News / Thousands of Polish women attend Czarny Piątek rally in Warsaw [780]

How many have you read to know it? :):)


Do all women on the planet read them? I don`t think so. :):)


Similarly, we can claim that there were no gays in ancient Rome during Nero`s rule cause there are no such characters in Sienkiewicz`s novel Quo Vadis. :):)

News / Thousands of Polish women attend Czarny Piątek rally in Warsaw [780]


No, not only. Also for beautiful women who have had enough of being looked at and treated as sexual objects. Like you just did in your post. :)


Because it is a young man who feels and supports women`s cause. :)


No, those are only your wet fantasies, based on traditional approach from the past. :)

Language / Stenka and stęka - on alleged non-existence of nasal vowels in spoke Polish [17]


To be or not to be?

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]


And she also decided to openly support her husband in her spot directed to Polish women. Wives will definitely be a highlight of this campaign.

o2.pl/artykul/kolejna-zona-wlacza-sie-w-kampanie-prezydencka-mocny-glos-urszuli-brzezinskiej-holowni-6486372862707841a

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Life / Smoking vs. Grilling on Balconies / High Rises in Poland [66]

Some neighbous in my apartment block used to make grills frequently about 10 years ago. Now they don`t - they probably realised it is countryside behaviour.

News / New poll before the autumn elections in Poland [14]


Fortunately, they had not enough seats to change it. So, they only broke it several times, instead. :):) But all deeds have been written down and culprits will be taken to court. Mind my words.

Election results
2015 - 37,57%

2019 - 43,59% - better than before but lost the Senate.

2020 - ????

Travel / Palm trees in Poland [19]


It wasn`t a joke. I left them inside our summer house which is not heated in winter. The temp could be around 1 - 2 degrees.


Like hurting a holy cow in India?

Language / Stenka and stęka - on alleged non-existence of nasal vowels in spoke Polish [17]


Of course, differently. People who pronounce them the same are simply careless about diction. I always admonish my students to take care of it coz decent articulation is a sign of good education, intelligence, manners, background etc.

Check this pair: Irenka vs i ręka.

Travel / Palm trees in Poland [19]


I did and they died inside. :)


Hmm, they will look good in the first year, then it will be only worse, I am afraid.

Life / a funny poem in Polish (not mine) [11]


Another one, based on the favourite slogan by PiS - Tusk`s fault.

Pociąg spóźnił się/do Buska - wina Tuska. Podupada kurort Ustka - wina Tuska./Groch się jakoś marnie łuska - wina Tuska./W Totku Ci nie wyszła szóstka - wina Tuska./ Zaszkodziła Ci kapustka - wina Tuska./ Cioci Zosi siadła trzustka - wina Tuska.

The train was late - blame Tusk. Ustka resort in ruin - blame Tusk. You didn`t win lottery - blame Tusk. etc etc

Full poem:
migielicz.pl/wojciech-mlynarski-wina-tuska/

I think it is great poetry.

News / Charles Crawford on PiS just after the 2015 election [29]

TUSK`s fault again! hahaha

News / Only 1 in 3 firms in Poland pays income taxes [20]


And PiS government still does nothing about it - it costs us billions per year. Nice. Thank you , dear PiS - say major chains like Lidl, Auchan, Macro Cash.

tysol.pl/a35208-Te-sieci-handlowe-praktycznie-nie-placa-w-Polsce-podatku-dochodowego

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

Don`t be silly. Fighting PO`s misdeeds with PiS` misdeeds? hahaha It is like fighting flu with bubonic plague.

News / Charles Crawford on PiS just after the 2015 election [29]

The recession is coming and PiS will have to face it. With what results?

forbes.pl/gospodarka/koronawirus-recesja-w-usa-i-europie-projekcja-inflacji-i-pkb-co-ze-stopami/zl51swq

Life / Americanization of Poland - good or bad? [49]

When in Greenpoint, I took a photo of a deserted factory. Is it still there? And anothert one in Manhattan, too.

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News / Charles Crawford on PiS just after the 2015 election [29]


Please, spare us this propaganda, we are not brainwashed residents of Podkarpacie region. :):) It is not PiS`s merit, they were only lucky to take advantage of world prosperity. We`ll see how they cope with the coming recession - that will be a good test for their managerial skills.

News / Incredible news from Poland - The president shaved his moustache! [88]

Be careful when dealing with beavers in Poland - they can bite! A woman was bitten by a beaver which illegally entered her house - she had to be taken to hospital:

tvnmeteo.tvn24.pl/informacje-pogoda/polska,28/bobr-wszedl-do-piwnicy-i-ugryzl-kobiete-w-noge,317060,1,0.html

Work / Are there any Americans teachers left in Poland? [38]


I suppose each English Department at major universities in main cities must have at least one.

