Lyzko
4 Jul 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
That ain't stand up comedy there, dude, that's sit down tragedy!
That ain't stand up comedy there, dude, that's sit down tragedy!
Lyzko
3 Jul 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
@Tacitus,
However, the Allies aka the US at the time were particularly intent, so to speak, on "Americanizing" the defeated Germany with baseball games for German kids, FORCED
"Umerziehung" (re-education) and often an insistence that the rank and file populace learn English (the language of the conquerors), but also speak it exclusively when interacting among Allied personnel, tough a challenge as indeed it was! The average sentiment among most American occupiers was "So help me, we're gonna turn these Nazis into G-d-fearing little democrats, even if it kills 'em!!, echoing the majority feeling that only through Western-style Federalism could this nation be salvaged and eventually brought into line with mainstream Europe.
Need I remind you, as a student of history, that the ill-fated Weimar Republic drew heavily upon the US-Constitution for her inspiration (moreover, was drafted by a Jewish law professor, Dr. Hugo Preuss):-)
@Tacitus,
However, the Allies aka the US at the time were particularly intent, so to speak, on "Americanizing" the defeated Germany with baseball games for German kids, FORCED
"Umerziehung" (re-education) and often an insistence that the rank and file populace learn English (the language of the conquerors), but also speak it exclusively when interacting among Allied personnel, tough a challenge as indeed it was! The average sentiment among most American occupiers was "So help me, we're gonna turn these Nazis into G-d-fearing little democrats, even if it kills 'em!!, echoing the majority feeling that only through Western-style Federalism could this nation be salvaged and eventually brought into line with mainstream Europe.
Need I remind you, as a student of history, that the ill-fated Weimar Republic drew heavily upon the US-Constitution for her inspiration (moreover, was drafted by a Jewish law professor, Dr. Hugo Preuss):-)
Lyzko
2 Jul 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
@Bratwurst Boy,
"sustainability"= Nachhalltigkeit, nachhaltige Entwicklung
"homogeneity" = Gleichartigkeit
Clear now?
Incidentally, your remark concerning Federalism as having been "imposed" on that time West Germany seems to indicate the same sort of misgivings Germans themselves had during the early years of the burgeoning, short-lived Weimar Republic, namely, that the German people were inept at practicing democracy (constitutional or otherwise) and that such attempts were essentially futile as incompatible with the German character.
@Bratwurst Boy,
"sustainability"= Nachhalltigkeit, nachhaltige Entwicklung
"homogeneity" = Gleichartigkeit
Clear now?
Incidentally, your remark concerning Federalism as having been "imposed" on that time West Germany seems to indicate the same sort of misgivings Germans themselves had during the early years of the burgeoning, short-lived Weimar Republic, namely, that the German people were inept at practicing democracy (constitutional or otherwise) and that such attempts were essentially futile as incompatible with the German character.
Lyzko
1 Jul 2018
Work / Can a Poland work permit holder can work in Denmark/EU? [44]
Practically all Icelanders know fluent English. along with at least two or more official EU-languages, so it shouldn't be a problem at all.
Interestingly, although only middling in my knowledge of Icelandic, the Icelanders with whom I still keep in contact, speak excellent Danish:-)
Their English is of course what you'd expect from educated Scandinavians.
Practically all Icelanders know fluent English. along with at least two or more official EU-languages, so it shouldn't be a problem at all.
Interestingly, although only middling in my knowledge of Icelandic, the Icelanders with whom I still keep in contact, speak excellent Danish:-)
Their English is of course what you'd expect from educated Scandinavians.
Lyzko
30 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
Maybe, Maf!
Nonetheless, he'd outlined his awful program ever so clearly, indeed with fearsome bluntness, well before his seizure of power, in his autobiography.
By '39, only a Rip Van Winkle who'd been asleep since '24 or so, could have honestly been in the dark about Hitler's ultimate master plan.
