#jic i don't hate warsaw it's just character's views I don't condone

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What things does Michał like? What are his dislikes? Aaaand tell me about Lynka's family :>

OHHH, HERE WE GO!! From this he likes... certainly taking care of flowers!! Back in the day, one of the requirements to live in a house in Giszowiec was to take care of the flowers in the garden (all of them also had roses from what I heard, btw). His mother did it, and so does Michał. But it isn't only something he has to do, he wholeheartedly loves it!! Also helps him de-stress. His biggest hobby. Another thing he's a fan of is hockey!! I don't know, but a lot of people here like hockey XD his favorite team is Naprzód Janów, which comes from here too. He also likes Budka Suflera and Maanam – two bands from the times of Polish People's Republic. Fave songs from these bands are "Lepiej bądź na tak" and "Lipstick on the Glass", respectively. Things he dislikes... WARSAW. DEFINITELY WARSAW. It's just a very Silesian thing to do. Since Poles used Silesians in MAAANY ways, why can't he just hate them? Varsovians are all snooty, and don't understand that Silesians can be different from them. Not to mention the fact they tried to eradicate Silesian language and culture. Theeen Eliasz came into his life and some things changed. He still isn't fond of the capital, but Eliasz took him there once in 1995 – it was actually the first time Michał visited Warsaw. Another one is the government itself. There are many reasons for this, from the fact that as a gay man he has to hide from them, or that they destroyed half of the original buildings in Giszowiec (cough comrade Grudzień cough). And you know, martial law. From more lighthearted things – Ruch Chorzów. They act like monkeys. He doesn't even like soccer, but he dislikes Ruch Chorzów.

Lynka's family!! Lynka comes from the Ambroz household, and was actually born in the suburbs of Katowice/Kattowitz. She was the third child of Alfons and Teresa Ambroz, and she had four younger siblings. She was raised in a typical Silesian household from those times – speaking Polish, keeping Polish traditions, Catholic. She had a close bond with her siblings, especially her sisters. As Lynka always had a really long hair (at one point around tailbone length), her sisters helped her brush it. When Giszowiec was build to house the workers of the coal mine "Giesche" (KWK "Giesche"; later "Wieczorek") and their families, she moved here with hers. Her father and brothers worked as miners, while she along with her mother and sisters took care of the house and made the meals – in general, she was taught how to be a good housewife (not that she was mad at them for that, she never saw herself in a normal job, even after women were given their rights). After she started dating Hanik Dytko, her parents were so happy she found somebody who a) isn't German, b) made her happy. She kept in touch with her family when she got married (Hanik promised her to do it as soon as Silesia becomes Polish again), but after she emigrated to the US in 1939, they lost the contact. Sometimes, she still wondered what happened to them – did they survived the war? Were they safe? And happy?