gumishu
13 Oct 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
provide a link, please
Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, asks Poles not to move Budapest to Warsaw!!
provide a link, please
gumishu
13 Oct 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
Wehrmacht grandpa was not used in a TV spot AFAIK - it first emerged as a topic in local newspaper before publicized by the mainstream media - and it instantly was attemptedly used against PiS by the media (to prove how nationalistic and xenophobic they are)
Did you forget Wehrmacht grandpa
Wehrmacht grandpa was not used in a TV spot AFAIK - it first emerged as a topic in local newspaper before publicized by the mainstream media - and it instantly was attemptedly used against PiS by the media (to prove how nationalistic and xenophobic they are)
gumishu
13 Oct 2011
Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]
the only word I can think of that sort of infested Polish is 'sorry' ('sory') - but AFAIK it's the same in the Czech language - the thing is 'sorry' is different level of psychological/social commitment than 'przepraszam' - and well it is already very much established - I use it without reservations actually and so do younger generations
Europeans try far too much to keep up with Hollywood, American Idol and the rest of that trash!
that should be a useful post for you Magdalena, some "proof" that you've been looking so desperately for.
that should be a useful post for you Magdalena, some "proof" that you've been looking so desperately for.
the only word I can think of that sort of infested Polish is 'sorry' ('sory') - but AFAIK it's the same in the Czech language - the thing is 'sorry' is different level of psychological/social commitment than 'przepraszam' - and well it is already very much established - I use it without reservations actually and so do younger generations
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
you get very philosophical boletus - PO turned into scare mongers a week before the campaign end, then came the Merkel-scare surge that Kaczyński unfortunately helped to explode - and yes it made many people who didn't really intend to vote to go to the polls and detain the perceived Kaczyński-threat
Looks like PO treacherously manipulated the public into:
a. Switching sides and voting against PiS
b. Visiting polling stations en mass
a. Switching sides and voting against PiS
b. Visiting polling stations en mass
you get very philosophical boletus - PO turned into scare mongers a week before the campaign end, then came the Merkel-scare surge that Kaczyński unfortunately helped to explode - and yes it made many people who didn't really intend to vote to go to the polls and detain the perceived Kaczyński-threat
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
you are one hell of a joker - 'con them into corruption schemes hehe' - poor little Beata Sawicka -
PiS put forward a lot of famous candidates. One of them is a special undercover policeman called Agent Tom. With PiS in power, his task was to seduce influential female celebrities with his glamourous lifestyle and con them into corruption schemes.
you are one hell of a joker - 'con them into corruption schemes hehe' - poor little Beata Sawicka -
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
Life / Question about hot water in Poland and the use of water heaters? [52]
a note on the topic of central hot water - actually central hot bathing water is heated in so called heat exchangers in case central heating comes from a central plant (for the whole city) - the thing is it is it can be pretty complicated system and if a building (or an estate) was not designed to employ it there is no straightforward way to install it - and it often may prove to be less cost effective than heating water with gas heaters in individual flats - and yes - central bathing water simply is the same grade as drinking tap water because it's always the general purpose tap water that is heated - this is different with the water used in central heating systems (though in smaller central heating units the water used for heating is the same as the tap water)
a note on the topic of central hot water - actually central hot bathing water is heated in so called heat exchangers in case central heating comes from a central plant (for the whole city) - the thing is it is it can be pretty complicated system and if a building (or an estate) was not designed to employ it there is no straightforward way to install it - and it often may prove to be less cost effective than heating water with gas heaters in individual flats - and yes - central bathing water simply is the same grade as drinking tap water because it's always the general purpose tap water that is heated - this is different with the water used in central heating systems (though in smaller central heating units the water used for heating is the same as the tap water)
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
Life / Question about hot water in Poland and the use of water heaters? [52]
