Lyzko
25 Oct 2018
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
Thought so. Didn't seem like much of a stretch either. Thanks!
Thought so. Didn't seem like much of a stretch either. Thanks!
Lyzko
24 Oct 2018
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
Wonder whether "Khan" of "Genghis Khan" might have a connection with the identical Arab surname "Khan", such as "Ali Khan".
Any ideas?
Wonder whether "Khan" of "Genghis Khan" might have a connection with the identical Arab surname "Khan", such as "Ali Khan".
Any ideas?
Lyzko
24 Oct 2018
Lyzko
24 Oct 2018
Lyzko
24 Oct 2018
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
Nor am I completely.
What's the alternative though? Surely a person's ethnic origin can be traced somehow.
Nor am I completely.
What's the alternative though? Surely a person's ethnic origin can be traced somehow.
Lyzko
24 Oct 2018
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
The Nazis used to say, "Was er glaubt ist einerlei, in der Rasse liegt die Schweinerei!" - Never mind to whom he prays, the rotten mess lies in the race
Only the uninformed and undereducated believe in a race of humans, undefiled by mixing. It's historically impossible, now proven through DNA testing.
For $99 bucks, a person can pay to find out their ethnic breakdown.
The Nazis used to say, "Was er glaubt ist einerlei, in der Rasse liegt die Schweinerei!" - Never mind to whom he prays, the rotten mess lies in the race
Only the uninformed and undereducated believe in a race of humans, undefiled by mixing. It's historically impossible, now proven through DNA testing.
For $99 bucks, a person can pay to find out their ethnic breakdown.
Lyzko
24 Oct 2018
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
"Pure " anybody's a lotta manure, period.
"Pure " anybody's a lotta manure, period.
Lyzko
24 Oct 2018
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
'Course it is.
Now I'll grant ya, Budenz in the late 19th century DID go a bit over the top by suggesting/ theorizing that there was a clear link between the Magyars and the Turks.
This was and is pure conjecture:-)
'Course it is.
Now I'll grant ya, Budenz in the late 19th century DID go a bit over the top by suggesting/ theorizing that there was a clear link between the Magyars and the Turks.
This was and is pure conjecture:-)
Lyzko
24 Oct 2018
Lyzko
24 Oct 2018
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
The transmigration of peoples across the Steppes of Asia and past the Ural Mts. well into (along with further into) the so-called "Hungarian Basin" near the Carpathian region of Eastern Europe is a proven fact, Vlad, no longer some theory.
The transmigration of peoples across the Steppes of Asia and past the Ural Mts. well into (along with further into) the so-called "Hungarian Basin" near the Carpathian region of Eastern Europe is a proven fact, Vlad, no longer some theory.
Lyzko
24 Oct 2018
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
Bavarians certainly have.
Check out an older photograph of the director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. A born Munchner, his face looks almost Circassian!
Bavarians certainly have.
Check out an older photograph of the director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. A born Munchner, his face looks almost Circassian!
Lyzko
21 Oct 2018
Love / Foreign Older vs Younger Relationships In Poland [20]
Forty-five and twenty-nine's hardly a Lolita complex:-) Such relationships are much more common than most of us imagine.
Forty-five and twenty-nine's hardly a Lolita complex:-) Such relationships are much more common than most of us imagine.
Lyzko
21 Oct 2018
UK, Ireland / Are the Polish in the UK actually rude or bitter? [38]
True, Miloslaw!
Poles though often have their preconceived notion about who someone "has to be" blurted out right to their face so fast, a body can barely answer back.
It's fine to be honest, so long as it's constructive commentary. If it's only a question of saying the first thing that comes to one's lips, that seems to me just
so much raw, undigested bile, reeking of social halitosis.
I prefer, if a person has nothing polite, at least constructively pleasant to say, simply keep quiet or one risks a wasted expense of negative energy.
True, Miloslaw!
Poles though often have their preconceived notion about who someone "has to be" blurted out right to their face so fast, a body can barely answer back.
It's fine to be honest, so long as it's constructive commentary. If it's only a question of saying the first thing that comes to one's lips, that seems to me just
so much raw, undigested bile, reeking of social halitosis.
I prefer, if a person has nothing polite, at least constructively pleasant to say, simply keep quiet or one risks a wasted expense of negative energy.
