News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

@Ironside, your opinion stems from your selfishness and lack of empathy towards women and girls. You like how things are in those cultures because men have it better than women in those cultures.


Honestly? Yes, I do. For example, in India women and girls are considered worth less than men and boys. This has detrimental effect to their lives. It may even result in them not being born at all - just because they're female. As a woman (and every normal human being really) I have the right to judge such culture for what it is if I feel like it.

And, anyway, which women? Many women rebel against their own cultures in those more conservative, patriarchal societies.


No, just being a decent, logical and empathic human being.


The question is whether those social norms are reasonable and fair. But in Iran it's a law and not some universal "social norms".


No, nasty and sinister people are misogynistic, selfish a$$holes like you. I hope the likes of you will die out one day like dinosaurs.

News / The Iran war and Poland [826]


There you go then.


Or free peeing and free sh1tting lol Try it yourself and report back if you liked it ;D


The law is the same all over Iran.

News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

@jon357, "junk" is a slang expression. I've seen men using it, so what's "negative" about it?


I would be forced to see it, even if just accidentally walking down the street.


Yes. Or disturbed or scared - depending on the situation. Either way - it would make me feel uncomfortable.


What?

Also, another thing - the smell. Quite a few people don't wash themselves often enough and I wouldn't want to be forced to feel the odour of someone's unwashed private parts when I'm entering a bus or a shop during summer.

And women and girls would have to wear panties during periods anyway.


Well, you took it in this direction in your #566 post.

News / The Iran war and Poland [826]


Ask men.


Those beaches are for the willing though. I'm unwilling and I don't want to be forced to see some stranger's junk and witness some stranger getting aroused by my body.


But at least I'm not forced to witness their arousal in full display in public. For me as a woman - this fact makes me feel better, safer, more comfortable and less disgusted. It's the same for young girls - trust me, I was one.

News / The Iran war and Poland [826]


And it became a visual symbol of Islam's attitude towards women.


You would be "self enforcing" it too, if not wearing it would mean getting harassed or raped.

Also, in many cultures misogynistic traditions are passed down to young generations also by women. I think you're intelligent enough to know that this is how those women were raised and that's all they know and understand.

I myself and my brother were dragged to church every Sunday by our mother when we were kids. My brother was first to rebel. Then I followed. We could do that though because Poland is still a pretty secular country, unlike some other countries outside of Europe (not only Muslim ones).


And more would happen then.


Maybe that would happen in case of many people, but there always would be some perverts that would get aroused nonetheless. I don't like the idea of witnessing a paedophile getting aroused by my naked little daughter. The thought alone makes me feel sick. No, thank you.

News / The Iran war and Poland [826]


No, it just makes me feel sad. Because apparently those women were led to believe that there's something wrong with a female having hair on her head. It's obviously stupid.

What does bother me is Muslim parents (in the West or elsewhere, it doesn't matter) forcing little girls to wear hijab. What the f*ck is "indecent" about a little girl's hair?? 🤦


Ah, Paul the Misogynist. That's just one of the letters though. Jesus hasn't said that in any of the Gospels. In Islam it's allegedly a direct requirement from God for a woman to cover her hair.


Men raping women and girls would be the main problem. Also - hygiene. Even in the Amazon people are covering their "lower regions" - I'm guessing they do that for a reason.

I personally wouldn't want to see random people's intimate parts in full display. Those parts have sexual functions and are being covered for a reason. Hair on your head have no biological sexual functions. There should be some common sense applied. 🤔

News / The Iran war and Poland [826]


There you go.


I find any religion/culture telling people female hair offend God to be retarded and inhumane and deserving of becoming obsolete.


I don't know, why don't you ask them? It's Ironside and men like him blabbering that feminism makes women "hate men".

News / The Iran war and Poland [826]


It doesn't matter. Women are required by law to cover their hair in Iran. That's the point.


How do you know that? The protests in Iran have shown that many are against it.


I know what a hijab is. It was jon357 who compared it to wearing a coat in Europe.


It's not "a big deal" for you because you're a man and you're not forced to wear it every day for the rest of your life.

You see, this is what makes women hate men. Not feminism, not any propaganda. It's men's selfishness and lack of empathy towards women.

News / The Iran war and Poland [826]


Liars, bullshitters, manipulators and demagogues don't deserve my manners.


This thread is about Iran and it is forced by law in Iran. You compared it to wearing a coat in Europe which is not forced by law or even culture - you put a coat on when you're cold, so cut the bullsh1t.


You mean you will bullsh1t, lie and display your lack of empathy whenever you want? OK. But I will call you out on your bullsh1t.


Would you be saying the same if Muslims started immigrating to Poland in bigger numbers and in order to accommodate them Polish schools would tell Polish girls to wear hijabs and cover their arms and legs even during summer? I wonder how you would explain it to your daughter - that she can't take off that rag from her head during summer despite feeling hot, because some "brown men" may rape her.

News / The Iran war and Poland [826]


Cut the bullsh1t. Wearing a coat by women in Europe is optional. You're not forced to wear a coat in summer. European women also can wear revealing clothing if they want to - they have a choice. Wearing a hijab is obligatory in Iran no matter the weather, even if it's hot, no matter if you're inside a building or outside.

