Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Language / Use of A/An/The ...... Articles [186]
I meant it as 'btw'. It is not a central use of the articles, more incidental. Still, good question.
I meant it as 'btw'. It is not a central use of the articles, more incidental. Still, good question.
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Language / Use of A/An/The ...... Articles [186]
He is a most intelligent boy. This is rather au fait and used mostly by school teachers in formal school reports. It is valid, yes :)
He is a most intelligent boy. This is rather au fait and used mostly by school teachers in formal school reports. It is valid, yes :)
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Yeah, mizeria is very good indeed. Knorr make a good sauce for it. I try to go easy on the mayo but it does give it the taste it needs :)
Yeah, mizeria is very good indeed. Knorr make a good sauce for it. I try to go easy on the mayo but it does give it the taste it needs :)
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
She takes the bait so well ;)
Yeah, croquettes are quite good (krokiety). Btw, I just want to point out that naleśniki are crepes and not pancakes. Placki?? Translated as pancakes but they are not pancakes as we know them. Maybe fried pancakes?
She takes the bait so well ;)
Yeah, croquettes are quite good (krokiety). Btw, I just want to point out that naleśniki are crepes and not pancakes. Placki?? Translated as pancakes but they are not pancakes as we know them. Maybe fried pancakes?
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
She most definitely can cook as she learned from her mother, an expert. It doesn't change the fact that she believes almost all the foods are foreign. So I ask again, what's Polish? You were saying sth about game birds, Monia?
Yeah, I'm game for a good night, bird :) Game birds? The ones in Scotland are good but they are in many countries. God didn't earmark them for Poland so what is Polish?
She most definitely can cook as she learned from her mother, an expert. It doesn't change the fact that she believes almost all the foods are foreign. So I ask again, what's Polish? You were saying sth about game birds, Monia?
Yeah, I'm game for a good night, bird :) Game birds? The ones in Scotland are good but they are in many countries. God didn't earmark them for Poland so what is Polish?
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
I have a Polish cookbook but almost all the recipes are foreign. My wife will confirm that.
I have a Polish cookbook but almost all the recipes are foreign. My wife will confirm that.
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Gołąbki is the Polish name but MANY countries eat stuffed cabbage rolls. Us Celts had cabbage before Slavs but we weren't the first either :(
That's Polish adaptation, david ;)
Gołąbki is the Polish name but MANY countries eat stuffed cabbage rolls. Us Celts had cabbage before Slavs but we weren't the first either :(
That's Polish adaptation, david ;)
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
As my Japanese students told me, 'it's almost erection time' ;) ;)
Tusk just needs to avoid blunders and he's home and dry. Poles will make Poland, not him.
As my Japanese students told me, 'it's almost erection time' ;) ;)
Tusk just needs to avoid blunders and he's home and dry. Poles will make Poland, not him.
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Stuffed cabbage rolls are eaten by 97% of Croatian women around the age of 25. That's more than Polish women eat it. That doesn't make it Croatian. Like most cabbage thingies, it was passed down from Asians, largely through Celts.
Stuffed cabbage rolls are eaten by 97% of Croatian women around the age of 25. That's more than Polish women eat it. That doesn't make it Croatian. Like most cabbage thingies, it was passed down from Asians, largely through Celts.
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
And off the spider scuttled ;) ;)
Bigos is Polish? Then I ask, 'Who was Jogaila?' ;) It has a German stem, I think. Bigos was doused in wine back in the day and that was a German thing.
No, Monia, I don't think that at all.
And off the spider scuttled ;) ;)
Bigos is Polish? Then I ask, 'Who was Jogaila?' ;) It has a German stem, I think. Bigos was doused in wine back in the day and that was a German thing.
No, Monia, I don't think that at all.
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Mayonnaise and ketchup in Poland [47]
Not correct, AS, but offer his opinion RIP. It is different.
Monia, I proved you wrong on the Matura thread so just leave it. Read above, I said it was Asian in origin. Read up on it. The modern version may be American but it is Asian in origin. I suggest some maturity for you.
Besides, it's not Polish so you are well off topic. Any uniquely Polish foods, Monia? Come on, give us a laugh.
Not correct, AS, but offer his opinion RIP. It is different.
Monia, I proved you wrong on the Matura thread so just leave it. Read above, I said it was Asian in origin. Read up on it. The modern version may be American but it is Asian in origin. I suggest some maturity for you.
Besides, it's not Polish so you are well off topic. Any uniquely Polish foods, Monia? Come on, give us a laugh.
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Chicory is VERY different, AS. My mum used to drink it and it's a far cry from Jakob's.
Chicory is VERY different, AS. My mum used to drink it and it's a far cry from Jakob's.
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Yeah, it's Kenco in the UK, Shawny. Mighty fine stuff :)
Modern day, yes.
