Showing posts with label Absolutely. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Absolutely. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Where is a place you absolutely cannot live?

 Yakutsk, Russia, Yakut Autonomous Region.

Temperatures in Yakutsk can drop below -70°C . Wearing metal objects (necklaces, bracelets, rings) here is practically suicidal, and even eyeglass frames must be made strictly of plastic. In fact, metal will stick to the skin at the same temperature.

They cut off entire pieces of human flesh

in case we try to escape .

Then the building

is equipped with three layers of doors to block out

the hellish cold

and will collapse decades later (given the layer of perpetual ice sinking between the foundations ). Hanging bags are suspended from every window, which function as a real natural refrigerator. A wet T-shirt will freeze in seconds and become a solid mass.

Eyelashes can freeze , and those without the ability to adapt to such conditions are at risk of quickly developing eye inflammation . You cannot turn off your car engine; it must always be left on . If these are turned off, the entire engine, oil, and radiator can freeze, potentially causing irreparable damage to the vehicle.

Friday, May 1, 2026

What should I absolutely not do when visiting your country?

 12 things not to do when visiting Poland:

  1. Don't be too loud, unless you're dying to make everyone know you're a tourist.
  2. Don't ask people how much they make. Don't brag about how much you make. If asked about an expensive thing you own, choose between two strategies: say it's worse than it seems, or brag about how little you paid for it - it was such an amazing bargain!
  3. Don't wear a swastika or any other Nazi symbols.
  4. Don't drink in public places - it's illegal and you may end up paying a fine.
  5. Don't burp, slurp or talk with your mouth full.
  6. When visiting someone at home, don't keep your shoes on, don't refuse to eat when offered food, and don't ask for a tour around the house.
  7. Don't give overly expensive gifts unless it's a wedding gift. Polish people will be embarrassed and they won't accept them.
  8. Don't comment on anyone's accent.
  9. Don't assume Polish people are unfriendly if they don't smile. They typically only smile when they really have a reason to.
  10. Don't talk bad about John Paul II. Don't praise Putin.
  11. Don't feed the stereotype about Polish people stealing cars. Cars get stolen everywhere, including your country.
  12. So you've learnt the word kurwa… Don't use it. Just don't.

Tips about some specific places you might want to visit:

Auschwitz
Don't try to climb the gate, write on the gate, take happy selfies with the gate, play Pokemon Go or do any other inappropriate stuff. Don't smoke, don't chew gum. Be quiet and respectful.
Don't use the expression 
Polish concentration camps. It sounds very offensive to us. Polish people never created a concentration camp, many were inmates.

By the sea
Don't ignore the black flag even if the water seems calm - it sometimes means toxic algae!

Stag parties in Kraków
Please, please don't get naked.