Lyzko
8 Jun 2018
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
Think dolno is quite familiar with the American Revolution, Rich!
Think dolno is quite familiar with the American Revolution, Rich!
Lyzko
8 Jun 2018
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]
No, lack of reading comprehension is usually, at least often, the result of a poor educational grounding.
No, lack of reading comprehension is usually, at least often, the result of a poor educational grounding.
Lyzko
8 Jun 2018
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]
We certainly are not!
What do you mean exactly? That it's a mental disorder to try to be exceptional??
I'd think that's simply part of being human, to strive to be better, no?
We certainly are not!
What do you mean exactly? That it's a mental disorder to try to be exceptional??
I'd think that's simply part of being human, to strive to be better, no?
Lyzko
8 Jun 2018
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]
Hospitality a mental disorder??
Sure you took your meds this morning, Rich?
:-)
Hospitality a mental disorder??
Sure you took your meds this morning, Rich?
:-)
Lyzko
7 Jun 2018
Law / Car registration in Poland (bought a car from Holland on a temporary license) [25]
Addendum. Many from your country may well THINK they're getting a good deal registering in Poland, but in fact, they're not. If they think they are, they're deluding themselves:-)
Addendum. Many from your country may well THINK they're getting a good deal registering in Poland, but in fact, they're not. If they think they are, they're deluding themselves:-)
Lyzko
7 Jun 2018
Work / Is it difficult to make a living playing Soccer (football) in Poland? [54]
Andrew, in Europe, I'd go with soccer myself, as American football probably isn't too popular on the continent at present. Only European country with which I'm familiar that's into American sports is Germany, which has several semi-pro baseball teams, I believe!
Andrew, in Europe, I'd go with soccer myself, as American football probably isn't too popular on the continent at present. Only European country with which I'm familiar that's into American sports is Germany, which has several semi-pro baseball teams, I believe!
Lyzko
6 Jun 2018
Lyzko
6 Jun 2018
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
@Rich Mazur, gotta go along with ya there.
@Amen, Dirk! English is typically the most underestimatedly difficult language there is. Oh, it looks sooooo, so "easy", compared say (on the surface) with Polish, German, Icelandic or Navajo, but between the correlative spelling/pronunciation dynamic...HELP!!! By contrast, at least from a purely phonetic perspective, Polish is a piece of cake:-)
@Rich Mazur, gotta go along with ya there.
@Amen, Dirk! English is typically the most underestimatedly difficult language there is. Oh, it looks sooooo, so "easy", compared say (on the surface) with Polish, German, Icelandic or Navajo, but between the correlative spelling/pronunciation dynamic...HELP!!! By contrast, at least from a purely phonetic perspective, Polish is a piece of cake:-)
Lyzko
6 Jun 2018
Law / Car registration in Poland (bought a car from Holland on a temporary license) [25]
Obviously then, you folks get a way better deal in the Netherlands than you do in Poland. Oh, I know people say, "Poland is cheap!" in comparison with, say, Paris, Amsterdam, London etc., but I always like to say "Cheap is dear!"
:-)
Obviously then, you folks get a way better deal in the Netherlands than you do in Poland. Oh, I know people say, "Poland is cheap!" in comparison with, say, Paris, Amsterdam, London etc., but I always like to say "Cheap is dear!"
:-)
Lyzko
6 Jun 2018
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
Rich, what you've just described might describe half-a-dozen such megalopoli anywhere in the world, much less Europe! Is that honestly a reason NOT to love Poland, for that matter, any country?
Although only briefly (a day or so at the outset) in a medium to large Polish city, I found most German cities I visited, as well as lived in for a while, considerably more "bad-tempered" than any experience I had in Szczecin. Grafitti?? Name us a metropolis anywhere today not infected by it!
How can a person not enjoy hearty, healthy Polish cuisine with farm-fresh ingredients? Sure beats American TV dinners any day of the month.
Think you're being meretricious here, to speak frankly.
Rich, what you've just described might describe half-a-dozen such megalopoli anywhere in the world, much less Europe! Is that honestly a reason NOT to love Poland, for that matter, any country?
Although only briefly (a day or so at the outset) in a medium to large Polish city, I found most German cities I visited, as well as lived in for a while, considerably more "bad-tempered" than any experience I had in Szczecin. Grafitti?? Name us a metropolis anywhere today not infected by it!
How can a person not enjoy hearty, healthy Polish cuisine with farm-fresh ingredients? Sure beats American TV dinners any day of the month.
