News / Will Poland help defend Greenland against US Imperialism [694]

Lincoln was a Republican long before that label was soiled forever by Reagan, later on by Trump's MAGAS!

News / Will Poland help defend Greenland against US Imperialism [694]

Again, while Trump has zero monopoly on American imperialistic bullying, his tactics, indeed his entire aura, remains unacceptably undemocratic.

Life / Using less American stuff in Poland [81]

Polish Zubrowka though has 'em all beat!
Bimber's a bit too strong for my Americanized tastes😄

Life / Using less American stuff in Poland [81]

The cost may be cheap, but not the quality, I beg to differ.

Life / Using less American stuff in Poland [81]

There's no such thing as "cheap" French wine, Ironside!

Food / Traditional Polish Soups. [140]

Zurek, especially chlodnik with an extra dollop of sour cream topped with koperek, are my two favorite Polish soups!
Good solid country cooking, podsilek.

News / European News and Poland Thread - part 5 [34]

Even more American "artsy fartsy".

News / Will Poland help defend Greenland against US Imperialism [694]

Greenland is a sovereign country and as such need not bullied by America's Bully -in.-Chief.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

Wrongo, Alien.
Grew up at home with two languages, played soccer in summer camp and enjoyed a perfectly " normal" childhood.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

Tough call, Crowd.
Probably Hungarian, yet Polish is up there.
German and English don't count😄

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

Oh, for sure.
With native fluency, German and English! Fluently, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Italian. At an intermediate conversational level, Polish and Spanish, haltingly, but with rudimentary ability,.Hungarian and Turkish, with forays/dalliances in Albanian and Russian.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

So true, Jon!
When I lived for a while in Germany, my language skills catapulted like nobody's business.

In our present neighborhood, not so many Poles.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

In my case (no pun intended), usually the latter

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

I speak/text Polish nearly every day and yes, in the heat of the moment I don't focus on grammar as a rule.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

Quite right, Maf.
Although can't completely agree about genders. For instance, why should "kosc" be feminine, but "gosc" masculine?
And there are other examples where the noun's ending may be deceptive.

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 18 [629]

Not as well as it is for you, PolAmKrakow😄

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

And how!!

German has only four cases next to Polish seven.
Gender assignment's an issue.too, along with those pesky counting.quirks.

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 18 [629]

Trump wants to re-write US-history, revisionist style!

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 18 [629]

The country can't survive another MAGA administration!

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

...in three variations thereof.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

Yes, Jon. I love the assonance of Polish!

Food / Traditional Polish Soups. [140]

At a contentious culinary competition in Saigon, things grew testy as one South Vietnamese judge, distrustful of the results, asked warily, "Friend or pho?". 😄

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

Torq, likely I misread.the word😗

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

Or how about, 'Prosze, niech pan usiac!"?

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

Or ultra formal -
"Niech pan siada!" = Do sit down, sir!

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

"Among Poland's neighbors, let it be known; the Poles are not geese, a language they have of their own."

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [156]

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Food / Traditional Polish Soups. [140]

Dirty, Ironside?
Trust you're being flip..or you misunderstood.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [422]

You betcha!
Wouldn't have had it any other way.