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Posts by Lyzko  

Joined: 12 Jul 2013 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 1 day ago
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Lyzko   
6 May 2019
Language / Extremely Hard - Polish the hardest language to learn [226]

Such an observation says far more about your insecurities than it does about me, Rich:-)
Once more, code-switching is as run of the mill for Poles as the "everybody on a first name basis" is in the US.
Language acquisition remains the most "childLIKE" (as opposed to "childISH") of human pursuits, as it forces us to rethink, almost
to relive, life in someone else's body, thinking, and cultural/linguistic environment.
Lyzko   
6 May 2019
Language / Extremely Hard - Polish the hardest language to learn [226]

Right on there, RubasznyRumcajs!

Hungarian I find less "involved" than its generally fearsome reputation.
Unlike say, Finnish, I eventually learned from my Hungarian tutor, only about half of the twenty-odd
cases in the language are actually used in daily communication. Writing of course, is always a different
story entirely:-)

Polish is very register-specific, as with many languages, and therefore particular attention must always
be paid to the relationship between the speaker and their interlocutor, in terms of age and social standing.

If you know someone relatively well, for instance, an "American-style 'friend' (European 'acquaintance'!),
"Ty" would be generally acceptable. Otherwise, "Pan", "Pani" is the safest way to go!
Lyzko   
4 May 2019
Food / Polish kishka [76]

The "bigoTs" I could do without, however the bigoS can't get enough of:-) S&D Deli, eh? Have to remember that!
lol
Lyzko   
1 May 2019
News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

Nice riposte, Dougpol1!

While others here will doubtless have their own disagreements, the lesson of NATO in general, is that NO single nation can always, consistently
go it alone; everyone needs help from time to time:-)
Lyzko   
1 May 2019
Po polsku / Katowice-gdzie mogę spotkać ludzie? [58]

Jako cudzodziemiec znam polski lepiej niz najbardziej amerykaninow:-)
Twoje znajomosci angielskiego sa niezle, ale jednak musisz coraz robic postepy.
Cwiczenie czyni mistrza, Jaskier!
Lyzko   
29 Apr 2019
Po polsku / Katowice-gdzie mogę spotkać ludzie? [58]

Znowu chce zdawac Ci pytanie, gdzie i jak dlugo mieszkales w Austrii! Wyslalem Ci przedwczoraj wiadomosci a az do tego czasu nie
dostalem odpowiedzi,
Lyzko   
29 Apr 2019
Po polsku / Katowice-gdzie mogę spotkać ludzie? [58]

Zrobilem bledy, tylko "Ja" byloby poprawne w tym przypadku, gdzie zaakcentowalem, ze JA a nie TY.
Normalnie nigdy nie pisze zaimkow po polsku:-)
Lyzko   
29 Apr 2019
Po polsku / Katowice-gdzie mogę spotkać ludzie? [58]

@Ironside, stop using GoogleTranslate.

@Towarszysz,
Juz znam ludzi ze Slasku, tylko tutaj w USA, nie w Polsce.
Ja wybacze, ze nie moge Ci pomagac:-)
Lyzko   
26 Apr 2019
Love / Why do Polish guys stare a lot? And what does that mean? [14]

Off the subject momentarily, but my experience apopos of nothing in particular with the Polish women I've met is that more than a minority can often come across like a bunch of dramaramas, that is, coming on forcibly loud, cocky, and willing to make a mountain out of a molehill at the drop of a hat!
Lyzko   
25 Apr 2019
Love / Why do Polish guys stare a lot? And what does that mean? [14]

I've heard from several of my students, that extended, perhaps "unwelcome" facial gazing, is also quite common in Brazil.
This applies to simply staring at strangers on the street, in the tram, train, wherever.

A young Brazilian man told me, if someone looks interesting to another person, perhaps even a stranger, or the Brazilians are merely trying to make friendly contact, that it happens a great deal both in the large cities and in the smaller towns.
Lyzko   
18 Apr 2019
News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]

Concerning the thead topic, I quote the current title of the Yom Ha Shoah commemoration ceremonies beginning next month: "Auschwitz - Not Long Ago, Not Far Away".

Tough to draw that proverbial line in the sand, when you don't know who owns the beach.

No one has a patent on suffering, nor private ownership of memory.