Lyzko
19 Aug 2022
Lyzko
18 Aug 2022
Travel / Is Poland a popular tourist destination for Swedes? [20]
Although doubtless second to the Finns in terms of drunkenness!
Even Finns will ruefully admit that many compatriots can be vicious drunks, sad to say.
Although doubtless second to the Finns in terms of drunkenness!
Even Finns will ruefully admit that many compatriots can be vicious drunks, sad to say.
Lyzko
18 Aug 2022
Love / Do women like strong men in Poland ? [39]
My vision is neither distorted nor unrealistic! No two Poles are the same, and it is a fact, that in certain circles, the hand kiss remains a common ritual.
Admittedly, it's not as it once was in former generations.
For example.in the US, men, regardless of their status, used to tip their hat to a woman. I haven't seen that for nearly forty or more years. A shame too.
My vision is neither distorted nor unrealistic! No two Poles are the same, and it is a fact, that in certain circles, the hand kiss remains a common ritual.
Admittedly, it's not as it once was in former generations.
For example.in the US, men, regardless of their status, used to tip their hat to a woman. I haven't seen that for nearly forty or more years. A shame too.
Lyzko
18 Aug 2022
History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]
@Milo,
Once more, you're slandering me repeatedly, not because of anything I've posted, but solely because you want to dislike me personally, and not based on any tangible proof!
My posts haven't changed one iota since you and I have been corresponding. It's you who have changed for whatever reason, possibly legal or illegal drugs, probably because of the Covid innoculation.
As far as the topic, as many Jews throughout Europe wanted to assimilate as didn't. Look at Germany or Austria!
Concerning what I know for a fact, I know as much as you do, maybe more:-)
@Milo,
Once more, you're slandering me repeatedly, not because of anything I've posted, but solely because you want to dislike me personally, and not based on any tangible proof!
My posts haven't changed one iota since you and I have been corresponding. It's you who have changed for whatever reason, possibly legal or illegal drugs, probably because of the Covid innoculation.
As far as the topic, as many Jews throughout Europe wanted to assimilate as didn't. Look at Germany or Austria!
Concerning what I know for a fact, I know as much as you do, maybe more:-)
Lyzko
18 Aug 2022
Life / HiT - controvercial textbook by PiS ideologists [49]
Why would it be a threat, unless of course, it's full of lies.
I'd like to see it for myself.
Why would it be a threat, unless of course, it's full of lies.
I'd like to see it for myself.
Lyzko
17 Aug 2022
Life / Wish to settle down, which country to choose - Poland or Russia? [126]
True. A teacher remains a teacher at heart, similarly, a doctor remains a doctor etc.
However, teaching IS an evolving act, whereas being a dyed-in-the-wool apparatschik
is the opposite of evolution, if anything, it's devolution, as the consciousness has ceased
to grow or develop.
True. A teacher remains a teacher at heart, similarly, a doctor remains a doctor etc.
However, teaching IS an evolving act, whereas being a dyed-in-the-wool apparatschik
is the opposite of evolution, if anything, it's devolution, as the consciousness has ceased
to grow or develop.
Lyzko
17 Aug 2022
Lyzko
17 Aug 2022
Love / Do women like strong men in Poland ? [39]
Once again, Atch, the difference between the Austrians vs. the Poles is as I've said many times before; the Austrians today feign the hand kiss and pretend both superficial politeness as well as Catholicism, whereas the Poles still take that stuff seriously, very seriously.
On a side note, it's a pity if Poles give up the hand kiss, maybe the last bastion of non-politically correct civility left these days! What with LGBTQ, "We-them" etc.. sexuality itself is beginning to mean little. Where do we draw the line?
Once again, Atch, the difference between the Austrians vs. the Poles is as I've said many times before; the Austrians today feign the hand kiss and pretend both superficial politeness as well as Catholicism, whereas the Poles still take that stuff seriously, very seriously.
On a side note, it's a pity if Poles give up the hand kiss, maybe the last bastion of non-politically correct civility left these days! What with LGBTQ, "We-them" etc.. sexuality itself is beginning to mean little. Where do we draw the line?