Think you're being meretricious here, to speak frankly.
Lyzko
5 Jun 2018
Law / Car registration in Poland (bought a car from Holland on a temporary license) [25]
Alex,
As I'm fairly sure some people have already mentioned here, one can scarcely expect from random Polish concerns like those which you describe the commensurate English level which a foreigner could practically take for granted in the Netherlands from any company, great or small.
More to the matter at hand, I know I've brought this up numerous times also, but Poland retains strong traces of her black market past under Communism, therefore will differ markedly from either Holland or Belgium in this respect. My contacts in Amsterdam along with other cities, always comment on the straight forward manner of conducting business, usually in excellent English!
Alex,
As I'm fairly sure some people have already mentioned here, one can scarcely expect from random Polish concerns like those which you describe the commensurate English level which a foreigner could practically take for granted in the Netherlands from any company, great or small.
More to the matter at hand, I know I've brought this up numerous times also, but Poland retains strong traces of her black market past under Communism, therefore will differ markedly from either Holland or Belgium in this respect. My contacts in Amsterdam along with other cities, always comment on the straight forward manner of conducting business, usually in excellent English!
Lyzko
4 Jun 2018
Lyzko
4 Jun 2018
Lyzko
4 Jun 2018
Life / Prejudice about Poles; Poland has changed [39]
Takes lots of concerted effort and more than a healthy dose of PR!
Takes lots of concerted effort and more than a healthy dose of PR!
Lyzko
4 Jun 2018
Life / Prejudice about Poles; Poland has changed [39]
They certainly did, I'm also well aware. However, unlike the Italians (whose skills in this area they amply share), the Jews were for the above reasons always pursued by the ever-recurring stigma of greed, which they simply couldn't manage to shake.
They certainly did, I'm also well aware. However, unlike the Italians (whose skills in this area they amply share), the Jews were for the above reasons always pursued by the ever-recurring stigma of greed, which they simply couldn't manage to shake.
Lyzko
4 Jun 2018
Life / Prejudice about Poles; Poland has changed [39]
Can well recall Ted Knight's once famous erstwhile put-down of Buddy Hackett (??) eons ago on Carson, when the former was set to tell this "great Polish joke" he'd just heard, to wit Pan Kaczynski: "Oh, sounds great. Would you tell it in Polish?"
Silence all around.
Can well recall Ted Knight's once famous erstwhile put-down of Buddy Hackett (??) eons ago on Carson, when the former was set to tell this "great Polish joke" he'd just heard, to wit Pan Kaczynski: "Oh, sounds great. Would you tell it in Polish?"
Silence all around.
Lyzko
4 Jun 2018
Life / Prejudice about Poles; Poland has changed [39]
Yo, in the latter case, take away a man's ability to earn an honest farthing by prohibiting him from joining professional associations such as the medaeval guilds etc. and he has little choice but to survive any way he can, be it through usury or what have you. It's not that the Jews grew lazy, it's that they were thwarted at every bend and turn, forcing them to accept work in the least popular positions, long off limits to gentiles, such as money lending and rent collection.
Yo, in the latter case, take away a man's ability to earn an honest farthing by prohibiting him from joining professional associations such as the medaeval guilds etc. and he has little choice but to survive any way he can, be it through usury or what have you. It's not that the Jews grew lazy, it's that they were thwarted at every bend and turn, forcing them to accept work in the least popular positions, long off limits to gentiles, such as money lending and rent collection.
Lyzko
4 Jun 2018
Life / Prejudice about Poles; Poland has changed [39]
There's a difference though, Dirk, between a rank prejudice vs. a historical generalization!
In New York, for example, it is true that many bldg. supers are Polish. That's a general fact. Were I then to add, "and boy are they heavy drinkers and anti-Semites...". that's a prejudice as well as a clearly negative stereotype hands down.
Fact is, for generations, Jews in Europe, roughly from around the Middle Ages until at least the closing phases of the Enlightenment period, were pawnbrokers and bookmakers. This is a fact, pretty or not, which can be proven. However, to further insist on the assertion that not only were they such, but were mostly cheats, liars, and embezzlers, for instance, jumps from mere generalization to out-and-out fallacy.
There's a difference though, Dirk, between a rank prejudice vs. a historical generalization!
In New York, for example, it is true that many bldg. supers are Polish. That's a general fact. Were I then to add, "and boy are they heavy drinkers and anti-Semites...". that's a prejudice as well as a clearly negative stereotype hands down.
