News / Political life of Poland [135]

3 parties which make the ruling United Right are divided and at odds with each other over a few important issues. Personal ambitions of their leaders also lead to constant tension. Their alliance has been rotting for a few months and the polls show they have no chance to win the majority in the Parliament like before.

There are two options - either they will break up and there will be earlier election. Or they will manage to keep united till 2023. Which is better?

Some experts suggest letting them rot and discredit themselves even more. The opposition shouldn`t take power now when the country is in complete mess caused by rightists.

News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [559]


No, I will vote for Women`s Strike coz I love rebellious ladies.

News / Poland calls on British expertise to analyse the Smolensk accident [49]


It is not so easy with those PiS rightists in power. Two years earlier, there had been an infamous flight of the Polish President Kaczyński to Georgia which was under Russian attack at the time. The pilot refused to land in the capital city of Tbilisi cos it was too risky in war conditions . Afterwards, the pilot was accused by PiS media and politicians of excessive cowardice and had to undergo a formal investigation which acquitted him, though. His second pilot was later the main pilot in the crash flight - he already knew that rightist politicians refuse to accept NO from a pilot.


Not next to rightist who deem themselves closer to God than average guys.


I am myself all the time. I never change. What for?

Genealogy / Do I look Polish? (my picture) [376]


Yes, true, but at least they love Jews so it is perfect for our Belgian friend. In Krakow even football fans call themselves Jews and are proud of it.

News / Poland calls on British expertise to analyse the Smolensk accident [49]


Exactly! They sent a suicide terrorist squirrel up that tree which the plane hit. The squirrel was packed with TNT and remote controlled! You are a genius.


The Polish crew was forced to land against all odds by their political superiors coz rightists needed to open a Presidential campaign with a patriotic event such as a visit to Katyń cemetary near Smoleńsk. Kaczyński brothers talked on the phone about landing at all cost though the visibility in the fog was 200-400 metres while the 1500 metres was the border limit. Seeing nothing, they got down so low that they crashed into a birch tree 1 kilometre before the runway. After losing the wing, the plane capsized and hit the ground. Simple.

Yes, Russian air traffic controllers made mistakes too but it is normal in Russia and Poles should know better how things work there. Yet, they decided to land by hook or by crook at zero visibility.

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

This one used to be on the reading list for 5th grade - I read it a few times coz it was one of my fav books in childhood - and later I read it to my kids, together with the sequel.

Tumbo from the Cape of Good Hope is a story about an African boy who has to escape racist persecution in the RSA. He illegally boards a ship which he thinks sails to Dakkar where his aunt lives but in fact it is a cargo ship with an international crew which supplies provisions to Antarctic stations. Tumbo gradually becomes a part of the crew, yet not without some racial problems. He is protected and taken care of by sailors from Europe who reject racial discrimination. But he is also abused and hated by sailors from the southern United States - confirmed racists ( around the times of racial segregation in the USA). Tumbo, who works as a chef`s assistant or kitchen boy, has multiple amazing adventures during his trip when he sails across the southern seas - he escapes from a rogue cook who plans to kidnap him into slave labour, takes part in an air crash and greatly contributes to the success of the rescue mission, boards a whaling ship and kills a whale (I never liked that part coz I have always loved animals.).

When we read books, we usually imagine we are the good characters. No, I didn`t imagine I was Tumbo. hahaha But I always imagined I was Olaf from a Scandinavian country - Sweden or Norway - who whole-heartedly takes care of Tumbo on the cargo ship and defends him against racial attacks by those villain Americans coz he is a simple, sympathetic, decent man. He has always been my role model.

Now you know everything about me.

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News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [559]


Not sure about others but I am not going to vote Gowin any longer., I voted for him 10 years ago when he was a conservative counterweight in liberal- leaning PO. But later he allied with corrupt PiS and took part in votings which spoiled the law and undermined the constitution. Such crimes mustn`t be forgiven. That is why, if he chooses his own path, he will lose miserably. Polls prove it - around 1% support. Conservatives won`t vote him coz they prefer PiS. Centrists won`t, either coz he is political scum.

Polonia / Similarities & differences between Poles & Swedes? [15]


Swedes also used to be very aggressive due to the lack of sunshine - we still remember what they did in Poland.

