ChiGrubas
17 Sep 2013 / #31
"Excuse me Sir, do you have the time?" sounds rather peculiar, does it not?
Not in the US.It is VERY common here.
That said, I still find it rather rude when people say "co?"
It IS rude but "co takiego?" is not rude. .
instead of "słucham?"
or "proszę".
I was buying a latte in McDonalds before work this morning; the conversation went something like: (me): Dzień dobry, poproszę kawa latte. (the guy): "co?" (me): "co? nie słyszałeś, czy nie rozumiesz?
You were pretty mean dude.I would say "Nie mowi sie co,tylko prosze.Kawa latte".
The "rule" as it goes - informal/younger/same age: ty, formal/older: pan(i). My experience is quite contradictory, as the older people almost always address me as 'pan', despite being in my mid 20s.
This is actually what I said.
Comparing it to English
I am not comparing it.Chicago has a fairly large Polish population and one can speak Polish pretty much everywhere.