Polandball Advent Calendar 2018 - Day 19 - The Living Carp in the Tub

[u/polandballmod]

[u/polandballmod]

How contemplative, Poland letting a living carp swim in the bathtub. Like every year around Christmas time.

It's a tradition in Poland to have carp for Christmas Eve supper. To wash out possible muddy tastes the fish has to be kept in clear water for a few days. In socialist times the only way to make sure to get fresh produce was to do it yourself.

Today's comic was brought to us by u/javacode

[u/javacode]

Big thanks to u/jPaolo who provided me with invaluable information about Polish socialist bathrooms. He even went so far to involve his mother for her memories.

[u/TzarDax]

The Carp Stands Up

[u/pothkan]

Ah, this reminds me of childhood and Christmas at grandparents' :3

[u/Andrzej11]

This is so Polish af

[u/1Delos1]

Pretty common in Hungary too. My late grandma made the best fish soup

[u/[deleted]]

I’m new. Do some Poles actually do this?

[u/twiceblocked]

I love learning things from polandball.

[u/orthoxerox]

You can tell there's a rusty streak across the bowl of the toilet because of a constant leak from the reservoir.

[u/LordOfTehGames]

Poland is of making friend!