gumishu
2 Jun 2019
Life / How much money to comfortably retire in Poland (a married couple)? [57]
because of stupid regulations on CO2 emissions the EU imposed
because of stupid regulations on CO2 emissions the EU imposed
gumishu
27 May 2019
History / Why do Polish people hate to be called Eastern European? [120]
you know , Jesus told us to love our enemies and so on
you know , Jesus told us to love our enemies and so on
gumishu
25 May 2019
Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]
Becela (written with this Czech hacek thing over the C) is just Czech for the same thing as Beczała
Becela (written with this Czech hacek thing over the C) is just Czech for the same thing as Beczała
gumishu
24 May 2019
History / MAP OF POLAND IN 1880'S [95]
@familytree
could you try posting a photo of the birth certificate - I can't infer anything from the spelling you suggested (but it may be because the place is so small I have never heard of it)
@familytree
could you try posting a photo of the birth certificate - I can't infer anything from the spelling you suggested (but it may be because the place is so small I have never heard of it)
gumishu
19 May 2019
Genealogy / What are common Polish character traits? [425]
checking the content of sugar in sugar :)
Poszukiwany, Poszukiwana etc
checking the content of sugar in sugar :)
gumishu
5 Jan 2019
Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [240]
varovat means to warn in Czech as far as I can recall
varovat means to warn in Czech as far as I can recall
gumishu
4 Jan 2019
Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [240]
do prdele - jsem ted' spadky - pomyslel jsem co ne budu dneska sprchovat
well i'm not fluent but I can hold a basic conversation
do prdele - jsem ted' spadky - pomyslel jsem co ne budu dneska sprchovat
gumishu
4 Jan 2019
Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [240]
well i'm not fluent but I can hold a basic conversation even though I haven't practiced in years and it's been long since I watched Czech TV now -we bought a satelite Polsat subsciption and there are no Czech channels in the package - anyway I can understand much more than I can actively would be use in a conversation - but it is similar in all languages I know to some extent including English
Can you communicate in Czech?
well i'm not fluent but I can hold a basic conversation even though I haven't practiced in years and it's been long since I watched Czech TV now -we bought a satelite Polsat subsciption and there are no Czech channels in the package - anyway I can understand much more than I can actively would be use in a conversation - but it is similar in all languages I know to some extent including English
gumishu
4 Jan 2019
Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [240]
Vlad I must admit I very much like the Russian language especially it's melodiousness - but I like quite a number of languages for their sound including German
to my embarassment though when I met Russian people in England in the early 2000's most of words that came to my mind while trying to speak Russian were Czech - to my justification after my school years i had almost none contact with your language and instead I watched a lot Czech TV which I preffered to Polish TV stations - I live near the border with the Czech Republic
Vlad I must admit I very much like the Russian language especially it's melodiousness - but I like quite a number of languages for their sound including German
to my embarassment though when I met Russian people in England in the early 2000's most of words that came to my mind while trying to speak Russian were Czech - to my justification after my school years i had almost none contact with your language and instead I watched a lot Czech TV which I preffered to Polish TV stations - I live near the border with the Czech Republic
gumishu
4 Jan 2019
Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [240]
hmm it's not that I knew every single Russian word you posted to be honest - more like about half of them - but I am not surprised with similarities between the two languages
So, non of the similarities I've p
hmm it's not that I knew every single Russian word you posted to be honest - more like about half of them - but I am not surprised with similarities between the two languages
gumishu
4 Jan 2019
Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [240]
hmm maybe I put too much trust in my fellow Poles - I personally learned Russian in elementary school and was ever since aware of things our languages share (but also in notable differences) - well we should bear in mind that there are now generations of Poles who barely had ever contact with Russian (but my 10-year-old nephew knows cyka-blyat from web-based games :P
All of whom? I suspect many people in Poland are ignorant about
hmm maybe I put too much trust in my fellow Poles - I personally learned Russian in elementary school and was ever since aware of things our languages share (but also in notable differences) - well we should bear in mind that there are now generations of Poles who barely had ever contact with Russian (but my 10-year-old nephew knows cyka-blyat from web-based games :P
gumishu
4 Jan 2019
Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [240]
it's ok Vlad, we all know that Russian and Polish have similar vocabulary in their cores - then didn't stop both nations to fight wars though - hopefully we won't see any more of these
Brother - Brat, braciuszek - Brat, bratuszka
it's ok Vlad, we all know that Russian and Polish have similar vocabulary in their cores - then didn't stop both nations to fight wars though - hopefully we won't see any more of these
gumishu
3 Jan 2019
News / Degenerate "rainbow" eyesore to disappear from Saviour Square (Plac Zbawiciela) in Warsaw [297]
