Hello people of Poland, this is me Icelands representitive, foxgirl and I think I misunderstood and wrote my question in the Icelands reddit regardless I got the answer that fridays are not the official pizzadays like in Iceland. So I ask does Poland have any plans on how to implement fridays being pizzadays?
The fox community of Poland greets you. Unfortunately pizza Fridays still remain a song of the future. At the current state the political friction on whether pineapples can be considered a passable ingredient is still to high. Millennials still recollect their childhood atrocities of adding ketchup as a topping. If you work in a big enough soulless corporation you do often encounter fruit-Thursdays though. Which is the highest possible merit. Usually without pineapples.
Thank you and yes the endless debate, seems to be occuring worldwide still to this day. Though I'm sure with time pineapple will become more popular it can be quite nice just as a snack you know.
Drowning an effigy of [Marzanna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morana_(goddess)) to celebrate the end of winter.
[Rękawka](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekawka) \- an ancient festival to celebrate spring and ancestors.
Celebrating the day of the summer solstice - [Kupala Night](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kupala_Night) or [Wianki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wianki)
i think kashubian is the most significant from the ones that survived - there's a lot of people speaking kashubian on daily basis, and this language is quite difficult, even for those who know polish
Hæ! In iceland we used to watch Klaufabárðarnir a lot when i was younger. do you know if they are still making those? [https://youtu.be/miPkIxkMh8U?list=PLsIM-SoWB\_fueDUmBjf9qvMewkLVZSIUZ](https://youtu.be/miPkIxkMh8U?list=PLsIM-SoWB_fueDUmBjf9qvMewkLVZSIUZ)
The latest episodes aired in 2020 so quite recently if you also time jumped during covid. Though I think it's worth to mention that it's a Czech show rather than Polish :)
Behemoth and Chopin. That's the extent of my knowledge of Polish musicians. Anyone care to educate me further? What's the music scene in Poland like? Any bands or artists (of any genre) that you'd recommend to a foreigner?
I actually have that Decapitated song on a playlist lol. No idea they were Polish. Thank you for this, I'll take a deeper dive into these bands later tonight.
Death metal: Vader, Decapitated, Sceptic, Thy Disease.
Black metal: Mgła, Batushka (the first album, and then the band formed by original guitarist Krzysztof Drabikowski: Батюшка)
[https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Batushka/3540404077](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Batushka/3540404077)
[https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8E%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0/3540454239](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8E%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0/3540454239)
Heavy/thrash metal: Kat, Turbo, Kat & Roman Kostrzewski.
Gothic rock: Closterkeller.
Gothic metal: Artrosis, Moonlight, Delight.
Hardcore/death metal/metalcore: Frontside.
Folk-metal: Percival Schuttenbach, Black Velvet Band, Diaboł Boruta
Industrial/experimental: Atrophia Red Sun, Strommoussheld.
I can write much more :)
I can recommend [Riverside](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOv_OrJRMh4) and [Collage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb2O5f5vP6o) both very highly regarded internationally in their prog-rock niche.
New wave of jazz artists is pretty good, EABS for instance. I think we are into experimental too, like noise, electronic, etc. I would recommend BNNT.
Also, Skalpel, if you like sample based music.
Todays jazz is often mixed up with electronics. If you like more pattern based music check out Błoto. There is also Wacław Zimpel who recently went into electronics, but came from improvised jazz/ folk background and many more. Check out Instant Classic label! Have fun :-)
I love going to the polish shops in Iceland but I'm often clueless about what to get/what's good besides pickles, puddings, and pierogis. What do you guys recommend?
And interestingly, if you want to have a group of Poles at each other throats quickly without getting into politics, asking what's the best mayonnaise brand is a very efficient approach (at least on Reddit, lol). We are that serious about mayo.
'Gulasz węgierski' / 'Hungarian goulash' - that's probably what you had eaten. It would be best if you looked on the internet for this recipe and not for 'polish goulash' specifically.
Foreigners seem to enjoy Soplica (especially the hazelnut one. It tastes like liquid Nutella).
I always recommend Meads.
We have arguably the best in Europe (world?) craft beer scene – and I went to most major bear countries in Europe. Belgium, Germany, Check, England – not even close.
Hello! I am curious what the general perspective of Iceland is like in Poland. We're quite a small country and have about 40 thousand Polish people living here so it's easy to make Polish friends, but I wonder about people who have never come to Iceland. Is it maybe not even thought about that much?
