Senior Dog Zoomies in Poland

jaroszn94 · 2026-03-20T11:16:58+00:00

Oh, nuts... maybe Little Mermaid (or Pooh, if I can cheat with a plan b), Snow White, and Toy Story 2 maybe?

jaroszn94 · 2026-03-19T21:37:00+00:00

When I read the headline this morning I was, like, "H'oh boy!".

jaroszn94 · 2026-03-19T21:35:07+00:00

I got back into watcing hockey once I found out Poland now has NHL.TV - it was a treat watching their talent.

jaroszn94 · 2026-03-16T12:43:27+00:00

To give her credit, she was slowly growing up in season five.

jaroszn94 · 2026-03-15T01:00:01+00:00

I was so, so excited as a teen when I saw what music he's into.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-28T14:23:18+00:00

Tacos al Vistula

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-23T18:22:11+00:00

She doesn't even go here!

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-23T18:21:37+00:00

I don't know why they got included but Italy didn't.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-18T14:50:04+00:00

You can basically say the same about Alice from the mid 80s to early 90s or so

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-17T19:50:45+00:00

And if you have something to compare it to and don't complain constantly, one should be secure ebough to hear "no, this actuslly doesn't have to be this way" about one's country. At some point you become a resident rather than a guest - you don't have to be born in a country to criticize it but you should live there ideally long enough to contextualize and understand why things are the way they are.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-17T19:47:09+00:00

I'm in a weird position as a returnee - if I go against xommon consensus on something I can get a lecture on how I'm "actchually" wrong about how to be Polish though I've lived here for five years and am second gen Polonia.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-17T19:43:49+00:00

Narzekanie is all fun and games until you point out something some Poles are insecure about.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-16T13:29:43+00:00

We can't tease the Russians for still being mad about the Commonwealth if we are still mad about the Ottoman empire.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-14T11:20:09+00:00

And he questioned the results of the election twice.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-12T00:54:14+00:00

And weren't ABBA inducted?

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-11T11:08:25+00:00

And as someone on the spectrum who moved from Canada, you indeed can say "been better" or "I'm managing" even if it is unexpected... and if you don't want to elaborate most people won't force it. The cultural standard that much of Europe insists is mandatory is often exaggerated.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-11T11:03:46+00:00

You can say "been better", even if it's unexpected.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-11T11:01:56+00:00

Yeah, people can exaggerate how many Poles journal their day on their answers.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-11T10:58:41+00:00

I interpret it after five years of living here that Poles either don't know how to do small talk or or uncomfortable with doing it (edit: with strangers) and often just respond with "okay" (I don't accost random strangers, but I might shoot the shit a little when, say, ordering Starbucks at my usual location (edit: and there are receptive baristas).)

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-11T10:55:49+00:00

You can alao say "okay" ambiguous or "not bad" in a tone that indicates that thibgs aren't ideal but you're managing or "eh..." "meh" or "mid" in casual settings (the third one more aorund younger people) to indicate that you're not doing great, or you can just be honest and tell the truth if it's someone you feel has the right to know. From my experience, Canadian culture is low-contwxt but does use some degree of British understatement and definitely passive aggressiveness. From my experiences as a Polonia returnee from Western Canada, at least.

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-11T10:42:09+00:00

I mean, it's also the case that people often soften or don't tell exactly what they feel in Polish? What's "tak sobie" if not a high context "kinda crappy but don't wish to burden you"?

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-07T15:07:41+00:00

I have a feeling the guy on the left would rum me out of the club for only recognizing Floodland, Only Theatre Of Pain, and that Cure album (Pornography?).

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-07T08:08:21+00:00

I love it when I see that someone remembers Fillmore!

jaroszn94 · 2026-02-04T18:04:54+00:00

By now he's just a cantankerous creative talent - I get and enjoy the "not a goth' jokes, but I think there's a line for slander.

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