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Joined: 30 Aug 2008 / Male ♂
Last Post: 8 Dec 2008
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Posts: Total: 78 / In This Archive: 71
From: Guildford
Speaks Polish?: No
Interests: Poland

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Michal2   
5 Sep 2008
News / Poland boycotts German goods? [266]

I am effective, Szczecin is a German town and therefore it was a German product.
Michal2   
5 Sep 2008
News / Poland boycotts German goods? [266]

lly I boycott Germans (except BB of course) but not Germanic products.

Yes you are prepared to live on German soil in Szczecin.
Michal2   
4 Sep 2008
Language / 'Could/would' in Polish [12]

Also, to finish, Polish has never been a lingua franca language as t you point out. The aristocracy spoke French at court, certainly not Polish. Polish too has evolved and sounded even funnier hundreds of years ago than it does today!
Michal2   
3 Sep 2008
Language / 'Could/would' in Polish [12]

No, the Russian Language is much older than Polish, which in fact nearly died out. Hence its very phonetic nature. Russian is much harder than Polish for this very reason. Russian is the root of all Slavonic Languages like it or not Mr. Canada. How is your French coming on? You should spend more time learning French in your new adopted homeland.
Michal2   
2 Sep 2008
News / Poland boycotts German goods? [266]

No, this is not true. Poland never had the Russian alphabet. The Russian Language is much older and that partly explains why Russian is much harder than Polish and is less phonetic too. The Czech Language is probably more useful as it is nearer to Russian and you can easily learn Croatian, which is similar. Polish, which copies German patterns of speech is different and further away that other Slavonic languages. The Poles hate the Russians except for when their country is occupied and then it is the same old storey, 'please come and save us but do not stay a moment longer than is necessary'.
Michal2   
1 Sep 2008
News / Poland boycotts German goods? [266]

how do you know so much about Polish, if you do not speak the language?

I have spent a few days earlier in June in Warsaw and saw everything for myself.
Michal2   
1 Sep 2008
News / Poland boycotts German goods? [266]

Aren't most Polish words for tools actually German?

Because of Poland.'s geographical location, the language has taken many words from German though most of the Polish Language vocabulary was stolen from Russia over the centuries. In fact, I am not even sure if there is a genuine original Polish word at all.
Michal2   
31 Aug 2008
News / Poland boycotts German goods? [266]

I have a question, whether it's true that the Poles no longer buy German products? My friend told me that it's time to change communism mentality and start thinking. Apparently the Poles c

Rubbish! The Poles love German cars and it is a very important social status symbol to be seen with a large German B.M.W. or Audi.
Michal2   
31 Aug 2008
Language / 'Could/would' in Polish [12]

by' is the conditional marker.

By is in fact the Russian conditional marker, later stolen by the Poles and incorporated in to their language.
Michal2   
30 Aug 2008
Language / 'Could/would' in Polish [12]

Chieć to móc-where there is a will, there is a way comes from this very same verb.