Travel / Advent weekend in Kraków – looking for local tips [5]

If I was in Kraków over the Xmas period I would go out of my way to see Szopki Krakowskie. These are miniature nativity scenes of historical places in Kraków such as Wawel castle. If your girlfriend is into architecture this way well appeal to her. I only wish I could go to see them as they look absolutely amazing!

On the first Thursday of December the szopki are brought to the main square where judging takes place. The winner is announced 3 days later and the szopki are displayed in the Museum of History (Krzysztofory Palace), also in the main square, until the end of February. You would probably have to book tickets to see them.

Here are a couple of links explaining more about them:

culture.pl/en/article/the-marvellous-christmas-tradition-of-polands-szopki

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w_szopka

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 26 [515]


Seems that way to me. The impression the US government would like to give is that they are all drug dealers/gang members/scum that need deporting, but employers are up in arms that hard working agricultural, healthcare, and hospitality workers who have been there for decades are being indiscriminately removed and deported.

By all means deport criminals and control the border to get a grip on immigration, but I think individual circumstances need to be taken into account for those that have been hard working and productive members of society who have made a positive contribution to the US. Rounding people up like cattle for mass deportation is not unlike events in WW2.

Before long y'all gonna have huge gaps in the market that will be hard to fill.


Well said.

Anyway, back to the war. I came across this song that I hadn't heard for years the other day. 40 years old and different leaders, but sadly, as relevant today as it was back then.

Russians - Sting

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To start with, men can be as equally rude as women so where do you get this idea that it is somehow a privilege that women are spoken to in a nicer way than are men?

If what you say is true and that you speak to people equally on this forum then I have to conclude that if you converse this way with people in real life hardly anyone would want to know you. There's a difference between being blunt and being rude. Or perhaps you're just a keyboard warrior ;)

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Crippling the economy? Trump threatened to cut funding to New York if he won.

Sounds more like a dictatorship than a democracy.

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HMO is a house of multiple occupation.

I don't know if these links will help but for anyone who is interested in the asylum seeker process and deportation of foreign criminals:

commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10337/

commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8062/

Update:

gov.uk/government/news/foreign-criminals-to-face-immediate-deportation

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Probably henpecked, hence why they spend their time making derogatory posts about women here.


What patronising guff. From the way you talk about women generally it is obvious that you have little respect for them and that you believe yourself to be intellectually and morally superior. That is why I get the impression that you don't like them very much.


Are you blind? We have to put up with posters like Novi sh!t-posting about women on a daily basis and he's certainly not the only one here that does it. Misogynists abound on this forum. It's one reason why there are so few women here.


She deserves a medal.

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Hahaha! It seems I'm many things to many dickheads on this forum. To be honest, just that fact that we're female makes us fair game. But we are warriors and we shall overcome :)))

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Captured and due to be deported by all accounts. Should have been deported in the first place.


That film is awful. Of course I don't agree with people like this being let into the country. Many arrive here without documents so we don't know where they came from or anything about them.

I honestly don't think it's a question of the government wanting them here but where are they supposed to be sent back to? If Starmer doesn't sort this, then Labour will, in my opinion, lose the next election, so by doing very little, he's shooting his party in the foot. Same with the Conservatives before them.


What the hell are you talking about? Do you actually know anyone from the UK?

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I can hardly believe it! I should summon you all more often!

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [546]


I presumed posters would click on the link provided to view the snopes fact checked Charlie Kirk video and transcript. Thought that would be easier than copy/pasting the whole interview. For anyone that missed the link:

x.com/snopes/status/1968465095828160630


A child giving birth to a child. How is that not harmful? It would be a high-risk pregnancy to start with and completely damaging to her mentally and emotionally. It isn't just the birth process that's risky, someone that age is more likely to go into labour early putting both her and the baby's life at risk. It's insane that Kirk would even consider it.

Anyone advocating something like that has a screw loose in my opinion.


I'd say it's largely irrelevant. He was asked a direct hypothetical question and he gave his answer.


But your hero is advocating that for a child, not a woman.

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I found this to be unreasonable and I would argue that it is divisive but I guess that depends on your view of abortion.

x.com/snopes/status/1968465095828160630


You keep banging on about this but not a single person on this forum has rejoiced or celebrated his death. You, however, have no problem in wishing ill will towards PF members:


I think you need anger management classes to be honest.