I love offshoots of oscypek, a lovely cheese :)
Yeah, it's Kenco in the UK, Shawny. Mighty fine stuff :)
Modern day, yes.
I love offshoots of oscypek, a lovely cheese :)
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Mayonnaise and ketchup in Poland [47]
Exactly! Ketchup is Asian, I have to correct you.
Sorry, AS, I thought I was in Colombia for a moment there.
Exactly! Ketchup is Asian, I have to correct you.
Sorry, AS, I thought I was in Colombia for a moment there.
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Coffee? Jakobs Kronung. Tea? Dilmah. Neither are Polish ;)
Coffee? Jakobs Kronung. Tea? Dilmah. Neither are Polish ;)
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Even stuffed cabbage rolls aren't Polish. What is one uniquely Polish food?
Even stuffed cabbage rolls aren't Polish. What is one uniquely Polish food?
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
History / What do Poles owe to Russians? [193]
Aha, sorry, that wasn't clear. The Soviets were used to getting their own way around that time. Britain and the US were rather conciliatory, let's say. Poles had very little leeway at that time.
Aha, sorry, that wasn't clear. The Soviets were used to getting their own way around that time. Britain and the US were rather conciliatory, let's say. Poles had very little leeway at that time.
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
Food / Mayonnaise and ketchup in Poland [47]
So Heinz is Polish and not American? Either you are provoking me or are revelling in the absurd? Ketchup is NOT a Polish food, end of. It's a food eaten in Poland but that doesn't make it Polish, does it?
So Heinz is Polish and not American? Either you are provoking me or are revelling in the absurd? Ketchup is NOT a Polish food, end of. It's a food eaten in Poland but that doesn't make it Polish, does it?
Seanus
14 Jun 2011
History / What do Poles owe to Russians? [193]
All those in Katyń opposed communism? How do you know? Besides, that's no reason to exterminate them as they could always have attempted conversion.
Poles owe Russians understanding and vice versa. They owe each other vodka sessions with fingers up to previous governments and pathetic ideology that doesn't represent the hearts of the people.
All those in Katyń opposed communism? How do you know? Besides, that's no reason to exterminate them as they could always have attempted conversion.
Poles owe Russians understanding and vice versa. They owe each other vodka sessions with fingers up to previous governments and pathetic ideology that doesn't represent the hearts of the people.
Seanus
13 Jun 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
Giving with one hand and taking more away with the other. Are you familiar with 'set a sprat to catch a mackerel', pawian? That's what PO are doing.
Giving with one hand and taking more away with the other. Are you familiar with 'set a sprat to catch a mackerel', pawian? That's what PO are doing.
Seanus
13 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Makowiec is Silesian? I don't think so. I love Polish hospitality. So many good foods on the table and all you have to do is to lend a listening ear. All, he said ;) ;)
Makowiec is Silesian? I don't think so. I love Polish hospitality. So many good foods on the table and all you have to do is to lend a listening ear. All, he said ;) ;)
Seanus
13 Jun 2011
Seanus
13 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
I'm a fan of beef rolls with red cabbage though not a major fan. Too many Silesians eat it over and over again to the extent to which it is boring. Fine when you are hungry :)
I'm a fan of beef rolls with red cabbage though not a major fan. Too many Silesians eat it over and over again to the extent to which it is boring. Fine when you are hungry :)
Seanus
13 Jun 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
Pawian, not at all. I'm just surprised you can vote for a party that is pricing out many of its people.
Pawian, not at all. I'm just surprised you can vote for a party that is pricing out many of its people.
Seanus
13 Jun 2011
Food / Mayonnaise and ketchup in Poland [47]
No, I said Heinz was American ;) ;) Ketchup is Asian, Catsup American ;) No probs, AS
Made in Poland under license from an American firm ;)
Your apologies are gratiously accepted but not needed.
No, I said Heinz was American ;) ;) Ketchup is Asian, Catsup American ;) No probs, AS
Made in Poland under license from an American firm ;)
Your apologies are gratiously accepted but not needed.
Seanus
13 Jun 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
Seems legit? Based on what, might I ask? Ask yourself this, why are they asking for their property now? Have a think about that for a moment. PO will get whacked if they meddle with this before the election. Warsz, I think you may be right. Marek Belka will likely sign away part of Poland to the IMF's deviously hatched plans and opaque glasses will turn transparent. Well, maybe translucent ;) ;)
Seems legit? Based on what, might I ask? Ask yourself this, why are they asking for their property now? Have a think about that for a moment. PO will get whacked if they meddle with this before the election. Warsz, I think you may be right. Marek Belka will likely sign away part of Poland to the IMF's deviously hatched plans and opaque glasses will turn transparent. Well, maybe translucent ;) ;)