Fact is, for generations, Jews in Europe, roughly from around the Middle Ages until at least the closing phases of the Enlightenment period, were pawnbrokers and bookmakers. This is a fact, pretty or not, which can be proven. However, to further insist on the assertion that not only were they such, but were mostly cheats, liars, and embezzlers, for instance, jumps from mere generalization to out-and-out fallacy.
Lyzko
4 Jun 2018
Life / Prejudice about Poles; Poland has changed [39]
Indeed, Polish stereotypes do abound, nearly all of them pure rubbish! Don't feel singled out however.
In Germany for centuries, the so-called "East Frisian" peoples were teased mercilessly by other Germans, including their very own:-)
Person A: Hey, how come those two Frisian men over there have their cheeks bandaged up?
Person B: Oh, didn't you hear? They tried to eat with a knife and fork.
LOL
Indeed, Polish stereotypes do abound, nearly all of them pure rubbish! Don't feel singled out however.
In Germany for centuries, the so-called "East Frisian" peoples were teased mercilessly by other Germans, including their very own:-)
Person A: Hey, how come those two Frisian men over there have their cheeks bandaged up?
Person B: Oh, didn't you hear? They tried to eat with a knife and fork.
LOL
Lyzko
2 Jun 2018
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
A quote from Gen'l. Patton as portrayed by George C. Scott:
"Nobody ever won a war by dying for his country. The only way to win a war is by making the OTHER son of a ***** die for HIS country!!"
A quote from Gen'l. Patton as portrayed by George C. Scott:
"Nobody ever won a war by dying for his country. The only way to win a war is by making the OTHER son of a ***** die for HIS country!!"
Lyzko
30 May 2018
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
Again, Putin's face is clearly smooth and oval shaped, whereas Duda's is much beefier, squarer.
Again, Putin's face is clearly smooth and oval shaped, whereas Duda's is much beefier, squarer.
Lyzko
30 May 2018
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
Apropos overuse of certain words, in Woody Allen's "Manhattan", an ex-girl friend keeps saying so-and-so's a genius, her boss is a genius, her former husband was a genius etc., whereupon Allen quips at one point, "Gee, ya know a lotta geniuses don'tcha! Maybe you should meet some stupid people every once and a while so ya know what it's like to talk with a real person."
I cannot say that I "love" any one country. I love people, but even though for instance, I could imagine myself living in Germany if anywhere outside the US, I would never declare that I love Germany. It's going to sound ridiculous.
Apropos overuse of certain words, in Woody Allen's "Manhattan", an ex-girl friend keeps saying so-and-so's a genius, her boss is a genius, her former husband was a genius etc., whereupon Allen quips at one point, "Gee, ya know a lotta geniuses don'tcha! Maybe you should meet some stupid people every once and a while so ya know what it's like to talk with a real person."
I cannot say that I "love" any one country. I love people, but even though for instance, I could imagine myself living in Germany if anywhere outside the US, I would never declare that I love Germany. It's going to sound ridiculous.
Lyzko
30 May 2018
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
Russians though tend on the whole to look for "Eurasian" than even the Poles. The latter have that dash of the Oriental, as I mentioned previously, but mostly, a heavy admixture of Germanic.
Compare for instance the faces of Putin and Duda! The contrast speaks for itself:-)
Russians though tend on the whole to look for "Eurasian" than even the Poles. The latter have that dash of the Oriental, as I mentioned previously, but mostly, a heavy admixture of Germanic.
Compare for instance the faces of Putin and Duda! The contrast speaks for itself:-)
Lyzko
29 May 2018
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
Do you speak either Polish or Italian even at the minimum level? Only wondering because it's amazing what knowing the language can do for one's experience.
On the other hand, I can only say that I'm sure it wouldn't be any easier for a Pole or an Italian in the US without requisite knowledge of English:-)
Do you speak either Polish or Italian even at the minimum level? Only wondering because it's amazing what knowing the language can do for one's experience.
On the other hand, I can only say that I'm sure it wouldn't be any easier for a Pole or an Italian in the US without requisite knowledge of English:-)
Lyzko
28 May 2018
News / Britain - problem for Poland and Poles? [117]
Thanks for the vote of confidence there, Rich, but cynicism's nothing to be proud of, believe me!
Skepticism's another thing.
Thanks for the vote of confidence there, Rich, but cynicism's nothing to be proud of, believe me!
Skepticism's another thing.
