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Paulina   
29 Apr 2013
Life / What gifts to take? Presents customs in Poland. [173]

Sorry, but you're never going to figure out what a real American marshmallow tastes and feels like without actually trying one.

Ah well... I'll have to learn to live with that, I guess ;)

You'll just have to take my word for it that the difference is enormous.

Then I suppose bringing real American marshmallows to Poland as a gift wouldn't be such a bad idea after all :)))
Paulina   
28 Apr 2013
Life / What gifts to take? Presents customs in Poland. [173]

Huh, that's interesting. Thanks for the explanation :)
And what is the difference in taste? Those that can be bought in Poland are sweeter or maybe taste of something else? Sorry for being so inquisitive but I'm curious and I won't probably have a chance to find out by myself :)
Paulina   
28 Apr 2013
Life / What gifts to take? Presents customs in Poland. [173]

The ones you can get in Poland are far inferior to the American ones. Bought a pack once out of curiosity and the ended up in the trash. I don't think they would be suitable for roasting.

Really? I didn't know that lol So what's the difference?

Maybe they should sell them in Europe as vomit-flavoured sweets then, like in Harry Potter lol
But they can't be worse than Japanese sweets I've tasted (some kind of jelly thingies) - I don't think I've ever eaten anything more horrible lol

not as offensive as the hersheys kisses anyway....

Oh dear... lol
Paulina   
28 Apr 2013
Life / What gifts to take? Presents customs in Poland. [173]

The cost of the gift isn't that significant for children. Uniqueness is.

+1

Had a wonderful time with my teen students roasting marshmallows that my mom sent me from the States. A new and strange experience for Poles.

Roasting marshmallows - yes, that's something Poles don't usually do ;) But you can buy marshmallows in Poland so that wouldn't be a very unique gift, I guess.

However, some American brand of sweets that isn't available in Poland/Europe would be nice.

hershey's kisses taste like vomit to European taste buds and would put kids off American stuff for good.

Whaaaaat... Why "like vomit"? I've heard they're tasty... *disappointed* lol
Paulina   
22 Mar 2013
Life / Don't Forget: Tomorrow, March 8 is Women's Day in Poland! [140]

"Boys and men right now are off to a bad start from day one and those who don't go along with the female

You know, when I read this I thought "I bet she's from the South" and guess what? Bingo! lol Knoxville, Tennessee :)
(Sorry, guys, I didn't want to interrupt your "a pat on the back" conversation, I just wanted to share this fun fact :D)
Paulina   
20 Mar 2013
Travel / Things to do in KROSCIENKO [7]

It's mountains, Gandalf! lol
So... Hiking, climbing, mountain biking, enjoying nature... And probably something like this:

Is there aquapark, bowling, billiards, minifootball?

No idea, I've never been there. There can be billiards in some bars and hotels, I imagine.

Krościenko in Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kro%C5%9Bcienko_nad_Dunajcem
Paulina   
18 Mar 2013
Life / Don't Forget: Tomorrow, March 8 is Women's Day in Poland! [140]

The female mind explained:

Oh God xDDD
And this 21st century, people!
This man (noun) is (verb) stupid (adjective) :)

Women are essentially the ultimate useful idiots.

I wonder, do you live in a basement and don't go out? lol

Only savages live by the whims of their instincts and emotions.

You mean like those savage men in patriarchal India who gang rape women because those men live by the whims of their instincts? I wonder if they think in abstractions and can read "between the lines" lol

it offers no emotional leg for a woman to latch on.

Are you kidding? You obviously don't know Polish history or women at all.

On the other end, concepts like open immigration and multiculturalism are loaded with emotional significance.

lol
Do you think only women can be liberal? Or that there are no conservative women? What planet do you live on? lol

Hahaha! Lucky I never studied at university my brain is very fragile as it is, and to think that I was criticised for not reading books. Now I feel better, I saved my brain, I knew reading only comics would pay off.

lol
Ha, the mistery has been solved - now we know how men have been able to preserve their brains untouched - they only read comics :)

that is an absurdity if I ever seen one.