Rich - gays are indeed born gay - buuuut - gays were not created gay - being gay is a matter of a choice made many incarnations before - a choice that was further reinforced through subsequent decisions - the choice was made because the soul in question held females or a female element responsible for the fall in consciousness instead of accepting the soul's sole responsibility - it is similar with lesbians - the picture is further complicated by the fact that many souls in present were forced to inhabit the bodies of the sex that is not preferred by the soul - that's why you have effeminate gays and butches on the opposite side of the spectrum
: gays are born gay
Rich - gays are indeed born gay - buuuut - gays were not created gay - being gay is a matter of a choice made many incarnations before - a choice that was further reinforced through subsequent decisions - the choice was made because the soul in question held females or a female element responsible for the fall in consciousness instead of accepting the soul's sole responsibility - it is similar with lesbians - the picture is further complicated by the fact that many souls in present were forced to inhabit the bodies of the sex that is not preferred by the soul - that's why you have effeminate gays and butches on the opposite side of the spectrum
gumishu
3 Jan 2019
News / Degenerate "rainbow" eyesore to disappear from Saviour Square (Plac Zbawiciela) in Warsaw [297]
what I find unacceptable and horrendous is gay couples adopting children - there should be an absolute ban on it
First it was gay unions, then marriage,
what I find unacceptable and horrendous is gay couples adopting children - there should be an absolute ban on it
gumishu
3 Jan 2019
gumishu
2 Jan 2019
News / Poland's News sources [59]
everyone knows populism is evil - especially those who benefit from 500+
and well we all know that VAT mafias were fairy tales - and that there is no money to cover for 500+ expenses - and that budget deficit is exorbitant as of november 2018 - a staggering minus 6 billion PLN - I hope you know what deficit in negative numbers means
you must have read the notesfrompoland.com website - the Notes from Poland facebook profile is much more lively but there is an obvious bias to it
populism.
everyone knows populism is evil - especially those who benefit from 500+
and well we all know that VAT mafias were fairy tales - and that there is no money to cover for 500+ expenses - and that budget deficit is exorbitant as of november 2018 - a staggering minus 6 billion PLN - I hope you know what deficit in negative numbers means
But there hardly any content - one article every two months....
you must have read the notesfrompoland.com website - the Notes from Poland facebook profile is much more lively but there is an obvious bias to it
gumishu
2 Jan 2019
News / Poland's News sources [59]
I couldn't put it any better than that
A couple of expat Brits who know nothing about Poland and have their own private multi-culti snowflake agenda'
I couldn't put it any better than that
gumishu
2 Jan 2019
News / Poland's News sources [59]
sure jon - we just have different feeling of what is neutral and what is not
sure jon - we just have different feeling of what is neutral and what is not
gumishu
2 Jan 2019
News / Poland's News sources [59]
heh Notes from Poland neutral heh
On social media there's a good news source "Notes from Poland", run by someone who used to post here.
heh Notes from Poland neutral heh
gumishu
2 Aug 2018
Work / Living in Poland with income from the US. [44]
it is doable - we as a family of four live for not much more than 4000 Zloty but our rent is quite cheap cause we live in the countryside
5-6,000 Zloty
it is doable - we as a family of four live for not much more than 4000 Zloty but our rent is quite cheap cause we live in the countryside
gumishu
1 Aug 2018
Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]
yes indeed
the place name (a village most probably-never heard of such a town) could have been Jew or Jewo - the name has nothing to do with Jews or Jewishness - a Jew in Polish is "żyd" - Jew or Jewo are probably old forms or derivates of 'jaw' which means sort of visible, uncovered
I read that "Ski" is a "from"
yes indeed
the place name (a village most probably-never heard of such a town) could have been Jew or Jewo - the name has nothing to do with Jews or Jewishness - a Jew in Polish is "żyd" - Jew or Jewo are probably old forms or derivates of 'jaw' which means sort of visible, uncovered
gumishu
25 Jul 2018
Language / Harmless old-fashioned Polish swear words/phrases [159]
kiedy wejdziesz między wrony, musisz krakać tak jak one
Something about... jak wrone to krakasz jak I one.. when you hang out with crows (meant to mean a bad crowd) you speak/act like them
kiedy wejdziesz między wrony, musisz krakać tak jak one
gumishu
25 Jul 2018
Language / Harmless old-fashioned Polish swear words/phrases [159]
your spelling was almost on point - it's Daj się wypchać i pomalować na zielono"
"Daj sie wypchac y pomalowac na zelono"--
your spelling was almost on point - it's Daj się wypchać i pomalować na zielono"
gumishu
20 Jul 2018
Language / Spelling / pronunciation of Polish words and phrases [30]
the first word was probably ślamazarna - feminine form of sluggish - I can't help you with the second word nothing similar comes to my mind
the first word was probably ślamazarna - feminine form of sluggish - I can't help you with the second word nothing similar comes to my mind
gumishu
7 Jun 2018
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
he must be an avid consumer of TVN Fakty - Dougpol you know living off TVN Fakty news is similar to living in a parallel universe
you actually believe Poles fought tanks on horses? oh well let me see - German propaganda and a commie filmmaker have swayed the world opinion it seems
Who has been feeding you HS?
