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Paulina   
28 Jun 2025
UK, Ireland / Polish YouTuber weirdos trash-talking the UK [214]

@jon357, I've googled it and that's what I've found, among others:

happyfoodstube.com/ash-roasted-potatoes/

"Ash-roasted potatoes can be cooked in the ashes of a campfire or charcoal grill."
Paulina   
28 Jun 2025
UK, Ireland / Polish YouTuber weirdos trash-talking the UK [214]

The best Poles can manage is flattened pork fried in breadcrumbs and served with boiled potato

Of course not lol

In summary, Polish food is pretty boring for anyone but Poles

You can say the same about British food :)))

(I would imagine roast potatoes are a revelation

I've been eating ash roasted potatos (from a campfire in the countryside) since I was a kid and I've eaten them roasted in an oven, but nothing beats Polish potato "pancakes" for me o_O

Sledzik is disgusting.

Dude, I absolutely love herring in oil with onion (it has to be fresh though, or it gets disgusting) and I couldn't care less if any foreigners like it or not! ;D

I find sushi vomit-inducing though, so go figure...

I also love the veggie salad with mayo - it's childhood food that we've been all accustomed to, like you've been accustomed to your lamb or whatever :)

Our food is not for foreigners to love. Get over yourself lol
Paulina   
27 Jun 2025
Life / Poland is horrible and I have to live here - somebody call a whambulance! [95]

But he doesn't realize we're laughing at him and not with him....

In my previous post I meant that his writing style can be funny at times from what I've noticed :) For example here:

https://polishforums.com/life/poland-around-horrible-smell-sweat-26785/7/#msg2034151

I laughed out loud at that "ripe yeti soaked in spirytus" lol 😂

And as a Tolkien fan I appreciate the Uruk-hai reference :)

to the extent that you cannot get to hospital with a serious health issue, unless you first privately consult the doctor who works in the hospital

I've never heard about it being that bad. Apparently you can get more interest from a doctor at the hospital if you went for a private visit first and he was the one who sent you to the hospital (that's something I've also observed from my own experience when I had a surgery, I guess). My PRL-raised mother even told me to bribe that surgeon, but I'd rather die than do such a thing lol
Paulina   
27 Jun 2025
Life / Poland is horrible and I have to live here - somebody call a whambulance! [95]

In fairness now, he's quite right in many of his observations.

Judging by the limited number of his posts that I've read - I wouldn't say so. He picks one negative thing about Poland and blows it out of proportion.

One cannot but sympathise.

Well, someone like you and jon357 - for sure :)))

Why are you being so silly? Have you caught the Novi disease?

Funny you should say that, because it looks to me like WarSore caught that disease, it's just, unlike Novichok, he can be quite funny :)
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
Off-Topic / What is a woman? [844]

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23 Jun 2025
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Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

@jon357, you don't take it well when someone's calling you out on your bullsh1t, huh? :D Sorry, but you're getting what you deserve. Don't write bullsh1t and you won't have a problem with me. The same goes for anyone on this forum regardless of their political views or nationality. I don't discriminate :D
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

@jon357, stop being an a$$hole. I'm not "ranting" and you yourself took part in this discussion. I'd like to also remind you that if it wasn't for your bullsh1t comment comparing women wearing hijab in Iran to women wearing coats in Europe we wouldn't be even having this conversation.
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

I'd be wary of YouTube stuff. And old documentaries.

You mean those documentaries and YouTube stuff that don't fit your agenda :)))

Jon357, really? Seriously? Is it really so hard for you to believe or comprehend that once women living in a fundamentalist religious authoritarian regime with laws that force them to wear certain type of clothing leave that country they choose to wear whatever they want? Unbelievable!!! Incomprehensible!!! :D Why would any woman want to do such a thing?? 🙄
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

The vanishingly small few who a. can afford to travel, and b. he's seen.

Some years ago I've seen a documentary in which some guy was travelling by trains in different parts of the world and talking to ordinary people. I remember that when he was on a train going from Iran to some other country most women who were on that train took off their hijabs and headscarves once the train left Iran.
So it looks like nothing changed in this respect.

This is a young Iranian guy who lives in Poland and he invited his mom to visit our country. She took off her hijab in public for the first time in her life. She also wore a summer dress in public (with no pants) for the first time too. It was the first time in her life she felt wind in her hair and between her legs. She said she's happy! They both look happy :):


Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

Free Bleeding is a thing apparently.

