FUZZYWICKETS
18 Aug 2010
FUZZYWICKETS
18 Aug 2010
Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]
Delphiandomine wrote:
what?
Delphiandomine wrote:
you said you have been "abusing" your electricity and using it constantly for the past 2 months. you then said that you only use your A/C when it's "unbearable". so weather in Poland over the past 2 months has been "unbearable"?
Delphiandomine wrote:
it still amazes me that you continue to comment on my income level. what a child. i could talk about what's inside my apt. too, but that would be stooping to your level.
Delphiandomine wrote:
funny you should mention paying rent, pappy. being you don't pay rent, i wonder what you spent that money on this summer....OH, right right. Two A/C units.
Delphiandomine wrote:
i suggest you watch yourself. you're offensive enough with your constant personal attacks on this forum, but when you start slinging mud at posters' wives and children, you're entering another realm and this is certainly not the first time I've seen you do it.
Delphiandomine wrote:
This has got to be one of the most pathetic things I've ever seen you write.
It's responses like this that should remind everyone on this forum that you are completely full of hot air, not to mention so unbelievably bias that you're willing to write anything to make your precious Poland look better than what it is. I don't know if it's denial or if you're just plain dillusional, or maybe so completely out of options in life that the only way you can feel OK in your own skin is to create this artificial world around you......I just don't know.....
Delphiandomine wrote:
Wrong again.
what?
Delphiandomine wrote:
I've actually got two A/C units - fair enough, it's not quite the American level of having it all integrated, but what's the point when they're only used for three months a year, and even then, they're only used when it's unbearable.
you said you have been "abusing" your electricity and using it constantly for the past 2 months. you then said that you only use your A/C when it's "unbearable". so weather in Poland over the past 2 months has been "unbearable"?
Delphiandomine wrote:
Sorry Fuzzy, but some of us actually can afford to shell out 1000zl on A/C units and afford the electricity bill (not that it's much) :)
it still amazes me that you continue to comment on my income level. what a child. i could talk about what's inside my apt. too, but that would be stooping to your level.
Delphiandomine wrote:
Yes, I supopse when your wife earns about 1500zl netto and you have a child and rent to pay, life is tough, especially when you can't claim any Polish unemployment benefits.
funny you should mention paying rent, pappy. being you don't pay rent, i wonder what you spent that money on this summer....OH, right right. Two A/C units.
Delphiandomine wrote:
But I guess that for the average American bum sitting in a squalid flat in Krakow because he doesn't work and his wife is too stupid to earn well, these things are expensive.
i suggest you watch yourself. you're offensive enough with your constant personal attacks on this forum, but when you start slinging mud at posters' wives and children, you're entering another realm and this is certainly not the first time I've seen you do it.
Delphiandomine wrote:
Clothes? I saw a shop selling clothes for 1zl/kg - that doesn't strike me as "expensive".
This has got to be one of the most pathetic things I've ever seen you write.
It's responses like this that should remind everyone on this forum that you are completely full of hot air, not to mention so unbelievably bias that you're willing to write anything to make your precious Poland look better than what it is. I don't know if it's denial or if you're just plain dillusional, or maybe so completely out of options in life that the only way you can feel OK in your own skin is to create this artificial world around you......I just don't know.....
FUZZYWICKETS
17 Aug 2010
Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]
delphiandomine wrote:
haha, this is such a funny statement. i mean, it's the summer and you don't have A/C in your apartment....how exactly are you "absolutely abusing" your electricity? haha, do you put on strobe light shows at night or own 14 refridgerators or something? hahaha.
curious.
delphiandomine wrote:
I've been absolutely abusing the electricity over the last two months
haha, this is such a funny statement. i mean, it's the summer and you don't have A/C in your apartment....how exactly are you "absolutely abusing" your electricity? haha, do you put on strobe light shows at night or own 14 refridgerators or something? hahaha.
curious.
FUZZYWICKETS
17 Aug 2010
Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]
Olaf wrote:
when i first came to Poland over 3.5 years ago, I had a 35 sq. meter apt. about 10 minutes from the market square, i was paying 1280zl per month.
