Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


that's a very old borrowing, in case you were interested. probably pre-WW2.

Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]


Well, put it in then. You can buy them in PL, you know. Unless you don't really have a Polish window to put it in.

History / Why WERE Those Death Camps Built in Poland, Then? [47]


I bow to you, O King of Trolls.

History / Why WERE Those Death Camps Built in Poland, Then? [47]


What part of "young, able-bodied, trained to use arms" do you not understand? These young people were such ardent Zionists that they knowingly and willingly abandoned those who needed them most, at precisely the moment they were needed the most (i.e. not in the twenties, but right before the outbreak of WW2). They could have helped the Poles fight Germans, but didn't think it necessary.

Therefore, my second question does not belie the first.

Also, I want hard evidence for the Polish government "forcing Jews from their homes" in the twenties, or the thirties, for that matter. Can you give it? I think not.

History / Why WERE Those Death Camps Built in Poland, Then? [47]


More of the same attitude.

Some questions for you, then.
Why did most able-bodied young Jews trained in the use of arms choose to leave Poland for the Palestine just before the war? Why did they betray their elders, their poor, their children? (I have read about this in the memoirs of Marek Edelman himself).

Why did Jews choose to live in Poland in such huge numbers up to WW2? Nobody kept them there, you know.
What do you know about ŻEGOTA?

That's just for starters. I think you should really try to educate yourself before you start slinging mud at the memory of those who perished for a COMMON cause - saving lives. Not Jewish lives or gentile lives. HUMAN lives.

History / Why WERE Those Death Camps Built in Poland, Then? [47]


The above attitude is a perfect example of what makes some people use the word "Jew" as an insult. I will not try to show you the error of your ways because honestly, I don't see the point. Your mind has been poisoned already. I hope you find enduring joy in nursing your biased viewpoint. :-/

Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]


A bit like double glazing, then? I don't think it would catch on in PL, where windows are double by definition, some can be opened out and cleaned inside, some (probably most nowadays) not.

Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]


And what is that storm window you speak of? I googled it and got a bunch of images of various types of windows.

Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]


Ever heard of "krawiec" or "szewc"?


You can clean Polish windows on both sides from the inside of your home. They open into the room. But wait, even so many people earn their living by cleaning other people's homes, including their windows.

Have you ever actually been to Poland?

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


The problem is, I would use "recykling" informally and semi-informally, but not in translation, that's when I would probably go for a descriptive term such as "odzyskiwanie surowców wtórnych".

Recyrkulacja, regeneracja, even przeróbka do not fit. They just don't. I could possibly elaborate but not today, it's been raining for the last two weeks and I feel lazy as heck ;-)

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


What's wrong with them?

What do you suggest for recykling - maybe "zbieranie i sortowanie surowców wtórnych w celu ponownego użycia"?

And compost / kompost come from Latin. Kompostowanie is NOT a new word in Polish.

So deal with it. ;-p

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]


Exchange "Poland" for "America" and "America" for "Poland" and it could describe what jasondmzk's wife is probably going through...

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]


Sounds homesick as hell to me, to the point of depression, actually. Are you sure those other moms hadn't snubbed her or anything?


It's much easier to go visit Grandma in the US, or invite her over for the summer, than to try to build a jolly family life around a depressed and homesick spouse.


Pull yourself together, man ;-)


Yeah, that could just work. Seriously :-)

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]

Based on what you've just told me, I don't see a chance of her ever fitting in. If even her slight accent is something of a problem... It also seems you yourself are being ostracised by the community a teeny weeny bit at the moment? Not a good combination. And not the happiest of places, it would seem to me. If you ask me, I would leave. It would probably be a lot easier for you to find something interesting and worthwhile to do in PL than for your wife in Huntsville. This just an opinion based on what I've read in this thread ofc.

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]

So why don't you help your wife find an interesting, challenging job in Huntsville?

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]


In all fairness, I cannot imagine an educated American career woman settling down happily in the £omża outback, say - AND having nothing challenging to do for two years in a row.

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]


You did tell your wife all this, right? I mean, about what's going on inside your head? She might have a solution you wouldn't have thought of. Anyways, she should know about your dilemma. And seriously - it is one heck of a dilemma, I grant you that.

Life / Polish word for 'queue' [18]


I know this is not the main topic here, but I hardly ever see anyone wash their hands after using the toilet in the UK. The most they do is put their fingers limply under running water for about 5 seconds and that's it.

News / American soldiers beat up in Torun, Łódź [141]


I raised the issue twice, to no avail. ;->

News / American soldiers beat up in Torun, Łódź [141]


I would guess they were being tested for testosterone levels. Males will do that when newcomers enter the picture.


