UK, Ireland / Its strange that there arent many Poles who live in the UK on this Forum [102]


...well exactly. So what language should a forum be if it's for Polish speaking people then?

UK, Ireland / Its strange that there arent many Poles who live in the UK on this Forum [102]


OMG what sort of people were they?! I've known a few idiots in my time, but what you describe here is almost too good to be true ;-)

UK, Ireland / Its strange that there arent many Poles who live in the UK on this Forum [102]


I know this is totally off topic, but can't resist. I have had this happen to me, and a friend of mine in a different house-share, in this case the flatmates were definitely NOT of the Polish persuasion - so this I guess would be more of an international trick ;-) I'm SO glad to be living independently now! Overall I think the very idea of sharing a house or flat beyond a certain age (like when people are still studying) is sick and wrong, and really brings out the absolutely worst in people. I sometimes thought I could murder certain individuals for the things they'd done! Ranging from using my kitchen utensils to throwing my freshly washed and dried laundry on the dirty floor so they could hang up theirs :-(((

Law / Polish Govt website for foreigners, marriage, family, etc. (in PL and EN) [19]


one last time: it's NOT government advice. It's information about what people think, taken from a survey. Actually, I think this is a brilliant approach: you not only tell the prospective bride or groom from another country what the legal requirements are, you also show them what the "natives" tend to think on the subject, and what the expectations might be. If people getting married to foreigners always took this into consideration, there might be fewer divorces on the grounds of "cultural incompatibility" later on.

Law / Polish Govt website for foreigners, marriage, family, etc. (in PL and EN) [19]


Well sorry to rain on your parade, I am an independent, emancipated woman, and I see nothing wrong in publishing the results of this survey. I can agree with quite a lot of the statements as well. I see nothing wrong in a traditional marriage with gender roles set out clearly; heck, I would love to be a dutiful housewife who doesn't have to worry about where the next pay-check is coming from! I could then pursue other interests such as trolling on the internet, watercolour painting, writing poetry, and going shopping for nice clothes and stuff with my lady friends :-)

Law / Polish Govt website for foreigners, marriage, family, etc. (in PL and EN) [19]


No, I am not. I have also always worked very hard professionally, AND done the housework etcetera.

And before you get all feminist on me, please do care to read the following excerpt from the same site and same survey results:

"On the other hand, a good husband will earn money and, consequently, provide for his family and wife, and ensure their security (he is supposed to take care of the amount, continuity, and stability of income, and life with no financial worries)."

The people who attacked the first part of the statement, about a woman being "a ray of sunshine" for the husband and family, smoothing pillows and dusting and cooking, should really spare a thought for the poor, exploited man in this hypothetical relationship. If there is slavery in Poland still, the guy's situation fits the description much better than the woman's ;-p

Law / Polish Govt website for foreigners, marriage, family, etc. (in PL and EN) [19]


Spot on.

Life / Regional traits in Poland [27]


Both the Moravians and the Czechs would like to have a word with you outside... ;-P

Life / Regional traits in Poland [27]


I only meant that, though they remain in rather friendly relations, Czechs are not Moravian and Moravians are not Czech :-)
I quite liked your "Morava Czechs" contraction ;-)
Two birds with one stone, as the saying goes...

Language / Do you think there is something like Warsaw accent ? [29]


Because there isn't any. The only "difference" I can think of is a possibility of retro-voicing the "ch" sound in Lech (as in "Leh") due to the character of the preceding vowel, but such pronunciation would be considered slovenly and substandard.

Nevertheless, the spelling clearly shows that both Lech and Ruch should have an unvoiced "ch".