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Apple users: should I pre-order from apple website or other online shops e.g. media expert, xcom etc.?

I am planning to pre-order the new Mac mini, both apple website and other third party websites offer pre-order with the exact same price.

My concerns is about the speed of shipping, stock availability and other things such as warranties etc.

Knowing that those devices are sold quickly, I don’t want to wait for a long time for my order to be processed. I never really tried pre-ordering before

Therefore, from which website shall I pre-order?

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2024/11/04
07:42 UTC

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Best polish butter?

I bought Mleczna Dolina 82,5 butter. My mom tried and said it definitely has some vegetable oils added. I kinda liked the taste. Which butter do you think is the best?

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2024/11/04
07:01 UTC

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Passport validity

Hello everyone, me and my son are going to Krakow next month. We are both Greeks. My son's passport expires at 03/25. Is there any chance he will be denied entry to the airplane? From what I read, for EU citizens you have to have a valid passport on the day of the travel not 6 months validity

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2024/11/04
06:22 UTC

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Uni choice

I wanted to study in Poland. I know that Vistula is crap. Also while reading on reddit I noticed some people telling publics are better than privates anyway. I am considering now University of Lodz, Lodz University of Technology and PJATK. I prefer CS or engineering(mechanical, computer, software). The only issue is that given information on the reddit, PJATK can sometimes make students fail exams on a purpose. And it is private. Tuition fees in Lodz are cheaper too. So I would like somebody give an explanation of an attitude to students in Lodz and PJATK. And overall, is it worth to study in PJATK? P.S: I only need uni in Poland, so you can skip the moments with telling Polish unis are not the best.

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2024/11/04
05:46 UTC

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Are there any medical schools in Georgia or Poland that allow students to arrange their own clinical rotations in the U.S. during the final two years of the MD program?

I am a U.S. student aiming to pass the USMLE. Are there any medical schools in Georgia or Poland that allow students to arrange their own clinical rotations in the U.S. during the final two years of the MD program?

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2024/11/04
05:17 UTC

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Egyptian student

Hi, I’m an Egyptian student interested in pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science in Poland. I just got an 8 band score in IELTS and don’t know where to go from here. I don’t know anyone from Poland nor doing I know anyone who has taken this step before. I would appreciate any help on the way because tbh I’m lost lol.

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2024/11/04
01:32 UTC

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What are the places to avoid and safe spaces for gay people and PDA in Poland in 2024?

I don't know if this is the right sub but I do not know where to ask this.

The title pretty much says it all. I(m22) haven't been in Poland since the pre Covid era. I'm going to Poland next yeah with my partner (m24) in February and I've been paranoid about the current situation with lgbt people.

I wanted to know if there are any areas to absolutely avoid showing PDA in certains cities. Are there cities we should absolutely avoid and which ones are 'safe'?

I really don't want to assumed which cities are safe or not and I haven't found reliable sources so I thought that I would resort to reddit.

If anything happens to us, is the police going to take the complaint seriously? I'm half polish and speak fairly well so communication won't be a problem if I need to file one.

I might be over thinking it because my last experience with Poland were really bad (being shunned by the polish side of my family and getting physically assaulted out of a gay bar).

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2024/11/03
22:20 UTC

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Train ticket prices in 2025

So I need to travel to Krakow from Riga in February and looking for the cheapest options. However as you can only book Polish train tickets 30 days ahead I'm wondering if and how much do you guys think the prices will raise by February? As of now for December I can see Warsaw-Krakow would be around 8€ for the departure time I'd need and in that case that would leave the trip cheaper than a direct bus. However if they raise, then the bus option will be cheaper.

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2024/11/03
21:57 UTC

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I'm a Slovenian living in Austria and people constantly think I'm Polish. Why?

I can't not even count the amount of times I got asked by strangers or new people if I'm Polish. How does a stereotypical Polish woman look like? It's just so fascinating to me how many people have said it to me so far.

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2024/11/03
21:49 UTC

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Wroclaw or Poznan

I've been travelling around Poland for a bit but my stay has to end soon. I only have time to visit one more city. Which one do you recommend?

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2024/11/03
20:40 UTC

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What are the reasons behind the lack of universal, widespread Linux adoption in our country?

I am a Linux user, I have been one for 2 years. I greatly enjoy it and I would have kind of expected that Linux would have basically spread like a virus by now.

I am a gamer, and I find that Linux is wonderful for that purpose.

However, it appears as though Linux isn't really widespread in our country?

Like, this is kind of confusing to me. Why not support the best OS in the history of humanity?

It boggles my mind people are supporting Microsoft in 2024...

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2024/11/03
20:12 UTC

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Poznan University of Technology

I want to apply for the Robotics Master's program, and I was informed that there’s an online test I need to pass with a score above 70%. Could anyone share insights on what the exam might be like? Are there any tools, such as Chrome extensions, that could help me if yes did the site detecte it ?

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2024/11/03
20:02 UTC

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Can we create an English version of 'okkolegauposledzony' to keep them away from people?

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2024/11/03
19:55 UTC

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Where can I get some yield from EUR deposits?

Dobry wieczór! I have seen that my Polish bank offers 0,01% yield on EUR deposit which is ridiculous.

Any idea if there is a bank or a broker that works in Poland that can offer at least a 3% yield?

Revolut might be an idea but I would prefer to not deposit large sums there.

No investments advice as I am already investing, these are just extra funds for easy saving rates.

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2024/11/03
19:51 UTC

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Map of United State's territorial evolution, American Civil War, North America in 1763 and the partition of Poland, Made by Japanese, in Chinese language.

