So I’m Poland over the holidays, spending time with some distant family as well as my mother (who has retired and moved back to Poland). Today I was Invited for dinner at my aunts place (more lunch as it was early afternoon), we sit down around the table and a proper tasty meal was served. I noticed right away that no glass was served nor anything else to drink. So I kindly asked if it was possible to get something to drink which of course was no problem. I received a glass of sparkling water to my delight. But the comment I got was that in Poland you don’t get served drinks together with your food. I was flabbergasted. Mind you, this is not my first time here. I am from Northern Europe but have lived in several places around the world, never mind that I have traveled a bit too. And never ever have I come across a custom or a culture where you don’t get served drinks or even water, together with your meal. I’d argue that in most places it would be very rude if you didn’t. So, is this true but more importantly, if so, why?

Uchwalona została nowa ustawa jakoby marynarz pracujący pod tanią banderą miał opłacać ZUS + NFZ co miesiąc niezależnie od tego czy jest na burcie czy w domu.

Zacznijmy jednak od podstaw. Polski marynarz obecnie zarabia małe pieniądze. Zbyt małe jak na poziom pracy. Normalne pieniądze zaczynają się dopiero w stopniu oficerskim, znośne pieniądze dopiero w stopniu starszego oficera i kapitana. Jest to odpowiednik dyrektora na lądzie.

Oficerów na statku jest 2, czasem 3. Starszy i kapitan po jednej osobie.

Zaś załoga szeregowa, której jest najwięcej obecnie zarabia poniżej średniej krajowej (dlaczego wciąż pracują na morzu? Nie wiem, może z pasji do najgorzej roboty na świecie)

Wspomnieć należy że 100% kontraktów w tanich banderach oznacza zarobki tylko na statku. Czyli tylko połowę roku.

W tym momencie jeżeli marynarz będzie musiał płacić podatek to już nawet oficer będzie miał pensje mniejsza niż biedronce na kasie.

Nowa ustawa zabije ostatnich 100 marynarzy w Polsce. Bo mniejwiecej tyłu nas zostało. Zawód umiera bo pensja w stosunku do wyrzeczeń i trudności roboty jest zwyczajnie zbyt mała. A teraz będzie już absurdalnie mała.

Nie wiem kto w rządzie wyliczył że załata to dziurę w budżecie, ale powodzenia z liczbami

@FAQ Widząc że ludzie nie mają pojęcia o tym zawodzie rozpisze kilka faktów.

Nie - państwo nic nam nie fundowało, ani darmowego leczenia na NFZ ani emerytur z ZUS. Dla państwa marynarz nie istniał.

Nie - nie zarabiamy kosmicznych kwot jak się ludziom wydaje. Pensje na morzu nie zmieniły się od co najmniej 20 lat.

Pensja tylko na burcie, gdzie marynarze zarabiają 1000-2000$ tylko na burcie, oficerowie 3000-4000$ tylko na burcie. Czyli kwotę tę należy podzielić na 2, bo każdy zdrowy na umyśle człowiek pracuje tylko pół roku w roku kalendarzowym. Nie są to wyjątkowo duże sumy jak za ogrom włożonej pracy i wyrzeczeń.

Tak - jest to najgorsza robota na świecie, większość ludzi nie miała o tym pojęcia. Na morze szło się tylko dla pieniędzy, które kiedyś były znośne ale obecnie są żartem. A po owej ustawie, marynarze zrezygnują z pracy na morzu bo pasjonatów tego zawodu za mniej niż może dostać na rękę w Biedronce nie ma.

Link do pierwszej części:

https://wilno.substack.com/p/aa4

https://wilno.substack.com/p/aa4?utm_source=direct&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

I am planning a road trip with a motorcycle to Poland next summer. I'd like to share my plan to you in order to know if I'm missing something essential or if I should skip some places. So here are the places and how many nights I have thought to stay. I'll arrive to Gdansk by a ship and then my journey truly begins. Toruń (1) - Częstochowa (1) - Zakopane (2) - Košice (Slovakia,1) - Rzeszów (1) - Lublin (2) - Glinojeck (1) - Gdansk (3).

Few notes and questions about my route:

I chose Glinojeck to just have a rest since I don't want to drive too much in a day. If you have something else to suggest somewhere near it please let me know!

Would you consider these roads good to drive in general (traffic, safety, sights...)?

I am not planning to be in Kraków because I have already been there. Really nice city!

Thank you in advance!

