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Teffle   
14 Sep 2010
Travel / My visit to Poland - Likes & Dislikes. [137]

Teffle, you are actually wrong on that one. German is the international language of tourism when it comes to those within the industry as they have the biggest bureaus.

Sorry, don't know what you mean - can you explain?

I'm not talking about within the industry by the way, just that if someone from X country goes to Y country it is likely that the common language used to converse between tourist and host will be English. That's all I'm saying.

Do you think I'm wrong?
Teffle   
14 Sep 2010
Travel / My visit to Poland - Likes & Dislikes. [137]

have you ever seen germans, russians, french, etc speaking english on their holidays?

Not to each other but generally yes, to people in their host country.

knowledge of english isn't so common in continental europe

Not my experience at all. The French are a bit different though.

in mine opinion it is quite rude to criticize foreigners for not knowing my native language.

Well I'm not criticising anyway.
Teffle   
14 Sep 2010
Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [226]

I like this "joke"

An Englishman, Indian, Irishman, and Frenchman are having meal in a multicultural restaurant.

The Irishman orders some stew so the Englishman laughs at the “savage paddy”.
The Frenchman orders some French food. Paddy Englishman laughs at the “frog bastard.”
The Indian man has a curry and the Englishman calls it “Paki muck.”
The Englishman drinks warm flat beer and eats his charred roast beef ( real fuggin’ food innit) and then tells Paddy jokes, Frog jokes and Paki jokes, before molesting the waitress (for a laugh), attempting to glass "the fackin' Paki" and ending his night by puking into the table and sleeping in his own vomit.
Teffle   
14 Sep 2010
Travel / My visit to Poland - Likes & Dislikes. [137]

Like it or not English is the international language of tourism as well as business - whether a visitor to Poland is from LA, Helsinki or Bucharest their language of communication is going to be English.

If a country wants to develop as a tourist destination - and Poland probably has a potentially greater source of income here IMO - people who do (or could) derive any of their income from tourists need to speak at least some English.

Of course if people don't want repeat visits from tourists, that's fine. Poles should not feel under any pressure to speak English - it's Poland and Polish is the language - but the simple fact is that a lack of spoken English will stunt tourism revenue.
Teffle   
10 Sep 2010
Life / Polish "prog" music? I'd be interested to know about bands etc. [30]

i haven't a clue what prog rock is

It's a loose term in fairness. Pink Floyd were arguably the best known - but they would definitely be on the commercial side, great though they were. Floyd, ELP, Yes, Genesis were the big guns. The likes of King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator, Camel were more cultish.

If the songs are long, have lofty concepts, flirt with strange instrumentation, feature virtuoso musicianship, have wierd time signatures, aren't that hummable and don't have many female fans - it's probably prog.

These days it just mean any wierd experimental rock that isn't metal I suppose.
Teffle   
10 Sep 2010
Life / Polish "prog" music? I'd be interested to know about bands etc. [30]

Thanks for the links McCoy - great stuff.

Prog can be very smug alright. Personally I just like the angular wierdness aspect. I hate most jazz so if it's jazzy prog I generally won't listen, although one big exception here is KingCrimson who stray into the jazz arena occasionally but I love them.

Re cold music - I know what you mean MareGaea but there is a different coldness to the prog I like - mathematical, unsettling, dissonant etc. The coldness of wanky jazz funk is just instantly forgettable for me - elevator musak.

Must check out those bands then!
Teffle   
9 Sep 2010
Life / Polish "prog" music? I'd be interested to know about bands etc. [30]

I seem to remember being told that there is a healthy if minor prog community in Poland - is this right?

If so, being a big music head myself and particularly where prog or experimental stuff is concerned, I'd be interested to know about bands etc.
Teffle   
1 Sep 2010
Work / Black English Teacher going to Wroclaw [247]

While in Asia I've had people walk up to me and salute me...

What's this all about? I don't really get this - or is it a perception based on black GIs in Vietnam or something? If so, racist with a back handed compliment at the same time - kind of.

Wierd anyway.