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The intro to your BGM song was pretty cool. People still listen to music where the band can actually play their instruments? Since when? ;)



That town looks like something straight out of a picture. The tall and narrow buildings lining the street have a cool look...like a modern day castle wall.



Speaking of streets, they actually look open, and not cramped and narrow as I always imagined europe to be.



The first statue you show looks seriously effeminant...it looks like jon heder's character from the questionable movie Blades of Glory.



There were also stereotypical city people, crazy looking people camping streets with dogs, crazies/tourists playing The Pigeon Lady, old men beating each other in chess, people actually playing in parks...you know, the sort of thing that you don't see around here. In Baltimore, my local major city, the only stereotypical city people you see are the "homeless" people who camp the public transportation change machines, and when you get change they ambush you with a guilt plea for change :(



People there looked normal--perhaps high levels of conceit are western europe only? Maybe it's the russian influence, as I saw a lot of that in the cool architecture.



I *did* see a car or 2. I was amazed. The poles had cavalry when everyone else had tanks at the beginning of WW2. That, combined with the Cold War didn't lead me to believe that they were keen on modernizing ;)



Maybe europe isn't such a bad place after all? Heck, if one country sucks, they're so small that another country is less than a day away. If commercial flying wasn't horrendous, I'd consider making a trip to the land of a small percentage of our american ancestry.





Oh, that woman archer statue? Yeah...the hair led me to believe that was a dude at first glance....I'm no statue connoisseur, but people really need to make the hair suit the gender. 1800s high-society wig-looking hair styles don't match up with female statues too well.

(I'm assuming all of these statues are supposed to be of someone, though I have no clue who)



 
This video wasn't made by me. I just stumbled upon it.



People there looked normal--perhaps high levels of conceit are western europe only?



I haven't really noticed any conceit in the 18 countries I have visited, with the exception of England, Italy and Germany. The folks in Vienna also displayed some of this. The French were downright friendly. The Poles are some of the friendliest people I have ever met.



One thing you didn't notice was the lack of fat people. It is their lifestyle and food that makes a difference. I eat everything I want here, including ice cream a few times a week, and have lost over 20 lbs since April. My daughter has lost 12 lbs since the end of June.



You probably saw all the people walking. You will see people walking all hours of the day. The streets are safe here. All this walking helps them burn calories as well. Perhaps the Eastern Europeans don't have the "fat gene" mentioned in another post. lol



I'll have to get a camcorder and make some videos of my own. I'll try to capture the street musicians that are on the streets on Friday and Saturday night. I'll also record the ice skating rink and live nativity scene they set up in the city square around Christmas.



I only know about two of the statues in the city. The guy riding the horse that looks a little like Neptune is King Casmir the Great. The dark, hulking and rather scary looking statue in the city square is a monument to the thousands of people executed on that spot during the Nazi occupation of the city.



There are some narrow streets here. You'll notice some in the picture library below.
 
It is their lifestyle and food that makes a difference.



You're telling me perogi, halushi, and paczki are diet foods? Sweet mother of.... I'm going on a diet! :) ... How I already miss summer church bazaar season.
 
Adam, they don't eat it every day. lol



I had perogi last night. The paczki looked tempting this morning, but I just walked by. :D



I haven't seen halushi on any menu. What type of food is it?



I have found much better food here than what you mention. The food here is wonderful, but made with natural ingredients and their meat doesn't have growth hormones. Some here say that is why Americans lose weight so quickly. Once the growth hormone is gone, the weight comes off. There may be some truth to it. The third month I was here I lost over ten pounds and continued to lose gradually every since then.



 
I haven't seen halushi on any menu. What type of food is it?



http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,halushki,FF.html
 
I should have thought of Google. Nope. I've never seen cabbage AND noodles before. I do eat a lot of cabbage here though. Isn't it weird how this thread turned towards food? You should see their desserts. :D
 
I think I like threads going toward food, rather then some of the other topics....



Either case, Good discussions...



Todd Z
 
Cabbage is alright, noodles are spectacular, so together they'd have to be pretty good....



How expensive is food? Doesn't the $7/gal gas drive up the prices?



In the walmart post, you said something about the european upscale equivalent to walmart having american sized clothes. Is that in a height/width way, or just saying that americans are fat? ;)



People walking around, milling about....yeah, that's something that was different, but I couldn't place it. Meandering in the streets _seems_ natural, but here you can't do it. In all the american cities I've been to, and the few that I'd actually walk around in, if the shameless "homeless" people and their cheap tactics, or lame gang initiation things like cell phone stealing don't get you, idiots who can't drive will. With all of 2 cars in that video, it's no wonder people can actually walk around.



Rural people are more progressive...and though not truly rural, eastern europe is rural by comparison to western europe and the US...it's all relative...and justification for me to throw that quote out there. ;)



 
American size L is an XXL in Europe. I'm not saying anything about us being fat, but the sizes definitely run small here. I'd say at least 25% of the women in this town weigh under 110 lbs.



There are homeless people here too. Mostly male drunks. They will sometimes approach people looking for a handout, but usually they just sit on a busy sidewalk with a hat in front of them, and look sad at people as they walk by.



Food is cheap. You can go to a very nice dinner in a cozy restaurant with a piano player, candlelight, etc and eat a full meal, including a drink and dessert for $12/person. A big plate full of Pierogi will set you back around $4. Or you can go to a mom and pop pizza place and buy a large pizza and a beer for $4.50.



Beer is cheap too, unless you go to one of the upscale clubs. My favorite local beer is Zywiec. A half litre (about a quart) glass will cost about $1.75. An import will be $2.00. If I can find it, I drink Pilsner Urquell. It is an awesome beer, and the original pilsner beer which is still brewed in Plzen, Czech Republic. These beers aren't 3.2% alcohol either. Some are about twice that. I wasn't paying attention once and drank four (2 litres). I felt it the next day.
 
Wait, I thought a liter was slightly more than a quart, so wouldn't a half liter be slightly more than half a quart (2 pints) ?



The metric system is a worldwide failure :(



I mean, the only reason I know that there are 3.8 liters in a gallon is because it is emblazoned on the econoflush wuss toilets you see everywhere.



Under 110 lbs?? At what heights? If they're that light, I'd be afraid of crushing them accidentally. If they get to that weight without anorexia, then there are millions of american teens who _really_ need to learn from the land of their ancestors; mainstream american girl fashion is atrocious. (to put my sentiments lightly)



Food really is cheap there! 12 bucks for a full-fledged meal? Good luck trying to get that at even a mid-range american place such as red lobster or applebees (get kicked out), and even though I don't consider mcdonald's to be food, you really would be hard pressed to pull that off there. Of course, the piano and candlelight aren't options at either :(



I'd trade $2.60/gal gas for cheap, good food...who wouldn't?



BTW, does ihop exist over there? The "I" stands for international, but I've never seen one outside of the US....I'm ready to claim false advertising!
 
You're right about the litre. I guess I was tired when I wrote that. If my statement had been right, then four beers would be more than a gallon. I'd be comatose with that much alcohol in one night. :lol:



No IHOP here. I have seen them in other countries though. The nearest Chilis is at Ramstein Air Base, in Germany -- a 12-hour drive by car at autobahn speeds. I don't miss American restaurants one bit.



Many of the women here look anorexic. Size A chest and tiny rear. In the summer, they show their stomachs and you actually see their ab muscles. Average-sized women consider themselves overweight. These photos show three of my friends and they all feel they have a weight problem. I think they look fine. :)



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