mafketis
1 May 2021
mafketis
1 May 2021
Life / Litter in Poland [24]
swiatrolnika.info/smieci-polskie-lasy
notice the headline.... no 'some' there....
2018, surprisingly little litter (kind of an upscale area but...)
take a walk in a forest lately?
Using some before people would be more reasonable and fairer.
swiatrolnika.info/smieci-polskie-lasy
notice the headline.... no 'some' there....
When was the last time you visited Italy??? :):)
2018, surprisingly little litter (kind of an upscale area but...)
But I see it rarely
take a walk in a forest lately?
mafketis
1 May 2021
Life / Litter in Poland [24]
I complained in another thread on the littering culture of Poland (hardly unique to the country but I'm in a bad mood about it).
What needs to change to stop people from just dropping their garbage wherever they happen to be? Especially in places like parks and wooded areas and around lakes/ponds?
If you Polish does the litter bother you or not? What can you do about it?
If your not, then how does litter in Poland compare to your country?
If litter isn't a big problem where you are what happened to get it under control?
I complained in another thread on the littering culture of Poland (hardly unique to the country but I'm in a bad mood about it).
What needs to change to stop people from just dropping their garbage wherever they happen to be? Especially in places like parks and wooded areas and around lakes/ponds?
If you Polish does the litter bother you or not? What can you do about it?
If your not, then how does litter in Poland compare to your country?
If litter isn't a big problem where you are what happened to get it under control?
mafketis
1 May 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]
they tipped it over so they would know it was emptied? (or another truck following behind them would)?
they tipped it over so they would know it was emptied? (or another truck following behind them would)?
mafketis
30 Apr 2021
Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1050]
To me as well.... I imagine... that the godfather of a child about to be baptized scrapes some paint from a painting (icon?) he likes and mixes it with baptismal water... but beyond that....
It reads like a bad translation, do you have any idea what the original language was (or what the language of the author is)?
The sense of this piece in bold is unclear to me
To me as well.... I imagine... that the godfather of a child about to be baptized scrapes some paint from a painting (icon?) he likes and mixes it with baptismal water... but beyond that....
It reads like a bad translation, do you have any idea what the original language was (or what the language of the author is)?
mafketis
30 Apr 2021
mafketis
29 Apr 2021
Life / Fast Food missing in Poland [48]
It was in Poland (at least in Warsaw) in the mid 1990s for a few years but then disappeared.... the locations I was in were doing good business so I think pulling was not just economic.
I really miss fresh corn tortillas....
taco bell virtually doesnt exist in Poland?
It was in Poland (at least in Warsaw) in the mid 1990s for a few years but then disappeared.... the locations I was in were doing good business so I think pulling was not just economic.
I really miss fresh corn tortillas....
mafketis
26 Apr 2021
Law / Is bus fine going to effect my visa or passport? [5]
If everybody else was treating them normally they should be legit... (Polish passengers don't stay silent if they thing something's going on).
And getting busted for riding 'na gapę' (without a ticket) won't affect anything in any way....
Are there such people like that in Poland?
If everybody else was treating them normally they should be legit... (Polish passengers don't stay silent if they thing something's going on).
And getting busted for riding 'na gapę' (without a ticket) won't affect anything in any way....
mafketis
26 Apr 2021
Language / Polish terms for age demographic? ("Baby Boomer", "Generations X/Y/Z", "Millennials", "Post-Millennials",etc?) [12]
In general.... everybody seems devoted to trying to forget all about that period, my students say it's barely mentioned in high school history. This is because there's an ideological conflict about who did what when and how and why and until there's a clear winner... it's just not discussed much.
I think that the western labels are used in Poland (though the generational timeline doesn't match up and the qualities are very different)
But the thing is, I think most academic sources about this will be in Polish (with at most summaries translated into English)
here's an example.... though the summary isn't that... illuminating...
WHY ARE WE WHO WE ARE? IDENTIFICATION OF GENERATIONAL FACTORS OF GENERATION Y AND GENERATION Z IN POLAND
SUMMARY
The aim of the article was identify generational factors of generation Y and generation Z in Poland. The analysis were based on a review of literature focusing on the youngest Polish generations. The cultural orientation of defining generations was used. The elements of the historical situation that influenced the shaping of the analyzed age groups were identified. The historical situation that shapes generations is specific to each country. In the era of globalization, we point out the unification of generational factors. However, the impact of cultural conditions is still important
found here: pw.plock.pl/Kolegium-NEiS/Publikacje-w-KNEiS/Przedsiebiorczosc-i-zarzadzanie-talentami-wybrane-zagadnienia
the author is Matysiak and her bibliography might have some pointers...
for persons born before or during Polish communism
In general.... everybody seems devoted to trying to forget all about that period, my students say it's barely mentioned in high school history. This is because there's an ideological conflict about who did what when and how and why and until there's a clear winner... it's just not discussed much.