3433,32 zl - tax - ZUS.....half your monthly wage for rent sounds about right, no?
Olaf wrote:
The average monthly salary in Poland is 3433,32 zł
when i first came to Poland over 3.5 years ago, I had a 35 sq. meter apt. about 10 minutes from the market square, i was paying 1280zl per month.
3433,32 zl - tax - ZUS.....half your monthly wage for rent sounds about right, no?
FUZZYWICKETS
17 Aug 2010
News / U.S. role in Poland is shrinking [82]
failure? like.....failure?
unemployment is dropping, 10's of thousands of jobs are being created every month, the DOW is up over 10,000.....sure, there's still plenty of work to be done and a war to finally finish....but failure???
walk the streets of any major city in America and failure will be the last thing to go through your mind.
failure? like.....failure?
unemployment is dropping, 10's of thousands of jobs are being created every month, the DOW is up over 10,000.....sure, there's still plenty of work to be done and a war to finally finish....but failure???
walk the streets of any major city in America and failure will be the last thing to go through your mind.
FUZZYWICKETS
17 Aug 2010
News / Newsweek's The World's Best Countries (Poland ranked 29) [128]
regarding the list posted by the OP, i gotta say, although Finland does seem like a nice country, I'd have to take it off the #1 spot based on weather alone. that, and it seems like everyone in Finland has had a neighbor that killed himself.
regarding the list posted by the OP, i gotta say, although Finland does seem like a nice country, I'd have to take it off the #1 spot based on weather alone. that, and it seems like everyone in Finland has had a neighbor that killed himself.
FUZZYWICKETS
17 Aug 2010
News / Newsweek's The World's Best Countries (Poland ranked 29) [128]
i posted this Newsweek article last night in another thread. I wrote this:
Newsweek today: they rank "The Best Countries in the World" in categories such as quality of living, health care, diversity, etc., and Poland was ranked #1 as "The Best Upper-Middle Income Nation", stating:
"As a member of the EU (it joined in 2004), Poland is increasingly leaving its communist past behind--and for the better, it seems. As the top upper-middle-income country, Poland is pretty much a winner across the board. Its political environment is the best in its category and it's in the top 10 for economic dynamism, education, health, and quality of life. In August of 2010, Poland elected its fourth democratically chosen president; its large cities, such as Krakow and Warsaw, are becoming increasingly vibrant and wealthy."
i posted this Newsweek article last night in another thread. I wrote this:
Newsweek today: they rank "The Best Countries in the World" in categories such as quality of living, health care, diversity, etc., and Poland was ranked #1 as "The Best Upper-Middle Income Nation", stating:
"As a member of the EU (it joined in 2004), Poland is increasingly leaving its communist past behind--and for the better, it seems. As the top upper-middle-income country, Poland is pretty much a winner across the board. Its political environment is the best in its category and it's in the top 10 for economic dynamism, education, health, and quality of life. In August of 2010, Poland elected its fourth democratically chosen president; its large cities, such as Krakow and Warsaw, are becoming increasingly vibrant and wealthy."
FUZZYWICKETS
17 Aug 2010
Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]
is it fair to group Poland in with every other "upper-middle income" country and say they're the best?
Poland receives boat loads of money from the EU, money they didn't earn. If all the other "upper-middle income" countries received the same amount of cash, we may have seen a different country get to the top of the leaderboard, no?
A lot of countries on that list are very surprising.
is it fair to group Poland in with every other "upper-middle income" country and say they're the best?
Poland receives boat loads of money from the EU, money they didn't earn. If all the other "upper-middle income" countries received the same amount of cash, we may have seen a different country get to the top of the leaderboard, no?
A lot of countries on that list are very surprising.
FUZZYWICKETS
17 Aug 2010
News / U.S. role in Poland is shrinking [82]
richasis wrote:
the USA is trying to pull themselves out of their worst economic criisis since The Great Depression. isn't it kind of obvious that their role is shrinking in most countries???
richasis wrote:
U.S Role in [Country Name] is Shrinking.
