UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]


To be honest I doubt they'll convict her, but we'll see ;)

According to this article in 2009 the prosecutor refused to start an investigation about this:

Metropolitan prosecutors accused Doda, a pop-singer from Poland, for offending religious feelings of others. The point is to identify the authors of the Bible as " naprutych wine and smoking some herbs ." The popular singer threatens it to two years in prison.

- April 30 indictment against Dorothy R. was referred to the District Court for Warsaw -Mokotów - said deputy head of the Prosecutor's Office Warsaw - Mokotów Anna Accardo . The prosecutor added that for pressing charges and the prosecution appealed the content of the opinion of experts appointed by the prosecution - a linguist and two experts ( secular and religious ) .

But Ryszard Nowak complained to the court and the court ordered the prosecutor office to start the investigation.

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]


lol ;)


OK, but the law exists. So Reporters Without Borders evaluate not the law but it's practical use?


It was a television interview, I think hague1cmaeron meant press articles ;)

So, I guess you SeanBM also have no idea what those restrictions of the freedom of press in Ireland could be?

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]


But you wrote that Ireland has a blasphemy law too? Yet it's higher on the ranking. So I guess there must be something more?


lol I've seen it on TVP1 quite a long time ago ;)
But Poles are quite fond of Monthy Python in general, as far as I've noticed :)

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]

So your bet is on that blasphemy law?

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]


Well, to be honest the press would be actually my last guess ;)
I don't know, but I'd like to know :) I wonder if it's available somewhere on the internet.


I think it may be more complicated as I described with the women equality ranking.

Btw, do you have any idea what may be the restrictions of freedom of press in Ireland? I'm curious.

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]


So... we don't know the reasons exactly, do we?


What is not relevant? That I found what you wrote funny? xD


They could, for example, publish whatever they want, but some politicians could sue the newspaper for that, or something. Or it could be only about TVP1. I have no idea...

I remember that in some ranking about women equality Poland dropped a few places or more because in some country in Africa or somewhere else a woman was chosen for a president in that particular year.

So, Teffle, why do you think there is less freedom of press/speech in Ireland than in Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria and New Zealand? Have you noticed any restrictions of the freedom of press/speech in your country?


What do you mean?

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]


Well, I don't know what are the reasons for such a place and no other of Poland in this ranking because they are not given. There are reasons given for France and Italy:


... but not for Poland.


No, I wrote this because your "expert tone" seemed to me a bit arrogant and funny, because I was pretty sure you have no idea how Polish press and TV looks like :)


He's mainly guessing based on the ranking.

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]


Well... Then explain (if you want to)?

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]

Negative things to say about anything? Are you sure? On what do you base your opinion? Do you read Polish press or watch Polish TV?


LOL

Sorry, I couldn't help it for some reason ;)

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]


Polish girls like ułani ;)

youtube.com/watch?v=QGJprWPh3AM

youtube.com/watch?v=lpBhBxazKmg

youtube.com/watch?v=H-y2Ts8vjuQ

xD


You may be right (I don't know though, I'm just guessing), on the other hand in Poland it rather depends on the TV station and the newspaper. TVP1 is not the same as Superstacja, and "Nasz Dziennik" is not the same as "Gazeta Wyborcza" or newspapers closer to the left.


"As regards church/state, don't forget, Irish media is one of the most free in the world"

Um, this ranking of Reporters Without Borders is general, I really doubt it's only about church/state thing. I think it's more about state/press. Poland is 32nd in this ranking, and France is 44th lol Does this mean that France is more Catholic than Poland? O_O ;)

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]


It could be also "Cioroń", I think:

UK, Ireland / Polish and Irish people are related? [137]


I think it's probably about Polish Arabian horses?

Will at this year's auction in Janow, Poland be beaten the previous record - one million U.S. dollars for a horse ?

Today in Janow Podlaski begins with the world-famous Arabian horse show . Auction every year visit the world's most serious breeder. With Janow Podlaski derives many of the most respected bloodlines.

Janowskie auctions are events such prestigious and profitable .

