Po polsku / Polska jest dyktaturą? [129]


Bo "Polska jest dyktaturą?" LOL

Po polsku / Polska jest dyktaturą? [129]


A ja jestem wdzięczny ;) że znalazłeś ten wątek. Wiedziałem że ten wybierzesz. LOL

PS.
Zupełnie rozumiem błędy, spytaj Strzygę i innych tutaj. :)

USA, Canada / TOP 500 Young Polish Innovators program - short internships in USA [14]


Weronika -> you're talking Stanford or MIT! Very well-known universities, the only way I wouldn't be able to attend the interview is if a close relative of mine had ended up in hospital and needed me to stick around. Those are prestigous institutions and even a brief internship will look great on your resume/CV. I say reschedule your holiday plans instead. Showing up for the interview despite your scheduling conflict will illustrate to them how serious you are about participating. Just my take on it. Good luck.

Genealogy / What is the real Polish name for: Fineman, Feinman, Pireoshkier, Piroskier, Pirozkier? [3]


Well, those are definitely non-Polish language names The Jiddish language is based on German which is why so many jewish names sound/look German. I'm guessing the original spelling was Feinman (maybe Feinmann) as Fineman is an Americanized version of it. Often when the immigrants arrived to America they recorded their name the way it was pronounced, thus it became Fineman. (Fineman would be a very unusual spelling for a German/Jewish name in Europe).

The name Pireoshiers was possible based on this word Pirozhki but I'm not certain.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirozhki

Henry Pireoshkier and mother as Leah Machulansky -> I'm guessing Henryk (?) and (not sure about Leah, not a Polish name) Maczulanski.

Sorry I can't help more, good luck in your research.

News / Reorganization of Polish special forces. Strong deterrence forces needed in Poland? [19]


Maybe his real screen name is Donetsk? Either the Ukrainian or the Russian version?

Language / "Dzień dobry! Mam na imię Elizabeth." - Is my grammar correct? (A VERY basic paragraph!) [19]

Of course you can. I was being facetious in my earlier post. :)

News / Reorganization of Polish special forces. Strong deterrence forces needed in Poland? [19]

That's a bunch of hogwash. I've personally talked with our (US) special ops guys in Afghanistan and they had a very high opinion of the Polish special ops forces.

Language / "Dzień dobry! Mam na imię Elizabeth." - Is my grammar correct? (A VERY basic paragraph!) [19]


I was born in Poland but moved out as a kid. So I've had to relearn Polish and I've given up on the "why's" and focus on the "just because." :))

Good luck to you. ;)

Oh, and from a different thread, if you have access to an iPhone/iPad or just a regular computer (which obviously you must have :) this is what I posted for someone else.

How can i teach my child Polish language? (I'm Russian, my wife is Polish)

Rosyjska (well, technically it should be Rosjanin :) - your daughter might be too young for an iPod (or iPhone) but I think you can use this program from a regular computer too. Check out innovativelanguage.com/learn-polish. I have the Mandarin and the Japanese version on my iPhone and I love it. I actually bought it on survivorphrases.com but the website doesn't come up anymore?? I think innovative language bought them because the iPhone app is still showing as "survivorphrases".

They use simple phrases and a pretty logical layout. Probably "too adult aka boring" for your daughter but it'd help you to learn Polish for sure (and your wife to learn Russian ;).

You might want to remind your wife that it takes two to tango, sounds like she's more into dancing ballet - solo. ;)

Good luck to you and congrats on being a great and a thoughtful dad!
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Here's the app store link

Polish - itunes.apple.com/us/app/survivalphrases-polish/id363657013?mt=8

Russian - itunes.apple.com/us/app/survivalphrases-russian/id362554607?mt=8

It costs ~$20 per language, I don't get any kickbacks from them, and the audiobook version was cheaper ~$12 I think but this is a good way to "hear" the language being spoken. Rosetta is probably a much better, more in depth program but costs more.

History / Sabaton 40-1. Poland WW2 (updated with: Uprising) [39]

Interesting, thanks.

Must be an iPhone/iPad thing. Usually all YouTube videos work just fine?

History / Sabaton 40-1. Poland WW2 (updated with: Uprising) [39]

Monia, the link doesn't work, do you have another??

PS. Do you live in Sverige?