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Your interpretation of the truth. I don't agree with it.


I think they're the exception and not the rule. Maybe they're more prevalent in the US as this is the kind of stuff that the PF Americans post.. Or maybe it's just that you all don't like women too much because that's the impression I'm getting.


Bollox! How would you know not being female? I certainly do. I love having time to myself to unwind. It would drive me nuts to have people around me all the time.

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He initially gave me the impression that he didn't like them and that only low class/dregs of society had them. I, too, thought he was being serious and then lets slip that his wife has one and it was all basically a wind-up. For someone that says he likes you a lot, he has a weird way of showing it because his behaviour is going to ensure you don't post here too often.


Please do. I get it about the trolls. They're not worth the time but you do post about Poland and I'm sure I'm not the only one here that appreciates that. I would be happy to read your posts about all things arty :):) Lenka commented that it gets boring here now and I'm inclined to agree with that. Repetitive posts from the same trolls posting the same old crap. At times I feel like I'm just doom scrolling.

Guess I just miss posts from the PF ladies. All of you are interesting, intelligent women. Plus we're good at butt kicking! I haven't always seen eye to eye with Atch but she did contribute a lot and it's a shame she doesn't come here anymore. I hope she is enjoying her life. I will miss her trying to get us into the Xmas spirit if she doesn't come back this year.

Anyway, I hope you'll stay for a little bit longer :)

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You're sounding just like Novi now.

I don't know of any women who are men-haters, myself included. I think many women wish men would pull their weight more around the house, helping with kids etc but that's a very long way from hatred. Maybe you know some extreme types but I think your idea of feminism is largely a myth.


Or maybe she just needs some space and time for herself. Not everything is about sex.


Course you did ;)

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A friend of mine had that done as she was marrying an Indian guy. Her tattoos looked amazing.


Maybe not everyone gets your humour? Try being nicer. Paulina speaks from the heart which is what I like about her. That, and her ability to wipe the floor with PF troglodytes ;)


I have two small ones and I'm definitely not "patologia społeczna".


We are in tune so you need to stay :):)


There are, but you stand your ground and make them look like idiots in my opinion. If all they can do is troll and take the p!ss rather than counter posts with reasoned argument then that says far more about them than you.


Oh there's definitely some dysfunctional people on here and I certainly don't miss certain members.

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Age old double standard between men and women.

Women are s!uts and men are studs if they have lots of sexual partners.

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Torq is getting old and set in his ways ;)

These days tattoos are commonplace everywhere, even in Poland. I have met Polish guys who are of the opinion that only prisoners have them but clearly times have changed. People have been inking their bodies for thousands of years and now it's suddenly a problem 😂

Please stay for a while Paulina, only the other day I posted that I was missing you and Lenka and here you both are back posting. I will have more time later for replies to posts.


She's hilarious! It's some of the PF 'men' that have so little sense of humour.

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This company offers cover for up to 365 days. Price will depend on your car and driving history:

sterling-insurance.co.uk/european-car-insurance/


They still do with Saga Select or Plus levels of cover:

saga.co.uk/car-insurance/eu-cover?srsltid=AfmBOorfH4arBiGWistOXSMOtFC9I4b8wXc5K_mLiVl84Io6ycQ471y0

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Even before Covid. They were the party of austerity. Under them, the rich got richer and the poor got poorer. Don't get me started about the farce that is Brexit.


Sadly, this appears to be the case now. Labour have done so much to benefit the public in the past but they are not the party I remember and I've been a lifelong Labour supporter. They might as well be called the new conservatives.


I find it infuriating. They should never have been privatised in the first place. All utilities should be nationalised again. The public have been ripped off while fat cat bosses are raking it in with little to no accountability. I'm thinking water pollution here. None of the water company bosses have lost their jobs. As for Ofwat, Ofgem etc, get rid of them too. Always seems to be that they set a limit at which bills can be raised, the companies appeal the decision, and then they're allowed to hike bills higher than the initial allowances.
This has happened with my water company and my region is now one of the most expensive in the country.


