Life / Fresh water fishing in Poland [31]


I'm not sure what you mean by "much"... Obviously people are doing freshwater fishing in Poland... :) It's apparently one of the most popular hobbies and there are roughly 2 million anglers in Poland.


No idea. I had a boyfriend from one of the Polish port cities who was into fish and maritime stuff, I even translated some things for him into English, but I can't remember any of it lol

I know though that if you're a Polish citizen older than 14 years old you have to have the "angler's card" (fishing licence?) and know which fish you can fish, how big, where, when, etc. You have to take an exam in order to get this card and you have to have it on you when you're fishing.

If you're a foreigner who's only temporarily on the territory of Poland, you don't have to have the "angler's card" though.


The Masurian Lake District would be my guess.

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


*Defence

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


I know, I know... But 5 deaths in one month is rather unusual (at least by Polish army standards).


I'm sure Trump would disagree lol


I know. Apparently more US soldiers die in training than in combat. But in the US they also do "safety reviews" if "too many" die in a short time span:

news.usni.org/2023/08/30/marines-call-for-safety-standdown-after-5-marines-die-in-august-training-accidents

When my brother went into military this was one of the things I was afraid of most - that he will die or get maimed in one of those accidents.

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

After a series of deadly accidents during military training this month the Minister of Defense decided to halt some types of training in the Polish army. Officers agree that it's a good move - the situation should be investigated and improved:

o2.pl/informacje/sprawdzic-wyjasnic-i-do-boju-czarna-seria-wypadkow-na-szkoleniach-wojska-7010435315456992a

At the beginning of March two soldiers were ran over by a military tracked vehicle at an army test range in northwestern Poland. The accident took place at the Land Forces Training Center in Drawsko Pomorskie.

On Monday this week two soldiers from the 5th Chemical Regiment died during a training with explosives.

Yesterday a soldier from Special Forces unit NIL died during training in the Tatra Mountains.

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Off-Topic / Random Sports News [765]

@Novichok, your "detector" is malfunctioning then. I feel neither disappointment nor outrage. I feel for those people, but it's a complicated issue.

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As I wrote:

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Yup, it gave me such associations too...

From what I understand the point of those dark colours is that the body shape is less visible in them. You can see this in that photo of the Crown Prince of Dubai and a woman walking next to him that I posted. Those traditional white robes for men are more see-through and you can see the body shape better, while women's bodies in that photo are just big black spots. So I guess men can look all hot and sexy and "tempting", while women - nope...


I meant hormonal treatment, because that's what affects the height and muscle mass (and that's what counts in sports) and not whether you have a d1ck cut off or not.


Well, not every look suits everyone... The same can be said about short hair on women, I guess...

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Not at this point in time.


In theory - yes, if he transitioned fully at an early enough age, but in practice - it's not really possible, I guess...


Yes.


I don't think the look itself is hideous, but it isn't fair that men can wear white and women can't wear light colours and have to cover their hair pretty tightly, especially in a hot climate - that's pretty cruel. And yes - the "philosophy" behind it is what puts me off the most.

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@Alien, yes, women have it worse in life, what can I say... lol

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I honestly like how men there look and move in those "nightgowns" lol Darker complexion and white colour creates nice contrast and those robes are not as depressing as the dark clothes of Muslim women...

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Yes, that's what I meant :)



Btw, didn't they wear kilts in Ireland too? 🤔


Yes and as a heterosexual woman I like how men look in them, actually, so I see nothing "unmanly" in them lol




In ancient times men were wearing robes and nooone saw anything wrong with that.

What's next? "Men cannot have long hair, just as women cannot have short hair"? lol 🙄

Off-Topic / Random Sports News [765]

@Alien, sorry, but you'll have to do better than that. Women do wear trousers these days and in some countries men used to wear skirts and still put them on for some occasions (Scotland) lol 🤦

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No, that's how you avoid having a serious, adult discussion on difficult topics.


And why do you think that? And what do you mean by this "new division of roles" exactly?


Well, well, welcome to the women's world then! lol My sister-in -law's going on maternity leave also ultimately cost her her job.

Off-Topic / Random Sports News [765]

@Novichok, I know that you like to take things to the ad absurdum level, but I think that Alien didn't mean things that men are physically incapable of in a marriage :))

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@Alien, are you one of those sexist, selfish a-holes who are too lazy to let go of that "division of roles in marriages" and wish it was preserved? :)


Please explain what it has to do with the survival rate of marriages :))

Off-Topic / Random Sports News [765]


No, I haven't, but I think I can somewhat understand this - painting is like that for me. It is therapeutic - when you're painting you focus only on that, it takes your mind off things, it can be an escape, something to help you get through stuff. But, to be honest, if someone very close to me died - a husband or a child - I wouldn't give a sh1t about painting... I think painting could prove to be therapeutic some time after the death, but not right away...


There's nothing "nice" or "desirable" about sitting on the floor and pouring ashes over your head. I'm just talking about a normal human reaction to the sudden death of someone you loved very much...

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Ah, sorry, I had no idea about that when I wrote my comment... I assumed that if he was with her in Miami then they were together. It must've been a recent development... That changes things.

