Life / Child abuse in Poland [64]

Kamilek died today in the morning: 😭😭😭

wiadomosci.wp.pl/nie-zyje-8-letni-kamil-podano-przyczyne-smierci-6895738913508128a

This case shocked Poland lately... The 8-year-old Kamil was abused by his stepfather - he broke the child's limbs, burned him with cigarettes, poured boiling water on his body and burned him on a furnace. His burns were untreated probably for as long as 10 days with his clothes "glued" to his body. The boy's mother didn't help him. Only when his biological father visited and saw his son he called for an ambulance. Kamilek was immediately put into an induced coma in the hospital. Doctors were fighting for the boy's life since the 3rd of April. He died of multiple organ failure.

Everybody failed that little boy - institutions and adults.

May he rest in peace (finally)... 🕯️

The monster and his victim:



The b1tch known as the boy's "mother":



I honestly think having kids should be a privilege and not a right. 🤬

News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [383]



Łukasz, a 29-year-old JW AGAT operator, sustained a nasty injury on duty in February this year - multiple fractures of a femur, extensive tissue damage to his thigh and damage to sciatic nerve. In the last weeks he went through many serious surgeries.

Now he needs a long-lasting and expensive rehabilitation - Accelerated Return to Duty at EXOS Athletes' Performance Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. The foundation "SPRZYMIERZENI z GROM", which is helping injured soldiers, is collecting money for Łukasz's rehabilitation:

siepomaga.pl/lukasz-s

Share the link if you can and if you'd like to support this cause - it's really easy - you can simply send an SMS as a donation. Send the text 0274126 to number 75365. The cost of the SMS is just over 6 PLN.

"SPRZYMIERZENI z GROM" is also running auctions for Łukasz on their Facebook profile - you can get many cool stuff donated by soldiers from Polish Special Forces - military coins, hats, books with special dedications, etc:

m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02FrozcMkyi92frXiDKCSoqtEAUX5K1VYA7XkdXtmw1vn2u1ptFjugJ3mbhE97FSYNl&id=100080455592950

🦅🇵🇱

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [226]

@Alien, that's a pretty disturbing joke... Why did you post it?

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [226]


How would you call it then? That was a rather strange reaction in a thread about jokes, etc.



lol

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [226]

@GefreiterKania, there you go :):

https://polishforums.com/life/good-jokes-culture-people-19199/4/#msg1906929

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [226]


Well, you must've been yesterday judging by your rather spectacular meltdown lol But I see you managed to gather yourself up and you're in a better shape today :)



lol:

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [226]

@Bobko, are you having a bad day today? lol

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [226]


I will. This is bullsh1t. Where I live women solve their own problems and often do it for men too.



Nobody likes Mondays lol:



But everybody likes spring :):

History / Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? [582]

@pawian, nobody's perfect ;D

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]


Me neither lol
Sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear :) I didn't write that Poland is an "European/Asian" mutant country like Russia. I wrote that Poland is similar in a way to RuSSia in the sense that they're both "mutant" countries. It's just RuSSia is a hybrid between Europe and Asia and Poland is a hybrid between the West and the East of Europe.

History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]


I think that's how Poles view Poland too. That's why it makes most sense for us to call ourselves "Central", I guess.
I disagree, however, that we are borrowing only the worst from both West and East - that's a prejudiced notion :) We borrow the good, the bad and the ugly from both worlds :)))


So, is the Czech Republic Central or Eastern European according to you (or the "experts")?


What do you mean by "HRE"? Holy Roman Empire? If that's the case then Hungary was never part of HRE, because Holy Roman Empire never managed to conquer Hungary, as far as I understand.

Tacitus, as for RuSSia - the only people I've encountered who didn't consider RuSSia to be Europe were RuSSians themselves. RuSSia geographically is both in Europe and Asia. Mentally too, I think. This makes it similar to Poland in a way - a mutant country.

History / Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? [582]


Russian in their case - a force of habit, sorry :))

History / Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? [582]


Poles warned Germans... They didn't listen...