Where?

One of the newspapers I read had an article recently from a woman who said it changed her life.

Good for her, but I have no idea how she went about with her everyday life then while doing all that "free bleeding".

Not according to the women who nowadays advocate it

As I wrote already - completely impractical.

Enough, btw, of the lol.

Nope.
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

No, that is typical women's logic - you like to have it your way.

Ah, so you prefer if women in those cultures don't have their way? But it's OK if men have their way? That's your "logic"?

Better, what is better, you are prejudiced like hell.

Tell that to this woman, a$$hole:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai

Iran norms are fairly relaxed, there are worse places when even I say that is too much.

Ah, yes, the famous joke about Stalin comes to mind: "A mógł zabić!" lol 🤦

Elaborate, what do I gain if women wear head coverings in Iran?

I don't know - maybe you're enjoying it when women suffer or when they're uncomfortable and hot? Or when they're forced to do what they don't want to do? I honestly don't know what's wrong with you and why you're defending that law in Iran.
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

Why not? I see this in Poland sometimes.

Eh, as a man you probably don't get it...
Would you like your pee or excrements to be running down your legs for something like 4 to 7 days a month? Because that would be the equivalent of "free bleeding" for men. For those who don't know - menstrual blood is not just blood, btw:

"It's a combination of blood, uterine tissue, cervical mucus, and vaginal secretions."

And anyway - it would be completely impractical - women wouldn't be able to sit anywhere, because they would stain everything with menstrual blood. What a ridiculous idea lol

Its application isn't..,

And... that makes it so much better, according to you, or what?
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
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.

You think you know better than those societies and those women.

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.

What is it called - cultural imperialism?

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

At home, you don't need to wear anything; going out, you need to conform to the social norms anyway.

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

Make them feel like victims and point a finger at men as the culprits of women's misery. Those are nasty, sinister people - feminists.

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.
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

That's pretty well any tram in Warsaw.

There you go then.

There's always Free Bleeding

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

Iran? A big population and what you get in one place isn't what you get in another.

The law is the same all over Iran.
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
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?

Nobody would force you

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

Would you be disgusted though?

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

Anyway, you can see more on displaying its covered by fabric sometimes.

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.

This is a long way from America's illegal attack on Iran though.

Well, you took it in this direction in your #566 post.
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

Why would it?

Ask men.

There's plenty of beaches in Poland where people go without clothes. It's no big deal.

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.

There are anyway.

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.
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

The clothing is just something outsiders see.

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

It's generally self enforced among 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).

That happens anyway.

And more would happen then.

Generally when the novelty wears off, nobody notice

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.
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

Some people 8n Europe wear hijab. Does that trigger you?

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?? 🤦

Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

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.

walk down the street naked and fully aroused, what's the problem?

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. 🤔
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

They are in much of that region

There you go.

There is no reason to assume that European dress is in any way superior or a better option.

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

Do most women hate men?

I don't know, why don't you ask them? It's Ironside and men like him blabbering that feminism makes women "hate men".
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

The law in Iran doesn't force anyone to wear full hijab. Only a headscarf.

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

Most however choose to wear it since that is part of their culture.

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

The "coat" is the niqab. That's more an Arab/Afghan thing.

Hijab is just a scarf.

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

No, it is not, a decent wear and hair covering, for example, a scarf. Not a big deal.

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.
Paulina   
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

Learn manners.

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

Part of their culture, and very widespread.

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.

I'll write what I want. Who the hell do you think you are?

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.

There is nothing wrong with forcing women to dress appropriately.

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.
Paulina   
20 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]

Just like many women in Europe, they'd put a coat on to cover revealing clothing if they went outdoors.

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.
Paulina   
18 Jun 2025
Genealogy / Russian POW Camp records [71]

Unfortunately I do not have the name of either unit in Polish.

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?

and is in German and I am not fluent in German.

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.

Your grandpa was a Volksdeutsche.

That's my guess also.

It's not likely he was captured at all.

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.
Paulina   
18 Jun 2025
Genealogy / Russian POW Camp records [71]

the 1st Signal Regiment in September 1939.

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

before he was relocated to Ulm

What do you mean by "was relocated"?

Btw, did your grandfather have German roots?