Life / Is there a self-help movement in Poland? [13]

Self-improvement books seem largely unpopular on the Continent.
Not sure about Poland, but I know personally that for years, this US-style
self-help as well as exercise culture a la Jack La Laine or Vic Tanney, not
to mention Dale Carnegie, John Molloy ("Dress For Success") etc. didn't seem
to resonate much in France or Germany.

Perhaps things have changed some.

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [38]

Do you know the definition of an idiot?

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Plenty, considering they're either Danish historians or simply interested in Danish history.
His works have been translated, you know.

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [264]

Correct!

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [38]

Neither, Mr. sea slug.

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [38]

You troll incessantly like a child and expect that by repeating the same moronic question like a robot (or an idiot, take your pick!),
that you will arrive at truth, just like these ******* lawyers who like to badger the witness.

Geez Louise, give it a rest, Rich.

History / The Two Saddest Nations on Earth... Poles and Jews [243]

Not necessarily sad, Alien, however defensive most definitely!

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

????? Huh??!

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [38]

That's no indicator, Rich, and you know it.
Cleverness and intelligence aren't mutually exclusive.
While intelligence is surely a part of cleverness, cleverness
in and of itself is not necessarily the same thing as intelligence!

Example. Someone is intelligent enough to realize that if one
enters a burning building, they too will probably get burned...or worse.
Someone who is clever will estimate which is the strongest section
of the structure and the proceed to either enter from there or simply
stay away.

A clever person might be able to outsmart another person, yet smart and
clever aren't the same thing either in and of themselves.

Second example. A smart person knows how to figure out the answers on
the test. A clever person might be able to figure out exactly what the teacher
wants the student to say/write.

See the difference?

Language / Should Polish bands and singers sing in Polish or English? [17]

Must be it. Thanks, jon!

Language / Should Polish bands and singers sing in Polish or English? [17]

@Milo & jon, apologies for the mix up. Yes, you both are right:-)

Language / Should Polish bands and singers sing in Polish or English? [17]

Hmm, she's been marketed for years as French. Oh gosh,
perhaps a true native bilingual then:-)

Whoops, just checked. Yes, you're right. Adele is English.

Language / Should Polish bands and singers sing in Polish or English? [17]

Bottom line is that it is the rare singer in any language, be it rock, folk, folk rock or even opera,
who is able to sing as comfortably, indeed indistinguishably, in a language other than their own.
The great Paul Robeson for example prided himself on singing in English, German, French, Italian with equal facility, even
Chinese, and yet when I hear his gorgeous rendition of "Freiheit", his American diction comes through
loud and clear. However, his deep, rumbling, and resonant bass puts any such considerations to shame.

Language / Terms of endearment in Polish [222]

Dated or simply examples of a period piece, kind of like a somewhat earlier E.M. Foster.

Language / Should Polish bands and singers sing in Polish or English? [17]

But she has sung in English, as I recall.

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Kai Vinding was a well-known Danish historian from the last century, famous
for a number of texts on Danish history.

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [38]

Indeed there is and I'd already responded to Rich who maintained the stereotype that Poles
are less intelligent than Czechs along with other assorted bilge!

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Precisely. In addition, just bloody look up Kai Vinding's history of modern Denmark, for heaven's sake!!!

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [38]

I'm here? Are YOU all there?

Language / Should Polish bands and singers sing in Polish or English? [17]

I would say to sing in one's native language, unless
of course, one happens to be either Abba, Adele or Nina Hagen!

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [38]

And greed is healthy, stereotypes are neat pegs upon which to hang inadequate experience etc. ad nauseum......
Come on, Rich, get a life already!!

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Right on, jon! Thanks for coming to the rescue LOL

Language / Terms of endearment in Polish [222]

I couldn't agree more! Unfortunately, YouTube was my only option and
there was no way I could find to get rid of those bloody subtitles (which I
naturally didn't need). DVDs though are more easy to eliminate titles, I've found.

On the other hand, the leap of endearment from "Tadeusz" > "Tadek" > "Tadziu" isn't that great, is it?

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

I already have, several times, so quit trolling Rich, will you?

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Again, look it up yourself, dude! It's not that hard. I already mentioned the name of
a renowned Danish historian, what more do ya want?

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [38]

Again with the useless, nasty stereotyping!

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Anything but Wiki! Merely google sources concerning Danish history, maybe start with Kai Winding's "A History of Denmark" among
many others, and there you'll find the "sources" you're looking for:-)

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [38]

Poles, along with Czechs, are perhaps the more Westernized among the Slavs!
First off, they're both Roman Catholic, secondly (and most significant), they use
Latin script.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

A similar expression exists in German, lit. "A place where the hares and the foxes bid each other a good night".

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Not surprised, Rich. Don't rely on Wiki for accuracy!