Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]


No, it is a widely known and followed tradition at Christmas time.
BTW, what am I holding in the photo in post 51?


Wow, indeed, it looks like it from a distance. But it isn`t, it is home made Polish dill as jon suggested rightly. I need a lot of it for my preserves. :):):)

What is this giant pot used for???

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News / Russian criticism of Poland - Soviet war memorial removal [332]


General Czerniachowski is a controversial figure for Poland because he participated in the liquidation of the structures of the Vilnius district of the Home Army, which was the armed force of the legal government of the Republic of Poland in exile. Thus, as historians point out, he contributed to imposing a communist system on Poland against the will of society and in violation of the law. In an interview with PAP, the spokesman of the Institute of National Remembrance, Dr. Rafał Leśkiewicz, noted that General Ivan Czerniachowski is currently used for propaganda purposes by the authorities of the Russian Federation. - However, he is in no way a figure to be worshiped, on the contrary - he is a figure of disgrace. As a Soviet officer, he is responsible for murders, looting and arrests of Home Army soldiers - explained Leśkiewicz.

- Such figures in historical consciousness should only function as criminals and should not be commemorated in any way. The memory of Chernyakhovsky is only associated with his crimes, because this is the truth about this character. Poles should not be grateful for this man's combat activity - emphasized the IPN spokesman and added that "Chernyakhovsky and his monument were a symbol of Soviet totalitarianism, which was introduced on the bayonets of the Red Army at the turn of 1944 and 1945 and led to the enslavement of Poland for many decades." .

See the monument covered with antiSoviet grafitti before dismantling: KAT means hangman, torturer.

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News / Russian criticism of Poland - Soviet war memorial removal [332]


This thread was started in 2015 after Polish authorities dismantled a monument to a Soviet general who disgraced himself during WW2 by hunting down patriotic Poles/Polesses who rejected communism and Soviet occupation.

Russian ambassador regularly comes to the site with wreaths.
Read the account of the events this year:

Russian ambassador Sergey Andreyev said that he came to lay flowers at the place where the monument to Ivan Chernyakhovsky stood until 2015, "because this is the place where General Chernyakhovsky was mortally wounded 79 years ago."

- The monument was demolished (...) but we come here every year on Chernyakhovsky's memory day - said Andrejew, accompanied by a group of about 20 Poles. They also had flowers (including single red carnations), some had plaques with the image of Christ the King.

Because today, in the place of the demolished monument, there is a cross with a plaque dedicated to the victims of totalitarianism, people accompanying the ambassador brought a portrait of Chernyakhovsky on an easel and flowers were laid under it. After the ceremony, the portrait was taken away.

Representatives of the Ukrainian minority and Poles from the Pieniężno area gathered in the square shouted to Andrejew: "killer" (i.e. murderer), "wash your hands of blood", "we don't want Putin", "don't kill Ukrainian children", "disgrace". The Poles accompanying Andreyev shouted "traitors", "rubles are falling out of your pockets", "agents". The protesters sang, among others: the anthem of Ukraine , folk songs, they played modern anti-Russian songs from the loudspeakers.

When asked whether he considered his behavior provocative, Ambassador Andreyev said "no, because he honors the memory of the hero."

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Good you find them charming coz I can`t see any charm in those dirty industrial buildings. I would get a deep depression after living there for a month or less. That brown colour reminds me of sth nasty, you know what. :):):)

I need brighter colours on houses:

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

Not so interesting. She was 1 year older than me but still expected to go out with a mature boy but I acted like a child. That`s the curse of my life!!! Always man child! I have enough!

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]


They grew like weeds coz I hadn`t planted them but in fact weren`t and that`s why I collected them for future use.


Stop dreaming about my wife, it is indecent. I have arranged a meeting with her for tomorrow morning. :)

Off-Topic / Stock Market and Trading Talk [1011]


Yes, you are cons. Con men, more exactly!! Shamming is your life!

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

Never mind, this forum is educational through fun, or funny through education. :):)

There is still one riddle pending about certain Christmas custom. I am giving all of you the last chance now to solve it before I do it.

Next one What can you see???

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Life / What gifts to take? Presents customs in Poland. [173]


I crush all eggs with these hands of mine.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]


Nobody guessed the riddle so far.
Let me enlighten you then that the mistake is made when some Poles/Polesses wrongly name the holiday - instead of saying Three Kings Day, they say 6 Kings because the day falls on the 6th Jan. Ha!!!

There was a famous politician who got even more fame by saying the name wrongly.

It is amasing nobody was able to solve it, even native Poles. I am deeply shocked. :):):) But my riddles are seldom easy, I admit.

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Life / What gifts to take? Presents customs in Poland. [173]

Best presents are those from nature.

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Life / The climate for gardening in Poland [340]

What is this veg on the left next to kohlrabi and garlic?

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Off-Topic / Stock Market and Trading Talk [1011]


Each person who works on a contract pays the med insurance. If you work in the grey market, you don`t.