Indeed! And I've been able to detect it! How is that possible? Amazing...
Paulina   
18 Mar 2013
Life / Don't Forget: Tomorrow, March 8 is Women's Day in Poland! [140]

What is so offensive in his way that so many posters jump on him?

I will elaborate what's my problem with Zimmy some other day (I hope lol).

In Poland we would observe Woman's Day and Boy's Day (Dzień Chłopaka) at school. Boys would give girls presents on March 8 and girls would give boys presents on 30th September:

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzie%C5%84_Ch%C5%82opaka
It looks like it's still done:

zso6.kielce.edu.pl/dzien-chlopaka.htm

But we didn't celebrate Woman's Day and Boy's Day (or Men's Day) at high school anymore nor at the university or at work.

Men and women are different, but one dares not assert that in modern times for fear of being labelled sexist

I think we are all aware that women and men are different. That's not the point. The point is - women are different, but not worse.

Men are generally solutions oriented while women are generally experience oriented.

Hmmmmm, I don't know... When I brake my nail first I cut it so it would be even, then I usually cut the rest of my nails so they would be the same length and then I think what I should do to avoid it happening next time and I would probably also wonder: "Hmm, maybe I should eat more vitamins?" lol

Does this mean I'm a man? :O

Voltaire said women lack the capacity to understand genuine absurdity

Oh, let us not stop at Voltaire (after all he lived in 18th century). Herbert Spencer, an English philosopher, biologist and sociologist of the Victorian era, believed that female evolution, meaning intellectual evolution, had stopped at a stage before man's in order to preserve vital organs for childbirth. If a woman undertook rigorous 'brain work' such as mathematics, energy could be diverted from her reproductive system, threatening fertility and general wellbeing.

I also remember reading about a British MP, I think, who thought that studying at university would damage women's brains ^__^

Another reason that suffrage was a mistake.

I wonder what Zimmy, Ironside and Grzegorz think about what kondzior wrote... Do you guys agree?
Paulina   
11 Mar 2013
Life / Don't Forget: Tomorrow, March 8 is Women's Day in Poland! [140]

They have more latitude in clothes they wear

What do you mean?
Btw, men don't have to worry so much about their looks, they're not as scrutinized in this respect as women are. You have it easier.

and stores give women's apparel much more space than mens'.

Oh, come on, don't tell me men are as interested in fashion as women lol Some women even buy clothes for their men because they won't bother.

Women can be more politically incorrect particularly when it comes to verbal expressions while men have to be more 'sensitive' in their comments and jokes, particularly in a work environment.

Not in Poland.

So you don't 'feel' that the presentation of men and women doesn't affect on how society thinks about them?

Of course it does. In Polish TV commercials of laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids there are always women and if there's a man then he's usually there to inform the 'silly' women that they were buying the wrong thing lol When there's some kind of an ad for children it's always the mum giving the cough syrup, etc. The same with products connected to cooking at home. When there's a commercial of body lotion for women it looks like some kind of soft prn with her whole naked body being shown lol

I have a real, concrete example: my mum. She works A LOT in a private company.

+1
And my mum was literally the only woman on this specific position in the place she works (and this place is big) and she often did a lot of overtime and she's always "on request" when she's needed. In Poland women usually work fulltime (you wouldn't be able to support a family in Poland from just one average salary) AND take care of the kids AND often do the cooking AND the cleaning AND the laundry and washing dishes AND the everyday shopping.

There's no affirmative action, noone is getting heat from governmental bodies for not hiring women or whatever.
As for the domestic violence - lol, oh boy. There's no comparison. I don't know, maybe a husband can get slapped or have plates thrown at him, but a woman (and a child) can end up severely beaten or beaten to death by your drunk husband or in a coma - just recent examples:

On the body of a woman living in Poland there was found a lot of damage , they were both external injuries and internal . The immediate cause of death was a brain hematoma , which was formed after receiving strong blows . Currently, the detainee interrogation man. Robert O. charged with fatal beating .

