Food / Polish bacon doesn't fry up? [70]

ender wrote:


you've completely lost me.

pip wrote:


it's simple. you can either eat the gmo stuff or you can buy something else. it will be sitting right next to it. or in the store right next to you. it all comes down to a choice.

it's like in Poland. you walk up to a meat store and they have great pork or chicken products. you can walk in there, buy some fresh stuff, go home and cook yourself up a meal.....or, you can walk into the McD's or Wendy's or KFC and get yourself some meat there as well. it all comes down to choice. many people are lazy and do the fast food thing, some do not.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]

Magdalena wrote:


you're arguing something that for an English speaker, is more or less indisputable. English speaker A goes to Poland, English speaker B goes to Spain/France/Portugal/Italy. After 3 years, ESB is already a great speaker in his/her language while ESA is still struggling to order a coffee without screwing up the declensions. Run that experiment 100 times, you'll get the same result 100 times.

Magdalena wrote:


what could possibly be confusing about what I wrote. nearly every infinitive form of every verb in Polish ends with a "ch" sound. it adds to the difficulty of the language becuase it's hard for an English speaker to pronounce and is just another reason to make the "ch" sound in an already completely "ch" ridden language. like I said, Polish for most English speakers sounds like a "shoosing" contest, where every word sounds like the last one. it's a uni-dimensional language.

Magdalena wrote:


as an example.....ever study russian? inarguably a far more popular slavic language than Polish and the reason why the language is easier is because they decided to start integrating it and simplifying it. i've had many Polish vs Russian conversations with native Russians and they're always surprised at what I say when we discuss grammar, especially verb conjugation. Russian used to be much more complicated but they started "dumbing it down" to make it easier and more simplified. Polish has managed to preserve a lot more of it's "ancient" grammar. Another thing that makes Polish more difficult regarding this is the fact that foreign words fit into Polish like a square peg in a round hole. The grammar is very difficult to start with and when an English speaker needs to take an English word and put a Polish ending on it, I mean.....we've all had our share of laughs over this stuff.

Rain33 asked the questions, I simply answered them and for other English speakers reading this post, I'm sure many will agree. Nothin' for nothin'.

Food / Polish bacon doesn't fry up? [70]

pip wrote:


that's your comeback? a mention of ONE random store in Warsaw? you think I can't name any number of places in the USA that offers the same (and the steaks will taste even better)???

baldwingrassfedbeef.com/shop/pc/home.asp
benwoodyfarm.com/?gclid=CN2pi5CQ9KkCFcbb4Aode3otXw
meadow-view-farm.com

why don't you just give up on trying to defend your idiotic first post about meat in the USA and save yourself the trouble and aggrivation.

big sweeping comments from people trying to generalize about the USA will always make you look like an idiot. especially people that claim to have "lived there for 6 months" and now claim to be an expert on the entire country. this is just one example of how little you know.

Food / Polish bacon doesn't fry up? [70]

upolska wrote:


oh, OK, so in that case, you know how awesome it is.

pip wrote:


what a tool. i'd put any cut of beef from the USA against any cut of beef from Poland. in Poland, cow tastes like shite, in the USA....well.....we're not world famous for our steaks for nothin'.

keep drinkin' the Kool-Aid, partner.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]

why is polish so hard?

-cases. most languages don't have them and for an english speaker for example, it's the most ridiculous concept ever.

-uni-dimensional. nearly every verb ending in "ch" as well as most other words having some sort of "sh", "ch", "rz", etc. it makes seperating one word/sound from the next very difficult. for most people first being introduced to Polish, it sounds to them as if people are loudly "shooshing" each other.

-outdated, which can probably be grouped together with "lack of immigration". immigration makes languages more simplified generally and it also gives natives more experience speaking their language with foreigners. when you say things over and over and nobody understands you, you figure out that you gotta slow down and use simpler words.

Food / Polish bacon doesn't fry up? [70]

upolska wrote:


have you ever had bacon from the USA?

Food / Polish bacon doesn't fry up? [70]

it's simple. poland doesn't have american bacon. been there, done that, searched and searched, they don't have it.

you could maybe try an international foods store but whatever they call "bekon" in Poland simply isn't bacon you find in the USA. i like polish boczek for example but it is very different and is used for different applications.

it's one of those things in the USA that Poles would absolutely love but can't get in Poland. that, and taylor ham, but most of the USA doesn't get taylor ham, it's a northeastern, tri-state area thing.

History / Polish visas granted after 1989 [14]

my bad. sorry for that Pawian.

History / Polish visas granted after 1989 [14]

pawian wrote:


how long was that?

History / Polish visas granted after 1989 [14]

pawian wrote:


after you finished college, how did you stay legal?

