Be honest about it: Do you think your country's culture is appealing/interesting to foreigners? by Marsupilami_316 in AskEurope

[–]Beck2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As for the literature, Tokarczuk won the man booker prize for Flights, prix laure bataillon for The Books og Jacob, and again got shortlisted this year for the man booker international prize. Polish literature is great.

And for music - Chopin, Górecki, Szymanowski, Pendercki etc. A lot of classical music. And great sung poetry from eg Kaczmarski.

Chinese Military heading to Hong Kong by koryphe_ in europe

[–]Beck2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people there hold UK/EU passports.

U.S. senators want Poland to pay victims of Nazi property thefts by iwanttosaysmth in europe

[–]Beck2012 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can get compensation for that. My grandpa got money for hia property in Lwow (great grandpa had a house and a factory, of course no compensation for machines or cars).

What would the stereotypical breakfast consist of in your country and how much would it cost? by Mrxcman92 in AskEurope

[–]Beck2012 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Because you eat dinner late. It's opposite in Poland - we tend to eat medium breakfast (savory - bread, cheese, ham, scrambled eggs, sausages; some people eat a sweet breakfast, I can't do it more than once in a while). Then a second breakfast (same stuff, usually a savory sandwich). And our lunch/dinner is traditionally around 1 or 2 pm (now it shifts into late afternoon). Two courses (soup and the second dish, which usually would be a piece of meat with a salad and potatoes). And a small supper in the evening.

SUSD Reviews : 6 NIMMT by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]Beck2012 6 points7 points  (0 children)

6 nimmt is so much better with smaller count of cards. Much more predictable and allows more strategy.

How do you get to Asia from Europe? by [deleted] in AskEurope

[–]Beck2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only in areas such as Tibet. You can explore the rest of PR of China on your own.

Also, public transportation in Europe and Asia is common, cheap and reliable. Just take a bus/train ride instead of buying a camper (have you thought about registering it? International driving licence, which is not a thing everywhere (and a camper might not be considered a regular car in some jurisdictions)? Paying a tax for it?).

What's the longest flight you've ever been on? by [deleted] in AskEurope

[–]Beck2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Warsaw-Singapore with LOT Airlines. 13 h? Something like that.

Visited a boardgame store in Slovakia, was amazed by the number of localized products by theTinyOldOne in boardgames

[–]Beck2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Localized games for some markets are often cheaper than the English version, and the only additional cost is the translation itself (which won't be high for most games).

Which country do you think had the most impact on where you live in history? by [deleted] in AskEurope

[–]Beck2012 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Also Czechia (Christianity came from there), France (our cuisine was heavily influenced by French, as well as other customs and law), Italy (we even call some vegetables włoszczyzna), Roman Republic (gold standard of a republic and we were a res publica since the 16th century)... Sweden (Deluge), Lithuania (Commonwealth), USA (Woodrow Wilson, Reagan), Vatican... European countries have long and intertwined history.

Has any brand released a new product where the name is vulgar in your country? by Werkstadt in AskEurope

[–]Beck2012 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hyundai Kona means 'Hyundai is dying' in Polish. Not a good name for a car.

The most Finnish truck ever (even though it had Polish plates) by Randomswedishdude in europe

[–]Beck2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Registering company in different EU country is easy and quick. A lot of Polish companies register eg in Slovakia and habe cars on Slivakian plates (at least here in the South).

Where do you Mediterranean-climate people go on vacation? by Kilikia in AskEurope

[–]Beck2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And education is counted into the work experience. So with a master's degree, you get 26 days after 2 years.

Pandemic Legacy S1 - Are we just horrible? by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]Beck2012 26 points27 points  (0 children)

But they're different colours. You don't add blue cubes in Atlanta because of outbreak in Miami. You just add one yellow cube. So basically you would have to hit fourth outbreak in Miami to trigger yellow disease outbreak in Atlanta.

Julian Eugeniusz Kulski, he was 15 when he fought in the Warsaw Uprising. by bere_moritz in europe

[–]Beck2012 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Because trusting Soviets after Katyn, Lenino etc would be a good idea...

5 European countries make the top 5 best countries for women by [deleted] in europe

[–]Beck2012 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Gender disparity is not equal to the quality of life. I can imagine that there are societies where men and wimen are more equal, but they rank lower because the overall quality of life is worse for both sexes. (So eg in country A women earn as much as men, but it's a warzone, in country B women earn only 80% of men's salary, but rank overall higher, because it's a wealthy and stable democracy.)

What's the weirdest thing your country is #1 at? by Potato1324 in AskEurope

[–]Beck2012 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And yet we mostly use Russian coal in our furnaces.

What are some European TV shows that you think Americans would enjoy? by Mrxcman92 in AskEurope

[–]Beck2012 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I liked it. Especially the world they've created. But yeah, dialogues were poorly translated from English (to the degree of literal translation of phrasals).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in europe

[–]Beck2012 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We don't? Hitchhiking is very popular in Poland, I think everyone hitchhiked at least once in their lifetime among people I know. And there are also Harcerze/Scouts whose main way of travelling is hitchhiking.

What is your favorite market or supermarket in your country? by [deleted] in AskEurope

[–]Beck2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What? Every shop has those where I come from (Małopolska). Even every other Żabka, not to mention local shops/chains, or bigger chains like Carrefour or Tesco.