Lyzko
27 May 2018
News / Britain - problem for Poland and Poles? [117]
Sort of reminds me, your last post, of the reason it seems that Poland in particular is wooing Jewish visitors (back!) to Poland. It's not really because they want to welcome former countrymen to return to the homeland, it's rather that Poland's hurtin' economically and a few extra sheckels or dollars sure ain't gonna hurt to help boost things a little.
Hate to sound cynical, but I suspect that's the actual reason.
Sort of reminds me, your last post, of the reason it seems that Poland in particular is wooing Jewish visitors (back!) to Poland. It's not really because they want to welcome former countrymen to return to the homeland, it's rather that Poland's hurtin' economically and a few extra sheckels or dollars sure ain't gonna hurt to help boost things a little.
Hate to sound cynical, but I suspect that's the actual reason.
Lyzko
26 May 2018
News / Poland has accepted over a million Ukrainian refugees. Why does the EU keep telling propaganda about Poland? [304]
Hmmm, sounds a lot like what's become of American English. Grunts, "Like, uhhh", add to that, liberal curse words thrown in for good measure....just to "toughen the message"!
Yessir, think I'm gonna feel right at home in today's PolandLOL
Please back to the topic
Hmmm, sounds a lot like what's become of American English. Grunts, "Like, uhhh", add to that, liberal curse words thrown in for good measure....just to "toughen the message"!
Yessir, think I'm gonna feel right at home in today's PolandLOL
Please back to the topic
Lyzko
24 May 2018
News / Poland has accepted over a million Ukrainian refugees. Why does the EU keep telling propaganda about Poland? [304]
It was in the end Communist Russian soldiers who murdered 25,000 or so unarmed Poles in 1941!
It was in the end Communist Russian soldiers who murdered 25,000 or so unarmed Poles in 1941!
Lyzko
21 May 2018
Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]
@Ironside, you apparently didn't understand Tacitus either. Not surprising actually when two admittedly fluent non-native English speakers chat together, even then, something's bound to get "lost in translation":-)
Tacitus is saying something totally different. He's not "anti-freedom, he's pro-responsibility!!
@Ironside, you apparently didn't understand Tacitus either. Not surprising actually when two admittedly fluent non-native English speakers chat together, even then, something's bound to get "lost in translation":-)
Tacitus is saying something totally different. He's not "anti-freedom, he's pro-responsibility!!
Lyzko
21 May 2018
Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]
Guns are Middle America's security blanket, plain and simple!
As little Linus, the "Peanuts" character, needs his blanket to suck his thumb by, so to it seems, a majority of US-citizens apart from perhaps East Coast urbanites in places such as D.C., New York, Phili or Boston, desperately cling to their twelve gauge of even sawed-off variety as a way of establishing and asserting their manhood.
I too learned to fire a rifle, and yes, a pistol too, while in summer camp. My folks, particularly my mother, were horrified. I just thought it was fun, without ever assuming I'd seriously have need of one, save for the most dire of life-and-death emergencies sometime in adulthood. Like most of my contemporaries, I merely figured that the only ones who swore by those dangerous suckers were gun-nuts, hayseeds, and yahoos out there along the Beltway.
Those who proudly tote their weapons as a badge of pride, virility etc. aren't in fact real "men", but rather "man children" who most probably, in addition to showing off their shooting, also engage in wife abuse, bullying along with encouraging some of the worst excesses of violence we know.
Where exactly did we go wrong? Is the state of Texas unwilling as well as incapable of moving into the new Millenium??
Guns are Middle America's security blanket, plain and simple!
As little Linus, the "Peanuts" character, needs his blanket to suck his thumb by, so to it seems, a majority of US-citizens apart from perhaps East Coast urbanites in places such as D.C., New York, Phili or Boston, desperately cling to their twelve gauge of even sawed-off variety as a way of establishing and asserting their manhood.
I too learned to fire a rifle, and yes, a pistol too, while in summer camp. My folks, particularly my mother, were horrified. I just thought it was fun, without ever assuming I'd seriously have need of one, save for the most dire of life-and-death emergencies sometime in adulthood. Like most of my contemporaries, I merely figured that the only ones who swore by those dangerous suckers were gun-nuts, hayseeds, and yahoos out there along the Beltway.
Those who proudly tote their weapons as a badge of pride, virility etc. aren't in fact real "men", but rather "man children" who most probably, in addition to showing off their shooting, also engage in wife abuse, bullying along with encouraging some of the worst excesses of violence we know.
Where exactly did we go wrong? Is the state of Texas unwilling as well as incapable of moving into the new Millenium??