History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]


According to a friend (during the PRL) the broadcast times were scheduled to try to keep young potential troublemakers (to the regime) off the streets. Not so much a concern in more authoritarian demoludy (or Hungary either).

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

@pawian

It'll be bring unemployment if teachers aren't careful.... (look for a bunch of 'kids love remote learning' articles as a sign they're about to axe schools).

The ongoing dismantling of the nation state means the government no longer accepts the obligation of educating children (think about that and all the implications that come from it very carefully.

Poland is far from the forefront of said dismantling but it's going to happen unless Polish people are ready to push back.

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]


Be careful, in some western countries (like my own sadly) this is going to be used to close physical schools and replace them with youtube channels....

If teachers have any sense at all they'll be demanding that physical schools reopen on schedule.

History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]


Back in the early 90s (when super cheap pirate cassettes were everywhere) I bought a compilation of Hanka Ordonówna not having any idea who she was because I like some music from the 1930s (which is what the cover picture looked like).

I loved the tape and played it a _lot_ and then when I saw a non-pirate album (vinyl) I bought it to take back to the US... imagine my surprise at how different it sounded.... I suspect that the tape was recorded too fast. The 1.25 option on youtube sounds a bit too fast so I think it was probably in the 1.10-1.15 range enough to change the sound but still sound credible.... I've since learned to appreciate her at normal speed, but... it's not quite the same....

Real Estate / False advertising? Poland rental property advice. [34]


Just a note (in case you were expecting her to be able to take care of everything...) IME Polonia who move to Poland often have worse troubles adapting than do foreigners with no previous experience.

our best bet is to grind the Polish and learn how to take care of these things yourself... Polish bureaucrats have no trouble shooting down a Polish person with fluent but rusty Polish but often aren't sure how to deal with a foreigner speaking crappy Polish who won't take no for an answer and so they give in just to get rid of you....

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [599]


I've had it in better and worse home versions, but that first time in the stołówka was godawful.... obviously it hadn't been.... flushed? whatever they do to get the mud taste out (which is where the whole 'keep it in the bathtub' thing come from).

The vietnamese carp was quite alright but mostly I can leave carp alone.

Also, I've just never been much of a fish eater even though I grew up in a coastal area, oddly the locals didn't eat much fish though shrimp, oysters, crab and lobster were all enjoyed (I didn't enjoy oysters much but I'm all on board for crustaceans... a particular favorite of mine was rock shrimp which took a loooooong time to prepare due to their hard shells but the flesh was like a combination of shrimp and lobster. And they were cheap since they didn't look very appetizing in raw form...

History / Cursed soldiers controvercy - not all Poles respect them [320]


My theory is that he grew up in a violent household and his violent political fantasies are a way of acting out against his parents.... (he also self medicates to a larger than normal degree).

History / Cursed soldiers controvercy - not all Poles respect them [320]


Dirk thinks they didn't go far enough and said more than once he would have been on the nazi side at the time... so, he's kind of beyond help.

History / Poles and (Polish) Jews... Victims of war... and beyond [380]


Sounds like crap.... if any property is to be returned to "Shoah victims" it should first be returned to the state it was in 1945...

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [599]


worst carp I've ever had: In a university stołówka, mud, mud and more mud. I have an iron and taste buds dulled by decades of horrible American processed 'food' but I couldn't even finish half

mid carp: Fish soup under the bridge in Szeged Hungary, hot but.... not great

best carp I've ever had: At a Vietnamese New Year's celebration in Poland, the spices complemented the taste rather than overpowering it (like Hungary) or failing in the face of overwhelming resistance (stołówka).

History / Poles and (Polish) Jews... Victims of war... and beyond [380]


To who?

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


It's an American expression, supposedly originally used by restaurant/diner employees and then taken into more general usage (though still not that common).

History / Cursed soldiers controvercy - not all Poles respect them [320]


Silly invalid argument (see the "No true Scotchman" fallacy).

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


Wouldn't it be nice if more people in Poland thought that?

Anyhoo....

Osiemdziesięciosześciowali to.

History / Cursed soldiers controvercy - not all Poles respect them [320]


My question is do you care about civilian children getting killed in wartime... so far your answer is "it depends on their nationality"...

About what I expected.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


to punish someone (including physically)?

History / Cursed soldiers controvercy - not all Poles respect them [320]


А у вас негров линчуют.... What a Soviet answer!


So you're willing to give people killing civilians the benefit of a doubt? or should I just respons with А у нас негров линчуют?

History / Cursed soldiers controvercy - not all Poles respect them [320]


Why didn't you answer the question?

News / Thousands of Polish women attend Czarny Piątek rally in Warsaw [780]


I'm sure he knows that very well....

News / Thousands of Polish women attend Czarny Piątek rally in Warsaw [780]


It's not your fault...

News / Thousands of Polish women attend Czarny Piątek rally in Warsaw [780]


Where did you learn that effed up idea? At home?

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


Not quite, the English is to keep your cards close to your chest with no mention of medals there.... on google I also see 'vest' but have never heard that.... it might be British in which case I'm not sure what it refers to... probably not kamizelka... if Hyacinth Bucket can be believed it refers to a wifebeater t-shirt.

History / How different would WW2 turned out if Poland accepted Hitler's offer [219]


Why on Earth would Lithuanians (who have their own issues with Poland) want to do that? It's just nuts....

News / Thousands of Polish women attend Czarny Piątek rally in Warsaw [780]


your postings are far funnier if mentally read in a farmer Michael voice...

youtube.com/watch?v=g0TcKBXVRps

And why has Atch never told us about this magnificent example of Irish manhood?

Life / Is Polish church involved in politics too much? [137]


Relax, you couldn't pay him to return to Poland... he only wants to complain about how it's not less like the country he actually chooses to live in....

We need a term for those who think of the country in fantasy terms... imaginary Poles?

Life / Is Polish church involved in politics too much? [137]


See? Without you Poland is lost and sure to become less and less Polish by the day! Wróć!

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


Haven't you ever heard about the death sentence for apostasy from Islam? I mean seriously..... did Germany take in hundreds of thousands of people without knowing the first thing about their religion?

Muslims in western countries who try to become non-Muslims face long term campaigns of intimidation and violence....

I though even Tacitus knew that....

Law / My Great GrandMother was born in Poland sometime before 1915 - any chance for Polish citizenship? [37]


Now you sound like the old dolno.... I was worried for a while there....

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


Poland isn't the country that's being short-sighted.

Let's play a game. Imagine Poland accepts 10,000 unemployable "refugees" that Germany doesn't want (I fully expect Germany to hold onto the minority that can be made into economic contributors).

How on Earth will Poland be able to keep them in Poland with open borders between Poland in Germany?

Answer that and we'll discuss the next step

Life / Is Polish church involved in politics too much? [137]


Annulment is only supposed to be granted in very specific cases, none of which seem to really apply here.... and given his political profile it's natural to assume that had some influence.... also in his new wife's case....

In some western countries annulment has simply become a type of catholic divorce (and income stream for the church). I guess it's normal that Poland start down that path...