pawian
25 Dec 2023
Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]
Alien, please - what did I warn about 2 minutes ago?????
Alien, please - what did I warn about 2 minutes ago?????
pawian
25 Dec 2023
Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]
You always eat zwłoki unless you are a vegetarian. :):):):) I prefer straightforward approach - without beating about the bush.
BTW, there is a new riddle. What is it this kefir shake based on??? Warning: it isn`t what you guess by the look.
Zwłoki kurczaka.
You always eat zwłoki unless you are a vegetarian. :):):):) I prefer straightforward approach - without beating about the bush.
BTW, there is a new riddle. What is it this kefir shake based on??? Warning: it isn`t what you guess by the look.
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pawian
25 Dec 2023
News / Britain - problem for Poland and Poles? [175]
An extensive interview with a Polish expert on British housing market which has gone to the dogs and is draining the assets of both the state and lodgers.
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Main points:
In Great Britain, until the end of the 1970s, municipal construction dominated. This changed at the beginning of the government of Margaret Thatcher, who distributed municipal housing and changed the housing model to one similar to the one in Poland today.
It is based on rent from private owners and huge amounts of money allocated for rent subsidies or, for example, own contribution. A situation has arisen in which - says Dr. Marcin Galent from the Jagiellonian University - you can earn more by not building apartments than by building them.
Today, apartments in Great Britain are the smallest and most expensive among Western European countries
Housing expenses account for approximately 40 percent. family income. Back in the 1970s it was 20-25 percent. It was cheaper not only to rent, but also to buy your own house or apartment
Dr. Marcin Galent from the Jagiellonian University says: The British model of the housing market has led to a disaster. Ours is very similar.
A part of the interview:
If you haven't lived in the UK, it may be hard to believe, because we don't associate Great Britain with a place where life is bad or poor. More like a rich country where you go to earn better money.
I lived in Great Britain for three years. In different places. Usually those that are considered "the better ones". In Notting Hill, London, Cambridge, Oxford. These are islands of luxury, and yet when I saw the housing standards there, I was shocked. For various reasons, because, for example, I was used to having two panes of glass in the window and a radiator. And in England this is not obvious. The apartments are often in a dilapidated condition. And that's one thing. But the second thing is that it's getting worse. The standard is falling. The premises are getting smaller. The apartments decreased by 1/5 in a short time. The new ones feel like a dollhouse. If I have a staircase in Krakow, two people can pass each other on the stairs. In a new building in the UK this can be difficult. The apartments are miniature, but they are also crowded and overcrowded. It is standard that singles who cannot afford to buy anything of their own live in apartments intended for families. Within a decade, by 50 percent. The number of twenty-year-olds who do not have their own home has increased. Back in the 1980s, the average age of a new apartment buyer was 26, now it is 32. University graduates who start working often cannot even afford to rent an apartment, so it is common for their parents to subsidize their housing expenses. The scale is such that it has a name - it is called "Mommy's Bank", and young people are referred to as the "Rental Generation".
An extensive interview with a Polish expert on British housing market which has gone to the dogs and is draining the assets of both the state and lodgers.
onet.pl/informacje/krowoderskapl/wielka-brytania-doprowadzila-do-katastrofy-mieszkaniowej-idziemy-jej-sladem/fkxxp9y,30bc1058
Main points:
In Great Britain, until the end of the 1970s, municipal construction dominated. This changed at the beginning of the government of Margaret Thatcher, who distributed municipal housing and changed the housing model to one similar to the one in Poland today.
It is based on rent from private owners and huge amounts of money allocated for rent subsidies or, for example, own contribution. A situation has arisen in which - says Dr. Marcin Galent from the Jagiellonian University - you can earn more by not building apartments than by building them.
Today, apartments in Great Britain are the smallest and most expensive among Western European countries
Housing expenses account for approximately 40 percent. family income. Back in the 1970s it was 20-25 percent. It was cheaper not only to rent, but also to buy your own house or apartment
Dr. Marcin Galent from the Jagiellonian University says: The British model of the housing market has led to a disaster. Ours is very similar.
A part of the interview:
If you haven't lived in the UK, it may be hard to believe, because we don't associate Great Britain with a place where life is bad or poor. More like a rich country where you go to earn better money.
