gumishu
7 Aug 2011
Language / Which language is easier for Poles? [43]
Czech is not that readily understandable for Poles I don't know about Ukrainian
Czech is not that readily understandable for Poles I don't know about Ukrainian
gumishu
7 Aug 2011
Language / Which language is easier for Poles? [43]
Silesian is arguably a different language - it can well be defined as a dialect of Polish - Kashubian very different thing - sometimes hardly understandable for an avarage Pole - I would argue less so than some Slovak dialects - and for those unfamiliar with Kashubian and familiar with Russian Russian would be more comprehensible - I have heard some Slovaks speak in Zakopane (they must have been just from across the border - in accentuation and manner and phonetics (the sounds of the language) it was very similar to Polish but you tend to hear strange words - so you actually first think it is some strange dialect of Polish you have never heard (then after a while you realize it is not Polish after all)
Silesian is arguably a different language - it can well be defined as a dialect of Polish - Kashubian very different thing - sometimes hardly understandable for an avarage Pole - I would argue less so than some Slovak dialects - and for those unfamiliar with Kashubian and familiar with Russian Russian would be more comprehensible - I have heard some Slovaks speak in Zakopane (they must have been just from across the border - in accentuation and manner and phonetics (the sounds of the language) it was very similar to Polish but you tend to hear strange words - so you actually first think it is some strange dialect of Polish you have never heard (then after a while you realize it is not Polish after all)
gumishu
7 Aug 2011
Language / Polish past tense of chodzic/ jezdzic? [23]
szedłem would be I was going - gdy szedłem przez pole wiatr zerwał mi kapelusz z głowy - when I was going through the field wind has taken my hat off
where does szedłem/szłam then fit into the equation? if poszedłem/poszłam is 'I went', and 'chodziłem/chodziłam is 'I used to go' - is 'szedłem/szłam' something different again? dziękuję bardzo!
szedłem would be I was going - gdy szedłem przez pole wiatr zerwał mi kapelusz z głowy - when I was going through the field wind has taken my hat off
gumishu
6 Aug 2011
Language / Co wy z tym żurkiem? / Terez dręczy mnie cały czas - Please correct my Polish. [12]
pewnieś z torebki jadł to nie wiesz co to dobry żurek jest
pewnieś z torebki jadł to nie wiesz co to dobry żurek jest
gumishu
6 Aug 2011
News / Andrzej Lepper committed suicide [98]
not tossed to jail just taken to 'izba wytrzeźwień', a drunk guy who verbally abused policemen calling them 'kmioty Kaczyńskiego' I doubt the thought that Kaczyński is imposing some dictatorship ever crossed his mind (too complex??) - btw Poland was not turning in any dictatorship back then (if you disagree name those serious or even less serious things that imply it was)
"You buddies of Kaczynski ... " - this phrase and other earthy curses of the Kaczynski brothers Hubert H. homeless greeted police officers when an ID at the Central Station in Warsaw. For malediction " ducks " was the first in Poland accused of insulting President Lech Kaczynski. For insulting the head of state threatens to three years incarceration .
December 30, 31 -year-old homeless Hubert H. from Leszno was drunk ( 2 per mille of alcohol) . Hot-blooded Wielkopolska stopped and was rushed to the emergency room drunk tank . - Police officers who questioned the Hubert H., acted in accordance with law. Duly fulfilled their obligations - says Waldemar Płoński of the Central police station .
not tossed to jail just taken to 'izba wytrzeźwień', a drunk guy who verbally abused policemen calling them 'kmioty Kaczyńskiego' I doubt the thought that Kaczyński is imposing some dictatorship ever crossed his mind (too complex??) - btw Poland was not turning in any dictatorship back then (if you disagree name those serious or even less serious things that imply it was)
"You buddies of Kaczynski ... " - this phrase and other earthy curses of the Kaczynski brothers Hubert H. homeless greeted police officers when an ID at the Central Station in Warsaw. For malediction " ducks " was the first in Poland accused of insulting President Lech Kaczynski. For insulting the head of state threatens to three years incarceration .
