Food / Best hypermarket to shop for foods in Poland? [50]


The original Old Spice and Imperial Leather for me are the scent of my grandad :) I think I remember him also having some Max Factor aftershave that my sister bought him for Christmas. It's all very Proustian, this talk of scents of the past. Amazing how scent takes one back in such a vivid way, like a time machine. You're in that moment again.

And on a more mundane note, Zelmer kettles are very good!

Food / Best hypermarket to shop for foods in Poland? [50]


Just don't buy anything manufactured in the USA - if you can find anything these days! American manufactured electrics have a terrible reputation. But if it's made in Japan, you have a fighting chance that it'll be halfway decent.

Surprisingly, De Longhi make good toasters. I say surprisingly because we all know the reputation of Italians - can't build cars, can't fight wars ;) mind you De Longhi make good convector heaters too, great old workhorses. But the Italians do tend to have a reputation for style over substance.

I'll tell you one brand of kitchen appliance that really is a joke and that's Smeg, especially their fridges. They look beautiful, and all the retro-heads want them for that vintage look BUT the gubbins of them are pretty lame and those gubbins were actually manufactured by Gorejne whose fridge costs about half the price. It's basically the same fridge but if you're an idiot, you'll pay double the price for it. Maybe that's changed now but up until quite recently Smeg and Gorejne were basically the same fridge.

What toaster did you buy in the end?

Food / Best hypermarket to shop for foods in Poland? [50]


Men buy - yes, indeed they do - whatever rubbish is currently being marketed to them. I'm afraid Novi, that shopping is yet another dying art. Old men like yourself may make sensible buying decisions, as indeed I'm sure your wife does, both of you being of a generation that understood the concepts of quality and value for money. Men under forty are mostly as daft as a brush and highly susceptible to marketing and advertising. Men between forty and sixty are even more daft, and will buy any old shite that makes them feel younger.

Food / Best hypermarket to shop for foods in Poland? [50]


There is or should be, an underlying scent of sandalwood. Sandalwood is a fabulous fragrance for men. I often buy it for Mr Atch. I was just looking now and I found this stuff from India which is very much the real deal. I'd give it a go if I were you :)

allegro.pl/oferta/mydlo-sandalowe-mysore-soap-sandalwood-150g-15450950685

amazon.co.uk/Mysore-Natural-Sandalwood-Ayurvedic-Soap/dp/B00BMR071W

Gets great reviews on Amazon. I've used Indian products in the past, their pure natural stuff like Henna from India and they are really good in my experience.

Food / Best hypermarket to shop for foods in Poland? [50]

I just checked and some people are complaining that the Imperial Leather soap no longer smells the same. If you can get the older bars (NOT made in Thailand!) you might get the original formula.

Food / Best hypermarket to shop for foods in Poland? [50]


If you like those vintage British scents, have you ever tried Imperial Leather by Cussons? The soap smells delicious. It's a very old scent for men. The scent was originally commissioned by a Russian nobleman from a London perfumier back in the 18th century, hence the 'imperial' title. A bit hard to get in Poland but you can buy it on the net. You can also get a shower gel and a few other things but they discontinued their shaving products and colognes years ago as far as I'm aware.

You can still get Yardley fragrances for men though.

USA, Canada / Will Americans flee from the US to Poland? [186]

Maybe if they have Polish roots. Where did the last lot of emigrants go? But mostly it seems to be fairly conservative, right-wing types who see Poland as some kind of land of milk and honey. They're probably the ones who voted for Trump in the first place so I don't see them emigrating to avoid his policies.

Food / Healthy polish food? [143]


You should never, ever make jokes about the Irish diet in olden times. It's just one of those things you don't do for very obvious reasons.

Whose bangers and mash? I'm not English. Incidentally sausage eaten with mashed potatoes is quite common in Poland especially in low income households. A huge pot of spuds, a few boiled sausages and some bottled veg is not at all a strange thing to see on the table for obiad.

Food / Healthy polish food? [143]

It's too high in salt and saturated fat to be considered healthy. But some of the soups are good if you cut out the sausage and bacon used in them and make a few other adjustments.

Off-Topic / Arts and crafts [147]

The ladies of the Forum in conversation :) I love this kind of 'pretty' Victorian art. I'm probably alone in that. Artist is Charles Haigh-Wood, father-in-law of T.S. Eliot.

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Language / Dog Commands in Polish [49]


Then I'd suggest 'dawaj'. It's always shouted as a form of encouragement especially for sports and that kind of thing.

Language / Help with female clergy titles or forms of address in polish? [54]


Well now, I'm no expert on St Paul except for hearing his letters to this and that the other group being read during Mass. However, I thought to myself, now I bet that the ignorant and the unscrupulous have twisted, stretched or otherwise corrupted his words for their own ends - and lo and behold, what did I discover?

Well it seems that of the thirteen letters attributed to him, seven are believed to be genuine and the remaining six are disputed, including the one that tells women to be silent. However, even if it were a genuine Pauline letter, it refers specifically to the women of the group he is addressing, a number of whom were apparently causing doctrinal confusion with their own interpretation.

