UK, Ireland / Warning to British people visiting Poland!! Don't get drunk and smash the place up! [453]

It's the way to be. I'd be angry if I was typecasted as one of 'those' Brits that got tanked up. You can't presume too much about how people are or what they believe. Respect and don't harm :) :)

UK, Ireland / Warning to British people visiting Poland!! Don't get drunk and smash the place up! [453]

I agree. However, it isn't entirely inaccurate as we live in a world of guilty by association. That really counts, Shawny!

Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

He collects stickers, Shawny ;0 It's permanently on his fridge.

UK, Ireland / Warning to British people visiting Poland!! Don't get drunk and smash the place up! [453]

I see Greg's point here. Chase out the drunken boors and leave those that respect the lovely city centre of Kraków. Guests should be respectful!

Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

Crow, what did you mean by that? Is that a 6th glass of slivovica comment or a 12th glass of slivovica comment? ;)

UK, Ireland / Warning to British people visiting Poland!! Don't get drunk and smash the place up! [453]

It's not a sweeping statement when you are focussing in on the 1% and not the 99%, Johnny.

They have a right to moan as it is not the locals that call Brits over, but businesses that entice them. If I were a resident of Kraków, I wouldn't want those idiotic drunks around either. Kraków is for strolling around in, not stotting around in.

Language / Is Polish amongst the best-sounding languages in the world? [123]

No is my simple answer.

UK, Ireland / Warning to British people visiting Poland!! Don't get drunk and smash the place up! [453]

I think it's the whole host/guest thing, grubas. They shouldn't treat Kraków with the utter disdain that they do and that's the point. Why have the uncultured in a city of culture? Yes, the police have a role to play but those Brits should really know better. How would Scots feel, for example, if Poles started tearing up the old town in Edinburgh?

Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

Kash made some really valid points IMHO. You let others judge! There is a limited grasp of 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' here.

Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

Some are absolutely stunning and some are absolute shockers!! The women are generally very pretty but often their whining is a turn-off.

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Thanks, Pol3

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Badura has Italian connections as do some Polish names like Laudamus, my mother in law's middle name.

Genealogy / Any information about Dziedzic Surname? [35]

I taught a Dziedzic family. I know 3 of them very well :) Can I be of help??

Love / What strange/unnerving/funny things do your Polish wives do? [153]

Men cannot be cookers as a cooker is a machine, Milo. Cook is correct.

Pawian, I prefer al dente too but my wife is like yours

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

Oh, they have shortcomings and would be exposed by advanced learners. That I have no doubt about.

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

Ukraine, Belarus? This is about Poland. I love my co-teachers (both pretty women, :)) as they often ask me. They value CPD and self improvement and I applaud them for that.

Love / What strange/unnerving/funny things do your Polish wives do? [153]

She sometimes brays like a donkey. I don't know if that's a sign to me or.... :)

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

Oh, oh. Even more accurate, Maaarysia :) Polish teachers who teach rarely have a strong Polish accent. They wouldn't be selected if they had.

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

Why bring Germans into it? ;) ;)

If native speakers were actually exceedingly accurate then Polish teachers would have their work cut out but, as things stand, they do really well in getting most learners to whatever level of accuracy their potential lets them get to.

Language / Mixed English Grammar Thread [233]

It's always worth being sure :)

Language / Mixed English Grammar Thread [233]

How many of the guns belong to the police? :)

Language / Mixed English Grammar Thread [233]

the bank's

theirs

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

Some overdo it but they can't keep it up as your natural accent will often shine through.

Life / How is red hair viewed in Poland [37]

It would seem to be although Poles find redheads as false. It's largely a superstition. Dumb Scots don't seem to like it though they are often losers.

Language / Mixed English Grammar Thread [233]

Personal preference but I think was is far more to the point and correct.

Language / Mixed English Grammar Thread [233]

Exactly, delph. It's an important distinction.

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

Um, don't believe everything you hear, Wrocław. Islanders are pretty tricky to follow.

As for the thread, well, I wouldn't want a Polish teacher if I were a high level student. They often guess the phrasal verbs and their pronunciation is wide of the mark sometimes.

Language / Mixed English Grammar Thread [233]

Ziemowit, what do you mean? If I were is 'if + subject + past simple' in grammatical form.

Post 126 is almost perfect. He 'had had' had (meaning he selected had as his answer) but 'had had' WAS the right answer.

He 'had had' had implies that he changed it to sth else (from had) but let's not complicate it.

Language / Mixed English Grammar Thread [233]

It has that meaning in English too. This confuses students. For example, 'I wish I were rich'. The whole time, you are not rich so it's wishing for a situation which is different from present reality. It's all the time. Contrast that with 'I wish I hadn't said that'. You regret one specific thing in the past. However, that doesn't present the full picture. 'I wish I had been a braver person when I was younger' doesn't cover one instance of bravery but of a general regret about a lack of courage during his/her youth.

It boils down to preference sometimes and often word pairings. For example, I might say 'I wish I were taller' but 'I wish I was better'. Sound plays a large part. The same with the word often though I don't want to digress into that here.

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

The English (as a group) are, English (as a language) is. Now can we get back on track, please!?

One thing that gets me about some Polish teachers of English is taking what their teachers taught them as gospel when I know full well that it isn't. It's hard for them to admit they may have been wrong. My current Polish co-teachers don't fall into that bracket, thankfully.