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Throughout, Kowalik [Magda’s real name] has remained well disposed to Irish people. “It kind of proved that I’m right about [the] Irish, because [of] the amount of positive, amazing comments. And they were not just my friends. Of course, there were angry comments, but they were at the system and at the ‘Magda’ character from the changed article. But when it started to come up that this was not what the article was about . . . it just proved me right.
…What about going back to Poland? “No. You’re stuck with me for good.”
‘Magda: ‘I Don’t Want To Stay On The Dole. I Want To Work.’ (Pat O’Mahony, Irish Times)
Polish Ambassador Responds To Irish Independent’s ‘Magda’ Dole Article (Journal.ie)
Previously: Ouch
Today’s Indo article on that Polish waitress with her original in Gazeta Wyborcza :
From the Irish Independent:
‘Magda’ (36), not her real name, described her life on the dole in Donegal as a ‘Hawaiian massage’.
From original Article
Magda can do a basic massage, a Hawaiian one and a hot stone one that she’s learnt at a free course organised by the social welfare office.
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From Irish Independent:
Magda doesn’t identify the town in Co Donegal where she lives but she does call it a “s***hole”.
Original:
Donegal, a county on the Northern tip of Ireland, for some it’s the most beautiful place in the world, for others – biggest nowhersville. Wherever you look, green hills and beaches stretching towards the horizon, just like on a postcard.
Irish Independent:
Sometimes I sleep till noon and the nearest beach is five minutes away
Original:
“I always start my days in the same way: I go down to the beach to see the sunrise. It sets me up for the rest of the day. I used to sleep until noon, but now I don’t want to waste my life.”
Irish Independent:
Apart from her clear intent to take advantage of our social welfare system, to describe her home as a s***hole just adds insult to injury
Original:
“Do I have a problem with being on benefits?” She ponders the question. “Yes. I don’t want to live off the state, that’s why I treat the benefits as an aid, which will help me to start my own business.”
“In the afternoon we grab a 3 euro coffee. We could have a similar one at home, but it is important to help the local business, explains Magda.
Irish Independent:
He in turn bragged about the county’s wonderful golf courses.
This last one confused me as I could not find any reference in the original article to the guy playing golf. Notice this though, it does not actually say he plays golf. Just that he is “bragging” about the golf courses. This is an interesting line as it creates a false illusion in your mind. He says in the original article that Donegal has nice scenery and good beaches and golf courses – is this ‘bragging’ or stating a fact?
Translation via RTE R1’s John Murray Show
Indo Turns Sights On Social Welfare (Tetch, Reddit)
Earlier: Anyone Speak Polish
So we can translate this and become fully faux-enraged.
A transsexual woman and a gay man have taken their seats in Poland’s newly-elected parliament – historic firsts reflecting profound social changes in the traditionally Roman Catholic country.
Anna Grodzka, who was born a man, shook hands with several men and women as she entered the assembly hall. She took a seat next to Robert Biedron, a leading gay rightsactivist who is the first openly gay person to be elected to the Polish parliament.
Poland’s First transsexual and gay MPs take seats in parliament (Guardian)
This is the picturesque 17th century castle in the village of Moszna, south-west Poland.
Why the village was named Moszna is best known to its founders, because the word has another meaning in Polish.
A linguistic treat, lying in wait for tourists as they scroll down through the results of a Google Image Search.
(Thanks, CairoTango)
