pawian
3 Apr 2021
Work / Polish nurses, gender and salary [32]
Yes, that`s obvious.
Maybe when they arrive, but they need to learn Norwegian ASAP
Yes, that`s obvious.
pawian
3 Apr 2021
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]
The original is Kali`s. :)
The original is Kali`s. :)
pawian
3 Apr 2021
Law / How long can an object stand on my property before it is considered «Mine» ? [25]
It depends how you transform it. You could make a traditional outhouse out of it. And the place would gain a historic atmosphere.
So it would not be an ideal decoration piece!
It depends how you transform it. You could make a traditional outhouse out of it. And the place would gain a historic atmosphere.
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pawian
3 Apr 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]
Ha! Yes!
And this is also easy.
Ha! Yes!
And this is also easy.
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pawian
3 Apr 2021
pawian
3 Apr 2021
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]
What is Kali`s policy?
What is Kali`s policy?
pawian
3 Apr 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]
Those drone pics of roofs are fascinating. Where was this one taken?
Those drone pics of roofs are fascinating. Where was this one taken?
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pawian
3 Apr 2021
Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]
Yes, I already mentioned that our rightist rulers are trying to do it now in Poland. I wrote more about it here in connection with students showing support for or taking part in abortion ban protests:
https://polishforums.com/study/poland-various-education-school-issues-84668/9/#msg1759122
Franz, what do you think, is it correct that students are harassed by rightist education authorities for expressing their views and taking advantage of freedom of speech???
radical limits to freedom of speech with intolerance and forcedul suppression of any incompatible views among the students.
Yes, I already mentioned that our rightist rulers are trying to do it now in Poland. I wrote more about it here in connection with students showing support for or taking part in abortion ban protests:
https://polishforums.com/study/poland-various-education-school-issues-84668/9/#msg1759122
Franz, what do you think, is it correct that students are harassed by rightist education authorities for expressing their views and taking advantage of freedom of speech???
pawian
3 Apr 2021
Law / Discrimination of clients and refusal of service allowed in Poland [3]
A few years ago certain printer refused to make LGBT leaflets. He was sued for illegal segregation of clients and after a few initial convictions, even by the Supreme Court, he was eventually acquitted by the Constitutional Tribunal led by rightist PIS nominees.
Read about it here:
tvn24.pl/tvn24-news-in-english/polish-court-rules-in-favour-of-man-who-refused-print-lgbt-posters-ra947916-2290300
That`s what PiS Justice Minister said:
"I would like to say that everybody is entitled to freedom and nobody, using slogans of tolerance, should use the apparatus of the state to force others to violate their own freedoms, be it freedom of conscience, freedom of religion or economic freedom," the minister added.
That ruling opened the door to public segregation of clients. No wonder more and more such cases are taking place.
One of them: certain restaurant owner refuses to serve the police (with their families!!!) in reprisal for their brutal actions against the society. His exact motives are: beating and tear-gassing people/ harassing enterpreneurs/cultivating the traditions of communist riot police.
A few years ago certain printer refused to make LGBT leaflets. He was sued for illegal segregation of clients and after a few initial convictions, even by the Supreme Court, he was eventually acquitted by the Constitutional Tribunal led by rightist PIS nominees.
Read about it here:
tvn24.pl/tvn24-news-in-english/polish-court-rules-in-favour-of-man-who-refused-print-lgbt-posters-ra947916-2290300
That`s what PiS Justice Minister said:
"I would like to say that everybody is entitled to freedom and nobody, using slogans of tolerance, should use the apparatus of the state to force others to violate their own freedoms, be it freedom of conscience, freedom of religion or economic freedom," the minister added.
That ruling opened the door to public segregation of clients. No wonder more and more such cases are taking place.
One of them: certain restaurant owner refuses to serve the police (with their families!!!) in reprisal for their brutal actions against the society. His exact motives are: beating and tear-gassing people/ harassing enterpreneurs/cultivating the traditions of communist riot police.
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pawian
2 Apr 2021
Life / Do you know this Polish male model ? [18]
Correct, he isn`t. The OP made a mistake - she read Polish under the photo but the truth is it was about Nail Polish! I saw another picture of that guy with painted nails.
He doesn't look Polish to me, tbh.
Correct, he isn`t. The OP made a mistake - she read Polish under the photo but the truth is it was about Nail Polish! I saw another picture of that guy with painted nails.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Love / Different culture towards having sex [8]
He was going to help you by explaining that your condition is nothing to be worried about in Poland.
He was going to help you by explaining that your condition is nothing to be worried about in Poland.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]
As blind as a rat means sb/sth can`t see very well. In Polish the simile is as blind as a mole.
