History / Modern myths and legends about communist past in Poland [250]

Communist countries focused on heavy industry. It was necessary to produce armament, especially tanks. Poland produced and exported a lot of tanks to Arab countries, later on they were blown up by Israelis or allies in Kuwait. The problem was the tanks were Soviet, we produced them on license. Communist Poland was able to manufacture big things on her own as long as they weren`t too advanced. In case of high technology, we had to import components or even whole technological lines.

Engineers were able to design simple Polish cars (Syrena, Mikrus) but only till the end of 1950s. Later on, all cars produced in Poland were Fiats (or their imitations) from Italy. The technological progress in car production in the world was too fast for communists to catch up with.

History / Modern myths and legends about communist past in Poland [250]

Another myth:
In communism Poland had its own national industry. Poles designed and produced Polish cars. They also produced various advanced products e..g, ships, machinery, electronics. Industry was supplied with many inventions which were purely Polish.

Today, most industry is owned by foreign capital which only assembles things in factories located in Poland.

Life / The climate for gardening in Poland [340]

Fortunately, fruit native to Poland is deliciously sweet. We grow 4 colours of raspberries - do you know which one is the sweetest?

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Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

The skies, especially sunsets, are amazing because their atmosphere is brought out by the complete silence in the surroundings (I don`t count crickets).

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USA, Canada / Historic(al) Americans and their ties with Poland/Poles [78]

Hint - She is the daughter of a famous politician.

Life / Do you know these characters from Polish movies? [223]


He played a few soldiers, also German ones.
E..g, communist war film Jarzębina Czerwona

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Life / Do you know these characters from Polish movies? [223]

Łyżko
You forgot cause there was none. :)): Łapicki didn`t play in Kanał.


Yes, a great film based on an outstanding drama, so full of Polish soul in it. :):)

And Polish soul is also in this one:

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Life / Do you know these characters from Polish movies? [223]


The one about Kwinto? Chemikiem guessed it.


Well, you were close but still not guessed correctly. So, Olbrychski, Wyspiański, what does it tell you?

Life / Do you know these characters from Polish movies? [223]


Good you reminded us about post 88, almost missed it. She wasn`t a character but presented the initial credits live in a very expressive way.

youtu.be/P5eoBykBqdI


So now it is easy to guess the title and his role.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]

Chemikiem, do you remember another thread and a photo in it? I said luncheon meat and you replied:


hahaha

I also said I like it. Probably I used the wrong name because luncheon meat looks awful, like some disgusting substance, meat wholly ground with fat and sth else. (like sb says in a Polish film - dog meat ground with the kennel). The one in the photos is more like canned pork, it is not ground to the end, you can see nice chunks in it.

That was the end of vacation and I decided to regain some weight which I had lost due to intensive swimming practice in the sea, lakes and pools.

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Life / Do you know these characters from Polish movies? [223]

Yes, famous film, famous role. :):)

Another great role and film although here he looks stupid. :)

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

There are rumours suggesting that PSL might one day join/ally with PiS. Now they are enemies because PiS is doing their best to attract rural voters, and PiS-controlled state media accuse PSL of all kinds of dirty machinations but in politics everything is possible. There are some politicians in PSL who are currently in the second line but would like to move forward. For them an alliance with PiS is a purely political issue, not personal. PSL is known for taking part in different coalitions, they were very flexible in the past, boys for hire, sort of, as long as they got enough positions.

That is why I wouldn`t mind if they didn`t get to the Parliament at all. They have been on the verge of the election threshold for months and it is quite possible they won`t make it.

Some experts like the idea of 3 opposition blocks: centre right, centre left and left and suggest they might try to win the elections because everything is possible in politics.

Before, with united opposition, some voters could feel lost and decided to skip participating in Euro elections. Now, the 3 blocks offer a clear choice which shouldn`t scare off anyone really interested in removing PiS from power.

USA, Canada / Historic(al) Americans and their ties with Poland/Poles [78]

OK, this is William McKinley, American President wounded by a Polish Am assassin, Czołgosz, in 1901. He died a week later.

Who is that lady?:

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History / Polish treasures in Sweden? [18]


No, there`s no way and no Polish government has ever tried to. The reason is simple: when Sweden attacked and occupied Polish territory, it wasn`t solely Poland but the Commonwealth - Poland united with Lithuania. Formally, today`s Poland has no right to represent the Commonwealth in court. Also, Tacitus is right about aristocratic or royal property.


A Swede tried to explain it to me. It doesn`t matter in which museum they are - Polish or Swedish. What matters is that they didn`t disappear or get destroyed during all wars, risings and occupations which happened in Poland during next 300 years after the Swedish Deluge. They have been preserved as the heritage of European culture and that matters most.

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]


Breeding is possible when there is a male rabbit but I am not going to get one. The lawn is not like a typical British lawn after 200 years` care. ):) Currently I pay more attention to trees and bushes, grass is less important especially that weeds are abundant in the area around my place. I tried to strive for a nice lawn at the beginning but realised after 2, 3 years I will never be able to keep it clean.


Jonny, using Past Simple tense by you is illogical. I mentioned it many times here that we treat that property as a summer house. When the summer ends, we come back to the city. As the summer hasn`t finished yet, we are staying in the summer house, so how sth could have happened to it?

Do you get it or not? :):)

Life / The climate for gardening in Poland [340]

Yesterday we picked the only nectarine that grew on a young tree. It looked delicious but was less sweet than ripe nectarines from the shop. I had the same impression last year after trying our melons and watermelons. It occured to me such exotic fruit can grow in Polish climate but will never be as sweet as imported. I suspect keeping them under foil in a primitive green house or at least a tunnel would improve the situation. I must think about it next year, especially that I have practically finished more important works in and around the house.