Lyzko
17 Aug 2022
Love / I am a black girl in a relationship with a Polish man but I have many questions. [21]
Powodzenia, Blackgirl212!
Powodzenia, Blackgirl212!
Lyzko
17 Aug 2022
Life / Wish to settle down, which country to choose - Poland or Russia? [126]
Quite the contrary, paw.
A teacher, unlike a leopard, CAN change their "spots", if they
so choose. After all, one stops learning, they might as well stop teaching!
(Hey, there goes half the teaching profession LOL) Just joking, folks.
But an ideologue, be they Communist, Capitalist, Faschist, what have you,
will always remain mired, indeed imprisoned, in the penitentiary of their
own making.
Quite the contrary, paw.
A teacher, unlike a leopard, CAN change their "spots", if they
so choose. After all, one stops learning, they might as well stop teaching!
(Hey, there goes half the teaching profession LOL) Just joking, folks.
But an ideologue, be they Communist, Capitalist, Faschist, what have you,
will always remain mired, indeed imprisoned, in the penitentiary of their
own making.
Lyzko
17 Aug 2022
Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]
Thanks again for sharing, pawian.
Thanks again for sharing, pawian.
Lyzko
16 Aug 2022
Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]
Interesting. Thanks:-)
Interesting. Thanks:-)
Lyzko
16 Aug 2022
Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]
How about foreign languages?
How about foreign languages?
Lyzko
16 Aug 2022
Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]
Which subjects did she teach?
Which subjects did she teach?
Lyzko
16 Aug 2022
Life / Wish to settle down, which country to choose - Poland or Russia? [126]
Traditionally, Poland has always prided herself on being
more Westernized. Even you should know that:-)
As I've said before, Duda is a much more Westernized
figure than Putin, a known hater of Western culture, ever was.
Once a KBG man, ALWAYS a KBG man.
Traditionally, Poland has always prided herself on being
more Westernized. Even you should know that:-)
As I've said before, Duda is a much more Westernized
figure than Putin, a known hater of Western culture, ever was.
Once a KBG man, ALWAYS a KBG man.
Lyzko
16 Aug 2022
News / Polish Miracle-Die Welt [12]
I understand though from the news that Polish salaries haven been going up and that they are slowly but surely becoming competitive with Western wages.
Could "The Economist" have gotten it entirely wrong??
I understand though from the news that Polish salaries haven been going up and that they are slowly but surely becoming competitive with Western wages.
Could "The Economist" have gotten it entirely wrong??
Lyzko
16 Aug 2022
Love / Do women like strong men in Poland ? [39]
If you care to watch the above-mentioned film, you might think differently.
I met the daughter of some Polish acquaintances a few weeks ago, and I greeted her with the customary hand kiss. Even if she objected, she exhibited a trait practically non-existent in the States any longer, namely good manners.
If you care to watch the above-mentioned film, you might think differently.
I met the daughter of some Polish acquaintances a few weeks ago, and I greeted her with the customary hand kiss. Even if she objected, she exhibited a trait practically non-existent in the States any longer, namely good manners.
Lyzko
16 Aug 2022
Travel / Is Poland a popular tourist destination for Swedes? [20]
You're confirming my very point, Milo!
Poles are no less known for drunkenness than any other Europeans:-) Although for many years Swedes had such a reputation, to an extent when I was there too, much of the stories concerning boatloads of Swedes going over to Denmark for cheap booze, are largely a thing of the past.
I've traveled extensively throughout the Continent, and so kindly refrain from condescending remarks!
You're confirming my very point, Milo!
Poles are no less known for drunkenness than any other Europeans:-) Although for many years Swedes had such a reputation, to an extent when I was there too, much of the stories concerning boatloads of Swedes going over to Denmark for cheap booze, are largely a thing of the past.
I've traveled extensively throughout the Continent, and so kindly refrain from condescending remarks!
Lyzko
16 Aug 2022
Life / Wish to settle down, which country to choose - Poland or Russia? [126]
I'd probably choose Poland, even
if I spoke better Russian!
