History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [223]

Well, Milo & AntV, it seems we've arrived on common ground, at least for a while:-)
Still pleased as punch that Kamala decided to choose Walz as her running mate.
Shapiro was the wrong demographic and background. We need a counter force to trounce
Trump; a WASP vet from the corn belt, with a blunt style for mass appeal and the demographic
to appeal easily to a broad swath of voters!!

History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [223]

@AntV,
If you bothered to read my post, you'll note that I merely observed that Swedes have
never been particularly associated with the sort of mass demonstrations which are common
in Germany, Russia, France or the US, among other places.

Throughout much of their history, starting at around the beginnings of the Vasa Age, in around
the 17th century on up through the mid-19th century, Sweden had been a fairly wealthy country,
all of which changed during the approx. the mid-1850's or thereabouts, when Sweden found herself
a fairly poor country. The mines of Falun, for example, were written about in literature in order to
make aware the grinding poverty in that country. The mass exodus to American during the 19th century
was yet another indicator that Sweden's latent industrialization made her more a backwater for a time
rather than a boom nation.

All this of course changed forever following the end of World War II, when Sweden experienced an economic
miracle of her own.

My point is simply that Sweden became a largely self-satisfied, smug nation of the overwhelmingly comfortable,
middle class and with bloody little to complain about....until quite recently, that is.

History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [223]

The culprit once again is none other than unbridled, crony capitalism (as opposed to New Deal capitalism) rearing its ugly head!
Cheap labor means low-wage migrants, invariably from Third World countries, who are brought nowadays by air lift mostly to wealthy
industrialized nations such as England, Sweden, Germany or The Netherlands, with the promise of work.

All this is directly linked to the plummeting birth rate. However therein lies the catch 22; to have children, one needs a steady stream of
money and not everyone out there is Warren Buffet. How then are white people supposed to achieve said dream if employers prefer to
hire those of color, based on profit saving rather than on competence or skill?

History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [223]

While it's true that historically one doesn't automatically associate the Swedes with
civil unrest or violent protest, the world has heated up some over the last years,
both socially as well as meteorologically.

Food / Polish Dinner for Boyfriend - what to cook? [34]

Chlodnik (or zurek)

Bigos

Kielbasa (w/czerwona kapusta in aromatic koperek)

Pyzy

Pretty much standard fare both in Greenpoint or in Szczecin!
Obviously, there are regional specialties as well, but I'm sure
I'm not as familiar with those as some of you guys.

History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [223]

@Maf, German voters for the Green Coalition don't typically talk
about screwed up immigration policies for the same reason the
Left here in the States usually choose to avoid talking about
the same, for fear of bringing up the ugly spectre of race!

Race has deafened, dumbed down, and blinded US voters
so that they can no longer see or think straight.

History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [223]

Nonetheless, Germany is still veering left and appears to have abandoned the
nasty rhetoric of Hoecke along with other AfD colleagues.

Her economy mirrors that of the US since the Intel layoff, not to mention
markets world wide, e.g. the Hansiang Index, including of course the DAX.

History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [223]

Not sure I catch your drift here, B.B. Scholz certainly IS a good example to everybody
throughout the continent of Europe, naturally so long as he stays the course!

History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [223]

Not to mention, the single most powerful, hence still most important,
economy on the Continent!

As the FRG goes, so goes Europe, which is why it is imperative that
Germany continue bearing left, as an example to neighboring Britain
and France.

With all that support from our Allies, Harris can't lose:-)

History / Use of the word "lord" in Polish. [11]

Of course, Atch, I meant though that if a learner were to translate such word for word
into English, it would sound strange.

Law / What age can a parent kick out their child in Poland? [9]

If said 18-year old has no prospects for either lodging, shelter, above all employment or food,
I can't imagine a parent above all actually having the unmitigated heartlessness to throw out
their own child, particularly if an only child.

Perhaps it's "legal", but that certainly doesn't make it right, much less just aka fair!
Should said relative or parent for instance, be willing to suffer the repercussions of
such action, then come what may. They make their bed, then they must lie in it.

History / Use of the word "lord" in Polish. [11]

"Pan" does of course mean "Lord", often used as "Pan Bog" or "Lord G-d".
It gets a little tricky though when used to mean"you" in the third person singular polite
form, for ex. "Czy mowi pan po polsku?" = Do you [sir] speak Polish?