I think that the western labels are used in Poland (though the generational timeline doesn't match up and the qualities are very different)
But the thing is, I think most academic sources about this will be in Polish (with at most summaries translated into English)
here's an example.... though the summary isn't that... illuminating...
WHY ARE WE WHO WE ARE? IDENTIFICATION OF GENERATIONAL FACTORS OF GENERATION Y AND GENERATION Z IN POLAND
SUMMARY
The aim of the article was identify generational factors of generation Y and generation Z in Poland. The analysis were based on a review of literature focusing on the youngest Polish generations. The cultural orientation of defining generations was used. The elements of the historical situation that influenced the shaping of the analyzed age groups were identified. The historical situation that shapes generations is specific to each country. In the era of globalization, we point out the unification of generational factors. However, the impact of cultural conditions is still important
found here: pw.plock.pl/Kolegium-NEiS/Publikacje-w-KNEiS/Przedsiebiorczosc-i-zarzadzanie-talentami-wybrane-zagadnienia
the author is Matysiak and her bibliography might have some pointers...
mafketis
25 Apr 2021
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [599]
That's very good news and it's a disgrace that no previous president did so...
Biden recognised Armenian genocide
That's very good news and it's a disgrace that no previous president did so...
mafketis
25 Apr 2021
Language / Polish terms for age demographic? ("Baby Boomer", "Generations X/Y/Z", "Millennials", "Post-Millennials",etc?) [12]
Why would they be? Generations are defined by shared experiences and there aren't really globally shared experiences of the type that create generations*.
Baby boomers were the product of post World War II abundance and the American High (sociological term) and/or the Great Compression.
Poland's experience after WWII wasn't remotely similar... a long hard climb out of too many people killed, destroyed infrastructure and hobbled by Soviet "help"...
Generation X became the first victims of the boomers' entitled mentality, without boomers you don't get generation X and without generation X you don't get millenials...
On the other hand there's a tradition in Poland of adopting names from foreign events without understanding the underlying meaning.
There are generational differences in Poland but... they don't coincide with the NAmerican terms and I don't know of any work (I haven't looked) that has examined them.
*dysfunctional and harmful covid responses might create one... and people better watch out cause they are gonna hate older generations and they'll be absolutely right
In the "Polish historical sense" are Polish timelines (including Polish informal/slang terms) for age demographics same/similar as USA & Canada etc?
Why would they be? Generations are defined by shared experiences and there aren't really globally shared experiences of the type that create generations*.
Baby boomers were the product of post World War II abundance and the American High (sociological term) and/or the Great Compression.
Poland's experience after WWII wasn't remotely similar... a long hard climb out of too many people killed, destroyed infrastructure and hobbled by Soviet "help"...
Generation X became the first victims of the boomers' entitled mentality, without boomers you don't get generation X and without generation X you don't get millenials...
On the other hand there's a tradition in Poland of adopting names from foreign events without understanding the underlying meaning.
There are generational differences in Poland but... they don't coincide with the NAmerican terms and I don't know of any work (I haven't looked) that has examined them.
*dysfunctional and harmful covid responses might create one... and people better watch out cause they are gonna hate older generations and they'll be absolutely right
mafketis
20 Apr 2021
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]
A terrible proposal... that takes much better aim than most police have (especially in situations of extreme stress). It's not for nothing that cops are trained to shoot for the largest area of mass (roughly the human trunk).
And.... by the time the cops start shooting at you they want you dead.
The shooting in the legs was was a proposal
A terrible proposal... that takes much better aim than most police have (especially in situations of extreme stress). It's not for nothing that cops are trained to shoot for the largest area of mass (roughly the human trunk).
And.... by the time the cops start shooting at you they want you dead.
mafketis
16 Apr 2021
Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]
I've actually yet to meet a Scandinavian who agrees with large scale immigration from the Middle East/Africa.... and once you get them started..... the problem is the major parties agree that the policy must continue and so what the voters want doesn't matter
Denmark has tried to bring official policy in line with majority preference and gets lots of international disrespect, Sweden prioritizes public relations over citizen well-being and Norway is somewhere in the middle (I remember a Norwegian woman who was _very_ worried for her adult daughter's safety. She lived in Oslo which was becoming a lot less safe due to crimes committed by non-assimilating non-western migrants.