And greedy. So were Poles, to some extent. Everybody could see what Putin was like and what he was gradually doing to RuSSia. Many clearly chose to ignore it and do business as usual. That's one of the accusations made by the RuSSian opposition and I think they're right. We should realise our moral and strategic failures in order not to repeat such mistakes in the future...

History / Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? [582]

@pawian, of course I'm not comparing Nordstream to such stuff, have mercy on me... :) I meant that mistakes in policies can lead to such tragedies like the war in Ukraine when we're "feeding" the regimes of such people like Putin. I realise that it's not the right thread for such reflections though, sorry!


Yes, of course, it's very important.

History / Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? [582]

@pawian, I don't know if it's such a "trivial" stuff... We should learn from history and not repeat the same mistakes...

Anyway, that's good that all of them were there:

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [181]

As one can see based on the photos those were counter-terrorism exercices. Another quote from the article:

'Kamiński said Wolf-Ram-23 envisaged terrorist attacks "using chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear material," and was therefore "a highly complex exercise, requiring extraordinary performance and coordinated action by various agencies."

He added that the drills gave Polish officers an "immensely valuable" opportunity "to benefit from the knowledge, experience and tactics of FBI agents."'

And from the Polish police site:

policja.pl/pol/aktualnosci/230325,Cwiczenia-dowodczo-sztabowe-pod-kryptonimem-Wolf-Ram-23.html

"The difficult situation over the Eastern border demands being ready at all times from various services as well as improving skills in tackling crisis situations. The goal of organising such exercises is coordinating and cooperation of security services and testing the procedures that are in place in case of danger."

More photos:

static.kutno.net.pl/galleries/6541a522-3d8b-4c14-a4df-ea0bfe0b101c

static.kutno.net.pl/galleries/9f1bf987-b274-4bb7-b3a1-9b7797179bcd

static.kutno.net.pl/galleries/8dd7b825-6d62-489e-ac78-16a75f1d73af

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [181]

Wolf-Ram-23 - the biggest exercises of the Polish police (+ firefighters, paramedics, etc.) in history, together with American FBI, are taking place in Poland:

polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3153022,some-2600-polish-police-in-joint-drills-with-fbi-agents-interior-minister

"Some 2,600 Polish police officers are exercising together with dozens of FBI agents in various cities in Poland this week, in the largest such drills in the history of Polish law enforcement, the country's interior minister has said."

Off-Topic / Best posters [701]

@Lenka, I was writing in Russian more carefully, because the last time I wrote in cyrillic was years ago, so it doesn't come naturally to me :)


That's an interesting observation! I don't think I'm much of a rebel (unless it is necessary, I guess), I've always been a good girl lol :))) Of course, if I have to write faster, take some notes or sth, my handwriting looks different, not so neat and proper, but I was trying to make it intelligible, so it would be easier to analyse :)


What did you think it would look like? 👀

Off-Topic / Best posters [701]

Here's my handwriting sample (I was writing fast, so I think it came out spontaneous enough) :):

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Off-Topic / Best posters [701]


I wouldn't say so - in your case, for example, I mentioned "impulsive, possibly somewhat impatient". "Needs attention" could be also interpreted as "attention-seeker", but I'm no expert, so I decided not to go that far :)

@Atch, your handwriting looks a bit complicated, I'm not advanced enough to analyse your artistic esy-floresy, I'm afraid :))) So some basic, random stuff that I gathered from the internet for now:

Atch: balanced, fairly open, artistic, rational, independent, needs some personal space, discreet, imaginative/creative, setting high goals (not always?), high self-esteem (not always though?), active, initiative, passionate, decisive, curious, with ambition for progress and reaching goals, strong will, impatient, mentally quick with intuitive thinking, extraverted, affectionate, kind. On the negative side: vivacity without reflection, rationalization or previous planning.

Btw, based on their handwriting Bobko and Lenka are discreet too :)


That was one of the options - different articles would give different interpretations and I'm no expert on this, so I didn't know which to choose :)

The options were (as far as I remember):
1. loyal
2. cautious
3. organized and methodical, pays attention to detail


Yeah, I wasn't sure about that (the same with Lenka). I've only looked through basic info and I'd probably need a bigger handwriting sample :)


That would be interesting!

