History / Recommended Poland's history books [257]


Kosciuszko in the folk uniform with his peasant scythers in a book for kids:

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History / Recommended Poland's history books [257]


I can`t say I have read them coz I haven`t but if you ask for accuracy, I can say a word or two about the cover of the Armies of the Partitions book: The third soldier in the row is wearing a folk uniform from Krakow region - the one worn by 300 peasant scythers. However, he is also holding a Polish sabre, which was the weapon used by other elite troops, mostly riders of gentry background. The countenance of the guy resembles Kosciuszko`s who sometimes put on the folk uniform to show fraternity with his peasant soldiers.

However, Kosciuszko is always shown mounted in Polish pics/paintings. This horseless (:) image of him in the cover is really disturbing to me as a Pole.

Yes, I know, they didn`t have enough space to show him on a horse in this cover, but still it is a clash.

Painting from late 19th cent:

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Life / Funeral Traditions in Poland [68]

What is this gravestone made of??

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Life / Funeral Traditions in Poland [68]

The portraits on tombstones are either black and white or colour - the time of the burial doesn`t matter. Both communist time and democratic graves use either type.

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Life / Wszystkich Świętych (All Saints Day) // Dzien Zaduszny (All Souls day) [96]

The weather is usually pleasant on 1 Nov. The Goddess makes it easier for Poles to celebrate their holiday. At night, the moon lit graves together with lanterns.

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News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

Sorry, I have read your post thrice and still can`t understand what you mean. The logic in it seems messed up.
I am afraid you used too many literary shortcuts.

PS. Can a native speaker explain to me if there is sth wrong with my perception or Korvin`s post???

Novi, I didn`t mean you.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


Exactly.

Polish women have gone on strike, sort of. The birth rate is plummeting. Poland is depopulating quickly. That is why we need immigrants.

Thank you, PiS discriminatory azholes!


Tfu and rzyg! :):):)

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


Isn`t it amaSSing to see what hypocrites and repulsive lickers those rightists are in fact??? In 2020, when they changed the law, they were licking the RC Church`s ass. Now, admitting it was a mistake, they are trying to lick women`s asses.

Tfu!!

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

Unimaginable things are happening and incredible words are being spoken after the latest elections which the ruling rightists lost.
Can you believe that PIS top apparatchiks are openly admitting that the change of the abortion law 3 years ago was a huge mistake????

One of their chief apparatchiks, Prime Minister Morawiecki said:

And regarding abortion, I will answer you directly: I have always been a supporter of the abortion compromise from 30 years ago. The application for a change to the Constitutional Tribunal in this case was a mistake.

Sorry, too late, darlings!!! You have lost due to your discriminatory attitude to women. And it was women among others who punished you..

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


No, I don`t. But don `t count your chickens yet. We can discuss such taxes when there is a plan to introduce them so the discussion is senseless right now coz there is no such will, let alone a plan.

Besides, let me remind you, PiS exploited a lot of leftist ideas and ideals in economy during their rule. The opposition`s Left wing will never beat those rightists.


Exactly.

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]


Polam, I have never forgotten your prophetic words you spoke in July 2020, in the midst of the presidential campaign which PiS eventually won. Here they are:

This alone should say something to PiS that they need to do things differently. Whether they get bounced out this time or not, their days are clearly numbered. As the old die, and the uneducated who have educated children become more aware of their childrens opinions and wants, the old ways will die off.

You had foreseen exactly what happened on 15 Oct 2023 - namely, the educated young prevailed over the old and homo sovieticuses. Wow! Hats off. And thank you, coz I believed you then and your words instilled me with determination to fight on against PiS.

And Spike commented on Polam`s words in this way:

The problem with "total opposition" is that [...] have very deluded outlook. [...] They refuse to understand that they represent nothing of value for Polish society and in the age of widespread internet access and info exchange they cannot stupify the society any longer on such a scale with controlled access to information as before. The "king" is naked.

