Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]

@cms neuf, haha... "Home Alone" style :D 😂👍

Food / Poland-Tea or coffee land? [156]


Yes, coffee is mainly for caffeine, but tea isn't for health maintenance - it's just for drinking like water (that's why Poles prefer it weak/diluted, I think). My family members drink tea during meals and most of the time when they're simply thirsty. I used to do that too before I switched to drinking water instead.

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]


You can use anything available to you at the moment.


VI KRN 34/74:

"Działającemu w obronie koniecznej wolno użyć takich środków, które są niezbędne do odparcia zamachu. Użycie, zwłaszcza z umiarem, niebezpiecznego narzędzia nie może być uznane za przekroczenie granic obrony koniecznej, jeżeli odpierający zamach nie rozporządzał wówczas innym, mniej niebezpiecznym, ale równie skutecznym środkiem obrony, a z okoliczności zajścia, a zwłaszcza z przewagi po stronie atakujących i sposobu ich działania, wynika, że zamach ten zagrażał życiu lub zdrowiu napadniętego."

News / Why should Poland consider pursuing a strategic alliance with Russia? [392]


Do you know when most children are being conceived? During autumn-winter period :)


Don't worry Mr 800+, we all will be replaced by AI eventually anyway :)))


Don't be an idiot. I'm actually saying the opposite - many Poles have some kind of roots thanks to the history of Polish state being multi-ethnic and thanks to immigrants (there were even German immigrants in my Kielce).

Oh, and btw, my standards are very high, unlike yours, apparently.


Must've been someone else then. I doubt that your family history is 100% ethnically "clean" though :)

News / Why should Poland consider pursuing a strategic alliance with Russia? [392]


The US didn't invade Poland together with the Nazis, didn't murder thousands of Polish officers, didn't deport Poles from their homes, didn't send Poles to forced labour camps where they were dying like flies, etc. Yes, let us remember about that.


And inbreeding? lol Do I remember correctly that you have German roots? 🤔


Are you playing dumb on purpose?

News / Why should Poland consider pursuing a strategic alliance with Russia? [392]


The post-war baby boom was a universal phenomenon and it happened all over the world:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-20th_century_baby_boom


Yeah, thanks to Nazi genocide and people being forcibly deported by the Soviets and Polish communists from lands where they lived for generations - that's so f*cking "amazing" according to you? o_O


Compared to whom? The Nazis? lol *sigh* 🙄🤦


You sound like Poles suddenly made up their minds about communism and Soviet domination only in 1992 :D Are you freaking serious?? Torq, ffs...


Yeah, sure, they were waiting for hell to freeze lol Stalin wanted the AK to bleed out so the Soviets would have an easier time to take over Poland - that's all there is to it.

News / Why should Poland consider pursuing a strategic alliance with Russia? [392]


Yes, during partitions. That was one of the reasons why uprisings happened. Poland was losing a lot of men in your wars.


You stopped at the river and watched the Nazis burn Warsaw to the ground.


Of course o_O After you "liberated" Poland lol I even wrote about it on the forum (and provided links to articles). 🙄🤦

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]


I meant that the whole chocolate is soft, it falls apart almost :) The ingredient list says there's 32% pistachios, Kadayif 9%, but also some hazelnut and peanut paste added. 🥜

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]


Yes, bingo and bravo!!! :))) 🥳

It's a Dubai style chocolate with a filling made of pistachios and kadayif pastry (those strips ranging in colour from white through yellow to orange). When I saw the filling I figured it could make a confusing riddle :)))


I've also tried it only now to see what's all the rage about lol It's OK, but nothing to die for (szału nie ma), imho. I actually love pistachios, but somehow pistachio flavoured fillings aren't my favourite. I ate some time ago a meringue with a lot of pistachio cream on it with some marmalade inside from a local bakery and I did like that cream a lot though - it was sooo soft and light, just perfection ;O 🧁👌✨

As for that Dubai style filling - even though the flavour didn't "wow" me, I've got to admit it's a bit addictive for some reason lol 👀 and the one I tried is soft and I'd say pleasant to eat.

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

It's not reheated bigos, resin nor a sandwich with dark bread.


Nope, no veggies there!


From what I understand the strips are traditionally either baked or fried (?).


Yes!


Yup, it's a filling and it's all about the filling with this one!

Tip: it isn't Polish, but can be bought in Poland.

News / Famous Poles die - your memories [112]

The star of kabaret Hrabi and earlier Potem has died of cancer at 59 :(

Potem got really popular in the 90s, so I'm really nostalgic about that group, because I remember them from my childhood and youth. Their best and my favourite was a group of sketches titled "Bajki dla potłuczonych" - a kind of anti-fairy tale take on most famous fairy tales:



RIP

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

@gumishu, this is the site of the former mine - it literally says "Nickel, chrysoprase and opal mine in Szklary":

kopalniaszklary.pl/

Btw, chrysoprase has a pretty colour too :)

showcaves.com/english/pl/mines/SzklaryHuta.html

"The underground tour show quite exceptional bands of opal and chrysoprase in situ in the walls. That's the reason why it was declared a geotope. There is also an underground mineral exhibition with unique specimens of chrysoprase, you will probably see nowhere else. The shop sells jewelry which was created form the chrysoprase and opal from the mine."


