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russian governments don't care about the opinions of the public and give their standard of living no thought whatsoever.... what? sheep tell the farmer how to run his mutton business?

and people that oppose him end up dead... in obvious ways

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Big news day...

Trump, is apparently finally realizing that russia doesn't want peace and his old 50 day deadline before devastating sanctions is no longer in play.... we'll see if he sticks to that or if putin can sweet talk him again....

Aeroflot hit by massive hacking strike and cancels 50 or so flights as 7000 servers are taken out and 20 TB of info stolen.... this could be good for russia since russian airplanes are not exactly in great shape....

An unidentified drone was spotted over Vilnius, probably from Belarus.... probably a russian decoy drone.... the same type they try to overload Ukrainian air defense with so they can hit civilian residences and hospitals....

In even better news, the US is willing to sell LNG to the EU (after refusals from Canada's Trudeau and the Biden administration so they can further decouple from russian energy (it's only real product.....).

Also, IINM Trump is supposed to meet with putin supporter Orban... will the squat Hungarian sweet talk him for putin or will he realize he's been backing the wrong horse?

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russians love governments that starve people to death.... see their solid friendship with the political party that caused the worst famine in human history and solid friendship with the family that starved about 20 % of their own population to death a few decades ago.

Earlier, russian media was abuzz and throbbing with excitement about the possibility of starving Ukrainians...

Yeah.... but they have a pretty metro so that makes it all worth while....

Sewer country with a sewer culture.

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So what about non-ethnically Polish citizens of Poland... what would you call them in Polish? "X z polskim paszportem"?

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first rate humor!

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that's the origin, but remember.... there are about 5 times (very conservative estimate) more Irish in the US than in Ireland... so it's natural that that expression took hold in the US as well.

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It's commonly and widely used in the US too. I don't think of it as especially British. That's probably the least objectionable thing he wrote and you pick on him for it...

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Genealogy / English versions of Polish given names [35]


Oay Wąż looks Polish but Waz doesn't. that's why I asked how he pronounced it.

Genealogy / English versions of Polish given names [35]


Doesn't look very Polish... how did he pronounce it in Polish?

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


but in everyday usage people just say 'herbata'... they only specify when context isn't enough.... there's also ziółka but I don't think I've heard it in real life...

Life / Grisly crimes in Poland [124]


That is effin' insane.... if you put that into a novel people wouldn't believe it.... I wonder if that's all that was involved.... an axe and burning alive suggests.... stronger and deeper feelings than mere real estate....

News / Why should Poland consider pursuing a strategic alliance with Russia? [366]


I've actually personally liked a large majority of the muslims I've known in real life, both men and women.

I think the religion is mostly nonsense outside of its place of origin (and maybe even there) but most I've known have been lovely people.

But large scale muslim migration to Europe has been a failure in every country that's tried it (in terms of social, economic and educational outcomes) so there's no need for more than scattered individuals in any European country.

News / Why should Poland consider pursuing a strategic alliance with Russia? [366]


Iran and Turkey (two of the most educated muslim majority countries) have very low fertility.... Even Saudi Arabia has low fertility now IINM

News / Why should Poland consider pursuing a strategic alliance with Russia? [366]


Not the first putin loyalist to compare Ukraine to Bavaria.... not today, Ivan.

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


I wouldn't say a "lot".... I personally don't like it, it tastes like weak tea mixed with weak coffee..... brrrrrrrr

I think of it as an ersatz product that developed a following on its own.


Not everybody does but I remember anytime I'd say I wasn't feeling well I'd get lots of recommendations for some kind of herbal tea or other (lipowa being especially nasty and having no discernible effect, ime)

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Who was being paid off for pro-russian groups.... do keep up.


And what would be the consequences for russian firing missles 'by mistake'? Those need to be spelled out ahead of time.

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


Brits (like russians and Turks) seem to use tea more for its stimulant properties (it's a caffeine carrier)

Germans, on the other hand think of it as a general health promotion aid which is why they have so many different herbal things that I think Brits don't even perceive as tea.

Poles split on coffee and tea.

Coffee is for caffeine and tea is for health maintenance and/or home remedies.

So they're more like Southern Europeans using coffee to get revved up in the morning but more like Germans regarding tea.

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You do know that Hunter was working for a pro-russian organization... and those ties were going to be investigated as part of Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts..

What motivation did Biden have to stop the war early when that meant they might get around to investigating his ties to pro-russian groups?

Do keep up....

And we know that Ukrainians take to the streets when they're upset, so when they start protesting in the streets calling for elections I'll pay attention. Until then, the calls for elections before peace are assumed to be russian disinfo.

News / Why should Poland consider pursuing a strategic alliance with Russia? [366]


you mean slaves since they have no recourse against government repression and have to pretend to support retarded russian laws...

you enjoy doing that?

News / Why should Poland consider pursuing a strategic alliance with Russia? [366]


And what have you gotten for it? Why aren't you upset at the russian government for destroying russia's international reputation?

whine whine whine... nobody respects us.... whine whine whine..... russophobia..... whine whine whine.... so tiresome.

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Is it? Because it just highlights the difference between brave, independent and freedom-loving Ukrainians vs servile, pathetic russians

x.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1948101156669956608

Since people are so quick to protest a law they don't like, it's reasonable to expect them to also protest the lack of presidential elections.

I don't doubt that Zelenskyy will be kicked to the curb after the war but not because Ukrainians want to be part of russia, because they'll never make the mistake again of electing a president who promises better relations with russia....

As a loyal russian, this law makes you haapy, because if it doesn't.... you're a criminal.

x.com/DevanaUkraine/status/1948058755918361025

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If the UN agrees to that and the Ukrainian constitution is amended.... we'll see. So start talking to the UN...

And in the meantime russia passes the most draconian anti-free-speech laws outside of NKorea and not a peep from the rotten cowards known as 'the russian people'...

x.com/DevanaUkraine/status/1948058755918361025

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Who's going to guarantee that russia won't target polling centers? Cause... if you don't realize they would then you haven't been paying attention.


Who would win? A pro-russian candidate? You wish, russiaboy

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [730]


One meaning.

A broader meaning can be found here: wsjp.pl/haslo/podglad/18023/jakby-kij-polknal

"w sposób sztywny, pozbawiony spontaniczności, nienaturalny" (in a stiff, unspontaneous manner, unnaturally) which is closer to the context I first came across it in a detective novel (complaining about a colleague's over-bureaucratic manner of speaking).

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See that's the difference between russia and Ukraine.. Ukrainians are not afraid to stand up to their governments while russians are sitting on their zhopas as the russian government tightens censorship regarding the war....

I don't pretend to know enough about internal Ukrainian politics to say much intelligent (unlike those who apparently can read Ukrainian well enough to follow the news there).

But, following pro-Ukraine sources on twitter it's clear that

existing anti-corruption mechanism have been compromised by russia

protests are about law and process and are not calling for Ukrainian surrender to russia

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Look at the phrase again..... closely. What do they want?

edited: here's a hint...

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Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [730]


Yes! The whole idea of the thread!

Here's a new one

as if X swallowed a stick

There seem to be two (related) meanings.....

Life / A warning to Poland: Germany's catastrophic immigration policy: 80-90% criminal manhunts are ARABS / foreigner [83]


Ceausescu, or more properly Ceaușescu.... only one ch sound, the second is the sh sound.