Off-Topic / Things we hate [371]


It's becoming more and more corrosive to my soul, the longer I stay here.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


I would never interpret that as a compliment.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]

Look at this headline.

Almost mirrors Bobko's evolution on this forum.

The problem, however, is that in actual fact we will never perhaps be quite as good at the information warfare game as Zelensky and his crew of former entertainers.

The only ammunition a person trying to advocate the Russian position can and should rely on is TRUTH.

The amazing nature of truth is such, that it pierces like a knife through butter, through even the most sophisticated information campaign. The Western journalists may call it "greater subtlety and plausibility", but the fact is that the extreme deterioration of Ukraine's position on the battlefield, has simply made it impossible to continue spouting optimistic nonsense.

Haha! "Plausibility" - I love that. I know I'm addressing only the faithful and the infidel, so nobody will change their position on anything - but just wanted to share this funny headline.

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News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


Hey genius, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica:

"EMP damage can occur at distances of tens, hundreds, or thousands of kilometres from a nuclear explosion, depending on the weapon yield and the altitude of the detonation."

Any non-nuclear EMP weapon, will be quite literally a million times weaker.

You live, you learn... but do keep telling us about how nukes are nothing to worry about.

We could test one on your neck of the woods in Michigan, and then you could tell us how EMP and germs are bigger concerns.

Life / Neoliberalism and family formation in Poland [100]


You didn't say anything about how that would you feel.

I understand, you think it's foolish to expect.

But how would your heart respond to a guy, that came and solved all your problems?

Would you want to see him again? Would you rank him above your other guys from the past?

Life / Neoliberalism and family formation in Poland [100]


Maybe you are different.

I used to buy into the whole "listen and just offer a shoulder" crap.

Then I realized that the women that I like require quite a bit more. In fact, they judge me, by the criteria of how effectively I can solve her problems.

It could be immigration related (like solving someone's intractable immigration situation within a matter of weeks). Thereby making her more relaxed, and more open to the other joys of life.

It could be divorce related. Sometimes - the husband only requires a good talking to.

It could be money related.

It could be health related.

It could be family related.

But what I learned, is that women don't want you just to listen, they want you to go and solve problems.

Life / Neoliberalism and family formation in Poland [100]


I don't doubt that you're tough, and can suffer a good deal of misfortune without it warping your soul.

But the fact is - every single girl I've dated, told me explicitly at one point or another - that she "likes" when I come in and solve all her problems.

She doesn't want me to just "listen", and "provide a shoulder". She wants me to come in, bust craniums, and scare people into doing what they are supposed to do - and she also doesn't want to know how exactly I did it.

News / Military draft coming in Poland? [48]


He said he got his officer rank through a university reservist program :)

I would be terrified to be under the command of Junior Lieutenant Pawian!

However - back to business - if the Polish military refuses to accept you, rest assured dearest Pawian that there is space for you in the Russian military. Your old Polish body, will be made to serve Great Russia's purposes - if only for one last time.

You'll have one last chance - just one - to redeem yourself after years of running your mouth on this forum. If you serve Russia faithfully, and somehow - by some miracle - survive the meat grinder of the front - I will personally shake your hand.

If you desert, like a coward, then I will personally p*ss in your face. Apologies for vulgarity.

Life / Neoliberalism and family formation in Poland [100]


I think I am, though everybody I've told this laugh right in my face.

I can be pretty boisterous, especially after a few drinks.


Depends on the woman, of course. Sometimes, some
women have mislead me, by convincing me they fully embrace my interests. Then, later, I understood it was all a ploy and they have no interest at all. With men - few such problems.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


That may be what you want to think, but the fact is he's brought everybody to their patience's end.

His chosen tactic of humiliating and harassing people into helping Ukraine, is beginning to backfire. One reason Scholz doesn't want to budge on the Taurus, is because of how irritated he is with Zelensky's tactics - where the tail wags the dog.

Hundreds of US Congressmen feel disrespected by Zelensky's extortionate approach.