And what, according to you, will happen?


One of the articles, I might be wrong but I think it was the GW one, said that.


Well, the bouncer did initially throw out one American and one Polish dude. They were obviously both drunk. You don't get thrown out if you're stone cold sober.


No, I'm just curious about Americans. And you still haven't proven the racist part, so don't drag it in thinking I won't notice.

News / American soldiers beat up in Torun, Łódź [141]


We are not discussing my class here. Also, when I said they got into trouble, I did not mean to imply that they all got physically attacked. Do you mean to tell me that ALL your non-white friends in Poland got beaten up? Everywhere and always? Or do you actually mean that some of them got into conflicts some of the time, and a percentage of those got into actual fights and maybe lost those fights? Like any other human beings anywhere? I just don't see RACE entering the picture, as I said, it's usually someone's attitude, state of inebriation, the place, the time, whether attractive women are witnessing the event - influencing both the attacker and the victim, BTW.

Also, please explain one thing to poor little old me. There were three extra soldiers in the bar with Joshua and Joseph. They never lifted a finger to help their mates. Why?!

News / American soldiers beat up in Torun, Łódź [141]


Actually, lots. The douchebag types got into trouble sooner or later. Anyone who was a normal, pleasant human being got along no problem. In other words - most of the time it's not race so much as personality or attitude that gets you singled out. Please note: I do not count staring or even pointing fingers as racism or racist attacks - I have lived in India and was stared at, pointed at, and made fun of on a regular basis, esp. in remote rural areas, but that's normal under the circs.

News / American soldiers beat up in Torun, Łódź [141]


Because to most Polish people the fact that someone was Korean is rather irrelevant in this context. A couple of guys get into a fight, where does their race come into the picture? You must be pretty racist yourself to look so diligently for any race-related info.


Read what I wrote. For the Bydgoskie Przedmieście boys, you don't need to be black or Korean to get beaten. All you need to do is breathe and stand in the wrong place at the wrong time. ;-)

On the other hand, if they had a mate who happened to be born half-Korean, say, they would defend him to the death if need be. Being from Bydgoskie Przedmieście is a very special bond.

Harry: trying to run during night-time in winter will usually end in falling over.

Why didn't the attackers fall over then? Were they superhuman?

News / American soldiers beat up in Torun, Łódź [141]


"Amerykanie się przewrócili." That's verbatim from the article you linked to. "The Americans fell over".

Also, nobody so far referred to the fact that the attackers were brothers from Bydgoskie Przedmieście. Anyone who knows Toruń even the littlest bit will tell you that Bydgoskie Przedmieście is where the bad boys live. The area is famous for its street fights and hostility towards non-residents, which is often exported outside the neighbourhood. ;-)

In other words - don't mess with Bydgoskie Przedmieście, whoever you are, unless you live there yourself!

News / American soldiers beat up in Torun, Łódź [141]


So now you are so far gone that you guess at people's origin and religion on the basis of their given names? Wow. Congrats, Sherlock. :->

News / American soldiers beat up in Torun, Łódź [141]


Since when exactly is American a race?


I did not say that. A town of 5000 could be called smallish. On the other hand, my American friends from Minnesota used to call any town / village with more than 10 houses a "city" and where totally in awe of towns the size of Ełk (population 60 000).

News / American soldiers beat up in Torun, Łódź [141]


Toruń is a university town with a population of 205,934 (and counting), so no, it's not that "smallish" and, as I said earlier, there's lots of foreign exchange students out and about.

Why make a bar brawl over a girl into something it clearly isn't - a racist attack?

On a completely different note, there were 5 American soldiers in the bar, but when the bouncer kicked out one of them and one of the Polish hoodlums, they stayed put. Only one ran out afterwards and tried to call the police. The other three just sat there.

News / American soldiers beat up in Torun, Łódź [141]


Oh come on... 1) Nobody said they were black. 2) There were two of them, and they are soldiers. A "target"?


Well, then you need to work on your imagination, because Toruń is a major university town and actually has a lot of foreign exchange stuff going on.

Law / Starting a private College in Poland - procedures and information [15]

nauka.gov.pl/higher-education/polish-higher-schools/higher-schools-of-professional-education/

Google is definitely your friend. You can thank me later.

Law / Starting a daycare in Poland, possible? [15]

Yeah, I know. It's the "The sooner the better" mantra. Unfortunately, it only works in a total-immersion-type natural setting. From my experience, the best age for kids to start learning a foreign language in a formal or semi-formal setting is approx. 8-9 years old. They learn much faster and are way more motivated.