Yeah, that just about says it all for me.
Yeah, that just about says it all for me.
the USA is trying to pull themselves out of their worst economic criisis since The Great Depression. isn't it kind of obvious that their role is shrinking in most countries???
FUZZYWICKETS
16 Aug 2010
Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]
Newsweek today: they rank "The Best Countries in the World" in categories such as quality of living, health care, diversity, etc., and Poland was ranked #1 as "The Best Upper-Middle Income Nation", stating:
"As a member of the EU (it joined in 2004), Poland is increasingly leaving its communist past behind--and for the better, it seems. As the top upper-middle-income country, Poland is pretty much a winner across the board. Its political environment is the best in its category and it's in the top 10 for economic dynamism, education, health, and quality of life. In August of 2010, Poland elected its fourth democratically chosen president; its large cities, such as Krakow and Warsaw, are becoming increasingly vibrant and wealthy."
Newsweek today: they rank "The Best Countries in the World" in categories such as quality of living, health care, diversity, etc., and Poland was ranked #1 as "The Best Upper-Middle Income Nation", stating:
"As a member of the EU (it joined in 2004), Poland is increasingly leaving its communist past behind--and for the better, it seems. As the top upper-middle-income country, Poland is pretty much a winner across the board. Its political environment is the best in its category and it's in the top 10 for economic dynamism, education, health, and quality of life. In August of 2010, Poland elected its fourth democratically chosen president; its large cities, such as Krakow and Warsaw, are becoming increasingly vibrant and wealthy."
FUZZYWICKETS
16 Aug 2010
Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]
today, on onet.pl, the headline is an article discussing salaries in Poland of people graduating college.
sorry for it all being in Polish but:
biznes.onet.pl/najbardziej-przyszlosciowe-kierunki-studiow,18563,3334916,1,news-detal
Mind you, These numbers are the average salaries of people graduating with master's degrees, not the overall average salaries in each city.
here's some more:
today, on onet.pl, the headline is an article discussing salaries in Poland of people graduating college.
sorry for it all being in Polish but:
biznes.onet.pl/najbardziej-przyszlosciowe-kierunki-studiow,18563,3334916,1,news-detal
"Graduates university studies in Poland in his first career earning per month at two thousand zł gross."
"Like the all employees, the highest wages can expect graduates taking up employment in the Warsaw. There, the median monthly salary amounts to almost 2.800 zł and it is about 33% higher than in the second statement in Wroclaw(2.200 zł). At the a similar level graduates earn in Krakow, Lodz, Gdansk and Szczecin (2.000). As the results of the National Compensation Research conducted in 2009 by Sedlak & Sedlak, in the regional wage comparisons worst record people starting a professional adventure [and] in Lublin[/i] (1.600 zł).
"Like the all employees, the highest wages can expect graduates taking up employment in the Warsaw. There, the median monthly salary amounts to almost 2.800 zł and it is about 33% higher than in the second statement in Wroclaw(2.200 zł). At the a similar level graduates earn in Krakow, Lodz, Gdansk and Szczecin (2.000). As the results of the National Compensation Research conducted in 2009 by Sedlak & Sedlak, in the regional wage comparisons worst record people starting a professional adventure [and] in Lublin[/i] (1.600 zł).
Mind you, These numbers are the average salaries of people graduating with master's degrees, not the overall average salaries in each city.
here's some more:
"Better earn people with technical and economical. The data show that the most money have the graduates in companies from the telecommunications and information technology industry. Here the first salary equal to the wages at the level of 2.800 and 2.500 per month gross. Followers in the statement of earnings in terms of graduates employed in banking and energy sector - 2.200 zł
"The worst have those beginning their careers in education (1.500 zł), trade (1.700 zł) and the public sector (1.600)."
"The worst have those beginning their careers in education (1.500 zł), trade (1.700 zł) and the public sector (1.600)."