I don't know to be honest. I did read in some article that foreign tourists interested in geology visit it too, so if they don't have tours in English that's a pretty big mistake, imho. Also, I didn't even know this place exists so they could do some better marketing too. 🤔

What is this?:

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Genealogy / Polish and gypsy traditions [140]

@jon357, but life is not too short for you to be an a$$hole, huh? :)))


Yes, you clearly prefer not to see the truth that's inconvenient for you. You remind me of pawian - two a$$holes that can't take honest criticism or someone disagreeing with them.


And it's started with you saying that Roma tradition is worth preserving and I commented that not all of their traditions are worth preserving. And then you asked this sleazy question (sorry, but I do think it's sleazy): "who decides?" Would you ask that question if it was about superstitions concerning people with albinism in Tanzania? Or would you simply say that they are wrong, backward and should die out?

Genealogy / Polish and gypsy traditions [140]


In order to be objective and believable? You were the one who wrote that "the more developed and affluent the society, the less slack the6 can be cut."


The word "debilny" hasn't been used to describe people with disabilities for a long time in Poland. I've never heard it being used as a medical term in my entire life. Words can have more than one meaning or with time they can change the meaning altogether. Read about word "kutas" if you don't believe me :)


If you tend to criticise just one group of people and avoid criticising other groups of people for the same thing then people have a reason to suspect that you're a hypocrite. Do with that what you will.


I'm not spoiling anything - I have the right to write what I think as much as you do. Whenever I write something you don't like you accuse me of being "deliberately argumentative" which is lame. I will write it again - I have the right to write what I think about your views and behaviour (and anyone elses) just like ANYBODY ELSE on this forum. You can't change that, so if you don't want to discuss stuff with me - then just don't. Noone is forcing you. You can discuss with someone else or go out and get some fresh air and exercise :)

Genealogy / Polish and gypsy traditions [140]


No, it doesn't - you are the one giving out such vibe, so how about you make your stance more clear.


That's not what you're doing though. I haven't seen you criticising the level of women's rights in Saudi Arabia, for example. The same with Iran which maybe isn't a rich country, but it isn't some third world hell hole either. You even dishonestly compared wearing a hijab in Iran to women wearing coats in Europe. That's the kind of bullsh1t behaviour I'm talking about.


Don't be obtuse. I use this word whenever "stupid" doesn't cut it as the translation of the polish word "debilny" and that's the meaning of this word that I used in that context:

merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retarded

"informal + offensive: very stupid or foolish"

Also, I don't recall you having any problem with me calling Novichok a "moron" or calling his comments "retarded", so spare me this sudden hypersensitivity.


OK, but it's 21st century. There's no reason to believe anymore that menstruating women are somehow morally/socially/religiously "unclean" or that hospital is "unclean" and therefore you shouldn't go there. That's simply a dangerous conviction.


That's probably partly true, but I suspect that just like in case of Jews it was also intentional - to preserve their culture and ways. Such self-isolation has its price though - such hermetic communities are more likely to be rejected by the society or at least treated with suspicion.

Genealogy / Polish and gypsy traditions [140]


You know what - I have an impression that for you it depends whose traditions those are. If they're "white and Christian" then, for example, patriarchy, sexism and misogyny is "bad" and should go extinct. But if patriarchy, sexism and misogyny is "non-white and non-Christian" then it's somehow "OK" or "no biggie" for you because it's "part of the culture." I absolutely despise such hypocrisy.


I'm guessing that's why some of those traditions/convictions are so retarded - as if taken out straight from the Old Testament.


That's why I used italics to stress it's a Polish word, since I didn't know what they're called in English.


What's the data for the UK then?


Isn't this "isolationism" part of their culture though (or maybe a way of preserving their culture)? After doing some reading I've got an impression that for Roma people it's "us (Roma) vs them (the rest of society)" mentality.

And as for traditions that I think are detrimental to their own communities - some are mentioned here:

pielegniarkicyfrowe.pl/2022/01/27/styl-zycia-romow/

Genealogy / Polish and gypsy traditions [140]


In 2019, sorry.


That depends on what you mean. As with traditions of all kinds of different peoples around the world some traditions are worth preserving and some are not.


It's the same in Poland. Although one guy from a tabor staying near my grandma's village allegedly tried to kidnapp me when I was a baby (I had very thick, dark hair as a baby) lol


Well, very high unemployment and very low
education level of Romani people has been also a problem in Poland. Even though situation improved thanks to special government initiatives the unemployment in this community was 70% in 2013 (I don't know what it is now). Only a bit over 2% had higher education, the lowest of all the minorities in Poland. Only 7% finished high school. 82% had the most basic education. This contributes to "social exclusion" as cited in the article:

bankier.pl/wiadomosc/NIK-bezrobocie-to-wciaz-jeden-z-glownych-problemow-mniejszosci-romskiej-3482944.html

@Bobko, are there such data for RuSSia? 🤔

Genealogy / Polish and gypsy traditions [140]


She won Eurovision Junior in 2020, btw :):




Please die already.