Maybe, Maf!
Nonetheless, he'd outlined his awful program ever so clearly, indeed with fearsome bluntness, well before his seizure of power, in his autobiography.
By '39, only a Rip Van Winkle who'd been asleep since '24 or so, could have honestly been in the dark about Hitler's ultimate master plan.
Lyzko
30 Jun 2018
Work / Can a Poland work permit holder can work in Denmark/EU? [44]
Sorry maf, I was referring to the actual population of the country, which, as I've read even in recent stats, is by and large certainly these days roughly 90% homogeneous in the very least.
Sorry maf, I was referring to the actual population of the country, which, as I've read even in recent stats, is by and large certainly these days roughly 90% homogeneous in the very least.
Lyzko
30 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
Here we go again, Brat, to paraphrase Ronald Reagan!
Some hundred million dead and a devastated continent later, yeah, guess the Fuehrer must have been ok LOL
Sorta reminds me of a much older, now deceased, German acquaintance of mine who years ago told me that he was one-hundred percent behind Hitler......only until Germany started losing.
And that's supposed to make all the difference, eh?
:-))))
Here we go again, Brat, to paraphrase Ronald Reagan!
Some hundred million dead and a devastated continent later, yeah, guess the Fuehrer must have been ok LOL
Sorta reminds me of a much older, now deceased, German acquaintance of mine who years ago told me that he was one-hundred percent behind Hitler......only until Germany started losing.
And that's supposed to make all the difference, eh?
:-))))
Lyzko
29 Jun 2018
Work / Can a Poland work permit holder can work in Denmark/EU? [44]
...yet about Icelanders nonetheless, maf., full citizens or not.
...yet about Icelanders nonetheless, maf., full citizens or not.
Lyzko
29 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
We all know Putin's a bully. That's no doubt why he and Trump seem to get on so well:-)
We all know Putin's a bully. That's no doubt why he and Trump seem to get on so well:-)
Lyzko
29 Jun 2018
Work / Can a Poland work permit holder can work in Denmark/EU? [44]
??? You can't be serious! Just over the past few years several Icelanders whom I've encountered confirmed to me that their country remained nearly one-hundred-percent native-born ethnic Icelandic! This change then must be comparatively recent, yes?
Statistically, 8% out of roughly 345,000 inhabitants seems terribly high, don't you think?
Quick addendum. Most foreigners in Iceland have historically been only tourists, visitors, perhaps temporary staff working on some project for a fixed period of time, thereafter returning to their country.
??? You can't be serious! Just over the past few years several Icelanders whom I've encountered confirmed to me that their country remained nearly one-hundred-percent native-born ethnic Icelandic! This change then must be comparatively recent, yes?
Statistically, 8% out of roughly 345,000 inhabitants seems terribly high, don't you think?
Quick addendum. Most foreigners in Iceland have historically been only tourists, visitors, perhaps temporary staff working on some project for a fixed period of time, thereafter returning to their country.
Lyzko
28 Jun 2018
Work / Can a Poland work permit holder can work in Denmark/EU? [44]
Iceland probably remains the most homogeneous European nation to date. Even the dirty, difficult, and dangerous jobs are not done by foreigners, I'm told:-)
Iceland probably remains the most homogeneous European nation to date. Even the dirty, difficult, and dangerous jobs are not done by foreigners, I'm told:-)
Lyzko
27 Jun 2018
History / "Lithuania! My fatherland, you are like health.." [37]
"Land of my birth", "land of my forefathers" etc.. something along those lines. Yes, the sonic aesthetic, the entire rhythm of the unit must match, not merely the accuracy of the meaning:-)
"Land of my birth", "land of my forefathers" etc.. something along those lines. Yes, the sonic aesthetic, the entire rhythm of the unit must match, not merely the accuracy of the meaning:-)
Lyzko
25 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
Those factors you mentioned, TheOther, certainly have contributed to the whole mess, that's for sure, no two ways about it.
