News / Poland leads nations in raising 90 million euros for Belarus opposition [73]

Isn't that meddling?

Personally, I am not fond of Bat'ka, but many common folks seem to prefer him over the opposition. I have no doubt that the majority, in particularly older folks and those living in a countryside, voted for him.

So... why should the voices of a few (more educated, urban, etc) outweigh the voices of the majority? Is this not democracy?

News / Pubs in Poznan kick out Roma? [256]


Harry, anyone can get on a high horse and call everyone names, so why don't you go and adopt a couple of Roma families. Share your house with them, and all that. Obviously, you have a problem with the attitude of some Poles. So why don't you do something CONSTRUCTIVE. Show people the way? Lead them by example?

Life / Russian rap vs Polish rap [87]

Please, educate yourselves about cultural appropriation.
This is stealing from the Black culture.
This is cultural oppression.

Life / Russian rap vs Polish rap [87]

Both Russian and Polish rap are *OFFENSIVE* and racist.

Rap is an attribute of black culture in the US. It was created as a reaction to oppression.

So white European people rapping = cultural appropriation :(

In short, disgusting.

Language / Are the languages of Russian and Polish similar at all? [94]

I wanted to share a resource for comparisons - you can
find subtitled Polish/Russian songs and shows on youtube, for example:
youtube.com/watch?v=rn4dPqvGFs0
youtube.com/watch?v=5NSTnU8znag
I learned quite a few Polish words that way.

Cheaper than buying Rosetta Stone CDs :)


I can imagine! It's almost as funny as seeing the "please fart louder" announcements at the door :)

By the way, *pozor* is still a kind of attention, albeit negative! Let's say it's close enough :)

Language / Are the languages of Russian and Polish similar at all? [94]


fantastic! thanks :) that clarifies things.

rzygać = rygat' (in Russian)
rzygi = otryzhka (milder version of "blevotina" / from blevat' )
obrzygany = obryganyi / obryganaya
zarzygany = zaryganyi

So, zazhigalka is simply a different word. From zhech' (put something on fire).

Language / Are the languages of Russian and Polish similar at all? [94]


does the (correct) word contain "ryg" in the middle?
I am trying to find a similar in meaning word from Russian. I guess there's "rygat'/otrygivat'", which means "to barf".

Language / Are the languages of Russian and Polish similar at all? [94]


Actually, it's still the same word (the basic meaning is the same) - well, sort of. In Russian it still has an underlying meaning of something flat, a side (of something), or something spread out and flat, so in that sense you can see the connection with the Polish word.

specifically for a book, it's "stranica"
specifically for a side, it's "storona" (here and "o" was inserted, as is often done, for example grad=gorod)

It's fascinating!


what is the meaning of "zazhigat' " in Polish?

Language / Are the languages of Russian and Polish similar at all? [94]


I had the same problem with:

smrad (very bad smell in Russian)

von' (vonya) (bad smell, but not as bad as "smrad", in Russian)

zapah (smell - neutral, could be bad or good)

They interchange in different Slavic languages!!

Also, urod/uroda - means pretty in some ugly in others. Opposite!


Uh, dude... there are never Olegs in Odessa stories. It really doesn't not fit, if you know what I mean.

Language / Polish or any Slavic language key to any other Slavic languages? [126]


It's not sad, it's a fact of life. Those who live "v selo" speak Ukrainian, and those who live in a city, speak Russian. That's how it always was, even before the Soviets.

In the Western part, the more educated Ukrainians spoke Polish back in the day.

But it always was assumed that speaking Ukrainian means "selo". It was taught (mandatory) in schools, but you know how that goes... I don't speak Ukrainian (OK, I speak, but very very badly) because I could only effectively practice it when visiting some relatives "v selo". Even my mother didn't speak it, and she was only one generation away from selo :)

I believe now that the Russian was banned from TV and newspapers, more people are starting to speak Ukrainian. So maybe things will change.

Anyhow, I live overseas now, so that doesn't matter to me anymore. Just wanted to clarify the situation.

News / Ruski a slur like Pollack? [53]

Which is very confusing, by the way. And pretty anti-russian (all other nationals have "their" term, and actual russians are invisible, it's like they don't exist).

I wonder who started it. I am ethnic Ukrainian, but I live in the states. I get tired of explaining who I am, because everybody considers me Russian by default (since I am from that part of the world). It must be pretty frustrating for the actual russian-russians too, I think.

Anyway, thanks for the explanation!

News / Ruski a slur like Pollack? [53]


I don't get it.

What is the (polite) polish term for actual russians (as opposed to tatars or bashkirs or chechens or yakuts or...)?