Genealogy / LOOKING FOR "RIGHTEOUS CHRISTIANS" IN POLAND - BEDZIN, BRZOZOW / Cyganek, Gruszczynski, Chura [17]


Just two name spelling corrections.

Matgosia - it's Małgosia (or Małgorzata) ( The letter looks like an L with a slash NOT a T, and is pronounced like the english W - if Whiskey was spelled in Polish it'd be £yski :)

Yarek - it's Jarek (or Jarosław)

Genealogy / LOOKING FOR "RIGHTEOUS CHRISTIANS" IN POLAND - BEDZIN, BRZOZOW / Cyganek, Gruszczynski, Chura [17]

What a great idea! I agree with Wildrover that a letter in Polish might help in case you run into people who speak little or no English (pretty common with older folks).

I'd love to read about your experiences, hope you'll share them with us.

Good luck to you!

Nesi'ah tovah (no, I don't speak Hebrew :)

PS. Contacting a radio or a tv station sounds like a good idea too, they might be able to do some research for you.


Sounds like a street named after the KGB (NKVD) founder Felix Dzierzynski?

If that's the case I sure hope that with the fall of communism all streets named after him have been renamed. Soviet War-Crimes Alley would be a good new name. ...but I'm digressing. Sorry.

Language / How can i teach my child Polish language? (I'm Russian, my wife is Polish) [35]

Rosyjska (well, technically it should be Rosjanin :) - your daughter might be too young for an iPod (or iPhone) but I think you can use this program from a regular computer too. Check out: innovativelanguage.com/learn-polish. I have the Mandarin and the Japanese version on my iPhone and I love it. I actually bought it on survivorphrases.com but the website doesn't come up anymore?? I think innovative language bought them because the iPhone app is still showing as "survivorphrases".

They use simple phrases and a pretty logical layout. Probably "too adult aka boring" for your daughter but it'd help you to learn Polish for sure (and your wife to learn Russian ;).

You might want to remind your wife that it takes two to tango, sounds like she's more into dancing ballet - solo. ;)

Good luck to you and congrats on being a great and a thoughtful dad!

Here's the app store link

Polish - itunes.apple.com/us/app/survivalphrases-polish/id363657013?mt=8

Russian - itunes.apple.com/us/app/survivalphrases-russian/id362554607?mt=8

It costs ~$20 per language, I don't get any kickbacks from them, and the audiobook version was cheaper ~$12 I think but this is a good way to "hear" the language being spoken. Rosetta is probably a much better, more in depth program but costs more.

Language / "Dzień dobry! Mam na imię Elizabeth." - Is my grammar correct? (A VERY basic paragraph!) [19]


Or "Mam na imię Elżbieta albo [czy] Elizabeth po angielsku."

(My name is Elżbieta or [that is] Elizabeth in English)

Good luck to you Ms. E. :-))

Po polsku / Polska jest dyktaturą? [129]


Nie mam Jej co wybaczać, ja tylko żartowałem.

Poza tym moja mama twierdzi że mój polski się bardzo poprawił dzięki "rozmowy po polsku" wątka gdzie Wredotka jest jedną z moich głównych "nauczycielek". Także nie, nie mam je co wybaczać. :)

Po polsku / Polska jest dyktaturą? [129]


Ja wiem :) Ja po mojemu odpowiedziałem że mi się dzisiaj chce gadać ale chętniej po angielsku. lol


Dzięki, no teraz się czuję bardzo szlachetnie, myślę jak diament choć nie pamietam ile karatów. ;)

To the admin - could we have more separation between the reply / quote buttons? When posting from my iPhone I often press the wrong link.

Po polsku / Polska jest dyktaturą? [129]


My, polscy amerykanie serdecznie witamy polskich Polaków do "naszego" fora. Szczególnie Ms. Wredotka. Obiecamy extra miłe i owocne rozmowy. :)

Love / POLISH GIRLFRIEND WONT PAY HER WAY [127]


Many do but not alll. I always paid when I lived there. Not because she demanded it but because I liked it. Most of my friends did the same thing, ie the guy paid.


Sweden has never had Kroner. Denmark, Norway, Faroe Islands do. Sweden has Kronor.

Singular form is Krone for the first two, Króna for the FI and Krona for Sweden. :)

Love / POLISH GIRLFRIEND WONT PAY HER WAY [127]


WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

Also, maybe she wanted a boyfriend/husband and not a master?