he must be an avid consumer of TVN Fakty - Dougpol you know living off TVN Fakty news is similar to living in a parallel universe
What was the point in fighting tanks on horses?
you actually believe Poles fought tanks on horses? oh well let me see - German propaganda and a commie filmmaker have swayed the world opinion it seems
gumishu
6 Jun 2018
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
Wałęsa wasn't scared because he was brought to the shipyard by SB on a motorboat specifically to dismantle the strike which he almost managed to accomplish
Dougpol is just furious he cannot effectively change anything in Poland by means of his own powers (the powers he believes he has) that's why he comes here and moans
Walesa wasn't scared,
Wałęsa wasn't scared because he was brought to the shipyard by SB on a motorboat specifically to dismantle the strike which he almost managed to accomplish
Dougpol is just furious he cannot effectively change anything in Poland by means of his own powers (the powers he believes he has) that's why he comes here and moans
gumishu
6 Jun 2018
News / How strongly are Poles sure that president Duda defend Poland's interests ? [265]
first of all Kaczyński would never tell Duda to eat **** or probably anybody - he sort of has manners - the other thing is Kaczyński and Duda played in the same team but now Kaczyński has to take into account that Duda might not agree with him on some points although they still mostly play into the same goal
If brat Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński say: ,,Duda eat sh**.`` Duda won`t eat sh**.
first of all Kaczyński would never tell Duda to eat **** or probably anybody - he sort of has manners - the other thing is Kaczyński and Duda played in the same team but now Kaczyński has to take into account that Duda might not agree with him on some points although they still mostly play into the same goal
gumishu
6 Jun 2018
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
the only major SKOK scandal was with SKOK Wolomin that was run by the aquintances of Bronisław Komorowski from former WSI (military secret services) - if there were any involvment of PiS in the SKOK Wołomin which happened long before PO lost power - PO would thouroughly investigate it including setting up a partliamentary commission like the one that PiS set up to investigate the Amber Gold affair
Like SKOK you mean?
the only major SKOK scandal was with SKOK Wolomin that was run by the aquintances of Bronisław Komorowski from former WSI (military secret services) - if there were any involvment of PiS in the SKOK Wołomin which happened long before PO lost power - PO would thouroughly investigate it including setting up a partliamentary commission like the one that PiS set up to investigate the Amber Gold affair
gumishu
6 Jun 2018
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
Walesa is an ego maniac, who among others promised every adult person in Poland 100 000 000 in old Polish zlotys to secure his presidency in 1992 - even now this amount is a rather biggish sum for an average family in Poland (100 000 000 PLZ is more than 20 000 PLN in current prices) and he is a major traitor of the people
Walesa on the other hand is only guilty of being not very bright and bombastic.
Walesa is an ego maniac, who among others promised every adult person in Poland 100 000 000 in old Polish zlotys to secure his presidency in 1992 - even now this amount is a rather biggish sum for an average family in Poland (100 000 000 PLZ is more than 20 000 PLN in current prices) and he is a major traitor of the people
gumishu
6 Jun 2018
Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]
mafketis never had a foreskin so he doesn't know what it is like - so he resorts to some wild imaginations
Apparently, for many men, it's not the physical presence - the smell just doesn't go away no matter how much they shower and clean.
mafketis never had a foreskin so he doesn't know what it is like - so he resorts to some wild imaginations