Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


For me it's the opposite. For most guys I know - it's their significant other sending them around to doctors.

Most guys are terribly afraid of doctors for one reason or another.

Myself personally I hate doctors. I would rather be sick for weeks than subject myself to their "care".

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Do not misunderstand me - I am also not opposed to ceding all sovereignty in this fashion.

It's such a widespread phenomenon, because in the end it is a good deal.

If someone wants all that work - be my guest.

I'm 35 almost and still not married. The only reason I want to get married now is I'm tired of living like a cave man.

The time has come.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Wise, wise words.

It begins with the small things, like outsourcing your choice of clothes. Indeed, who could be bothered - and there's a person seemingly volunteering to do the work for you.

Then it escalates to outsourcing planning of vacations. Truly, a miserable task, and if someone wants it - good for them!

At some point, she is scheduling various doctor's appointments for you - and again, you are grateful.

However, slice by slice, your autonomy has been eroded. You have been turned into a vegetable.

Soon, all decisions are made for you by your wife and council of children and grandchildren. For you, is reserved the role of mere observer.

Source: my dad.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Define this. Please.

What does it mean for you?

What's more important - do you actually require this from a guy?

Love / How do Polish men feel about gender equality? [780]


Putin cried, when he got reelected.

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Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]

To make her feel special, feel loved, feel wanted. In such a way, that she feels there exists nobody for you, but her.

Is this a small thing?

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


How can you deny Russia's achievements in enfranchising women?

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Surprise! NEWSFLASH!

Breaking!

"Men Like To Be Taken Care Of"

It's not that we don't like to take care of you, but also, we really like it when somebody takes care of us.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]

The Soviet Woman - the Most Free Woman in the World.


I actually did not. Foolishly, I assumed it was some All Saints type celebration that metamorphosed.

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Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Now Halloween is Irish?


I figured.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Equal opportunity persecution, is a good indicator of gender equality.

Also, despite us:

1) Putting our women in uniform
2) Making them fight at the front
3) Making them toil in the factories
4) Doing everything to strip them of every remaining feminine aspect

... our women still take care of themselves, us, and the kids much better than your Western women.

The traditional gender roles in family and romance have been preserved, while progress was achieved in other fields - and nothing happened!

You've managed to turn your women into men, which is not the same as equality.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Not a Commie thing per se, but Socialist instead.

By the time the USSR adopted it as an official holiday in the 1920s, it had been recognized as an official holiday in Austria, Germany and other places.

To us - Valentine's Day is the grotesque, materialistic, recent import.

Incidentally, how do you square the fact that women achieved a more equal status in backwards and primitive Russia, first, before the women of the West?

1) Russia was the first major power to grant its women the right to vote.
2) Abortion was made legal in 1920.
3) In 1922 marital rape became illegal.
4) First legally-mandated maternity leave
5) First public child care centers
6) Constitutionally enshrined equality of men and women
7) First sniper ace woman
8) First woman in space

Your Western countries only moved towards feminism, to keep pace with the Soviet Union on the moral front.

We were the first country in the world to take seriously the question of equality between genders.

Lenin wrote: "To effect [woman's] emancipation and make her the equal of man, it is necessary to be socialized and for women to participate in common productive labor. Then woman will be the equal of man."

This position was built atop Marx's earlier theorizing regarding the role of women.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]

Happy International Women's Day, ladies!

Wishing you all manner of womanly happiness on this day)

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History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


Yes, really.

The uprising broke out, when Poles were informed that they were being sent to France to suppress the July Revolution and the Belgian Revolution. This is what started my debate with Pawian.

Deciding to join forces with their revolutionary brothers around the continent, and feeling that history is on their side, the Poles acted. It also didn't help, that many people in Poland were still very sympathetic towards a revolutionary France, due to events which were still fresh in their memory (Duchy of Warsaw days).

Also, sending Polish troops to France, was in direct violation of the Polish constitution, and this specifically angered wide swathes of the bourgeoisie and nobility.

Maybe you don't understand my argument. I'm not saying that Poles were not anti-Russian. I'm not saying they did not want to be free of Russian control. Simply, I am saying that other priorities took precedence over any Russian hatred.

If the uprising was purely predicated on hate towards Russian control, it could have happened a century later or never at all. But it wasn't, and it was not happening in a vacuum either. Events across Europe were informing the decisions of Polish revolutionaries, much more than any Hatred.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


He did.


Ok. But it was, as I said, CONTINENT-WIDE.

The aftershocks of the French Revolution were making themselves known, despite there being a restored Bourbon king on the throne of France.

