Work / Work as English proofreader in Poland [19]

In addition, you must know the international proofreader symbols as listed in the Chicago Manual of Style.

History / What do Poles owe to Hungarians? [275]

Typo.
I meant to say, "With ONLY English, I'd have been lost in Hungary without German."
Sorry!

History / What do Poles owe to Hungarians? [275]

Not true!
When I was last in Hungary some years ago, Hungarian had already become a very hot language, not to the extent of German, Polish or obviously Russian, but nonetheless practical.

My attempts were not only appreciated, but in fact many in Budapest spoke little to no English. Our tour guide made numerous mistakes and often was incomprehensible.

Without English, I'd have been lost in Hungary without German:-)

History / What do Poles owe to Hungarians? [275]

Undoubtedly. Odd that Poland's suicide rate wasn't nearly as high, as long as we're speaking here of estrangement or isolation.

History / What do Poles owe to Hungarians? [275]

Significant perhaps that even more than Poland, present-day Hungary under Orban and FIDESZ remains perhaps the most xenophobic country in Europe, as much if not more so than either Sweden or Italy!

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

Or even "Das kann ich auch linkshaendig machen" = I'm also a lefty. (Even I'm a lefty).

USA, Canada / The history of Polish mafia in Chicago, Illinois [51]

There's an old movie "Calling Northside 777" (1947) starring Jimmy Stewart, Lee J. Cobb, and Richard Conte which I believe touches on the reality of a Polish crime syndicate in Chicago. Haven't see it for some time and so am a little sketchy on the details.

"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair is a novel written over a century ago and deals with crime in Chicago's Meat Packing District!

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

More to the point, AntV, our forum colleague referred to my commentary the other day as "cheap preaching", I can assure you one and all, that my commentary is neither cheap nor preaching, as I charge a pretty penny for my opinions:-)

English is your first language, I assume. Therefore, kindly re-read #531, repeat process and then get back to me!

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

Preaching is but a rich man's teaching.
The two though are often mutually exclusive, aren't they.

Polonia / Darker side of Scandinavia - Poles treated as being worse [31]

Max von Sydow was the most masculine of men, was however the first, perhaps the only, international cinema star to believably show tears, while remaining completely and realistically virile. Ck, out "Through a Glass Darkly" (Saasom i en spegel) and tell me I'm wrong.

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

Far easier said than done!
Look at another formerly Communist state, former East Germany.
NO East German textbooks touched the Jewish component to the Holocaust with a ten foot pole.

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

No, not necessarily AntV.
However, when any curriculum is corrupted by a school board more concerned with pursuing its own political agenda than with the facts, problems will surely arise.

Polonia / Darker side of Scandinavia - Poles treated as being worse [31]

You take a perfectly decent argument and respond to it like a typical American male summer camp adolescent!

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

Preaching political correctness, in your opinion?
Perhaps instead they're trying to inculcate truth into their curriculum and teach what actually happened, that is, that plenty of Poles were heroes, but plenty weren't!

Polonia / Darker side of Scandinavia - Poles treated as being worse [31]

Curious as to her motivations for "inviting" them into Sweden in the
first place, apart from the obvious, namely, cheap labor!

@Maf, not so sure they despise their culture, as much as they simply don't understand it.

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

I'll bet, Pawku!

Language / Brocki Spelling of Polish Surname [22]

Well, finally:-)

Polonia / Darker side of Scandinavia - Poles treated as being worse [31]

Xenophobia always seems the easy answer, folks.
Whether it's raving Hitler or "reasonable", telegenic David Duke, it's all the same rotten disease of rejecting cohabitation and after thousands of years, we still haven't learned G-d's lesson, hiding behind hypocrisy as we all do soooo well!

Language / Brocki Spelling of Polish Surname [22]

In German maps, "Bydgoszcz" remains "Bromberg".

Life / Are Poles mentally more Eastern European or Western European? [170]

@Nickidewbear,
You're correct, nevertheless, Jews throughout the former Empire were almost exclusively non-assimilated, that is, observant in practice.

