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Atch   
11 Jun 2023
Off-Topic / Things We Love [332]

The smell of laundry fresh from the washing line.
In fact everything laundry related except ironing!


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Atch   
11 Jun 2023
Off-Topic / Things We Love [332]

Bet this thread won't see much input! Anyway, here we go:

Secondhand bookshops - sadly in decline these days.
Tea from a bone china cup.
The sound of wind roaring iin the chimney, especially on a winter's evening.
Atch   
11 Jun 2023
Love / Some questions about a Polish guy and what Polish guys are like [6]

But they are, it's a matter of upbringing.

The things you're talking about are fairly superficial and many European men would have similar kinds of manners and standards. In terms of relationships it's hard to generalise about any one nationality and say they're a particular way.
Atch   
10 Jun 2023
Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]

All good points, but you can get a wire cage thingee to catch the letters, they don't have to drop on the floor. Such letterboxes are the only option really when you have houses without front gardens or space to put a free-standing mailbox.
Atch   
10 Jun 2023
Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]

We have well water in PL and it's probably the hardest water I've ever seen.

Mine was in the Wicklow mountains in Ireland.

electrics in Victorian houses are strange

Well, if they haven't been rewired they would be! But the UK electrical system is far superior to the European ones. It's much safer.
Atch   
10 Jun 2023
Life / Are there any prescriptions / medications for adult ADHD in Poland? [12]

The poster you're talking to hasn't posted for eight years so he's not likely to reply. You don't need a Luxmed subscription package to use their services. You can just make an appointment and that would be the best thing for you to do. I don't know what the poster duckduckgoose meant by building up a big supply. I presume he meant that he doesn't take his meds regularly but hoards them for future possible use. However doctors will only prescribe for up to three months supply of drugs as a rule.

If you have a PESEL number you could try using an E-Recepta service. You complete a medical history form and a doctor checks it, maybe sends you some further questions and will then prescribe for you.
Atch   
7 Jun 2023
UK, Ireland / Should I worry going to Ireland as a Pole? [37]

Do you add any oil to it?

Definitely not! It's partly the nature of grass-fed milk from which it's made and partly the churning process.
Atch   
6 Jun 2023
History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

the people, through legally binding referenda, directly control what the government does.

You got that idea from me :) You didn't know anything about referendums before I mentioned having them in Ireland and off you went to your research and you discovered Switzerland. You see, you're still learning, despite your determination to atrophy in a sea of misery over impending decline and death. Go on ya good thing!
Atch   
6 Jun 2023
History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

you are just spewing judgement and hate.

Rather like PIS then :)) They're incredibly vindictive and narrow minded.

I don't hate them. I'm just stating facts. How much in depth knowledge do you really have of them and their record since coming into government?
Atch   
6 Jun 2023
History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

Poles are marching through the streets completely oblivious.

You're either very young or yet another tiresome troll.

Not everything revolves around the war in Ukraine. The internal politics of a country need to be addressed. Witch-hunting by PIS in various forms has been going on for too long. They use it partly to distract attention from their incompetence and corruption and partly to work through personal vendettas against those whom they dislike or see as a threat. That kind of politics has no place in a nation working at establishing a fair and democratic system.
Atch   
5 Jun 2023
Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]

After tea, you need a power tool to get that cup white again.

That's mostly to do with the water quality, not the tanin in the tea. I lived in a house with well water for five years and the cups were pristine. In the city with hard water the cups needed a lot more cleaning. If you have a lot of limescale in your kettle, forming round your taps, in the toilet pan, then your tea cups will be brown.
Atch   
4 Jun 2023
Life / 60th birthday in Poland [38]

unfortunately my two female cousins died shortly after 50

Well, your genes will be a big determining factor but there's nothing you can do about that. Just walk as much as you can and keep moving even if you have to do things a bit slower than you used to or you can't do as much in one go, eat reasonably well - other than that, enjoy life. As the Dali Lama says, when he's worried he asks himself 'is there anything I can do about this problem?'. If yes, then there's no need to worry. If no, then there's no point in worrying.

My family is quite long lived as a rule but heart trouble runs on both sides and I'm probably a ticking bomb but I still enjoy my chocolate. I'm not going to lead a life of misery just to squeeze out another couple of years of living a life of misery.
Atch   
4 Jun 2023
News / Russian criticism of Poland - Soviet war memorial removal [332]

Do you even know what that "born free" crap means?

Ask Rousseau.

I would never be so rude but if I were going to be, then like the well bred lady I am, I would never use a euphemism. Swearing, like everything else should be done properly.

As to what it means to be born free, there's a question for the ages. I was just musing on the old Rousseau quote. In civilised conversation, the idea is that you would come back with your view, not that you should think you were being told to f@ck off.
Atch   
4 Jun 2023
Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]

I must say I'm not a fan of British size pillows.

And I find Polish pillows entirely unsatisfactory - I order my pillows from Ireland! Pillows must be a proper rectangle. Hate squarish pillows.

I'm not a big fan of Airton myself.

