris was the capital of France. Paris had an uprising too. It also started in the August of 1944, just like the one in Warsaw.

the Kielce Pogroms, unlike Jedwabne, were committed AFTER the War, which is what makes them so frightening,

Yes, but what does it have to do with the Warsaw Uprising?
Btw, there was one pogrom in Kielce after the war, so why the plural?
Paulina   
2 Aug 2021
History / The Warsaw Uprising memory. To remember who you are. [180]

Glory to Heroes

Who deserve a dignified and respectful tribute to their memory, imho (i.e. their sacrifice and patriotism in general shouldn't be used as an excuse or backround for hooliganism, violence and hate). This isn't a new video, but it probably will remain up to date:

m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1048639658535824&id=136448073088325
Paulina   
27 Jul 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Also sometimes kind of has an ammonia aftertaste (no idea why)

That's because ammonia is one of the ingredients - for this reason they're also called "amoniaczki" :):

margarytka.blogspot.com/2015/08/amerykanki-wspomnienie-szkolnych-lat.html?m=1

I think Amerykany are supposed to be based on these

Here are a few theories concerning the origin of the name:

cookit.pl/przepis/146819/Amerykany

Also.... what's the singular of Amerykany?

No idea... lol Amerykan? I've seen "amerykanka"...

@AntV, it's in part of Poznań called Grobla, at skwer Łukasiewicza :):

pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomnik_Zygi_Latarnika
Paulina   
27 Jul 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

they're not American

Thanks for the info, I was wondering about that :)
Btw, do you know perhaps where those cookies were known? I've asked my parents and they've never heard of them...

When I was a water boy scout, we slept on kanadyjki every night. :):)

Oh, I thought you were writing about those sofas - that they were also called "kanadyjki"... But I guess you meant this?:

pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanadyjka_(%C5%82%C3%B3%C5%BCko)

The only statue of a lampligter is in Poznań. :)

Yup :)) This statue is a tribute to all lamplighters who worked in Poznań, but I'm guessing it's called Zyga the Lamplighter after the last lamplighter in Poznań - Zygmunt Cypel ("Zyga" is Zygmunt in local Posnanian dialect):

poznanskieklimaty.pl/pomnik-zygi-latarnika-czyli-historia-latarni-gazowych-w-poznaniu/

So, there is no lamplighter in Poznań not because the city authorities are so cheap ;), but because, unfortunately, there are only two historic gas street lamps left in the city (one of them is the one next to the statue)...
Paulina   
25 Jul 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

What do the following three have in common?

They're named after countries?

The first photo are those cookies "amerykany", I think, the second photo is "ryba po grecku" and the third looks like "placek po węgiersku" (yum!) :d

@pawian, I've never heard of those cookies either. I don't think I've ever tasted them, but apparently they were "cult" cookies. I guess not in my region or sth...

I've also never heard the name "amerykanka" used for that furniture. After running out of options (there are no "ciastka wersalskie" and those cookies didn't look like canapés ;)) I've started reading about the origin of the name "wersalka" and "kanapa" and I noticed that another name used is "amerykanka"...

Kanadyjka was more popular, I think.

I've never heard this name either ;D
Paulina   
25 Jul 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

I meant that in Polish this type of furniture is called "amerykanka" and the cookies are called "amerykany", so what they have in common is "Ameryka" :) "Amerykanki" came from the US, I'm not sure about the cookies though... Are those American cookies in origin?
Paulina   
25 Jul 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

@Lenka, you mean their names in Polish?

In the meantime - a riddle from the street lamp series - which city?


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Paulina   
25 Jul 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

there is also a street in Warsaw where everyday a guy comes and lights the street lamps.

Agrykola Street

Really?? I meant it as a joke. hahaha

;)) Yes, it looks like this is what it's called in Polish:

m.olx.pl/d/oferta/cukier-strzelajacy-150-g-kuchnia-molekularna-cukier-o-smaku-owocowym-CID757-IDs0VnD.html

@maf, meh... I made a riddle about the Wrocław's lamplighter in this thread and posted a link to a video in which he was lighting street lamps wearing those clothes... :P

What this two things have in common?

"Puffiness"? Are those cookies called "puf"?
Paulina   
21 Jul 2021
UK, Ireland / Polish drink-driving murderer sentenced to 5.5 years in prison [99]

I don't have time right now, so just a quick update - the Porsche guy had no right to drive, because his driving licence was taken away. Also, during a police search at his house drugs were found, but he wasn't under influence at the time of the accident:

google.com/amp/s/wawalove.wp.pl/warszawa-jechal-porsche-choc-mial-zabrane-prawo-jazdy-kierowca-z-prokuratorskim-zarzutem-6663358968294176a%3famp=1

It looks like they don't know how fast he was driving yet.
Paulina   
20 Jul 2021
UK, Ireland / Polish drink-driving murderer sentenced to 5.5 years in prison [99]

@Cargo pants, that's understandable, I feel for you, I wouldn't want to witness such a scene... I just don't understand how those people were capable of taking pics if it was so horrific and considering that he was still alive, dying in front of them... It's inhumane and sickening...
Paulina   
20 Jul 2021
UK, Ireland / Polish drink-driving murderer sentenced to 5.5 years in prison [99]

I don't think many ordinary people would have the slightest idea how to stop the bleeding from a severed leg.