Life / Walking on other people's property in Poland - cultural difference? [51]


In my grandma's yard (not in the garden) in the countryside along with my two cousins ;)

Life / Walking on other people's property in Poland - cultural difference? [51]


OK, right, thanks :)


I meant gardens, not lawns ;)


Well, in the Polish countryside it's not a "cultural" thing, rather practical :) A fence is to keep the chickens, ducks and geese and dogs from straying away from the yard. And gives some privacy from the people walking down the street when you're sunbathing, for example :)


o_O
Could you post some pictures with examples of those "exceptionally ugly" fences?
But you can always put a nice-looking fence, you know ;)


OK, I didn't know it's in the UK, I thought it's in Poland ;)

Life / Walking on other people's property in Poland - cultural difference? [51]


I know there are some rude people in this world but I don't usually consider myself one of them ;D


Well, I'm not sure yet...


?
I don't think I've ever seen a private garden in Poland without a fence... If she/he has a garden and a yard it means she/he lives in a house so why wouldn't she/he be allowed to fence something on her/his property?


Yes, I've read about this "membrane" in white_lilly's post but to be honest I have no idea what it is :P

Life / Walking on other people's property in Poland - cultural difference? [51]


What's "laminate"?


In English? ;)

Life / Walking on other people's property in Poland - cultural difference? [51]


Wow, really? It's good you've enlightened me about this, I wouldn't have guessed... lol


It was just... a question, you know :) Maybe they don't realise that it's his property as people in Poland are used to the fact that gardens are fenced. Perhaps his "garden" is just a bunch of grass and weeds and they think it belongs to nobody, I don't know. Or maybe his neighbours are simply rude people :) If they don't listen to him maybe it would be a good idea to fence it after all ;)

Life / Walking on other people's property in Poland - cultural difference? [51]


What do you mean by "walk over"? Do they come to visit you or ask you about something? If you live in the countryside it's normal when your neighbours or people you know (or complete strangers) walk into your yard to say hello or have a chat without asking for permission (at least in my region). But not into your garden o_O


Well, that's weird... Where do they go that they have to pass through your garden? o_O
Your garden isn't fenced?

Off-Topic / Simple Things One Guy Wants.. (Parody.) [23]


:)

Love / Are all beautiful Polish girls as crazy as this? [262]


Taking into account the state of my throat right now I think I'd die of pain while drinking it ;D
Besides, I don't drink vodka ;)


Yes, that's a very good idea, the bed is calling me -_-

Good night :)

Love / Are all beautiful Polish girls as crazy as this? [262]


;O
I'm so sorry...
I thought you've forgotten about it long ago :P Then I'll answer as soon as I can (I will try tomorrow but I'm terribly sick right now so I won't promise anything in case I fail again ;/).

Love / Are all beautiful Polish girls as crazy as this? [262]


You mean my reply? :O


OK, OK, I won't :P

Genealogy / Popular Polish First Names? [152]


I don't know, I've never met anybody with this name, probably that's why :)


Yeah? Well then, maybe you're right :) I guess I don't pay much attention to which traditional names are used.
And what do you think about Sławomir? I know at least one Sławek (he's 31).

Genealogy / Popular Polish First Names? [152]

Mirosław sounds modern? I wouldn't say so... But I guess you're right about Radosław - there was one Radosław at my year at my univeristy. You can shorten it to Radek and this makes it sound more modern, I think. The same is with Przemysław - Przemek, that's why I mentioned it.


No, I don't think so. My uncle's name is Zbigniew, but he's older, of course.
You can find Slavic names more often among older people, of course, especially in the countryside.

view-card.com/Kartki-Kartka-Kartke-PL/Najpopularniejsze-Imiona-w-Polsce-Imiona-Kobiet-Imiona-Mezczyzn-Top-50.php

5. STANIS£AW 632.666
17. ZBIGNIEW 359.076
22. KAZIMIERZ 282.202
30. MIROS£AW 221.970
32. S£AWOMIR 207.288
33. JAROS£AW 206.743
35. WIES£AW 194.354
37. W£ADYS£AW 186.115
40. ZDZIS£AW 167.080
42. MIECZYS£AW 162.329
45. PRZEMYS£AW 155.804
47. CZES£AW 148.557

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [534]


The Vietnamese are immigrants, they don't have the status of minority in Poland. The status of minority in Poland have those nationalities which lived in what is now Poland over the centuries.


