SzwedwPolsce
12 Dec 2009
Love / Are Polish women too controlling? [106]
An international phenomenon. Sad but true.
they wanted to taste sth different for the time of vaccation.
An international phenomenon. Sad but true.
SzwedwPolsce
12 Dec 2009
Love / Are Polish women too controlling? [106]
Maybe Polish people don't try to hide that they're controlling and jealous as much as many other people try.
Maybe Polish people don't try to hide that they're controlling and jealous as much as many other people try.
SzwedwPolsce
7 Dec 2009
Travel / Wroclaw (tourist help needed for a 14-year old) [20]
Very good and informative.
Recommendations for Krakow and Myślenice
Very good and informative.
SzwedwPolsce
6 Dec 2009
Life / Why are Polish people so ruthless? [87]
Excellent! Be kind, but only to the persons who deserve it. People will learn.
She had to go to the Housekeeper to ask for this - in turn the Housekeeper came to me and I subsequently said 'No.'
I was just doing it because they needed that help and I was able to. I can still do it but now, as of this week, I choose not to. Of course though, any new Pole joining will still be treated with kindness until they decide to turn on me too.
I was just doing it because they needed that help and I was able to. I can still do it but now, as of this week, I choose not to. Of course though, any new Pole joining will still be treated with kindness until they decide to turn on me too.
Excellent! Be kind, but only to the persons who deserve it. People will learn.
SzwedwPolsce
6 Dec 2009
Life / Giving birth in Warsaw. [4]
I am pretty sure that you can arrange this if you pay with your own money. Use Google.
But you should be aware that the mortality rate, both for the mother and the child, is higher when giving birth at home.
I am pretty sure that you can arrange this if you pay with your own money. Use Google.
But you should be aware that the mortality rate, both for the mother and the child, is higher when giving birth at home.
SzwedwPolsce
6 Dec 2009
Travel / Wroclaw (tourist help needed for a 14-year old) [20]
You can also consider Kraków. One of the best cities for tourists, but maybe too many tourists.
You can also consider Kraków. One of the best cities for tourists, but maybe too many tourists.
SzwedwPolsce
5 Dec 2009
Life / Why are Polish people so ruthless? [87]
Usually everybody benefits from being kind and nice. But there must be a balance, or else you will be used.
Be kind! But never let people (ab)use you! If you suspect people just use you, you have to act immediately. Or else people will think you are one of the persons that they can use for their own purposes as they wish.
Practice this very important balance.
Usually everybody benefits from being kind and nice. But there must be a balance, or else you will be used.
Be kind! But never let people (ab)use you! If you suspect people just use you, you have to act immediately. Or else people will think you are one of the persons that they can use for their own purposes as they wish.
Practice this very important balance.
SzwedwPolsce
5 Dec 2009
Love / Polish girls are pretty and high on morality. [65]
This is a very important aspect.
And if you want to know how Polish girls are. Look at Polish girls in Poland, not abroad.
Usually those people that 'act out' are more pronounced and therefore spoken of more than the average girl who gets married or goes about her job or whatever she is doing.
This is a very important aspect.
And if you want to know how Polish girls are. Look at Polish girls in Poland, not abroad.
SzwedwPolsce
4 Dec 2009
Love / Polish girls are pretty and high on morality. [65]
Then we can ask why?
Polish do it in a high percentage
Then we can ask why?
SzwedwPolsce
4 Dec 2009
Love / Polish girls are pretty and high on morality. [65]
Interesting. Because I have seen English, German, Swedish, Norwegian (etc.) girls doing that as well.
Interesting. Because I have seen English, German, Swedish, Norwegian (etc.) girls doing that as well.
SzwedwPolsce
4 Dec 2009
Love / Polish girls are pretty and high on morality. [65]
Their are all kinds of personalities in all countries.
But give me one single reason to think that Polish girls (in Poland) have less moral (in general) than girls in Western Europe.
I've seen too much in WE to believe that. But as we've said earlier on this forum, there is a big difference between being in your own country and being abroad. People abroad don't act the same way as they do when they normally do (including moral issues).
Their are all kinds of personalities in all countries.
But give me one single reason to think that Polish girls (in Poland) have less moral (in general) than girls in Western Europe.
I've seen too much in WE to believe that. But as we've said earlier on this forum, there is a big difference between being in your own country and being abroad. People abroad don't act the same way as they do when they normally do (including moral issues).
SzwedwPolsce
4 Dec 2009
Work / How are nurses graded in Poland and what is their typical salary? [14]
This is the minimum requirement to work as a nurse in Sweden.
I know some Polish nurses with shorter education that wanted to go to Sweden to work, but could not.
All nurses now (since 2001) have to complete a 3 year BSc education in a medical university.
This is the minimum requirement to work as a nurse in Sweden.
I know some Polish nurses with shorter education that wanted to go to Sweden to work, but could not.