I can tell you something - London water administration advertises tap water as perfectly suitable for drinking - (it mostly comes from the Thames AFAIK) - mayor of London says he drinks only tap water - so say water administration officials - maybe some actually do - but I just couldn't drink it - to me it stank and had a bad taste - I drank only table water from Tesco (much more expensive than Polish spring water from supermarket) - it didn't stink and it didn't taste bad - mind you - you would be shocked to learn how expensive mineral water is in England - we are trully blessed with vast amounts of brilliant quality mineral waters in Poland
I can tell you something - London water administration advertises tap water as perfectly suitable for drinking - (it mostly comes from the Thames AFAIK) - mayor of London says he drinks only tap water - so say water administration officials - maybe some actually do - but I just couldn't drink it - to me it stank and had a bad taste - I drank only table water from Tesco (much more expensive than Polish spring water from supermarket) - it didn't stink and it didn't taste bad - mind you - you would be shocked to learn how expensive mineral water is in England - we are trully blessed with vast amounts of brilliant quality mineral waters in Poland
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
Life / Question about hot water in Poland and the use of water heaters? [52]
I only know that oil heating is one of the more expensive ways of heating in Poland - still the floor heating is much more effective than the traditional radiators under windows so it may actually not be so terrible
Also we are not used to oil fired boilers and would like for a reasonable guess what this house would cost to heat at todays rates.
I only know that oil heating is one of the more expensive ways of heating in Poland - still the floor heating is much more effective than the traditional radiators under windows so it may actually not be so terrible
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
Life / Question about hot water in Poland and the use of water heaters? [52]
two or three cities? - yes I know Częstochowa has excelent tap water - what about Kraków? would you drink tap water in Warsaw knowing it comes from Wisła - I can tell you something for sure - tap water in Wrocław is really bad - it comes in half from Odra and in half from Oława river - I simply couldn't drink it - I always brought drinking water from home (we had excelent tap water there coming from a deep acquifer) - the water in Gdynia was also good - I guess it comes from aquifers that actually lie above the city
two or three cities? - yes I know Częstochowa has excelent tap water - what about Kraków? would you drink tap water in Warsaw knowing it comes from Wisła - I can tell you something for sure - tap water in Wrocław is really bad - it comes in half from Odra and in half from Oława river - I simply couldn't drink it - I always brought drinking water from home (we had excelent tap water there coming from a deep acquifer) - the water in Gdynia was also good - I guess it comes from aquifers that actually lie above the city
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
Life / Question about hot water in Poland and the use of water heaters? [52]
they are different grade waters often I guess - for hot bathing water you need to add chlorium and to filtrate it more thouroughly (there is plenty of iron in water in most Poland) - it's mostly my guess - perhaps someone can clear it according to his actual knowledge- so as Jimmu pointed out they are most probably most often two separate systems though originating in the same plant
Is this really possible for some apartments to have district heating, but not hot water?
they are different grade waters often I guess - for hot bathing water you need to add chlorium and to filtrate it more thouroughly (there is plenty of iron in water in most Poland) - it's mostly my guess - perhaps someone can clear it according to his actual knowledge- so as Jimmu pointed out they are most probably most often two separate systems though originating in the same plant
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
News / Will you be proud of tranny (transsexual) representing Poland ? [124]
how do you know Anna is a good politician? she didn't enter the Sejm because of personal valour, personal commitment, lots of work for the community she lives in - ok she is a LGBT activist and that's why she was accepted into Palikot movement - Palikot even thought it is good to give her the first place on his list - kind of publicity stunts - yet I do not believe most people who voted her in really knew who they were voting for (and I think if they actually knew they would have chosen someone else instead (probably still from the Palikot list)
If Anna is a good politician i don't see why Poland should not be proud of her work. Why not?
how do you know Anna is a good politician? she didn't enter the Sejm because of personal valour, personal commitment, lots of work for the community she lives in - ok she is a LGBT activist and that's why she was accepted into Palikot movement - Palikot even thought it is good to give her the first place on his list - kind of publicity stunts - yet I do not believe most people who voted her in really knew who they were voting for (and I think if they actually knew they would have chosen someone else instead (probably still from the Palikot list)
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]
cool is not cool in Poland, capisci or with difficulties?