December 30, 31 -year-old homeless Hubert H. from Leszno was drunk ( 2 per mille of alcohol) . Hot-blooded Wielkopolska stopped and was rushed to the emergency room drunk tank . - Police officers who questioned the Hubert H., acted in accordance with law. Duly fulfilled their obligations - says Waldemar Płoński of the Central police station .
gumishu
6 Aug 2011
News / Andrzej Lepper committed suicide [98]
well as for imprisoning - people got imprisoned for bearing transparents reading 'Tusk matole, twój rząd obalą kibole' ('Tusk you idiot...) - somehow the police know who should they go after
maybe Malopolanin just meant that Polish voters can be wrong as to PO govrnance as Germans were regarding the benificiency of the Nazi regime
What does rhetoric (coming from all sides mind you) have to do with police and PO men with fierce looking dogs imprisoning, beating up, and killing PiS voters?
well as for imprisoning - people got imprisoned for bearing transparents reading 'Tusk matole, twój rząd obalą kibole' ('Tusk you idiot...) - somehow the police know who should they go after
Just like in Germany before WW2.
Last time I checked, PO didn't have paramilitaries on the streets intimidating people, nor did they take advantage of a gullible and senile President in order to seize power.
Last time I checked, PO didn't have paramilitaries on the streets intimidating people, nor did they take advantage of a gullible and senile President in order to seize power.
maybe Malopolanin just meant that Polish voters can be wrong as to PO govrnance as Germans were regarding the benificiency of the Nazi regime
gumishu
6 Aug 2011
News / Andrzej Lepper committed suicide [98]
but you would agree with minister Sikorski that Poland and especially PiS is riddled with Breivik-like figures ???
Just like in Germany before WW2.
Last time I checked, PO didn't have paramilitaries on the streets intimidating people, nor did they take advantage of a gullible and senile President in order to seize power.
Last time I checked, PO didn't have paramilitaries on the streets intimidating people, nor did they take advantage of a gullible and senile President in order to seize power.
but you would agree with minister Sikorski that Poland and especially PiS is riddled with Breivik-like figures ???
gumishu
6 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Polish or American Education? [180]
I think the whole concept of matura is flawed
Before 2005 matura exam was more difficult and additionaly a person needed to pass separate exams at a univercity the person was applying to.
I think the whole concept of matura is flawed
gumishu
6 Aug 2011
History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]
and I want Poland to be peaceful and friendly to its neighbors - so I very much think of what country the inhabitants of the areas in question want to live in
did you feel the destruction of Bamiyan buddhas as your personal loss? why should not sovereign nations do as they please inside their countries?
if they destroyed all historical buildings in Germany would you feel less German from that point? yes Germany profits from it's history (tourists) but are those old buildings that make you German?
I am not saying we should go agressivelly after Lwów at any cost but we must be prepared to snatch it back (as well as Wilno,Grodno and few other towns) when the opportunity comes.
and I want Poland to be peaceful and friendly to its neighbors - so I very much think of what country the inhabitants of the areas in question want to live in
did you feel the destruction of Bamiyan buddhas as your personal loss? why should not sovereign nations do as they please inside their countries?
if they destroyed all historical buildings in Germany would you feel less German from that point? yes Germany profits from it's history (tourists) but are those old buildings that make you German?
gumishu
6 Aug 2011
History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]
well, it is theirs now - and let it stay so - and let them anything they desire with that - if for example some monument hurt their feelings too much why should we expect of them not too get rid of these - it is Ukrainian responsibility what level of amity they have with other nations
well, it is theirs now - and let it stay so - and let them anything they desire with that - if for example some monument hurt their feelings too much why should we expect of them not too get rid of these - it is Ukrainian responsibility what level of amity they have with other nations
gumishu
6 Aug 2011
History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]
would there be a problem if they didn't maintain it?