FUZZYWICKETS
16 Aug 2010
Life / WOULD YOU MOVE BACK TO POLAND IF.... [73]
Allison wrote:
ooooh, poor baby. i grew up in a nice town in America with great weather, my parents moved so i could go to a good school, down with the man, life is so tough, Obama is a muslim, i think i'll get in my car and drive to Starbucks for a latte, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh.
i'd love to hear about all your problems.
nice to meet you. I'm FUZZYWICKETS. holla.
Allison wrote:
ugh 10 minutes away from Asheville. Its in NC
ooooh, poor baby. i grew up in a nice town in America with great weather, my parents moved so i could go to a good school, down with the man, life is so tough, Obama is a muslim, i think i'll get in my car and drive to Starbucks for a latte, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh.
i'd love to hear about all your problems.
nice to meet you. I'm FUZZYWICKETS. holla.
FUZZYWICKETS
16 Aug 2010
Food / Why is it that some Polish people refuse to eat anything that is not Polish? [120]
aphrodisiac wrote:
i mean, that's exactly what i'm saying.
this is Poland, folks. a weak country chock FULL of white people (99.9%) who all speak the same language, have the same genetics, believe in the same religion....bla bla yada yada. not exactly a recipe for diversity in the kitchen, or the rynek for that matter. that being said, ok, it's their country, they eat what they want, just don't type on this forum that the situation is any different in Poland. not trying to be a prick, just trying to drown out some of the white noise.
aphrodisiac wrote:
i'm not a big beef eater, when i lived in the states i ate beef maybe twice a month, sometimes less, but I know what you mean. i simply do not eat it in Poland. it's the same scenerio as any other food I avoid out here. you walk into a restaurant, "steak" is on the menu, and it costs 55pln. I already know it's gonna be a piece of shoe leather, so even if I feel like eating steak, I simply won't order it. This is common sense.
I was at a Mexican restaurant in Wroclaw 2 weeks ago. My meal wasn't expensive at all, maybe 22zl, I believe I ordered enchilladas. What I got resembled enchilladas.....sort of.....but it simply......how to explain this.....didn't taste like Mexican food. No surprise, but for 22zl, i gave it a shot. it is also worth mentioning that before the meal came out, we were given the most pathetic bowl of tortilla chips to snack on....I $hit you not, there were, at the most, 9 chips in this tiny little jar with a tiny cup of salsa. we were literally laughing out loud when the waiter put it down on the table.
i'm maybe poking fun now, but i'm just trying to drive home why i simply can't be bothered with ethnic cuisine out here. how many times can you be disappointed before you simply avoid it all together.
and sure, maybe there's "a place" somewhere in warsaw where they do a good job of it, who knows, but i don't live in warsaw, most poles don't live in warsaw......round and round we go, back to my main point.
aphrodisiac wrote:
so you know that so called "ethnic" food experience in Poland is nothing in comparison to that:). This is one of the reason I would not pay 70 PLN for it, but I have in the past when visiting Poland and decided that I rather have pierogies next time:)
i mean, that's exactly what i'm saying.
this is Poland, folks. a weak country chock FULL of white people (99.9%) who all speak the same language, have the same genetics, believe in the same religion....bla bla yada yada. not exactly a recipe for diversity in the kitchen, or the rynek for that matter. that being said, ok, it's their country, they eat what they want, just don't type on this forum that the situation is any different in Poland. not trying to be a prick, just trying to drown out some of the white noise.
aphrodisiac wrote:
PS. what I miss in Poland is good beef
i'm not a big beef eater, when i lived in the states i ate beef maybe twice a month, sometimes less, but I know what you mean. i simply do not eat it in Poland. it's the same scenerio as any other food I avoid out here. you walk into a restaurant, "steak" is on the menu, and it costs 55pln. I already know it's gonna be a piece of shoe leather, so even if I feel like eating steak, I simply won't order it. This is common sense.