In the USA, "cool" is used on a daily basis within the native speaking realm.
cool is not cool in Poland, capisci or with difficulties?
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / US Polonia 70% for Kaczyński [343]
you must be joking - people only move back to Poland for retirement
the best and the brightest of Polonia moved back to Poland in the 1990s explains the current political views in Polonia?
you must be joking - people only move back to Poland for retirement
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
Love / Should I bring gifts? - help with a Polish wedding [46]
it's just practical - it was gifts before - but then situations arose that the newly wed couples ended up with 10 irons, 11 coffee machines, 3 vacuum cleaners, and 13 expensive hair-dryers - people decided then that cash is much more practical
Tacky or not (I personally see the logic of giving money at a wedding), it is what is done in Poland.
it's just practical - it was gifts before - but then situations arose that the newly wed couples ended up with 10 irons, 11 coffee machines, 3 vacuum cleaners, and 13 expensive hair-dryers - people decided then that cash is much more practical
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
Law / Need information about opening a Caribbean restaurant in Poland. Can anyone help? [13]
Indian is popular exactly because it is so outworldly exotic for Poles - I don't think Carribean would be similarily popular outside of a really big city - in Poland there is only one really big city that aspires to be cosmopolitan - this is Warsaw (ok maybe Wrocław is aspriring to be cosmpolitan too) - but well you see Carribean culture is not Indian culture - so the appeal is much much lower
Indian is popular exactly because it is so outworldly exotic for Poles - I don't think Carribean would be similarily popular outside of a really big city - in Poland there is only one really big city that aspires to be cosmopolitan - this is Warsaw (ok maybe Wrocław is aspriring to be cosmpolitan too) - but well you see Carribean culture is not Indian culture - so the appeal is much much lower
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
Law / Need information about opening a Caribbean restaurant in Poland. Can anyone help? [13]
Dublin maybe minor in Europe but well the only city in Poland that can compare to Dublin is Warsaw - I don't think there is room for a Carribean restaurant anywhere else in Poland (maybe Kraków because of tourists - but they come to Poland to have some taste of Poland too (literally))
Dublin maybe minor in Europe but well the only city in Poland that can compare to Dublin is Warsaw - I don't think there is room for a Carribean restaurant anywhere else in Poland (maybe Kraków because of tourists - but they come to Poland to have some taste of Poland too (literally))
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / Getting the most from my hard earned money (transfer money from England to Poland) [41]
go in person, take as much as you can, bring it to Poland, sell at a exchange office, pay into Polish bank account - the more you can bring at a time the better off you should be - OK, it's probably not true that you will be better off - but still think it worth considering
or well - my brother used to work in northern Ireland but had an account in Bank of Ireland branch - I am not quite sure, but I guess it was automatically held as both EURO and Pound account at the same time - the thing is they perform free of charge Euro transfers to Poland (to Polish bank account nominated in Euro) - so establish a bank account in Bank of Ireland - establish a euro bank account in a Polish bank - draw the euro of your bank account (not using the ATM) - go to one of those 'kantors' (exchange offices) - you should be better off now
go in person, take as much as you can, bring it to Poland, sell at a exchange office, pay into Polish bank account - the more you can bring at a time the better off you should be - OK, it's probably not true that you will be better off - but still think it worth considering
or well - my brother used to work in northern Ireland but had an account in Bank of Ireland branch - I am not quite sure, but I guess it was automatically held as both EURO and Pound account at the same time - the thing is they perform free of charge Euro transfers to Poland (to Polish bank account nominated in Euro) - so establish a bank account in Bank of Ireland - establish a euro bank account in a Polish bank - draw the euro of your bank account (not using the ATM) - go to one of those 'kantors' (exchange offices) - you should be better off now
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / US Polonia 70% for Kaczyński [343]
this explains very little actually if you look around - and no PiS is not strictly socialist
this explains very little actually if you look around - and no PiS is not strictly socialist
gumishu
12 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / US Polonia 70% for Kaczyński [343]
I guess all you foreigners are at a loss in understanding what Jarosław Kaczyński and PiS are all about - well it goes with some assumptions - one such assumption is Poland is fully fledged democratic country - you also seem to not notice or ignore certain things (all of you) - which many Poles also seem to not notice or ignore - but there are Polish people who do notice them and don't ingore them - and these people will vote for PiS as long as parties like PO, SLD, and Ruch Palikota exist -
Yet JK spoke out against the commies. Odd indeed!