News / Rostkowski's comment about Greece from people who will pay nothing [11]


Why? By now Greeks are used to the euro pricing, keep it simple and remember that this would be a temporary currency. They'd probably create a new name for it to avoid any confusion with the "old" drachma. How would "temporary drachma" sound in Greek? Or "emergency money"?


It would be very volatile for weeks, maybe months but if Argentina is any guide the initial devaluation was in the 20% range. Things got worst before they got better for sure but if Greeks are unhappy with the current measures maybe they should try a new drachma for a while? Very, very quickly most people would realize that the current reforms are not as bad as a new, and quickly devalued Drachma would be.

Also, supposedly there are already plans for printing new bills if needed and it can be done fairly quickly. Both Germany's Bundesbank and Sweden's Riksbank helped the Baltic states and also Croatia and Slovenia (not sure about Ukraine?) to print their new respective banknotes once they became independent. In Estonia's case it went from placing the order, designing and printing money for the whole country in less than 2 weeks. (I'm talking about the first batch of bills).

News / Rostkowski's comment about Greece from people who will pay nothing [11]

Personally I think Greece should be forced out of the Euro for let's say 5-10 years; print new, temporary Drachmas at the initial 1 drachma - 1 euro rate and pay all salaries and pensions with the new currency. Keep the loans and savings in euro for now until people want to withdraw then pay out at the drachma rate for the specific day. (otherwise you'd create a run on the banks)

Within days of the new currency's introduction it would probably drop some 20-30%, maybe even more. However within a year or so businesses, tourism, manufacturing, etc. would be returning with a vengeance as Greece would become the new, de-facto low-cost country of Europe (for nations within but also outside of the euro zone).

The country would default on many loans but it would restructure and move on, just like Argentina did a decade or so ago. Once the tax system has been reformed and overhauled, when the economy is in good shape all over again they should lock-in the new drachma-euro rate (by then probably some 40% cheaper than at the reintroduction) and let Greece back into the Euro zone, but only then. In a way this would be more difficult for the Greek population as the massive devaluation would hurt the poor segments of the population (massive devaluations cause massive inflations) but in the long run it'd speed up Greece's recovery.

The ECB fears this solution of course as it'd open up Pandora's box by implying to other, "less frugal" nations that overspending is ok, "if things get out of control we can always leave the euro, restructure and do it all over again..."

No easy solutions for sure...

Law / Those of us in Sterling GBP are having our backsides kicked [35]


The RMB - dollar peg ended in July 2005.

Check for yourself.

"CNN MONEY

...NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - In a move that could trim the trade gap with the United States, China revalued its currency higher against the dollar Thursday and said it would no longer have the yuan tied to a fixed rate against the U.S. currency..."

money.cnn.com/2005/07/21/news/international/china_yuan/index.htm

What's the point in discussing economical issues when you use incorrect data as your facts and furthermore do not understand basic economics? A college student who's taken economy 101 has a better understanding of the currency fluctuations than you do. Frankly, your "Japan lost the war" comment only shows your ignorance of this subject, I don't mean to sound condescending toward you but you're basically contradicting yourself.

Yes, you will see changing values when a country has been devastated in a war. However, we're talking about a currency (yen) growing in value exponentially despite losing a war, despite numerous earthquakes, nuclear disasters, etc. Had people like you ruled our country a USToday newspaper would cost $200 and 10% yearly inflation would be the norm. In other words, Jimmy Carter would be proud of you, a president whose economical policies were derided even by very liberal economists as ruinous for our country.

News / Citizen-led Initiative on Abortion Law in Poland [50]


I agree, it is a very grey area. Unfortunately for the unborn there's no "choice" for them. In my view abortion should be legal but also extremely rare.

Law / Those of us in Sterling GBP are having our backsides kicked [35]


While I agree with your first statement your overall reasoning is very flawed. A temporarily weakened currency will indeed attract investment. However, a currency that's being continuously devalued created distrust in the business and investment community and leads to inflation which is the "poor man's" worst enemy. Rich people can always find a way to hedge their investments while to poor people pay the brunt of an inflationary policy. Greece would benefit greatly from a devaluation right now, unfortunately they gave up that option when they switched to the Euro. The US on the other hand is double punishing itself each time we print extra money as "cheapening" of the dollar means more expensive commodity prices. Oil, copper, aluminum are all good examples. In order for the sellers to maintain their profit margins the prices on those commodities had to rise to offset the falling dollar.