Please cut down on your quotes

Off-Topic / Best posters [701]


;D No, come on, I just got lazy after dinner ;))


Yes, I thought the same!

Off-Topic / Best posters [701]

@Atch, I just ate dinner and can't bring myself to analyse your handwriting, but it shows you have an artistic soul, imho :)))

@Bobko lol


;D

You are most welcome, Lenka! lol

Bobko, how about you? What do you think about my analysis of your handwriting?? ;D

Language / Two Survivals or Metamorphoses of Polish Folk Songs [5]


I'm not sure if I remember it right, but I think it's possible that in the version that my mother sang to me there was "dziecko" instead of "ciebie", like here:

wiersze.juniora.pl/wyliczanki/wyliczanki_a03.html

"Nic nie będą robiły,
Tylko dziecko bawiły."

You could insert the child's name here too instead of "dziecko" (child), I guess:

"Nic nie będą robiły,
Tylko Paulinkę bawiły." :)

Language / Two Survivals or Metamorphoses of Polish Folk Songs [5]


It could be:

"Słodkie kotki lubiły,
Małą (name) uśpiły."

(Sweet kittens liked,
They put little (name) to sleep.)

But that line "Słodkie kotki lubiły" doesn't make sense, because the kittens would have to like something. Unless by "słodkie" someone meant "sweets" or something sweet to eat (Kittens liked sweets), I don't know...

Language / Two Survivals or Metamorphoses of Polish Folk Songs [5]


My mother sang this lullaby to me when I was little:

youtu.be/dWzNdHp0JeE

A-a-a kotki dwa
Szarobure obydwa
Nic nie będą robiły
Tylko ciebie bawiły

A-a-a kotki dwa
Szarobure obydwa
Jak się kotki rozigrały
To dziecinę kołysały

A-a-a kotki dwa
Szarobure obydwa
Jeden szary drugi bury
A ten trzeci myk! Do dziury

A-a-a kotki dwa
Szarobure obydwa
Żeby tylko jeden był
To by z tobą mleczko pił

------

A version from 1938:

youtu.be/6r5C4JDfhtw

"Ach, śpij kochanie"

W górze tyle gwiazd,
w dole tyle miast.
Gwiazdy miastu dają znać,
Że dzieci muszą spać.

Ach, śpij kochanie,
Jeśli gwiazdkę z nieba chcesz - dostaniesz.
Czego pragniesz, daj mi znać,
Ja ci wszystko mogę dać,

Więc dlaczego nie chcesz spać?

Ach, śpij, bo nocą,
Kiedy gwiazdy się na niebie złocą,
Wszystkie dzieci nawet złe,
Pogrążone są we śnie,
A ty jedna tylko nie...

Aaa... aaa... Były sobie kotki dwa
Aaa... aaa...
Szarobure, szarobure obydwa.

Ach, śpij, bo właśnie
Księżyc ziewa i za chwilę zaśnie,
A gdy rano przyjdzie świt,
Księżycowi będzie wstyd,
Że on zasnął, a nie ty.


I don't think I recognise this part though. Maybe it's another version.
The last line is probably:

"Małą (name inserted) uśpili/uśpiły."

Off-Topic / Best posters [701]

Oh, this is fun! :D I'll probably post my handwriting too, but I think I'll wait for daylight to take a photo.

I'm no handwriting expert (so don't take it too seriously lol), but based on what I read on the internet:

Bobko (based on the handwriting in English) - optimistic (or in a good mood at the moment), expressive, intense, impulsive, possibly somewhat impatient, rather outgoing, needs attention and human company, looks more to the future than holds on to the past, loyal or cautious or organized and methodical, pays attention to detail, may have (sometimes?) low self-esteem.

Lenka - optimistic (or in a good mood atm), open, balanced, rational, independent, logical, somewhat introverted/needs personal space, rather relaxed, laid-back, not a perfectionist, doesn't need attention, fairly imaginative/creative or dreams big, may have (sometimes?) low self-esteem.