Thus is seems that the people of Sweden agree with the current situation.
I've actually yet to meet a Scandinavian who agrees with large scale immigration from the Middle East/Africa.... and once you get them started..... the problem is the major parties agree that the policy must continue and so what the voters want doesn't matter
Denmark has tried to bring official policy in line with majority preference and gets lots of international disrespect, Sweden prioritizes public relations over citizen well-being and Norway is somewhere in the middle (I remember a Norwegian woman who was _very_ worried for her adult daughter's safety. She lived in Oslo which was becoming a lot less safe due to crimes committed by non-assimilating non-western migrants.
mafketis
16 Apr 2021
History / Polish attitudes towards ex-Soviet republics joining NATO [116]
The Russian state (which is what I mean by "Russia") is not really a "Slavic nation"... it's an aggressively expansionist empire and there are extremely few examples of it ever being a good neighbor or reliable ally and lots of examples of it acting in an awful way.
The Russian (ethnic Russian) people are a different question. Most of them are mostly fine people (just apathetic politically).
Integrating (how?) with "Europe" will never deter Russian aggression against Poland - only the prospect of massive resistance (which only NATO can deliver) will.
As an Am, you don`t know everything about relations between Slavic nations.
The Russian state (which is what I mean by "Russia") is not really a "Slavic nation"... it's an aggressively expansionist empire and there are extremely few examples of it ever being a good neighbor or reliable ally and lots of examples of it acting in an awful way.
The Russian (ethnic Russian) people are a different question. Most of them are mostly fine people (just apathetic politically).
Integrating (how?) with "Europe" will never deter Russian aggression against Poland - only the prospect of massive resistance (which only NATO can deliver) will.
mafketis
16 Apr 2021
History / Polish attitudes towards ex-Soviet republics joining NATO [116]
Something irrelevant. The only thing that keeps Russia in check is the threat of brute force. It's really the only thing they understand.
By integration I meant sth else
Something irrelevant. The only thing that keeps Russia in check is the threat of brute force. It's really the only thing they understand.
mafketis
16 Apr 2021
History / Polish attitudes towards ex-Soviet republics joining NATO [116]
Which is crap militarily (except maybe the UK).... so that leaves NATO or subjugation to Russia (Russia doesn't do partnership or allies - it's held at bay or dominates).
only possible option for Poland to deter Russian invasion is to integrate further with the European West
Which is crap militarily (except maybe the UK).... so that leaves NATO or subjugation to Russia (Russia doesn't do partnership or allies - it's held at bay or dominates).
mafketis
15 Apr 2021
Classifieds / Ordering from Allergro.pl [12]
I clicked
"aktualne przedmioty sprzedającego "
current items (from this) seller
and it took me here with the message
"Ten użytkownik nic teraz nie sprzedaje."
This user no longer has anything for sale.
So... sorry but it looks like 'game over'....
allegro.pl/uzytkownik/staretaxi?bi_s=archiwum_allegro&bi_m=seller-more&bi_c=Product&bmatch=cl-e2101-d3793-c3792-fd-60-uni-1-3-0415
I clicked
"aktualne przedmioty sprzedającego "
current items (from this) seller
and it took me here with the message
"Ten użytkownik nic teraz nie sprzedaje."
This user no longer has anything for sale.
So... sorry but it looks like 'game over'....
allegro.pl/uzytkownik/staretaxi?bi_s=archiwum_allegro&bi_m=seller-more&bi_c=Product&bmatch=cl-e2101-d3793-c3792-fd-60-uni-1-3-0415
mafketis
15 Apr 2021
Classifieds / Ordering from Allergro.pl [12]
look for "od super sprzedawcy "
or just od (from) followed by a green highlighted seller name
Does this mean that I can no longer contact the seller?
look for "od super sprzedawcy "
or just od (from) followed by a green highlighted seller name
mafketis
15 Apr 2021
Classifieds / Ordering from Allergro.pl [12]
"szukana oferta jest nieaktualna"
"the offer (you're) looking for is no longer valid"
"może podobny przedmiot?"
maybe (you want to look for) something similar?
"zobacz więcej aktualnych ofert"
see more current offers
"szukana oferta jest nieaktualna"
"the offer (you're) looking for is no longer valid"
"może podobny przedmiot?"
maybe (you want to look for) something similar?