I lived in Great Britain for three years. In different places. Usually those that are considered "the better ones". In Notting Hill, London, Cambridge, Oxford. These are islands of luxury, and yet when I saw the housing standards there, I was shocked. For various reasons, because, for example, I was used to having two panes of glass in the window and a radiator. And in England this is not obvious. The apartments are often in a dilapidated condition. And that's one thing. But the second thing is that it's getting worse. The standard is falling. The premises are getting smaller. The apartments decreased by 1/5 in a short time. The new ones feel like a dollhouse. If I have a staircase in Krakow, two people can pass each other on the stairs. In a new building in the UK this can be difficult. The apartments are miniature, but they are also crowded and overcrowded. It is standard that singles who cannot afford to buy anything of their own live in apartments intended for families. Within a decade, by 50 percent. The number of twenty-year-olds who do not have their own home has increased. Back in the 1980s, the average age of a new apartment buyer was 26, now it is 32. University graduates who start working often cannot even afford to rent an apartment, so it is common for their parents to subsidize their housing expenses. The scale is such that it has a name - it is called "Mommy's Bank", and young people are referred to as the "Rental Generation".
pawian
25 Dec 2023
News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]
PIS gangsters still occupy state media buildings. They take turns every day. AmaSSing. :):):)
Here are 3 of them from today`s shift. The one on the right, with that most human face, is Ryszard Legutko, my professor of philosophy class at uni in 1980s. We, students of the English department, respected and looked up to him coz we knew he didn`t like communists, remained independent and kept away from marxist approach to philosophy. He had also graduated from English department in 1973 so additionally it gave good vibes to our meetings.
Today he sold his soul to the devil and supports PiS, the same bolsheviks he once used to oppose. He does it for huge cash which he is paid by the EU being a rightist member to the Euro Parliament. Money does`nt bring happiness but without money it is easier to run into bad luck, sort of. hahahaha
AmaSSing how decent people can go to the dogs during lifetime.
PIS gangsters still occupy state media buildings. They take turns every day. AmaSSing. :):):)
Here are 3 of them from today`s shift. The one on the right, with that most human face, is Ryszard Legutko, my professor of philosophy class at uni in 1980s. We, students of the English department, respected and looked up to him coz we knew he didn`t like communists, remained independent and kept away from marxist approach to philosophy. He had also graduated from English department in 1973 so additionally it gave good vibes to our meetings.
Today he sold his soul to the devil and supports PiS, the same bolsheviks he once used to oppose. He does it for huge cash which he is paid by the EU being a rightist member to the Euro Parliament. Money does`nt bring happiness but without money it is easier to run into bad luck, sort of. hahahaha
AmaSSing how decent people can go to the dogs during lifetime.
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pawian
25 Dec 2023
News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]
The problem is what he intended to write: fekk this fekking world - świat or fekk this fekking Christmas - świąt. .
I can't imagine what that means.
The problem is what he intended to write: fekk this fekking world - świat or fekk this fekking Christmas - świąt. .
pawian
25 Dec 2023
Life / Who are the Polish singers (Classical or Folk songs) [11]
And now his most famous song: Autumn Roses. You can guess it is a bit sad and nostalgic...... :):)
PS. The joke from 20th century was that Polish archeologists dug out a mummy in Egypt which woke up and asked: Does Fogg still sing??? hahahaha
Autumn roses, sad tea roses.
Autumn roses are like your beloved lips.
The purple trees are the last to give us shelter
. And hearts beat like a bell, in one tone.
Autumn roses whisper quietly about separation.
Autumn roses tell us about goodbye.
And in a cloud of leaves we walk through the wilderness of the park.
Autumn roses are already withering.
It was May so recently, we were so happy,
smiling and tender, who will revive these days again?
Give me a cool hand, look me in the eye and tell me
Do you love me, I know, it's an illusion and a dream
Here performing the famous song Silence
And now his most famous song: Autumn Roses. You can guess it is a bit sad and nostalgic...... :):)
PS. The joke from 20th century was that Polish archeologists dug out a mummy in Egypt which woke up and asked: Does Fogg still sing??? hahahaha
Autumn roses, sad tea roses.
