jon357
1 Feb 2014
jon357
1 Feb 2014
News / Parliament in Poland clears way for nuclear plant [78]
Cold fusion? There's no such thing as a 'cold fusion' power station so you'll be hoping for a long time. Even the idea is still only an idea.
I hope the reactors will be cold fusion
Cold fusion? There's no such thing as a 'cold fusion' power station so you'll be hoping for a long time. Even the idea is still only an idea.
jon357
1 Feb 2014
Genealogy / I have Jewish DNA, but only know of Polish ancestry . [120]
Assuming of course that any of those existed.
Assuming of course that any of those existed.
jon357
31 Jan 2014
Genealogy / I have Jewish DNA, but only know of Polish ancestry . [120]
80 generations is about 2000 years. Some people can go back almost that far - they usually have well-documented royal antecedents.
80 generations is about 2000 years. Some people can go back almost that far - they usually have well-documented royal antecedents.
jon357
30 Jan 2014
Genealogy / Do I look Polish? (my picture) [375]
I suppose the clincher is what people in her local environment think she might be.
I suppose the clincher is what people in her local environment think she might be.
jon357
30 Jan 2014
Genealogy / Do I look Polish? (my picture) [375]
Agreed. In Poland, nobody would say you didn't look Polish.
Agreed. In Poland, nobody would say you didn't look Polish.
jon357
28 Jan 2014
Genealogy / I have Jewish DNA, but only know of Polish ancestry . [120]
The Middle East covers a huge area, most of it not Jewish. Nor does a trace of DNA mean anything much. It is largely meaningless. We are mostly a mix of strands of DNA from all over the world, and all the better for that.
BTW, Jewish lineage is matrilinial rather than patrilinial.
Very true.
Middle Eastern atDNA.
The Middle East covers a huge area, most of it not Jewish. Nor does a trace of DNA mean anything much. It is largely meaningless. We are mostly a mix of strands of DNA from all over the world, and all the better for that.
BTW, Jewish lineage is matrilinial rather than patrilinial.
The most important thing to remember, Nickie, is that despite everything your father does actually love you. But it's also a good idea to remember that things aren't going to get better until you stop this insistence that you have that he is part of a multi-generational conspiracy which is designed to keep the 'truth' from you.
Very true.
jon357
26 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
Deer is delicious game - that's why it's hunted.
So a dog chasing deer is fair game.
Deer is delicious game - that's why it's hunted.
jon357
25 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
I doubt that. Do you get all hot and bothered about cats as well?
There are people like that. A neighbour of mine killed a dog because he was bored with it.
Publicly admitting his guilt by confessing it here could still 'land him in hot water'.
I doubt that. Do you get all hot and bothered about cats as well?
How could she say something like that seeing a tiny puppy, unbelievable .
There are people like that. A neighbour of mine killed a dog because he was bored with it.
jon357
25 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
Watch out for ticks (kleszcz in Polish), especially in the forest. They can make a dog very I'll.
Watch out for ticks (kleszcz in Polish), especially in the forest. They can make a dog very I'll.
jon357
25 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
Exactly. Mine was never a problem. It still didn't stop some nutters making a fuss even when he was on his lead. Some people just like to be awkward.
But if you just keep your dog under control, that won't be an issue.
Exactly. Mine was never a problem. It still didn't stop some nutters making a fuss even when he was on his lead. Some people just like to be awkward.
jon357
25 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
For once I agree with Monia. Animals are a part of life.
Dear OP don`t feel scared or intimidated by some answers and feel free to take a walk with your puppy even in a deep forest without a leash
For once I agree with Monia. Animals are a part of life.
jon357
25 Jan 2014
jon357
25 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
It was four months old and probably very cute - I for one would be happy for it to run up to me. If it was a 3 year old Amstaff with anger management issues it would be a different matter.
It was four months old and probably very cute - I for one would be happy for it to run up to me. If it was a 3 year old Amstaff with anger management issues it would be a different matter.
jon357
24 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
She sounds like a silly cow and such people are best ignored. Just be thankful she isn't your next door neighbour.
She sounds like a silly cow and such people are best ignored. Just be thankful she isn't your next door neighbour.
jon357
23 Jan 2014
Life / Is stamp collecting popular in Poland? [7]
It's also declining, though coin collecting is more popular in PL than in many places.
It's also declining, though coin collecting is more popular in PL than in many places.
jon357
19 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Easy to generalise. There are plenty of Poles happy to sit at home and live on the minimum, even without much dole. And plenty of Brits who work very, very hard.
Easy to generalise. There are plenty of Poles happy to sit at home and live on the minimum, even without much dole. And plenty of Brits who work very, very hard.
jon357
19 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Looks straightforward to me, but since you have to ask...
Several very high profile women politicians round have been attacked in the press over the past few years because of perceived shortcomings in their personal grooming.
Do keep up with current affairs.
this one sentence is way to cryptic for me
Looks straightforward to me, but since you have to ask...