SzwedwPolsce
4 Dec 2009
Language / Dostał buta - genitive / accusative [25]
It's actually 100% grammatical correct. If you read old Swedish literature this a very common expression, it was more common 50 years ago.
Well explained, I had almost forgotten this.
In Swedish it doesn't sound all that bad to say "att äta av bröd", literally "to eat of bread".
It's actually 100% grammatical correct. If you read old Swedish literature this a very common expression, it was more common 50 years ago.
It's in genitive in this case because it is used with "trochę", a quantity adverb. With quantity adverbs, there are two rules to follow in Polish:
1. The elements must be in genitive (so we have "trochę chleba")
2. The verb must be in singular
(for example: "a few students go to the cinema" => "kilku studentów idzie do kina")
1. The elements must be in genitive (so we have "trochę chleba")
2. The verb must be in singular
(for example: "a few students go to the cinema" => "kilku studentów idzie do kina")
Well explained, I had almost forgotten this.
SzwedwPolsce
4 Dec 2009
Language / Dostał buta - genitive / accusative [25]
Are you sure it's not because they're imported nouns?
Names of technologies are another example: "mail", "SMS".
Are you sure it's not because they're imported nouns?
SzwedwPolsce
3 Dec 2009
Love / Why are Polish girls constantly ill? [166]
Wiesz, że każda dziewczyna lubi dobrą kiełbasę.
Heavy kiełbasa diet? Many Polish girls don't touch them. Older well-to-do Polish women do.
Wiesz, że każda dziewczyna lubi dobrą kiełbasę.
SzwedwPolsce
3 Dec 2009
Life / 3 Things I LOVED about Poland [58]
The weather is much more stable in most parts of Poland than in areas close to the Atlantic ocean or in Scandinavia.
1) The Weather! I was there in Summer and it was hot! every day was the same sunshine and it was great. Myself and friends went off to the lakes and swam in bikinis - you just can't do that in Scotland!
The weather is much more stable in most parts of Poland than in areas close to the Atlantic ocean or in Scandinavia.
SzwedwPolsce
2 Dec 2009
Study / Profi-Lingua anyone? [14]
Many teachers get raped by the schools. And if people accept bad conditions, this will not stop.
Many teachers get raped by the schools. And if people accept bad conditions, this will not stop.
SzwedwPolsce
2 Dec 2009
UK, Ireland / What is the british obsession with Polish workers [39]
Polish workers are wanted because most of them work very hard (esp. abroad), and sometimes they accept lower salary.
Polish workers are wanted because most of them work very hard (esp. abroad), and sometimes they accept lower salary.
SzwedwPolsce
2 Dec 2009
Language / Not sure if I will be able to speak Polish [53]
Mark the text you want to quote, and then press the quote button in the same reply as you quoted (in the lower right corner of every reply).
how do you get this 'quote' thing working? When I click quote all I get is name sort of thing...
Mark the text you want to quote, and then press the quote button in the same reply as you quoted (in the lower right corner of every reply).
SzwedwPolsce
2 Dec 2009
Language / Grammar Cases - would "revisiting" english grammar help with learning? [7]
Find a good Polish book. It's not so difficult as it looks if you learn it in a structural way.
Somethings like this, but check it, there might be an error or two. Note that certain prepositions can take different cases depending on the situation, but you will learn this later.
Prepositions
The object associated with the prep. will take the following case.
genitive
od
do
z
bez
dla
koło
obok
dative
dzięki
ku
instrumental
z
między
nad
przed
pod
za
locative
na
o
w
po
przy
accusative
przez
na
o
w
po
I think that I just have lots of practise ahead of me!
Find a good Polish book. It's not so difficult as it looks if you learn it in a structural way.
Somethings like this, but check it, there might be an error or two. Note that certain prepositions can take different cases depending on the situation, but you will learn this later.
Prepositions
The object associated with the prep. will take the following case.
genitive
od
do
z
bez
dla
koło
obok
dative
dzięki
ku
instrumental
z
między
nad
przed
pod
za
locative
na
o
w
po
przy
accusative
przez
na
o
w
po
SzwedwPolsce
2 Dec 2009
Language / Dostał buta - genitive / accusative [25]
There are many exceptions when inanimate masculine nouns act as animate in the acc. case, but they seem to occur pretty randomly.
We should remember that in all languages there are exceptions to (almost) all grammatical rules, that don't have any obvious reason.
A vague (and not necessarily accurate one) could be that non-personal masculine nouns/objects used by the humans for consuming take the same ending in the accusative as personal masculine nouns (hypothesis to be challenged).
There are many exceptions when inanimate masculine nouns act as animate in the acc. case, but they seem to occur pretty randomly.
We should remember that in all languages there are exceptions to (almost) all grammatical rules, that don't have any obvious reason.
SzwedwPolsce
2 Dec 2009
Language / Grammar Cases - would "revisiting" english grammar help with learning? [7]
Yes. It's almost necessary to know basic linguistic definitions. Maybe you remember it from school.
Basic linguistic knowledge is almost the same in all languages (eg. difference between adverb and adjective).