As blind as a rat means sb/sth can`t see very well. In Polish the simile is as blind as a mole.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Love / Are all Polish guys like this [48]
To avoid irritating their taste buds? Funny. Never heard of it before. So, indeed, I didn`t know the whole truth.
emptying a whole bottle of whiskey down the throat through a funnel with a flexible tube.
To avoid irritating their taste buds? Funny. Never heard of it before. So, indeed, I didn`t know the whole truth.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]
And it won`t have coz most Poles reject extremism, both leftist or rightist.
Funny but that is being done in Poland by rightist rulers right now.
Yes, that`s what rightists try to do here, too.
As I can see, we have similar problems, only caused by different ideologies.
Yes, I know such teachers in my school - about 5 out of 50.
Poland doesn't have (yet) the neomarxist rasism in schools.
And it won`t have coz most Poles reject extremism, both leftist or rightist.
Far left also means injecting politics in every subject and imposing radical limits to freedom of speech
Funny but that is being done in Poland by rightist rulers right now.
support and condone firing teachers for speech and other transgressions
Yes, that`s what rightists try to do here, too.
As I can see, we have similar problems, only caused by different ideologies.
teachers would rather not come to work and teach under any pretext (because weather, snow, or virus)
Yes, I know such teachers in my school - about 5 out of 50.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]
I hate to recognise and label certain formal structures, especially clauses because there are so many of them: subordinate clause, dependent clause, embedded clause with subtypes like content clauses, relative clauses and adverbial clauses. They all get mixed up very easily.
I need to know those fekking clauses to help my kids with Polish class in primary school where they are taught such formal grammar which is also required in final exams. Crazy.
See two grammar exercises from a past exam sheet: the first one requires students to know what kind of predicate is used.
What is your biggest problem with Polish language?
I hate to recognise and label certain formal structures, especially clauses because there are so many of them: subordinate clause, dependent clause, embedded clause with subtypes like content clauses, relative clauses and adverbial clauses. They all get mixed up very easily.
I need to know those fekking clauses to help my kids with Polish class in primary school where they are taught such formal grammar which is also required in final exams. Crazy.
See two grammar exercises from a past exam sheet: the first one requires students to know what kind of predicate is used.
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pawian
2 Apr 2021
Work / Polish nurses, gender and salary [32]
It depends on the country and its own regulations so you need to enquire in your desired destinations specifically. . But Polish nurses are welcome in European countries within the EU law.
is it recognized internationally
It depends on the country and its own regulations so you need to enquire in your desired destinations specifically. . But Polish nurses are welcome in European countries within the EU law.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
History / The Bar Mleczny / Milk Bar (memories) [15]
A vlogger tests Poznań milk bars during pandemic. Very cheap, most dishes cost around one dollar.
youtu.be/JITda4Xjl5c
the Poznań ones were among the first to modernise.
A vlogger tests Poznań milk bars during pandemic. Very cheap, most dishes cost around one dollar.
youtu.be/JITda4Xjl5c
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Love / Adultery- Is it ok for Polish women [41]
In 2016 it was 27 for females and 29 for males. A few years more than in 1990s. Not so young, then.
Polish people get married young,
In 2016 it was 27 for females and 29 for males. A few years more than in 1990s. Not so young, then.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Life / Do Polish people have a good ear for music? [90]
Unfortunately, not. Kids in schools are very embarassed to sing in public. Altogether, singing isn`t popular unless you are drunk.
teaches him/herself to play/sing etc..........
Unfortunately, not. Kids in schools are very embarassed to sing in public. Altogether, singing isn`t popular unless you are drunk.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]
Probably not.
Dumbest? - no - most teachers in Poland are well educated and reasonable.
Laziest? - some can be lazy but no research has been done yet.
Spineless? - hmm, spineless in what situations?
Far left unions? It is like saying wet water. Hmm, do you know any far right unions? Or at least right ones? The nature of a trade union from their very beginninhg has been left, So, holding a grudge coz a union is left is like critisizing water for being too wet or butter for being too fatty.
I suspect most teachers in Poland are the same
Probably not.
Dumbest? - no - most teachers in Poland are well educated and reasonable.
Laziest? - some can be lazy but no research has been done yet.
Spineless? - hmm, spineless in what situations?
Far left unions? It is like saying wet water. Hmm, do you know any far right unions? Or at least right ones? The nature of a trade union from their very beginninhg has been left, So, holding a grudge coz a union is left is like critisizing water for being too wet or butter for being too fatty.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Genealogy / What it means to be Odrowąż? [14]
To make it relevant, you need to know more about them first. Were they patriots who contributed to Poland`s development and fought for it in times of trouble? Or were they renegades who oppressed lower classes and collaborated with partitioners and occupants of Poland?
Start here:
oziemblowski.eu/odrowaz/index.htm
How do I make Odrowąż relevant to my life
To make it relevant, you need to know more about them first. Were they patriots who contributed to Poland`s development and fought for it in times of trouble? Or were they renegades who oppressed lower classes and collaborated with partitioners and occupants of Poland?