So don't write things like "Just like many women in Europe", because comparing wearing a coat by a woman in Europe because of cold and wearing a hijab that is being forced upon on women by a religious law in Iran is simply dishonest.

Genealogy / Russian POW Camp records [71]


So how do you expect to find any information about them?

That letter that your grandfather wrote when he was applying for vet benefits - where was he applying to? What does that letter say?


Get it translated then. Or for now take a photo and post it on the forum - we have German forum members, maybe they would have a look at this document.


That's my guess also.


Well, in theory I can imagine a scenario in which he did get captured, but was released thanks to his German roots. In May 1940 Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were still "buddies" and the agreements with the Soviet Union concerning the "Heim ins Reich" action were still in place I imagine. 🤔 That's just a wild guess though - I'm not a historian or an expert on such stuff.

Genealogy / Russian POW Camp records [71]


Do you know what was the name of that unit in Polish at that time?


What do you mean by "was relocated"?

Btw, did your grandfather have German roots?

News / Karol Nawrocki - the New President of Poland [412]


Of course they aren't. The thing they have in common is producing totalitarian regimes, but they're on the opposite ends of the political spectrum.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]


Blasphemy! lol We don't use czosnek in bigos o_O What part of Poland are you from, if you don't mind saying? 🤔


As we say in Poland: "Nie martw się na zapas." It's easy to say though.


The one in the photo is with white peach filling, btw.


Yes, it's tamarind!!! :D 🥳🎉

Those snacks are called tamarind rolls. Although the ones I got contain only 4% of tamarind, so I feel a bit cheated :P The rest of ingredients are peanuts, pineapple, rice paper, ginger and chili.

Thank you everyone for participating and great contributions :)

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]


Actually, it's the main ingredient - it's what this drink is made of.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]


This ingredient is used in dishes in the Middle East and in one of the drinks popular during Ramadan.


Yes!!! :)))🎉🎊🎇


lol
I don't mind garlic as long as there's not too much of it :) I don't like the smell though.

News / Karol Nawrocki - the New President of Poland [412]

*patterns


What a stupid, misogynistic, unfair comment.



Że też kobieta cię urodziła... Wstydź się.


And PiS is supported by uneducated country bumpkins, which is a fact also :D


80%. And that doesn't make KO "the party of the mafia and criminal underworld."
Get it?

News / Karol Nawrocki - the New President of Poland [412]


Then you're not right in the head.


Then one could say exactly the same thing about PiS and Konfederacja lol 🤦


Strange, because based on some of your comments I had an impression that you're pro-authoritarian rule. Aren't you? 🤔


LOL
What's next, are you going to "blame" the voting partterns on cities being mainly inhabited by women? :D Haha 😂🤦

News / Karol Nawrocki - the New President of Poland [412]


Kindly elaborate on that then, because according to all common sense and knowledge fascism is the opposite of left-wing ideology:

"Scholars place fascism on the far right of the political spectrum.[6][5][7] Such scholarship focuses on its social conservatism and its authoritarian means of opposing egalitarianism." (Source: Wikipedia)


In the twentieth century the systemic murder of political opponents was exclusive to communist and fascist regimes.


I didn't mean that you would do it personally (although who knows), but that you would support this being done to them.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]


Nope, it isn't any type of yokan.

Ah, so this is what it's called! :D Some years ago my mother's Japanese coworker brought yokan from Japan as a gift for us and I knew what it was made of, but I didn't know it's name. It was awful, btw ;D


It's not yubeshi either, but this riddle is broadening my culinary horizons :)

To be honest, I don't even know if this particular snack is being eaten in Japan. I just know that it's Asian.

As for nuts - yes, the ones I have contain peanuts.


As I wrote earlier the prawn crackers in the photo are additionally flavoured - that flavour is what I'm asking about.

Maybe I should narrow it down more - the name of this flavour is a Japanese cooking technique :)

News / Karol Nawrocki - the New President of Poland [412]


What... lol 😂🤦


Both communist and fascist regimes were murdering their political opponents. That's exactly what you want to do. So which are you - a communist or a fascist? Judging by your views you're definitely much closer to a fascist.


Of course it isn't.


Aren't those your "values" though?:

'far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement. It is characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition"'

News / Karol Nawrocki - the New President of Poland [412]


Not really lol The voters in prisons are just a few thousand people, while millions of Poles voted in those elections.


Don't be a moron. As I wrote - inmates are just a small fraction of voters.

Trzaskowski won in cities and among people with higher education. Nawrocki won among people with lower education and in the countryside. From what I remember he got over 70% of votes among people with the lowest education (wykształcenie podstawowe). So, you could say that PiS is a party of uneducated and easily manipulated country bumpkins.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

I'll answer collectively - it's not turmeric, gochujang, curry or chili flavour.


Hmm, I wouldn't say so. 🤔


Nope, but this "flavour" comes from exactly the same country as wasabi does!