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

In Poland, I had never seen so many bizarre haircuts and crazy hair coloring jobs. i.e., the 70 year old woman with purple hair or the middle aged woman with bright red hair. not highlighted...pure red.

i noticed my fair share of anorexic women in Poland.

countless juice heads walking around with arms bigger than their thighs.

none of these fall under the category, "messing around with bodies for no good reason"?

just because Poles don't clip their rocket flaps doesn't warrant that kind of generalization.

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

amathyst wrote:


for example?

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

PlasticPole wrote:


like baptism.

PlasticPole wrote:


oh, why yes! and most married women look at their hubby's fat stomach and just can't stop themselves from jumping on top of him! you're arguing that because they are married, their wives MUST think it looks good? just stop. when a woman knocks out a few kids and decides she's done with exercising forever, consequentially packing on 20 kilos in her a$$ and thighs, do most men get a divorce thereafter? no, they stay married.....because they think it looks "natural". what in the hell are you talking about.

picture of a 35 year old man with a belly vs a picture of Brad Pitt in a 'Fight Club' scene. something tells me Brad's abs win....every time.

you like what you like, whether we're born that way or not.

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

PlasticPole wrote:


when talking about aesthetics and physical desire, that's a very weak stance.

you know what else is natural? a big, hairy bush between your legs. and which do you prefer? a woman that keeps it nice and trim....or the huge puff of curly Q's you gotta fish through to find the target? like hairy armpits too on a woman? yummy.....

how about a woman's legs? do you like smooth shaved legs or do you prefer the more "natural" approach.....a woman with as much hair on her legs as you have. oh, and let's not forget that some women have light mustaches that they tend to.....mistake waxing that off too?

is it natural for a man to have 8-pack abs? most men naturally put on most of their fat in their stomachs but what do most women go crazy for? washboard abs.

now we'll hear from women saying they prefer a more natural looking stomach with a man......so i'll just call "bull$hit" ahead of time.

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

Marynka11 wrote:


perfectly spoken from a girl who's with an "unclipped" guy.

urszula wrote:


and again.

Plastic Pole wrote:


yes yes, historical facts, reasoning, rationalization......yes of course.

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

PennBoy wrote:


of course you have. because they are with someone who has it unclipped.....or live in a country where everyone has an unclipped one. like i said.

Wroclaw wrote:


as well.

ever notice how nearly all prn has guys with clipped ones? money talks.

Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

all the guys that got theirs clipped thank the heavens for it every time they're with a woman.

all the guys that don't try and convince themselves that girls don't care whether it's clipped or not.

all the girls that have boyfriends/husbands with an unclipped one say it's better or barbaric to clip it off or whatever because either they've never experienced an unclipped one or they need to defend their husbands out of simple respect.

girls prefer it clipped.

gotta clip it.

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

delph wrote:


the majority of Polish teachers I knew spoke with a "neutral" accent aside from those that went to the UK for several years.

Work / The level of English of Polish teachers of English. What do you think of it? [101]

my 2 cents:

level of english with Polish teachers? sub-par but maybe i set the bar too high.

for the most part, once a student can really rock and roll in english, a polish teacher is quite obsolete. what a student needs, more than anything (this is just my own opinion) is to be able to understand everything a native says. you can ram vocabulary down their throat and nit pick their grammar then throw a CPE exam at them but they cram and it's gone a month later. if a student doesn't live in an english speaking country, native exposure is essential, otherwise, your english is just going to sit stagnant and the new fancy words you have been studying.....you won't use them because nobody is going to understand it anyway. good luck going to a company with 2nd language english speakers and spouting off idioms, complex adjectives, etc. it's a waste of time and you'll fall right back into your core words and structures and poof, you forget the new stuff. also, for what it's worth, native exposure is your only hope at ever really understanding what's going on with english speaking films.

I always used to say, Polish is brutally difficult but the one advantage I always had is that because it's so difficult and the country is so homogenous, every Polish word I hear spoken....is being spoken by a native so I can trust it's the right way to say it. If you were to go to the USA and study english, especially if you were down south or inner city, half the things people say are things you shouldn't ever repeat.

All the power to you if you're Polish and you teach English, I've met some great ones through the years....but you have limitations.

News / Poland reveals its new super car. [56]

grubas wrote:


$49,000 for the base model is "not much money"? Man, I'd love to be making your money.

The better bet in my opinion is the 2011 Camaro if you like Chevy and want the big V8. Their top of the line model is around $34,000, V8 engine, 426 HP in manual transmission. Or, you could go one step down, the Camaro 1SS, same V8 engine, same HP, just a few less bells and whistles, for $31,000. You still get the rumble of a V8 and if you ask me, the new Camaros are absolutely badass. Lots of people drive them down where I am and I love seeing them, really sharp looking car......and I'm not even a Chevy guy.

When I look at a Corvette, I simply can't stop thinking about either Barbie or middle aged men going through a midlife crisis. OH, that and gold chains and hairy chests.