Duda simply doesn't frighten me
as much as Putin. Putin isn't even
known as an anti-Semite, he is
though a cruel throwback to Czarist times.
I'd probably choose Poland, even
if I spoke better Russian!
Duda simply doesn't frighten me
as much as Putin. Putin isn't even
known as an anti-Semite, he is
though a cruel throwback to Czarist times.
Lyzko
16 Aug 2022
History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]
@Milo,
I'd be a hypocrite if I denied the fact that a great many Jews refused to assimilate. The reality is that those same Jews were almost deathly afraid of losing their birth identity and for good reason were often loathe to trust local authorities whom they knew scarcely had their best interests at heart!
Originally, the Jews entered what was then the European continent sometime following the Destruction of the Second Temple, at which time the they were literally, and not figuratively, scattered to the four winds, most of whom ended up among peoples who despised them as outsiders.
How ironic, that a tribe which has known only hardship, contributing to some of that very hardship, should have become a nation unto themselves, defined by their infighting instead of by their unity.
@Milo,
I'd be a hypocrite if I denied the fact that a great many Jews refused to assimilate. The reality is that those same Jews were almost deathly afraid of losing their birth identity and for good reason were often loathe to trust local authorities whom they knew scarcely had their best interests at heart!
Originally, the Jews entered what was then the European continent sometime following the Destruction of the Second Temple, at which time the they were literally, and not figuratively, scattered to the four winds, most of whom ended up among peoples who despised them as outsiders.
How ironic, that a tribe which has known only hardship, contributing to some of that very hardship, should have become a nation unto themselves, defined by their infighting instead of by their unity.
Lyzko
15 Aug 2022
Travel / Is Poland a popular tourist destination for Swedes? [20]
Another unfair charactarization, Alien!
Indeed Poles, Aussies, Germans, above all, Dutch and Brits abroad, have an even greater reputation for inebriated behavior than the Swedes, or at least equal.
Another unfair charactarization, Alien!
Indeed Poles, Aussies, Germans, above all, Dutch and Brits abroad, have an even greater reputation for inebriated behavior than the Swedes, or at least equal.
Lyzko
15 Aug 2022
Travel / Is Poland a popular tourist destination for Swedes? [20]
Thanks, jon. I'd suspected for some time that Poles were more than slightly interested in Sweden, but wasn't sure regarding vice-versa:-)
Any Swedes out there in Cyberland who wish to weigh in?
Thanks, jon. I'd suspected for some time that Poles were more than slightly interested in Sweden, but wasn't sure regarding vice-versa:-)
Any Swedes out there in Cyberland who wish to weigh in?
Lyzko
15 Aug 2022
Travel / Is Poland a popular tourist destination for Swedes? [20]
Having met up with a number of Poles in Sweden when last there a few years back, I was gently curious if Poland is a well-known visiting spot for Swedish tourists.
Having met up with a number of Poles in Sweden when last there a few years back, I was gently curious if Poland is a well-known visiting spot for Swedish tourists.
Lyzko
15 Aug 2022
News / Polish Miracle-Die Welt [12]
"CUD NAD WISLA" I'd always thought was referring to Poland's meteoric rise during the High Tech bubble way back in the late '90's.
"CUD NAD WISLA" I'd always thought was referring to Poland's meteoric rise during the High Tech bubble way back in the late '90's.
Lyzko
15 Aug 2022
Love / Do women like strong men in Poland ? [39]
Check out "Crossroads", a Polish flick from the last ten years if that, and just watch the young guys in their '20's, fairly common-looking types at best, when one of them introduces them to his girl friend aka fiance. Second nature to him, the first bloke raises her hand to near his lips in the traditional hand kiss. This film isn't from the 1940's, Joker.
LOVVVEEE ITTTTT!!!
Check out "Crossroads", a Polish flick from the last ten years if that, and just watch the young guys in their '20's, fairly common-looking types at best, when one of them introduces them to his girl friend aka fiance. Second nature to him, the first bloke raises her hand to near his lips in the traditional hand kiss. This film isn't from the 1940's, Joker.
LOVVVEEE ITTTTT!!!
