Life / The climate for gardening in Poland [291]


there is still snow forecast up until the middle of March in Poland - we just had a couple of nice sunny days a few days back but... it's still not spring

History / What should Russia and Poland do to become if not friends, then at least not enemies? [943]


in other words: "We were a peaceful nation, untill those bloody Ukrainians did not bend over backwards for us."

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [660]



biedronkas don't have them - I would gladly prepare them for food after trying some in the UK - you can however grow your own if you have some piece of a garden plot (my grandad used to grow turnips for rabbits and nutrias that he kept)

History / Poland and Britain started WW2 [307]


you read it all wrong

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


no "pierdalać" does not exist - s/w/dopierdalać are constructed in a linguistically regular manner from the word "pierdolić" which originally meant simply 'to f.ck" - now "pierdolić" means also "to talk bullshit" and "to not give two ***** about something"

Life / Understanding Poland's Birthday Tradition [66]


Birthday spanking is (as far as I know) only aplied to people on their 18th birthday celebration - and not by their parents but by their peers - still I haven't witnessed or heard about the practice from people I know (I only read about it on the internet)

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [660]


potatoes are not frost resistant so people don't leave them in the ground for the winter (at least here in Poland) - we leave some leek to overwinter in the garden as leek tends not to fare well in our cellar - the thing is leek is pretty conspicuous in the garden even with some snow

Life / Poles speaking English - examples [245]


he was appointed in 2018 ago by no other than president Duda - this is how incompetent PiS cadres are :P

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


please stick to the facts - the girl was not not allowed an abortion but denied an abortion by gynecologists who refused to perform the procedure

News / Polish PM Tusk- dictator or not? What Poles think? [421]


Mr Tusk is well remember in Poland as Mrs Merkel's sycophant who compromised/endangered Polish national interests

Language / Test to determine proficiency of Polish? [7]


there are online placing tests for language schools in Poland (those that teach Polish as a foreing language) - just google 'test języka polskiego dla obcokrajowców online'

History / What do Poles owe to Hungarians? [233]


assuming you are German (judging from your user name) how would you call the entire German political class who based German economic policy on the dependence on Russian gas (and now German frantically get back to minining lignite to fill the void)

Life / Polish Nursery Rhymes [253]


this part goes like this:

Hop hop hop
Jedzie chłop
Na koniku hop hop hop
Aż dojedzie.. (can't remember what was next)

and I have no idea what Hotsaway represents

translation
Hop hop hop
A man rides
a horsey hop hop hop
Until he reaches... (that's as far as I got :P)

Travel / What to do in Wroclaw! [49]

as far as I know there is no such place in Wrocław (that could be compared to Warsaw's Praga)

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


Zabłocki

Life / Poland's birthrate on the decline [480]

the thing is you can't have it both ways

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

@Paulina

hmm - looks like I have been not very well informed on the subjects - thanks for shedding some light

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


yeah, so Wojtunik joked about 'Sienkiewicz's men' burning the Russian embassy guardhouse, sure sure
also I haven't heard of any major devastations by hooligans in recent years - I may be wrong though so feel free to update me on that

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


it has been shown that hooligans were targeted by police provocations (in youtube videos) - also in a recorded conversation between Paweł Wojtunik (the ex chief of Polish secret service) with another PO figure (Elżbieta Bieńskowska)) he mentioned that 'Sienkiewicz's people' set the guardhouse by the Russian embassy on fire (Sienkiewicz was the interior minister(responsible for police and secret services) during PO rule): another major PO provocation

also Donald Tusk initiated a war against football hooligans only after portions of them raised a slogan: Donald, matole, twój rząd obalą kibole. (Donald, you moron, football hooligans will topple your government) : one aspect of the war was that one of the leaders of Warsaw football hooligans spent over a year in prison on trumped up charges - he was then awarded a compensation of a couple of thousands of PLN by court (laughable)

Po polsku / Dyrdymałki o Niczem 2 [180]


nie wiem czy zauważyłeś, Ziemowit, ale euro jak dotąd nie przyjęły Dania i Szwecja (a nawet Czesi)

