Polonia / What are qualites of Germans? [60]

Germans for centuries saw themselves as bound together solely through the German language! What the Catholic Church did and does for Poland, namely, define her identity, German has done for Germany.

Having lived in Germany for several years, my last sojourn having been in the new millennium, I can confirm as a foreigner that a degree of unspoken hidebound rule consciousness continues to permeate German society, from innocent-seeming party gatherings on up through high-level conferences

and/or business meetings. All are expected to conform to the particular order of the day, the plan outlined and pre-ordained by the event, and capricious deviation can land a person in especially hot water, justification or not:-)

The qualities which have made German engineering tops in the world, still dominate much of daily interactions; logic, submission to what is necessary, suppression of personal emotions which are seen as "in the way" in the pursuit of the collective good.

Life / Your favorite Chopin piece / Chopin Competition in Poland [23]

Szopen wciaz jest dusza Polski! NIECH ZYJE SZOPEN!

Law / Court Maintenance - ex wife payment in Poland [5]

Wouldn't have a clue.

Law / Court Maintenance - ex wife payment in Poland [5]

In Poland, the UK or the US?

Language / "zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language [29]

Thus "POWtarzac" would therefore mean "to wallow....for a while [on something] aka "to repeat"!
:-)

Language / "zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language [29]

Hmm, curious as to which book that was.

Language / "zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language [29]

However "Tarzan" is a foreign word/name, and so once again, the rule of "rz" doesn't apply in this case:-)

Language / "zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language [29]

Polish "softness" bears an ever so close similarity with certain Russian palatalization as in the words 'dver, brat', and so forth!
While the latter is clearly more pronounced in Russian than in Polish, Polish orthography, athough "phonetic" to the degree of grapheme/phoneme
uniformity compared with English, there are nonetheless numerous challenges for the learner in terms of consonant articulation:-)

Language / "zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language [29]

Correct.

Transliterations of graphemes (lit. "sound pictures") from one language to another are always going to be slightly confusing, particularly to a learner such as yourself because no two languages are pronounced identically, right?

Words of non-Polish origin aren't always "polonized", but often written as they would be in the original language, especially non-European words with different phonemic quality, say, from Chinese and such.

When learning Polish, it's best to learn the phonetics as they're written in the original, not to transcribe them as you might read and pronounce them in your native language:-) You'll only end up getting even more confused!

Language / "zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language [29]

No brainer! Can't argue with ya there, dude:-)
It's what I've been posting all along.

Language / "zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language [29]

Precisely my point, Bezimienny!

"Zi-" is pronounced like "z" with an acute accent above the "z".
:-)

Language / "zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language [29]

Yes, you're right. Of course, how careless of me:-)
ThanksLOL

Language / "zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language [29]

However, in "beZ", much the same for "roZ", the placement in the first word, plus the fact that "o" is a low vowel in the second, will naturally alter how the "z" is pronounced in those instances:-)

Take the word "ziemia". Once more, the pronounciation of the "z" will be audibly different from, say. "zegarz" or "zalew" and the like.

Study / Study in Poland or in Czech Republic? [7]

Figured as much.
Again, the less expensive the institution, the more questionable the education. The exception of course, is those state-run universities of high rank. There, admission is tight as a drum and usually reserved for nationals only, save for an exceptional foreign student with outstanding academic credentials.

Language / "zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language [29]

The combination of "zi" or "z +'high' vowel" is never pronounced like a straightforward English "z-sound"! The tongue should be touching slightly the lower palate, creating a sound somewhere between an English "z" and almost a "zh" in words such as "plea-SUre" etc.

Study / Study in Poland or in Czech Republic? [7]

In your case, I'd thoroughly investigate the institution at which you choose to study BEFORE even thinking of leaving and going off to either Poland or Czech Republic.

Degrees from any random Eastern, even Central, European "business colleges" might not be worth the paper they're printed on, and are sometimes quite dodgy, to say the very least! Don't get burned, get smart.

Study / Study in Poland or in Czech Republic? [7]

Any course of study worth its salt will necessarily cost you, this is a given!
If you pay nothing, you generally get nothing:-)

Which is your native country?

Off-Topic / Spelling, grammar and punctuation task in English [12]

Well obviously the mom had the little one and not the other way round:-)

Off-Topic / Spelling, grammar and punctuation task in English [12]

I once knew someone who had a BIRTH on a train!
How's that for a real groaner of a bad pun?

News / Commemoration of 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the WWII in Warsaw. Poland a full-fledged NATO member. [30]

The thread title might sounds a bit as though WW II broke out in Warsaw:-)LOL

Kidding aside, I think Poland ought to be proud of her entry into a democratic forum among the
European Union.

There are always going to be those who complain, but again, any organization, not matter how "open", will impose its own rules upon its members and it must be accepted so long as they conform to reasonable limitations.

Democracy doesn't mean a bloody free for all!

Travel / What is Olsztyn known for and what things can you do there? [8]

I'd ask someone on the forum more familiar with Poland (and Olsztyn) than I.

Po polsku / Zniszczenie (zniesienie) wiz dla Polaków do Ameryki [7]

Co to oznaczy w tym kontekscie? Znowu zartujesz, pawku:-)

Travel / What is Olsztyn known for and what things can you do there? [8]

All I know about Olsztyn, apart of course from the name, is that it used to be called Allenstein before the outbreak of WWII, and probably

contains at least some remanents of her historic German past.

Other than that, the only city in Poland I know even a bit is Szczecin, also known as Stettin on German atlases to this day:-)

Classifieds / Translation from Swedish needed [10]

You mean "sjomansvisor", probably, aka sailor shanties. Among them are pirate songs, this is true, but I haven't run across too many which I can

actually bring to mind:-)

Classifieds / Translation from Swedish needed [10]

The Swedish word for butterfly is "faril", and so I took it to be that.
DominicB's right though, it's doubtless a nonsense word and nothing more.

Classifieds / Translation from Swedish needed [10]

Nor am I. Just thought I'd try:-)
Good hunting!

Classifieds / Translation from Swedish needed [10]

Did you get my private message, Vlad?

Language / English borrowings in Polish [38]

You got me that time.

Language / English borrowings in Polish [38]

A purist?? Moi?! LOL

Is laziness compulsory and diligence optional?