In Poland, first PiS, and now KO, has completely given up on Zelensky and his as*hole ministers. Poland and France are now working together, to seriously curtail the level of Ukrainian trade with the EU.

South Korea and Japan were never too hot on Zelensky to begin with, but his administration's constant racism towards Asians has brought their help all but to an end. In somewhat of a delayed response, Zelensky this week fired Aleksey Danilov (head of the national security council), because of his jokes about a Chinese diplomat's surname (Hui).

Even Israel, does not want to be grouped in the same bunch as Ukraine - when it comes to global outreach - recognizing how toxic Ukraine has become.

So... you may continue thinking Zelensky is God's gift to planet Earth, but that will not change that his appearances before the US House of Representatives and other very important fora are being cancelled or indefinitely postponed.

Nobody has the patience to listen to this guy anymore, and you cannot blame Russian propaganda for this.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


Putin has been there for 25 years. He transformed slowly, into what he is today.

Zelensky is beating him on that timeline. Haha!

Jokes aside - Zelensky is truly out of his depth, and is thrashing about like a fish on land. His actor "schtick" worked for the first two years, but now - nobody is laughing anymore at his jokes.

He's gone stale, and now the real men are eating his liver for lunch.

Life / Neoliberalism and family formation in Poland [100]


First, a disclaimer: I am not married, and I don't have kids.

But I had girlfriends for very long periods of time. I really did not enjoy spending alone time with them, for extended periods of time. Like a vacation for example.

I also have many nephews and nieces, that are below 8 years of age. I also have limited patience and energy for hanging out with them.

In general, women and children have more in common with each other, than with men. That's why for most kids, their first love is their mom. They only notice their dad later, and then at some point the dad eclipses the mom. Such is the way of nature.

Regarding why men don't like "hanging out" with women, is because that's what they do anyway, the rest of the time. I see her in the morning, at night, on the weekends, and so when I meet my friends the last thing I want to do is spend more time with her. Meeting friends is a chance to decompress.

I feel it's somewhat unnecessary to explain why men don't like hanging out with kids for more than a few hours at a time.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


Thank you, Columbus. You have just discovered America.

Before you told me, I did not know that Polish and Russian were different languages.

When I wrote in the Polish threads, you told me my Polish was "excellent" and "above any level of Google Translate".

So... I think Maf should be able to do the same.

Life / Neoliberalism and family formation in Poland [100]


Absolutely not. It exists in Russia, as well. I suspect it's true in Poland too.

The logic is pretty simple:

1) Such people are more stable and predictable. It is easy to understand their motivations. A person adequately fulfilling his family obligations is a sign of reliability and commitment.

2) Individuals with families may prioritize long term stability. This just so happens to align with the priorities of most large organizations.

3) Married individuals, especially with children, likely possess valuable interpersonal skills and a wider perspective, gained from managing family dynamics and responsibilities. This is very much in demand for leadership roles.

4) Finally... nobody likes spending time with their wife or their kids. If the other guy has a wife, it means it's easier to meet - because then the wives can entertain each other. The same applies for kids. If the wife and kids are busy hanging out with their friends, it means more time for you to discuss business, without feeling like you are betraying your family through negligence. In this way, you can even mask an important negotiation as a "family vacation" - killing two birds with one stone. Everyone wins.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


If you know Polish, and can understand Ukrainian, then Russian is already within reach. I can say this, because for me it was simply the reverse trajectory.


The nasal whine is a trademark of Moscow inhabitants. The rest of the country hates the nasal whine as well. Kind of like California Valley Girl talk.

The most pleasing accent is probably from
Novosibirsk (basically a city of professors), and St. Petersburg.

An accent arguably more annoying than Moscow's, is the so called "Kubanoid" accent. That is, that of people from the historic Kuban region (Krasnodar and down). They talk pretty much like their Ukrainian neighbors. Like drunk peasants.

Life / Neoliberalism and family formation in Poland [100]


Which is why it really doesn't matter what Paulina's or Lenka's mom or grandma did.

