Language / Is it possible to master the Polish language fluently for a non-Polish speaker? [120]

A pidgin in linguistics refers to a bastardized variant of an established
source tongue which, owing to political influences, has morphed into a separate
entity.

Since "British" (as opposed to "American") is the Ur- or Primordial language
from which the latter derived, I don't entirely see your point here.

News / How will Poland be affected by WW3 which has now started [559]

Alarmist rhetoric!

Work / Polish National moving back to Poland but continuing to work for a company based in the UK [3]

I sent you a private message just know. Did you ever receive it?

Language / Is it possible to master the Polish language fluently for a non-Polish speaker? [120]

No so, mowiciel!

American English has long developed into her own proud language, complete with her own
distinct vocabulary, even grammatical structures, idiom, not to mention divergent pronunciation.
Our "standard accent" is based on the "dialect" or erstwhile speech of Southern English pronunciation
from the 17th century, around the time the Puritans landed at Plymouth Rock.

Both British and American have both gone in separate directions and are as different from either
the O.E of Beowulf, the M.E. of Chaucer or the tongue of the Great Bard as day and night.

USA, Canada / Where can I meet Polish women in Chicago [85]

Unrelated to current thread, but there's an old, old movie "Northside 777" (1947) w/James Stewart
and Lee J. Cobb among many others, and it's about the Polish mob on Chicago's former North Side.
There're some snatches of Polish spoken throughout and authentic location shots of the neighborhood,
giving the film a true Polish flavor.

Language / Is it possible to master the Polish language fluently for a non-Polish speaker? [120]

Amen, Rich! At least as far as your first sentence goes, you and I are in
absolute agreement. That's scary:-)

History / Why Poland achieved nothing at all? [69]

@jon, name for me a single famous Russian who wasn't mixed with
something else!

Pushkin for instance was half black, Lobachevsky might have been part Jewish, Shostakovich
was half-Polish, the list goes on....

History / Why Poland achieved nothing at all? [69]

There I couldn't agree more, Maf!

Life / Poles speaking English - examples [263]

You know very well what I mean. Furthermore, eighty is not old. It's the new sixty. LOL
Thanks for the compliment. Trolling's your department too.

Life / Poles speaking English - examples [263]

?? Another Polish joke which got lost in the translation from stupid into English, I see.

History / Why Poland achieved nothing at all? [69]

Mendelejeff simply codified them, you mean, Yes, jon. That's correct.
However, his singular attempts did catapult them to importance in the
world of chemistry.

Oh, yes and how could I have forgotten to mention Dr. Pavlov in my
list of crucial Russian contributions. Or even the first Putin before the
current Czar Vladimir[The Last], RASputin, the "Mad Monk". Mme. Blavatsky etc.....

Conversation overheard at a party:

Random guest: Anybody here know what Pavlov fed his dog?
Pilot: I don't know. Was the dog flying tourist or first class?

Life / Poles speaking English - examples [263]

@Ironside, you realize you haven't one scintilla of evidence to support your specious claims.
@Alien, I certainly do believe in angels.

Life / Poles speaking English - examples [263]

For someone whom I've never met, I don't understand you, really I don't!
At least get to know the person on a friendship level before deciding you
don't like them.

Besides, who ever said you have to like that person in order to engage
in conversation??

I stay in touch with many people I personally can't stand, yet I put personal
feelings aside for the sake of social peace.

'See you haven't quite gotten to that level LOL

Life / Poles speaking English - examples [263]

Re-read the post, if you can, and then I'm certain you'll at least partially agree.
Your written English has so much native language interference, as with certain
other posters here, even after reading it several times, I'm still not sure I completely
get the point.

Crudeness and nastiness should never serve as a crutch for plain ignorance!!!

Life / Poles speaking English - examples [263]

Unless a non-native bilingual learns their second language BEFORE roughly
the age of nine, they will always experience a degree of first language interference,
bar none!

A language consists of far more than merely its words, pronunciation/accent, intonation, or its structure. It includes
gesture, length of or the presence alone of facial gazing, humor, transitions and the like aka the intangible stuff of cultural, hidden cues.

For example, renowned Hollywood actors Paul Muni, Edward G. Robinson, and Jose Ferrer
(Only the latter a true native-born bilingual) not only spoke, but thought in the English language
despite their being born resp. in Eastern Europe, Romania, and Puerto Rico. The reason? They
all learned English well before the advent of their teen years.

Off-Topic / Personal Pan-Slavic Manifesto [37]

@Torq, have you read Roman Dmowski? Curious
as to your reaction to his pan-patriotic writings, e.g. "Kwestia Zydowska".

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]

Polish looks? As far as Polish male looks, I tend to think of Zygmunt Malanowicz from "Knife in the Water".

History / Why Poland achieved nothing at all? [69]

Don't be so sure! The first human, as well as animal, in space was/were
from the former Soviet Union. In addition, without Mendelejeff's Period Table,
chemistry as we know it might still be in the Stone Age. Furthermore, before
either Hermann Oberth or Robert Goddard, a Russian first envisioned space travel.
Lobatschevsky pioneered higher functions in mathematics, Pushkin, Dostoyevsky, Chekov, and
Tolstoy made sizable contributions to literature, not to mention Ilya Repin, Malevitch in visual
art, Tschaikovsky, Scriabin etc. in music, Fokine, Diaghelev in ballet, along with Eisenstein, Pudovkin
Dovzhenko, and Vertov in cinema...

Come on, Alien. You can do better than that.

Work / Favourite English textbook (to learn/teach from)? [13]

For such a long gestation (Funkstille) period I cannot assume responsibilty, Alien.

Off-Topic / Has Palestine ever existed? [70]

@Milo, since when did I ever mention the word "sovereign" in my prior post?
I merely stated that Palestine as a concept has been around for several millenia,
although never as an independent nation or nation state!

In this way, Palestinians are different from Kurds, as Kurdistan is in fact
an established political entity, whereas Palestine remains a vague designation,
populated by a people who call themselves Palestinians, but whose country
is anybody's guess. Does it belong to Israel or not?

In the case of the Kurds, they claim they are their own tribe, while residing
in Turkey and at odds with the Turkish government.

History / Can a nation totally change its characteristics and national character throughout history? [79]

Think we've gotten way, way off the discussion thread!

Work / Work in krakow [8]

He-he!

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]

Yeah, what about that.

Off-Topic / Has Palestine ever existed? [70]

Palestine has existed for several thousand years!
The ancient Kingdom of Judaea on the other hand
is what the fighting is all about.

Work / Work in krakow [8]

I'd make it a point to learn Polish, guys!
Imagine my going to Greece, even Athens, with zero knowledge of Greek?? Rely on local English??!
I'd be a disaster.

Greek: How your food, mister?
Foreign tourist: Excellent!
Greek: Egg salad?? I take to you right now!

lol

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [250]

Forget it, Alien. He doesn't get you, he never will.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]

Still on that one, are we.

Law / Not having a car insurance for a little while in Poland [13]

Always exceptionally dangerous to drive ANYWHERE without
at least minimal automobile insurance, especially as a foreigner
abroad. Bad idea.

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [250]

Are we back to "What is a fetus?", Rich?
lol

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [250]

Intelligent questions I'll gladly answer.