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

Unhealthy food continued. Meat pierogis without large chunks of fried lard are useless.

Aaah, skwarki - my precious! You are as good health;
How much one should prize you, he only can tell, Who has lost you...

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

The distance between bisons should be small vs Don`t delay having another Bison beer.

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

Because teasing your "Polish" pride is my favourite hobby in the PF. Poniał? :):)

We recommend hopping onto a bison vs we recommend going for a Bison beer.

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

Nope, this one - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suillus_bovinus

noble, but much less valuable than prawdziwek

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

Yes, the flavour of the slogans definitely exceeds the flavour of Bison beer. :):)

It is good to bump into a bison vs it is good to grab a bison beer.

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


Decades ago I read a book for boys, one character`s name was Maciek Becela.

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


I sometimes drink Bison but its flavour isn`t so fascinating. And I don`t advertise the beer here, I just like those slogans. :)

two fast bisons are swimming in a broad stream
vs
a broad stream of two Bison beers is flowing fast.

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


Aah, yes, I never know who is who in that business. :) Sorry, not boletus but edible.


Yes, that is why I am still waiting for better species....this mushroom vaccine works slowly.... :)

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

Yes, exactly. Goat because they used to be popular farm animals in the past. :)

Life / Polish Nursery Rhymes [253]

This looks a bit unintelligible. Besides, what phonetic transcription are you using? E..g, whallica - how does it really sound? valitsa/ valika/ walitsa/walika?

pananica probably is pannica - a young unmarried woman, maiden.
inna - another

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

Little forested areas scattered here and there but without mushrooms. Instead, mushrooms grow in our garden under the pines, even noble ones, but they appear in autumn. Can you recognise this variety?

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


Yes, exactly. I wonder about the origins. It is probably an allusion: stop these stupidities of yours and leave us, go home at last.

The goat dies only once.

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

Jaskier said it to certain nationalist after another series of obsessions from him/her. :)


I need to think a little how to render it. It means that even though one might temporarily avoid punishment/rough treatment etc, it will happen sooner or later.

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

Lucky? Yes. :) I don`t mind that collapsed ground, that is life. But when I mentioned the disadvantages of a rainy weather, I forgot to say one more point: rain means no sun so fruit don`t have a chance to grow big and sweet. Also some veg from hot climate zones, e,.g, tomatoes, pepper, aubergine, etc.

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

First crops this year (I don`t count spring onion and dill which are old) - a lot of red radishes and a few honey berries. Yummy. The rest of fruit and veg are doing well but will be delayed due to cloudy days in May.

Today I didn`t even try to drive onto the yard. The ground is so soft I could easily leave traces if I pressed my foot too hard. I parked in front of the gate.

Do you remember point 3?


I saw a new job is waiting for me. The wet ground collapsed in a few places where the water pipes had been put in 2016. Apart from bringing a few (dozen? )wheelchair loads of earth, I will also have to replant some bushes. . Nice. Thank you, Mother Nature.:):)

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


Today I went to the farm but did inside chores only due to heavy rain which lasted for a few hours - for the first time this year I saw puddles of water which didn`t soak into the ground. Good but it has also a few disadvantages:

- more rain in spring means more mosquitoes in summer.

- too much rain makes the ground soft. A heavy car like mine can easily damage the drive - the grass is pressed into wet clayish soil and stays there. .

- the lawn grows greener and quicker, yes, but it entails more frequent mowing. The same applies to weeds in the field and around the fence. I need to spend 2 hours mowing the area within the fence and additional time for the field, depending how much I want to mow.

Life / Mishmash facts about Poland and Poles [187]

The record birth in Poland has been quintuplets so far. Now it has changed.
nytimes.com/aponline/2019/05/20/world/europe/ap-eu-poland-sextuplets.html

WARSAW, Poland - A 29-year-old woman gave birth to six babies in Poland on Monday, in what is believed to be the country's first-ever case of sextuplets. The mother and newborns are said to be doing well.

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


It is not a problem, most of my urban acquintances have no idea either and think I am joking.


It was lucky. A famous director was passing by and seeing the hamster`s incredible stunts (they can jump 1 metre high), he took it to the film. He said that Alvin and his squirrels were losers in comparison.

