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z_darius   
16 Nov 2007
Life / Polish Nursery Rhymes [253]

Nursery rhymes are notorious for being scary to children.
How can a little kid sleep with the threat of falling out of a tree...

You could also look at the benefits of such rhymes. Instead of saying: it's OK, go up the tree, nothing bad may possibly happen. And the horsie... nah, there is no way any harm could come out of it, so ahead and hug his hind leg.

Nursery rhymes tend to be actually educational :)
z_darius   
14 Nov 2007
Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

Are 'Cześć.' and 'Od pierdol się, debilu jebany.' pronounced the same?

The former is a diminutive form of the latter, although on a slangish side.
z_darius   
14 Nov 2007
Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

can it also be said in affectionate way?

It may sound relatively mild depending on the type of personalities involved in a relationship, but I'm not sure it could be used as an effectionate term.
z_darius   
12 Nov 2007
Genealogy / Polish Gypsy Roots & Roma ancestors in their families [205]

The name Romany, Romans, which they prefer now-days, sounds surprisingly close to Raamses, or Rimasses, city where they worked as slaves under pharaoh

Not even close.
Genetics allegedly shows that Romani oroginate from India about 40 generations ago. It is generally accepted that there are on average 4 generation for each century, which would put the origins of Romani at about 1000 A.D. Even with some rounding up or down, it is impossible for the Romani to have been slaves in Egypt.
z_darius   
6 Nov 2007
Language / Polish slang phrases - most popular. [606]

A while ago I came across this text in Polish slang:

Tracham sobie dziś bryką jak wporzo umcyk, z ziomalem pingpongiem. Nagle lukam, a tu śmiga dojara, szmaty ma cool, aż widać jej majtki z uzdą, na galach matriksy, normalnie zajebaszczo. Koleś szybko zlepił bałwana i pyta - ściemniamy?

Nie chciałem, bo z niego przygas i zawsze trzode robi. No i widać, że to blachara, a moja bryka to trabant po tuningu. Mi to tito, ziomal, mówie, palimy trampki, jutro tejkne od zgreda furę i pościemniamy, zresztą dziś nie mam genów nawet na ciurlanie dropsa. Poza tym jutro pogrzeb a ja czeski jestem i nie chcę rano schizować. Ziomal walnął karpia i luka na mnie jakbym miał errora, ale gada MTV brachu - sobie możesz nawet bić Niemca po kasku jak lubisz. Uderzyliśmy jeszcze do Maca i wrzuciliśmy po wieśmaku, a potem na chawire.
z_darius   
6 Nov 2007
Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

How come when someone learns a new language the swear are
always the first ones you learn?

It's actually a known psychological phenomenon. Swear words do cause some excitement and therefore they are more memorable. The same with other words we learn in unusual circumstances. It is a sort of contextual reinforcement.
z_darius   
2 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1090]

For a Pole who so loves Poland that you have escaped to Canada and now you are telling me to finish my education!

Escaped?
I never escaped any country. I was invited to the US to continue my studies in the English Department of Vanderbilt University.

Zeby pisac bzdury z bezmozgowcem?

I never called you "brainless'. If I thought you were brainless then it would have been silly for me to hope you can eventually get some knowledge that would allow you to debate, instead of arguing (which you have promised to stop)
z_darius   
2 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1090]

I know that Poland still wants some of its land back and I do not need to finish any education to know that.

I am unaware of any territorial claims by Poland.
Can you provide me with some links that would indicate otherwise?

Russia certainly does not occupy anywhere near 1/2 of Poland's former territories. Therefore Russia can neither sell, or give any of those territories back. Ukraine, Byelorussia and some Baltic states might be in that position. And that's what I meant by your lack in education. You think you know what people think/want, but you have no idea about some basics of the region's geography, therefore your own thoughts are based on nothing more than just your thoughts which have been proven baseless so many times on this forum
z_darius   
2 Nov 2007
History / 'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! [158]

Im afraid "your" aircrew needed it as much as anyone,you cant just join a forgiegn force without cross over training or chaos would ensue

I would really recommend the book I suggested in post #2 above.

Speaking personally my relative had as much fighting experiance as the average Polish Pilot

Not every Polish pilot was a better flier than every British pilot. The top aces in the Battle of Britain were undoubtedly Poles though. As a matter of fact, they were legendary to the point that some British pilots (and some Brits in general) pretended Polish accent to get dates with British chicks :)

The Air war for Europe was won by terrific co operation between men of many nationalities coming together with a coomen cause and a commen training regime and tactics,without that we would have all lost against the hun.

That is true.
z_darius   
2 Nov 2007
History / 'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! [158]

All aircrew were initial trained on bycycles for formation flying,in fact the Modern RAF still uses this practice,in the Red Arrows,and no one complains about their lack of skill.

That's a great teaching technique for the inexperienced. Not for the few in RAF who actually had experience, not only flying but actually fighting against German pilots.

to sweeping ly imply that the Poles were the only trained Pilots is utterly ludecrus.

Did anyone imply that here?
z_darius   
1 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1090]

Russia has still got half of 'Old Poland' and that should suffice unless of course, Poland wants to buy it back!

Oh boy.
So now it appears you don't know basic geography of the area.

You know what?
You go ahead and complete grade 5 education, then come back and we'll talk, OK?
z_darius   
1 Nov 2007
History / 'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! [158]

I read somewhere that 1 in 3 RAF pilots were Polish.

