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


Why is that? lol I wrote that you solved part of the riddle, although it would be better if you'd given it as an English equivalent, not translated into Polish...


Yes, really.. In Poland they're called "faworki" or "chrust/chruściki":

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faworki


The feathery things that grow out of an angel's back? :)

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


Well done, Chemikiem! I must admit I was counting on you with this riddle :D When I was looking for a translation for "ptysie" I found "cream puffs", but judging by the photos "choux buns" look the same. Are "choux buns" British English and "cream puffs" American English?


Wow, awesome! I thought I'd have to give some hints, but clearly it wasn't necessary :) Nah, I wouldn't post a tank, that would be too easy for you people ;))) Btw, I didn't take that photo :) I don't think they would show it at an expo like that - it doesn't have the camouflage painted on yet. I posted it as a riddle because AHS Krab is Polish and the photo is from the factory in Stalowa Wola, where it's produced :)

I didn't know dolno knows so much about military stuff - I'll have to think of some difficult military riddle for him, hmm...


No way... I had two theories: that some drunk villagers destroyed a statue or that a general was executed by drunk enemy soldiers ;) I don't remember whether that guy was mentioned at our history classes at school, but I doubt we would be informed about some general's drinking problems, tbh... If it wasn't for that second part of the riddle, I would have to do a lot googling and I'm not sure if even that would help.

@maf, I googled "crullers" and they don't look like chrust/faworki at all. According to Wikipedia they're "angel wings" in English. So it looks like johnny_reb solved part of the riddle, since he knew the English equivalent, just translated it into Polish.

@johnny_reb, we don't call them "skrzydła anioła" in Poland. We have only two names for them: "faworki" and "chrust/chruściki". Where I live they're called "faworki". They're called "faworki" in central Poland (due to more foreign influences in this part of Poland) and "chrust" in the South. "Chrust" is the most "Polish/Slavic" name - they're called like that because they resemble dry twigs (brushwood?). Were they made by your family in the US? Did you call them "angel wings"?

Btw, I guess Jaffa cakes aren't well known in the US? In Poland they're pretty popular :)

@delph, a wild guess - is it Bystrzyca - a left tributary of the Oder?
I guess we must be somehow linked telepathically, because I thought today of posting nature-related riddles too :))

Riddle 1:
What is it and where do you think I could've taken this photo?

Riddle 2 (the forest):
Where is it? Hint: soldiers from British SAS who trained there called it "Polish f*cking jungle" lol Why did they call it like that?

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

@johnny_reb, you could call it "deser" as a whole, but I'd like people to give the names of those types of confectionery products: there are three types in the photo and each have their own name both in Polish and English.

History / What makes you feel Polish? [167]


And where does it say that just because a Jew/Jewess is born and raised in Poland, he/she is obligated to like Poland and everything Polish or identify himself/herself as Polish? You were born, raised and educated in Poland and yet you don't identify yourself as a Pole, despite being ethnically Polish and not experiencing any discrimination in Poland because of whom you were born.

Generally, Rich, I have an impression that just like Polish language, human beings and the world at large are a bit too complicated for you. Why don't you get interested in robots? They don't have "feelings" and such... lol

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Yay! :D That's the second riddle I solved on this thread ;) I should celebrate ;D


I translated the second part of the riddle into Polish and googled it :P Wiki page popped up and everything was there ;)


Polish speakers had an advantage with that one, I think...

So, I've decided to post one that's going to be easy for Polish speakers, but I'd like to ask Poles who were born in Poland and people who have been living in Poland for years to abstain from answering this one, because I'm guessing it's going to be too easy (unless, of course, noone else will be able to name all of them).

Riddle 1:
1. Advanced level: what are the names of those goodies in Polish.
2. Less advanced: if you don't know how they're called in Polish, name them in English.

Riddle 2 (the vehicle):
And one for everyone - what is it called?:

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

@delph, I don't have the time to think about it right now, but is your riddle about a statue of some general? Is it in the Holy Cross mountains area/region?

@delph, the riddle is about the statue commemorating general Karol Świerczewski aka "Walter" in the place where he was killed and the photo was taken in the podkarpackie region.

Love / Am I The Only One Who Doesn't Find Polish Women Attractive? [93]

@Strzelec35, the same is with women - when I find out that some guy is a pedo or an ephebophile or a sociopath or a misoginist (or all of the above put together) his attractiveness goes to the below zero level for me.

History / What makes you feel Polish? [167]

@delph, really? Foreigners from the West often complained on PF how blunt Poles are, as far as I remember... I wouldn't say we're very open about our emotions here in Poland though... But maybe to someone who grew up in a Scandinavian country we seem like it :) ;)

Love / Am I The Only One Who Doesn't Find Polish Women Attractive? [93]

@Barney... lol

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

@Joker, Milo, that was why I chose this photo - because tenement houses around the square and near it often look similar in many cities, but at the back of the photo that building on the left looks different - it would be unusual for many cities and towns in Poland.

Joker, it isn't Tarnobrzeg - look at the hight of those tenement houses - those in Tarnobrzeg have less storeys (stories). Buildings around the square and near it in smaller cities and in towns usually look like that and those in big cities are often higher.