Life / 3 reasons why winter is the best time of the year in Poland [58]


many Polish women do (at least they used to some 10 years ago)

Genealogy / Polish Romani (gypsy) surnames [64]


Siwak simply comes from the word 'grey' (in Polish, I guess it's pretty similar in the Boiko language) - it must have been a nickname meaning 'grey guy' (Siwak per se is a masculine form) - I know nothing about Gypsy names apart from the fact that they bear typically Polish names usually

Life / I'm from China and I would like to ask about the real experience of life in Poland [44]


I have been living in this country for over 40 years, yet the air pollution by power generation hasn't killed me - so it's not that bad

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


I understand his stance to some extent - or at least what I believe his stance is - PiS turned too much towards cheap (or rather expensive) populism and it may cost us dearly - there were serious shortcomings, let's say, of the PO/PSL clique that Gowin understood - what I believe Gowin is a responsible politician: a rare case in Poland - I believe him to be a tragic figure

History / History of two Neighbors: Poland - Germany Interrelations [283]


cheap PR stunt - how about accepting post-covid rebuild plan for Poland, huh?

Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]

an example of PO scandal: auto.dziennik.pl/drogi/artykuly/412211,miliardowy-przekret-na-ekranach-przy-autostradach-gdzie-sa-dokumenty.html

PO scandals cost us real money: like billions PLN

wpolityce.pl/polityka/142072-ekrany-dzwiekoszczelne-w-szczerym-polu-na-walke-z-halasem-przy-drogach-wydano-czesto-bez-sensu-prawie-miliard-zlotych

this is an article on the Wrocław PCK scandal - it is clear from the article that the leadership of PiS intended to throw the incrimanted politician out of the party - you know PiS is not a mind reading telepathic entity and black sheep happen here and there

gazetawroclawska.pl/wroclaw-radny-pis-w-areszcie-wyprowadzal-pieniadze-z-pck/ar/12969673

ok I found another article (from 3 years later) that says more PiS politicians were involved in fraud within and around PCK - newsweek.pl/polska/spoleczenstwo/afera-pck-z-udzialem-politykow-pis-sledztwo-ujawnia-nowe-fakty/xw0cccf

some of the information in the article is a typical manipulation but some facts are undeniable
the case went to courts, pawian, though - so it's a bullcrap that 'good change' prosecutors strangled the case

News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]


oh, our dear beloved Pawian would exactly know what to do - everyone knows that

News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

@GefreiterKania

one more article on hipocrisy of Western European elites (at least in the not so distant past) - it sheds the light on why the owner of TVN is a post-box company in a Dutch international airport

eur.nl/en/news/netherlands-still-tax-haven

it mentions Ireland, dear Ms Atch

Google and it's taxes in Europe according to Reuters - reuters.com/article/us-google-taxes-netherlands-idUSKBN1YZ10Z

Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]

@gumishu

here's a nice little article on SKOKs that mentions how many of them got in trouble and singles out the SKOK Wołomin case - of course in Polish - but pawian claims to know Polish

bankier.pl/wiadomosc/SKOK-i-chca-ochrony-Bankowego-Funduszu-Gwarancyjnego-4010141.html

News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

this article in Polish speaks volumes about the eurocrats and their hipocrisy - some rich statements by Eva Kaili - read up Ms Atch: wpolityce.pl/polityka/625786-kaili-oskarzala-polske-i-rozplywala-sie-nad-katarem

some nice facts about other eurocrats here (also in Polish): wpolityce.pl/polityka/625811-nie-tylko-wiceszefowa-pe-eurokracja-uczciwa-inaczej

if someone doesn't believe the Polish article - here's one German article about von der Leyen's phone erasure: dw.com/en/german-defense-ministry-illegally-wiped-phone-data-of-ursula-von-der-leyen/a-51764162 - some interesting things indeed

I would really love to hear your response to the Deutsche Welle article on Mrs von der Leyen's official phone, Ms Atch