The answer he gets is 'no' , highlighting the first of many clashes of culture! For those that aren't aware, 'no' in Polish doesn't mean 'no' as an English person would understand it!
First of all "no" wouldn't be use in such situation. A person who would say "no" for the request of a daughter's hand must have been highly unarticulate...
In theory, such a situation is possible that a reserved uneducated Pole may reply
no meaning
yeah or
OK to his wannabe son-on-law.
Pawian, try this: 1/3 vodka, 1/3 blue curacao, 1/3 orange juice, slice of orange, ice. What color would it be, then? Serve it to your wife, she'll love you for that!!! :-)
Thank you very much but my wife doesn`t drink. Her brotehr, either. Some inborn genetical deficiency, I suppose.