it is theirs so let them suit themselves in their city
I like repeating myself (OK I lied) every Pole who says we should consider going after Lwów again is nuts
would there be a problem if they didn't maintain it?
it is theirs so let them suit themselves in their city
I like repeating myself (OK I lied) every Pole who says we should consider going after Lwów again is nuts
gumishu
6 Aug 2011
Language / Double meanings, Polish slang and embarrassment [49]
well, if you can't follow a random conversation people hold around you you will have trouble communicating on the phone in a foreign language (I mean the passive side you still need to able to speak the language with sense)
No eye contact by me but eavesdropping isn't necessary when you have you tube which is super.
well, if you can't follow a random conversation people hold around you you will have trouble communicating on the phone in a foreign language (I mean the passive side you still need to able to speak the language with sense)
gumishu
6 Aug 2011
News / Andrzej Lepper committed suicide [98]
the amount of hypocrisy in the parliament has not decreased (I think even contrary) - malintent omnipresent- if this is peaceful 'boring times' then what kind of storm are we up to
embarassment to whom - remember rybnik that anything you say you are mostly talking about yourself - I have never felt embarassed by Lepper personally - I do sometimes feel embarassed by drunken or mad behaviour of Poles though (if it takes place abroad) not exactly politicians- and finally Poland IS a backwood - why should we have some European politics here (who needs this PC stuff - it creates more problems than it solves (does it solve any problems actually)
Blether. I'd rather live in 'boring' times than 'interesting' ones. Populist-nationalists are the last thing Poland needs
the amount of hypocrisy in the parliament has not decreased (I think even contrary) - malintent omnipresent- if this is peaceful 'boring times' then what kind of storm are we up to
I'm sorry but his behavior was most inappropriate for a politician and it's because of "folksy" characters like he most of the world still considers Polish politics as backwood. manure-slinging affairs. He was an embarrassment his entertainment value notwithstanding.
embarassment to whom - remember rybnik that anything you say you are mostly talking about yourself - I have never felt embarassed by Lepper personally - I do sometimes feel embarassed by drunken or mad behaviour of Poles though (if it takes place abroad) not exactly politicians- and finally Poland IS a backwood - why should we have some European politics here (who needs this PC stuff - it creates more problems than it solves (does it solve any problems actually)
gumishu
5 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Polish or American Education? [180]
it is true - I think history courses should not be obligatory (except some basic perhaps) - as for native language (the subject of język polski here)- yes memorizing poems is a real waste of time, so is most of the books they want you to read - we get people who can't write a couple of sentences in proper Polish after gymnasium but they have meticoulously gone through all the 'lektury' (well both teachers and pupils pretend to)
I don't think that it can be determined which system is better- they both have their strength and weaknesses--but memorizing poems or dates in history doesn't help a student do a lot.
it is true - I think history courses should not be obligatory (except some basic perhaps) - as for native language (the subject of język polski here)- yes memorizing poems is a real waste of time, so is most of the books they want you to read - we get people who can't write a couple of sentences in proper Polish after gymnasium but they have meticoulously gone through all the 'lektury' (well both teachers and pupils pretend to)
gumishu
5 Aug 2011
Law / Kaczyński doubts the Euro currency will survive [49]
I don't know the situation now - but after Slovakia accepted Euro plenty of Slovakians started going shopping to Poland and Hungary - it paid off even for people who lived over 60 km from borders which - btw had Poland entered 'the corridor' to Euro like Latvia and Lithuania did we would have had stiff zloty euro exchange rate for two years - AFAIK the Latvians had to cut pensions and salaries because of that
I don't know the situation now - but after Slovakia accepted Euro plenty of Slovakians started going shopping to Poland and Hungary - it paid off even for people who lived over 60 km from borders which - btw had Poland entered 'the corridor' to Euro like Latvia and Lithuania did we would have had stiff zloty euro exchange rate for two years - AFAIK the Latvians had to cut pensions and salaries because of that
gumishu
5 Aug 2011
Law / Kaczyński doubts the Euro currency will survive [49]
Tusk already wanted Euro back in 2008 - and he wanted it fast - why - because he wanted some nice PR bonus(yeah polls showed the majority of Poles wanted Euro - so many people can't be wrong or actually can they?) - if they rushed to have Euro back then (at the whim of mighty Tusk) we would be in shambles now - Tusk didn't listen to the economists who said we should have zloty as long as we can - still I think Tusk have learned a lesson with Euro (but haven't learned next good couple of lessons economy-wise)
as far as I know there is no exact deadline till when euro should be adopted in Poland
The EURO?