On the other hand, in the authentic Pauline letters, he sings the praises of his female associates for whom he quite obviously has the greatest respect. I dipped into these letters and specific women are named and praised for their work in spreading the teachings of Christ, and are described as co-workers, leaders, teachers and servants of the church. They are clearly involved in evangelizing and missionary work.

Let's just say that you if you're such a devotee of St Paul you ought to do a bit more reading about him - or else stop telling porkies to fit your own warped agenda. Oh, and I don't think he'd be too impressed with your nun picture.


Basically, not capable of engaging in a debate with an intelligent woman, so resorts to childish vulgarity. Thanks for your input, Maf :) careful of those streetcars now!

Language / Help with female clergy titles or forms of address in polish? [54]

I really have no idea what point that silly, vulgar graphic is supposed to illustrate. I take it you're unable to give a coherent answer to a fair question.

Travel / Videos of Travelling Throughout Poland [30]


I said 'comparatively', not 'narrow, narrow'. Comparatively does not mean exceptionally or very. Back to English classes for you.

Dangerous driving occurs on all roads in Poland, some of which are average or normal width. However it also occurs on comparativelynarrow roads, where there is nowhere to pull over and avoid a car executing a dangerous manoeuvre. Such roads exist all over the world as do dangerous drivers.

Language / Help with female clergy titles or forms of address in polish? [54]


St Paul is not God. Incidentally, regarding your nonsense about women being less or secondary to men, I remember a priest on retreat when I was at school saying that in the Old Testament account of the creation of man and woman, it should be noted that God took a rib from Adam's side, not from his hand/arm or foot/leg, which might suggest dominance. He took it from Adam's side, indicating equality. Equal partners to navigate life side by side, helping each other.

Do you believe in the Holy Trinity? Do you believe that Jesus was God? If so, then take note of his treatment of women. You have more in common with the Pharisees than you have with Jesus.

You still haven't addressed the issue of nuns. Why are you avoiding it?

Language / Help with female clergy titles or forms of address in polish? [54]

And that the men would be too stupid to believe her :) in fact, they were so daft that they didn't even recognise him when they met him on the road.

Language / Help with female clergy titles or forms of address in polish? [54]

And if Korvinus does indeed believe in the divinity of Jesus, then he should note how Jesus treated women, many of whom were his Disciples. And the first person Jesus appeared to after his resurrection was - a WOMAN!!

Language / Help with female clergy titles or forms of address in polish? [54]


Jesus never said that. The only part of scripture that matters is the Four Gospels.

Quite right. We generally don't. Although my mother went to an Ursuline boarding school and she knew the Bible inside out. I wouldn't call Korvinus a Catholic.

News / Polish military contingent in Lebanon. [183]


Not just that, but that's the most important one in this case.

Agreed.

Language / Help with female clergy titles or forms of address in polish? [54]

A helpmate is not a source of gratification, nor a secondary creation. It is a partner.

But never mind the Old Testament. The word of God as given to us by Jesus, supercedes the Old Testament. Jesus had to come into the world for a reason, one of those reasons, being the corruption of God's word by man.

Now back to the nuns - are you saying that nuns are not to be allowed to give religious instruction?

Language / Help with female clergy titles or forms of address in polish? [54]


Jesus never said that.

Language / Help with female clergy titles or forms of address in polish? [54]


Ah for God's sake - you don't literally believe that God took a rib from Adam's side etc, do you?? In any case the term 'man' refers to mankind which is both male and female.

Btw what about nuns? Are you saying they can't give proper religious instruction?

Language / Help with female clergy titles or forms of address in polish? [54]


You're at it again,telling lies about people. One of these days you're going to end up in court for libel or slander - or in the loony bin for being a bona-fide nutter.

Travel / Videos of Travelling Throughout Poland [30]


No, I never said any such thing. I complained about dangerous driving, not narrow roads.

News / Polish military contingent in Lebanon. [183]


The Sun is not considered a reliable news source by Irish people because it's a tabloid rag. On the other hand a recorded interview on film, given by the Chief-of-Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, which you can watch.

And at that time, it was already known that it was a rocket. They quoted the Chief-of-Staff in the article you linked to!! BUT they didn't quote him in full - that's why they're not considered a reliable source.

Btw Maltese news also reported it at the same time because there are some Maltese soldiers based at Camp Shamrock and they described it as 'an unexploded ordnance' which was later 'detonated' by the bomb disposal team.

"The ordnance was promptly detonated and another unexploded device was safely neutralised after it was found 20 meters outside the compound."

Off-Topic / What's In Your Pinterest Feed/Email Notifications? Or ditto YouTube :) [7]


The Royal we? Google it yourself you lazy sod or bog off.

Off-Topic / What's In Your Pinterest Feed/Email Notifications? Or ditto YouTube :) [7]


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinterest

Genealogy / Where to DNA test myself if I'm related to Doliwa? [5]

There is also this one:

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grzegorz_Dobrowolski-Doliwa

Genealogy / Where to DNA test myself if I'm related to Doliwa? [5]

I wouldn't put too much store by such tales. People often assume they are related to somebody because they share a surname, but it's not necessarily the case. However, the following might be of interest to you if you don't already know about it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Dolivo-Dobrovolsky