Those factors you mentioned, TheOther, certainly have contributed to the whole mess, that's for sure, no two ways about it.
Lyzko
25 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
EU and NATO just crossed every red line....
..which is why the Continent is in such turmoil at present and there's a Brexit!!
Kind of a no-brainer, guys, doesn't take much of a pundit to figure that one out:-)
EU and NATO just crossed every red line....
..which is why the Continent is in such turmoil at present and there's a Brexit!!
Kind of a no-brainer, guys, doesn't take much of a pundit to figure that one out:-)
Lyzko
25 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
@Bratwurst Boy,
Not sure I agree with your assessment prior that Germans are no more conservative etc. than any other Europeans. On the one hand, they've sadly bent over backwards to become so liberal, that their brains have fallen out vis-a-vis this migrant business. On the other hand, growing movements such as AfD and PEGIDA indicate a growing dissatisfaction with the liberal "business as usual" agenda which many feel is destroying the social and cultural fabric of German aka Western European society!
The French for example have been back peddling (einen Rueckzieher gemacht) some since Marine Le Pen's out of the immediate picture and Macron assumed power. England too under PM May has attempted a centrist posture, at least for a while.
Germany though remains polarized between those who support Merkel vs. those who support the positions of the likes of Hungary's Orban and Poland's Duda.
@Bratwurst Boy,
Not sure I agree with your assessment prior that Germans are no more conservative etc. than any other Europeans. On the one hand, they've sadly bent over backwards to become so liberal, that their brains have fallen out vis-a-vis this migrant business. On the other hand, growing movements such as AfD and PEGIDA indicate a growing dissatisfaction with the liberal "business as usual" agenda which many feel is destroying the social and cultural fabric of German aka Western European society!
The French for example have been back peddling (einen Rueckzieher gemacht) some since Marine Le Pen's out of the immediate picture and Macron assumed power. England too under PM May has attempted a centrist posture, at least for a while.
Germany though remains polarized between those who support Merkel vs. those who support the positions of the likes of Hungary's Orban and Poland's Duda.
Lyzko
24 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
Term limits are a problem, for if the head of state in question is doing a wonderful job, they should be allowed to continue! If not, then indeed their time in office should be curtailed as need be.
Term limits are a problem, for if the head of state in question is doing a wonderful job, they should be allowed to continue! If not, then indeed their time in office should be curtailed as need be.
Lyzko
24 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
Should that really make a difference?
Should that really make a difference?
Lyzko
23 Jun 2018
Travel / Poland - never again [593]
You've proven my point....(I think).
Conversations from behind plate glass anywhere in the world, immediately arouse my suspicions, what ever the language:-)
You've proven my point....(I think).
Conversations from behind plate glass anywhere in the world, immediately arouse my suspicions, what ever the language:-)
Lyzko
23 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
While Merkel's husband was in fact a non-Jewish German, there IS a "Kasner" family line in Germany which is Jewish! Merkel though appears not to be related:-)
While Merkel's husband was in fact a non-Jewish German, there IS a "Kasner" family line in Germany which is Jewish! Merkel though appears not to be related:-)
Lyzko
23 Jun 2018
Polonia / Norway - Polonia [9]
Oh boy, yeaaahhh! Those pre-meds are awful big drinkers, almost as much as the SwedesLOL
Thanks for the reminder.
Oh boy, yeaaahhh! Those pre-meds are awful big drinkers, almost as much as the SwedesLOL
Thanks for the reminder.
Lyzko
23 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
@Bratwurst Boy,
"....nattily-dressed, smart-talking......with small solutions....."
Guess you mean Messrs/Mmes. Hoecke and Petry, huh? If so, then surprisingly enough, we agree!
@Bratwurst Boy,
"....nattily-dressed, smart-talking......with small solutions....."
