Life / Jerzy Kosinski - Polish author and liar [127]

Just about. Even ardent Zionists were tame by comparison. They never insisted others convert to Judaism-:)

Life / Jerzy Kosinski - Polish author and liar [127]

Jabotinsky and his followers were surely no saints, yet weren't Crusaders either, baptizing the infidels on pain of sword. The Palestinian(non-Jewish) Arabs, the original "Israelis", happened to inhabit the very lands on which the European Jews had settled. Yet zero forced conversion was attempted!

Life / Jerzy Kosinski - Polish author and liar [127]

Says who?

Life / Jerzy Kosinski - Polish author and liar [127]

The Zionists, exception Meier Kahane, were not in theory troublemakers. In practice, that's another matter.

Genealogy / Which Polish first names are considered unpopular / obsolete in Poland? [124]

Sure, if the Pole knows English.

Life / Jerzy Kosinski - Polish author and liar [127]

Pay off the right people and see what happens? The power of the lapówka!

Genealogy / Which Polish first names are considered unpopular / obsolete in Poland? [124]

Yup.You got his number, boy.

Genealogy / Which Polish first names are considered unpopular / obsolete in Poland? [124]

Although as in Polísh the word for "sewer" is "kanalizacja", the analogy is lost-:) Figure you were joking.

Life / Jerzy Kosinski - Polish author and liar [127]

Saddening beyond measure when the ill-meaning few seek personal profit off of unspeakable human tragedy. Such then diminishes those true scum and certainly not the immeasurable dimensions of the HoloCAUST itself.

Genealogy / Which Polish first names are considered unpopular / obsolete in Poland? [124]

Had a student recently by the name of Seweryn who insisted I call him Sam because he was embarrassed by his "old" name.

Life / Polish and Czechs [191]

Be wary of outmoded stereotypes!

Life / Comparing Poland and Romania [108]

Not as black and white as all that, folks.

Life / Comparing Poland and Romania [108]

By comparison, the Slavic Tiger's roaring ahead:-) The Miracle on the Vistula still leads Europe in I.T., second only to Britain and Germany, I believe.

Life / Comparing Poland and Romania [108]

"Poverty", you mean? Romania wins that contest by a nose.

History / Happy Constitution day! 3 May 1791 (Poland Constitution) [18]

Szczesliwego Dnia Ustawy!

Genealogy / Which Polish first names are considered unpopular / obsolete in Poland? [124]

Or how about Ignace?

Language / Z in usage with a verb... [20]

-:) Yes.

Language / English sentences into Polish (want to test my knowledge) [27]

Well you'll be my CO in this man's Polish grammar armyLOL

Language / English sentences into Polish (want to test my knowledge) [27]

English too, yet oddly enough, noone speaks of it:-) Angielszczyzna tez, ale dziwne jest, ze nikt nigdy nie mówi o tym.

Language / English sentences into Polish (want to test my knowledge) [27]

I'd trust both you and Lenka as native speakers.

Language / English sentences into Polish (want to test my knowledge) [27]

- Powiem mamie. - Nie powiedz mamie!

Life / Litter in Poland [24]

Ironically though, at least in Berlin, with dog poop, not as careful as with litter.

Language / English sentences into Polish (want to test my knowledge) [27]

Thanks, Looker!

Language / Z in usage with a verb... [20]

Forgot for a sec "rozumiec SIE" = byc rozumianym, apologies!

Language / English sentences into Polish (want to test my knowledge) [27]

Not bad. At least it's more idiomatically natural than "Juz sprobój!" LOL

Language / Z in usage with a verb... [20]

I never included a reflexive. Even I know that:-)

Language / 'ucha' [23]

Thanks, Lenka.

Language / English sentences into Polish (want to test my knowledge) [27]

Give it a whack!

Language / 'ucha' [23]

Or how about "klamucha" for " f-## liar"

Language / Z in usage with a verb... [20]

Ojciec bil syna = The father beat/was [in the process of] beating his son vs. Ojciec ZAbil syna = The father beat his son [..so badly as to sustain life threatening injuries or even worse] Back to previous example: Czy rozumial(a) pan(i)? = Did you understand? vs. Czy zrozumial(a) pan(i)? = Do you [finally] understand?