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

Po nitce do kłębka means gradual, step by step discovery of the truth which was hidden, whether purposefully or not. .

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

Sorry, Chemikiem, but Coop is better at wild animals. It is a European hamster, much larger than its home pet cousin. Also faster and more dangerous - its bite can be really nasty. Only the oldest and most experienced feline warriors are able to fight it successfully. There was one summer when we caught hamsters 8 times. All of them were released, of course. I got so relaxed about them that I didn`t do anything when they invaded the fenced area next to the house - they were funny neuighbours and didn`t fear us at all. Urban visitors couldn`t believe their eyes when they saw we also " kept" hamsters apart from our standard mini zoo. :):)

Pity they disappeared, I hope temporarily, but I heard that farmers kill them as pests which damage crops.

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News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]


But it is still a manipulation

The post which started this discussion contained the following statement: without the EU Poland would never be able to to increase her exports so quickly. Then I provided figures: the rise from 60 billion in 2004 to 220 billion in 2018.

Then you replied


implying that the EU is unimportant and what really counted was outside the EU (you said it to refute my opinion that Poland is quickly developing thanks to the EU membership).

which was not true because the trade with non EU countries is a smaller part of Polish overall trade - only about 24%. It has been pointed to you several times.

PS. Besids, why did you suddenly include EU countries like Bulgaria and Czechia into your calculations? Stick to non EU countries like in your original post.

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

Those wild boar hooves used to be Slavic amulets - the carriers supposed they would be equally strong and fearless. :) Yes, shark teeth plus a cow horn, wild boar tusks, horse jaw, bone knife and bone whistle.

As for farm items in the collection, apart from taloned legs, there are skeletons of various rodents we found in the field and giant insects, e.g. hornets.

Do you know this animal which I found dead in the field? There used to be many a few years ago, we caught them in a trap and released after some time. But I didn`t see them last year. I hope they managed to avoid their main enemies - village cats.

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

Yes, we collect various curious natural stuff which we find anywhere, including the farm, also buy at fairs or animal exhibitions. I have just checked - the legs with talons of the bird from 2013 are already in one of glass displays but I didn`t take a picture of them yet.

No, I am not taking you for a ride in any of the posts here. Owning a farm is a serious matter after all.

Older pics - the gallery is still in the boys` room

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

Butter beans - also good. Called Johnny in Polish. The biggest variety is called Handsome Johnny and is a protected product in the EU.
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C4%99kny_Ja%C5%9B_z_Doliny_Dunajca

They write it is even used to make vodka but most Poles associate Johnny with red borsch.

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

Yes, A. The group that originated when people settled down and started agriculture. All produce is good for me. Yes, his theory wasn`t corroborated by serious scientists but I do corroborate it on my example - fave beans and other greens rule! :)

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]


That was a grave mistake of Germans to act like that. All historians agree that it provoked Poles to think of independence from Germans who were perceived as occupiers. Polish national spirit was born in the Prussian zone - and it applied not only to Polish elites but also simple masses like peasants, too. Famous Drzymała case.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C5%82_Drzyma%C5%82a

Of course, the German mistake was a blessing for Poles. :):)

Hey , another example of heritage!. Drzymałowo is the name of the village where Drzymała resisted Prussian authorities during partitions.

I can see it is a nice place and obviously they have a replica of his famous circus wagon.

See the pics
agulinaroza.flog.pl/wpis/12464655/drzymalowo--wies-w-polsce-polozona8230

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

Aaah, now I remember it! yes, but I read and saw the Hannibal story in 1990s and that was the time I didn`t know the names of all those beans in English. Beans were just beans, that`s all. I only started to differentiate them after getting interested in Dr Amato`s theory about eating right for your blood group. And beans are the best for me. Do you know which is my group?

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

And it is so fortunate that such regulations exist within the EU. Without them, we would be doomed eternally under PiS rule, really.

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

Well, I have seen the film and read the book in the original. What is there about.... aaaah... LIVER! When one of the guards is seen hanged on the cage bars, his abdomen is ripped open. But I didn`t see any fava beans in the vicinity. :):) So , I still don`t get it.