I was at a Mexican restaurant in Wroclaw 2 weeks ago. My meal wasn't expensive at all, maybe 22zl, I believe I ordered enchilladas. What I got resembled enchilladas.....sort of.....but it simply......how to explain this.....didn't taste like Mexican food. No surprise, but for 22zl, i gave it a shot. it is also worth mentioning that before the meal came out, we were given the most pathetic bowl of tortilla chips to snack on....I $hit you not, there were, at the most, 9 chips in this tiny little jar with a tiny cup of salsa. we were literally laughing out loud when the waiter put it down on the table.
i'm maybe poking fun now, but i'm just trying to drive home why i simply can't be bothered with ethnic cuisine out here. how many times can you be disappointed before you simply avoid it all together.
and sure, maybe there's "a place" somewhere in warsaw where they do a good job of it, who knows, but i don't live in warsaw, most poles don't live in warsaw......round and round we go, back to my main point.
FUZZYWICKETS
15 Aug 2010
Food / Why is it that some Polish people refuse to eat anything that is not Polish? [120]
aphrodisiac wrote:
i'd love to go to Toronto. never been, but i'm sure they have some great places to eat.
and for what it's worth, i know what you mean about every corner of the world. I grew up in the NY/NJ area so I was completely spoiled with absolutely amazing food. asian food is just ridiculous there, along with Italian. Mexican is also completely awesome in the tri-state area.
I had a Vietnamese place within walking distance from my apt. before I left for Poland. Literally the entire place was ran by Vietnamese people, from the host to the cooks to the wait staff. What amazing food.
I dig Poland. As much as I pi$$ and moan about stuff on here, I really do dig the place, but MAN do I miss the food back home in the states.
aphrodisiac wrote:
well, he does not live in Toronto like me, where the choice of ethnic food is amazing. We have restaurants from every corner of the world and if one finds a good deal and eats well at the same time that means that the person is a well seasoned culinary tourist;),
i'd love to go to Toronto. never been, but i'm sure they have some great places to eat.
and for what it's worth, i know what you mean about every corner of the world. I grew up in the NY/NJ area so I was completely spoiled with absolutely amazing food. asian food is just ridiculous there, along with Italian. Mexican is also completely awesome in the tri-state area.
I had a Vietnamese place within walking distance from my apt. before I left for Poland. Literally the entire place was ran by Vietnamese people, from the host to the cooks to the wait staff. What amazing food.
I dig Poland. As much as I pi$$ and moan about stuff on here, I really do dig the place, but MAN do I miss the food back home in the states.
FUZZYWICKETS
15 Aug 2010
Food / Why is it that some Polish people refuse to eat anything that is not Polish? [120]
delphiandomine wrote:
what are you, 12 years old? are you seriously, AGAIN, poking fun at someone because of their income level? (albeit based on false assumptions, but that's simply your style). congratulations on offending everyone on this forum though that in fact cannot afford to eat in "quality ethnic restaurants." and for those of you that are offended, trust me, you're not missing much. stick with that good ole' home cookin'.
OH, and just in case you DO want some good stuff, and you live in say.......Szczecin, get on the train, ride for HOURS, and when you get to Warsaw, go find Delph, he's the scrawny little kid in denial......and he'll show you the one place you can get, what he thinks to be, good Vietnamese food.
then ride the train all the way back home.
good times!
delphiandomine wrote:
and he can't afford to eat in the quality ethnic restaurants in Wroclaw
what are you, 12 years old? are you seriously, AGAIN, poking fun at someone because of their income level? (albeit based on false assumptions, but that's simply your style). congratulations on offending everyone on this forum though that in fact cannot afford to eat in "quality ethnic restaurants." and for those of you that are offended, trust me, you're not missing much. stick with that good ole' home cookin'.
OH, and just in case you DO want some good stuff, and you live in say.......Szczecin, get on the train, ride for HOURS, and when you get to Warsaw, go find Delph, he's the scrawny little kid in denial......and he'll show you the one place you can get, what he thinks to be, good Vietnamese food.
then ride the train all the way back home.
good times!
FUZZYWICKETS
15 Aug 2010
Life / Why Aren't The Shops in Poland Open on Sundays? [82]
great stuff today, Richfilth. preach on, brother!
great stuff today, Richfilth. preach on, brother!