Lyzko
20 Oct 2018
UK, Ireland / Are the Polish in the UK actually rude or bitter? [38]
Many Poles ARE for sure blunt to a fault, direct, opinionated, and frequently in one's face if they have something to say. They surely are not "rude" in the sense of being
intentionally unpleasant. Like the Israelis, they waste little time with chit-chat or warming up in the bullpen.
This is has been my experience.
Many Poles ARE for sure blunt to a fault, direct, opinionated, and frequently in one's face if they have something to say. They surely are not "rude" in the sense of being
intentionally unpleasant. Like the Israelis, they waste little time with chit-chat or warming up in the bullpen.
This is has been my experience.
Lyzko
18 Oct 2018
Genealogy / Polish surnames of Hungarian / Ruthenian / Rusyn origin [14]
Makes as much sense as any explanation. Thanks, DominicB!
Makes as much sense as any explanation. Thanks, DominicB!
Lyzko
17 Oct 2018
Genealogy / Polish surnames of Hungarian / Ruthenian / Rusyn origin [14]
I suppose that my family name 'Pajdo' must therefore be possibly Goral, perhaps Slovak, in origin.
I suppose that my family name 'Pajdo' must therefore be possibly Goral, perhaps Slovak, in origin.
Lyzko
29 Sep 2018
Life / Differences between Irish, British, Polish, American and other nations culture, tradition, music - loose talk [241]
??? Sure you're playin' with a full deck, pal??
lol
??? Sure you're playin' with a full deck, pal??
lol
Lyzko
28 Sep 2018
Life / Differences between Irish, British, Polish, American and other nations culture, tradition, music - loose talk [241]
@Johnny,
Kavanaugh is a true American hero...
@Lyzko,
"Boys will be boys", is that about it? Well, I don't buy it and neither should most of America. Looks as though the Committee is going to vote in his favor, unfortunately,
so you people have gotten your wish.
But what about the country itself? Trump, to paraphrase what was once said about Hitler, has made the president great, and the presidency small.
I hope you're satisfied.
LOL
@Johnny,
Kavanaugh is a true American hero...
@Lyzko,
"Boys will be boys", is that about it? Well, I don't buy it and neither should most of America. Looks as though the Committee is going to vote in his favor, unfortunately,
so you people have gotten your wish.
But what about the country itself? Trump, to paraphrase what was once said about Hitler, has made the president great, and the presidency small.
I hope you're satisfied.
LOL
Lyzko
28 Sep 2018
History / Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? [369]
Russians, even the European Russians, as compared with the Uzbeki, Bukharem or those from Azerbejian, still retain much of the influence from the Old Silk Road, evidenced clearly in their helpless addiction to palm greasing and bribery.
While a negative to my mind, it's clearly not surprising as to its origins. If during the period of the Soviet Union, a "decent" person wanted to survive, one doubtless had to be tricky or they wouldn't, plain and simple:-)
Russians, even the European Russians, as compared with the Uzbeki, Bukharem or those from Azerbejian, still retain much of the influence from the Old Silk Road, evidenced clearly in their helpless addiction to palm greasing and bribery.
While a negative to my mind, it's clearly not surprising as to its origins. If during the period of the Soviet Union, a "decent" person wanted to survive, one doubtless had to be tricky or they wouldn't, plain and simple:-)
Lyzko
27 Sep 2018
History / Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? [369]
Hmm, would have to ck. it out, thanks:-)
German history though has always been particularly complex, nothing straightforward.
Then again, as a language, so its people.
Hmm, would have to ck. it out, thanks:-)
German history though has always been particularly complex, nothing straightforward.
Then again, as a language, so its people.
Lyzko
23 Sep 2018
Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1050]
Czy spedziles (-as) dobry weekend?/ Czy.....................przyjemny weekend?
Jak spedziles (-as) weekend?
Czy miales (-as) mily dzien?
You're asking here no doubt for "literal" rather than "sense" translations which reflect the Polish mindset.
As in many European languages, such Anglo-Saxon type questions can rarely be rendered as such , except perhaps figuratively,
as small talk is usually far less common in those countries than it is here in the US, maybe in the UK as well:-)
Tried my best!
Czy spedziles (-as) dobry weekend?/ Czy.....................przyjemny weekend?
Jak spedziles (-as) weekend?
Czy miales (-as) mily dzien?