Personal observation - I like your handwriting, Lenka, it looks fun, especially the exclamation marks :)))

Off-Topic / Random movies (not Polish) proposed by forum users [82]

Oh, I forgot to add - Christopher Lee was also a fan of metal music and he even sang for heavy metal bands!

Off-Topic / Random movies (not Polish) proposed by forum users [82]

Last weekend I watched a good movie on Netflix - "Don't Look Up" with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett. It's fairly one-sided as far as politics are concerned, but in general it's quite a reality check about today's society. It's a satire, so it's exaggerated, but not that far from reality, imho... It's worth watching, I think, I really recommend it.



Btw, from movie-related stuff - I've just found out today myself - did you know that Sir Christopher Lee, the actor who played the evil wizard Saruman in "the Lord of the Rings":

- was not only a Tolkien fan, but also the only cast member who actually met Tolkien;

- was one of Ian Fleming's inspirations for James Bond character;

- during World War II:

1. he volunteered to the Finnish Army in order to fight in the Winter War against the Soviet Union (he wasn't sent to the frontline though)

2. he volunteered to RAF (at first as a pilot)
3. he served in RAF as an intelligence officer
4. he took part in the Battle of Monte Cassino
5. he said he worked for Special Operations Executive (SOE) and Long Range Desert Group (LRDG), but declined to give details
6. by the end of the war he'd received commendations for bravery from the British, Polish, Czech and Yugoslavian governments
7. after World War II he was hunting Nazi war criminals for the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects until he decided to give acting a try at age 25.

- he was related to Charlemagne and American general Robert E. Lee;
- he met Prince Yusupov and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich who killed Rasputin;
- at one point he had to ask the King of Sweden for a permission to marry (and he got it);
- he was a polyglot: he was fluent in Italian, French, German, Spanish and was able to communicate in Greek, Russian and Swedish.

🤯

Real Estate / Housing crisis in Poland. [13]

Also, it looks like PiS instead of resolving the problem - protecting the rights of flat owners and punishing dishonest tenants - wants to punish the flat owners who keep their flats empty by imposing tax on those empty flats.

Real Estate / Housing crisis in Poland. [13]

One of the problems is a f*cked up law in Poland concerning renting flats:

wiadomosci.wp.pl/zyja-na-czyjs-koszt-tak-sie-kradnie-mieszkania-w-polsce-6874953978678048a

Flat owners who are renting flats aren't being protected by the law. There are people who are renting flats and pay only at the beginning. Later on they stop paying for anything - not only the rent, but also for water, electricity, gas, etc. They're living there at the expense of the flat owner.

And the flat owner can't throw them out according to the law. Because of this many flat owners prefer to keep the flat empty, rather than rent it. As result - there are less flats to rent for honest people, there's greater demand, people become desperate and prices rise.

I was wondering when this insanity started and according to this article this change in law happened in 2019, so it looks like it's on PiS.

This affects also single mothers with kids. They're very much protected by the law from throwing them out from a rented flat, but since flat owners know about it - they don't want to rent flats to single mothers with children. So, as result, ironically, it's difficult for a single mother to rent a flat. Ukrainian refugees quite often had the same problem - they hit the same wall, because they were usually single mothers with kids. They often thought it's due to anti-Ukrainian prejudice, but in reality people are afraid to rent flats to single mothers, including Polish ones.

Btw, that couple of travellers mentioned in the article who got their flat "stolen" by an unpaying tenant - those are the two travellers from "Planeta Abstrakcja" Youtube channel - I posted their videos in the thread "Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades" - they were driving to Ukraine with humanitarian aid and making interviews with people there. Their tenant paid only for two weeks and later she lived at their expense for half a year. They couldn't turn off the water, electricity, etc., even though she wasn't paying for all of that, because that would be illegal. Their fans from Facebook offered that they'll come to that flat with them and stay there until the dishonest tenant leaves. They told the tenant that all those people will live there from now on lol It worked - she moved out.

Not everyone has such devoted fans on Facebook though lol :) and this pathological law creates a market for more or less fishy "security agencies" that offer services of removing such dishonest tenants, since getting your flat back through legal means can take years (the record-breaker - 12 years).

It's just sick.