Tusk already wanted Euro back in 2008 - and he wanted it fast - why - because he wanted some nice PR bonus(yeah polls showed the majority of Poles wanted Euro - so many people can't be wrong or actually can they?) - if they rushed to have Euro back then (at the whim of mighty Tusk) we would be in shambles now - Tusk didn't listen to the economists who said we should have zloty as long as we can - still I think Tusk have learned a lesson with Euro (but haven't learned next good couple of lessons economy-wise)
That is why the previous date of 2012 by which time Poland was supposed to adopt the Euro is out of the window, it is more likely to 2013 at the earliest.
as far as I know there is no exact deadline till when euro should be adopted in Poland
gumishu
5 Aug 2011
USA, Canada / Polish or American Education? [180]
I have noticed this small thing - more knowledge allows you for more confidence in what you are doing - this affects attitudes to work - I have seen this in Polish nurses employed as caretakers in England compared to exotic staff (people from India or Africa)- maybe different things come to play here, too (of course plenty of knowledge and little practice is not the best mix you can think of - that's why vocational education was much better in Poland back in the times of communism (plenty of practical skills could have been learnt)
I know it's a feeling of accomplishment to work hard and see what you have, but what does it mean in the end?
I have noticed this small thing - more knowledge allows you for more confidence in what you are doing - this affects attitudes to work - I have seen this in Polish nurses employed as caretakers in England compared to exotic staff (people from India or Africa)- maybe different things come to play here, too (of course plenty of knowledge and little practice is not the best mix you can think of - that's why vocational education was much better in Poland back in the times of communism (plenty of practical skills could have been learnt)
gumishu
5 Aug 2011
gumishu
4 Aug 2011
History / What nation do Poles feel closer to? [74]
although I live not far from the border with Czech Republic I think I have more feeling towards our eastern neighbours Belarusians, Ukrainians and Russians - it's not that I don't like the Czech language - I do know much Czech and I like it - I just have such a feeling Czechs are a bit more foreign to me than East Slavs
maybe it is because my family on both sides comes from eastern Poland (Lwów area and Podlasie)
although I live not far from the border with Czech Republic I think I have more feeling towards our eastern neighbours Belarusians, Ukrainians and Russians - it's not that I don't like the Czech language - I do know much Czech and I like it - I just have such a feeling Czechs are a bit more foreign to me than East Slavs
maybe it is because my family on both sides comes from eastern Poland (Lwów area and Podlasie)
gumishu
4 Aug 2011
History / Why did communism in Poland fail? [180]
yes it's true - it was even worse in some places for a moment (when various strange additives first appeared in the 90's)
perhaps in a couple years buying real regular cream (sour cream for English speakers) will be difficult - they fiddle with it right now
yes it's true - it was even worse in some places for a moment (when various strange additives first appeared in the 90's)
perhaps in a couple years buying real regular cream (sour cream for English speakers) will be difficult - they fiddle with it right now
gumishu
4 Aug 2011
History / Why did communism in Poland fail? [180]
sure I do - the quality of butter in Poland has actually dropped since communism - it has something to do with the shift in technology
sure I do - the quality of butter in Poland has actually dropped since communism - it has something to do with the shift in technology
gumishu
4 Aug 2011
History / Why did communism in Poland fail? [180]
I loved this salted butter - and the one they sold where I lived was Danish back then (strange world)