FUZZYWICKETS
15 Aug 2010
Food / Why is it that some Polish people refuse to eat anything that is not Polish? [120]
Seanus wrote:
yes, that's mostly what I'm referring to.
delphiandomine wrote:
"yet again", personal attacks from dear ole' delph. honestly, either try and respond to my posts without the blind assumptions, lies and idiocy, or stick to threads about taxes and residency cards.
I avoid ethnic food in poland because it is either crap, overpriced, or both, 99% of the time. if you don't realize how bad it is, you don't know what good ethnic food is. i'm tired of defending myself on this.
delphiandomine wrote:
which reminds me of your situation, pappy.....must be nice living rent free but I guess when you can't teach English, speak a completely useless dialect of English (non-natively at that) along with having a fraudulent foreign services business that doesn't generate any income, she's got no choice but to float your broke a$$.
it NEVER ceases to amaze me how many stones you are willing to throw while living in such a thin-walled glass house. you're such a joke.
delphiandomine wrote:
i'd LOVE to see just how that "Vietnamese" food tastes. any corn or kielbasa in there? does Pawel or Agnieszka run the kitchen???
convex wrote:
at least someone is in agreement with me.
Seanus wrote:
Did you mean that when Polish cooks do foreign food in restaurants?
yes, that's mostly what I'm referring to.
delphiandomine wrote:
Yet again, your lack of money in Poland becomes glaringly obvious. It explains why your posts are full of hatred for this country - it must suck to be poor and foreign, especially when plenty of your compatriots are earning huge amounts of money here.
"yet again", personal attacks from dear ole' delph. honestly, either try and respond to my posts without the blind assumptions, lies and idiocy, or stick to threads about taxes and residency cards.
I avoid ethnic food in poland because it is either crap, overpriced, or both, 99% of the time. if you don't realize how bad it is, you don't know what good ethnic food is. i'm tired of defending myself on this.
delphiandomine wrote:
then Poland is going to be expensive, especially when you've got to pay for her way in life too ;)
which reminds me of your situation, pappy.....must be nice living rent free but I guess when you can't teach English, speak a completely useless dialect of English (non-natively at that) along with having a fraudulent foreign services business that doesn't generate any income, she's got no choice but to float your broke a$$.
it NEVER ceases to amaze me how many stones you are willing to throw while living in such a thin-walled glass house. you're such a joke.
delphiandomine wrote:
when you can pick up an absolutely massive (and very edible) plate of Vietnamese food in Warsaw for 10zl, this country certainly isn't "overpriced".
i'd LOVE to see just how that "Vietnamese" food tastes. any corn or kielbasa in there? does Pawel or Agnieszka run the kitchen???
convex wrote:
Cheap crap food seems to go over really well.
at least someone is in agreement with me.
FUZZYWICKETS
15 Aug 2010
Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]
Seanus wrote:
yep.
i remember i was sitting down with my in-laws talking about something or other that was on TV, and i finally just said to them, because it seemed appropriate at the time, "well, any word that you hear, or use in Polish, that ends in "ing" is an English word." deer in headlights, followed by small nods, but i gotta hand it to them, they're always so open minded about that stuff and ready to listen. i've taught them so much about English over the years because it just seems to naturally come up in conversation.
Seanus wrote:
Maybe they hammer the G more ;) ;)
yep.
i remember i was sitting down with my in-laws talking about something or other that was on TV, and i finally just said to them, because it seemed appropriate at the time, "well, any word that you hear, or use in Polish, that ends in "ing" is an English word." deer in headlights, followed by small nods, but i gotta hand it to them, they're always so open minded about that stuff and ready to listen. i've taught them so much about English over the years because it just seems to naturally come up in conversation.
FUZZYWICKETS
15 Aug 2010
Life / Why Aren't The Shops in Poland Open on Sundays? [82]
Richfilth wrote:
well said.
I feel the same way.....i'll leave it at that so as to not strike a nerve with Team Poland or Team Jesus for that matter on this forum.