I guess all you foreigners are at a loss in understanding what Jarosław Kaczyński and PiS are all about - well it goes with some assumptions - one such assumption is Poland is fully fledged democratic country - you also seem to not notice or ignore certain things (all of you) - which many Poles also seem to not notice or ignore - but there are Polish people who do notice them and don't ingore them - and these people will vote for PiS as long as parties like PO, SLD, and Ruch Palikota exist -
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
the thing is Orban's calls fell on deaf ears in Tusk government - they think we only need to be a German sycophant and it solves all our European questions
the thing is Orban's calls fell on deaf ears in Tusk government - they think we only need to be a German sycophant and it solves all our European questions
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
Viktor Orban declaring his will for strict cooperation between Hungary and POland
Viktor Orban declaring his will for strict cooperation between Hungary and POland
Polish-Hungarian friendship based on existing since the dawn of solidarity between our peoples may be treated as a diagram of the prototype of the European Union - Hungary's prime minister says
Here comes the year of Central Europe in the European Union. In the first half of 2011 Hungary, and the second Poland, will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. At the same time, Lithuania will chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Ukraine Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
Here comes the year of Central Europe in the European Union. In the first half of 2011 Hungary, and the second Poland, will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. At the same time, Lithuania will chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Ukraine Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
it's about being against anything Jarosław Kaczyński says - if Jarosław Kaczyński says that RAŚ (Silesia Autonomy Movement) is a hidden German agenda (if you follow RAŚ such statements are not absurd) then you must claim that you are a Silesian (We are all Silesians) - if Kaczyński says something's black you should say it's white - if Kaczyński says We hope Warsaw will be another Budapest in the next election then you must say I hate Budapest or something like that - if Jarosław Kaczyński says we should take Hungary as an example then you must say Hungary is a shithole
it's about being against anything Jarosław Kaczyński says - if Jarosław Kaczyński says that RAŚ (Silesia Autonomy Movement) is a hidden German agenda (if you follow RAŚ such statements are not absurd) then you must claim that you are a Silesian (We are all Silesians) - if Kaczyński says something's black you should say it's white - if Kaczyński says We hope Warsaw will be another Budapest in the next election then you must say I hate Budapest or something like that - if Jarosław Kaczyński says we should take Hungary as an example then you must say Hungary is a shithole
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
News / Will you be proud of tranny (transsexual) representing Poland ? [124]
I seriously wouldn't know how to behave around the guy (hmm lady) - I guess many PiS members will be equally baffled
Gotta love Palikot's sense of humour.