Not very much. But in a few ways it can help you. For example the accusative case (without preposition) is usually used when you would have a direct object in English. The dative case (without preposition) is usually used when you would have an indirect object in English.
Genitive case (without prep.) is often used in the same situations as in English:
- Magda's cat = Kot Magdy
- My brother's car = Samochód mojego brata
But apart from this it will not help you very much with the cases. But with other things.
Would brushing up on English grammar rules help at all with learning Polish grammar rules?
Yes. It's almost necessary to know basic linguistic definitions. Maybe you remember it from school.
Basic linguistic knowledge is almost the same in all languages (eg. difference between adverb and adjective).
could it help me with working out whether something should be genitive or accusative etc?
Not very much. But in a few ways it can help you. For example the accusative case (without preposition) is usually used when you would have a direct object in English. The dative case (without preposition) is usually used when you would have an indirect object in English.
Genitive case (without prep.) is often used in the same situations as in English:
- Magda's cat = Kot Magdy
- My brother's car = Samochód mojego brata
But apart from this it will not help you very much with the cases. But with other things.
SzwedwPolsce
2 Dec 2009
Life / Problems for Dual Earner Families in Poland (and rest of EU) [19]
Depends on the country and employer. In Sweden the government pays you for staying home with your child for about 1 year.
There are many solutions that are pretty good, it depends on the circumstances from family to family,
where are you going to find a good job that will pay well for working only 50% of the time?
Depends on the country and employer. In Sweden the government pays you for staying home with your child for about 1 year.
There are many solutions that are pretty good, it depends on the circumstances from family to family,
SzwedwPolsce
1 Dec 2009
Life / Problems for Dual Earner Families in Poland (and rest of EU) [19]
Both parents working 50% is a good option.
So is it ok for both parents to work full time? No, absolutely not.
Both parents working 50% is a good option.
SzwedwPolsce
1 Dec 2009
Life / Problems for Dual Earner Families in Poland (and rest of EU) [19]
Everybody wants to feel a little independent, even if you have a family you love much. It's good for people's mental health.
It's also better for the children, because they get more contact, and a better relationship, with their father. This has been scientifically proven, so no one can say it's not better for the children. And there is nothing that is more important than children.
Money is not everything, but it gives more freedom to the family to do things they want together. But of course it's important to make sure that you have a lot of time for your family. There must always be a balance. But for many families it's difficult to survive if only 1 person works, if you want a decent standard of living. And most families want that.
True. And I think the children can get better moral values if they spend a lot of time with both mum and dad.
Everybody wants to feel a little independent, even if you have a family you love much. It's good for people's mental health.
It's also better for the children, because they get more contact, and a better relationship, with their father. This has been scientifically proven, so no one can say it's not better for the children. And there is nothing that is more important than children.
Money is not everything, but it gives more freedom to the family to do things they want together. But of course it's important to make sure that you have a lot of time for your family. There must always be a balance. But for many families it's difficult to survive if only 1 person works, if you want a decent standard of living. And most families want that.
The constant decline of morality and values in Europe is not hidden!
True. And I think the children can get better moral values if they spend a lot of time with both mum and dad.
SzwedwPolsce
1 Dec 2009
Love / Polish girls are pretty and high on morality. [65]
Don't worry, we believe you. Many other people the same, especially on this forum.
There are many other threads you can read here on this topic.
i really think they are one of the prettiest girls
Don't worry, we believe you. Many other people the same, especially on this forum.
There are many other threads you can read here on this topic.
SzwedwPolsce
1 Dec 2009
Love / Abuse in relationships (my first Polish girlfriend) [216]
It should be a balance.
until a (real) man tells them 'no'.
It should be a balance.
SzwedwPolsce
1 Dec 2009
Life / What Do Poles think of Finns? [50]
Many people think that there are a rather big difference between Finnish people and people from the rest of Scandinavia.
Many people think that there are a rather big difference between Finnish people and people from the rest of Scandinavia.
SzwedwPolsce
1 Dec 2009
Life / Is this movie about peasants (or górale) available on DVD? [5]
I don't know if there are so many Polish movies from this time available on DVD.
I don't know if there are so many Polish movies from this time available on DVD.
SzwedwPolsce
1 Dec 2009
Food / Eating Healthy in Poland [18]
It's a Polish tradition to fill guests with as much food as possible. And if the guests say no, the hosts will most likely feel offended.
But it's easy to eat healthy in all developed countries in the world. Just buy healthy food and cook it.
thanks! its kind of a dumb question because i've been to and lived in poland numerous times, its just that most of the time i had someone else cooking for me! and usually i came home heavier than i left! now that i'm more than likely going back, i was just wondering some of my options. i guess one is just to learn how to cook!
It's a Polish tradition to fill guests with as much food as possible. And if the guests say no, the hosts will most likely feel offended.
But it's easy to eat healthy in all developed countries in the world. Just buy healthy food and cook it.