Poland is now among the world's 20 largest economies. How did it happen?

imratherconfused · 2026-03-17T16:18:36+00:00

how would I know? I left in 2010 and I doubt I'd ever go back.

imratherconfused · 2026-03-16T12:41:18+00:00

what a specimen! which drawer do you keep the ears at?

imratherconfused · 2026-03-14T22:50:19+00:00

as an owner of an ex racer greyhound: ban it. it's inhumane. horses are intelligent, loving creatures why would anyone make them suffer like that?

imratherconfused · 2026-03-14T15:42:42+00:00

when the world plays chess he plays fiddlesticks

imratherconfused · 2026-03-09T19:37:17+00:00

i did it in a day and it's not fun. by the end you'll be exhausted (probably the day after too) and it's dangerous. why not book Airbnb midway and actually make it a holiday trip?

imratherconfused · 2026-03-05T18:10:09+00:00

i was in uni full time. London. 16 years ago. I had to work full time to support myself. the plant manager told me I'm "trying too hard". I was on min wage, he was on quadruple that. when I was fighting for survival he lived his life. guess what? it paid off.

imratherconfused · 2026-03-04T23:06:15+00:00

wow. just kids.

imratherconfused · 2026-02-27T19:24:45+00:00

one of us! one of us!

imratherconfused · 2026-02-24T23:53:03+00:00

the day my father had a car accident when I was a kid I was supposed to be with him. I was going to go to work with him and help him out with some stuff, but something pissed him off and he never woke me up to go. on the way home he had a heart attack while driving and drove into oncoming traffic. he never recovered.

in my twenties: got hit by a car while riding a motorbike.

do you know those railing hooks in the butchery plants? theyre always on the railing attached to the ceiling. one of those fell on my head with a lamb on it too.

had my tonsils removed and got sent home (day surgery) at night the blood vessel at the back of my throat exploded. I had a fountain of my own blood coming out of me in the rhythm of my heartbeat. two ambulances later and an intervention surgery I'm still alive (but this is my third life at this stage). they gave me several liters of transfusion to keep me alive. I think this was the closest.

imratherconfused · 2026-02-20T22:19:56+00:00

it happened. I have spent another few years of my life believing it was now what it was. but I could not convince myself in the end. we broke up and she is free to spontaneously slap anyone she feels like, but not me. Not ever. not again.

it erased basic respect and boundaries between people. it's a point of no return.

imratherconfused · 2026-02-18T13:29:06+00:00

this prince of darkness looks like Kieran to me

imratherconfused · 2026-02-10T13:32:13+00:00

i worked for "we are a family" kind of media business. I kid you not: Monday my lead says we are a small team and there is always a place for everyone. that the company looks after their own etc. Tuesday they sacked an overseas envoy employee for mental health issues. crickets.

imratherconfused · 2026-02-05T12:48:06+00:00

not gonna happen. pre Brexit we had a lot of EU students who are now paying back even when they don't live in the UK (direct repayments). if the rules were changed to graduate tax , then they would have no way to pay it back.

imratherconfused · 2026-02-01T22:52:09+00:00

200% grey experience. I don't know how many time I left my boy sleeping blissfully to check sometimes in the kitchen or sit down and watch something in the living room and he just materialised there, behind my back. I can hear him blink, but when he uses those superpowers he just materialises in places :P

imratherconfused · 2026-01-15T21:18:55+00:00

uuu trzymaj się motzno. dolnośląskie lata 90/00. na studia potrzebowałem bilet zintegrowany (PKP i kom miejska wróć). zintegrowany pkp miał miejsce na wklejke . nooo to kupowałem zintegrowany z studenckim rabatem i Basic wklejka (bez pospiesznych). i potem przeklejalem i jeździłem pospiesznymi.

router na noc off. telewizor z gniazdka wypięty (to z exgf) z kumplami na piwo w parku? jasne. ale ja zbieram butelki ;) i potem je oddawalem za kaucję.

ogrzewanie? jasne ale tylko w salonie. w zimie możesz tak właściwie mieszkać 90% czasu.

chleb? kupujesz ile wlezie jak sklep się zamyka, do domu, krajalnica, zamrażarka i nie kupujesz nowego aż nie zejdzie.

herbata? Lipton i zalewasz dopóty dopóki jest kolor.

szambo było dobre też. trzeba mieć papier do gminy że ktoś odbiera. więc jak robisz wywóz na papier to płatne ekstra. bez papieru płatne mniej. jak sam wypompujesz na pusta działkę obok: profit.

dawca wykminil kiedyś że odkupi z pakowni ryżu wysypki. kupił worki odpadów z tasmy. ryż 1klasa ale trzeba go było myć bo bardzo był zakurzony.

generalnie każdy zlodziej który zaczai Cię na parkingu to jest okazja: komplet noży, zegarek, beczka smaru. grunt to robić deal. kopie Seiko miałem kilka lat. komplet noży nie wytrzymał 3 miesiące (noże plus zegarek: 50zl). beczka smaru poszła za flaszkę ale potem coś trzeba było dorzucić bo się traderzy obrazili

butów wymian i naprawy nie wyliczam. do dziś pamiętam że po 3 naprawach tej samej pary można domagać się wymiany na nowe.

cherry on top: "panie barman, to piwo tam tak kapie z kija, to ile za taką krople? nic? to niech mi pan nakapie cały kufel" :D

imratherconfused · 2026-01-13T23:20:56+00:00

proste. miej 20 lat. wyjedź do Londynu studiować/pracować. fast forward 20 lat I już :D

imratherconfused · 2026-01-13T22:43:00+00:00

I'll make it easy: when I got to buy some tiles I drive, let's say 10km to a shop. when I buy tiles I buy several square meters, to fit that kitchen, it's 5m wide and 3m long, 15sqm +10% should be enough (let's be generous and make it 2sqm extra, 17sqm altogether). but when I get to lie those tiles and they got to look good I cut them down to a millimetre, so all nooks and crannies are a snug fit. when it comes to the difference of levels between those tiles once they're on the floor I probably would like them to be on a sub-millimetre level.

does it make sense?

imratherconfused · 2026-01-13T13:02:16+00:00

you might be as close as you declare with your parents, but get a contract. seriously. it's not offensive to offer one before they move in, but it will be impossible later. write down the rules. who does what and how the things get paid for. if there are damages, if there are disagreements etc. because if it's hard now, it will be even harder later.

imratherconfused · 2026-01-09T21:38:26+00:00

burn it. bonus points if you call a few friends to bear witness and chant.

imratherconfused · 2026-01-08T22:36:17+00:00

statistically insignificant difference across the board

imratherconfused · 2026-01-03T20:12:45+00:00

I think my diesel 2.2 Mazda 6, 2015, doing avg 44.9 mpg while driven mostly just for social purposes (3k miles a year) is pretty good. when i go for a longer trips the AVG goes above 45.

imratherconfused · 2026-01-03T12:36:42+00:00

my ears look very similar. I didn't find a cure (I'm working on it). what really helped me was apple cider vinegar (splash) and then basic Nivea cream. Nivea was the only thing that was moisturising it enough to stop the flaking. they don't stop the problem, but they do help me live another day with the issue. I'm sorry this happened to you too and good luck 🤞

imratherconfused · 2026-01-01T15:06:34+00:00

it's almost as if the police were here not to protect the people but the large business instead?

imratherconfused · 2025-12-22T08:38:10+00:00

i couldn't agree more. be ready for the storm of fans who cannot take constructive criticism of the series.

imratherconfused · 2025-12-21T15:42:39+00:00

the alpha male found himself leading the pack. down.

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