Autumn roses are like your beloved lips.
The purple trees are the last to give us shelter
. And hearts beat like a bell, in one tone.
Autumn roses whisper quietly about separation.
Autumn roses tell us about goodbye.
And in a cloud of leaves we walk through the wilderness of the park.
Autumn roses are already withering.
It was May so recently, we were so happy,
smiling and tender, who will revive these days again?
Give me a cool hand, look me in the eye and tell me
Do you love me, I know, it's an illusion and a dream
pawian
25 Dec 2023
Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]
:):):) It looks amasing, in fact!!!
How do I cook it? I buy chicken carcass - so called broth piece and smoke it for 3 hours in our smokehouse. Then when I have it on the plate, I do what I like best - dig, scratch and scrape tiny pieces of meat off the carcass. The rump is the most delicious. HA!
:)
:):):) It looks amasing, in fact!!!
How do I cook it? I buy chicken carcass - so called broth piece and smoke it for 3 hours in our smokehouse. Then when I have it on the plate, I do what I like best - dig, scratch and scrape tiny pieces of meat off the carcass. The rump is the most delicious. HA!
pawian
25 Dec 2023
Life / Who are the Polish singers (Classical or Folk songs) [11]
OK.
The first singer who appeared on Polish TV before the war was Mieczysław Fogg. He continued singing after the war too and did it for a few decades with unwavering popularity.
An amazing person coz he took part in Polish wars of the time as a soldier or artist.
Here performing the famous song Silence (the one with trumpet motif, you know):
Old or recent does not matter.
OK.
The first singer who appeared on Polish TV before the war was Mieczysław Fogg. He continued singing after the war too and did it for a few decades with unwavering popularity.
An amazing person coz he took part in Polish wars of the time as a soldier or artist.
Here performing the famous song Silence (the one with trumpet motif, you know):
pawian
25 Dec 2023
Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]
I am not fond of sauerkraut/cabbage with mushrooms on Christmas Eve. I eat those ushka with cabbage/mushroom stuffing for tradition, not taste.
However, drinking sauerkraut juice with your carp is both healthy and tasty! Voilla!
I am not fond of sauerkraut/cabbage with mushrooms on Christmas Eve. I eat those ushka with cabbage/mushroom stuffing for tradition, not taste.
However, drinking sauerkraut juice with your carp is both healthy and tasty! Voilla!
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pawian
25 Dec 2023
Life / Video games in Polish - Set them for English? [12]
I freely use English in my games.
Here, the convoy of incorrigible imperialists is going to be sent to pre-Russia.
s there a option to change the language to english?
I freely use English in my games.
Here, the convoy of incorrigible imperialists is going to be sent to pre-Russia.
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pawian
25 Dec 2023
Life / Do you know any specific Christmas traditions to be found only in Poland? [15]
Polish tradition is gifts are given on Christmass Eve, not the next day.
Another tradition which exists in our family is we like presents which we have already been given before. That is why my kids, after 3 years, again gave me a kit of hot sauces (fortunately without that nasty Scorpion sauce which I still haven`t finished) and a craft beer.
Polish tradition is gifts are given on Christmass Eve, not the next day.
Another tradition which exists in our family is we like presents which we have already been given before. That is why my kids, after 3 years, again gave me a kit of hot sauces (fortunately without that nasty Scorpion sauce which I still haven`t finished) and a craft beer.
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pawian
25 Dec 2023
News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]
I hate rap. It is the music of frustrated losers. :):):)
It's Polish rap lingo
I hate rap. It is the music of frustrated losers. :):):)
pawian
25 Dec 2023
News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]
PIS rightists prefered to buy resources from Russians, so it is obvious the new gov decided to change it. Ha!
What does it mean in Polish???? :):):)
from the germans,
PIS rightists prefered to buy resources from Russians, so it is obvious the new gov decided to change it. Ha!
Pierdol ten pierdolony swiąt.
