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Joined: 30 May 2008 / Male ♂
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Speaks Polish?: Yes, but I prefer English
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pawian   
6 Aug 2024
News / Famous Poles die - your memories [112]

Yes, you look much better at his age. You will die slim and fit. However, Marshall will be remembered by millions for decades while the memory of you will vanish when your close family and forum posters like me pass away.
pawian   
6 Aug 2024
History / Warsaw Rising 1944 - National Disaster or Triumph of Spirit ? [515]

Now I am going to talk about books about the Rising which I have read since childhood.

Kolumbowie rocznik 20 aka Columbuses born in 1920 was a trilogy about Warsaw underground fighters by a communist writer Roman Bratny. The second volume covered the Rising. Later the book was adapted into a TV series.

Trailer




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pawian   
6 Aug 2024
News / Famous Poles die - your memories [112]

Waldemar Marszałek

His surname translates as Marshall. Yes, indeed, he was one in motorboat racing. Whenever there was an important race somewhere in Europe or the world, I could always hear: Marshall, Marshall.
pawian   
6 Aug 2024
History / What should Russia and Poland do to become if not friends, then at least not enemies? [945]

The Kremlin spends billions on the war and military industry instead of investing into the improvement of infrastructure. Last winter dozens of cities and towns had huge problems with heating coz the installations regularly collapsed in freezing temps.

Now I can read that the 4th dam burst, flooding the local area.
pawian   
6 Aug 2024
News / Famous Poles die - your memories [112]

Waldemar Marszałek has died.
Legendary sportsman was 82. He had six world championship titles and four gold medals at the Old Continent motorboat championships.

I must admit he was my role model in 1980s when he won most of his gold medals. He had a few accidents on water, one was very serious with fatal injuries but he always recovered and returned to racing. His attitude taught me to act the same in life - never give up and pursue your goals or passions despite temporary setbacks.




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pawian   
5 Aug 2024
News / What is strategic meaning of Poland in Europe and in the world? [59]

Poland`s strategic importance.

Could be much much better but it isn`t due to the divisions in the Polish nation. There are decent intelligent Poles/Polesses and there are homo sovieticuses or rightist bolsheviks here. These groups refuse to cooperate with each other to Make Poland Great Again. In the past, such divisions led to partitions of the Polish state which lasted for 123 years. Today the new partitions are out of question, of course, thanks to our membership in the EU and NATO. I fear to imagine what could happen if we weren`t.

As for divisions - I am part of it. I refuse to acknowledge homo sovieticuses and rightists and nationalists who are too stupid to understand their agenda means the destruction of Poland. Or not so stupid but on Putin`s payroll.
pawian   
5 Aug 2024
Life / Polish sentimental ballads [38]

Urszula used to sing for the famous group Budka Suflera in 1980s.

In 1990s she began to sing with other musicians or solo.

Here is one of her best songs from 1996 . Amazing music and lyrics - pure poetry which she wrote herself.

For sleep


For sleep
I will never take anything again
I know
It is easier to leave than to live
And on the sea of ​​our common years
I count the islands full of sad dates
Velvety reefs
When we were so happy
I see our trees
That time has bent
I know
Our love full of storms
Sometimes it cuts
In both directions like a knife
And it hurts you deeply
It is hard to live together - separately it is bad
I guess we will always
be so confused
A common address our children dreams
So help me find those days

Strange
How little sleep I need
I hear again
The weak pulse of my life
Love is like rain
That flows down my feet Alone
next to myself
I am here again
...

pawian   
5 Aug 2024
Food / Polish cakes made in Poland [115]

Technically, gingerbread aka honey cake aka Polish piernik is a cake or cookie???

Poland and other countries of the region are famous for piernik goods.

Here is a gingerbread house we got for Christmas:


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pawian   
5 Aug 2024
Food / Polish Dinner for Boyfriend - what to cook? [34]

Stuff which all Poles like, unless they are vegetarians. Fried pork chops, potatoes, salads, cakes.

Don`t forget that after Polish dinner of fried pork chop with potatoes and salads you need to serve Polish supper which consists mainly of meat, too.


