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pawian   
26 Oct 2019
Study / 90% of Poles have university degree? [57]

they accept less intelligent and less creative people.

Yes, they do it to survive in the market. If they didn`t, they would go bankrupt.

Another issue arises: in communist times, only 7% people had higher education. Today, over 20%. In the age group of 30-35 Poland leads in European statistics when degrees are concerned.

Now - a question - is it better to have few specialists with proficient skills and vast knowledge or a larger number of graduates with rather shallow uni education?
pawian   
26 Oct 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

I occured to me that members might suppose this thread is only for our own pics. Of course not. You may offer a riddle with net photos, too.

What is the context of this game during an urban festival?


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pawian   
26 Oct 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

I'm talking about the Rynek being my start point,

Yes, but Rynek is just Rynek while the Old Town is much larger.

Not Brewery, sorry. But you are close in certain sense. :)
pawian   
25 Oct 2019
Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]

The dictionary suggests that pilarz is a worker who uses the saw.
sjp.pl/pilarz
Saw maker would be wytwórca pił/producent pił/kowal kujący piły.
pawian   
25 Oct 2019
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

to bash oneself a cup/glass

No. rąbnąć/ walnąć sobie kielicha means to have a shot of vodka.

To reach a point

Yes. A popular saying in recent days about PiS and their 43% support in elections despite abundant handouts.

Can't believe I didn't get that,

I liked that queue of parasites, a good joke. More of that, please. hahaha

to be in Morpheus` embraces
pawian   
25 Oct 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

On map it looks very close, but it's almost 2 kms walking distance, takes about 25 minutes.

No, actually it is ten times less. :):). The northern border of Kazimierz is marked by Dietla Street which is about 200 metres from Wawel Castle which is situated within the Old Town. Kazimierz district formally belongs to the Old Town district.

Yes, New Square still holds those old Jewish market days for second hand clothes.

What facility is it?


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pawian   
24 Oct 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Yes, perfect. I knew I could count on you. :):)

What is going on and where?


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pawian   
24 Oct 2019
Classifieds / Need a Polish to English translator! [5]

Rómcajs, don`t ask what the video can do for you. Ask what you can do for the video. That`s what Slim wants to read from you.
pawian   
24 Oct 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Aha. I misread what you wrote. I thought wherever it was, was near to the Old Town

I am not sure if I get you right but Kazimierz IS near the Old Town.

Yes, fidget spinner hype took place in 2017. Instead of buying cheap plastic stuff, my relative made his own spinners from wood and bike parts.

This is a poster advertising a famous play by a famous American playwright, fiction writer and poet. I removed the title from it, so you should deduce it solely from the artistic graphics.


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pawian   
23 Oct 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

I'm not going to get this or the opera one :(

The architecture which I pointed to is Jewish: twin semi circular windows. So, it must be Kazimierz, the Jewish District in Krakow. See below.

jerudesign.org/book/jewish-design-identities/urban-architectural-design-identities/4-window-stonework-ironwork-designs/

Opera poster was torn by a conservative passer-by who disliked strange nudity presented in it. I have seen a few explicit posters damaged in this way.

As for chain link things, look at one more:

Hint: those things were extremely trendy 2 years ago.


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pawian   
22 Oct 2019
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

But I still can't think where it is!

Hmm...... Hint: it is old but not in the Old Town.

is it the content of the opera that isn't liked, or the composer?

Neither. Sth else.

Yes, smile rendered in a funny way.

What are these?


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pawian   
22 Oct 2019
Study / 90% of Poles have university degree? [57]

All work is a noble act of man, as long as it benefits other people.

Of course, even prostitutes, both male and female, are worthy of respect.
pawian   
21 Oct 2019
News / PiS candidates are losing positions in EU Parliament. Will they keep power in Poland? [358]

Yes, Putin pays his secret services to influence voting in Poland so that PiS could win. The Kremlin expects further animosities between PiS` Poland and the EU. In the long run the Kremlin hopes for Poland to leave the EU.

Ask our dear Ironside about the details, he is an expert on Kremlin vs Poland affairs.

If he doesn`t want to, check out this excellent interview:

kulturaliberalna.pl/2019/10/01/rosjanie-sluzby-wybory-polska-rzeczkowski/
pawian   
21 Oct 2019
News / PiS candidates are losing positions in EU Parliament. Will they keep power in Poland? [358]

That`s a tricky question. :):) After losing their biggest ally, Britain, PiS has realised at last they have to cooperate with Germans to achieve their political goals in Europe. So, now they are replacing their old anti German rhetoric with a milder one and secret talks about future cohabitation are under way. PiS` influence in the EU parliament will be a result of how positive their relations with Germany are - the better relations, the more influence. Simple.