Polonia / Darker side of Scandinavia - Poles treated as being worse [31]

Unfortuntately, our country tends to vacilate from one extreme to the next and at the rate things are going, before long, that is, within the next several years, we'll have that Marjorie Greene monster sitting in Nancy Pelosi's seat and Rick De Santis (Trump can no longer run) merrily whittling away at Social Security until the next "revolution" makes Jan 6. look like a piker!!

You can't measure European standards by American dimensions.

Polonia / Darker side of Scandinavia - Poles treated as being worse [31]

Yet as times change, so too must we, right?
The US at the time was faced with a permanent North/South division, damned near about to rend our nation into a two-tier society, a veritable Haiti from then on into an uncertain future. However somehow, Lincoln put personal prejudice aside and forged ahead to unite the country for sheer practical purposes.

Seems to me, we've become terminally lazy, indolent, and worse, self-indulgent, ready to give up basic freedoms for the "common evil" of prurient expedience, no matter what the price.

We've yet to figure on the final price TAG of a second Trump-style presidency!!

Polonia / Darker side of Scandinavia - Poles treated as being worse [31]

Who should have "thought about that earlier", Maf?
Not clear on which side you stand, sir. Hopefully not on the side of the Trump-supporting naysayers who've given up on the sacred covenant with their very Constitution as soon as times get tough!

Love / Do majority of Polish women wear very skimpy outfits like super short buttcheek shorts out in public? [22]

I will admit that we Americans are not immune from this type of social exhibitionism:-)

Polonia / Darker side of Scandinavia - Poles treated as being worse [31]

Shows how tenuous indeed the foundations of democracy actually are, if the latter can buckle at the slightest challenges, doesn't it. This then is the real danger that decades of well-intentioned, if ultimately misguided, liberalism can easily imperil apparently a shaky base.

Therefore, what does the current reactionary movement in Sweden indicate about the fundamental humanism and tolerance of Judeo-Christian society?
Quite scary from my perspective if the latter can be nearly destroyed by the storm tides of intolerance and certain groups feel they are underrepresented by their homeland.

During the Second World War when the world often far more severe challenges, Denmark, The Netherlands, and Sweden seemingly rose valiantly to the occasion, there being zero public talk at that time about personal inconvenience, as each individual nation submerged their own needs for the common good.

What pray is the "common good" these days? Seems we've become extra cynical and less magnanimous, or as I'm fond of saying, life itself has turned from a gift to a given, in which society now expects instant gratification and is unwilling to make the requisite sacrifices to ameliorate social ills.

Polonia / Darker side of Scandinavia - Poles treated as being worse [31]

We did in fact see an unaccustomed push to the right in Sweden!
Most disconcerting, not to mention atypical.

Love / Do majority of Polish women wear very skimpy outfits like super short buttcheek shorts out in public? [22]

Northern European tourists traditionally would "dress down" when on vacation in Southern Europe, much to the chagrin of locals, as often scantily-clad females from Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark or Sweden, would visit churches or similar spots in a manner deemed indiscreet!

Love / Do women like strong men in Poland ? [39]

Trends do have a way of repeating themselves, you know!
Once upcoming generations start seeing quality, they'll start aping the manners and mores of their parents, even their grandparents:-)

Same with wearing headgear.
Following the Kennedy Assassination, folks here in the States stopped wearing hats, as Kennedy never wore a hat since he had such a handsome head of hair. The trend of donning a nice fedora (for employees) or a homburg (for the boss) fell out of fashion for well over fifty or more years and has only recently begun making a comeback among the wealthy sixty-plus crowd in corporate America.

In Poland, I'm certain things aren't too different.

Love / Do women like strong men in Poland ? [39]

On POLSAT I still see the hand kiss at state functions almost exclusively.
I find it charming:-)

Love / There's a Polish guy I like, will he be worth it? [28]

Do either of you two know the other's language?
Otherwise, this might pose a problem.