What does it mean in Polish???? :):):)
pawian
25 Dec 2023
News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]
It is superb, darling. Rightists lost and that`s what really counts. Decent intelligent Poles will run this country at last. Your whining is useless. Of course, you can whine at will if it helps you deal with frustration - I have nothing againts. hahahaha
christmas spirit
It is superb, darling. Rightists lost and that`s what really counts. Decent intelligent Poles will run this country at last. Your whining is useless. Of course, you can whine at will if it helps you deal with frustration - I have nothing againts. hahahaha
pawian
25 Dec 2023
History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]
This reminds me other moments of Polish history.
German soldiers taking photos in the Main Square in occupied Krakow in 1940. In the background- famous St Mary`s Cathedral.
Photo 2 - German troops march into the Wawel Castle
PS. Nazis believed Krakow was a German city coz there used to be a lot German settlers in the Middle Ages.
It is a Soviet soldier
This reminds me other moments of Polish history.
German soldiers taking photos in the Main Square in occupied Krakow in 1940. In the background- famous St Mary`s Cathedral.
Photo 2 - German troops march into the Wawel Castle
PS. Nazis believed Krakow was a German city coz there used to be a lot German settlers in the Middle Ages.
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pawian
25 Dec 2023
News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]
We, decent people don`t. Rightist dream about it, though. Ready to burn Poland in order to keep the power they lost at the elections.
Do you want violence on the streets
We, decent people don`t. Rightist dream about it, though. Ready to burn Poland in order to keep the power they lost at the elections.
pawian
24 Dec 2023
News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [870]
If all means imbeciles from your family and circle of friends, then yes, it is correct - you are imbeciles. :):):) Merry Christmas to all of you. hahahaha
But we all know the Russians did this
If all means imbeciles from your family and circle of friends, then yes, it is correct - you are imbeciles. :):):) Merry Christmas to all of you. hahahaha
pawian
24 Dec 2023
Life / Do you know any specific Christmas traditions to be found only in Poland? [15]
Local councils or private enterprises all over Poland organise shared Christmas eve suppers for homeless, lonely or poor residents. Everybody is welcome.
Local councils or private enterprises all over Poland organise shared Christmas eve suppers for homeless, lonely or poor residents. Everybody is welcome.
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pawian
24 Dec 2023
Language / Christmas Phrases translations [6]
Next time, after using Goggle Translate, try to look through the result and polish it, coz this double poor sounds a bit.... poor. :):):):)
Not in the original.
A poor, silent, poor stable
Next time, after using Goggle Translate, try to look through the result and polish it, coz this double poor sounds a bit.... poor. :):):):)
girl,
Not in the original.
pawian
24 Dec 2023
News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]
Touchy??? Darling, you didn`t see me touchy yet. :):):):
As for periods, yes, the Christmas period has come and you are also having it. Enjoy!!! hahahaha
Touchy??? Darling, you didn`t see me touchy yet. :):):):
As for periods, yes, the Christmas period has come and you are also having it. Enjoy!!! hahahaha
pawian
24 Dec 2023
News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]
Go with rightists and homo sovieticuses to defend their "democracy" ??
You must be crazy.
to defend democracy?
Go with rightists and homo sovieticuses to defend their "democracy" ??
You must be crazy.
pawian
23 Dec 2023
Off-Topic / The Pope has officially approved the blessing of same-sex couples [60]
weren`t so Polish coz they didn`t teach you either Polish or Polish customs. DFY and your stalinist family, too. Ha!
My Polish family
weren`t so Polish coz they didn`t teach you either Polish or Polish customs. DFY and your stalinist family, too. Ha!
pawian
23 Dec 2023
Food / Polish Christmas Eve Dinner recipes [84]
No, it doesn`t happen in real life, only in fairy tales.
In real life, you dig out a chest with pirates` treasure. Simple. Tom Sawyer could tell you how to do it.
the Lotto or get an inheritance.
No, it doesn`t happen in real life, only in fairy tales.
In real life, you dig out a chest with pirates` treasure. Simple. Tom Sawyer could tell you how to do it.
pawian
23 Dec 2023
Life / What do Poles really think about cats? [470]
This thesis is a bit far fetched coz Poles love dogs and cats like all other nations. In the same proportions I suppose - dogs more than cats. All of my family, friends and acquintances cherish positive feelings about dogs but some don`t like cats.