I loved this salted butter - and the one they sold where I lived was Danish back then (strange world)
gumishu
4 Aug 2011
Language / Co słychać? Why not Co słychasz [23]
another strange Germanic etymology is 'dziad' - it is cognate with the English word 'dead'
another strange Germanic etymology is 'dziad' - it is cognate with the English word 'dead'
gumishu
4 Aug 2011
Language / Co słychać? Why not Co słychasz [23]
yes it is possible but definitely not certain - as far as I know 'sługa' comes from some Germanic root 'slaug' - there are many early surprising borrowings from Germanic (most probably Gothic) into Slavic (then common Slavic) like say 'druh' (a friend, companion, a leader of the scouts) ('druh' is actually a borrowing from Ukrainian) which is cognate with Russian 'drug' (a friend) comes from Gothic 'draugaz' (IIRC - the root is 'draug' anyway) - a brother in arms sort of
an afterthought - I think I have seen however completely different etymology of 'słuchać' (do you remember Lyzko what is Ancient Greek for 'to hear, to listen')
Yes, but there also exists a verb "słychać" = to hear. OHHHHH!! I just remembered, idiot that I am, that "słyszeć" may be from the same root in Polish as "to serve", like someone who is a servant, follower or slave to someone.
yes it is possible but definitely not certain - as far as I know 'sługa' comes from some Germanic root 'slaug' - there are many early surprising borrowings from Germanic (most probably Gothic) into Slavic (then common Slavic) like say 'druh' (a friend, companion, a leader of the scouts) ('druh' is actually a borrowing from Ukrainian) which is cognate with Russian 'drug' (a friend) comes from Gothic 'draugaz' (IIRC - the root is 'draug' anyway) - a brother in arms sort of
an afterthought - I think I have seen however completely different etymology of 'słuchać' (do you remember Lyzko what is Ancient Greek for 'to hear, to listen')
gumishu
2 Aug 2011
Genealogy / Surname anaysis Sabiegai Sabigai Sabagai [6]
Sabiegai is most probably a Lithuanian surname - there were some 100 000 Lithuanians living on the eastern fringes of East Prussia untill the second WW (by the time of the I WW they were definitely not wholly germanized)
Sabiegai is most probably a Lithuanian surname - there were some 100 000 Lithuanians living on the eastern fringes of East Prussia untill the second WW (by the time of the I WW they were definitely not wholly germanized)
gumishu
2 Aug 2011
Language / Co słychać? Why not Co słychasz [23]
in Polish it is called 'czasownik ułomny' and I guess in English a 'defective verb'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defective_verb
Thanks, what is the name for this kind of verb in English?
in Polish it is called 'czasownik ułomny' and I guess in English a 'defective verb'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defective_verb
gumishu
29 Jul 2011
Genealogy / Looking for information on ancestors - Nickolaj Skribenko, Parkulo, Kalapaj. [5]
Jezupol - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yezupil
now in Ukraine - must have had a mixed Ukrainian-Polish population
your ancestors were clearly Ukrainians (judging by first names and surnames)
Jezupol - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yezupil
now in Ukraine - must have had a mixed Ukrainian-Polish population
your ancestors were clearly Ukrainians (judging by first names and surnames)
gumishu
24 Jul 2011
Love / Sigh... Polish girls have such pretty eyes. [51]
yes I know, that's why I wear sunglasses ;) :)
yes I know, that's why I wear sunglasses ;) :)
gumishu
24 Jul 2011
Love / Sigh... Polish girls have such pretty eyes. [51]
blue eyes have a magnetic quality to them - if had blue eyes I would fall in love with myself ;)
blue eyes have a magnetic quality to them - if had blue eyes I would fall in love with myself ;)
gumishu
24 Jul 2011
Love / Sigh... Polish girls have such pretty eyes. [51]
those sexy wide pupils in their blue eyes, no? :);)
Some young ones have highly seductive eyes, it's true.
those sexy wide pupils in their blue eyes, no? :);)