I doubt people in Poland know much about Iceland besides "small, cold, expensive, volcanoes and maybe Bjork".
I've been to Iceland and to this day I'm mesmerised by it. Both nature and culture. I would move to Reykjavik if I could find a job there in my field.
> small, cold, expensive, volcanoes and maybe Bjork
To be honest, that's a pretty good summary.
I hope you do find a job and make the move! Pack some good clothes, hehe.
Depends on who you ask but when I start to talk to Polish people (who are around 30 years old) about times when I was in Iceland, they are usually like "Iceland? Oh, wow, it's my dream to go there some day for a trip! It's such a beautiful country!". Or like "Iceland? I was there for a trip and I plan to go there again and see some places that I haven't seen yet! It's a beautiful country!". 😁
But of course there are also people who know Iceland just like: "Oh, there was an eruption there and planes coudn't fly then." And this is the end of their knowledge.
That's cool! Thanks for sharing. More and more Icelanders are traveling to Poland. It's nice to go somewhere with historic architecture and forests. An abundance of trees is what I miss most about living abroad. It surprised me just how green Warsaw is when I visited.
I can understand perfectly. I missed trees while living in Iceland on the south. But I lived at Bifrost campus as well and this is my favourite part of the country. There are trees, sheeps, old volcanoes, a lake and a waterfall. And the views from the hills are stunning. And not so many people around. One of my favourite places on the Earth.
About Icelanders visiting Poland... I heard that some of you go to Poland to get a tattoo because it's much cheaper than in Iceland. 😁 But also, when I was hitchhiking in Iceland, many Icelanders told me that they want to visit Poland or they already bought tickets for a flight. It's nice to know that Icelanders want to see some Polish cities and try Polish food. 🙂
Hello people of Poland, this is me Icelands representitive, foxgirl and I think I misunderstood and wrote my question in the Icelands reddit regardless I got the answer that fridays are not the official pizzadays like in Iceland. So I ask does Poland have any plans on how to implement fridays being pizzadays?
The fox community of Poland greets you. Unfortunately pizza Fridays still remain a song of the future. At the current state the political friction on whether pineapples can be considered a passable ingredient is still to high. Millennials still recollect their childhood atrocities of adding ketchup as a topping. If you work in a big enough soulless corporation you do often encounter fruit-Thursdays though. Which is the highest possible merit. Usually without pineapples.
Thank you and yes the endless debate, seems to be occuring worldwide still to this day. Though I'm sure with time pineapple will become more popular it can be quite nice just as a snack you know.
I think kebab days are more common.
Oh really now, kebab isn't that popular here although I do think it is becoming more so.
I would say *beer day* goes along with *pizza day* but I'm not really drinking that much. However, if I ate pizza more often then who knows...
Oh I see so pizza is maybe more over the weekends then.
What polish folklore has survived to this day?
There's a lot, and it differs between each region. Poland is very into tradition, so we tend to keep folklore alive as much as we can.
Drowning an effigy of [Marzanna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morana_(goddess)) to celebrate the end of winter. [Rękawka](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekawka) \- an ancient festival to celebrate spring and ancestors. Celebrating the day of the summer solstice - [Kupala Night](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kupala_Night) or [Wianki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wianki)
i think kashubian is the most significant from the ones that survived - there's a lot of people speaking kashubian on daily basis, and this language is quite difficult, even for those who know polish
And there are still people who only speak Kashebian. Not many, but it is wild.
Hæ! In iceland we used to watch Klaufabárðarnir a lot when i was younger. do you know if they are still making those? [https://youtu.be/miPkIxkMh8U?list=PLsIM-SoWB\_fueDUmBjf9qvMewkLVZSIUZ](https://youtu.be/miPkIxkMh8U?list=PLsIM-SoWB_fueDUmBjf9qvMewkLVZSIUZ)
The latest episodes aired in 2020 so quite recently if you also time jumped during covid. Though I think it's worth to mention that it's a Czech show rather than Polish :)
thanks! I thought it was polish all these years. oh well
Behemoth and Chopin. That's the extent of my knowledge of Polish musicians. Anyone care to educate me further? What's the music scene in Poland like? Any bands or artists (of any genre) that you'd recommend to a foreigner?
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I actually have that Decapitated song on a playlist lol. No idea they were Polish. Thank you for this, I'll take a deeper dive into these bands later tonight.