In the same way as other bleeding and that's first aid basics (if they don't know then they should at least read about it - even kids are taught first aid at school):

medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000006.htm

Cargo said the poor guy's intestines were out of his body

Right, sorry, I forgot about that :/ But stopping the bleeding from the stump wouldn't hurt. People can survive some pretty shocking injuries, so you never know... It's better to try and do sth than not do anything, imho...

you could say the Act of Contrition on their behalf

I doubt I'd be able to do that, holding his hand would be a feat already...

were in obvious shock, some vomiting.

Those men taking pics clearly weren't vomiting and were composed enough to take pics of a dying man... It's just... I have no words for that...

Btw, if the witness of the accident doesn't know what to do, the dispatcher should be able to inform this person by phone what to do, how to help the victim until the ambulance or the police arrives.

And here's a first aid video in case of leg's amputation in Polish (with presentation):

youtu.be/kce_6G7iRno
Paulina   
20 Jul 2021
UK, Ireland / Polish drink-driving murderer sentenced to 5.5 years in prison [99]

have to admit cops were there in 5 minutes with ambulance

Was noone there helping him until the ambulance came? 5 minutes is a long time for someone with a severed leg... Wasn't anyone trying to stop the bleeding?

this Porsche came flying (...) probably doing over 120kmph if not more.

Did you tell this to the police?

As a Catholic, I would wish to go to him and take his hand in his final moments

Me too, but I don't think you have to be a Catholic to do that...

suddenly some guys started snapping pics,a pathetic scene to snap a dying mans pics.

That's f*cked up...

It seems the guy was known 'patoinfluencer'. He was famous for speeding videos.

I've got to admit that when I read that it was a Porsche it crossed my mind that it could've been some rich a-hole speeding, but I was trying not to be prejudiced...

Btw, what is this thing in the car's window in the photo?:

warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,27344052,smiertelny-wypadek-na-marszalkowskiej-mjn-to-motoryzacyjny.html
Paulina   
20 Jul 2021
Travel / Greatest Old Towns in Poland [74]

It lasted quite a long time, though.

Yeah, well, you know, I'm guessing the Soviet Union wasn't as willing to co-fund the renovation as the European Union was ;) Kielce became pretty good with time at getting the EU funds.

And, no it was not always like that everywhere:

But that's the beginning of the 20th century and Plac Teatralny came into existence in the 19th century (instead of trees there is a car park there now and in the past there were no cars). I was writing about main squares in the Old Towns of cities and towns with their history going back to medieval times. Rafał Zamojski said in the interview that since the architecture around the main square in Kielce is now mostly from the 19th century (previous buildings were destroyed in a great fire), he'd like to go back to what was in the 19th century - which means more greenery.

I guess not anymore

Well, hopefully it will change with changing restoration/conservation guidelines... I guess we'll see :)
Paulina   
19 Jul 2021
UK, Ireland / Polish drink-driving murderer sentenced to 5.5 years in prison [99]

@amiga500, the article stated that there were crutches laying on the road. Maybe he bought the crutches for someone else and was carrying them? I don't know, I'm not a psychic. It's up to the police to conduct an investigation. The article simply reported what the witnesses said.
Paulina   
19 Jul 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

@Lenka, yes, bingo! :D The ice cream in the photo is the Ekipa ice cream (lemon flavoured).

And here's the story behind it:

notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poles-scream-for-ice-cream-in-scramble-for-youtuber-branded-popsicles/

It's a new phenomenon in Poland - a group of young Youtubers led by Friz and called Ekipa has become so popular that the've started selling gadgets and clothes with their brand. And now this ice cream craze :)) I've even seen earings modeled on this ice cream, I kid you not lol
Paulina   
19 Jul 2021
UK, Ireland / Polish drink-driving murderer sentenced to 5.5 years in prison [99]

Worse was to see his eyes blinking in shock and he was alive.

Jesus... So he didn't get killed on spot, as it was written in the article. I mean that he didn't die right away...

My cousin saw once a road accident in Wrocław, or its aftermath - the guy was on a motorcycle, I guess he was hit by a car, I don't remember. He had his belly ripped open with his intestines falling out. She said he was in such a shock that he got up and started putting his intestines back into his belly and mumbled that he has to go home.

very sad to see

It's not only sad, but traumatic...

@amiga500, according to the article the witnesses said that he was jaywalking (and running)...
Paulina   
19 Jul 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Shooting sugar! (...) I mean sugar used in popping candies.

Yes! :)) In Polish it's called "strzelający cukier" (literally: "shooting sugar") and in English it's "popping sugar" or "popping candy", like, for example, American "Pop Rocks" ("Taste the Explosion!" lol). We used to eat such popping sugar sold in sachets when we were kids :)

But... That's not what this riddle is about :)) It is the first ice cream with a popping candy that I've ever eaten and it looks like Nestle decided to introduce a new version of their Kaktus ice cream with a glaze also containing popping candy after the success of the ice cream in the photo. It's also the first ice cream I've ever tasted with a bubble gum flavoured glaze (and it does taste like bubble gum :)). It smells nice and tastes good (especially the strawberry flavour), the popping sugar is fun :) (you can not only feel it but you can also hear the popping), but besides that it's an ordinary sorbet ice cream on a stick.

So... What makes these Polish ice cream (it's produced by a Polish company) so special that people in Poland would storm the shops and buy them out to the point that they would be out of stock and a popular discount introduced buying limits for those ice cream? lol Why would people put even the ice cream packages up for sale on the internet for some ridiculous prices? Why this craze?? ;D

I recognize the place in the pic but I'll give others a chance.

Me too. I also recognise those funny clothes which that old-fashion gent is wearing :))