Language / What's the difference between 'swoje' & 'moje'? [35]

i still don't follow moj vs. swoj. for example, "czy to jest swoj telefon?"

why not twoj?

Language / What's the difference between 'swoje' & 'moje'? [35]

i hear polish natives say it all the time. swoj telefon.

Language / What's the difference between 'swoje' & 'moje'? [35]

besides the his/her example which has a different meaning like you were saying, could you provide some examples where "swoj" is absolutely required, and "moj" would be incorrect?

Language / 'Gateway' slavic language? [54]

i think one should be careful when comparing Hungarian to Polish regarding "number of cases". Hungarian claims to have like 17 cases or something, but one needs to define what exactly a "case" is.

i was reading a paper written by a linguist one day on the net, and basically he had said that often times Hungarian calls say 3 or 4 "case changes" all seperate cases, yet, in Polish, it would all fall under 1 case. but, it often times proves to be no more difficult than Polish, or require any more memorization or practice.

for example, if you were to look at Miejscownik in Polish, word changes are virtually limitless. the way cities and countries change, simple nouns, especially those with less than 6-7 letters (wies,las.....wsi, lesie), not to mention matching up genders appropriately, adjective agreement, etc. etc.

in Hungarian though, and this is just as an example, it may take say "przy" and call it a case, and then take "w" and call that one a case.

OR, the case change that occurs in Hungarian may be completely regular and predictable, such as using the same word ending over and over, whereas in Polish, it is a constant guessing game for learners. What I mean by this is for example, it is much easier to teach someone past progressive in English than it is to teach past progressive verb formation in Polish. In English, it can be taught in 30 seconds. "Add -ing class, and there you have it," whereas in Polish, it is a lifetime of learning all the imperfective forms of all the verbs so that you conjugate the correct form to make a progressive form.

in the end, the true difficulty of the language stems not from how many cases, but quite literally how much one needs to know about case changes and agreement in order to speak correctly. you may study a case, but can you use it with any word effectively? is it regular and predictable? how many times does the case change occur, or is it only in special situations? in my opinion, THIS is how you really judge the difficulty of the language.

i don't know much about Hungarian aside from what I read about it, but whether Hungarian's case changes are more difficult or not, I feel these things are still worth saying.

Language / 'Gateway' slavic language? [54]

in my opinion, it's not even worth it to bring up "cases" in English. nonsense. call it what you will, but learning pronoun changes is hardly a challenge. learning to master even 1 case in Polish, meaning you can use that 1 case to change any word, any gender, plural and singular, quantities of 1, 2-4, and then 5 and above, is a lifetime of learning for the non native.

Life / Any tips for a first-time Expat? [13]

Delphiandomine wrote:


and then wrote on another thread advertising his "services":


and then wrote:


and then wrote:


and then:


and then:


and


then.....


i could go on and on, but here's a post from dagenhamdave regarding Delphiandomine:


well Mr. dagenham, I asked the same questions a couple weeks ago, with no answers. glad to see others are catching on.

This poster, Delphiandomine is an absolute disease on this forum. I'm new to Polish Forums, but I couldn't help but notice how this poster routinely fires back comment after comment on various threads (1200 posts in a little over a year's time) doing nothing but saying how fantastic Poland is, displaying a sort of blind patriotism, reeeally waving the white and red like I have never seen before even from a NATIVE Pole, and then I started wondering where the motivation was coming from, because his posts about how everything is unicorns and rainbows in Poland is just uncanny. This guy defends things in Poland where absolutely anybody that has spent 6 months or more in Poland would tell you otherwise.........and THEN turns around and says that without his help, you're doomed. Saying the bureaucracy in Poland is "not so bad" is laughable, but what's even worse is to critisize it TO THE BONE and then turn around and offer your services. There are countless instances like this on Polish Forums with Delphiandomine.

When I read between the lines, this is what I see from Delphiandomine:

"YES!, it's great here! Come to Poland, anyone and everyone! And then when you get here and realize how completely disastrous the system is along with other "mine fields" you may encounter, here's my web address to my company, we'll get you sorted out for a great price!"

It amazes me that this clown has not been booted from Polish Forums yet.

So KLove, consider this to be some "tips for a first-time Expat."