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Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]


This one miniature rabbit that we have is a bit wild and she loves escaping. A few days ago she learnt how to jump over 1 meter high fence in her enclosure (which I made last year). She escaped a few times within an hour and I didn`t know how. I finally made the fence higher in one corner and it worked. Kids had fun catching her, though

Wild but so cute. In off-season months she lives with us in our apartment.

One might ask why we don`t let her hop free around the garden but keep her in the enclosure instead. Firstly, the garden is too big - if she dug a hole in a nook under a tree or bush, I wouldn`t find her for a week. Secondly, the village cats visit us every day. I have nothing against it but I saw them in action killing young hares in the area, so if the rabbit was free, they might treat is a prey. But when kept in her own place, they sort of know it is a farm animal and stay away. Thirdly, the enclosure is big enough for the rabbit to run her races inside, so the open garden is really the last option to be considered.

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USA, Canada / Poles Living in the Chicago Area [343]


Hmm, some Polish Ams must have stayed, it is impossible all left.
But, where did they leave? To another city or just Chicago suburbs? If the latter, it is not leaving, just changing the address in the same city.


Yes, in those times I looked like a big junkie. Today, with gray hair and half of it lost, I look like an old junkie. Do you think it is my fault? :):)


Crow, that is a perfect reply. Respect, he asked for that. I would also be scared if I were you. hahaha

News / Degenerate "rainbow" eyesore to disappear from Saviour Square (Plac Zbawiciela) in Warsaw [297]


Do gays make love under the rainbow so that you can`t stand the view? :):)


Yes, but we are talking about a fekking rainbow in this thread! :) Tolerance towards homosexualism also includes acceptance of such symbols.


Quote a source, please. And preferably not the one from 2008. And an independent one, not from a rightist site.:):)

News / Degenerate "rainbow" eyesore to disappear from Saviour Square (Plac Zbawiciela) in Warsaw [297]


And that`s a perfect example of another communist method, namely manipulation. On the surface you are right, but getting deeper, you are not.
Why are you packing all rights into one basket?
Let`s start with the basic one - the right to come out with your preferences without being threatened with violent contempt.

54% Poles believe homosexualism should be tolerated. 24% think it shouldn`t.
niezalezna.pl/279573-polacy-a-homoseksualizm-najnowszy-sondaz

I hope you know what majority means.

In this way it is obvious that the rainbow in Warsaw, which is the topic of this thread,, and which you want to get rid of, is supported by 54%.

Gay rights like marriage and adoption can be discussed in another thread. Now let`s focus on the rainbow.

Well, after knowing that 54% Poles think homosexualism should be tolerated, will you leave the rainbow in peace??? :):)


Be serious. Digging up data from 11 years ago? I consciously reject poll results from 2017 as too antiquated when I quote such sources. The views of Poles are changing on our eyes and two, three years is maximum we can rely on.

News / Degenerate "rainbow" eyesore to disappear from Saviour Square (Plac Zbawiciela) in Warsaw [297]


Are you talking about true democracy or people`s democracy aka socialism aka communism ??? :)

News / Degenerate "rainbow" eyesore to disappear from Saviour Square (Plac Zbawiciela) in Warsaw [297]


No, I was talking about methods, not the nature of the system in general. One of communists` methods was supressing independent thinking by imposing restrictions or total ban on freedom of speech, religion, convictions etc etc . That`s what antigay movements want to do today.

But as I said, it is futile. Poland isn` t on the moon that we can isolate ourselves from the rest of Europe or world. Poles have been looking up to the West for centuries and are quickly adopting Western solutions. It is unpreventable that one day the 20th or 30th Parade in Białystok will pass unnoticed by most people as they won`t consider it worth discussing at all, except for those directly interested.

Simply speaking - you can`t eat a cake and have it. Poland rejected communism and adopted democracy for a reason - no more restrictions on any kind of freedom.


We debated it several times and you always repeat that false info. What for?

News / Degenerate "rainbow" eyesore to disappear from Saviour Square (Plac Zbawiciela) in Warsaw [297]

Those old expats who didn`t live in democratic Poland after the collapse of communism are its greatest supporters. They aren`t aware of the fact that they would love to see communist methods used again today.

News / Degenerate "rainbow" eyesore to disappear from Saviour Square (Plac Zbawiciela) in Warsaw [297]


It already functioned for some time in Małachowski Square last year.

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


I guess you are critical about it . When one day Poland reaches the economic level of Germany and pulls strings in the EU as she wishes, will you also complain about it?

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

It is a rhetorical question to express an annoyed surprise. Sth like: What are you talking about?

Sb is not a bad little herb.

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]


Well, actually, I didn`t expect it from those notorious liars. I wrote it to inform PF members about the situation. :)


And we will give you our votes. :)

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]


The government blames local councils for the situation, claiming they support the opposition and don`t want to solve the issue. Yet, in cities where PiS rules the mess is the same or even worse.


Of course, but not all. A lot of parents care about their children`s education.

Language / Puns and language games in Polish adverts [33]

Let`s end bison topics and switch to other animals.

Do you remember a famous slogan from the times when beer ads were banned?

Mariola ma oczy piwne, Mariola o kocim spojrzeniu -

Mariola has light brown eyes/ vs beer eyes
Mariola with feline eyes/ vs Okocim - one of beer producers.

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USA, Canada / Historic(al) Americans and their ties with Poland/Poles [78]


Yes, some leftists can be really nasty. :)

Yes, Mikulski, Demo senator of Polish origin. It means that not all Polish Americans are pro republican.

Who`s that?

Hint - this is one of American presidents.

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