Many Americans at first try to translate it as "Does Mr./sir speak Polish?", which
of course sounds like gobbledygook:-)

Law / What age can a parent kick out their child in Poland? [9]

Hmm, interesting. Clearly the above would not be an issue in Southern ItalyLOL

Study / "Dirty Polish" - I want to buy this book [22]

A fine point, but I sort of see what you're driving at.

Polonia / Should I visit Portugal? [35]

Although I lived and worked for over two-and-a-half months in Spain
at various locations, I never made it over to neighboring Portugal (:-
I've been told by an artist friend of my wife's that it has the most
painterly sunsets anywhere on earth.

Study / "Dirty Polish" - I want to buy this book [22]

I'd qualify it as simply "vulgar slang".

Travel / Things to do in Krakow and questions [16]

Forget what the equivalent in Poland is of "Beeno"
here in the States.

Study / "Dirty Polish" - I want to buy this book [22]

Exchange of phone # is discouraged on this Forum,
in addition, I never once said that my spoken Polish
was on the level either of my German or my English.

Study / STUDY ABROAD in Krakow. What's the area like (and a few more questions). [6]

Tymon,

Fluent knowledge of Polish is certainly not required for such a position!
You seem to possess native English from the Midwest, the part of our
country with about the cleanest American English, and so you'd be a
shoe in as well as am asset to teach your mother tongue to enthusiastic Polish learners!

While in some cases, knowing the local lingo would be somewhat
helpful when travelling off the beaten path, all the Poles I met
when I was in Szczecin some years ago, were most eager to practice
their English skills.

It used to be different back when I was a young ESL-teacher during
the mid-'90's, when knowing the basics of the target language was
still considered a must in hiring. However, that was Germany, and
needless to add, things sure have changed:-)

POWODZENIA, dude! Best of luck!
Mark
tarsape@gmail.com

Study / "Dirty Polish" - I want to buy this book [22]

Couldn't agree more.
As with any such book, its uses are limited to a given situation
and again, closed caption viewing is the best way for successful total
immersion by seeing what the speakers are saying.

Study / "Dirty Polish" - I want to buy this book [22]

Maf, such expletives, curse words etc. you pick up while in Poland,
naturally, so that it doesn't seem as if you've just learned them ten
seconds before in your phrase book.

A good way to learn such expressions in context, is of course, as I did for many
years, to watch Polish broadcasts and movies with Polish close captions in order
to pick up the language as organically as possible.

If you say for instance, "KURWA!" at the top of your voice, native Poles will tell in
a second if you're a foreigner or an American who wants to sound Polish.

Study / "Dirty Polish" - I want to buy this book [22]

As an American second language Polish speaker and language teacher, I definitely would NOT EVER
recommend such as book, unless of course someone wants to be the butt of all jokes in Poland!!

News / How will Polish-American relations change if Trump is elected president again? [741]

Good to know. There may be hope yet:-)

Work / Any leads or websites for hiring English-speaking tradesmen (electrician, plasterers etc.)? [3]

I'd advise simply hiring a reliable interpreter recommended by either the consulate or
someone you trust.

Language / Cultural disparities shown through Polish and English languages [195]

@Milo, I speak from present-day experience!
Just recently called a company in Kielce and
as it was on behalf of a colleague, requested that
someone who knows English come on the phone.
I asked all this of course in Polish and the woman who
answered explained that nobody was in the office who spoke
English.

Therefore, I had to interpret for the gentleman in our office and
he was not happy about using an intermediary!

Granted, in tourism, fashion, perhaps higher ed., English is more common.
Apparently though, not in the construction trade:-)

Love / Was I taken advantage of? [14]

Aha, thanks! I just saw the correction:-)

Language / Cultural disparities shown through Polish and English languages [195]

@Rich, for the umpteenth time, you need Polish when dealing with
monolingual Poles, I don't care how handsome your are or how pretty she is;
sign language and approximating go only so far, unless you want to sound
like a caveman.

Love / Was I taken advantage of? [14]

The title though remains unclear, it's not English! Does it mean instead, "Was I taken advantage of"?
Perhaps too, "Was I played for a sucker?"

Love / Was I taken advantage of? [14]

Rambling and unclear, to me at any rate. What does the thread title mean "Was I played?"
It reads like a translation from another language.

Language / Cultural disparities shown through Polish and English languages [195]

I couldn't agree more, Feniks! He's simply a lost cause.