News / Poland reveals its new super car. [56]

wildrover wrote:


in all honesty, technology has come so far that V8's are getting pretty obsolete. aside from the grumble grumble of the engine, they don't offer much else. These days, 4-cylinder engines are pumping out 300+ HP (Porsche has been doing it for years) and just about any 4-cylinder coupled with even a modest turbo charger gives you 200+ HP with gas mileage of 25 mpg or more. Ford, Chevy, Subaru, Mazda, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Honda, Hyundai....nearly every car manufacturer these days offers fast, relatively inexpensive cars in 4-cylinder without the gas guzzling characteristics of a V8.

Language / Is Polish amongst the best-sounding languages in the world? [123]

Pennboy wrote:


I live in the south now and I can certainly attest to what that teacher is talking about. The english down here is abominable. The most embarrassing is when I receive a text message from someone who can't even speak properly because they type words and fragments that literally aren't recognizable but it's all because they don't know how to put the mess that comes out of their mouth on a daily basis onto paper because it's comprised of words and sounds that don't really exist.

this would be most certainly a mild example, but I hear "I would have went" from nearly everyone down here. past participles are simply non existent along with most adverbs.

anyway, back on topic folks. this thread is starting to look like another one of those threads.

Language / Is Polish amongst the best-sounding languages in the world? [123]

is this a joke? doesn't like.....everybody make fun of Polish for how it sounds?

my first impression was that it sounded like a room full of people arguing via "the shush", as if everyone simultaneously wanted the others to be quiet. very quiet.

Life / Why Poles have so pro-emigration attitude? [85]

Seanus wrote:


One could also argue that because they're so tight-knit with their families, they are ill-equipped for travel abroad in general for extended periods of time. It always amazed me how often young college students would go home to see their parents. Every weekend, the train and bus stations would be absolutely mobbed in Wroclaw with college kids going home to see mommy and daddy. Often times it would be a 3-4 hour train ride (each way) yet they would still make the trip. Not saying it's bad, it just always made me view Poles as being a bit more dependent on their families than what I'm used to.

Also, Poland is very different from Western Europe which simply adds to the shock value when they move to another country compared to say a German moving to France or Switzerland. The bigger the transition, the less it feels like home?

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

Lexie0987 wrote:


and then wrote:


Sorry, but you have just completely contradicted yourself. Glad I wrote what I wrote. You are exactly what I expected. Another rookie claiming that the language ain't that tough when you have no concept of Polish whatsoever.

FAIL.

gumishu wrote:


OMG, is there NO sense of humor on this forum anymore? What did you not understand about "just messin' with you".

Uuuchh......

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

Lexie0987 wrote:


Couple things....

For one, I counted 3 mistakes in your list.

Secondly, anyone that says something like this: "I'm currently studying the language now, and I do not see what is so challenging about the language besides the word order" most likely is someone who barely speaks Polish, started not long ago and has no concept of Polish cases. It's also worth mentioning that people like this, even when they get to the cases, often times ignore them and think they're speaking well.

It strikes a nerve with me when people talk crap like this because I went through years of torture learning Polish grammar and know the difficulties involved. I'd love to hear you speak Polish Lexie, we'll see just how challenging this language really is.

Thirdly, are you sure Lexie it's not "Musze juz pojsc"???

Naaah, I'm just messin' with you now.

Life / Why Poles have so pro-emigration attitude? [85]

Maaarysia wrote:


Some people value a far better quality of life along with better opportunities for their children a bit more than the ability to stare at each other back home while living in poverty. Family for many is the #1 priority but does that mean not being able to better yourself and your family?

Sister number 1 says, "boy oh boy, what an improvement in my life since I moved! I earn more, I can afford what I want, my children have everything they could ask for, we have a nice sized apartment/house, the weather is far better.....it's great!"

Sister number 2 says, "yeah yeah yeah......whoopty doo......I get to eat mom's pierogi once a month though.......now do you see why you made such a bad decision?"

Some people have plenty in Poland but many people do not, hence, why so many jump ship to where they can find "plenty".

Life / Why Poles have so pro-emigration attitude? [85]

Seanus wrote:


Yes, but you're still responsible for federal taxes which takes the biggest chunk. It's also worth mentioning that Delaware is not a very desirable place to live, not much in the way of jobs, New Hampshire is similar in that sense and it's very cold.

grubas wrote:


Mine cost $35 and it's good for 8 years.

Life / Why Poles have so pro-emigration attitude? [85]

In response to the OP......for the same reason next to nobody has a pro-immigration attitude towards Poland. Last I checked, not to many countries are banging down Poland's doors to get in and enjoy the good life in RP.

News / Raising Poland's legal drinking age to 21 [95]

Say whatever you want, teenagers very rarely drive in Poland and very very few actually own a car. Most young adults in Poland don't even WORK till they're 25 and finished with school.....without well to do parents, owning, operating and maintaining a car is nearly impossible.