History / Is there any part of Polish history that's at least a bit glorious? [239]


like what damage, if you don't mind going into details

History / Is there any part of Polish history that's at least a bit glorious? [239]


yeah, breaking the law is good when the EU approves (I understand you know literally nothing about Poland especially about the time since the "democratic opposition" took power)

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1301]


you don't remember what was written here about both Nord Streams here by our fellow German posters? do a quick search then (in short: they wanted it, so they have it - also the new German governing coalition hasn't declared anything about the future of the Nord Streams)

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [698]

an afterthought: "bo ja wiem" can indeed mean "I don't know" (as a statement) (it looks like I don't really know my native tongue)

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [698]

"jestem samochodem" is simple and intuitive :P - "jestem" is shorter than "przyjechałem" (or "przyszedłem" because people can also be asked "piechotą jesteś?") - and "jestem" underlines the simple fact that the speaker is there :P - and "samochodem" is abundantly clear because "przyjechałem samochodem" is obvious enough - what is unfortunate is that in Polish if you want to say "I am an engineer" you need to use the instrumental (i.e. inżynierem) to sound natural and native

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [698]

" bo ja wiem" doesn't mean "I don't know" (at least not in the most plain use of "I don't know") - it means more like "I have my doubts" (I understand that native English speakers use "I don't know" to tell they have doubts/bad feelings about something)

USA, Canada / What I don't get about Americans vs Polish [56]


actually, United States of America is the most favorably seen country among Poles

Language / Do Poles prefer US American or UK English language? [185]


I don't have much experience with fellow Poles speaking English, and maybe I am judging all the stuff through my personal lens, but from what I can gather, although what is taught in Polish schools is British English (say, Received Pronunciation), most people after a while turn to the American variety (probably because of much greater exposure through various media)

Law / Moving back to Poland - Healthcare [112]


Russia will not be able to attack Europe for some good next couple of years - also why would it anyway? to steal cars in Poland and Germany? I'm not saying we in Poland should disband our army (or even reduce it) - we should keep it just in case - AFAIK European politicians want to restart Nordstreams as part of the peace deal with Russia (so it has no interest in going warlike again) - however Trump might not be happy with such a development since he dreams of selling American natural gas to Europe to mitigate the trade deficit the US has with Europe (especially Germany)

News / How will Polish-American relations change if Trump is elected president again? [635]


they give out Nobel peace prizes as a form of encouragement for politicans to pursue peace, now, from what I can gather (see the Nobel prize for Obama) - also Hitler won the Nobel peace prize once before the second world war - deal with it

Law / Moving back to Poland - Healthcare [112]


it strange that Putin talks like a Russian babushka ("ja by predpoczła" indicates female person speaking)

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

Beloved sister and brother-in-law

I write this couple of words and send you [the photo of] our family [not sure of the following:] only not all of us (???) [the following is clear:] because one daughter is married in the reclaimed lands [clearly this was sent after 1945] .. this other (???) is with her and the little one there is her granddson who is 3. When he [the grandson] wrote the uncle, the uncle sent him some nice clothes.

[the following sentence is probably a plea on behalf of the grandson (or rather in the name of the grandson):] Dear aunt, I, lovely Staś, ask you to send me some shoes your granddaughters don't wear anymore, so I can have shoes for the winter.

Stay in health.

Władysława i Franciszek Domralski(?? - not sure about the surname)

News / Polish coal will be back [141]


district heating systems in Poland ultimately run on coal for the most part - just a remark

Food / Poles have a more loving attitude to food than here in the UK [169]


heh, that was funny

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]

I have to apologize to people who read some of my input on Canada - I might have misunderstood some things I heard in youtube videos - I said in one of my posts that rent in Toronto trippled or quadrudpled when Trudeau was in power: it isn't true: the figure is like a bit over 50 per cent - the person speaking about Toronto situation probably meant house prices which almost trippled between 2015 and 2022 - however since 2022 house prices were on the decline

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]

was the UK booming in the recent years? since the rent prices rose by 25 per cent in the UK on average in the last 3 years

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]

also in 2023 8 million immigrants lived in Canada as permanent residents who constituted ca 20 per cent of the population

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]


yeah, and accumulated inflation was 27 per cent - and for example between 2021 and 2022 groceries got more expesive by about 10 per cent - so in essence the poor paid the price

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]


if it really was "9 long years of hard work" then it probably wasn't work for the good of Canadian citizens - 'cause they seem not to approve of it

News / Will Poland help defend Greenland against US Imperialism [333]

btw I have just read it: 57 per cent of the inahabitants of Greenland want to join the US: thehill.com/policy/international/5081836-one-poll-finds-majority-of-greenland-respondents-support-joining-us/

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]

I thoruoughly think now it makes no sense talking to you

oh, I'll just make one more comment - if a politician does a good job people keep voting for them and that's it - seems like Canadians don't think Trudeau did a good job

News / Will Poland help defend Greenland against US Imperialism [333]


that is sadly my opinion too

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]


it seems Canadians don't concur looking at how Canadian conservatives are bound to win a landslide vicotry in the elections that will take place sometime this year on a platform of "returning to common sense"

btw after 8 years of PiS in power about a third of the Poplish population declaring willingness to vote would gladly choose PiS again (even at their highest PiS only managed to gain 42 per cent of votes in an election)

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]


I haven't criticized Canadians but rather the Canadian government - if you cared to read more then you would know that before Trudeau's recent stepping down, his approval rate was like 16 per cent so it should tell you how Canadians themselves view his legacy (and it was long 9 years)

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]


my post was pretty darn obvious seeing the context - or you are just playing dumb to deflect criticism of Canada

News / European News and Poland Thread - part 4 [529]


electric vehicles are far too expensive in general - it is not one of my concerns to be honest but for many people the speed with which new EV's lose value after purchase is also a factor (I have seen a real case video where a guy talked how his EV's lost 6000 pounds in value after just 6 months after purchase - it was a small EV that cost him 33 000 pound when purchased brand new) - the petrol car my mom is driving is worth less than 1000 pounds in Pola

and after one year the car was only worth 21000 pounds - it lost more than one third of its value in just a year

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]


I meant Canadian cities and newcomers to Canada and not Warsaw - so yeah, like, pay more attention, maybe

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]


yeah, my ass - more like all those newcomers of the last years settling in the biggest cities - all while Canadian businesses and citizens are getting taxed through the roof - maybe read more, watch more youtube videos and generally live closer to the reality

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]

@pawian

ok, maybe I have misheard what the Canadian conservative leader said in an interview (watch youtube sometimes, pawian) - he might have said half a million which is nearly the official number of immigrant to Canada in 2023 ( statista.com/statistics/443063/number-of-immigrants-in-canada/ )

I also read a lot of reddit - and questions from people who emigrated to Canada in the 80's and 90's as children about the prospects of re-emigrating back to Poland are quite often there

Life / Racism in Poland - the future [558]

@pawian

I understand you live in a bubble - happy suffocating