Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

Look at the flintlock mechanism of an old gun. The pan is the part which holds powder, ignited by sparks from the flint.

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Yes, Women`s Day. I clipped the photo so that you couldn`t guess so easily by looking at the date: 8 March. hahaha

Yes, Wisła River embankment, behind me there is Dragon statue, Wawel Castle on the right. No, they are doing sth else and the Lady in White doesn`t belong to the group. What is her role?

News / Poland Parliamentary Elections 2019 [93]


That might be misleading and some people could think this is an objective presentation-

but you forgot to add:
dramatis personae according to openly partisan kondzior. :))

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

He is browsing but not a phone.

Hint: where are they exactly?

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

No, don`t look at the dates, Parades have nothing to do with it, this situation happens a few hundred times every day, I suppose.

As for flowers, I am amazed nobody got it yet. It is banal.

Hint: Think hard who mostly gets flowers in Poland? And when?

News / PiS candidates are losing positions in EU Parliament. Will they keep power in Poland? [358]

Which facial expression will PiS Chairman adopt on Sunday evening? :):):)

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Love / Are the Polish the most suspicious people in Europe? [73]


Anything is possible but in that case I wouldn`t attribute the bookshop owner`s behaviour to Polish suspiciousness. You might have simply reminded him of sb he had met in life and had a problem with. I also feel uneasy when I meet people who look and behave like the ones who bothered me in the past. I think it is natural.

Love / Are the Polish the most suspicious people in Europe? [73]

Even worse than that: as hypochondriacs, they still don`t believe their doctors. That is why there is a Polish saying: each Pole is the best doctor for himself/herself. I vaguely remember.

Love / Are the Polish the most suspicious people in Europe? [73]

Yes, but communism was the final part of a series of foreign occupations which had taken place since 18th century. Simply speaking, the tradition of Polish suspicion is older than communism.

Love / Are the Polish the most suspicious people in Europe? [73]


Well, I think it sometimes might be a bit true. :):)
That can be explained by looking at Polish history - since 1717, when a foreign power started to exert is direct control on Polish politics, it continued for centuries with short breaks. In result, Poles developed suspicion to survive various foreign occupations - is my neighbour/friend/workmate/family member a true Pole or an agent working for a foreign power? Such knowledge was often crucial for one`s welfare or even survival.

Simple.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

In the meantime

Back to Krakow for a while:

What is going on?

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Real Estate / Buy Land in Poland and Build a House from Wood [6]

It doesn`t need to be a farmland. There are also construction/building plots, excluded from farming.
Where to start? Start by checking ads on major buy/sell property sites. You can also contact an estate agency in a big city but those in small ones could be also appropriate for your needs.

News / So rate but good deeds of Polish politicians [9]


Such incidents are very rare, indeed. It hardly ever happens to average citizens to rescue sb in a road accident, let alone to politicians.

Good deeds by politicians which I can think of are mostly connected with charity, but they often do it to improve their image so we never know how sincere they really are.

Genealogy / Any Pole with predominant Black or African ancestry? [26]


My wish expressed a few posts above concerned pure African race, but Indian will also do. :):)

News / PiS candidates are losing positions in EU Parliament. Will they keep power in Poland? [358]

One word has dominated all discussions before elections: Mobilisation! Parties are thinking hard how to mobilise their voters. PiS is afraid their voters might feel too relaxed and stay at home on Sunday. That is why Kaczyński himself has addressed PiS` supporters to take part in elections.

Two scenarios are discussed: with nationalist Konfederacja in and out. If they get in, PiS probably won`t get the ruling majority. If they don`t, everything is possible. Currently, polls suggest nationalists are balancing around the minimum edge.

However, if they do get in, PiS will still make a coalition with them coz they are quite close politically and ideologically. So, PiS will rule this way or another. Unless a miracle happens.... :):)

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

No, it reads Dla wszystkich - For all - and another human word follows.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

Yes and yes!

Sth gets burnt in the pan (the one in the flintlock gun)

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Another hint: "every " is followed by a word of human connotation.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

A hint: not everyone but every .......

Genealogy / Any Pole with predominant Black or African ancestry? [26]


Aah, now the issue of throwing things is clear.

On a side note: funny how US middle class changed that improper brutal "prosecutor" into a mild PC "district attorney."

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Sorry, no. They don`t display such giant LCD messages about All Saint`s Day.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

YES, I think so too. A floral welcome gate for newlyweds.

What is the event now?

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Yes, exactly. How did you know? Now it is enough to say which festivity it is. A few answers are possible.

Life / Poles speaking English - examples [263]


It must link to Russian уходить [uhadits] which means leave but is similar to Polish uchodzić/uchodźca which means to escape (e.g.,from the country, like a refugee does).

Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]

The tips to make sure they don`t cheat on you are comprised in a thick book entitled: How to buy a second hand car. This book has been translated into all languages of the world as its contents applies in every country. Find yourself the language version which suits you best coz mentioning them all here would take weeks.

Genealogy / Any Pole with predominant Black or African ancestry? [26]

DA means defense attorney? The guy who defends me in court where I am brought for defamatory statements against blacks . So why would you throw anything at him if the defense would work well with you? I don`t get the logic of it.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


No, zbić kogoś z tropu means baffle, surprise sb.


Yes.

to mix sb with mud.

Before I forget: when sth or sb is a hot potato, what does it mean?

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Yes, Grunwald. And onlyTeutonic Order flags. They were captured by Poles and exhibited in Wawel for centuries. Today they keep copies.

Read Polish and English wiki
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banderia_Prutenorum

What is going on?

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Life / Poles speaking English - examples [263]


Łyzko, it was you who related to us that anecdote, you should have remembered what they actually said in Polish. Sth like desire freedom - pożądać wolności? It still isn`t so scandalous to make Polish diplomats look at each other in disbelief.

How about this? There was a little faux pas, indeed, but it got blown out of proportion for personal reasons, e.g., sb didn`t like that Seymour?

News / Famous Poles die - your memories [112]

Today was the internment of Jan Kobuszewski, a great comedy actor. Very characteristic countenance.
One of his dialogues :

a retired sportsman addicted to alcohol:
Yes, Sir, I admit it openly: I tope. No, of course, I do make breaks: Then I say to myself: Jonhhy, stop toping! Haven`t you had enough if it in your lifetime? But, Sir, it`s to no avail, I only fritter away my tongue. I love this naphtha so much. Do you tope?

youtu.be/SPEO2Z9ot9s

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