We tend to blame the Chinese no matter what they do but the truth is that their economy is more capitalistic than most western nations, including the US. Not too long ago we praised China for not devaluing the Žuan during the Asian crisis when the Thai Bhat, Korean ₩on, Indonesian Rupee went through double digit devaluations. At the time a slow and moderate currency appreciation or depreciation was what the world needed. The US, Canada, most European leaders, Australia all praised China for averting an even larger crises had they chosen to devalue their currency. Fast forward to today and now everyone wants them to make a drastic, rapid revaluation (raising the value) of the Žuan or RMB. Well, the value is rising but slowly and gradually, just like it did 5, or 10 years ago.

As far as a peg to the dollar, the Chinese Žuan is NOT pegged to the dollar but rather to a "secret ratio" of several currencies where the dollar and the euro are the largest "ingredients" but many other currencies are part of it too. The Hong Kong dollar IS pegged to the dollar and a few years back (due to the decline of the dollar) the Red Chinese (Peoples Republic of China) Žuan for the first time ever became stronger than the Blue Chinese (Hong Kong) Dollar. Today for example 1 YS dollar will give you 7.78 Hong Kong dollars but only 6.47 Žuans.

So in a nutshell a temporary devaluation or weakening of a currency might attract investment but in the long run it actually hinders it. Perfect example were the German Mark and the Italian Lira. No matter how weak the Lira was getting year after year the unemployment in Italy hovered higher than in Germany, if you consider the extra cost of reunification for Germany the performance of the Deutch Mark was basically phenomenal.


Please tell me you're joking? Or do you understand how foreign exchange values are derived? (not trying to sound demeaning toward you but frankly I'm shocked by your statement).

You do realize that countries have chosen different "base" values for their currencies, right? So just because it takes 80 units of one country's currency to buy 1 unit of another country's currency doesn't mean that the first currency is "weaker." In other words you must compare apples to apples. Korea for example adds another zero to the equation so 1 US dollar buys ₩1,065 (south Korean ₩ons) yet the ₩on is very strong against the dollar. Clear as mudd?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tables_of_historical_exchange_rates_to_the_USD

Law / Those of us in Sterling GBP are having our backsides kicked [35]

My prediction is that they will closely mirror the ECB rates plus a slight "non-Euro nation" premium, similar to Denmark. Remember, it's not so much that the Złoty is ultra strong but rather that the £ and the $ are ultra weak. The dollar and the pound will remain weak for a few more years. Once the deficit hawks prevail in the US (and in Britain), and they will prevail, the currencies will start rising again. That's my personal opinion.

Law / Those of us in Sterling GBP are having our backsides kicked [35]


It's called Obanomics, print A LOT of new money, use fancy words for creating inflation such as "quantitive easing" and hope that the Zimbabwean dollar drops in value faster than your own currency.

Here's the US$ to Złoty graph, a pretty similar trend, wouldn't you say?

exchange-rates.org/history/PLN/USD/G

News / Poland needs a left wing govt. [111]


Yes, but the Coriolis Force combined with the computer-chip Moore's Law predicate the fatal tilt of socialism. Therefore the movie Battle L.A. will be a flop to the critics and a blockbuster to the viewers, ...and nuclear reactor makers. Easy as American Pie 2 and fatal as Naked Gun 33 1/3. Peace Out.

News / Poland needs a left wing govt. [111]


It's pretty simple Stu. Let me try to simplify it for you.

...Russia is east of Ukraine and Belarus yet Poland is east of Germany so Japan has nuclear reactors yet more people died under communism than nazism and therefore Poland needs nuclear reactors unless Sweden wants them too but they already have them and they try socialism there as well yet they said they'd close them but are not so they lie and prozac will save the world although I love Chinese food I am I right, am I? you are right too, we are all right and some are left but those in the middle are lost yet they're right too unless they're wrong because if they're we're all lost and we are doomed so it's all pointless, where's my gun??

See? How hard was it?

News / Poland needs a left wing govt. [111]


Here's yet another atempt to defend the "real" communism. You know, the "good kind" of communism that was never given a chance.. You lefties just never give up your Kumbayan dream.