News / Poland calls on British expertise to analyse the Smolensk accident [49]


Planting that tree there was a part of the whole scheme. On top of that tree, Russians hid a box with explosives.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

I see - Kiepski in a cartoon. :)

As for that banana, it is to smile widely. So, I have never heard it before. I prefer to dry the teeth.

Genealogy / Do I look Polish? (my picture) [376]


Yes, the first photos presented a pure Pole.


Of course not. He should go to those places if he has a Jewish surname - especially Krakow.

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [870]


Rightist quote their sources, centrists quote theirs, while fascists theirs. And we have a perfect balance in result. hahaha

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


I am not sure what you mean with that fighitng. As for TV, I don`t watch it at all.


Funny, probably I am too old to know it. :):) I will have to google.

News / Poland calls on British expertise to analyse the Smolensk accident [49]

Yes, I refuse to accept his "findings" coz he is not a true expert. He is a demented pensioner who joined PiS psycho commission to get some publicity and earn extra money to his pension. If you recommend him and his findings as valid contribution, you are an idiot, not me. Ha!

News / Poland calls on British expertise to analyse the Smolensk accident [49]


Experts who studied how sausages break and applied their findings to the air crash. Don`t make us laugh.

Life / Problems adjusting in Poland [43]


That was a quote from one of my fav books - Nikodem Dyzma`s Career. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Career_of_Nicodemus_Dyzma

Another quote from a rock song by Kazik: Poles are aggressive coz there is no sun for nearly 7 months a year, and no hot summer, always cold and rainy.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

Hmm, I think I heard it once but I don`t know for sure. Is it the same as jonnhy`s famous egg on sbs face?

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [870]


Thank you, United Right!

News / Polish final report on Smoleńsk aircrash [870]

I am just reading the title in Wyborcza: The ultimate fall of Smoleńsk myth. Neither report nor end to investigation. After 10 years.

Nice. PiS wasted millions playing with sausages and beer cans to show how the plane disintegrated after an "explosion.".

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Love / Egyptian guy with Polish girl - is it normal? [18]


Polish saying: Part one - money doesn`t bring luck. Part two- without money bad luck is more probable.

History / The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction [123]


yes, but with some differences. The restoration of Kołobrzeg started in 1980s, that is why most houses in newly built blocks (kwartały) are bigger, wider, heavier and less colourful. But when I look at pre-war postcards of Kolberg, the original houses were also plain.

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News / Poland calls on British expertise to analyse the Smolensk accident [49]


Before or after the crash????

News / Poland calls on British expertise to analyse the Smolensk accident [49]


Don`t tell us you believe those bollocks.

Life / Problems adjusting in Poland [43]


yes, it is the main depressant. This motif has been exploited in Polish films and literature many times. "Let`s leave for Italy! Here, the sky looms over your head like a threat. There, it smiles brightly."""

History / The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction [123]


Are you talking about the restoration of destroyed districts or architecture in general?

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Yes, point to maf, not savannah, they mixed it up with Lion King.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Sorry, it is sth else, not tiger`s claws. Hint - it is indeed connected with the animal`s biological characteristics.

As for the big case, those black objects are not phone or camera cases but soft pads to protect the object carried inside - to keep it tightly packed, sort of.

No, it isn`t BDSM stuff.
Hint - it is much more cultural stuff than BDSM, worth a lot of money. - with prices reaching 150.000 PLN.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Yes! More exactly, mock matura exam in maths, most probably. So there are two left.
But in the meantime, let`s fill the void in the trio with this one:

What is carried in this case?

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Love / Polish women: what do you think of Polish men? Physically unattractive? [180]

To everybody:
it is not the body but the person`s soul and mind that count. This is my latest photo. Remember - never trust appearances. Don`t judge the man by his cover.

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Po polsku / Szukam / Poszukiwani [25]

Obawiam się szczerze iż wybrał Pan niewłaściwe miejsce do szukania kontaktu gdyż forum to nie jest uczęszczane przez osoby studiujące. Udzielają się tutaj osoby dojrzałe, często w kwiecie wieku, z wieloma osiągnięciami zawodowymi. Między innymi naszymi członkami są profesorowie oświaty i naukowcy. Część na emeryturze. Dlatego próżno szukać tutaj studentów i studentek. Polecam fora polskie jako bardziej zbliżone do Pańskiego nurtu poszukiwań. A najbardziej kontaktowym miejscem będzie portal społecznościowy pod tytułem Facebook ponieważ, szczerze mówiąc, fora są passe w dzisiejszych czasach.

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