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Posts by pawian  

Joined: 30 May 2008 / Male ♂
Last Post: 19 Mar 2025
Threads: Total: 226 / Live: 154 / Archived: 72
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From: Poe land
Speaks Polish?: Yes, but I prefer English
Interests: Everything funny

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pawian   
10 Oct 2023
Life / The Polish Wedding - What is it Like in Poland? [338]

plastic bottles of soft drinks is just naff!

Exactly! Americans pretend to be British aristocrats who never use plastic. That`s what I said. Ha!
I see that Polish British mongrels pretend to be British noblemen too.
In Poland we have less pretension of aristocracy today.
pawian   
10 Oct 2023
History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]

You avoid the point

Yes, as a decent person I was unwilling to say certain unpleasant things. Now you are forcing me to do it: being a Polish British mongrel, don`t argue with a native Pole about Polish music coz you don`t know what you are talking about. You talk bs when you critisize great groups and promote crappy ones.
pawian   
10 Oct 2023
History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]

I said;

Yes, we know you said it. But we also know that you regularly say bs.

understand?

You talked bs too often before so we don`t believe you now. Simple. Ha!
pawian   
10 Oct 2023
History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]

a comprehension problem? Or your English is poor?

Aren`t these two suppositions the same thing??? :):):) So, why "or" between them??? :):):)

Polish Punk Rock worse than most......

And that is why I claim you talk bs coz you enjoy crap groups whose main advantage is they sing in English which you can understand.
pawian   
10 Oct 2023
History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]

I only suggest that singing in Polish restricts your audience

No, earlier you called certain awesome Polish groups and their songs crap. The problem is the English singing groups you recommended weren`t better. To be honest, they are crap compared to my groups. The conclusion could be only one - you hate when rock music is sung in Polish.
pawian   
10 Oct 2023
Life / The Polish Wedding - What is it Like in Poland? [338]

the plastic bottles of pepsi on the table.LOL

Yes, I know that Americans like to pretend they are British aristocrats by using only glass jugs. It is a funny complex of inferiority of yours, I must admit. hahaha
pawian   
9 Oct 2023
History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]

If European bands don't sing in English they will never have success outside of their

I don`t care about their successes outside, it is music and message in Polish lyrics which I find appealing. You can`t enjoy lyrics that is why you say it is crap. It is a pathetic attitude.

Look at Coma and Riverside, they both sing in Polish and English!

Poor groups have to sing in English to attract the attention of guys like you. :):):):)
pawian   
9 Oct 2023
Life / The Polish Wedding - What is it Like in Poland? [338]

The starter is good old chicken soup - a must in Poland. Comfort food which everybody likes. Next two photos show cold cuts and fried/roast meats on the buffet table.


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pawian   
9 Oct 2023
History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]

this is better

I got this LP record in 1982 as a present. Listened to it tens of times coz it was so intriguing. Still have it. Everybody said Brygada Kryzys had evolved from punk rock style but there isn`t much of it in this album. More new wave. Such music and lyrics were still some achievement in early 1980s commie times.

ganja, ganja, ganja, ganja so good for everybody

hahaha
pawian   
9 Oct 2023
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

evacuate Poles

If you look closer, you will see them packed on the plane like herrings in the barrel. But they didn`t complain - safety or life, that was the choice.
pawian   
9 Oct 2023
News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

his lawyers didnt prepare him good.

Jewish lawyers are the best in the US. Did he hire such? If not, that was a grave mistake of him .
pawian   
9 Oct 2023
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

The gov sent military Hercules planes to evacuate Poles from burning Israel. Lithuania and Croatia asked Poles for a similar service for their citizens.


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pawian   
9 Oct 2023
News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

I didn`t watch it coz I was working. Independent onet journalists estimate that two biggest parties` leaders were the weakest of all during the debate. Hołownia and Bosak are praised for attractive performance.

- In my opinion, the two greatest players lost: Mateusz Morawiecki and Donald Tusk. They were just weak. Donald Tusk failed at the first question, she said. As she added, the PO leader had no right to be surprised by it.