In Russia, the term "rossyjskij", means citizen of Russian Federation. It's a term for all residents who could be of different nationalities. A particular Rossiyanin can be actually russian (ruski), or udmurt, or buryat, or whatever. It's similar to "British" (which can be actually english, or scottish, or ...).

Genealogy / Garus last name - from Poland or Russia? [28]


I don't understand what are you trying to accomplish - are you looking for English-speaking relatives in the US only? If not, how exactly are you going about looking for relatives in the Eastern Europe without speaking/reading the language(s)? I am sure you are aware that there are paid services (in Russia, and I am sure in Poland too) where professionals would track down your relatives via archives and public records.

As far as "name Garus does not exist" - surely, you are joking?
Here are 10 people with that name looking for relatives *right now*, on this particular site:

analizfamilii.ru/search.php?s=%C3%E0%F0%F3%F1&id=5542#5542


Your point being?

History / What was the culture of Poland prior to the advent of Catholicism? [17]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_Neopaganism

But the revival of the Native Faith and culture is pretty controversial. It faces opposition (not to say smear campaign) from both traditional religious circles and the state employed crowd-control ideologists. This quote, for example, is very typical (and tragic, really):

As Dr. Victor Shnirelman, a cultural anthropologist at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology in Moscow, has written, ethnic nationalism, xenophobia, racism, and antisemitism are core values of many Russian Rodnover groups.

To put it simply, going back to your roots = fascism. Mindboggling.

Love / What do Polish girls think about Gypsies? [116]

Wow. So much Gypsy-Roma-Tsigane hate in this thread. Also, so much ignorance - confusing Romanians/Rumanians with Roma, hello? That's just stupid.

To answer OP's question: regardless of what Polish girls think of gypsy men, those men most likely aren't particularly eager to settle down with Polish women. Their tribes/families will cast them out (at which point their _meaningful_ lives will be over, according to their beliefs and traditions) if they do that.

Gypsies have a very complicated, twisted, patriarchal society with all kinds of rules, beliefs and taboos. Non-gypsies just wouldn't fit in. You have to be born into it.

But their music is awesome.

News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]


Could you specify which experts, what evidence?
Is that similar to the evidence presented in that niezalezna.pl article (about the pilot of Yak-40 who heard presidential crew's communication with ATC)?

Also, do you think it's a credible source?

News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]


No, I was serious. According to the transcript, weren't they about 50 or so meters about the proper flight path? and then they suddenly went down very sharply?

Is there a proper source where all the details are summarized appropriately?


Quite true.

News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]


I thought they were too high?

News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

Could someone comment on this:
niezalezna.pl/article/show/id/35973

My understanding of Polish is limited, but they are saying that the Yak-40 pilot heard the control tower order the descent of the presidential plane to 50m, is that right?

How credible is this publication?

News / WHY DOES POLAND BUY GAS FROM RUSSIA? [105]

I absolutely agree that Poland (and all other countries, unless they have domestic energy reserves, of course) need to diversify their energy sources. And, of course, Poland is absolutely right to seek other (than Russia) gas suppliers. But how does that compute with the very vocal Polish opposition to the Nord Stream pipeline? I don't get it.

UK, Ireland / Are Polish people importing a new wave of ancient racism into the UK? [402]


three letters for you: BNP

News / Russia, Poland ready agreement on visa-free travel [71]


I think it's a little too late for that. Criminals most likely have easier access to visas, permits and whatnot - they just bribe their way through the bureaucracy. It's the regular folks who have it tough.

News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

If I was sure the landing strip was directly below ahead? Sure. They weren't supposed to descend past MDA without a visual in the first place. They must have seen something, I recon.

News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]


They were going in for landing in the middle of nowhere as far as the warning system is concerned. Of course EGPWS would go crazy and start screaming "Pull Up". They were expecting it to happen, that's why it was ignored.

News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

Smolensk airport is not in EGPWS database.

Life / Sci-fi / Fantasy books in Polish? [12]


I second this recommendation! It's not too bad, considering other stuff that's available. There's also a TV series.

News / Unbelievable but, its truth. Poland is finally happy to share border with Russia [57]

I have a feeling that Poland would have liked it better to share a border with UK or something similar instead ;)

Genealogy / Garus last name - from Poland or Russia? [28]

I fond this information when searched in Russian: enc-dic.com/family/Garusov-2781.html

There are documented mentions of your last name since 1545.

Law / British married to a Polish woman and they have a son. Son's British Passport? [65]


That's very... draconian. I am appalled by this whole thread. There's so much hatred and preemptive disapproval towards the mother of the child, it's as if she is a total stranger and an enemy.

Children now can't travel with their parents, because their parents happen to be Polish?! Their nationality makes them suspect? This is insane.