Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]

I've heard spoken Slovak and was quite taken aback by how easy it was to understand, I've heard spoken Ukrainian and understood fvck-all...

Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]

Nynorsk is an artificial construct based on local western dialects more reminiscent of Old Norse (and as such Icelandic as well), created in the 19th century when Norway regained its independence. Norway was a part of Denmark for close to 600 years, with its elite educated in Copenhagen and such experiencing Danish cultural hegemony - not entirely dissimilar to the territories of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth where Polish culture was the dominant one. In today's Norway nobody really speaks 100% Nynorsk even though it is taught in school, depending on where you are in Norway the spoken dialect will be a mix of both, with one, usually Bokmaal dominating percentage wise. My old time Norwegian girlfriend from the northernmost parts of Norway near Kirkenes speaks something I'd describe as 95% Bokmaal and 5% something else, which after the initial hurdle of getting my head around the different pronunciation was as easy for me to understand as my native Danish. I speak fluent Polish thanks to my Polish dad and I can tell you that it is far easier for me to understand Norwegian and even Swedish than Russian, my unadulterated lack of enthusiasm for the Russian statehood and its socioeconomic 'achievements' notwithstanding. Simply put Russian and Polish are further apart than Scandinavian languages. I'd say the distance between Polish and Slovak is comparable to the one between Danish and Swedish, Norwegian, obviously, being even closer to Danish.

Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]


well it's been working for Czechs and Poles for over 1000 years, ain't broke don't fix it


where there's a smoke... believe me, Germany's been awash with Poles of less than ambassadorial qualities since the late 70's, that image won't soon disappear though it is whole lot better now given Poland's current and much improved socioeconomic standing and the unprecedented level of mutual economic ties, as in people getting to know each other in their respective fields of expertise... as for the satire, well I only hope that Polish TV skits on Germans have evolved beyond the WW2 references


ok, take a deep breath and imagine less xenophobia in you... savor it, feel that warm tingle spread inside you and then slowly exhale... see, now you're almost Polish


I really don't know what to do with this question, let alone the answer to it so I'll just pretend it is as serious as it is unrelated to reality like most of your post on here

Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]


You might be on to something here, the language assimilation in itself wouldn't be so bad as Russian does sound nicer than Polish. Neither should we be discouraged by 150 year long failed, previous attempt at just that... Cyrillic alphabet on an Ipad may just do the trick... However Poles may find themselves a wee bit miffed with other aspects Russian style of governance characterized by legendary inefficiency and corruption, combined with heavy handed central government, historically massively allergic to anything democratic and hell-bent on propagating a rather antiquated idea that the greatness of a nation stems from the number of its mountain ranges, rivers and tanks, the actual happiness of the citizens being non-issue.. well unless it became an Olympic discipline in which case we would see a whole new generation of young, genetically modified Russians with abnormal levels dopamine and serotonin in their systems ready to compete. See, my point is that all Poles need to do is hike across the border to UA or BY and see for themselves how the Russian experiment has worked on others , something inadvertently leading to their comments like ***** that!" among the young ones or "Thank God it's not us" among the older and likely more religious ones.,

Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]


I can see it now, nothing like another long list of Russian Polish word comparisons to get one's obtuseness going... which brings to a rather startling revelation as well as an urge to share a piece of advice with everyone on here: use chopsticks whenever you find yourself in a situation where you absolutely and positively need to find an answer in a puddle of your own vomit... just saying

Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]

wow... I could be sitting all day long compiling a list of common words in German and Danish (heck I could probably string a pretty long list of either identical or very similar words between English and German) yet nobody in their right mind could call these languages 'practically the same'. Russian and Polish are pretty far apart and I do know something about mutual intelligibility between languages. The correlation between Russian and Polish is nothing like, say, the similarity between Danish and Norwegian which could be argued almost the same (save the pronunciation). If you want a very similar language to Polish, go for Slovak but even then nobody would call it 'practically the same'.

Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]


well, thank you for your kind words

Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]

very much so, right along other Tarzan wanna-be's doing similarly stupid dance routine while believing in the outmost superiority of their own steps and moves to the point where they'd kill for it...

Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]

Arguably nationalism, which is nothing but a display of do-it-for-the-tribe chest thumping jitterbug, has enjoyed a certain renaissance since the collapse of Soviet Union - a sure sign of, up until then, arrested evolvement in those parts... now moving on, pragmatism anyone?

Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]

Yep I'm sure it was Klingon while all the inhabitants went backpacking to India...

Life / Could Poland become an immigrant country? [42]


Plenty Vietnamese in Poland...bbc.co.uk/news/20714006

Travel / Driving in Poland, are there any rules at all? [149]

no, that's how wildrover(British) compares driving conditions between Poland and Russia... your comprehension skill being the only pathetic thing about it

Polonia / What are qualites of Germans? [60]


funny you should mention that, the Polish equivalent of Schnitzel is Schabowy and yes they are identical as long as made of pork

Polonia / What are qualites of Germans? [60]


Excuse me... what is so creative about statements, seemingly pertaining to sociology and anthropology, which are rooted in complete ignorance? How's that for creativity : the earth is flat, yay! - wow I think I need to lie down, I'm so overcome with creativity after this one...