"zobacz więcej aktualnych ofert"
see more current offers
mafketis
14 Apr 2021
Life / Is Polish church involved in politics too much? [137]
Terrible story from around Ełk. The Parish Priest had trees cut down (and pulled up by the roots) in a pre WWII Protestant cemetery destroying graves (and leaving bones on the surface of the ground.
He didn't have permission to cut down the trees (much less desecrate graves) and according to a commenter it's illegal at this time of year to cut down trees because it's nesting season for birds.
The priest needs to go to jail for this.
wiadomosci.wp.pl/zniszczony-ewangelicki-cmentarz-ksiadz-nie-mial-pozwolenia-na-wycinke-6628982778174400a
Terrible story from around Ełk. The Parish Priest had trees cut down (and pulled up by the roots) in a pre WWII Protestant cemetery destroying graves (and leaving bones on the surface of the ground.
He didn't have permission to cut down the trees (much less desecrate graves) and according to a commenter it's illegal at this time of year to cut down trees because it's nesting season for birds.
The priest needs to go to jail for this.
wiadomosci.wp.pl/zniszczony-ewangelicki-cmentarz-ksiadz-nie-mial-pozwolenia-na-wycinke-6628982778174400a
mafketis
14 Apr 2021
Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]
a la, as in "a la mode"
The problem with Sweden is that policy is not driven by reality but by idealism and ideology (a quick way to end up in a bad place).
It's driven, among other things, by ideas that are patently false to anyone paying attention (there are no significant collective differences between groups of people) and since questioning the ideology is forbidden making their policy less dysfunctional can't happen even when a majority is against it.
Nuts.
a la, as in "a la mode"
The problem with Sweden is that policy is not driven by reality but by idealism and ideology (a quick way to end up in a bad place).
It's driven, among other things, by ideas that are patently false to anyone paying attention (there are no significant collective differences between groups of people) and since questioning the ideology is forbidden making their policy less dysfunctional can't happen even when a majority is against it.
Nuts.
mafketis
14 Apr 2021
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]
There was no other birth control in the USSR so the only alternative to abortion for married women who coudln't afford more children was abstinence.... (not going to make husbands happy either).
The USSR humiliated citizens in lots of ways, for years there was a single bra size for all women
Even in the USSR nobody was forcing women to get pregnant or would punish them for it.
There was no other birth control in the USSR so the only alternative to abortion for married women who coudln't afford more children was abstinence.... (not going to make husbands happy either).
The USSR humiliated citizens in lots of ways, for years there was a single bra size for all women
mafketis
14 Apr 2021
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]
Authoritarian regimes whether left or right tend to take an interest in controlling reproduction and manipulating birth rates....
Usually it takes the form of blanket bans on abortion (Franquist Spain) because the state wants to increase the population. It often leads to awful unintended consequences (see communist Romania and abandoned children/orphans). Also see efforts in Iran and Turkey to raise collapsed birth rates.
Sometimes the goal is to limit population China's one child policy or just to act as a ritual humiliation of women (your beloved Soviet Union was a giant abortion mill and many women had multiple abortions).
I didn't know that "fascists" have anything to do with reproductive rights
Authoritarian regimes whether left or right tend to take an interest in controlling reproduction and manipulating birth rates....
Usually it takes the form of blanket bans on abortion (Franquist Spain) because the state wants to increase the population. It often leads to awful unintended consequences (see communist Romania and abandoned children/orphans). Also see efforts in Iran and Turkey to raise collapsed birth rates.
Sometimes the goal is to limit population China's one child policy or just to act as a ritual humiliation of women (your beloved Soviet Union was a giant abortion mill and many women had multiple abortions).
mafketis
13 Apr 2021
Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]
That is a horrifyingly cavalier attitude toward primitive behavior that healthy societies have gotten rid of long ago. I guess if multicultural goodness is at stake then who cares about the suffering of girls?
Spanking children is nothing new but it's illegal in Sweden now - but 40 year-olds can marry 10 year old girls? disgusting.
This is therefore nothing new:-)
That is a horrifyingly cavalier attitude toward primitive behavior that healthy societies have gotten rid of long ago. I guess if multicultural goodness is at stake then who cares about the suffering of girls?