Start here:
oziemblowski.eu/odrowaz/index.htm
pawian
2 Apr 2021
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Life / Are gas stoves a must in Poland? [6]
I suppose it will never become really popular here due to rising costs of energy.. Most electricity in Poland comes from burning coal so we have to pay penalties for pollution emissions. Consequently, energy will be more and more expensive.
Yes, there are electric cookers too.
I suppose it will never become really popular here due to rising costs of energy.. Most electricity in Poland comes from burning coal so we have to pay penalties for pollution emissions. Consequently, energy will be more and more expensive.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]
Obvious. And not only the ones who type ankle instead of uncle. :):):)
Yes, of course, I could have crossed everything out and write the whole text anew. :):) That would be the best option. But it would require a lot of time which I don`t possess when about 100 students from several classes hand in an email or an essay for advanced level and I first have to read them all, correct the worst mistakes, give the papers back to students and later see the rewritten version again so that I can award them with a plus. 5 pluses make a B mark. Students always write such a text when we finish a chapter/unit in the textbook.
Polishing all those papers to perfection would take me weeks.
I have just cleaned my shelf and these old pages with text pluses are going into the bin. Wow, it cost me a lot of work - :):) But later my students excell at written exams.
When we talk about marks, students also get them for written chapter tests, grammar tests and speeches.
hahahaha
That`s excusable, especially in winter.
Polish speakers usually avoid passives.
Obvious. And not only the ones who type ankle instead of uncle. :):):)
To be honest, 'I had been given by my uncle' would be the best way to express it
Yes, of course, I could have crossed everything out and write the whole text anew. :):) That would be the best option. But it would require a lot of time which I don`t possess when about 100 students from several classes hand in an email or an essay for advanced level and I first have to read them all, correct the worst mistakes, give the papers back to students and later see the rewritten version again so that I can award them with a plus. 5 pluses make a B mark. Students always write such a text when we finish a chapter/unit in the textbook.
Polishing all those papers to perfection would take me weeks.
I have just cleaned my shelf and these old pages with text pluses are going into the bin. Wow, it cost me a lot of work - :):) But later my students excell at written exams.
When we talk about marks, students also get them for written chapter tests, grammar tests and speeches.
hahahaha
people here are terrified of open windows
That`s excusable, especially in winter.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
History / Will Poland rebuild classical buildings? [24]
Actually, Polish architects used to do it on a mass scale right after the war, e.g, rebuilding the obliterated Old Town in Warsaw. It was against the trends prevailing at the time in Western countries - e.g, Germans didn`t rebuild their destroyed cities the same as they had been before the war.
I see the trend has been reversed today.
Will Polish architects start rebuilding the great buildings from the past?
Actually, Polish architects used to do it on a mass scale right after the war, e.g, rebuilding the obliterated Old Town in Warsaw. It was against the trends prevailing at the time in Western countries - e.g, Germans didn`t rebuild their destroyed cities the same as they had been before the war.
I see the trend has been reversed today.
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pawian
2 Apr 2021
History / Royal Family still in Poland? [79]
Never heard of them. The last king of Poland was deposed in 1795 after the third partition. So, 226 years have passed without royals at the helm here. I don`t miss them, for sure.
Royal Family still in Poland?
Never heard of them. The last king of Poland was deposed in 1795 after the third partition. So, 226 years have passed without royals at the helm here. I don`t miss them, for sure.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Off-Topic / "the butched launch of cyberpunk" by the economist (Poland in denial again) [19]
You should start seeing a difference between regular topics and Random section. As you probably know, random means accidental - everything what people put there might be considered as such. So, if I were you, I wouldn`t treat Random as such an Oracle.
You even admitted in Random
You should start seeing a difference between regular topics and Random section. As you probably know, random means accidental - everything what people put there might be considered as such. So, if I were you, I wouldn`t treat Random as such an Oracle.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
History / What Poland expected from western Europe? [78]
Metro movement is just a fashion which can be replaced by another fashion, e.g., lumberjack one. So, you shouldn`t worry about it coz as a fashion it is harmless - it only adds spice and variety into people`s lives which are monotonous in most cases.
and the metro movement.
Metro movement is just a fashion which can be replaced by another fashion, e.g., lumberjack one. So, you shouldn`t worry about it coz as a fashion it is harmless - it only adds spice and variety into people`s lives which are monotonous in most cases.
pawian
2 Apr 2021
pawian
2 Apr 2021
Off-Topic / The tale of a land called "Fieldia" [6]
Aaa, just another English connotation for Poland. Polish "pole" means field.
This land is called Fieldia!
Aaa, just another English connotation for Poland. Polish "pole" means field.