Me neither. I like windows open all year round and wake up with a headache if I don't have some fresh air in the room. Don't know why Bobko thinks women don't like fresh air. But I've certainly heard that Americans don't open their windows. They also don't seem to hang their laundry out on a washing line but dry it indoors. Very strange behaviour.
Atch   
4 Jun 2023
Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

my fave fermented juice

Mr Atch makes huge vats of fermented beetroot juice. He adds koperek and mountains of garlic to it. It's quite nice actually and I'm not a fan of fermented stuff at all. The juice made from young beets is quite different in taste to the more mature stuff, quite refreshing. I find that the older stuff, as it carries on fermenting, eventually becomes so bitter that it's unpleasant and I have to dilute it a bit with water. Mr Atch drinks it because it seems to prevent him from having a recurrence of kidney stones.
Atch   
4 Jun 2023
Life / 60th birthday in Poland [38]

No reason why you should. You could easily have another twenty to twenty-five years ahead of you. Stay physically and mentally active and take each day as it comes. Many happy returns! :))
Atch   
2 Jun 2023
Law / Child Maintenance Poland/ Ireland [9]

if he has no intentions of returning to Poland he could possible avoid this you think?

Not sure about that. Foreign judgements can be executed by Irish courts. In most cases they're not simply because the Polish bailiffs don't have the English language skills to deal with it but in theory he could end up being pursued through the Irish courts.

Also, he may not intend to return to live in Poland but presumably he will want to visit his homeland at some point and he could find himself under arrest if his ID is checked and he's found to have an outstanding debt. Btw when a father stops paying the mother can apply for a maintenance payment from the authorities. If she does that, then the father's debt is to them. He has to repay what they've paid the mother. It's not a good situation to put yourself in if you're Polish, owing money to the government in any form. The mother can complete paperwork to say what she wants done about the debt and can specify whether she simply wants the debt collected or if she wants the father to go to jail.

Finally, there is a chance that he may want to have contact with his child in the future and if he completely tries to avoid his financial responsibility he'll find it hard to build bridges with the kid later.
Atch   
2 Jun 2023
Off-Topic / Things People Say in Ireland - Even though Novichok thinks they can't. [66]

.I am walking down the street and say to a homeless bum: Hey, moron, you stink like sh*it! Did I commit a crime?

Well, not unless you count bad manners as a crime.

in Ireland, you go to prison if you insult somebody.

And yet.......
facebook.com/sundayworld1/videos/leo/320047756897832/

The head of government is insulted publicly and nobody went to prison.

And let's hear what he has to say about people protesting outside his home:

tiktok.com/@tonightvmtv/video/7232403677590375706

And as for your so-called freedom of speech in the USA:

"The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exercise of speech rights."
Atch   
2 Jun 2023
Law / Child Maintenance Poland/ Ireland [9]

if Poland will come to Ireland looking for him.

Very unlikely.

will they just wait until he returns to Poland to catch him?

Yes. Once he reappears in the tax system they will find him and put a lean on his salary. Plus he will have to pay off the overdue debt with interest. When they put up the maintenance it would have been wiser to just carry on paying what he could afford. The sensible thing is to contact the court now, find out which bailiff the debt is with and make arrangements with them to start paying something. Otherwise he will have a huge debt to clear.
Atch   
2 Jun 2023
Off-Topic / Things People Say in Ireland - Even though Novichok thinks they can't. [66]

Malta is not Ireland

And neither are

Birmingham

Bournemouth

Poznan

You said that we couldn't speak freely in Ireland on a public forum for fear of being prosecuted. And yet, people do. Nobody is afraid. You're wrong, as usual.

You're just jealous because we're free and you live in a weird country where you're afraid to say boo to a goose.
Atch   
1 Jun 2023
Off-Topic / Things People Say in Ireland - Even though Novichok thinks they can't. [66]

People who hit 25 criminal convictions should be euthanised. With a hammer.

The vast majority of fat people are lazy and lacking in self-control.

There are two genders & lots of mental illness,

There should be sterilisation rules for people who create baby after baby and have contributed nothing to the tax basis

Cut all aid to the third world, monetary, medicinal, educational. Give them zero. Let nature return it to a sustainable population.

I want to drive over every lycra clad man/woman I see. I despise them and their self righteous smug faces. They all look the same - lesbian haircuts on the woman and the men all look like they shag other men. I despise them. Horrible creatures.

Some men can walk like a woman, talk like a woman, and look like a woman, but they'll still need a prostate exam when they are 60.

When people stop in the doorway of a shop or on a narrow footpath to have a chat with someone they know, it should be socially acceptable to boot them up the arse.

I believe we are sleepwalking into future strife by allowing into the country unlimited numbers of unvetted migrants from a country with significant and endemic far right tendencies (i.e. Ukraine)

Women analysing or commentating on men's sport has me reaching for the remote. It's the reason I will never pay for Sky Sports. Why are they there, they've never played the game at that level.. Pure tokenism.

Covid didn't kill as many people as i had hoped and we need a proper plague to lessen the worlds population.