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rozumiemnic   
6 Jan 2012
History / Mother tongue in Poland - acccording to 1931 census. [174]

This is probably off topic.....so let me apologise in advance, although it is a natural digression IMHO.
Are the very complicated grammar systems of Cymraeg and Polish due to their being oppressed/suppressed, and therefore kept by their supporters as more pure, unlike, say, English whose grammar has been more and more simplified with wider and wider use?

Just a little linguistic thought, vaguely connected with the OP.
Thank you for all your interesting replies to my first question.
rozumiemnic   
6 Jan 2012
History / Mother tongue in Poland - acccording to 1931 census. [174]

Do you mean this?:

yes, I suppose so.
As we are all wiki scholars these days;

The use of the "not" was recorded in the 18th century; it was also commonly known as the 'cwstom', the 'Welsh stick' and the 'Welsh lead' (a lump of lead).[1] The practice was mentioned in the 1847 Reports of the commissioners of enquiry into the state of education in Wales. Though highly critical of many aspects of Welsh culture, some of the inspectors commented on the existence of the practice of using "nots" as being arbitrary and cruel. The report did not endorse the practice. The reports also clearly show that the vast majority of education in Welsh Wales was still conducted in Welsh.

Was the Polish language ever discouraged like this?
rozumiemnic   
6 Jan 2012
History / Mother tongue in Poland - acccording to 1931 census. [174]

Well, Walsh was banned even if for a little while

'Walsh' has never been banned per se although it was strongly discouraged in schools for a time.

By the way was your father around much when you were growing up?

wtf? what kind of argument is that?
rozumiemnic   
6 Jan 2012
Food / Your all time favourite Polish Dishes! [108]

stop it Jonny you're making me hungry.....
OP I am sure you will find a good recipe/instructions for Kotlet Schabowy online. but if you don't, PM me as have finally perfected this dish after lots of practice......;)
rozumiemnic   
6 Jan 2012
Food / Your all time favourite Polish Dishes! [108]

Kotlet Schabowy (pork steak hammered flat and breadcrumbed)

was going to suggest that too!
a great dish, served with some salad etc.
rozumiemnic   
3 Jan 2012
UK, Ireland / Polish immigrants in the UK - victims or criminals?! [243]

I was worried about reportiing this drug addicted *****, and was sick of her asbo kids hanging about in the street, attacking mine, while she entertained her customers, but in the end it only took one call to end the problem to as unknown to me her place was already under police observation.

All I had to suffer was one 'dirty look'. We should not be scared.
The law is on our side, after all.
Besides I doubt this is some inner city estate, as there is no mains gas.
rozumiemnic   
3 Jan 2012
UK, Ireland / Polish immigrants in the UK - victims or criminals?! [243]

Having these eveil rotten neighbours has ruined my life

so do not let this happen!! Do not be a victim!
you can contact the council about the noise and the fly tipping, and as Jonny said, social services about the kid.
Make their life hell instead. It will only take a few very easy phone calls.
Oh and most importantly, keep a diary of noise/incidents.
rozumiemnic   
23 Dec 2011
Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

: This expression: "a sense of false importance", characterizes so well so many teachers of English
....and is poor English in itself....." a false sense of importance" would be correct :)

no, the first is what I wanted to say.

Yes,but clearly not "native", this is where the problem lies. They never get the subtle cadence right and there is always at least one missing "the" . ;)

so what? One missing 'the'?
I have known native English teachers who know very little about how to teach grammar, who think that 'brought' and 'bought' are interchangeable, who need to ask how to spell the word vocabulary, and get all red faced and cross when the student uses an Americanism.

I would rather work with a non native speaker any day.

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Pawian that is insane...;)
rozumiemnic   
22 Dec 2011
Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

You lot especially you Harry are so puffed up with a sense of false importance. You know nothing about me. My partner was here in UK before I met him. I have taught English in Poland, without thinking that makes me someone really special and clever like you..;) Also I have contributed in ways that I do not care to share on a public forum. Get a life, little man.

Sorry to sound negative but Avalon sounds like another Brit like you with his head up his azz.
rozumiemnic   
22 Dec 2011
Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

I take 4 of the best, at no cost, to help them out. They have all obtained top marks, which, pleases the parents and my partner. Its not about money, its about giving something back in the area where I live.

you use the students who already have the best marks to make yourself look/feel good>?
rozumiemnic   
5 Dec 2011
Life / Polish water safe to drink? [50]

It's probably quite OK if you are used to it, I think we all adjust to our own horrible water.
rozumiemnic   
28 Nov 2011
Food / British food products in Poland? [334]

I really cannot believe that anyone would leave Britain and crave these utterly loathsome and revolting foodstuffs.
rozumiemnic   
2 Nov 2011
News / Poles start to feel arrogant and superior to Southern Europeans [182]

I cannot help myself and I DO THINK that lots of other immigrants and locals are nothing more then scumbags.

you might have a self esteem problem or be at that normal transitive stage that immigrants go through where they perceive themselves as superior to those around them.
rozumiemnic   
28 Oct 2011
Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]

Hi everyone Can anyone guess my Ethnicity??????

American wannabee
rozumiemnic   
17 Oct 2011
Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

Javier Bardem? Who in God's name is that?

a very handsome Spanish actor, FYI.

The most beautiful are the late teens and early twenty somethings :)

Be careful Seanus, ill favoured old men drooling over nubile young lovelies can land themselves in whole pile of doo doo. No wonder your wife wants a divorce.
rozumiemnic   
16 Oct 2011
Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

I see so many 'mooses' now. Not good to look at at all.

Right Seanus, so I suppose that you look like Javier Bardem?
Or maybe you think that your character, or integrity is more important?
rozumiemnic   
14 Oct 2011
Life / What is Poland's fastest growing ethnic group? [57]

They do not integrate, they have created alien hostile ghettos, they burn poppies on our memorial day,

In general, this is crap. Its just a handful of over publicised extremists giving normal people a bad name.
rozumiemnic   
24 Sep 2011
Life / Racism in Poland - the future [441]

LwowskaKrakow

None of my Polish friends are racist antisemitic homophobic because they are well educated, love meeting other cultures and beyond all they are good human beeings.

yeh, but just because that is the 'tribe' you have chosen, doesn't mean the others don't exist.
rozumiemnic   
21 Sep 2011
UK, Ireland / Polish immigrants in the UK - victims or criminals?! [243]

The moment they open their mouth you can make a very accurate guess as to their education and social status.

well that may be.....but educated people still have regional accents....or are you one of those Ozzie hyper snobs stuck in the dark ages who think that only the 'Queens English' is valid?