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Speaks Polish?: Yes, but I prefer English
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pawian   
25 May 2019
Language / Puns and language games in Polish adverts [33]

1. Train vs bison
or
It is time for Bison beer

2. A Polish saying: Two bisons are better than one.

3. Two bisons and everything`s quiet in the forest
or
Two Bison beers and full relaxation


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pawian   
24 May 2019
History / MAP OF POLAND IN 1880'S [95]

Ironik, stop making such a fool of yourself. :)
As usual, you feel hurt when somebody shares his/her excellent knowledge with us. Is it because you are unable to do it on your own? Stop envying other people who are smarter than you. Shut up, read and learn, młocie, only then your presence here will be of some practical value. :)
pawian   
24 May 2019
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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pawian   
24 May 2019
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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pawian   
24 May 2019
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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pawian   
24 May 2019
Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]

In Polish it'd be spelled Becela.

Decades ago I read a book for boys, one character`s name was Maciek Becela.
pawian   
24 May 2019
Language / Puns and language games in Polish adverts [33]

the true flavor of

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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pawian   
23 May 2019
Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

Chipmunks even ;)

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

A large maslak - I only eat them if I can't find anything nicer !

Yes, that is why I am still waiting for better species....this mushroom vaccine works slowly.... :)
pawian   
23 May 2019
Language / Puns and language games in Polish adverts [33]

I sometimes adore the ingenuity of ad creators who play with the language in a really funny way. Beer ads are the best example. E..g, European bison beer enables copywriters invent multiple double meanings in their slogans.

Bison is approaching the grill or
Bison suits the grill.

In the morning, a jackdaw/small coffee, in the evening - a bison.


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pawian   
23 May 2019
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
pawian   
23 May 2019
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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pawian   
23 May 2019
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

is it's asking whether everybody is quite right in the head?

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.
pawian   
22 May 2019
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. :)

What is supposed to hang won't drown.

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.
pawian   
22 May 2019
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.
pawian   
22 May 2019
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?

3/ Never ending money box - there is always sth you have to repair or buy each year, sometimes again and again.

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.:):)
pawian   
21 May 2019
Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

Thanks God it has been raining since yesterday.

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.
pawian   
21 May 2019
Life / Mishmash facts about Poland and Poles [182]

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.
pawian   
21 May 2019
Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

I didn't realise that Poland had wild hamsters, even though I did think it looked like one,

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

Was Prisoner 007 released or did something more sinister happen to him/her?

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.
pawian   
20 May 2019
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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pawian   
20 May 2019
News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

my statement trade eastern Europe, Asia, middle East, is growing at a higher pace than Polands traditional European partnerslike Germany, is accurate

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

Yes and much of that growth is to markets outside the EU especially China.

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.
pawian   
19 May 2019
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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pawian   
19 May 2019
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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pawian   
19 May 2019
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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pawian   
19 May 2019
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! :)
pawian   
19 May 2019
History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

That still strikes me as being a very strange move

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