People wanted power. Not just from Russians, but from kings and emperors.

The Polish revolt was driven by these same sentiments, much more than any anti-Russian position as you try to force in this argument. This concept was alien at the time.

You are making ahistorical arguments.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


I don't lie. I don't have time, or interest in this.

I argue.

You are misinformed regarding what were the driving impulses of the November revolt. You also, have no idea what was happening during the December revolt.

It was not a reaction against Russian domination, but a continent-wide surge towards democracy. Specifically, the granting of a constitution, which could enshrine the rights of citizens.

Russians lost as much, or more, than the Poles lost when November and December failed.

It f*cked Poland and it f*cked Russia.

The Tsar won, the People lost.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


What???


Listen - I am on the same side as the Decembrists and Novembrists. I am not gonna spend energy apologizing for the Tsar's reactionary policies.

I think us acting as policeman was a grave mistake, and is what threw us back in development much more than any Mongol occupation.

I'm not arguing with you, but just explaining that Putin could be viewed as correct in his argument.

Many, many, many Russians think the Decembrists were good men that were murdered in cold blood.

P.S. - By the way the Habsburg's paid us back for saving their dynasty and their empire by abandoning us during the Crimean War. Russia has no allies - but its fleet and army. Relying on anyone else or their word has always proven to be a mistake.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


At that time Russia was the conservative policeman of Europe.

We were called in as a firefighting brigade by the monarchs of Europe, to put down any liberal movements that showed signs of life.

Belgium was small peanuts. Poland was much more important. Even more important than Poland, was saving the Habsburgs during the Hungarian Revolution.

In Russia itself we had the Decembrist Revolt - which was also brutally crushed. Back then there were plenty of Jons and Mafs also, that were convinced this meant the imminent end of Russia. However, Russia is adept at survival.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


So... by not suppressing their revolt... we are responsible for them existing.

Not doing something, can be as powerful, or more powerful, than doing something.

In any case - great for Belgium, and again sh*t for Poland. You killed your people, did not get freedom from Russia (but instead doubled the medicine dosage), but... in a tangential way freed the Belgians. Great job!

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]

As far as I understand, it's Polish criminals that do the actual stealing. Russian criminals buy from them, for later resale in ex-USSR countries.

It's much easier for Poles to steal cars in Germany and the UK, than for Russians to do the same.

I think in the criminal world, it is as if 1991 never happened. It's still one large brotherhood for those boys.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]


This could be a great show to screen in Germany and the UK.

"Honest Polish Car Thieves Attempt to Stop Russian Car Thieves from Exporting to Latvia First".

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]


Interesting...

What are Polish policemen known for?

Life / Polish people and TV Series - so good and hilariously spot on :) [99]


Amazing.

I really want to learn more about how the religion of the Kapelusznik will develop. He is a fearsome God, and one I have come to grudgingly respect.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]


You should probably ask a policeman - I wouldn't be able to say exactly.

In Russia, they're usually considered to be big afficianados of gay sex, but also trash for some reason.

In America, what's more frequently remarked upon are the uncanny similarities between them and pigs.

Bottom line - I don't know Paulina why certain professions attract certain type of people. Why are almost all nurses women? Why are almost all car mechanics men? Why are almost all police homosexuals? Who knows why - I'm just stating the facts.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]


Ehh, I'm not sure.

In Russia police are often viewed as being sympathetic to homosexuals. In fact, most policemen are by default assumed to be homosexuals. The man in the photo looks like an archetypal homosexual. This made me think, he is also probably a policeman.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]


That guy is gay, so he may very well be a real policeman.

Life / 60th birthday in Poland [20]


If not for your living family, do it for your mother who birthed you. A celebration of her effort, so that you could sh!t here daily on the forum, and bend the minds of young innocent Poles through education.

History / Is There A Polish Foreign Legion? [35]


What?

There would be "no shortage of people" to join the Polish Foreign Legion?

What's to make it better than the French Foreign Legion? Better than the Ukrainian Foreign Legion?

One has the history and the related tradition, the other is engaged in actual hot war.

Why exactly are people going to join the Polish Foreign Legion?

Life / Grisly crimes in Poland [121]


Hahahaha!

This Ironside... maybe a better comedian than me.

In the end, however, Russian sense of humor always wins against Polish sense of humor. I see the evidence for this in your jokes, which are largely copied from us.

Russian occupation was good for Poland in at least one aspect - they became funny.

UK, Ireland / Corned beef & Cabbage are typically Irish? [98]


Is that the extent of your connection to Poland?