UJ in Krakow:

E.g., check Mr Noel Harold Kaylor.
ifa.filg.uj.edu.pl/pracownicyifa

News / Charles Crawford on PiS just after the 2015 election [29]


No, he didn`t. Just like other Western politicians who have usually shown incredible naivety when dealing with various Eastern dictators.

E.g, the quote from his text:
They urge a "strong Poland", by which they mainly mean robust and sternly honest state institutions

is completely nuts. PiS didn`t make Poland, stronger, quite the opposite, Poland is deifinetely weaker.

Robust, honest state institutions? So why has PIS scored so many failures and scandals in so many branches?

E.g, : PiS ruined famous and profitable studs. The main reason - they replaced old professionals with PiS loyal supporters or politicians who knew nothing about keeping horses. In result, studs which generated good income in the past today need state financing.

polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/rynek/1782926,1,tylko-koni-zal-jak-pis-w-trzy-lata-zniszczyl-polskie-stadniny.read

It is just one fekking example.

Thank you, PiS. Poland in ruin was really a good prognosis.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]


Yes, we need Dirty Harry to deal with PiS rogues.


I forgive you your infantile words coz you don`t know what you say and do. I only hope it is pure naivety of yours, not bad will or pro-PiS propaganda.

What don`t you know then?
Firstly, it is commonly known that most patients diagnosed for serious cancer are doomed in Poland coz there is not enough money to refund expensive medicine. 2 billion additional funds could save many lives.

Secondly, state media, especially TV, has been entirely taken over by PiS who use them to spread the dirtiest propaganda which is on the same level or even worse than the one in communist times.

Read a few links - the issue of has become known in the world.

khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1563637286
political-europe.com/2019/01/14/polands-public-tv-is-a-propaganda-tube-confirmed/
nytimes.com/2019/10/11/world/europe/poland-election-state-television-tvp.html
irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/polish-national-broadcaster-turns-into-propaganda-machine-1.2652527
ipi.media/new-report-polands-public-media-serve-as-propaganda-tool/

Do you undestand now why your words about threatened democracy were silly???? Yes, democracy is threatened but by PiS, not the opposition.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]


Is it untrue?

Travel / Palm trees in Poland [19]


I once fancied having such palms in my garden but they didn`t survive the first winter. Later I found a gardening forum where they explained how to protect the plants - incredible methods, including Christmas tree lights wrapped around the palm to keep them warm.


There is one in Warsaw. It had problems some time ago but they were overcome.

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News / Roma community feels discriminated in Poland [43]


Polish discrimination of Roma gypsy citizens is caress compared to what they get in Slovakia or Romania.

errc.org/news/un-body-finds-racism-pervasive-in-slovakia

Life / The Art of Complaining by Polish people [47]


I still don`t like complaining too much. I consider it a bit unmanly. Besides, there is not much I can complain about - the main and practically only object of my complaints is PiS government and its stupid deforms. As for everything else, I am fully relaxed. :):)

UK, Ireland / Can I buy Papierówki apples in the UK? [11]


Yes, from my youth, too. But I can`t see them in any shops in Poland today. That is why I planted one paper-apple tree in my orchard.

News / Donald Tusk's Government of Poland Continues to Oppress Poles [161]


And after years, it is still in force. PiS government has done nothing to abolish it. Danke schón, Herr Kaczyński.

Real Estate / Best area in Krakow to live? [43]

According to the theory of prevailing western winds blowing pollution eastwards, western parts of Krakow are the best. That means Wola Justowska area has been justifiably acknowledged as the poshest district in Krakow for decades. Even Penderecki built his house there.

Newly rebuilt church in Wola

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Work / What Jobs are there in Poland for an Englishman besides teaching english? [70]


But Rich once (last year) said that all Poles he spoke to during his latest trip to Poland were proficient in English. He was clearly impressed.

Love / Are Polish still very traditional when it comes to relationships? [31]


Some are, some aren`t. There are no clear cut patterns in Poland anymore.


Yes, definitely they are.

News / Thousands of Polish women attend Czarny Piątek rally in Warsaw [780]


This wonderful tradition is cultivated each year.

Today, on the 8th March, Polish women again took to streets.

krakow.wyborcza.pl/krakow/7,44425,25770108,manifa-2020-przeszla-przez-krakow-na-trasie-kontrmanifestanci.html

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