Guess you mean Messrs/Mmes. Hoecke and Petry, huh? If so, then surprisingly enough, we agree!
Lyzko
23 Jun 2018
Polonia / Norway - Polonia [9]
Although Norway is one of the only Scandinavian countries I've yet to visit (not only Oslo Airport), my wife and I just watched 'Rick Steve's Travel To Scandinavia' from 2015, and we can't wait to some day visit the Fjord country! Plus Grieg (half-Scottish on his father's side, a full "Hagerup" on his mom's) is my wife's favorite composer.
Mine as well, along with that other great composer Sindings.
:-)
Know any number of Poles who've visited Norway. The other way round? Not quite as familiar.
Although Norway is one of the only Scandinavian countries I've yet to visit (not only Oslo Airport), my wife and I just watched 'Rick Steve's Travel To Scandinavia' from 2015, and we can't wait to some day visit the Fjord country! Plus Grieg (half-Scottish on his father's side, a full "Hagerup" on his mom's) is my wife's favorite composer.
Mine as well, along with that other great composer Sindings.
:-)
Know any number of Poles who've visited Norway. The other way round? Not quite as familiar.
Lyzko
23 Jun 2018
Travel / Poland - never again [593]
Again Rich, whether you think Polish is beautiful or not, when abroad, I certainly can well understand your desire NOT to communicate in Polish in favor of English.
However, if you seriously wish to deal with Poland and the Poles, Polish is essentially your only viable option.
Again Rich, whether you think Polish is beautiful or not, when abroad, I certainly can well understand your desire NOT to communicate in Polish in favor of English.
However, if you seriously wish to deal with Poland and the Poles, Polish is essentially your only viable option.
Lyzko
22 Jun 2018
Travel / Poland - never again [593]
You're missing the beauty of the Polish language, Rich! Just because Poland spurned you, is not reason to take your failures out on an entire country.
You're missing the beauty of the Polish language, Rich! Just because Poland spurned you, is not reason to take your failures out on an entire country.
Lyzko
22 Jun 2018
Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]
Merkel's long since become a deficit, both to Germany along with her now most fractured party, and that's a fact!
@RichMazur, ugly??? Stupid???
She used to be cute as a button when up through her thirties, and she's a scientist by training. I think you mean "politically misguided. There I'm with you one-hundred percent.
Merkel's long since become a deficit, both to Germany along with her now most fractured party, and that's a fact!
@RichMazur, ugly??? Stupid???
She used to be cute as a button when up through her thirties, and she's a scientist by training. I think you mean "politically misguided. There I'm with you one-hundred percent.
Lyzko
22 Jun 2018
Lyzko
21 Jun 2018
Lyzko
20 Jun 2018
Language / Ways to say "bring" in Polish, and differences between them [12]
Oh, quite Cinek.
"Przywiezc" though can mean to bring via some sort of land conveyance, e.g. "woz" (mechanical or other), whereas "przyniesc" typically is used for conveying something by hand aka carrying, as I'd mentioned earlier, thus it's unprefixed root "niesc"/"nosic" = to carry or take someplace manually or physically.
Oh, quite Cinek.
"Przywiezc" though can mean to bring via some sort of land conveyance, e.g. "woz" (mechanical or other), whereas "przyniesc" typically is used for conveying something by hand aka carrying, as I'd mentioned earlier, thus it's unprefixed root "niesc"/"nosic" = to carry or take someplace manually or physically.
Lyzko
18 Jun 2018
Lyzko
18 Jun 2018
News / Personal opinions - Is there western European and USA plot against interests of Poland and Polish people? [32]
I would agree to a large extent, Szczeszcz. We'd all indeed be poorer off without the likes of a Chopin, a Lobaczewski, Mme. Curie or Kasimir Funk.
I would agree to a large extent, Szczeszcz. We'd all indeed be poorer off without the likes of a Chopin, a Lobaczewski, Mme. Curie or Kasimir Funk.