Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Haha, no, you can't sleep at a museum! :)

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

@Milo, school is raising kids to some extent too, I think it's unavoidable. School taught me patriotism, for example, to some extent tolerance (towards Jews, for example), that neo-Nazism is bad, etc. And I'm grateful for that.

Btw, children aren't parents' property. They are their own people and may have different views than their parents (and they have the right to have them).

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Nope, it isn't a sports centre even though it has a few football pitches and even a small stadium :) Also - tennis courts, a sports hall, a gym, golf course, etc.

Hint - Ronaldo was there (among others)! Hence that ball on the wall :))

You know what, to some extent it is a sports and training centre of sorts, but that's not what it's called.

Life / Polish Music. [303]

@Milo, older people can be fond of Disco Polo too, not only the young ones. One of my uncles is a prime example ;P

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

@pawian, no, it isn't a soccer kindergarten, but kids can do stuff there too. It's mainly known for being a place for adults kicking a ball though, although you can do other stuff there too, like running on a track or playing golf :)

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

@pawian, I'm going to give a delph-style hint:

Sleeping well, kicking ball, here you have it and much more!

Language / Endearment, friendship, etc. in Polish [38]


Less so, imho.


That goes for both sexes, boys and men get attracted to the so called "mean girls/women" too. I think it's connected to the fact that people with 'dark' personality traits can often be confident, successful and manipulative (they know how to win people over). But that's short term attraction:

scientificamerican.com/article/psychology-uncovers-sex-appeal-dark-personalities/

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]


Segregating documents?

There's the European Championship in football taking place now so I have a riddle for football fans :)

Where is it?:

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Language / Endearment, friendship, etc. in Polish [38]

@Alien, you can't call a stranger "mój kochany". Especially if you're a guy and you want to address another guy like that lol


Yes.


"Małpiszon" definitely isn't common and sounds more like an inside joke between people who know each other well. I wouldn't risk it with someone you don't know too well ;) "Mała" can be a bit cringeworthy (it's like "babe"), it's usually associated with simpletons who listen to Disco Polo or sth like that, I think. I actually wouldn't discard "śliczna", as in: "Cześć, śliczna!", for example. I'd prefer to be called "śliczna" than "mała" (as I already wrote, "mała" is a bit lame, unless among teenagers or maybe people in their early 20s?).


Why so mysterious? You're anonymous here, so you can be honest with us. If you tell us what you want exactly we may be able to help you then.

@Joker, I agree, women aren't "typically" attracted to physically abusive men lol They are likely to be attracted to men who are able to protect themselves and their family. That doesn't mean throwing themselves at everyone in sight, picking fights, trashing everything around them or beating the crap out of your wife because the soup was "too salty". That means that the guy has the physical strength and the mental abilty to use it in a dangerous situation (i.e. he can spark some agression in himself when needs be).

Language / Endearment, friendship, etc. in Polish [38]

@Novichok, of course it can be used in a patronizing way, just like some other similar words, but the word itself isn't patronizing. It depends on the intentions of the person using it.

Language / Endearment, friendship, etc. in Polish [38]

@Novichok, in Polish it doesn't sound patronizing and it's definitely not an insult :))

Language / Endearment, friendship, etc. in Polish [38]

@Chrzescijanin, Lenka is right about A and B. As for A I think that it's more likely for women to call each other like this, men usually don't address women in this way in case of platonic relations unless they're family, I guess. Of course, in theory if a guy is a really exuberant type he may call his close female friends like this from time to time, but doing that often is more characteristic for gay men, I think. If a heterosexual guy would do that often he could be seen as pretentious or the woman could interpret it in such a way that he's interested in her romantically.

C. You say ukochana when you're talking about someone, and kochanie when you're addressing a beloved person.

D. "Skarbie" is singular and "skarby" is plural. Not necessarily romantic, but, again, it's rather unlikely for a man to call his female friend like this in my opinion. It's common in romantic relationships, also mothers may call their children like this, for example.

@Alien, "mój kochany" doesn't mean "my friend", but "my darling".