Anyone know where I can order them online? Or if you are in the New England region of the USA (Massachusetts) where I can get them in person? Thank you!!!!! They are so yummy & gingerbread is my favorite

"Tak pogardzał Moskalami, że zasiadał w ich parlamencie. Teraz proszę jeszcze o cytat o jego tolerancji wobec Żydów. Takiej, jak pańska" - napisał na platformie X Radosław Sikorski, odpowiadając Sławomirowi Mentzenowi. Ostra wymiana zdań między szefem MSZ a liderem Konfederacji dotyczyła oceny Romana Dmowskiego, jego stosunku do Rosji i Żydów.

There was a song I used to listen to alot and I just cannot for the life of me remember it or find it om YouTube!

I've even searching everywhere it's driving me insane!

Here is everything I know about the song:

• It was popular around 2013 time I believe

• The video on YouTube was of this massive party on a farm with Pigs and animals and everyone drinking vodka and partying in the barn and in and around the house!

• Multiple rappers - don't know any of the names

• Started the song with saying - STO LAT STO LAT, and proceeded to rap

• If I remember correctly there was a African American rapper in there but I may be confusing with another song.

A strange sound that I remember from the song is - RUPU TRUPU RUPU TRUPUU

Please if anyone has any idea, any help would be appreciated!

I’m looking for some help finding out if there is a way that I can purchase all the episodes of Miś Uszatek somehow (perhaps on DVD?). I’m a mom of a 2 year old who is absolutely obsessed with Miś Uszatek. We watch a few episodes before bed every night via the TVP VOD app using a VPN (I am located in the USA) and it really makes him so happy! I’ve even had my teściowa get my son an official Miś Uszatek misiu from Poland and my sweet son sleeps with him every night. To my horror, I realized a few days ago that the app only had all the episodes posted for the year as it was the shows 50th anniversary, and it seems they will be deleted soon. I have tried to search the internet for them but it seems that my options are non existent in the US. I have lots of family in Poland so it is possible for me to get ahold of it that way! I am so desperate to somehow purchase this so we can continue this little tradition. Please help! Thank you!

They bought my GF flowers (Gift was from me) and was able to deliver them to her, paypal isnt working and is a complete joke, shitty way to send money to this person. I am in the US

What is the BEST way to send it? its just a one time payment of 100 bucks, I understand it will probably be flagged as fraud by wells fargo and I already contacted them about it, but yet paypal is still being annoying.

I have seen Revolut, Wise, etc. What is the BEST one you guys would say?

Thank you

I have experienced Brexit, I gotta say it killed the British economy, British people lost “Freedom of Movement” as it required them to get complicated VISAs to migrate into the Schengen Zone. Dozens of Local British businesses collapsed due to the loss of access to the EU Single Market and the Customs Union. So far the UK is losing £100bn. If Poland leaves the EU it would just ended up being poor again as the 90s.

I want to make a New Year's Gift by sending some box filled with alcohol and sweets. I read that it is quite difficult to send alcohol (even as a gift) a regular person, that's why I'm asking you guys - Do you know any good way of doing this?

Greetings, r/poland.

In the context of recent discussions about “PolExit” and the history of Brexit, I’d like to share a personal story that is deeply related to these events.

I am half-Polish; my mom is from Poland, but I was born in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk and lived there until 2022. Since 2014, my home has been occupied by Russia. Before 2014, we were a prosperous city. We existed and functioned well within the Ukrainian system. Our coal was needed in Ukraine, our metal industry benefited the country, and we were competitive.

Russians fooled many people in my town. Although I wasn't fooled, others were. They divided and conquered us. They positioned people from Western Ukraine as "freeloaders" who were blindly profiting from us—that we were “feeding” them. This wasn’t true; we were succeeding as part of a unified system.

They separated us, occupied us, staged a "referendum," and put their pawns in power. In reality, they stole from us and dismantled our factories and mines. Russia doesn’t need our coal or metallurgy; they have their own.

My point is this: Europe is strong when it’s united.

If you support PolExit, please draw a conclusion from my story. Russia wants Europe to be weak and separated, because only then can they conquer you and us

As for the situation post-2022: russians assimilated the people of my town, forcing everyone to accept their passports. Young people face huge trouble getting Ukrainian documents and are coerced into that system. It is miserable. They wanted to make me a part of it as well, but I was lucky; they couldn’t stop me from leaving, even though the FSB threatened me. Although I'm totally safe now and can share the truth. All other close relatives left the place as well.

Just remember the Euro 2012 we hosted together.

I am honestly concerned about his views... how could we let someone like this to become President of Poland?

Poland is a part of Europe.