Richfilth wrote:
Poles still haven't learned any respect for capitalism; take a simple walk around town during July or August and see how many shops are closed for vacations. Shutting your business for two weeks so that you can sit on the Polish coast? Fine, just don't expect my custom when you come back; I'll find a shop that wants to earn my money from me.
well said.
I feel the same way.....i'll leave it at that so as to not strike a nerve with Team Poland or Team Jesus for that matter on this forum.
FUZZYWICKETS
15 Aug 2010
Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]
Seanus wrote:
precisely.
mafketis wrote:
"happening" has been a common polish word "for decades"? i find that VERY hard to believe. if i used that word in conversation with my in-laws, i doubt they'd understand.
the thread is about Poles using English words in conversation and considering Polish as stated already by Seanus has "zdarzenie", or even "wydarzenie", there is simply no need for "happening".
plus, let's face it, every time a pole uses any word ending in "ing", it sounds completely silly.
Seanus wrote:
They'd use zdarzenie or another similar word.
precisely.
mafketis wrote:
I assume the thread is supposed to be more about nonse borrowings and/or people who use English words instead of common Polish words.
"happening" has been a common polish word "for decades"? i find that VERY hard to believe. if i used that word in conversation with my in-laws, i doubt they'd understand.
the thread is about Poles using English words in conversation and considering Polish as stated already by Seanus has "zdarzenie", or even "wydarzenie", there is simply no need for "happening".
plus, let's face it, every time a pole uses any word ending in "ing", it sounds completely silly.
FUZZYWICKETS
15 Aug 2010
Food / Why is it that some Polish people refuse to eat anything that is not Polish? [120]
I'd like to respond to the OP:
Because most food in Poland that is not Polish tastes like total shite or is so incredibly overpriced that it's not worth it.
I'd like to respond to the OP:
Because most food in Poland that is not Polish tastes like total shite or is so incredibly overpriced that it's not worth it.
FUZZYWICKETS
15 Aug 2010
Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]
just this week in Gazeta Wyborcza, there was a big headline which read:
"Nocny Happening Pod krzyzem"
just this week in Gazeta Wyborcza, there was a big headline which read:
"Nocny Happening Pod krzyzem"
FUZZYWICKETS
15 Aug 2010
UK, Ireland / Ive been in the UK for 6 days to relocate and im going back to Poland. [281]
Welshguyinpola wrote:
hahaha, it's so true.
what, you mean you don't like to hear Pudzian sing duets or watch him doing the tango in a Shrek outfit?
Welshguyinpola wrote:
I am fed up of the **** tv here dancing, dancing and more dancing coupled with some lousy soap operas.
hahaha, it's so true.
what, you mean you don't like to hear Pudzian sing duets or watch him doing the tango in a Shrek outfit?
FUZZYWICKETS
14 Aug 2010
UK, Ireland / Ive been in the UK for 6 days to relocate and im going back to Poland. [281]
Seanus wrote:
yeah, i don't think this is U.K. or Poland specific. people leave their country for several years, everything is different to them including language often times, so naturally when you go back home to what you spent your entire life surrounded by, it's going to seem stale. people will appear to be doing the same ole' thing.
Seanus wrote:
Many aspects of life are stale and stagnant, Am. When I go back, it's the same old spiel. People saying the same things as they were 10-15 years ago, the same tv faces churning out the same formula of rubbish and such similar attitudes.
yeah, i don't think this is U.K. or Poland specific. people leave their country for several years, everything is different to them including language often times, so naturally when you go back home to what you spent your entire life surrounded by, it's going to seem stale. people will appear to be doing the same ole' thing.
FUZZYWICKETS
13 Aug 2010
UK, Ireland / Ive been in the UK for 6 days to relocate and im going back to Poland. [281]
WroclawBoy wrote:
wow, talk about shite planning.
sooooo glad i'm not british.
WroclawBoy wrote:
After 4 days i was convinced it was a bad idea.
wow, talk about shite planning.
sooooo glad i'm not british.