Several very high profile women politicians round have been attacked in the press over the past few years because of perceived shortcomings in their personal grooming.
Do keep up with current affairs.
jon357
19 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Ones that don't get attacked in the media.
Ones that don't get attacked in the media.
jon357
19 Jan 2014
jon357
18 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Spot on.
Her comments didn't attract much attention back in Poland so it looks like she prefers her 15 minutes of fame in the daily mail to actually doing her job.
Exactly. You'd think that polish politicians would be as concerned about wages for working people in their own country.
Spot on.
Her comments didn't attract much attention back in Poland so it looks like she prefers her 15 minutes of fame in the daily mail to actually doing her job.
jon357
17 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Looking at the video, can you think of another reason she was talking about England?
Looking at the video, can you think of another reason she was talking about England?
jon357
17 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Rest assured that she's almost certainly photogenic and looks worse in the flesh. Radoslaw Sikorski looks like a Hollywood film star with legions of adoring mostly female fans if the photo's a good one. In the flesh, he's of noticeably modest height, has terrible skin and has a complexion you only really get from one activity.
Rest assured that she's almost certainly photogenic and looks worse in the flesh. Radoslaw Sikorski looks like a Hollywood film star with legions of adoring mostly female fans if the photo's a good one. In the flesh, he's of noticeably modest height, has terrible skin and has a complexion you only really get from one activity.
jon357
17 Jan 2014
Life / Do Poles have a problem understanding American English? [76]
That doesn't necessarily mean the sts pick up their accent or their errors. Krashen and Chomsky have spent plenty of time trying to figure out why it's like that.
Unfortunately both are determined that the reason they find fits in to their wider hypothesise and only one of course will be right.
That doesn't necessarily mean the sts pick up their accent or their errors. Krashen and Chomsky have spent plenty of time trying to figure out why it's like that.
Unfortunately both are determined that the reason they find fits in to their wider hypothesise and only one of course will be right.
jon357
16 Jan 2014
Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname? (I am starting to wonder if anyone in my family was American?) [85]
Yes. Just google 'bernatowicz armenian'. It comes up on the first page.
Yes. Just google 'bernatowicz armenian'. It comes up on the first page.
jon357
16 Jan 2014
Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname? (I am starting to wonder if anyone in my family was American?) [85]
A quick look on the internet suggests it may once have been Peŕnat'enc. Though you'd have to go back many centuries since they stopped being Armenian.
A quick look on the internet suggests it may once have been Peŕnat'enc. Though you'd have to go back many centuries since they stopped being Armenian.
jon357
16 Jan 2014
Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname? (I am starting to wonder if anyone in my family was American?) [85]
Are you sure they're Armenian?
If there's an Armenian connection at all, and that's far from certain, one of your ancestors could have moved there any time from the 17th Century onwards. And for a big chunk of that time, Poland wasn't on the map. You'd need parish records, and even then, it could have been just one guy who moved. And not necessarily directly to PL.
Do you use ancestry.com?
Are you sure they're Armenian?
If there's an Armenian connection at all, and that's far from certain, one of your ancestors could have moved there any time from the 17th Century onwards. And for a big chunk of that time, Poland wasn't on the map. You'd need parish records, and even then, it could have been just one guy who moved. And not necessarily directly to PL.
Do you use ancestry.com?
jon357
16 Jan 2014
Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname? (I am starting to wonder if anyone in my family was American?) [85]
No. It didn't really happen like that and in any case you'd have known already.
No. It didn't really happen like that and in any case you'd have known already.
jon357
16 Jan 2014
Life / Do Poles have a problem understanding American English? [76]
Dont forget that ability with the finer points of a language isn't the same as the ability to teach. For two reasons. Firstly, a teacher's own ingrained mistakes aren't necessarily passed on to their students (a fact that in interesting to linguists right now); and secondly, if we're given a choice between a teacher who is perfect in the language but can't teach for toffee or a teacher who is far from perfect in the language but is an excellent teacher, most of us would choose the latter.
I don't know about other countries, but in Poland people who make such mistakes in English don't teach English at universities (from my own experience).
Dont forget that ability with the finer points of a language isn't the same as the ability to teach. For two reasons. Firstly, a teacher's own ingrained mistakes aren't necessarily passed on to their students (a fact that in interesting to linguists right now); and secondly, if we're given a choice between a teacher who is perfect in the language but can't teach for toffee or a teacher who is far from perfect in the language but is an excellent teacher, most of us would choose the latter.
jon357
13 Jan 2014
Study / Humanities no longer in the top 10 of the most popular fields of study in Poland [36]
I wonder if that reflects economic uncertainty. A very great shame, since there's a strong tradition of the humanities in Poland and a good rounded education prepares you for many fields of work.
I wonder if that reflects economic uncertainty. A very great shame, since there's a strong tradition of the humanities in Poland and a good rounded education prepares you for many fields of work.