You're asking here no doubt for "literal" rather than "sense" translations which reflect the Polish mindset.
As in many European languages, such Anglo-Saxon type questions can rarely be rendered as such , except perhaps figuratively,
as small talk is usually far less common in those countries than it is here in the US, maybe in the UK as well:-)
Tried my best!
Lyzko
19 Sep 2018
History / Not proud of my Polish heritage [110]
Ahemm, German cities, even the capital as late as the early 2000's, were often littered with dog poop, particularly in the public parks.
Poland surely has no monopoly on that score.
Ahemm, German cities, even the capital as late as the early 2000's, were often littered with dog poop, particularly in the public parks.
Poland surely has no monopoly on that score.
Lyzko
19 Sep 2018
History / Not proud of my Polish heritage [110]
I never found Polish cities dirty! Although only in two of them, grime was the last thing I associated with Poland.
I never found Polish cities dirty! Although only in two of them, grime was the last thing I associated with Poland.
Lyzko
18 Sep 2018
History / Not proud of my Polish heritage [110]
Social class distinctions nonetheless did play a significant role in the dissemination of information as you said.
Social class distinctions nonetheless did play a significant role in the dissemination of information as you said.
Lyzko
18 Sep 2018
Lyzko
18 Sep 2018
History / Not proud of my Polish heritage [110]
Poland had been under the yoke of Russia's hegemony for ever so long, it nearly lost its cultural identity.
Poland had been under the yoke of Russia's hegemony for ever so long, it nearly lost its cultural identity.
Lyzko
18 Sep 2018
History / Not proud of my Polish heritage [110]
Bogznami,
The scientific contributions of Polish-born mathematicians, physicists, and astronomers are legion! Without Kopernikus, we'd still believe the sun revolves around the earth, with Lobaczewski, differential calculus received a boost, and without Manya Sklodowska aka Mme. Marie Curie, we'd perhaps know less about the effects of
radiation, much the same way as Dr. Kazimir Funk gave the first introduction in modern medicine to the power of vitamins.
Multiply every German Kepler, Leibniz, Gauss, Roentgen or Einstein by the contemporaneous accomplishments of the Poles, and one would find no less in the latter category.
Poland has simply been a victim of horrendous public relations over the past centuries and it's certainly high time to set things right on that score!
Bogznami,
The scientific contributions of Polish-born mathematicians, physicists, and astronomers are legion! Without Kopernikus, we'd still believe the sun revolves around the earth, with Lobaczewski, differential calculus received a boost, and without Manya Sklodowska aka Mme. Marie Curie, we'd perhaps know less about the effects of
radiation, much the same way as Dr. Kazimir Funk gave the first introduction in modern medicine to the power of vitamins.
Multiply every German Kepler, Leibniz, Gauss, Roentgen or Einstein by the contemporaneous accomplishments of the Poles, and one would find no less in the latter category.
Poland has simply been a victim of horrendous public relations over the past centuries and it's certainly high time to set things right on that score!
Lyzko
17 Sep 2018
History / Not proud of my Polish heritage [110]
Bogznami,
Be proud of your heritage, what ever its stripe! Thank heavens you have one:-)
Bogznami,
Be proud of your heritage, what ever its stripe! Thank heavens you have one:-)
Lyzko
15 Sep 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]
I also learned the same thing in school, only at that time during the late 1970's, that quote was attributed to Jakob Burkhardt, the famed Swiss historian.
Who knows, perhaps he purloined it from Voltaire:-)
I also learned the same thing in school, only at that time during the late 1970's, that quote was attributed to Jakob Burkhardt, the famed Swiss historian.
Who knows, perhaps he purloined it from Voltaire:-)
Lyzko
6 Sep 2018
Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1050]
Polish, like German and other inflected European languages, is ever so precise, albeit far from "logical"!
I stopped trying to find or translate the "logic" of other languages umpteen years back, as I saw I wouldn't
get anywhere, and so merely began to accept their vaguries and simply chalked it all up to cultural difference:-)
An unusually nuanced language, Polish, I find.
Polish, like German and other inflected European languages, is ever so precise, albeit far from "logical"!
I stopped trying to find or translate the "logic" of other languages umpteen years back, as I saw I wouldn't
get anywhere, and so merely began to accept their vaguries and simply chalked it all up to cultural difference:-)
An unusually nuanced language, Polish, I find.