Eastern Europe, in general, is very special. You don't see a gradual tapering off in fertility rates like in the developed West, but an abrupt collapse between 1989-1991. The social tumult, and plunge into poverty delayed or entirely cancelled many people's family plans. By the time the situation stabilized, a huge demographic chasm had formed.


Only up to a certain level. If you start approaching the level of truly high net worth, or ultra high net worth, then people again have many kids. In fact, in a lot of top firms, like Goldman Sachs (to use a finance example) or Sullivan Cromwell (law), there's an invisible glass barrier against all guys that are not married or don't have kids. It's a symptom of other underlying undesirable traits.

You simply don't get invited to some functions if you don't have a wife. The only acceptable excuse is being gay.

So much of conversation revolves around kids, as well as so much of the vacation travel. If you don't have kids - again, you're not invited.

You can't really grow beyond a certain point in politics or business if you are not married or have kids (while being straight, which I am).

So the working and middle class maybe eating itself up over kids being a burden and a chore, but the upper class certainly is still very conservative.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


Oh come on.

It's just a test of a person's knowledge of the Cyrillic alphabet.

Edit: Upon your request, deleted the reveal

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


Can confirm as a guy that went on one billion dates with Western women in their 20s during the past year.

Girls today are really not serious, and the amount of effort involved in making them "hear you", is a little bit off the charts.

Modern women have absolutely unrealistic expectations as regards what a happy life should look like.

Life / Fresh water fishing in Poland [31]


Also maybe because they only go a little bit up river in order to spawn.

They spend their life in the seas.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


Why don't you write here more often?

Would make this place a bit less cannibalistic.

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 8 [1527]

The bridge collapsed because it had a ship the size of the Empire State Building, and weighing in at an excess of 100,000 tons, crash into one of its supports.

No bridge can survive such a strike.

Not sure if you guys are fans of physics, but can calculate the inertia of a 100,000 ton object moving at 6 knots - and calculate what would be required to stop it.

I can save you time, and tell you that even if you surrounded the columns with 30 ft diameter islands made of concrete, the ship would plow through that like butter.

The ship was almost the size of the bridge itself, and weighed even more than the bridge.

Blaming this on American civil engineers is a joke.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


Right.

Kania is often right, but it's rarely something to put a smile on the face.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


What can I say in response to this?

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 8 [1527]

@AntV

Presumably - you charter a ship, you should have done your due diligence in regards to its sea worthiness.

To my mind - and seemingly to yours - this is a joke. I am a victim.

Maybe, the key factor, is that people know Maersk is capable of shelling out billions.

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 8 [1527]


It hasn't prevented certain government officials from naming them as possible counterparties in a claim.

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 8 [1527]


Look.

If it takes the government, as usually happens, years and years to get a replacement in place - then the economic costs could easily balloon to billions of dollars.

The last time anyone paid billions of dollars, was BP for Deepwater Horizon. There, everything was pretty clear cut.

Here, if you begin to throw years of the Port of Baltimore being out of service as "economic damages", it can also result in a claim of billions. Therefore, TIME has the biggest role to play here.

This is what I would certainly use an an avenue of attack as a lawyer for Maersk and the insurance company that underwrote the ship.

Off-Topic / 75 Years of Israel and the War - part 2 [363]


LOL indeed.

What does it have to do with racism?

Maybe because Armenians and Georgians are a little too "Mediterranean" for your tastes? Too much testosterone, too much cortisol, too much hair, too macho/vulgar.

I don't know.

Otherwise, why would you dismiss a white and Christian people as being Asians on the order of Nepalis and Bengalis - denying any relation?

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [2020]


Wow.

Bobko and Maf are in agreement. A historic moment.

I will go have a drink to this.

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 8 [1527]


The insurance company will have much to argue their position with a judge.

Off-Topic / 75 Years of Israel and the War - part 2 [363]


Congratulations - you are a racist.

Armenia is the oldest Christian country in the world.

Georgia protected you against the Mongols. Together with Russians. It also is one of the oldest Christian countries in the world.