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?

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

Additional example: rozumiec = to understand zrozumiec = to [begin to] understand

Life / Fast Food missing in Poland [48]

You bet, matey! About the only place around with decent chlodnik or bigos.

Life / Fast Food missing in Poland [48]

Thanks, Milo. Next time I'm in Greenpoint, I'll ck.it out:-)

Life / Fast Food missing in Poland [48]

Polish slow food's so gosh darn yummy, why ever settle for any US crapola?

History / Poles should emulate Jews? [153]

??? Come again, please?

History / Poles should emulate Jews? [153]

On the streets of Philadelphia in the 18óO's, Catholics were attacked by angry mobs as "Papísts" and "Friends of Rome"!

History / Poles should emulate Jews? [153]

I must concur; Polish-Jews are both.

Life / Communication and Polish culture [7]

Mishima Yukio's generation wasn't exactly crazy about us stinky, loutish, primitíve round eye either, so the dislike cuts both ways, as I've expatiated here at some length.

Life / Communication and Polish culture [7]

Don't judge them by YOUR standards of culturally or socially "correct" behavior-:)