Chemikiem and Miloslaw are right - it's Wrocław :) Chemikiem was first, so she solved the riddle!

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


Um, nope...


OK, so let's see who'll guess it besides you :)


Haha... I was spared such views, maybe because it was winter when I took that photo and it was really cold lol

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

Looks like jon357 knows already... lol I knew I should've cropped that photo more ;D So you're giving others a chance? ;)

History / What makes you feel Polish? [167]


Dolno, were you unable to join the Navy at all or become an officer? Weren't you born in the UK?


As far as I remember you wrote that you don't regard yourself as a Pole, but an American, because you don't like Poland and Poles or whatever. So you "feel" American, despite being ethnically Polish. The first is a "feeling" and the other is a biological fact. Unless you're really Russian, of course ;)

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

OK, architecture again :) - where is it?

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Life / Is cancer treatment in Poland covered free of cost or almost free of cost for people registered in NFZ/ZUS? [17]

@devil_storage, so your surgery is that open biopsy?
I don't think you need any referral to a private clinic. If they perform this procedure at Medicover then simply get a private visit with the doctor who does it there, take all the test results with you and tell him you'd like to be done faster. Mind you, waiting for two weeks for a surgery is pretty standard... Btw, if you're booked already for that open biopsy at a public hospital then don't resign from it, keep it in case something doesn't work out with that private route. My father did just that and after he had his surgery at that private clinic, they called from the public hospital to inform him that his planned surgery had been rescheduled for later and he would probably have it done in spring due to doctors at that hospital going down with COVID-19... So, you never know, I guess it's better to have more than one option...

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

@Chemikiem, yes, exactly! :))) There was also a question what it's made of, but I guess it's pretty obvious by now that it's porcelain...

So, jon357 rocked it and Chemikiem finished it! :D

Well, to be more precise that figurine is the original so the name should be "Kot siedzący":

sprzedajemy.pl/new-look-kot-siedzacy-projekt-naruszewicz-cmielow-lata-60te-warszawa-2-7897fb-nr62529742

From what I can see the new versions made in Ćmielów factory these days are called "Siedzący kot":

as.cmielow.com.pl/pl/koty/781-siedzacy-kot-kolory.html

To be honest, I think I prefer the original version, it looks more elegant to me...

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

@jon357, yes, Naruszewicz! Well done! :D And yes - the 1950's, so the figurine is decades old.

What about the rest of the more advanced level of the riddle? Anyone knows?

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

@jon357, yes, Ćmielów! :)

Language / Terms of endearment in Polish [222]


"Swochootky" would be "słodziutki", not "słodziutko". It's something a grandma would call her little grandson, for example ("słodziutka" for a female).

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


It's the biggest church in Poland apparently, with the biggest bell ;)


lol I haven't seen any when I was there, but generally the building is somewhat "plastic-fantastic". It isn't historic, it was built in the 1990's.


Don't worry about it, it's supposed to be fun :)) Maybe I'll try to make more difficult riddles from time to time, so you would have some challenge too ;)

Perhaps this one is going to be a bit more difficult, let's see...

What is it made of, where was it made and how old it could be?
More advanced level - what is it called, who designed it and the date of the design (which year):

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Wow, that was fast! :D You're correct, dolno!

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No, it isn't.

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

What is it and where?

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


But it's a fish from the Coryphaenidae family, not a dolphin (which is a mammal), it's only called dolphinfish... You didn't eat a real dolphin, right?

I've gotta say that mahi-mahi fish looks cool though - I've never heard of it or seen it before...


Well, I'm not going to eat it again, that's for sure lol

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@Chemikiem, I don't know, I somehow remember it as being salty - maybe it was simply that intense taste...

@johnny_reb, have you ever tried shark's meat?


OMG, did you eat a dolphin??


Yikes... I didn't know that... It's good that I've tried it only once then...

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

@Chemikiem, yeah, I've tried it only once too, the taste was pretty intense, as far as I remember, I think it was the most salty fish I've ever eaten... I don't think I've become a fan, but apparently you have to know how to prepare it so it wouldn't be too pungent...


Haha... lol

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

Bravo, Chemikiem and dolno! :D Chemikiem was first, so she won - yes, it is shark!

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


Maybe this is going to be a hint: just like pawian I'm a Gemini and I like experimenting and trying new stuff and just like him I like introducing my family and friends to new meals, exotic fruit, unusual stuff, etc.

Those are steaks but not from tuna or swordfish :)

Life / Is cancer treatment in Poland covered free of cost or almost free of cost for people registered in NFZ/ZUS? [17]

@dolno, I'm sorry that your wife has to go through this, send her hugs from me...


My father went to a private visit to a doctor and he told him he can have a surgery in his private clinic on NFZ. Generally, my impression is that if you go to a private visit everything goes faster and the surgeon is more interested in you later on at the hospital... My father at that private clinic had great care, he was alone in his room, there was bathroom in the room, TV and anesthesiologist even brought him tea...

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


Maf, does it look to you like fried flesh of a human? ;/ Maybe you're an expert on human meat, but I'm not, so do enlighten us :P


Thank God, dolno, because it was getting creepy lol It isn't carp, but it is a fish! :)