Spanking children is nothing new but it's illegal in Sweden now - but 40 year-olds can marry 10 year old girls? disgusting.
mafketis
13 Apr 2021
Polonia / Let's talk about Sweden and other Scandinavian countries [236]
Sweden says YES to Child Marriage
friatider.se/regeringen-sager-ja-till-barnaktenskap-vid-synnerliga-skal
"The government says yes to approving child marriage if there are "special reasons". This is stated in a bill that is expected to enter into force on 1 July this year. At the same time, the explicit 18-year requirement in the legal text is abolished.
Hillevi Larsson (S): "Lie" that we are not against child marriage
The government tried to stop a proposal to completely ban child marriage - was run over by the Riksdag
Hässleholm Municipality: Older men will be allowed to live with their child wives"
Sweden says YES to Child Marriage
friatider.se/regeringen-sager-ja-till-barnaktenskap-vid-synnerliga-skal
"The government says yes to approving child marriage if there are "special reasons". This is stated in a bill that is expected to enter into force on 1 July this year. At the same time, the explicit 18-year requirement in the legal text is abolished.
Hillevi Larsson (S): "Lie" that we are not against child marriage
The government tried to stop a proposal to completely ban child marriage - was run over by the Riksdag
Hässleholm Municipality: Older men will be allowed to live with their child wives"
mafketis
13 Apr 2021
Language / Declension of diminutives in the Polish language [8]
And the example I found "miałam urlopika"?
and I also found
aztekium.pl/find.py?szukaj=urlopik&lang=pl
Maybe it's unstable (like krawat).
what about samochodzik?
"Zapnij pasy swego samochodzika!"
urlopiku - the same as urlopu
And the example I found "miałam urlopika"?
and I also found
aztekium.pl/find.py?szukaj=urlopik&lang=pl
Maybe it's unstable (like krawat).
- what about sklepiku
what about samochodzik?
"Zapnij pasy swego samochodzika!"
mafketis
13 Apr 2021
Language / Declension of diminutives in the Polish language [8]
urlopika (I think just about every diminutive ending in -ik will have a genitive in -a....) and in this case urlopik seems (maybe) to become animate...
I found "wczoraj mialam urlopika" on google.....
urlopika (I think just about every diminutive ending in -ik will have a genitive in -a....) and in this case urlopik seems (maybe) to become animate...
I found "wczoraj mialam urlopika" on google.....
mafketis
10 Apr 2021
News / Poland calls on British expertise to analyse the Smolensk accident [49]
Kaczyński had a reputation for bullying pilots to land even when the pilots thought it unsafe.... so he bears part of the blame himself.
My opinion of the Russian state (as opposed to individual Russians) could not be lower but... no credible evidence this was anything but a tragic accident (though maybe JKaczyński and ADuda should be in jail for crimes against the Polish state).
This makes the pilot criminally, professionally, and morally responsible.
Kaczyński had a reputation for bullying pilots to land even when the pilots thought it unsafe.... so he bears part of the blame himself.
My opinion of the Russian state (as opposed to individual Russians) could not be lower but... no credible evidence this was anything but a tragic accident (though maybe JKaczyński and ADuda should be in jail for crimes against the Polish state).
mafketis
10 Apr 2021
Genealogy / Do I look Polish? (my picture) [378]
Like I said... a larger city that's not Warsaw, Cracow, Lodz or Katowice.... Look for university towns (maybe ones with programs in Dutch philology).
Where is the best place to find a girlfriend in Poland?
Like I said... a larger city that's not Warsaw, Cracow, Lodz or Katowice.... Look for university towns (maybe ones with programs in Dutch philology).
mafketis
10 Apr 2021
News / Poland calls on British expertise to analyse the Smolensk accident [49]
I totally agree that Russia _could_ do something like that and might if it thought it was necessary, but.... there's no credible evidence that that was the case.
Pilot (and entire Polish government?) error.... Jarosław from thinking up the idea to Duda to packing so many necessary people on one plane.... they should be in jail.
The innocence of Tusk and Komorowski is just kind of.... glowing.
Jarek and Duda.... are guilty and have spent how much trying to cover up their hubris and negligence?
the rest of us understand and know Russians better......
I totally agree that Russia _could_ do something like that and might if it thought it was necessary, but.... there's no credible evidence that that was the case.
Pilot (and entire Polish government?) error.... Jarosław from thinking up the idea to Duda to packing so many necessary people on one plane.... they should be in jail.
The innocence of Tusk and Komorowski is just kind of.... glowing.
Jarek and Duda.... are guilty and have spent how much trying to cover up their hubris and negligence?