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

That would be telling ;) ;) That would sidetrack the thread.

It's strange to speak of UK English when there is such variety. Like German has Hochdeutsche and Japanese has Hyoujungyo, I guess there is some discernible British English but I see a lot of variation.

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

Tongue? You mean this ;p or what? ;)

32 is ok :)

My native tongue is not my only tongue :)

Poles like to imitate both forms but more AmE in my experience. They use slang from the 80's, LOL :)

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

Doric is the dialect of the NE of Scotland. Type in Learning Scottish words to Youtube and you can hear it (kintakintya is the uploader).

You've had plenty of years to develop your imagination ;) ;)

I'm quite well into my adult years too ;)

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

Geez, WB, the answer should be simple. I lived in the UK for 24 years and know all the main accents.

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

Paulina, an adult is 18 also. That's not too old for Harry Potter. The 'older' folk that watch it just interpret it differently from kids.

Some have trouble, yes. It depends on the slang used. People from Cornwall or Devon are tricky if you are not used to them.

Exactly, Silesian is bordering on being its own language, much like Doric in the NE of Scotland. They are officially dialects but almost different enough to be classed as languages in themselves.

Double cool? I don't know about that ;) ;) There are ways of finding out :)

Brummy imitating is great fun. Dudley, LOL

I haven't heard anyone from Podlasie yet.

Love / Polish girls vs Ukrainian girls: Who do you think is hotter? [152]

Ioxana and PennBoy, you are right. It's about tastes and many girls that want to take care of themselves doll themselves up. They are pretty in their own way.

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

I think a large part of the problem is that many Poles aren't aware of the sheer variety, WB. Poles just sound like Poles, all the same. Britain couldn't be any more different than that.

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

I can't laugh if I don't know what 'too old' means. It's a relative term based on perception ;) ;)

Britain has so many accents and dialects, it's incredible. My students are shocked when I imitate a Liverpudlian or Mancunian. Poland really has nothing by way of comparison. I am Scottish Irish so I don't need to imitate anything :)

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

What are your favourite British films, Paulina? Some of the lingo might be quite tough as it's localised.

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

That's also true. Much depends on exposure :)

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

Some prefer AmE and some prefer BrE. Polish is often closer to American translations. I could list many examples but it doesn't express preference. One example is mielona wołowina which Americans call ground beef. Brits call it mince.

Movies play a large part but some Poles are really taken by British productions.

Love / Polish girls vs Ukrainian girls: Who do you think is hotter? [152]

You see, that just sums up many Polish girls. They almost always have sth about them that spoils things. Generally very pretty but sth off-putting.

Love / Polish girls vs Ukrainian girls: Who do you think is hotter? [152]

What's the point, KP? Some Polish girls have big chests, some Ukrainian girls have big chests. I like smaller chests but my wife makes me like otherwise ;) :) Morning smothering :)

Food / Healthy polish food? [143]

Beetroot soup is healthy but doesn't it contain a lot of sugar? The cup-o-soup version does but maybe the home-made version doesn't (more to taste). How about krupnik, the soup? I loved the alcohol, I had some merry moments with that (krupnik).

Love / Polish girls vs Ukrainian girls: Who do you think is hotter? [152]

She asked for hot girls, PennBoy, not some bubblegum chewing half-as* chumps!! I'd pitch them out of bed for not meeting the grade. They might be your standard though :)

Food / Healthy polish food? [143]

Have a look at some lekkostrawne (easily digestible) cookbooks and you will see that Poland has some healthy dishes, esp with cabbage. A few foods have salubrious properties, it all depends on the dose and how you balance your diet.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

The Wall :) Look, they are spaces and not Spaces.

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

I know what you meant, enkidu :) I didn't take it personally, no. I just mean that people are people and will react in their own way, regardless of should or should not, accepting or not. They have recourse to the law, not to other peoples' shoulds and should nots.

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

No, I don't think it is for some people. People react, behave and justify in all manner of ways. I can ignore any boorish stuff and laugh it off. I'm never so busy or perturbed that I will lash out or orchestrate some kind of corrective behaviour. People are different and I'm A OK with that, provided they don't harm me (or others too much). There's so much that lies within the boundaries of tolerance.

Enkidu, I'm well aware of my guest status here but this is Europe now, one step closer towards a global village whether we like it or not. I stopped a Japanese guy for fumbling around and groping a schoolgirl. It is fundamentally against Japanese culture to break the harmony by doing sth but morality is morality and I will not stand for blatant wrongs. If a Polish guy trespasses unduly, I'll make him aware of it.

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

Gee whizz, some people are nice and some are rude. The same person who was nice could be rude and vice versa.

People who view life too much in terms of a career ladder tend to be ruder. The old battleaxes too, many feel that we should bow down to them and this is a global phenomenon.

Love / Polish men are complete doormats (especially after they get married) [125]

I think that the instinct to drink in summer is higher and the doormat issue isn't as visible. Men are to stay at home and warm their women up in winter.

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

Which just goes to show that it all depends on who the caller is. If they are calling in a business capacity then some formality is expected for those that aren't acquainted with each other.

'No cześć' is common for those that know each other.

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

I don't have much experience of calling but I find some are very quick to say 'do widzenia', LOL

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

True enough, Poles would say 'dzień dobry, Marek z tej strony....'. Some just say 'hallo' and some prefer the brash 'no, mów (do mnie)'. I had to laugh at one guy chatting on his phone the other day. All he could say was 'kurwa' ad nauseam.

Life / Price of cigarettes in Poland? [192]

They are up to 9, sometimes 10 PLN here too. How quickly such things change! It depends where you buy them but there are maximum prices attached.

News / Poland's trump card, the most famous Pole alive (L. Walesa) - what do you think? [38]

Wałęsa often talked about the Gdańsk shipyards, not the Danzig ones ;) ;)

News / Poland's trump card, the most famous Pole alive (L. Walesa) - what do you think? [38]

For the sake of peace? Germans were never and still aren't happy with the League of Nations decisions in 1921. If Silesia was fully autonomous, I don't think you'd be too happy with them voting if Poles were voting on German land and interests.

News / Poland's trump card, the most famous Pole alive (L. Walesa) - what do you think? [38]

BB, what if America invaded Germany and swamped your land with Americans, making you the 10% minority in the Vaterland? I bet you wouldn't be talking about giving 'Americaners' (fictitious name) the right to vote, now would you?

Wałęsa? Famous and infamous at the same time. His life has been the subject of much adverse speculation but he has cleared his name 3 times I think. We should look at the great things he did as opposed to the bad things he might have done.

History / What do Poles think about Turks? [761]

Can't beat revisionist historians ;) ;)

The Turks here are well received. They never look intimidated.

History / What do Poles think about Turks? [761]

Better than what many Brits think of them. 'I'd rather be a Paki than a Turk' was pretty offensive back in the 1990's. It stemmed from the Leeds-Galatasaray tussle. Silly buggers!