That`s what attracts me in cats - that permeating atmosphere of personal independence and freedom. A dog will always love its owner no matter how they treat the pet. While you have to strive to deserve the cat`s love.
Amasing opinions does that AI have. I would never think of that. :):):)
All in all, thanks for an interesting input.
why Poles love cats so much
This thesis is a bit far fetched coz Poles love dogs and cats like all other nations. In the same proportions I suppose - dogs more than cats. All of my family, friends and acquintances cherish positive feelings about dogs but some don`t like cats.
by adopting a nonchalant attitude-much like a cat's indifference to human concerns.
That`s what attracts me in cats - that permeating atmosphere of personal independence and freedom. A dog will always love its owner no matter how they treat the pet. While you have to strive to deserve the cat`s love.
"If we can survive all that, so can a cat."
Amasing opinions does that AI have. I would never think of that. :):):)
All in all, thanks for an interesting input.
pawian
23 Dec 2023
Off-Topic / The Pope has officially approved the blessing of same-sex couples [60]
No, coz imagine that you touch sb by accident and they shoot you in your stupid head for that. Do such crazy standards prevail in GB??? Where are you from, mongrel? Amazon jungle or Russian Siberia??
DFY and your stalinist grandpas for expressing those sick opinions.
A perfectly sensible opinion.
No, coz imagine that you touch sb by accident and they shoot you in your stupid head for that. Do such crazy standards prevail in GB??? Where are you from, mongrel? Amazon jungle or Russian Siberia??
DFY and your stalinist grandpas for expressing those sick opinions.
pawian
23 Dec 2023
Off-Topic / The Pope has officially approved the blessing of same-sex couples [60]
Those Americans are so aggressive. Is it in the water or in the violent cartoons they watch since birth???
you die
Those Americans are so aggressive. Is it in the water or in the violent cartoons they watch since birth???
pawian
23 Dec 2023
History / Life in communist Poland - personal relations [503]
I feel honoured that you follow my words so carefully. Thanks. hahahaha
Kneel down, darling, when you utter/type the holy name of the Saviour!!!
Conclusion is that your come back has certainly added more spice into the forum. We needed that. Keep it going and don`t invent silly shadows, bans and other bs. :):):)
You say this out of one side of your mouth
I feel honoured that you follow my words so carefully. Thanks. hahahaha
Tusk
Kneel down, darling, when you utter/type the holy name of the Saviour!!!
Conclusion:
Conclusion is that your come back has certainly added more spice into the forum. We needed that. Keep it going and don`t invent silly shadows, bans and other bs. :):):)
pawian
23 Dec 2023
Food / Polish Christmas Eve Dinner recipes [84]
No! That is the copy of a recipe for how to become an Am millionaire. That`s what I heard as a boy in communist times:
You buy one orange and sell it for a higher price.
Next, you buy two oranges and sell them for a higher price.
etc etc.
Is it surprising that oranges have always been one on my fave exotic fruit???
You sell it for twice the price you bought it for
No! That is the copy of a recipe for how to become an Am millionaire. That`s what I heard as a boy in communist times:
You buy one orange and sell it for a higher price.
Next, you buy two oranges and sell them for a higher price.
etc etc.
Is it surprising that oranges have always been one on my fave exotic fruit???
pawian
23 Dec 2023
History / Life in communist Poland - personal relations [503]
He didn`t. He is bshyting you.
I wonder when and how did you detect
He didn`t. He is bshyting you.
pawian
23 Dec 2023
Food / Polish Christmas Eve Dinner recipes [84]
Tomorrow I am going to cook my fave carp ala Jewish in sweet sauce with almonds and raisins. There is only one problem - we bought fillets and steaks but I forgot to buy heads which are excellent for that recipe.
PS. Shyt - I just remembered I also forgot to buy almonds. I will use kidney nuts instead.
Tomorrow I am going to cook my fave carp ala Jewish in sweet sauce with almonds and raisins. There is only one problem - we bought fillets and steaks but I forgot to buy heads which are excellent for that recipe.
PS. Shyt - I just remembered I also forgot to buy almonds. I will use kidney nuts instead.