FUZZYWICKETS
12 Aug 2010
USA, Canada / Better life in USA or Canada? - expats opinions and your comparison [143]
plk123 wrote:
the thing is, you can live however you want in the USA. things are simply more accessible there, and almost every time, for a cheaper price. if you want to live the stereotypical lifestyle of an american, prosze bardzo, it can be done, but just as easily, you can go to a store and buy really healthy food for example, and it will cost less than probably anywhere else.
the beauty of america is if you want to be lazy, you can, which means when you feel like being lazy, it's easy to do which is nice and convenient, but the point is, the option is always there, and options are good.
plk123 wrote:
yup.. but one doesn't have to live on the cheap chinese junk like you think everyone does.. also, most people say that healthy food is expensive but i disagree.. i tend to buy the better stuff but then i am frugal and know when to buy what..
the thing is, you can live however you want in the USA. things are simply more accessible there, and almost every time, for a cheaper price. if you want to live the stereotypical lifestyle of an american, prosze bardzo, it can be done, but just as easily, you can go to a store and buy really healthy food for example, and it will cost less than probably anywhere else.
the beauty of america is if you want to be lazy, you can, which means when you feel like being lazy, it's easy to do which is nice and convenient, but the point is, the option is always there, and options are good.
FUZZYWICKETS
9 Aug 2010
News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]
Ironside wrote:
if i could get away with saying anything on this forum, i'd say something different to you Ironside, but because I have to watch my tongue, i'll simply say that what you have just written is not only incredibly condescending, but insulting, not only to non-believers, but to people who believe in other faiths.
when people think that what makes someone a good person today is all due to Christianity and Christian values........man, I'm speechless. I can't believe how ridiculous you are Ironside. People like you genuinely frighten me.
get a F@#%ing grip, man.
Ironside wrote:
Protection of non-combatants, hospitals, universities, charity, work as a honourable and worthy pastime - not necessity good for a lowlifes and slaves.
All above because of Christian values and believes!
All above because of Christian values and believes!
is not a claim is fact!
Where from do you think come individualism, believe that every human has a right as a human being?
What about equality? Where is that conception from ? All people are equal in the eyes of God.
Do you really believed till now that it was creation of humanism ?
Where from do you think come individualism, believe that every human has a right as a human being?
What about equality? Where is that conception from ? All people are equal in the eyes of God.
Do you really believed till now that it was creation of humanism ?
if i could get away with saying anything on this forum, i'd say something different to you Ironside, but because I have to watch my tongue, i'll simply say that what you have just written is not only incredibly condescending, but insulting, not only to non-believers, but to people who believe in other faiths.
when people think that what makes someone a good person today is all due to Christianity and Christian values........man, I'm speechless. I can't believe how ridiculous you are Ironside. People like you genuinely frighten me.
get a F@#%ing grip, man.
FUZZYWICKETS
9 Aug 2010
News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]
convex wrote:
well, if one believes in the dead jewish zombie, sky is certainly the limit.
convex wrote:
Shouldn't the public health care system be doing something to help these people that believe in sky fairies?
well, if one believes in the dead jewish zombie, sky is certainly the limit.
FUZZYWICKETS
9 Aug 2010
News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]
sobieski wrote:
one has to wonder how big that "bunch" actually is, because it most certainly extends farther than the few thousand crazies protesting outside.
sobieski wrote:
Why is the government so cowardly. And the city?
Why do they allow the whole country to be duped by a bunch of religious fanatics?
Why do they allow the whole country to be duped by a bunch of religious fanatics?
one has to wonder how big that "bunch" actually is, because it most certainly extends farther than the few thousand crazies protesting outside.
FUZZYWICKETS
7 Aug 2010
Life / What are the things which cause culture shock in Poland? [164]
i'll tell you something that's causing shock right now, that stupid jingle every 30 seconds on TVN in the morning. MY LORD, how many times can you play that stupid 5 second jingle in one morning? i'd bet that from start to finish, they play it 50 times.
i'll tell you something that's causing shock right now, that stupid jingle every 30 seconds on TVN in the morning. MY LORD, how many times can you play that stupid 5 second jingle in one morning? i'd bet that from start to finish, they play it 50 times.