Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


you can have infinite (ok very very large - beyond comprehension - amount of notions and their shades) - even such rich language as English can only fill these in small percentage

ercentage - as with this miserable 'show' - you know even in English when you have words 'show' and 'spectacle' they can be used to name the same thing sometimes but more often only one of the words can be applied correctly - (it is very similar with 'przedstawienie', 'widowisko', 'spektakl' and 'show' in Polish)

sure some languages are richer than others - most primitive peoples' languages are not good in conveying modern notions and in most cases they import notions with their names from other languages - in certain fields Polish is poorer than English (though in certain fields Polish has an edge over English (think diminutives for example))

sure there are ways to name the programme by Majewski differently but most such names would have specific connotations ('Beczka śmiechu Majewskiego' - gives you the feeling it's some simple humour (while often the programme is very elaboretaly humorous), 'Wieczór komedii i satyry Szymona Majewskiego' - pretty long and has it's specific connotations too (sounds pretty serious while the programme is actually quite reckless), 'Kabaret Szymona Majewskiego' - the show is not a typical kabaret in the Polish sense of the name)

what I like to underline is the present title 'Szymon Majewski show' doesn't sound strange or pretensious to me and I guess to most of Polish people - it just looks and sounds natural

('Fun z Szymonem' would look simply awkward to me)


the simple reality is not every other English word became adopted in Polish (if it is 5 per cent of English vocabulary then I'd be really surprised) - as was said before some English words are taken into Polish in a very specific meaning (I have given the 'jumper' example before in this thread (quite recently) - and no it's not the word for 'bluza sportowa' in Polish)

History / Would you classify the Poland's Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? [221]

we have already heard all such and even better excuses you commie germ :P

History / Would you classify the Poland's Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? [221]


no you lie blatantly - your dad was and ardent communist just like 95 per cent of those 3 million people with PZPR member papers

News / Wisława Szymborska died. [30]


I don't know about you people but I find such rhymeless poetry very depressing (not to mention that the mood of this particular bit is not allegro either)

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


Kuba Wojewódzki is the name of the programme and the presenter because it is a one man show essentially - unlike 'Szymon Majewski Show' (say on the pattern of 'Benny Hill Show'

History / Would you classify the Poland's Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? [221]

your knowledge is a book knowledge Harry, accept it - maybe my grandpa simpy avoided being caught with arms in his hands and nobody has given him in (I don't know that exactly - just know that they fought 'the people's rule' for a time - maybe his company or whatever it was got dissolved and didn't continue to fight (there was some amnesty in 1945 or 1946) - if nobody knew of his involvement with the AK then what was the problem especially that he joined somewhere in the late 70's and the climate back then was changed siginificantly

- btw he moved with the whole family from up north to Opole area -

History / Would you classify the Poland's Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? [221]


Soviets were allies ;)

UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]


you mean the UK, Poland or EU grant applications?? :)

UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]


sorry, then, I misunderstood you

History / Would you classify the Poland's Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? [221]


and you strongly believe they were all soviet loving communists? my grandpa was in PZPR, see, but he used to listen to Głos Ameryki and Radio Wolna Europa - i'm not sure why did he join but it must have been some benefits (and they were minor for a basic member but it was this or nothing) - my grandpa fought in the AK and stayed attached even after the end of the war until pacification by LWP (it was £omża area)


as recent as the beginning of 90's all countries in the world recognized Indonesia as a sovereign holder of East Timor - did this change the fact that East Timorese population didn't want to subjected to Indonesian rule and eventually broke free?

UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]


sure it has - if you stay 5 years in England (and then leave for Poland) you lose out on one full year of child benefits (plenty of cash AFAIK)

but I don't say it is unfair - such things as whether an applicant really has children in Poland should be verified - simple as that

UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]


it's simple Wrocław Boy - child benefit in Poland is only available to families whose income per capita is lower than some threshold (it's about 500 PLN now) - if you insisted that you should receive Polish child benefit even though your income was higher than that you woulud actually insist that you should be privildged in comparison to Polish citizens - Poles receiving child benefits are not legally priviledged against British citizens

btw Wrocław Boy - what is the fuss - child benefit in Poland is some 60 PLN a month per child (it's even 50 PLN per child younger than 5)

UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]


and loose the whole IT sector in a couple of years - pretty wise? - do you think the EU will keep the free trade agreements with Ireland in that case? - do you think Dell, Hewlett Packard, Seagate, Pfizer and others will keep their factories in Ireland if they will be competed out of market because of higher prices due to duties on their products?

UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]


I presume it is some EU law because it is the same thing for Poles working in the Netherlands and Germany as far as I know

News / Poland and the European Union Fund Allocations [59]


sure, that's why i mentioned Caymans and Channel Islands (because the people involved might fear that Poland may one day turn on them why they have been paying their taxes abroad) - btw that you try to diversify doesn't change the fact that you will try to invest in an enviroment you are familiar with - if you invest in a new business and you are Polish enterpruneur you will not start businesses in Mauritius, Togo or Tonga, right?

UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]


if it weren't legal the UK law enforcement would put an end to that, don't you think? - it must be some EU law that mandates all member countries to pay child benefits to those residing (working?) in their territory regardless if the children in question are with their parents

UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]


I'm everyone's pal :P :) - you clearly quoted a passage from the article the OP has linked (dupków z Dublina) - actually you misquoted it because you haven't understood it (either because you google translated or because you believe you understand enough Polish while you actually don't) - so I have pasted the original passage and given you some decent translation which tells you you made wrong assumptions about what was being said or who said what - all right now??

