Genealogy / Abbreviations used in Polish gravestone inscriptions [66]

Is the stone a little illegible? Um means died, sierpnia August so that C must be the day in August, probably 8, 10 or whatever.

Life / How are electric cars doing in Poland? [413]


What?? Does it mean I will have to scrap my 40 year old vintage Diesel car? No way! I am going to move to Africa! Or Cuba.

Travel / Poznan - the best time to visit? [6]


No, January: winters are fun!

Poznań Town Hall in the background:

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Love / My wife has been secretly sending money back to Poland [16]


Yes, it happens to simpletons. But intelligent people know how to plan their marriage so it gradually develops as a constant novelty for decades.

Work / How much Father Christmas earns in Poland [4]


The grass always looks greener on the other side. But it is usually delusive, so think twice before taking crucial decisions.

Life / Conflicting views about life in Poland? [45]


Yes, exactly. Since 966 - baptism of Poland. This fascination has become a sort of national tradition, even though some crazies try shift the trend towards the East from time to time.

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [240]


yes, and they both have long words, too. E.g., I remember one - extraordinaire - 5 syllables. Extraordinary - 6 syllables.

Genealogy / Funny Polish surnames [64]

I vaguely remember without googling that ciołek meant an ox in the past. That is why today it is used for retards - oxen are believed to be slow at thinking.

Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]


I can`t believe sb served whole tongues in the canteen. It is not the Polish way of cooking them. Normally, they look like thick steaks on the plate.

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [240]


Hey, I know such a word! Ekstraordynaryjny - 7 syllables.


Yes, gżegżółka.


Yes, my business partner 20 years ago was called Szaszkiewicz.


Yes, but let it be natural, not forced.

Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]


Then it means sb didn`t cook them properly. I have them a few times a year - when boiled long enough, they are delicate and soft like golonka. I either have them for big dinners or slice onto a sandwich. The tissue in them is regular meat, just take a look:

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Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]

Wow, a fascinating story about eel, thanks.

Here, due to its scarcity, eel has always been very expensive - the most of all.

Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]

Ooops, in a famous Polish comedy naturalisation meant sex change operation. Did they do it to you too?

When in the UK, I would probably also miss smoked eel, my fav, because of delicate fragrant meat. I read that eel isn`t appreciated in Britain. Is it true?

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Law / Buying a custom/private Polish number/registration plate in Poland [20]

30 days to re-register the car and you do it in the Motor Vehicles Department in the local Municipal Office.

migrapolis.pl/en/thematic-section/my-car/purchase-and-registration-of-a-car-in-poland

Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]

Brudnicka is connected with brud - dirt, filth. Imagine the name Joe Dirtnick - how does it sound?
Ścisłowicz sounds more neutral - ścisły means tight or precise. Imagine AbrahamTightovitz - how does it sound?

Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]


Then you aren`t a true Polish male. :):)

I bought a big piece of fine beef yesterday and put it in the freezer for a few days to kill all parasite eggs.

News / E.U. Denounces Poland's Authority on LBGTQ Free Zones [150]

Brussels, the headquarters of the EU, a Polish anti-homophobic group is displaying the call for the EU to defend Polish gays from state discrimination.

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Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]

I have no problem with animal fat - I try to eat it every day. E..g, I don`t use butter but melted lard with chunks of fried fat in it.

News / E.U. Denounces Poland's Authority on LBGTQ Free Zones [150]


That`s a little manipulation if unexplained.

Third, the large majority of children of same-sex couples from the 2000 census were children from prior heterosexual relationships; thus, most of the children being raised by same-sex couples at the time of the 2000 census had previously lived through divorce or parental break-up, which research has shown to be traumatic for some children

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000058/

Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]

Yes, of course, the most delicious meat that melts on the tongue. But it floats in fat and that puts many people off.

Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]

It is very fatty.

News / E.U. Denounces Poland's Authority on LBGTQ Free Zones [150]


redfm.ie/news/cork/fermoy-temporarily-cuts-ties-with-its-twin-town-in-poland-over-anti-lgbt-stance/

Fermoy town council have told their Polish counterparts that the relationship will be severed entirely if Nowa Deba doesn't change it's position by September.


Yes, they will when EU countries ban the LGBT-free zones residents to enter their territory. hahahahaha

News / E.U. Denounces Poland's Authority on LBGTQ Free Zones [150]


No, all who quoted you perfectly understood your intentions. E.g., I said that most locals do it on the initiative of their parish priest.


Hmmm, my workmates don`t. And I think they are Polish. Is there sth wrong with them? hahahaha


But you are not a believer yourself. So why are you so engaged?

News / E.U. Denounces Poland's Authority on LBGTQ Free Zones [150]


kafkadesk.org/2020/02/22/french-town-suspends-ties-with-polish-sister-city-over-lgbt-rights/

The French town of Saint-Jean-de-Braye has broken its partnership with its Polish sister city of Tuchów last week after the latter adopted resolutions deemed contrary to LGBT rights.


OOps, you watched too many drastic images. Who introduced you to that subject in this way?

News / E.U. Denounces Poland's Authority on LBGTQ Free Zones [150]


Mot locals usually don`t care coz they are busy making ends meet but they are "persuaded" to publicly act against LGBT by their parish priests.

News / E.U. Denounces Poland's Authority on LBGTQ Free Zones [150]


Dirk, how often do you imagine such scenes? Is it daydreaming? hahaha

Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]



My mum always repeated that a true male must eat true male dishes: tatar raw beef steak, tripe and golonka. I had refused to eat flaki until the day I came back hungry as a wolf from a kayaking practice - there was only tripe on the menu and I devoured two bowls - I was 13 years old.

Today I relish all three dishes in honour of my long gone mum.

News / E.U. Denounces Poland's Authority on LBGTQ Free Zones [150]

Why are LGBT free zones controvercial in Poland?
Coz they remind people of German Nazi laws which banned Jews or Poles from certain places in occupied Poland: public transport or parks.

Johhny, do you know that 6 million Polish citizens perished under Nazi and Soviet occupation during WW2? Why do you support old occupants` regulations in a new array by rightard rulers of Poland?

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News / E.U. Denounces Poland's Authority on LBGTQ Free Zones [150]

Towns in Western Europe gradually withdraw from partnerships with Polish places which declared themselves LGBTfree zones.

theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/16/dutch-city-ends-ties-with-polish-twin-declared-gay-free-zone-nieuwegein-pulawy

A Dutch town has severed its longstanding ties with its twin in Poland after the Polish municipality established itself as an official "gay-free zone". The town council of Nieuwegein, south of Utrecht, voted almost unanimously to end its friendship with Puławy in eastern Poland.

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News / E.U. Denounces Poland's Authority on LBGTQ Free Zones [150]


They put it, take a photo and take it down to go to another place which adopted the zone. So, even if sued, they will be absolved due to low criminality of the act.

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