Of course, not all is bad (for example, my dad cooks too, does the vacuuming, washes the dishes, does the shopping and when I was a baby he even washed the diapers - women in the countryside were in shock and awe when my mum told them about it lol). It's not as good as in the West or in the US I can imagine, but I'm sure that it's way better than, for example, in Arab countries.

And things are probably getting better (I hope).


But, ZIMMY, you should really, really take a trip outside of the US (at least mentally). The world doesn't end on the United States of America.

Btw, if you know Polish then here are some interesting observations of a Polish couple living in Singapore about the situation of women (and men too) both in Singapore and Poland:

(Quite surprising at times!)
Paulina   
3 Mar 2013
Life / Which animals are native to Poland? [103]

even if for a kings hunting pleasure they still wished the species remaining

At some point they even stopped hunting them and special "foresters" were appointed to take care of aurochs and protect them from poachers, the peasants were forbidden to cut grass and let their cows graze where aurochs were grazing.
Paulina   
12 Feb 2013
History / Churchill and Poland [120]

Citizen67, read comments more carefully, please. I wrote they were defamed and ridiculed as cowards by the communist propaganda in communist Poland. And they are still seen as such by some Russians.

I've seen "The Battle of Britain" and I was reminded of this film by two English guys who came to Poland and were invited by my mum to a family dinner. They also mentioned general Sosabowski in "A Bridge Too Far". They've brought it up on their own which was nice and we appreciated it :) I can assure you that there was no crying, whining, blaming, denial or wimpish behaviour on our part towards them at that dinner :)

No and I dont live in Poland

Thank you, Barney, for the info. You see, citizen67? Barney isn't Polish.
Do you think he was brainwashed by the communists?
Paulina   
12 Feb 2013
History / Churchill and Poland [120]

Of all the people you've quoted I know of only one Pole living in Poland and it's pawian.
Smurf - I don't think he's even Polish.
MarcinD lives in San Diego, California, USA.
Legend lives in Mississauga, Canada.
Marek11111 lives in Stanwood, Washington, USA.
Do you see any pattern here?
Or maybe they teach communist propaganda in Northern America? lol
Is Barney Polish?
Paulina   
12 Feb 2013
History / Churchill and Poland [120]

Don't you think you hav been had, the Communists hav firmly indoctrinated you Poles.

No, I don't think so. The Polish government-in-exile (in London) was defamed and ridiculed as cowards, Poles who fought on the side of the Western Allies were considered traitors or whatever by the communist propaganda. Yet now we treat those soldiers with great esteem. Also, as pawian wrote:

Apart from that, Churchill`s role in defeating Nazis was important and even communists admitted it.

Do you understand what pawian wrote?

It must take great deal of effort to think Churchill as an enemy of Poland.

Poles don't think of Churchill as an enemy of Poland. Just as he wasn't an enemy of France.
Paulina   
12 Feb 2013
History / Churchill and Poland [120]

dude, you gave me a link to a Yalta comment.

Who are you addressing?

you believ him to hav "sold-out" Poland.

You wrote yourself:
"Every country has a similar their own country-centric version of the events of WWII."

Something that was good for Britain, could be at the same time bad for Poland.
Poles don't have a duty to praise Churchill for absolutely everything he did.
Some of his decisions can be seen as controversial.
Like this one for example:

winstonchurchill.org/learn/in-the-media/churchill-in-the-news/889-churchills-deadly-decision-destroying-the-french-fleet

Churchill's Deadly Decision reveals the darkest side of Britain's Finest Hour. Some call his decision a turning point in the war, others call it a terrible betrayal and a war crime. This is the story of what Churchill did next, and why; and how 1,300 French sailors died as a result in what the French still call 'our Pearl Harbour'. In the words of French survivors, some of whom still regard Churchill as a war criminal, and one of the British sailors who opened fire on his former allies, this is the forgotten story of Churchill's deadliest decision - to sink the French Fleet.

This whole thread is full anti-Churchill rhetoric, accusing him of all sorts of things.