They've done a lot which is right but much that is wrong in my opinion. Small businesses are being crucified with the changes to National Insurance and the fact that this country is so expensive and difficult to do business in is putting people off. Pharmaceutical companies, for example, are pulling out of investments because the government won't spend enough on new medicines.

It will take decades to put things right and people are fickle. They want to see change sooner rather than later. I feel the same. Council tax is becoming like a second mortgage for ever decreasing services and our council will likely go bankrupt next year due to the high cost of adult social care and SEND provision. Once that happens, bills will be raised way above the permitted 5% and we have no choice but to pay them.

Energy prices are still through the roof, and for businesses, the most expensive in the world. Why the hell are we buying oil from Norway and the US when we have it in the North Sea. Ludicrous. Miliband needs to go with his obsession for net zero by 2030.

Nearest NHS dentist taking people is 200 miles away from me. Had to have a root canal and crown the other week. Cost me £1400. Soon only the rich will have decent teeth and the rest of us will be having false ones as it was a couple of generations ago. Yet we're one of the richest countries in the world.

To be honest, I could write reams on things I'm not happy about, but most of it boils down to government being out of touch with the people. Nothing new there, but I no longer feel that Labour is for the people as it once was. They've attacked pensioners and the disabled trying to claw back money from the welfare bill. but those at the top are still getting richer.

Apologies for the rant but it's been a crappy week at work.

I don't think I will vote at the next election which will be a first for me.

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No way he would have got it this year anyway. Nominations for it closed at the end of January and he'd only been in power since January 20th.

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Four years is a long time in politics. I think it unlikely given how things stand at the moment, but the Conservatives were riding high in 2019 and dead in the water by 2024.


Many people don't feel that way. It's impossible to ignore because it makes news headlines so often. Labour have a lot on their plate given that the Tories trashed the country, and it will take a long time to put things right, but I feel that unless they get a real handle on this, they won't get voted back in.

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [546]


So his life mattered more?


She was an American politician and lawmaker whose death was equally as shocking as Charlie Kirks. Out of respect and courtesy, one would think that Trump would have attended the funeral, but he was apparently playing golf at the time. Biden and Harris did attend.


Well I have to hope that it's not from the male point of view in that satirical sketch...otherwise there's no hope for you....

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After seeing some of his debates I would say that he liked to win, which is much easier if you have a weak opponent.

A serious question for the PF Americans.

Why is it that the assassination of Melissa Hortman and her husband earlier this year didn't receive anywhere near the same degree of outrage as that of Charlie Kirk? Not only that, but Trump and Vance didn't even bother attending the funerals. To me, that shows a total lack of respect. Thoughts?


You could equally be talking about some of the PF men with that statement.

When I think of you, Iron, this Harry Enfield sketch comes to mind 😂

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The Rwanda plan was a deal set up by the previous Conservative government. It entailed sending UK asylum seekers to Rwanda where they would remain if their claims were successful. It was to be used as a deterrent to stop the boats crossing to the UK but was fraught with legal challenges and would have cost an absolute fortune. As it was, the £270 million it cost the government hasn't been returned and when the new Labour government came into power, the deal was scrapped.

The one-in-one-out deal is an agreement between the UK and France set up by the current Labour government.

France will take back migrants that have travelled by boat to the UK and entered illegally in exchange for asylum seekers who do meet immigration rules. This is also supposed to be a deterrent. Given that hundreds of people are arriving here on an almost daily basis, this, in my opinion, is farcical.


Exactly that.


I don't agree because they'd be shooting themselves in the foot. Immigration, healthcare, and the cost of living etc are the issues people worry about most and if those can't be fixed. or a substantial difference seen, then I don't see Labour winning the next election.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [816]

No takers so....


To talk about something one doesn't understand or know anything about.

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Illegal immigration, basically. People arriving on boats and governments being unable to stop them and send them back. The Rwanda plan was a joke and the 'one in, one out' plan is no better in my opinion, given how many are arriving at our shores.

What the public see is that they are being housed in hotels or private accommodation at ridiculous cost when many people here are barely able to afford rent, mortgages, the ever increasing bills etc etc. It's a perfect storm of events and people are angry and looking for an alternative to the two main parties that have been unable to do anything about it.

Whether Farage gets in at the next election, it's too early to tell.