History / What makes you feel Polish? [167]

Shtettl Jews were always the opposite of the more integrated urban Jews.

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]

Therefore, Poles often have a chirping quality to their English speech, partly because of the lack of a schwa [backwards "e" in the IPA] in theír language.

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]

Most Polish uninflected nouns are stressed on the first syllable, if I'm not mistaken.

History / What makes you feel Polish? [167]

The assimilated Jews, Jan Brzechwa, Jan Kiepura, Tadeusz Róziewicz etc. considered themselves Polish "z krwi i kosci"!

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]

Like Italian, Spanish, and Bavarian:-)

History / What makes you feel Polish? [167]

So in the end, do you "feel" more Polish or more British?

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

"Shitstorm" 's a great example. It only goes to show the difference between why the Europeans use English as opposed to why we Anglophones use words from European languages; the Poles, Germans etc. use English out of laziness whereas we do it out of cultural aesthetic:-)

Language / Information on Polish textbook Hurra Po Polsku [33]

Yes, you're right though.

Language / Information on Polish textbook Hurra Po Polsku [33]

How about "Spotlight"? :-) Same difference.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

Apropos many Europeans swear in English, but don't really speak it!

Language / Information on Polish textbook Hurra Po Polsku [33]

That's true. Believe I can recall a recent course title on some site "STO LAT!" Literally, ít sounds odd in English as a title.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

I believe the expression du jour has become "kurwa", at least if certain 21st century films e.g. "Wesele" are any guide:-)

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

According to certain Forum members, both of the above are rather old-fashioned.

News / Poles march against Mandatory poisoning by vaccines [202]

Herd immunity, you mean? It was tried in Sweden with limited results.

News / Poles march against Mandatory poisoning by vaccines [202]

It's the same sort of either/or-type thinking here in the NY-tri State area; either you have an Internet hook up at home paid for by the semi-employed worker or drop dead! If vaccines are manditory, pre-existing conditions be damned. The smart way to handle matters is for a doctor to sign off as to whether or not the person in question is physically able to withstand such a vaccine BEFORE the person is injected:-)

Language / "Poles" or "Polish people" - which is better to use? [200]

Chalk it up to personal taste, I suppose

Language / "Poles" or "Polish people" - which is better to use? [200]

"Spaniard"and "Frenchman" are both perfectly acceptable! It's simply that we've al become so mired in the stranglehold of political (in-)incorrectness that what's right now looks wrong and the reverse.

History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

Good to know. Trust Lusatian too is alive and well:-)

History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

Wonder how Sorbian aka Wendish or Kashub fit into the ever debated category of moribund vs. living languages.

History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

Latin as well is considered a "dead" language, by all save the Holy See.

History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

Sounds rather much Manx or Cornish then, doesn't it.

History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

@jon, spot on! Fluency overrides accuracy for most practical purposes.

Language / Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? [212]

?Huh?? Care to run all that by us again, slowly please this time 'round, and in English LOL

Language / Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? [212]

...but oh' sooo rewarding! Poles especially always appreciate foreigners who learn Polish:-)

Language / Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? [212]

As with many languages pre-digitization, much older printing tended to reflect a deep and abiding respect above all for the written over the spoken word! In English, just take a look at typical fonts from the early '7O's, certainly way prior such as the '3O's, not to mention the 19th century.

Language / Uniquely Polish Historic Script? [10]

Interesting, jon. Thanks.

Language / Uniquely Polish Historic Script? [10]

Possibly these "antiquated" font styles might look by comparison similar to the differences between for example modern German script vs. Fraktur, Golgothic(? not sure of the spelling) and contemporary Albanian.

History / What Poland expected from western Europe? [78]

So TRUE indeed:-)

History / What Poland expected from western Europe? [78]

AMEN, Crow!! Off topic for sure, but simply read those oft quoted lines from a once popular American verse: *Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. This dear old Earth must borrow her mirth, she's troubles enough of her own."

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

Contrary to some opinions, Jews don't only help Jews:-)