LOL
Maybe they will get road signs in English when there will be as many English people in Poland as there are Polish people in England? :D

No, I doubt that :)
I think it's silly. Polish immigrants who come to the UK should learn English. You should learn the language of your host country.
Btw, in which Western country besides the UK and Ireland do you have road signs in English? :D According to you in every country where there are some English people there should be road signs in English? :D

Food / Taste of food in Poland vs other countries [188]

My God, I see this thread turned into a food fight ;D


Teffle, I think that if someone isn't a good cook he/she can spoil even a simple dish :)
This one for example:


I wouldn't call it "cakes":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Wings

I don't know how would you judge the level of difficulty of faworki (it's a simple dish, after all), but I would say that it isn't so easy to make really tasty faworki. I know because I can compare those that I've eaten in restaurants and bought at shops or at confectionery and those made by my mum and my grandmother. Even my mum's and my grandma's faworki differ. My grandma's are better. I don't know why, my mum is always trying to make them as crispy, delicate and tasty, but she never succeeds. Grandma's faworki can even fall apart - they're that crispy, they just melt in your mouth... aaahhh... They're perfect... They're the synonym of heaven... ;O

*drools*

;D


I don't get it, does a dish have to be difficult to make to be tasty? :)


Well, it definitely isn't "revolting" for me :) Germans also seem to like bigos, as I've heard (probably they're more familiar with such types of dishes).

I, for example, find sushi revolting, I just hate the taste of raw fish. Algae isn't too appealing for me either. But apparently sushi is quite popular (I don't understand why, but hey... everything is for the people :)) :) And it's a such a simple dish!

Some people are crazy about all those types of French cheese, some people hate it.
I guess that during childhood we get used to certain flavours and ways of cooking.
The Japanese like to bring out the natural flavour of ingredients. They can do this with all types of fish as they live on islands and they can always get fresh fish (and hence the raw fish in sushi, I suppose).

Europeans, the French for example, like to alter the taste of ingredients with all kinds of different spices and treat them in all kinds of ways.

I think simple dishes can be very tasty. Look at the Chinese cuisine - it's simple, tasty and affordable. And probably that's why it's so popular around the world :)

Now, what I think nott meant (but was a bit too critical, I think ;)) is that there's not much real cooking done in the British households? I can't say from my experience as I've never been to the UK, but my mum spent some time in the North of England because she was sent there from her work place for a training. She said that "normal" cooking has been, apparently, replaced by heating up ready meals bought at shop in a microwave. One exception was a wife of my mum's colleage from work and her tasty food, but she was a professional cook (chef ?).

My mum said the fish & chips were omnipresent ;)
Of course, she had a limited experience but I can imagine what she said was true as I can see the same thing is slowly starting to happen also in Poland...

Genealogy / Popular Polish First Names? [152]


No idea, but Polish Slavic names usually end with "-sław". For example, Polish president - Bronisław Komorowski, the Minister of Foreign Affairs - Radosław Sikorski, and there's of course Jarosław Kaczyński.

Polish Slavic names end also with "-mir" and "-mił": Sławomir, Bogumił. There are also names like Zbigniew, Bogdan, etc.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_names

My guess would be that most popular are Stanisław, Przemysław, Zbigniew, Kazimierz, Władysław, etc.

Food / Taste of food in Poland vs other countries [188]


Maybe, but judging by her description I suspect that there's simply more chemical stuff added. She said it doesn't become stale for a long time which is kind of weird o_O

Food / Taste of food in Poland vs other countries [188]


I don't know... I've never paid too much attention to stuff like that. But my cousin is studying biotechnology and she went to Germany in September to get some scientific experience at a biotechnological institute in Potsdam. She says bread there is terrible. It's rather hard, very "artificial", has a very strong smell of chemicals and even when you put some cold cuts on a slice of bread it doesn't kill the taste and the smell o_O When it becomes stale it's more edible and then she and her friend make toasts out of it ;)

When she visited home for the first time the first thing she wanted was a simple bułka (bun) to eat it on its own ;)

That's all I know :)

Love / Polish men are complete doormats (especially after they get married) [125]

I agree.