Now, judge for yourself, who nailed it better????

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

The leaving PiS gov is creating another, the 6th division, in the army. It is going to be on paper only coz there are already huge vacancies in the existing 5 divisions. To make up for them, PIS counts the civilians working for the army as soldiers. AmaSSing liars!

PiS gangsters want to have a pretext to accuse the future gov of negligence when they aren`t able to make it.
Fekk PIS azholes and their dirty games with the army.

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

The general fatigue with the PiS government has long been clear, especially with its incompetence, cynicism, level of demoralization and primitivism of propaganda.

The statistical map shows the level of anti PiS revival in Poland. There are areas where about 60-70% voted for the democratic opposition and 20-25% for corrupt PiS.

Blue - European democracy, red - bolshevik autocracy from Eastern Europe.

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Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

What? Those sleepy itsy bitsy teeny weeny kittens a horror???

Life / Wszystkich Świętych (All Saints Day) // Dzien Zaduszny (All Souls day) [96]

What can you see?

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Life / Funeral Traditions in Poland [68]


So you should already arrange a tombstone for yourself. You can even have your name and birth date written on it if you are provident.

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


I changed into a monkey! It is a big difference. :):):)

Life / Funeral Traditions in Poland [68]


On average it costs 100 PLN per year.

But I thought your ashes will be buried in the holy garden next to the maharaja`s palace in India.

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


No, I don`t miss that orange haired monkey. :):). I used his words in ironic context to show that rightists accuse others of creating the swamp while they make the deepest and smelliest one of all themselves.


Yes, the current rumour is their contracts are being modified right now. If it is true, the people responsible for it will pay dearly for contributing to financial losses of the TV company.


Those threats are useless coz in 2015 PiS removed everybody who had been appointed to their position by the previous gov. Whether the new gov is nice or not towards PiS is of zero importance.

Life / Funeral Traditions in Poland [68]


They were probably left in the ground to decompose further. This site has remained unoccupied by a new "tenant" for 5 years now.


Yes, that`s what I wrote. If you don`t pay the grave fee every 20 years, your site is offered to a new lodger coz you don`t own the place, only lease it. :):) I saw such double graves in cemeteries.

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


It seems you have serious deficiencies in keeping updated with the recent events, darling. Hasn`t the news reached your trailer park yet??? AmaSSing. :):)


False. Actually, PIS or Konfederacja ruling Poland was the best option for the Kremlin. Now Putin is furious Poland is going to return to its European family.


It seems you are romantically obsessed with the guy coz you mention him everywhere while he is so unimportant here. Amassing you are so open in the forum. hahahaha

Never mind, stay tuned for the first cases of dePiSification soon. hahahaha

Life / Wszystkich Świętych (All Saints Day) // Dzien Zaduszny (All Souls day) [96]

Sweets are a tradition on 1 Nov

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Life / Funeral Traditions in Poland [68]

Burial of ashes is still unpopular in the countryside - here, two columbarium blocks built a few years ago and only 3 niches taken.

The second pic shows an empty space which still used to be sb`s burial site about 10 years ago. But it was unpaid for and the local parish which owns the cemetery removed the grave.

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Life / Custom plates in Poland [103]


PUMBA spotted on 1 Nov is really extravagant.

Novi, how do you like these plates??:

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

The beginning of the school year is celebrated with such delicacies

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Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

Here a smaller version of a watch tower

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Life / Wszystkich Świętych (All Saints Day) // Dzien Zaduszny (All Souls day) [96]

Never before did I witness a mass service in the cemetery on 1 Nov. My wife claims it is normal. Amasing!

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Love / Polish girls vs Ukrainian girls: Who do you think is hotter? [152]


Yes, because they are already in relationships. :):):)

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

Not in winter time. More in summer which is logistically easier to organise a camp than in winter.

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

Yes, exactly. :):)

Communists didn`t use that scheme - in my youth, all schools broke up at the same time nationwide.