News / Poland and the European Union Fund Allocations [59]


even if they don't pay taxes in Poland (which is too often a case - Cyprus, Lithuania the UK) - they are very likely to reinvest their gains in Poland (although of course they put a lot of that money in Caymans and Channel Islands) - it's pretty obvious - you invest your money in the environment you are most familiar with (from the law and business point of view) - that English people are cruising around the world looking for places to invest (like in property) just tells you there very little room to invest that money in the UK - this is still not the case in Poland - also remember that those Polish enterpruneurs are insiders and also that the more money you have the more possibilities to invest it (it can even involve some price wars)

UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]


the law is such (don't know if it's European law or UK law or perhaps they work jointly towards that outcome) that even if Poles don't bring their children with them they are eligible to receive child benefits (it's the same in the Netherlands and Germany as far as I know) - and as Harry already pointed in this thread it would cost the British taxpayer a lot more if the children where actually in the UK (school, health care) - remember also than in most cases those Polish parents are British taxpayers[/b] too

I love the ****** reference to the "arseholes from Dublin".

oh, pal - did you Google-translate the article or is it that you know a couple of words of Polish:
A jak reagują na to ludzie wokół? - Nigdy nie spotkałam się z nieprzychylnymi komentarzami. Może dlatego, że sporo Irlandczyków też pobiera zasiłki. [b]A jedna koleżanka powiedziała mi kiedyś, że woli, żeby jej podatki szły na mnie niż na różnych dupków z Dublina.

this translates as:

How do people around react? - I was never met by any disfavourable comments. Maybe it's because so many Irish people receive benefits. One colleague (Irish figuring from the paragraph) once told me, that she preferred her taxes were spent on myself than on various arsholes in Dublin

so, pal, too many assumptions (and that leads you nowhere - but it looks like you really like to be there)

News / Poland and the European Union Fund Allocations [59]


when **** hits the fan German owners will take the money, shut the facility and leave leaving people jobless (taking what is valuable with them) - do you think if there is deeper crisis which part of their assets they will defend - this in Germany or this in Poland (it is even more true with American investors I think) - thank God PKO BP is still a Polish bank and has big share in the market or we could have ended with a bank run in the late 2008 - not mentioning that a Polish owner would more likely reinvest his gains in Poland whereas German will take the gains out of the country more often then not

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]

he made it up - what's the fuss? :P

Widowisko Szymona Majewskiego? (sounds very pretentious in Polish and essentially has not so good connotations)

Program Szymona Majewskiego - program is too generic all sorts of things that are shown on TV are programmes

Przedstawienie Szymona Majewskiego - przedstawienie is a specific thing - either it is a one time act or it is reapeated the same all over again (like theatrical play)

and show is very much part of Polish colloquial vocabulary already

News / Poland and the European Union Fund Allocations [59]


just remembered now that it's not so obvious what you state (you don't take into account the cost Poland paid during the time of staying in the 'waiting room' for the EU which lasted 10 years) and also a significant cost Poland paid at the very moment of joining the EU (plenty of businesses went out because of new regulations like in meat industry and not only that ('milk quotes, sugar quotes - only the few things I can think of now)

News / Poland and the European Union Fund Allocations [59]


economy does not have to be (and usually isn't) a zero-sum game, it is perfectly suited to be a win-win game - the thing is it CAN be made a zero sum game (or even worse) and at least some people don't care if it is a win-win game (and some even consciously strive to make it something opposite)

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


I understand it - the 'translation' doesn't surprise me because 'Dirty dancing' has been translated into Polish as 'Wirujący seks' so you see I cannot be easily surprised ;)

(btw it's not that easy to translate 'Dirty dancing' into Polish - I couldn't now)

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


limit in Polish has a considerably narrower semantic field than in English :P :) - and Polish has more generic terms for the same concepts (like ograniczenie)

News / Icy blast cleans the streets of the homeless in Poland.. [63]


the thing is they don't want to be kept inside - just wandering around is their modus operandi - if you lock them they will scream and even become violent (in their own fashion) - if you don't lock them they will try to wander away - (the more such person is drunk the more difficult is to keep them in a warm space unless they fall asleep) - the solution would be to bring them to sleep (injection) - but I am not sure if this is allowed by the law and for sure it is not indifferent to health (no sleeping medicine is harmless in the long run AFAIK)

Genealogy / Is tallness common among Polish people? [201]


the thing is younger generations are much taller now - my brother is taller than me and so is every male relative younger than me (but my male family from my mum's side were all tall) - it's the same for the girls (save for that that they are not typically taller than myself fortunately) - i.e. younger generations are way taller - I think it has to lot to do with the ways farm animals are fed these days (some sneaky hormones in fodder??)

News / Icy blast cleans the streets of the homeless in Poland.. [63]


I hope so :)

Real Estate / Good places to live in Krakow [20]

I don't know Kraków well (know a bit of it only and just from short visits) but I was told some time ago that the area of Kraków Podgórze railway station was not safe - I would think it's not a nice place to live anyway - Podgórze is in the southern part of the city behind Vistula (from the Old Town) and quite a distance from the Old Town too

News / Icy blast cleans the streets of the homeless in Poland.. [63]

oh, man - you would't call the police to collect an unconscious person from the street even if they are just dead drunk? especially in this cold