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pawian   
5 Aug 2024
Food / What exactly is Polish Bread? [91]

I feel sorry for you.

:):):) I like all kinds of brown bread.

the sausages on the left on the right l

Both are the kind of dried sausage called kabanos in Polish - they are thin or even thinner as you can see.

Some salo, of course.

Salo aka lard? It is no lard, but ham.

And two kinds of mayo salad.

Pawian is Russian!

A few years ago I would find it funny.
pawian   
5 Aug 2024
News / How will Polish-American relations change if Trump is elected president again? [694]

intelligent

Thanks. I try to do my best. hahahaha

I also see you are doing your best to defend rightists. Good but it is a hopeless case. Each day we have proofs from our forum US and Polish rightists what they really think of women.

like you.

Why so hysterical???

and rule the world.

We must struggle to attain that noble goal!
pawian   
5 Aug 2024
Travel / What is the weather like in Poland where you are now? [211]

Today it is a wet day. I went out to work in the garden at 7 as usual. In the field next to mine I saw my neighbours collecting their crops. We were working side by side until 9 am when it started to rain. I came back home but they stayed and went on with work. Amasing dedication!!!
pawian   
5 Aug 2024
News / How will Polish-American relations change if Trump is elected president again? [694]

American rightists consider women inferior to men. We have multiple examples for that in the forum. Trump shares this attitude, too. That is why Kamala will win because angry female voters will mobilise to vote against misogynist Trump and his maniacal followers. Excellent!!!

"She's Really Stupid!"

Victory over Kamala Harris was supposed to be a formality for Donald Trump. However, the duel is turning more and more into a David-Goliath fight. The confident Republican is starting to lose more and more in the polls and, in order to reverse this trend, he resorts to blows below the belt - organizing attacks on her race or intellect. Trump's behavior irritates even the Republicans themselves. They fear that in this way the scenario of 2008 and 2012 with Barack Obama in the leading role could repeat itself.

pawian   
5 Aug 2024
Life / Hosting home party for my Wroclaw colleagues. How much drinks and food to prepare? Any activities/games? [14]

2. The party is post dinner. Do I need to still prepare for full dinner or snacks will do?

Something in the middle is also a good solution - neither full dinner nor simple snack.
Here is food for the meeting of old friends who see each other once in a blue moon.

The main element is some pastry - now I don`t remember what it contained - cheese or minced meat?


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pawian   
5 Aug 2024
Food / Traditional Polish Soups. [85]

My versatile bean soup. The side dish is boiled pork ribs.


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pawian   
5 Aug 2024
History / Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [239]

Romuald Traugutt was a hero. Today is the anniversary of his execution by Russian barbarians on 5 Aug 1864. He was the last commander of the January Uprising. Caught by Russians and hanged in Warsaw together with other leaders.
Interestingly, Traugutt first served in the Russian army for long years and became a high rank officer for his merits in various Russian campaigns in revolted Hungary or Turkey.

Traugutt and the place of the execution.


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pawian   
4 Aug 2024
News / Referendum to decide about exotic immigrants in Poland [559]

Certain immigrant from Uzbekistan said in an interview that the emergence of an Uzbek district in Warsaw, a Central Asian Chinatown, is only a matter of time.

Of course it is a nonsense, says an expert on immigration.

The expert notes, however, that although more and more migrants from Central Asia are coming to Poland, their numbers are still not large. Considering other factors, the expert has no illusions about immigrant districts in Poland.

- I doubt that any immigrant districts will be created in Poland. It is politicians who repeat the mantra of "immigrant districts", citing British or French experiences. Let's remember that Polish cities and our housing market are shaped completely differently - he points out.

- If we look at the districts in London, they have always been class districts. It was known that in a given place the richer lived, and in another the less richer. You can easily determine who has what financial status by the district code. But this is not the case in Poland. After the war, there are practically no districts in our country that would be inhabited only by one social group - he adds.

pawian   
4 Aug 2024
Life / Birthday traditions in Poland [30]

After the main courses you need dessert so it is time to blow the candles at last.


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