Off-Topic / Stock Market and Trading Talk [1011]


Stop shamming and spreading lies. You don`t pay extra for healthcare if you first cover med insurance from your salary.

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


yes, I did! Decades ago while in high school we organised class Santa Claus on 6 Dec and gave each other presents. We had drawn our giftees before and everybody was supposed to keep it secret but usually it was impossible - girls immediately shared the secret with their best friends. :):):)

In case of my deodorant present, I had drawn my ex girlfriend and decided to make it really rich for her coz I felt I had mistreated her a little so the gift box was full of precious stuff. :):):)

This tradition is still alive in Polish schools, especially at primary level, while in high schools a bit less. Students have fun without any Santa Claus impersonator. :):):)

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Life / Polish Idiosyncrasy Shaming Trait [25]


You hadn`t planned it but it backfired straight into your face!!!! hahahaha And you got smeared with your own mud. Just look at yourself!! hahahaha

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Po polsku / Karma zawsze (zwykle?) wraca - przykłady z życia [62]

Może dopaść każdego z nas dlatego oszczędźmy go i życzmy mu zdrowia.

Life / Polish Idiosyncrasy Shaming Trait [25]


I have bad memories about mulattos in Polish literature. There was a guy called Castaneto who secretly traded black slaves and tried to kill decent Polish protagonists in Tomek Wilmowski in the Black Land novel which I read as a child. .

News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]


And hang me on a street lamp. Yes, I know, you have been saying it for decades here. :):):)


hook. The original was more correct on it. :):):)
If you were my student, I would pity you immensely for this heavy dyslexia and not mark your spelling mistakes. But as you are a disgusting nazio boy, I don`t pity you and won`t ignore your mistakes.


Oh, yes! I would never guess that make no make actually means make no mistake. Thanks!!!

A small but symbolic act in the process of swamp cleaning.

When corrupt PiS bolsheviks came to power in 2015, they immediately fired the directors of famous horse stud farms in order to promote their own PIS apparatchiks to the positions. Under PiS rule, the farms have gone to the dogs. They became the symbols of PiS` tragic incompetence and nepotism.

Today I can read that the old directors are coming back to revive the farms ruined by PiS bolsheviks.

Down with corrupt PIS bolshevism!!!!

Life / Polish Idiosyncrasy Shaming Trait [25]


My shaming you is a direct result of your shamming aka pretending sb you aren`t. Try to understand basic logic behind it.

Listen to Fenix who always says wise things: stop being such a whiny little baby.

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


Sorry, don`t mind, I was only checking your intelligence after that break you had taken. :):):


Wonderfully old Polish which reminds me of the times 40-30 years ago. Thanks. That`s the Polish you remember from before leaving Poland for 30 years.


No, laughing all the time. :):):)

Life / Paintings of artists from Poland? [192]


Such magic accompanied me in most of my endeavours in my life.... :):): It worked fine except a few cases, including this pathetic painting.


Yes, exactly!!! And after that attempt, I realised I could become a world famous artist but didn`t possess enough time and energy to develop my talent into sth bigger !!!! So I gave up with the full knowledge that I was killing a great artist in me!


When I tried to check my talent, there was no internet. Don`t forget about it.

Life / Polish Idiosyncrasy Shaming Trait [25]


First find the root cause for your shamming practices coz you pretend sb you aren`t and boast of things you have never done or seen in your life.

Life / Polish Idiosyncrasy Shaming Trait [25]


Not only people! Monkeys as well !!!!

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


yes, you are but where were you when I needed you so much for the contact with the most intelligent person I know online???? It was really unfair of you to bereave me like that! .


Exactly!!! How do you know Iron so well?????

Life / Polish Idiosyncrasy Shaming Trait [25]


You are shamming to know Poles in the US that is why we are shaming you for that.


Yes, I am not ashamed to claim it coz it is true. So, your attempt at shaming me for that is futile. HA!!!!

Life / Polish films... where to find them? [51]


A funny scene - drug-alco party mates urge Boy Zelenski, a doctor, to examine the dead body they discovered on the couch. He touches the corpse and whines: Yuk, he is so cold!!!

A mate: What kind of a doctor are you???
Zelenski: I am a pediatrician, kurwa!!!

hahahaha and there are more dialogues like that. I strongly recommend the film. :):):)

Life / Polish films... where to find them? [51]

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Life / Polish films... where to find them? [51]

I have just watched a Polish crime comedy: Niebezpieczni dżentelmeni - Dangerous Gents which was released only last year.
Famous Polish actors and actresses and crazy but very funny plot.
Only in Polish.
vider.info/vid/+femn8ve

Commercials interrupt the film but are tolerable.

Zakopane, 1914. Four artists wake up after a crazy, drug-fueled party, not only involved in a revolutionary intrigue, but also with a dead body on the couch.

Life / Polish Idiosyncrasy Shaming Trait [25]


And then I am answering: shaming a person who is shamming sb he or she isn`t is popular in all cultures, not only Polish. You sham to be befriended with a lot of Poles and in result I am shaming you for your lies. Why do you think it is unique for Poland?