My sources tell me Polish pilots constituted 5% of RAF during the Battle of Britain. They were responsible for a disproportionately high number of kills (12%), even though they were allowed to join the Battle when it was about 1/2 way through.

The Brits did not believe Poles could actually fly, so they made them train flying formations on the ground using tricycles. Some of the best pilots in Europe (and possibly the world) during WW2 were riding tricycles while British rookies were slaughtered in the air.

Lt-Colonel - Gabreski of USAF In 1943 joined RAF 315-th (Polish) Fighter Squadron "Deblinski" since the Americans believed he was not good enough to join any of their air units. He became the top U.S. ace of WW2 in Europe with 28 air-to-air combat victories and 2 enemy planes destroyed on the ground. Gabreski's parents were both Polish.

If you want to learn more I recommend this book: Question-Honor-Kosciuszko-Squadron-Forgotten.
z_darius   
1 Nov 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1090]

I suppose that Poland, being in the middle, so to speak, can afford the 'hedge its bets' and knowing that the West is richer and is more able to help Poland economically

Russia being unable to steal from Poland is a step in the right direction in the first place.

it is wiser to say 'we are part of the West' rather than siding with poorer Russia.

Yes. I hope you don't have a problem with that, as I'm sure you didn't have a problem with Russia accepting $979 million in from US in 2001, and $200 million from EU in 2000.

(how does that pot and kettle proverb go?)
z_darius   
31 Oct 2007
Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

it's $hit, but it's not used in the same context as the English "oh $hit". Poles usually will say "O kurwa", and a varitey of others.
z_darius   
31 Oct 2007
Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

Did I hear a Lithuanian use the word today, or was that my imagination.

The word is ancient, and according to Polish etymologists, of Slavonic origin, and it is not derived from Latin "curvus"

Latvian 'kurva'
Lithuanian 'kurva'
Serbocroatian 'kurva'
z_darius   
31 Oct 2007
Life / Poles are not racist [873]

The 'Elementarz' going on about 'Bambo', is that word not now altered to 'Bambus' and used in a derogatory way in Poland?

That's incorrect.
Any altering was not so recent. The word "bambo" and "bambus" have existed in parallel for decades, even when I was in grade 1. Kinda like niqqer and Niger/Nigeria
z_darius   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1090]

The Poles are certainly Central European and are not really the same race as the Russians at all. The Russians are tougher

Lie expectancy: (females/males/avg)
Poland 75.6/71.3/79.8
Russia 65.5/59.0/72.6

Russians came from Mongolia and probably therefore have more in common with the Turks

You need to brush up your IndoEuropean history.
Russians did not come from Mongolia. Mongols came from Mongolia and Ruled Russians for 300 year.

That is why in 1945, Europe was saved by the Russians, almost single handedly.

Saved? Millions in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, Germany, Czechoslovakia etc, did not feel saved at all. As a matter of fact, in some of those countrie WW2 ended in 1989.
z_darius   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1090]

Let's settle on centre of the known universe then

Ya know, considering how your head may be sometimes spinning when you're in Poland... yeah, that is a possibility ;)
z_darius   
30 Oct 2007
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1090]

Well, if Europe's center is indeed in Poland, and if Poland's area is greater than that central point (which seems to be true) then Poland is in CNESW (center, north, east, south and west).
z_darius   
30 Oct 2007
Life / Poles are not racist [873]

Was African slavery so widespread in Polish history? And if so, how many Polish speaking black people are these Polish phrases associated with slavery going to offend?

That's something I was gonna suggest myself.
By the time I left Poland at the in 1987 I saw in person maybe 5 person of African descend.

The word "murzyn" was taught to Polish kids in grade one in Elementarz

Murzynek Bambo w Afryce mieszka,
Czarną ma skórę ten nasz koleżka.
Uczy się pilnie przez całe ranki
Ze swej murzyńskiej pierwszej czytanki.
A gdy do domu ze szkoły wraca,
Psoci, figluje - to jego praca.
Aż mama krzyczy: "Bambo łobuzie!",
A Bambo czarną nadyma buzię.
Mama powiada: "Napij się mleka",
A on na drzewo mamie ucieka.
Mama powiada: "Chodź do kąpieli",
A on się boi, że się wybieli.
Lecz mama kocha swojego synka,
Bo dobry chłopiec z tego Murzynka.
Szkoda, że Bambo czarny wesoły,
Nie chodzi razem z nami do szkoły.

The lst two lines of this little poeam can be roughly translated as:
It's a pity that Bambo, black and cheerful
Doesn't attend school with us.
z_darius   
30 Oct 2007
Off-Topic / Are Polish Christians here? [142]

There are very few Christians who adhere to what the Bible says.
If you were to follow everything, there would be no priests and church hierarchy.

Actually, it is no physically possible to follow everything the Bible says. Too many contradictions. Also, when one considers the number of Christian denominations (each of them claiming theirs is the only true path to the truth and correct interpretation of the Bible) then it become glaringly obvious that literal approach to what the book says is impossible.
z_darius   
29 Oct 2007
Language / Polish slang phrases - most popular. [606]

frajer, so that is slang for jerk?

Sometimes there may be a direct equivalent, but I'd say "frajer" in general "frajer" is used to described a person who is easily deceived/cheated/confused, as in "szukasz frajera?" (do you think I'm an idiot?/ are you looking for a dumbas.s?)