I seriously wouldn't know how to behave around the guy (hmm lady) - I guess many PiS members will be equally baffled
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
Language / How hard is it to learn Polish? [178]
you are doing pretty well given the fact that you are learning on your own actually - many expats who live in Poland a couple years already are not at that level
ja lubie polski jemzyk... ale nie lubie polskiego jemzyka. totally nuts but am addicted to learning more now. would be grateful for any advice
you are doing pretty well given the fact that you are learning on your own actually - many expats who live in Poland a couple years already are not at that level
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]
Lunch is something different to obiad, you can have lunch and still have obiad at home after work - so no it's not an unnecessary borrowing
Meeting - you need two polish words like 'spotkanie załogi' 'spotkanie pracowników' - meeting is not a generic word like in English it has a very specific meaning when used in Polish
btw there is a word mityng in Polish too, which also comes from English meeting - it means more or less rally in English 'mityng wyborczy' - it was introduced to Polish already before the II WW
fast food - does not have an equally handy and equally specific term in Polish - szybka żywność - very awkward, szybkie żarcie - good but too colloquial (English term is not slang), szybkie jedzenie? - too ambiguous (jedzenie can be both eating and food)
as for geographic names - those names that are polonized are declined - Nowy Jork, w Nowym Jorku, do Nowego Jorku, w Londynie, do Londynu
some names that don't look polonised are still declined - Montreal, w Montrealu, Halifax, w Halifaxie (though w Halifax is also correct), Quebec, w Quebecu (though if we talk about the city of Quebec I would rather say w Quebec), Lyon - w Lyonie, Zurych (somewhat polonized) w Zurychu), Manitoba, do Manitoby, Saskatchewan either w Saskatchewan or w Saskatchewanie, Alberta, do Alberty, w Albercie, Labrador, na Labradorze (it's na because it's a peninsula), na Labrador), Ottawa, w Ottawie, do Ottawy
Lunch, Meeting
Lunch is something different to obiad, you can have lunch and still have obiad at home after work - so no it's not an unnecessary borrowing
Meeting - you need two polish words like 'spotkanie załogi' 'spotkanie pracowników' - meeting is not a generic word like in English it has a very specific meaning when used in Polish
btw there is a word mityng in Polish too, which also comes from English meeting - it means more or less rally in English 'mityng wyborczy' - it was introduced to Polish already before the II WW
fast food - does not have an equally handy and equally specific term in Polish - szybka żywność - very awkward, szybkie żarcie - good but too colloquial (English term is not slang), szybkie jedzenie? - too ambiguous (jedzenie can be both eating and food)
as for geographic names - those names that are polonized are declined - Nowy Jork, w Nowym Jorku, do Nowego Jorku, w Londynie, do Londynu
some names that don't look polonised are still declined - Montreal, w Montrealu, Halifax, w Halifaxie (though w Halifax is also correct), Quebec, w Quebecu (though if we talk about the city of Quebec I would rather say w Quebec), Lyon - w Lyonie, Zurych (somewhat polonized) w Zurychu), Manitoba, do Manitoby, Saskatchewan either w Saskatchewan or w Saskatchewanie, Alberta, do Alberty, w Albercie, Labrador, na Labradorze (it's na because it's a peninsula), na Labrador), Ottawa, w Ottawie, do Ottawy
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
so far Rydzyks geothermal rig has proven pretty succesful - with a couple of new rigs it can actually supply half of Toruń with central heating
Did he fall in a geothermal hole in Toruń, or was his busy counting his money?
so far Rydzyks geothermal rig has proven pretty succesful - with a couple of new rigs it can actually supply half of Toruń with central heating
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]
pip - do you also have issues with 'Jonny'ego Deppa' or 'Baracka Obamy' ? :P :)
Mark - sometimes your explanations are plain wrong (not that often though) and you often make mistakes in you examples of Polish that can cause confusion for someone who is learning Polish - I know a make a lot of mistakes in English - but if you teach someone a language you should be very careful not to give them false guidance - the body of a message can have spelling mistakes - but the examples should rather stay spotless
because of the declension system in polish, borrowings always sound even more embarrassing, awkward and just downright stupid. I'll never forget the day my mother in law said to me, "............John'ego Depp'a".
pip - do you also have issues with 'Jonny'ego Deppa' or 'Baracka Obamy' ? :P :)
Mark - sometimes your explanations are plain wrong (not that often though) and you often make mistakes in you examples of Polish that can cause confusion for someone who is learning Polish - I know a make a lot of mistakes in English - but if you teach someone a language you should be very careful not to give them false guidance - the body of a message can have spelling mistakes - but the examples should rather stay spotless
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]
OH,yeah I'm in the mood for insults, actually :)
Mark, I see you have taken my remark very personally. I wanted to let you know you sometimes cause a lot of confusion with your entries about Polish language - you are just a bit to eager sometimes. And no I am no Joseph Conrad. I am his mom ;)
cheer up Marku :)
Now, you can tell me "Mark, why don't you shut up!