And as for you Delphiandomine, you display immaturity and a lack of professionalism. Whether you mean well or not or your "business" is legit or not, your actions along with methods on this forum are all wrong. For those of you, like KLove looking to take the plunge and head out to Poland, well, come and see for yourself. Just don't be surprised if the fluffy bunnies and velvet ropes Delphiandomine promised you are not here. BUT, if you run into any emergencies....you know who to contact!!! Lindenia.net!!!

Life / 3 Things I LOVED about Poland [58]


smiling? are we talking about the same country?

married? huh?

slim? i'm starting to believe this less and less. girls 16-23 that don't own cars and eat Goracy Kubek for dinner....they're thin. As for the rest, I see my fair share of porkers in Poland like anywhere else. Poles mock fast food, but in the big cities they sure like eating it.

church going? care to explain?

the home cooking part certainly still reins true, but that's mostly a product of economics. most poles simply can't afford to eat out. I earn much more than the national avg. and even I can't afford to eat out because of restaurant prices.

their command of English is delightful? compared to what country?

what I like about Poland? in some way i'd have to say it's simplicity (paperwork excluded!). Polish cities don't have the hustle and bustle like a big city in a highly developed country. also, I LOVE polish ham, best in the world.

Life / 3 Things I LOVED about Poland [58]


regardless of the topic of a thread, when someone posts something as absurd as Ksysia did (I wasn't the only one to call her out on it) something should be said.

if I told you what I loved about Poland was how easy the girls are to get in bed, would you comment on how arrogant and piggish I was, or hold back because this thread is just warm and fuzzy stuff....? you may find a comment like that offensive or rude (as would I), but to others, saying a country is great because they go to church and are married.....well.....this may bother some others.

my MO on this forum is not to "bring the pain", it's just that there is an incredible abundance of BS to go around and at the very least, I have the jaja to call people out on it when need be.

Life / 3 Things I LOVED about Poland [58]

oh Delphiandomine.........

yes. you're right. i'm unemployed. as a matter of fact, it's true, i'm unemployable. I can't get a job. i worked at a couple schools but they all fired me. my girlfriend with her national avg. salary isn't earning enough to compensate for my failures, that's why I can't pay my mortgage and I whine all the time.

you got me! how do you do it, every day, every time, not just with me, but with so many other posters? how do you figure them all out? i mean, 1232 posts in a year's time, spreading your knowledge, plugging your website/business services, giving your inarguable opinions about Poland and everything within it....just think how many people you have helped in just one short year! You're like the Yoda of Poland!

Truly amazing!

Come to think of it, with all my problems, I could use some help! Do you know anybody who offers services regarding paperwork, work services along with other helpful people to get me on my feet? We all aspire to have the life you have achieved, I just wish there was a business....a website maybe!......that could help me, along with so many other poor bastards in Poland to start living the high life.

daj mi znac, stary.

Life / 3 Things I LOVED about Poland [58]


agreed. there is an abundance of negativity within EVERY forum on the internet about expats in Poland. I dig Poland and have my own reasons for it, but it's not just coincidence that all Polish forums are full of complaining, which coincides quite well with the ole' Polish past time of narzekanie. it's an undeniable truth: living in Poland breeds complaining.


I most certainly do have a point about delphiandomine. I have been loud about it recently because nobody else seems to have the minerals to do it. Consider it my way of helping out the newbie community on here to filter out hot air.

One should NEVER trust the opinions of someone who tells you that Polish bureaucracy is "not so bad". Last week he was defending Polish weather saying how "seasonably warm" it has been. Well, next Friday's weather forecast is predicting a high of -14C, a low of -21C. Is that "not so cold"?

I thought it was over but sure enough, he followed me into this thread last night, much like other threads in the past, making ridiculous personal/professional assumptions about me, yet again. I'm unemployed? Unemployable? Comments like that are not even worth the time to defend.

Life / 3 Things I LOVED about Poland [58]


ok......kaszka manna. I grew up eating it, still eat it, still reminds me of my babcia.


OH

MY

GOD.

For you, SeanBM. For you, I'll keep quiet on this one.

Life / Consider going back to Poland? [90]


I would hope so. That guy's been living in Poland over 20 years.


it's the same in the USA.


agreed. after 3 years here, I am certain that I need to move somewhere warm......for good. Poland consists of no less than 7 months a year of cold, wet depressing weather.