Could you point to those anti-Churchill posts accusing him of all sorts of things?
Paulina   
12 Feb 2013
History / Churchill and Poland [120]

All the time? Are you kidding? This "Marek11111" is as Twilight Zone-ish as you are lol Even on the internet such weirdos are rare. I've never seen such a view as his on the Polish internet. And he lives in Stanwood, Washington, USA. No comment lol

You both should get a life, pronto ;/
Paulina   
12 Feb 2013
History / Churchill and Poland [120]

can you explain why Churchill is hated?

He is not lol

Hated, loathed, held with contempt.

Stalin then.

I hav experienced nothing, but hatred of Churchill, and the British on this forum, since I came here. Churchill seems to used to used to justify every piece of bad behaviour and benefit-claiming by Poles, not only on here, but on other forums as well.

Dude, I don't know what other forums you have in mind but this forum has as much to do with Poland and Poles as cybersex has with the real thing lol

There are very few Poles on this forum and even fewer are those who actually were born and live in Poland. Basing your views about what Poles in general think on something you've read on some forums on the internet is simply silly.

And I honestly don't know who according to you hates Churchill and the British on this forum. Could you name those Poles?

I would like to know what Churchill did?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalta_Conference
Paulina   
12 Feb 2013
History / Churchill and Poland [120]

Yes,

And why on Earth would you write that in Poland 'Stalin is admired and considered a "Good Guy"'? Can you explain to me this idiotic statement of yours?

and you quoted my quote, which was about Russia.

Aaaand what Russia has to do with Poland as far as attitude towards Stalin is concerned?
(The answer is: zip, nada... nothing! lol)

Who do consider to be the more reviled person in Poland to be; Stalin or Churchill?

What does "reviled" mean?

Who do you hate?

I don't hate anyone.
As far as assessment of historical figures by Poles is concerned - even putting Stalin and Churchill in one sentence is laughable and shows that you either have no idea about Polish history and Polish views or there's something wrong with your head.

Let's just say that this song have nothing to do with Churchill:
youtube.com/watch?v=y5kmuMf7ki4
You get my drift? lol
Paulina   
12 Feb 2013
History / Churchill and Poland [120]

I said, "former communist countries", Stalin is worshiped in, mostly Russia, and Georgia, I understand.

You wrote:

Poland must be a fúcked up country, where Churchill is denigrated, and Stalin is admired and considered a "Good Guy".

Paulina   
12 Feb 2013
History / Churchill and Poland [120]

Poland must be a fúcked up country, where Churchill is denigrated, and Stalin is admired and considered a "Good Guy".

I've just entered The Twilight Zone... O_O
I must be in that weird part of the internet...
I got to get out... got to get out... :O

2 second search, and that ain't nothing I saw photos in taxi cars, and was told many times he was a good man, a strong man.

Dude, are you delusional? Or maybe you've eaten some weird mushrooms? This is Polish Forums, not Russian Forums! o_O
And get a life, for ffs lol
Paulina   
30 Jan 2013
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

Interesting.

I don't know if I translated it right - it says:

Who can get a gun:

Osoba posiadająca stały pobyt w województwie opolskim

Who can't get a gun:

5. nie posiadającym miejsca stałego pobytu na terytorium Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

I have another link to follow up on which is for "English-speaking" customers. Will let you know what I discover on buying guns in Poland from a foreigner's perspective.

OK :)
Paulina   
30 Jan 2013
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

No, but I can figure it out with a translator and some help from friends. Thank you very much for your assistance.

You're welcome :)

This also could be useful - Opole police site about getting a permit for sporting guns:

opolska.policja.gov.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151:-pozwolenie-na-bro-sportow-&catid=48:pozwolenia-licencje&Itemid=120

For guns in general: szczecin.kwp.gov.pl/zezwolenia-i-licencje/pozwolenia-na-bron

Both links say that one has to be a permanent resident in Poland to get a gun, though.
Paulina   
30 Jan 2013
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

In the Sporter section of Paulina's links they are .22's (rifles and pistols).

