Love / "Marian" complex of Polish women [16]

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Off-topic but I've no idea where to ask this. Dtaylor,in one of your profile pictures you're wearing a kilt. Now, the tablecloth on my kitchen table is exactly the same colour and pattern. Should I take it off? :)

and now on topic: and here I thought it would be about this:

Language / Adjective endings for Polish surnames - the role of the suffixes? [8]


I know. I know some people named Duda too.


No you can't. Ski/ska is an adjectival ending and you need to observe the rules of creating adjectives from nouns in Polish. So the adjectival form would be Dudziński. Dudaski wouldn't make any sense, it's against the rules of the language.

Language / Adjective endings for Polish surnames - the role of the suffixes? [8]


yes


it does- some surnames end in ski/ska and some don't


Dudziński/Dudzińska is the related ski/ska form of Duda, but it's a separate name, actually existing.

Travel / Will I get instantly laid with my American accent when I speak Polish? [30]


Don't forget the airport staff has been properly instructed for every contingency before the Euros and their task is to make the tourist feel welcomed so the five minutes walk might not prove necessary. The football fans are just expected not to block the area around the gates.



lol

History / Why WERE Those Death Camps Built in Poland, Then? [47]

Just tell me one thing. How exactly did Poland, non-existent at that time, offer to sacrifice Jews? Who did that and when? Who was consulted in that matter and made the decision to, as you say, "throw out the payload"?

A simple answer, please.

History / Why WERE Those Death Camps Built in Poland, Then? [47]


What government are you talking about? The General Government?
The area was not a puppet state; its rulers had no goal of collaborating with Poles throughout the war, regardless of their political orientation. The Nazi authorities made a determined effort to avoid even mentioning the name "Poland" in government correspondence. The only exception to this were the German-backed banknotes and coins (called 'zloty' and 'grosz') printed in 1940 in which the word was used for propaganda purposes. The government and administration of the General Government was composed entirely of Germans, with the intent that the area was eventually to become an ethnic German province.[4] According to Heim ins Reich initiative the only locals remaining were to be those of German descent.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Government

You really have no idea, do you?

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


My guess would be something from the January Uprising.
But I'm all peace and love so I'll leave this one to Boletus:)

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


A small one :) C'mon, I've seen a bigger fight at a yearly rural festival...

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


Bakers' union?
(just a shot from the hip. Boletus is better at this anyway :)

News / Don't go to Poland ... because you could end up coming back in a coffin [313]


If they were such racists they wouldn't have employed him at all. Coaches get sacked every day, good ones too. Did they sign a contract with him first and then became racists overnight? Or do you mean to say they had no right to sack him as he is black? now, that's racism.

Genealogy / Where are the Lemkos now? Do they still exist in Poland? [32]

I don't have any personal bonds with the £emkos but it's always sad to see a culture disappear. People need the sense of identity and belonging. We had enough levelling in the communist times and it's good to see the smaller groups rebound now. Maybe the success of Lemon will convince the old £emko farmers that it's not a waste of time to teach their kids the language. And the music is very good, simply.

Language / What is the best way to say comfortable? [7]


Czuję się swobodnie w tym domu/z tymi ludźmi.

Genealogy / Where are the Lemkos now? Do they still exist in Poland? [32]

A young £emko musician and his band called Lemon won the latest Polish edition of Must Be the Music. They're basing on the £emko musical tradition and sing in the £emko language too.

News / Don't go to Poland ... because you could end up coming back in a coffin [313]


Very true, unfortunately. Very good post on the whole. I see the pendulum going right mostly for the youths, born after 1990.

Work / Salary and cost of living information - Krakow [257]


Work on umowa o dzieło and pay the medical insurance by yourself. Not possible if you're a full time employee though.

Life / Require a few pointers on Do's and Dont's in Poland [25]


It's not where I live, it's the good old rules of savoir-vivre, dying fast nowadays, at least in informal relations and among the younger generation. Still, they remain valid in business, diplomacy and formal situations and some people do observe them in everyday living.