Genealogy / Polish and gypsy traditions [140]


I don't know to be honest - I personally don't know any and the only ones I've met were ladies doing fortune telling in the streets in the city centre, but that was years ago. In my city a more recent thing has been them going around blocks of flats and playing an accordion and singing songs - people then throw them money from the windows. When RuSSia's full scale invasion of Ukraine started they were playing "Hej, sokoły!", for example :)

Those who get into spotlight are usually in the music industry. For example, our most famous diva is Edyta Górniak who's Polish-Roma. Mother - Polish, father - Polish Gypsy. Her father was a guitar player in Don Vasyl's band and a bricklayer. From young generation of singers Viki Gabor is Roma:

viva.pl/kultura/muzyka/viki-gabor-rodzice-kim-sa-ewelina-i-dariusz-gabor-to-oni-zarazili-corke-pasja-do-muzyki-zdjecia-143672-r1/

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Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]

Something to blow American minds - comparison of homicide rate in the US and Europe from 2000 to 2022 (red line - the US, blue line - Europe):

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Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


How long have you been in Poland so far?

Do you carry a gun with you while in Poland?

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


It's pretty obvious that bad/dangerous things are more likely to happen to people who aren't careful enough or for some reason are not aware of the danger. That may be getting into a car with a stranger when drunk (women) or going swimming when drunk (men), for example. Whether people are doing that because they're stupid or because they're careless - I don't know, but I know that it's better not to get yourself in a dangerous situation in the first place rather than worry about how to get out of one.

There are situations when not only a gun, but also using your brains won't save you. For example, these days it's not enough to watch over and cover your drink in a club from someone spiking it, because rapists use also needles and put patches with a drug on your skin. The only solution to be 100% safe from such a situation is not to go to clubs at all. But that won't save you from that tiny chance of your boyfriend/husband drugging you and raping you or even inviting other men to rape you. The only solution for a woman to be 100% sure that won't happen to her is to not get into romantic relationships with men at all.

Can you imagine being so paranoid and living in fear all the time? Because that's what you sound like to me.

People can't think like that because they wouldn't get out of the house at all, drive a car, travel by plane, train, go places, etc. - that's not life.


Noone claims nothing ever happens, idiot. But Poland is safe enough that people don't feel the need to own guns, because they're not so f*cking scared as Americans are.

USA, Canada / Are Polish male students more physically confrontational compared to Canadian male students? [9]


Well, during my time at school (secondary school) it was more that stronger boys were bullying weaker ones - that was commonplace (and sad and disturbing). Fortunately they grew out of it at highschool.


There's nothing "chivalrous" about bullying weaker boys from poor families :(

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


Where was that? o_O


Those who use their brains? A gun won't help you much if you get into a car with total strangers half-conscious from drinking, for example.

Of course, you can simply get very unlucky and get attacked by some psycho when returning from a night shift, for example, but then you can use pepper spray.


I was talking about cms_neuf's case, not yours.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


That sucks, that's a long wait.


Yeah, that's pretty typical. She's probably ashamed.


Polish women who therefore don't need guns? :D


;D

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Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]

(posted in Random), ok moved back since the response is on topic.


No, I didn't, you stupid a-hole.


No, that's the reality. What would I need a gun for if my life happens mainly during the day? And as I wrote - people usually feel safe in Poland even in the evening and at night.


They are more likely to be raped in certain conditions though and the likelihood of them getting raped under other conditions is close to zero. I'm not going to get raped when I'm going next to busy streets in the middle of the day to do some shopping in the city centre.


Yes, that group is majority of women in Poland lol

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


USA 41.4

Is this for real??? If this is for real then I would own a gun in the US too lol o_O 🤯 Fortunately I live in Poland so I don't have to :D


I can understand that. That's what police is for though.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]

@Novichok, I didn't write anywhere that nobody ever gets raped in Poland, you lying, manipulating moron.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


Everyone was closing the doors in our block of flats in the 90s. I remember going back home and having to sit on the floor next to the door waiting for one of my parents to come back from work.


These things weren't talked about back then.


I'm telling you what I know.


That's when most people go about their lives. As for evening and night - in Poland you're most likely to be safe even then. Of course, you should take reasonable precautions - like in any country.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]

@Novichok, no woman is raped and murdered in broad daylight in the middle of the city in Poland. That's very rare to happen even at night in some more desolate locations.

Do you yourself carry your gun everywhere you go outside and inside the house? Do your daughters and granddaughters do that?


No such thing in PRL.


Because parents were stupid (or unaware of all kinds of things) back then. I'm talking from experience.


And that changed how?


Never heard of such a thing in Poland.