Ah, right, there's a sporting section, I missed that:

LONG GUN SPORT department includes weaponson which you must have a permit. We present you here long, high-performance arms and recreational rimfire ammunition in caliber .22 LR (5,6mm). The high-performance weapon is represented by Walther brand - German manufacturer with a 125 years of experience and a Swiss producer Hammerli sporting weapons. Under the brand name COLT are also produced in Germany rimfire rifles facilities which are replicas of the legendary US Army combat weapons such as rifles M4, M16 and Colt pistols, 1911. The purchase of this weapon is only possible in the showroom with a valid promise to buy weapons and proof of identity .

bron.pl/shopbron/product/BRON-SPORTOWA/Bron-sportowa-dluga/Karabin-22LR-Heckler-Koch-MP5A5/56182
Yes, this is a real sporting gun (you can even tell by the price lol). But the site says one has to show a valid permit for sporting guns and ID to buy it (you can't buy it online).
Paulina   
30 Jan 2013
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

These are YOUR guns,

I think pip's comment was adressed to Rysavy.

I'm trying to figure out if they are worth buying one to take home.

You want to buy that sporting semiautomatic rifle produced by "£ucznik"-Radom?
You won't find it at bron.pl
- it sells "guns without permit". Those are electric replicas of real guns, for example:
bron.pl/shopbron/product/AIR-SOFT-GUN/Pistolety-maszynowe/Pistolet-maszynowy-AEG-H-K-MP7-A1/835
It shoots with balls, not bullets ;)

You would have to get a permit for a real sporting gun. I've quoted what you would need to get it (in Polish).
Paulina   
30 Jan 2013
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

Thank you very much!

No problem.

Surprisingly, there are a bit over half a million guns owned by civilians in Poland.

I suspect most of them are hunting guns. At least that was the case in 2008:

guns in Poland 2008

253 913 - hunting guns
151 001 - gas guns
28 064 - sporting guns
23 945 - battle (?) guns
602 - signalling and alarm (?) guns
165 - electroshock weapons
152 - crossbows
91 - melee weapons

Keep your guns in the U.S.

Yes, please...
Paulina   
30 Jan 2013
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

So, what do you have to do to buy one of these?

For sport guns:

If you apply for a gun permit for sports purposes should be attached proof of membership in sport club or sporting association performing sport shooting, frequency of participation in competitions organized by the club and results achieved ..

The person must also submit a shooting license and patent issued by the Polish Sport Shooting Association, however, this document is not critical to the merits of the case.

From: bron.pl/Sklepy/bron.pl/FAQ/WIATROWKI-I-OSPRZET/Jak-uzyskac-pozwolenie-na-bron

You may think that however I would never support such legislation

Me neither.
Paulina   
29 Jan 2013
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Bronisław Malinowski who wrote The Sex Life of Savages ???

;D

Edit: oops, sorry, I read on about King Maciuś and realised it must be Janusz Korczak, the Teacher!

You got me worried there for a minute, pawian :)))
Yes, it's Janusz Korczak. It's a kind of preface to his novel "King Matt the First". It comes after the title page, the preface on the page on the left and this photo of Korczak as a kid on the page on the right. This book is still standing on my bookshelf ;) (I've just realised it's 23 years old now lol)
Paulina   
29 Jan 2013
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Because when I admit that Poles owe much to him, I will be instantly attacked by maniacal right wing antisemites like gumishu.

Oh, OK ;)

All right, then someone who can't be controversial for anyone :) when he was a kid in poland

The author of these words:

"So when I was the same as in this photograph , I wanted to do everything written here . And then I forgot and now I am old .

And now I have neither the time nor the energy to lead the war and the cannibals ride .
A photograph of such a given , because it is important , when you really wanted to be king, and not - when I write about the king Maciusiu . And I think it's better to give photographs of kings , travelers and writers , when they were not yet adults and old, because that's how it seems that they once were wise and have never been small. And kids think that they can not be ministers , travelers and writers , and it's not true .

Adults do not need to read my novel , because the chapters are inappropriate , so I do not understand and will be mocked . But they want necessarily , let try . But adults can not be prevented , because I do not listen - and what they who will? "


:)))))

Who wrote this?

Cockroaches under pillows!!! :):):)

Fleas for the night!!! ;D :)))