Genealogy / Polish looks? - part 2 [81]

That's nothing, look at Alexa (Aleksandra) Łuczak :):

plotek.pl/plotek/1,79592,16195871,niech-was-nie-zmyli-orientalna-uroda-ta-modelka-jest-rodowita.html

Life / Books, shows and movies set in Poland [16]


So? As long as they're available on Netflix and I can watch them - I don't care :P


I'm not sure what you mean, tbh... I wouldn't say that about some of the TV series that are available on Netflix, like, for example: "Fauda" (Israeli), "The Spy"(French-American, with Sacha Baron Cohen as the main lead), Börü/Wolf (Turkish), "Służby specjalne" directed by Patryk Vega... Also, there are good fantasy and sci-fi TV series where national character doesn't really matter that much (even if it's inspired by some cultures): "The Witcher", "Shadow and Bone" (based on books, of course, like any good stuff, the world seems to be heavily inspired by tsarist Russia among others - pretty unusual and, thus, interesting :)) or those new Star Trek series ("Star Trek: Discovery")...


Thanks, I'll try to check it out :)

@amiga500, I forgot to ask - what is that multicultural TV station that you mentioned called? I have such a TV channel on cable TV, it's called Ale kino+. It usually shows more ambitious films and TV series from different countries. I've watched there Australian miniseries "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (with Natalie Dormer), for example.

Travel / Had the most unwelcoming experience in all my travels in Poland, very unfriendly people. [115]



Well, that's "nice"... Are you going to say such things to your Polish friends too? It's pretty immature and unfair to make such comments based on one visit to Poland and some comments on the internet, especially that, as it has been explained to you already, majority of people commenting in your thread aren't even Polish.


Making death threats is "a Polish thing/mentality"? lol You seem to be jumping to conclusions about a whole nation very easily... I've lived in Poland all my life and I've never received any death threats. I've also travelled as a tourist both in Poland and outside of it and I've never got death threats in any hotel or a hostel. If your story is true then you were simply unlucky. Maybe that guy had some mental problems. What was the name of that hostel and in which city? And what places in Poland have you visited?

This forum had its share of trolls (especially one guy comes to my mind) and you sound like one - hence people's reactions to your thread. I'm not even sure if you're really from the Netherlands...

Life / Birthday traditions in Poland [30]

@owieczkaniewie, you're correct - it's about "Dziady" by Mickiewicz :)

Life / Books, shows and movies set in Poland [16]


Why not? It is global - it's available in almost every country on planet Earth... And there are some good TV series on it...


Really? That's cool :)

Travel / Had the most unwelcoming experience in all my travels in Poland, very unfriendly people. [115]

@maf, yeah, I was also thinking that something else was probably happening in that bathroom... lol


And in Alien's? lol Don't be jelly Cargo, if you work hard enough for it I might despise you almost as much as him :)

Travel / Had the most unwelcoming experience in all my travels in Poland, very unfriendly people. [115]


My thoughts exactly... lol

It's probably Strzelec35 anyway...

Life / Books, shows and movies set in Poland [16]

There were some films made in Wrocław and TV series either entirely or partly filmed in that city... For example, a Polish classic "Popiół i diament" ("Ashes and Diamonds") directed by Andrzej Wajda or another black & white film, but this time a comedy "Ewa chce spać" ("Eve Wants to Sleep"). The second season of an acclaimed contemporary criminal-thriller TV series "Belfer" ("The Teacher") was filmed in Wrocław and Warsaw:

m.imdb.com/title/tt6281238/

All I know is that on DVD/Blue-ray it has English subtitles available.

I haven't seen "1983", but I'll check it out if I have time :)

Btw, fun fact - Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies" was filmed in Wrocław - it "played" Berlin from Cold War times :)

News / PiS politicians` mailboxes hacked. Russian intelligence suspected. [33]


Yes, I can, I even kind of wrote about it in your thread about Territorials :P

Life / Books, shows and movies set in Poland [16]

@Silesia2Canada, I don't have much time right now, but I've tried to think of something connected to a given place, showing it...

So, for now: TV series - I can't say they're my favourite because I haven't really watched much of them, but I know they're popular:

"Ojciec Mateusz" (father Matthew) - rather family friendly based on Italian TV series "Don Matteo" about a "detective" priest. It takes place in Sandomierz - a rather charming city in my region which is more like a small town. The TV series popularised it, tourists visiting the city want to see the places where the show is being filmed, go to the same cafes, etc.

"Wataha" (the pack) - criminal-thriller TV series about border guard unit working on the Polish-Ukrainian border. It popularised the Bieszczady mountains area as a tourist destination.

"Przyjaciółki" (friends/girlfriends) - it's sth like "Sex and the City" Polish style since it's about four female friends in their 30's. It lacks the humour and wit of those American series, but it's watchable, shows everyday lives and is set in Warsaw, so I guess you'd get the feel of the city.