Lyzko
15 Aug 2022
History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]
@Rich,
Of course Poland, along with numerous other nations, among them England (courtesy of Cromwell, but don't tell Catholic Ireland!), France, Spain, and Italy for example, did for sure invite Jews in as political footballs. However, once their usefulness as tradespeople had been served, what's more, they refused to convert, they became Public Enemy No.1 across the board.
Sadly, they've turned over the past hundred and ten years or so, from those who DEFIED the pack, to the pack themselves.
I'm referring though to the Orthodox sects in areas such as Williamsburg, Bklyn, not fellow Jews of whom I am in the least proud.
@Rich,
Of course Poland, along with numerous other nations, among them England (courtesy of Cromwell, but don't tell Catholic Ireland!), France, Spain, and Italy for example, did for sure invite Jews in as political footballs. However, once their usefulness as tradespeople had been served, what's more, they refused to convert, they became Public Enemy No.1 across the board.
Sadly, they've turned over the past hundred and ten years or so, from those who DEFIED the pack, to the pack themselves.
I'm referring though to the Orthodox sects in areas such as Williamsburg, Bklyn, not fellow Jews of whom I am in the least proud.
Lyzko
13 Aug 2022
History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]
Simple, yet not always transparent to most. The Church perpetuated the age-old lie that the Jews, rather than the Romans, murdered Christ by crucifying him.
Jews had always been individualists, Johnny, not content to merely follow the pack! This made them a threat to the existing power that be at the time and on into the future.
The Church further demonized the Jews by forcing them into thankless work vs. honored vocations or trades. As money lending was off limits to Christians, this then fell to the Jews to serve as pawnbrokers and/or tax collectors. The latter then turned them into the hated enemy of the poor farmers who often had little choice but to "go the Jew" whenever money was scarce.
Moreover, with the advent of the Plague, gentiles were usually off at some war or other and as Jews were forbidden from joining guilds or the military, they were able to stay home with their possessions while the Christians returned home to nothing, mostly having been ravaged by famine, death, and poverty, whilst though the Jews appeared to be living in relative comfort.
This further exacerbated hatred of Jews as shiftless pariah, determined to destroy the Christians.
Simple, yet not always transparent to most. The Church perpetuated the age-old lie that the Jews, rather than the Romans, murdered Christ by crucifying him.
Jews had always been individualists, Johnny, not content to merely follow the pack! This made them a threat to the existing power that be at the time and on into the future.
The Church further demonized the Jews by forcing them into thankless work vs. honored vocations or trades. As money lending was off limits to Christians, this then fell to the Jews to serve as pawnbrokers and/or tax collectors. The latter then turned them into the hated enemy of the poor farmers who often had little choice but to "go the Jew" whenever money was scarce.
Moreover, with the advent of the Plague, gentiles were usually off at some war or other and as Jews were forbidden from joining guilds or the military, they were able to stay home with their possessions while the Christians returned home to nothing, mostly having been ravaged by famine, death, and poverty, whilst though the Jews appeared to be living in relative comfort.
This further exacerbated hatred of Jews as shiftless pariah, determined to destroy the Christians.
Lyzko
13 Aug 2022
Off-Topic / What is your comfort food??? [39]
What's the going price on moonshine (bimber) nowadays, just curious? LOL
What's the going price on moonshine (bimber) nowadays, just curious? LOL
Lyzko
13 Aug 2022
Love / Do women like strong men in Poland ? [39]
@Alien, are you trying to stereotype Polish men as somehow cavemen with limited intelligence but less limited biceps??
Seems you've been living in Germany too long, pal!
@Alien, are you trying to stereotype Polish men as somehow cavemen with limited intelligence but less limited biceps??
Seems you've been living in Germany too long, pal!
Lyzko
13 Aug 2022
News / NATO expansion in northern Europe - great news for Poland [137]
Ukraine though never thought herself isolated from Mother Russia, merely analogous to almost tenant farmers or vassals simply living on their lord's fiefdom.
Ukraine though never thought herself isolated from Mother Russia, merely analogous to almost tenant farmers or vassals simply living on their lord's fiefdom.