Soy sauce is one of the ingredients of this flavour (ginger could be an ingredient too, but optional apparently).


I don't think they need to be warm to be addictive ;) I do like them, but those flavoured ones are even better :d 🍤

As for that pie - I didn't know, but I wouldn't mind trying it.


Yes!!! :D

I find the texture of mochi interesting - it's very soft and velvety, but rubbery at the same time. I haven't eaten anything like that before :)

So, Alien and cms_neuf have guessed most of the riddle. Congrats! :))) 👏

To sum up - what's left to guess is the flavour of the prawn crackers (a Japanese flavour) and the sweet snack that cms_neuf is writing about here:


You're on track here :) In English this snack is named after one of its ingredients (one of two words) - a plant that originated in Africa, but also spread to Asia and the name of this plant comes from Arabic language. If I understand correctly this particular snack is Asian though. 🤔

Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]


Nah, I actually thought it's sweet that you believed I'm that skilled in craftsmanship ;D :D


That's comforting ;)


I don't know, maybe one day... For now I'd rather focus on 2D art :)

Although I did buy some time ago air dry clay and now I ordered tools for sculpting in clay - at some point I'm planning to learn to make stuff from this type of clay. 🤔 So I'll be painting 3D objects after all lol


Me neither! I mean, I did see some resin art and how it's done more or less, but this is next level :O


Thanks!


Those "metallic" scratches did make it look less like a cheap, plastic toy, so I consider it a success already ;D

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]


I think that's actually the correct term in English, judging by my Google search. 🤔


Nope. It's an Asian flavour though :)

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

@Alien, yes, it's exactly that - prawn chips (prażynki krewetkowe)! :D But they're not "classic" prawn chips, they're additionally flavoured. Can you guess the flavour?

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

@Alien, yes, it's food and there's something sweet, but there's no cheese in that photo :)


What type of chips?

Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]

From the photo riddles thread:


Diorama depicts a scene in 3D, for example battles from some war, a character from a movie with some surroundings (usually fantasy, sci-fi and comic books films) or from computer games. A diorama lamp is simply a diorama with a lamp/light built in (often in some clever way):

coolshop.pl/produkt/batman-figurine-light-lamp-27-cm-pp6376bm/234J7E/

There are also resin diorama lamps - this one is
amazing - it's like a moment frozen in time :O:

etsy.com/de-en/listing/1637238700/us-m1a2-abrams-tank-resin-sculpture

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

@Feniks, yes, it's that lamp! I payed for it twice as much in a Polish shop though ;/ Damn it... *sigh*

In case anyone's curious about the result of my repainting - I posted the photos in the hobby thread :)

Next riddle - what are those? This isn't anything Polish, but you can buy it in Poland (sorry, I'm running out of ideas for riddles lol):

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Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]

I did something like this for the first time in my life, so don't laugh ;D

As I wrote in the photo riddle thread I bought that Iron Man lamp as a gift, but it came damaged. The damage wasn't big, but it was on the chest, so it was "right in your face" visible. There were also silver elements missing from the movie suit and some light details. Also the black wash was very sloppy and in general the painting wasn't great - some parts weren't even painted gold where they should be. In all honesty, I was disappointed with the quality of the Iron Man figure. It looked a bit like "zabawka z odpustu" (Poles will know what I mean). I payed over 200 PLN for this lamp and I expected something better for such money... So I decided to turn the Iron Man figure into a battle damage version in order to cover up the damage and the sloppy painting. I also added the silver elements and the lights from the suit that was used in Infinity War movies (since it was supposed to be an Infinity War suit).

I gotta tell you... Painting on "raw" plastic was EXTREMELY frustrating and more difficult than I expected lol ;O The surface was so slick that the paint wouldn't hold... Those silver elements were the worst. I had to cover them with many thin layers of paint. Also, that figure isn't big, so I was using my smallest brush and even that brush wasn't small enough ;D ;/ If that wasn't enough I had to maneuver the whole thing - I couldn't detach the figure from the lamp and soon my neck and back started hurting, because you had to be very precise with every brush stroke.

At first I planned to make Iron Man more dirty and burnt, to make the suit look more "batlle-worn", but the paint adhesion was so bad that I resigned from this idea. Luckily it turned out that under that red and gold paint there was a layer of silver paint. It doesn't show in the photos, but thanks to this those scratches I made with precision knife are silvery and it gives the whole figure a more of a "real metal" look. So that was my way of making the suit look more "battle-worn".

In the end this whole ordeal was worth it, because the person I bought it for was happy with this "custom painted" gift, but... never again... ;D If I ever decide to paint some action figure or miniature, then I'll prepare myself properly for this. People who paint miniatures usually use a primer first which makes the paint stick to the plastic. They also use special paints. I used ordinary acrylic paints. Those special paints apparently have smaller pigment particles - thanks to that they don't make all the small details on those figures "disappear" under layers of paint. I learned a thing or two about miniature painting from this experience lol ;) And I defenitely got new appreciation for miniature painters :)))))

It didn't cross my mind to take photos before I started painting, so I used photos from that internet shop link that Feniks posted in the riddle thread for "before/after" comparison:

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