If your family is from Silesia then for historical context - "Sami swoi" - a cult comedy film with the plot taking place after WW2. Very funny :)

As for books - also historical context, this time for the city of Łódź - "Ziemia obiecana" ("The Promised Land") by Władysław Reymont. It was also filmed by Andrzej Wajda under the same title (the movie was nominated for Oscar).

Study / Studying Medicine in Poland with weak Polish? I speak native Slavic language - Macedonian [10]

Hmm, to be honest... tonsillitis is one of the symptoms of "angina", so I'm not entirely sure what's the right translation in English for the whole condition... 🤔

Study / Studying Medicine in Poland with weak Polish? I speak native Slavic language - Macedonian [10]


To be honest I have a hard time imagining this... Macedonian has some similar words to Polish language, but studying medicine is not having a chat over a beer in a bar... How would you pass exams?

As for "angina" in Polish - it's tonsillitis, not common cold or just sore throat.

USA, Canada / Looking to move to Poland within the next 5-7 years from the US and need some guidance on your process. [15]

@geauxlsu32, if you or both you and your wife are going to be retired then I guess the language won't be such an issue as in case when you would have to find a job here, but it's still an issue... Polish is a difficult language, I'd slowly start learning it already if I were you...

Btw, why Poland? Do you or your wife have Polish roots?

As for politics, in 5-7 years time we may have a different government, so I'm not sure if that's a good enough reason to move across the ocean...

Do you know already where exactly in Poland you would like to live?


What do you mean by that?

History / Cursed soldiers controvercy - not all Poles respect them [320]


Why shouldn't he? And what kind of bad message?
As for his job - he's the President of Poland and making such gestures is one of the things that presidents do.


Not really, Polish presidents are being voted in into the office in democratic elections and have the right to represent the Polish nation... Just like Yeltsin did when he apologised for the Katyń massacre:

tygodnikprzeglad.pl/jelcyn-przeprosil-za-katyn/

I suspect you don't have a problem with such a gesture in that case?

And, anyway, I don't get it what's your problem - Duda didn't apologise for anything in the name of anyone. He just put a wreath and said a prayer for the victims - it's the most basic, humane gesture...

Law / Polish citizenship by descent for "Brześć nad Bugiem" born 4 grand-parents? [15]

@APoleInBel, according to the info in that link I posted you have to get your Pole's Card first and only then you can apply for the Pole's Card for your kids. Also, if their father doesn't have the Pole's Card he will have to consent to them getting it (unless he doesn't have parental responsibilities).


I know what you mean, when I told my mother some years ago that I was discussing with Russians on the internet, she said that maybe better I didn't, because I'd get into trouble lol I'm not what sure what she meant by that... I can't blame your mum though, no wonder she's worried with all the stuff that has been going on in Belarus these days, I guess...

Law / Polish citizenship by descent for "Brześć nad Bugiem" born 4 grand-parents? [15]

@APoleInBel, 4 grandparents with Polish birth certificates sounds good:

migrant.info.pl/how-to-obtain-polish-citizenship.html

Do you know Polish language?

Do you have Karta Polaka (Pole's Card)? With Karta Polaka you can ask the Polish president for the citizenship, I think.

Language / Terms of endearment in Polish [222]


Yes, it looks like it:

sjp.pwn.pl/doroszewski/zmuda;5532881.html

I didn't know that such word exists, I guess it isn't used anymore :)

Btw, guys, I'm not advocating for babies to be called "szmondaks" lol I meant that maybe Sdan's father calls his/her son like that, because he doesn't know what it means (if that word really is "szmondak", that is). It's just a theory though...

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]


Sorry, but this is a free discussion forum, not Russia :)

Velund, I'm sorry about your mother (if your story is true, that is), but me and other Poles discussed with another Russian living in Moscow for years and his only concern also seemed to be traffic jams in Moscow, not democracy and stuff like that :), even though noone from his family died from a heart attack because an ambulance couldn't get on place in time. I've also seen on YouTube videos ambulances being stuck in traffic jams in Moscow despite the fact there weren't any protests. The drivers simply wouldn't make way for the ambulances. So I'm guessing people's indifference was or maybe still is at least part of the problem. My Russian friend (living in Moscow) wrote that whenever she visited Warsaw she was amazed, because there was always some kind of demonstration taking place, so it can be done.