Polonia / What are qualites of Germans? [60]

hello there, it is you who wrote


to which I am merely replying (well maybe not merely as I truly am annoyed by Vlad's stupidity of which he had made himself noticed quite a few times on this forum) that is not so much a dream but a reality for obvious and very logical reasons. There is no need to stick up for a moron just because he or she happens to be your compatriot. I have no problem calling out people on their bullshit regardless of their nationality. They can be Poles, Danes or Eskimos for all I care.. this is not Ukraine vs whoever, cheers.

Polonia / What are qualites of Germans? [60]

So do I, look forward to yet another thread by an aging red-scarf pioneer on: gee I wonder what the Germans are like 'coz what I see on TV ain't my cop of tea.. or for fook sake how old are you guys purely mentally speaking? - 5 year old ?

Since you so kindly frequent Polishforums how about you have a look at the map of Europe and if you're observant enough you may notice that Poland borders to Germany and she's been doing so for over a thousand years. Germans and German have always been a part the Polish society make-up. Even the ancient Polish capital Krakow had had a German majority for the good part of the Middle Ages.To this day Polish language has thousands of German words or derivatives of German words used on daily basis. As a Dane of partial Polish origin I've had a chance of being in and observing both societies and and so surprisingly considering the history and the geography I've noticed that in fact both have a lot in common, actually more than either side is willing to admit due their mutual prejudices ans so forth. Yet these similarities are quite easy to see for someone standing on the sidelines yet being, literally, able to understand both Poles and Germans. What it boils down is pure, simply logic: two societies coexisting for over 1000 years are bound to have a lot of things in common, duh. Not a dream my dear comrades (of the homo-sovieticus variety) but a reality.

Polonia / What are qualites of Germans? [60]


exactly, what a moronic thread

Life / Moving to Wroclaw, Need Fly Threads [16]


To be completely honest, even tho I often agree with both of them, their barking chihuahua tandem has gotten on my tick. Especially Harry seems to be on some kind of crusade, which initially might have seemed righteous but of as of recently he's been perfectly happy sacking Byzantium...

Life / Moving to Wroclaw, Need Fly Threads [16]


I, for one, am happy he's back, all of a sudden this forum got whole lot more interesting, his inputs and facility with words are delightful, welcome back. And that's all I care about here, his in-laws and especially opinions of others about his in-laws I couldn't care less about.. I only hope this time around trigger happy P3 keeps it zipped up, not that I'm implying that his reproductive organs bear any resemblance to firearms... in his mind at least... oh wait that's a different thread...

History / Powstanie styczniowe (The January Uprising) [5]

interesting, thanks Jason

History / Ukrainian-occupied Eastern Poland [135]


Jaysus fooking christ nobody gives a ****! You're pretty much the only one bringing this up. Try having a life instead....

News / Highlights of passing year, in Poland (or elsewhere) which made hot discussions in PF [57]


euro cup

News / Highlights of passing year, in Poland (or elsewhere) which made hot discussions in PF [57]


not a fan per se, but knowing that the book wasn't ghost-written, I am super impressed with his writing skills

News / Highlights of passing year, in Poland (or elsewhere) which made hot discussions in PF [57]


With all due disrespect pawian, compared to Obama, you are an amoeba, a single cell organism that got so horribly disfigured during the cell division leading to your existence that, that one cell, you consist of, needed to be amputated straight away.. with a hammer... I recommend you read one of his books, for example 'Dreams from My Father" and then come back and say he's a halfwit.

News / Highlights of passing year, in Poland (or elsewhere) which made hot discussions in PF [57]

Obama got reelected, awesome, nice to know the evolution is alive and kicking. I strongly believe he has uttered word 'Poland' numerous times in his life.

Law / Lviv born. Can Polish ancestry be claimed? [34]

Is your friend's case an isolated incident or are there more young Ukrainians trying to trace their Polish roots in hopes of obtaining Polish passport, which, I presume, they do for the EU perks it may provide?

Law / Lviv born. Can Polish ancestry be claimed? [34]

'coz having Ukrainian citizenship is twice in a life time opportunity.....?


pardon my curiosity, for a brief moment I thought you might have been from Ukraine, but Martin doesn't sound very Ukrainian, where you from?

USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]


well there is that but there is a fair amount of those, who think that 'whoever is successful must be a crook', as if...

USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

time stands still in Poland... yet pretty up to date at the same time.. one shouldn't be optimistic about this whole situation tho, 'coz if this continues Poland will be living in the past pretty soon.. I just thought that was obvious

News / How much Poland's economy grew up since 1989? [32]


all the major ones, they just get produced/assembled in Poland. Simply put, if you a buy a flat screen of any kind in Europe, there is 75% chance it's got "Made in Poland' on it. As for washing machines, dishwashers etc. (domestic appliances) it's 90% chance.