OH,yeah I'm in the mood for insults, actually :)
Mark, I see you have taken my remark very personally. I wanted to let you know you sometimes cause a lot of confusion with your entries about Polish language - you are just a bit to eager sometimes. And no I am no Joseph Conrad. I am his mom ;)
cheer up Marku :)
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]
no, we won't stop declining foreign names just because your esthetical sense is harmed - don't stay around Poles if you are that sensitive - definitely divorce - hell commit suicide if you can't seem to able to escape this bloody monster of the Polish language in your life - I know Polish language is ugly as hell - I think we are the next target for a new holocaust because our language is so ugly
because of the declension system in polish, borrowings always sound even more embarrassing, awkward and just downright stupid. I'll never forget the day my mother in law said to me, "............John'ego Depp'a".
no, we won't stop declining foreign names just because your esthetical sense is harmed - don't stay around Poles if you are that sensitive - definitely divorce - hell commit suicide if you can't seem to able to escape this bloody monster of the Polish language in your life - I know Polish language is ugly as hell - I think we are the next target for a new holocaust because our language is so ugly
gumishu
11 Oct 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
boletus
I appreciate your input though I haven't read it thouroughly - I will only say one thing - you are wrong on two points - first of all salon24 is not uniform medium that has any specific line - lots of different people publish there - many would be denied publishing anywhere else -
then the other thing- I don't treat salon24 as an infallible source of inforamation - first of all salon24 is mostly comments not real information- but still it is good as an information hub - I don't have to run around through many places watch all TV channels to know what's going on (more or less) - then there spring up sometimes informations that wouldn't surface in mainstream media including television - first of all salon24 is an independant medium unlike most of massmedia that work hand in hand with the current government (hush up things or create hysterias/hypes)
I hope that salon24 will evolve into an indepedent medium in its own right with lots of active journalist and not just scores of commenting bloggers - it is quite probable - as the initiator of the salon - Igor Janke - is quite an openminded guy
this is pretty obvious I would say - the strenght of the fuselage and wings is in the crate of beams an not in the skin
hahha we should have all love Jaruzelski rule and not complain - those idiots Poles
boletus
I appreciate your input though I haven't read it thouroughly - I will only say one thing - you are wrong on two points - first of all salon24 is not uniform medium that has any specific line - lots of different people publish there - many would be denied publishing anywhere else -
then the other thing- I don't treat salon24 as an infallible source of inforamation - first of all salon24 is mostly comments not real information- but still it is good as an information hub - I don't have to run around through many places watch all TV channels to know what's going on (more or less) - then there spring up sometimes informations that wouldn't surface in mainstream media including television - first of all salon24 is an independant medium unlike most of massmedia that work hand in hand with the current government (hush up things or create hysterias/hypes)
I hope that salon24 will evolve into an indepedent medium in its own right with lots of active journalist and not just scores of commenting bloggers - it is quite probable - as the initiator of the salon - Igor Janke - is quite an openminded guy
Since I am not expert on this subject, I checked this info on internet. Apparently, the skin thickness varies for various designs - but it is very thin in no load bearing areas (1-2 mm at the top of the plane) to few millimetres at some places at the belly. The TU154 plane supposedly landed on its back…
this is pretty obvious I would say - the strenght of the fuselage and wings is in the crate of beams an not in the skin
They're not patriotic. When was the last time you actually saw PiS do anything for the country? These people aren't patriotic - if they were, they would love their country - and support its rulers, whoever they may be.
hahha we should have all love Jaruzelski rule and not complain - those idiots Poles