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Posts by Lyzko  

Joined: 12 Jul 2013 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 31 mins ago
Threads: Total: 48 / Live: 34 / Archived: 14
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Lyzko   
20 Jun 2021
Love / Polish wedding traditions/ toast ideas [9]

I went to one once in Greenpoint in the early 2OOO's. Neither of either parents spoke English and so my buddy Antek, the groom and Polish-American on both sides, asked me if I'd translate some before the ceremony. All I remember is the amount of food brought out for the buffét, every conceivable Polish specialty imaginable!
Lyzko   
19 Jun 2021
Life / How would you describe the Polish sense of humour? [66]

Allright, now we're getting somewhere. You admit then that my saying (in translation): "Lousy weather today!" and Mirek's responding "But Mark pal, it's not my fault!" is clearly Polish in character-:) It elicited such laughter, but I didn't find it funny. Incidentally, we only one address another in Polish, as even after one year, their Englísh is still rather halting.
Lyzko   
19 Jun 2021
Life / How would you describe the Polish sense of humour? [66]

I assure you, my Polish pronunciation is better than their mutilated English, pawian! Stop making bloody excuses and take my side for a change; it was culture issue and I want an explanation, NOT sarcasm.
Lyzko   
19 Jun 2021
Life / How would you describe the Polish sense of humour? [66]

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Polish humor



Recently had an odd if totally harmless encounter with some Polish colleagues. Having just returned from a driving rain nearly destroying my umbrella, I remarked to Stan and Mirek, "Straszna pogoda dzisiaj!", to which the latter replied, "Ale Marku, to nie jest moja wina.", at which point both guys began cracking up like teenagers-:) Did I miss something here?
Lyzko   
18 Jun 2021
Travel / Had the most unwelcoming experience in all my travels in Poland, very unfriendly people. [115]

I had no problems either whatsoever! Again, I found the Poles unfailingly polite, if slightly nonplussed by a Polish-speaking, non-Slavic foreigner. If my Polish was comprehensible if rudimemtary, the English skills of my interlocutors were apparently non-existent! Perhaps they in the bread-and-breakfast were merely a trifle embarrassed:-) Aggressive?? The Dutch came across as almost belligerent.
Lyzko   
17 Jun 2021
Travel / Had the most unwelcoming experience in all my travels in Poland, very unfriendly people. [115]

You're from the Netherlands and most likely under forty-:) Hard not to judge any people based on even one awful experience. Although my all too brief sojourn to Poland was but umpteen years ago on vacation as well, I was still able to look past much inconvenience. We even plan to return one day. Regarding the Netherlands, I in fact found the Poles far more welcoming than the Dutch, and in Utrecht I even spoke some of the language, at the time far better than Polish! Try not to let a few bad apples spoil the batch.