Andrzej Stankiewicz had a similar opinion on this matter.

- Donald Tusk's performance was disappointing in the sense that when you go into the lion's den, you have to be prepared for various tricks. The questions were tendentious, but so stupid that they could be dealt with, said the deputy editor of Onet.

- 10, 15 seconds of each statement were educational insults to Morawiecki. He did not say anything important: abortion, the Constitutional Tribunal - commented Magdalena Rigamonti. - Seven minutes is really not much, you could have prepared your boss better - she added, referring to the people who prepared Donald Tusk
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pawian   
9 Oct 2023
History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]

This is proper Polish Rock!

No, it still isn`t. You say so coz they sing in English. :):):)

Now I know why you didn`t like my music - coz you didn`t understand a word. That was your main criterion. Amasing! hahahahaha
pawian   
9 Oct 2023
History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]

Do you like these guys?

No, I don`t. This song is too insipid - slow, with boring melody, silly lyrics and irritating howling of the lead singer. Simply speaking, it lacks everything what I appreciate in music.

I don`t know this group, never heard it or of it. If you like it, it means you seriously disengaged yourself from hard rock/ heavy metal trends. :):):):)
pawian   
9 Oct 2023
News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

This "debate" was a bad joke.

Like 90% of the pathetic circus that PiS has been doing in Poland. 10% of their actions are OK, the rest is gangsterism.
pawian   
9 Oct 2023
USA, Canada / "You have tornadoes in this country, we have graveyards" - What is meant by this statement? [14]

It informs that it has rained a lot recently, but this weekend it did not rain and you could pick mushrooms.

Yes, but it is clear to people who collect mushrooms. While lay people know nothing about how the weather affects the activity so the answer will be lost on them. Similarly, that was the case in that tornado/graveyard comment.
pawian   
9 Oct 2023
News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

the 'questions' were basically paens to PiS and/or personal attacks..

Nothing new. I would be deeply shocked if PIS had organised a fair debate on their TV. Those rightist gangsters aren`t able to keep basic standards which decent people acknowledge. That is why they are rightists.
pawian   
8 Oct 2023
News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

I estimate the number of additional votes for PiS

You exaggerate as usual. :):):

Germany's SPD party decided to strongly reinforce PiS

I doubt it is an original German idea. It must be Russian moles in SPD who try to add fuel to the fire. Russians certainly prefer to keep the anti EU PiS gov in Poland, hoping for Polexit one day.

But the fact is that stupid SPD Germans allowed Russians to play such a trick on them. Amassing!
pawian   
8 Oct 2023
News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

Marczułajtis is a Lithuanian surname

Yes, coz her father Wojciech Marczułajtis, a know Tatra mountaineer, rescuer and guide, was born in Vilnius in 1942 and transfered to Poland during expatriation.

But remember, we love her for other things than surname.
pawian   
8 Oct 2023
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

Why are we only given half the idiom/proverb?

Because the other half is hardly ever used as it makes the idiom too long. Besides, some of these endings aren`t original but have been added by humorous users over decades. Check the illustration above - nothing about the mare or wolf. I also didn`t remember it, to be honest. Sorry. ):):)
pawian   
7 Oct 2023
USA, Canada / "You have tornadoes in this country, we have graveyards" - What is meant by this statement? [14]

contributed something to my understanding

I hope we did. :):):)
However, your search shows the difference between Polish and American styles of thinking which are at odds with each other. Poles, similarly to Jews, focus on the past. While Americans focus on the future. That is why the comment on tornadoes by that Polish female visitor wasn`t understood by Americans.

Which approach is better???? A good topic for a long discussion. :):):)
pawian   
7 Oct 2023
News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

My first choice is Jagna Marczułajtis Walczak.
A former sportswoman, champion in Polish and European snowboard competitions. Highlander born in Zakopane! Her major concern in politics is helping disabled children. She has 3 kids, one of them suffers from a rare genetic disease - polimicrogyria.


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