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2024/11/03
19:38 UTC

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Remote work

Hello people, My fiance is polish and she’s trying to find a remote work to be able to live with me in another country and work at the same time but so far every website or page she apply to are basically scammers Where can i find legit actual websites for remote work in Poland thanks.

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2024/11/03
19:38 UTC

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Visiting Poland with a UK passport

My boyfriend wants to visit Poland with me soon, he’s going to be using a British passport as he’s a UK national and he’s never been abroad before, and I’ve never been to any other country outside of the EU/UK, so we both don’t know what to expect at the border. I know you don’t need a visa for up to 90 days and we’re only going for a week or two. Other than getting his passport stamped, what is expected at the border? Will he get questioned about why he’s travelling to Poland, how long will it take, etc.

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2024/11/03
19:08 UTC

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What to make with pressed cottage cheese?

I'm looking for recipes that incorporate this, I don't know how to eat it even though it tastes nice

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2024/11/03
19:05 UTC

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Genuine butter?

I bought Mleczna Dolina 82,5 butter but my mom says it has a taste of added palm oil. I kinda like the taste. What butter do you eat and recommend?

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2024/11/03
18:05 UTC

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Visiting Warsaw

So what are some countries you recommend I visit from Warsaw? Preferably by train but short flights work too. I’m going in December

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2024/11/03
17:33 UTC

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How hard it is to get a gun permit in Poland?

I mean, for ordinary citizens not having any previous experience with shooting or guns. Does the history of depression disqualify you at the start? Thank you in advance for any info.

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2024/11/03
17:02 UTC

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Unable to find birth records b 1880 kopyozine poland

I cannot find any records for my ancesters before their immigration to Canada.

Can anyone help me please? Ive been at it for months with no success. Ive been told that my ancestors have been exiled from their country. Id like to find more information.

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2024/11/03
16:38 UTC

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Places to hang in poland

My school send me on a journey to Poland in two and a half weeks. Sadly the journey will be hard and depressing and I have to spend my birthday there. My friend and I wants to sneak at night and find a place to hang out for my birthday. Is there any cool place to hang out in Poland for a 17 year old?

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2024/11/03
16:32 UTC

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Possible scam. HELP

Hi, I just got this pop up saying that the ministry of internal affairs have taken access to my device due to repeated acces to illegal porn (i did watch porn but nothing illegal, closes thing may be hentai or the pornographic popup ads from certain sites), and they are going to fine me for it. However, I am not sure if this is real or not, as I don't know how the ministry would usually issue this kind of fines.

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2024/11/03
16:07 UTC

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charger adapter type c 20w

Hello where i can find charger for my iPhone 12 in krakow for less than 20 euro? ( anker, belkin?)

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2024/11/03
15:59 UTC

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Groceries in Poland

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2024/11/03
14:06 UTC

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Who do Britons see as the UK's allies and enemies?

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2024/11/03
13:41 UTC

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AITA for leaving a dinner with my girlfriend's family because they kept speaking in a language I didn't understand?

I am from Podlachia a region in Poland that speaks a dialect that is very similar to standard Polish and my girlfriend is from Tychy, which is in Silesia. She speaks Silasian. We live in Warsaw and study here in the university. Everyone in Poland speaks Polish (except for foreigners) pretty much on a native level from education, media, and exposure. There is no such thing as a Pole who only speaks Silesian, Cashubian or whatever unless they're 90+ years old from some small village and even then they would still know the basics of standard Polish. I know I'm going to get some comments about this.

Ok so here's the conflict, people from Silesia are often very nationalistic and will sometimes refuse to speak Polish. I was in Gliwice and some bitch said "SPEAK PROPERLY SPEAK GLIWICZAN" (a dialect of Silesian) when I asked her for directions in standard Polish. My girlfriend invited me over to her parent's house in Tychy. They talked amongst themselves for a bit in Silesian, I understood like maybe half or 2/3s of it. They greet me in Silesian and I say in Polish "I don't speak Silesian, I'm from Podlachia". They say something in Silesian to each other which I think was negative.

We eat dinner, her sisters and their husbands are there, and are discussing things in Polish and they would often say things to each other in Silesian which I thought was rude but I let it go. They kept switching to Silesian during our conversation and I politely reminded them like 5 times I don't speak Silesian. They would go back to Polish but then switch back to Silesian. I go outside to take a breath of fresh air, girlfriend joins me, and I ask her what the fuck is her family's problem, why do they keep excluding me from the conversation and she says they hate speaking Polish. I told her that's bullshit, I heard her dad speak in Polish to someone in Gdansk during his zoom meeting (he took a 30 minute zoom call while I was there and the mom was preparing food) and not once did he switch to Silesian.

We join back and they start asking me my opinion about things, i respond, i ask them questions and they just respond back in Silesian and respond to each other's responses to that in Silesian and I jsut had enough and said "I'm leaving now, the food was good but I just can't stand the rudeness, I told you so many times I do not speak Silesian. I don't feel welcome so I'm going, goodbye" and the father says "how fucking rude, we prepared such a good meal for you and you are leaving it unfinished, we spent hours on this" They made an entire bucket of silesian dumplings with goulash and like 5 side dishes. I said "I fucking told you i don't speak Silesian, why should I be here when you can't even respect me enough to speak in a common language? i never spoke to you in Podlachian dialect, German, English or French, fuck you assholes" I grabbed my stuff and left. 15 missed calls from GF last night, stayed at friend's parent's home nearby. Havn't talked in a day, idk what to do now.

12 Comments
2024/11/03
13:32 UTC

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