Work / Salary and cost of living information - Krakow [257]


Depends on the type of contract (umowa zlecenie or umowa o dzieło). But if you run your own business, you must pay it.

Life / Let`s compare prices of services and products in Poland [359]


it = the price.
Feel free to review all my posts.
At least you've stopped the abuse.

Life / Require a few pointers on Do's and Dont's in Poland [25]

Nothing wrong with handshaking, it's just that between a man and a woman the woman should initiate it so a man stretching out his hand first may be considered rude or bad mannered. Young people don't always observe the rule but, like Jason, you may find yourself in an uncomfortable situation. Among guys it's ok.

Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]


You're late. It was introduced a couple of years ago.


I think somebody has already tried that, there was a thread on it - it didn't work too well - Poles are probably too used to doing washing at home, a washing machine is a must.

But I like the idea of mobile tyre service.

Work / I will be in Wroclaw by October - getting employed while studying? [14]

This one is not bad at all, much better than Tesco IMO.

Love / Polish girls call themselves sensitive and easily to be hurt, but how if they hurt others [35]

All clear at last. Thank you, Shawn, for letting us have a peek into the inner world of these two protagonists.

Life / Let`s compare prices of services and products in Poland [359]


As of today, 12 zł/kg in my neck of woods.
But I think in a week it will be 6-8 zł.

Apples are next. 2-3 zł now, out of season.

But the fairy tale ends when it comes to manufactured products.

Love / Polish girls call themselves sensitive and easily to be hurt, but how if they hurt others [35]

ShawnH, you're badly needed here again.

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]


No, I still don't get it. So where exactly does the line go separating the "rich and powerful", responsible for all the evil deeds in history, from the "fairly ordinary people" whose inventions contributed to the well-being of the mankind? How much money do you need to fall into the first category? And what about an average Joe, who murders the family next door because he's found their dog irritating, compared to the likes of Queen Elizabeth I or lord Byron? It's pure absurd. It just doesn't work like this.You can't be "proudly British" (or "proud anything", for that matter) selectively, only when it suits you. Take the thick with the thin or leave it all out.

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]


Why are you getting so abusive? I'm not discussing Yalta here. I just used your own words. Could be the Falkland War, or the Boer war with the original concentration camps, or anything else for that matter. What I'm trying to discuss is this:


I don't think so. Your selective concept of "pride in the Britishness" doesn't appeal to me in the least. You, personally, have as little - or as much - in common with the fathers of the industrial revolution as with the British soldiers in the Empire colonies. So, take it all or leave it all. That's all I'm saying. And please, leave out the unfounded abuse. If I want to discuss history with you, I'll use another thread.

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]


I'm talking about yacht building companies, privately owned, not about the big shipyards. Have you ever had a look at the link I provided? Here are some more:

business.inquirer.net/6893/smooth-sailing-for-made-in-poland-yachts
synfo.com/IYR/MarketRpts/BusRptPoland69.pdf

Check out Mantra, Delphia, Sunreef, among others.


So you feel British when talking of the industrial revolution which took place 200 years ago, but you're not British anymore when it comes to Yalta and South African genocide, which happened 150 years later? That's a very convenient stance.

News / POLAND RATED TOP 10 MOST UNDERRATED COUNTRY [13]

rated as underrated - that's a good one

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]


Yachts and boats, for one.
en.poland.gov.pl/Polish,yachts,and,shipbuilding,in,Poland,12686.html

It's a Polish gov. promotional site, but you're free to check other sources.


Isn't it a contradiction? Jobs will return to the West of Europe only if the cost of labour is lower there than in Poland.

Language / There are few Polish Homophones? [3]

zadane.pl/zadanie/1066349

portalwiedzy.onet.pl/142017,,,,homonimy_homofony_oraz_inne_ciek awostki_jezykowe_typowe_bledy_w_odmianie,haslo.html