Language / Interesting inconsistency between Polish and Russian [71]

It is speaking. :)

Magdalena, that's cool. I like that. :)
Do you speak Czech? I have a textbook of Czech language and read it occasionally.

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


He's kidding around.

News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]


That's not the point. I'm proud to be Russian but this doesn't mean I always share my government's views and humour them.


Heh... My Lithuanian friend bought a car in Germany and had to get a transit visa in Poland. He [friend] has a dolichocephalic (long) skull (rather germanic type) and fair hair. When he took a picture n Poland for visa, they rounded his head and made him red-haired. Awesome picture!!! :))) Pure Polack! :))

Subj: I'm quite sideliner here... but just wonder... BB, does Kopernik sound german to you? Or you claim his last name were forcibly altered to Kopernik from any german version of this word? For me Kopernik sounds rather Slavic...

News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]

Seems everybody who is now online posting in this thread only. :)


nik is typically slavic suffix. :) The base reminds me of "copper" only... :)) (metal) and doesn't look slavic.


Cool. :) In Russian it's "ukrop". Close. :) Good to know.


I just oppose with no "violently". The word "violently" undermeans fanatism, which is bad and I always try to avoid that feeling.

News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]


Ok BB, that's a good point. But look at Julekcg's dill-version. It sounds plausible as well.
So "the battle for Copernik" Ger-Pol 1 - 1 so far.


Hey, why only "polish"?! :( Where do you guys live right now? In Moscow it's morning now. I thought you Filios lived in Greece.

News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]


The reason is that word "koper" is meaningful in Polish. It means "dill", -nik is also slavic. This theory looks good as well as your theory about germanic origins of his last name.

Well if also take into consideration that he spoke german, then would be the leader but how about facts he spoke polish? And how do we know that he was upbrought in german traditions?


Good night, bro! :)

News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]


He-he... in Russian the last name "Ukropov" (Dillman) would sound funny. I like dill with salmon. :)


Quite decisively. :) Now your turn Julek.
Firstly we now have to finally make up our minds on what we really need to take into consideration judging Kopernik's personality: his cultural values and direction or his genetics (whether he was Polish by blood or German).

News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]


Honestly not (I was devoured by your discussion) but now I've read and I see it's about the same to what you've said here. It looks good I merely want to hear something alike from Poles and wanted to be as neutral as possible.

How about the nowadays Germany? Have you heard of anybody with Koppernigk surname?

News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]


Julek you brought a good issue: nationality is a question of selfidentification rather than of blood and your mother has every right to be Polish having German surname.

But BB stated another point:


Which might mean he [Kopernik] bracketed himself with Germans?! What do you think?

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]


:)) *thumbs up*

History / History of European and Poland's anti-semitism [192]

It's considered that most of Jews as a main force of coup d'état came from Poland.


Exactly. On the way from Russia to Poland they opened "Shinkarni" (it's a thieves' jewish cant) where they sold narcotics and liquors.

History / History of European and Poland's anti-semitism [192]


They don't. It's illogical to strive after the better relationship with Russia dancing at american pipe and installing missile shield in Poland. In its turn Rus Gov prudently touches the chord of Polish gov's unfriendly moves in order to better show Russians that nowadays Poland are none of friend. The problem is mutual.

History / History of European and Poland's anti-semitism [192]


"Zub za zub"... how we and Czechs say... :) I told you the problem was mutual. I don't trust leaders of my country either (nor I trust yours). What I say is that in fact they are both not interested at all in any closer relationships. They at present take different scale pans.

History / History of European and Poland's anti-semitism [192]


this one I don't understand. The rest is clear... :)

History / History of European and Poland's anti-semitism [192]

How do you know? :) Why don't you assume we just think differently, being honest at the same time?

History / History of European and Poland's anti-semitism [192]


It's just a fascinating sincerity, Kostia... :)))

History / History of European and Poland's anti-semitism [192]


Hitler? Anyway, they're both schizophrenics...

Food / traditional breakfasts in Poland [74]


Is it a wine or kompot (compote) in the glass? Bread (is it?) on the right is similar to Polish bread I sometimes buy in European shop in the US.

Food / traditional breakfasts in Poland [74]


Red caviar+white bread+butter... :) I know. In the US it seems they don't know red caviar's edible.
I prefer black (sturgeon) caviar but it became to be extremely expensive so that I haven't eaten it for the last five years.


Yeah, that's what I buy here. If I'm not mistaken it sounds in Polish pretty much the same as in Russian... "chleb" or smth... :)

Food / traditional breakfasts in Poland [74]


I first tried it in the US after we climbed with my Polish friend in the mountains. Typically american food, really good to recharge energies. The only problem I don't like peanut butter. Do Poles eat it a lot in Poland?

Food / traditional breakfasts in Poland [74]

I took a picture :)

Polonia / How to CALL MY WIFE WHO IS IN POLAND FROM NEPAL? [10]

I think you should call her the same way as you used to call her when you both were in Poland.
Seriously I'd follow the advice above about using skype.

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]

Even though I understood most of what you said Ukranian is surely closer to Polish. Some says it was born on the boundary with Rechpospolita as a mixture of Russian and Polish.

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]


On the West of Ukraine... :) But that's ok considering that people from Western and Eastern Ukraine can hardly understand each other.

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]


As far as I know "ponimat" is "razumet" in Ukranian... At least my ukranian friend uses mostly razumet. For Russians it doesn't matter though. Both ways are understandable.

History / 13 of December - the anniversary of MARTIAL LAW in Poland [48]


per hour :)
+50$ for each new passenger

History / Poles and Russians -- love-hate relationship? [209]


You're mostly right. Russians and Poles have a lot in common but the actual state of affairs doesn't allow them to extend a hand to each other.

As for the language according to method of M. Svodesh we've got 77% of the vocabulary in common which ranks the Polish language #3 in terms of similarity with Russian (after Belorussian and Ukranian) among other slavic languages.

History / Poles and Russians -- love-hate relationship? [209]


My friend this strongly depends on particular man. Speaking for Russian part I would say that Russians mostly don't care about any kind of "brethren" or smth... last years they've mostly cared about their personal wellbeing. I wouldn't say that Russians are hostile towards Poles even though there were lots of antipolish propoganda spitted out by Russian media (yet those are not comparable with antirussian propoganda of polish media). There're many groups and Russian internet resources dedicated to Poland and Poles. I'm the one of many who are attracted by Polish nation.

Just for your info... "liakh" (derived from "Lech") is I believe the oldest nick for Poles in Russian language (unlike to Polish Russian language doesn't have any offensive nicks for Poles).

As for Ukranians... I guess communists completely erased the boundary between two our nations. For me it's usually hard to say even by accent whether this or that man is from Ukraine or from Russia (even if one has specific pronunciation of "g" turning to "h" - for instance golova rus=hlava cze he could be just from the south of Russia). On the whole I don't know what's difference between us apart from colors of our passports.


Celinski I don't see any connection between the words you cited and another your fit od madness. Sorry.

History / Poles and Russians -- love-hate relationship? [209]


Ok-ok... :) Who argues? I'm just saying that there's no problem in that you Slav (Pole or Belorussian since other "slavic" nation can be hardly called "slavic") or not genetically; which is much more important is our language and cultural community.


Offensive? Even Borrka said it wasn't...


yeap :)