Death metal: Vader, Decapitated, Sceptic, Thy Disease. Black metal: Mgła, Batushka (the first album, and then the band formed by original guitarist Krzysztof Drabikowski: Батюшка) [https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Batushka/3540404077](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Batushka/3540404077) [https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8E%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0/3540454239](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8E%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0/3540454239) Heavy/thrash metal: Kat, Turbo, Kat & Roman Kostrzewski. Gothic rock: Closterkeller. Gothic metal: Artrosis, Moonlight, Delight. Hardcore/death metal/metalcore: Frontside. Folk-metal: Percival Schuttenbach, Black Velvet Band, Diaboł Boruta Industrial/experimental: Atrophia Red Sun, Strommoussheld. I can write much more :)
I can recommend [Riverside](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOv_OrJRMh4) and [Collage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb2O5f5vP6o) both very highly regarded internationally in their prog-rock niche.
New wave of jazz artists is pretty good, EABS for instance. I think we are into experimental too, like noise, electronic, etc. I would recommend BNNT. Also, Skalpel, if you like sample based music.
Thank you, I'll check these out. Never been that much into jazz myself but you never know.
Todays jazz is often mixed up with electronics. If you like more pattern based music check out Błoto. There is also Wacław Zimpel who recently went into electronics, but came from improvised jazz/ folk background and many more. Check out Instant Classic label! Have fun :-)
I love going to the polish shops in Iceland but I'm often clueless about what to get/what's good besides pickles, puddings, and pierogis. What do you guys recommend?
Polish mayonnaise is arguably the best in europe.
interesting! I'll def try it out
Oh my, try Polish mustards! When I was in Iceland, I tried some mustards from the stores and I really missed Polish ones.
Arguably?! It is objectively the best... Pffft
I know but I guess some people might disagree for some reason.
And interestingly, if you want to have a group of Poles at each other throats quickly without getting into politics, asking what's the best mayonnaise brand is a very efficient approach (at least on Reddit, lol). We are that serious about mayo.
After visiting your country and getting myself some goulash my life has changed. Could someone help me with a recipe for a proper polish goulash ?
'Gulasz węgierski' / 'Hungarian goulash' - that's probably what you had eaten. It would be best if you looked on the internet for this recipe and not for 'polish goulash' specifically.
What is the best polish alcoholic beverage?
Foreigners seem to enjoy Soplica (especially the hazelnut one. It tastes like liquid Nutella). I always recommend Meads. We have arguably the best in Europe (world?) craft beer scene – and I went to most major bear countries in Europe. Belgium, Germany, Check, England – not even close.
Amarena
Miód pitny, it's wine from honey. Highly recommend it!
Hello! I am curious what the general perspective of Iceland is like in Poland. We're quite a small country and have about 40 thousand Polish people living here so it's easy to make Polish friends, but I wonder about people who have never come to Iceland. Is it maybe not even thought about that much?
I doubt people in Poland know much about Iceland besides "small, cold, expensive, volcanoes and maybe Bjork". I've been to Iceland and to this day I'm mesmerised by it. Both nature and culture. I would move to Reykjavik if I could find a job there in my field.
> small, cold, expensive, volcanoes and maybe Bjork To be honest, that's a pretty good summary. I hope you do find a job and make the move! Pack some good clothes, hehe.
Depends on who you ask but when I start to talk to Polish people (who are around 30 years old) about times when I was in Iceland, they are usually like "Iceland? Oh, wow, it's my dream to go there some day for a trip! It's such a beautiful country!". Or like "Iceland? I was there for a trip and I plan to go there again and see some places that I haven't seen yet! It's a beautiful country!". 😁 But of course there are also people who know Iceland just like: "Oh, there was an eruption there and planes coudn't fly then." And this is the end of their knowledge.
That's cool! Thanks for sharing. More and more Icelanders are traveling to Poland. It's nice to go somewhere with historic architecture and forests. An abundance of trees is what I miss most about living abroad. It surprised me just how green Warsaw is when I visited.
I can understand perfectly. I missed trees while living in Iceland on the south. But I lived at Bifrost campus as well and this is my favourite part of the country. There are trees, sheeps, old volcanoes, a lake and a waterfall. And the views from the hills are stunning. And not so many people around. One of my favourite places on the Earth. About Icelanders visiting Poland... I heard that some of you go to Poland to get a tattoo because it's much cheaper than in Iceland. 😁 But also, when I was hitchhiking in Iceland, many Icelanders told me that they want to visit Poland or they already bought tickets for a flight. It's nice to know that Icelanders want to see some Polish cities and try Polish food. 🙂
We stop producing Prince Polo. What do you do then?