According to his ex-wife it's possible that he got drunk and fell off the balcony:

telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2024/03/20/aryna-sabalenka-konstantin-koltsov-death-break-up/


I don't claim that is.


Apparently that's not the case with sociopaths - from what I've read.

Off-Topic / Random Sports News [765]

@Bobko, I don't know, for me the death of a grandmother is something different than the death of a spouse or "the love of my life" or your own kid...


Not everyone loves their parents (and not all parents deserve that love).

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@Lenka, true, but I guess there are some limits for me... The guy isn't even buried yet...


Sure, but there are also different people in this world - including sociopaths, for example. So I'm wondering what's the deal with her, because this is defenitely an unusual behaviour for me... I remember that when I was watching the first interview with little Magda's parents - when everybody still thought that she was kidnapped - her mother was crying (like with real tears and all) and pleading with the "kidnapper" to return her daughter, but I could somehow tell that she's faking it. I just didn't understand at that time why she's pretending to be distressed. When it turned out that she killed her daughter - I wasn't surprised.

Of course, I'm not saying that this tennis player pushed her boyfriend out of the balcony (although it did cross my mind for a second).

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Damn... Can anyone explain this, because this is not normal to me:

cbssports.com/tennis/news/tennis-star-aryna-sabalenka-will-play-in-miami-open-in-wake-of-the-sudden-death-of-her-boyfriend/

I wonder what she would do if her kid killed itself - would she decide to play anyway too? o_O'



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History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


Bobko, you need to study more Polish history, and not RuSSian version or your personal version of it, if you hope to continue debating Polish history :)


That's all great, but the thing is that we're not discussing French history. We're discussing Polish history. Czartoryski being a Prince is just a fun fact that I provided for you. It's a detail, not my main argument :) Did you read the November Uprising's manifesto that I linked for you?


Czartoryski didn't mobilize anyone. He was made the head of the Provisional Government not entirely out of his will.

Love / What would be a traditional wedding ring for a man? [6]

@BlendedLife, another thing to consider - how will you choose the size of the wedding ring? Does your partner wear any rings? It would be a good idea for him to try it on first to check if it's comfortable to wear on daily basis, imho.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Well, when my grandma ended up in hospital with a broken pelvis, it was you who gave a lecture about skeptical/critical family members of patients making life harder for doctors and you pointed out that you have doctors in your family... So I find it ironic that you don't trust doctors yourself :))

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]

@Bratwurst Boy, that's why I always try to check opinions about doctors online before picking one, if it's possible.


But don't you have doctors in your family? lol 👀

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Yes, you'd have to drag my father with a horse to a doctor and it was usually my mother and me trying to talk him into going. It was only when things got really bad - like he was in a lot of pain or ended up in hospital it got better and now you don't have to convince him - he's going on his own.


I don't know about most, but I've definitely had experiences with some doctors who knew less than me or were simply wrong (about pretty basic stuff that a doctor with their specialisation should know) o_O

Love / What would be a traditional wedding ring for a man? [6]


I'd say that the most traditional wedding ring is classic, plain gold ring:

allegro.pl/oferta/zlota-obraczka-meska-585-14k-polskie-obraczki-r-11-12507532021

But it really depends on what your partner likes...

I think couples usually buy wedding rings together - after all you're supposed to wear it for the rest of your lives, so it's best if both of you like them... I personally wouldn't turn it into a surprise gift - in my opinion buying wedding rings together is romantic :) - but that's just my take on it :))

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Yes, my wishes definitely weren't for johnny_reb/Ironside :)))

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Yes, according to this survey majority of mothers treat their sons better than their daughters (I experienced this first-hand from my own mother):

theguardian.com/society/2010/oct/06/most-mums-favour-sons-survey

That's wrong though and stems from those mothers being raised in a patriarchal society.


That depends on a particular individual. There are women and men who are like that, but there are many others (women and men) who aren't like that.


A quote from a Polish article on WP abcZdrowie titled "Polish men live 8 years shorter than Polish women. National Health Fund is giving causes.":

"5. Men who are in a relationship are healthier

Scientists from Harvard Medical School have proven that men who are in relationships are healthier (especially if they're married), they are three times less likely to develop cardiovascular diseases and they live longer. The partner's role can't be underestimated also in Poland. The portal uPacjenta has conducted a poll which results show that:

- men in relationships are more convinced about the necessity of preventive examinations: 80% of them think they're necessary (only 60% of single men think the same),

- 25% of men declare that they're usually being reminded about examinations by their other half."


In Poland women have retirement pensions (if they worked) or so called family pensions (if they were housewives and didn't work).

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Today :) At least in Poland :)) (the International Men's Day is on November 19)

Best wishes to all non-misogynist men on this forum! :)))

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


While not giving them equal rights and opportunities for millennia and treating them like subhumans.


Yes, this man "conformed" to my expectations of being a decent human being condemning rapists and murderers lol And why "man"?


You're either seriously sick in the head or you're a very dishonest manipulator. You claimed that "women don't appreciate anything men do for them" and that's why I wrote that I appreciate what Żartowniś Ponury did. You didn't write anything about respect and camels and so I didn't write anything about respect and camels either o_O