jon357
15 Sep 2025
Genealogy / Do you consider Gorals, Lemkos, and Silesians Poles? [77]
Too weegie and those glasses don't suit.
Hibees
Too weegie and those glasses don't suit.
jon357
15 Sep 2025
Genealogy / Do you consider Gorals, Lemkos, and Silesians Poles? [77]
Well you would say that, wouldn't you...
I'm surprised the Tums were sober enoug( to play.
A nice old song, beloved of us Scots.
It's not even a language
Well you would say that, wouldn't you...
Hibees
I'm surprised the Tums were sober enoug( to play.
sunshine on Leith...
A nice old song, beloved of us Scots.
jon357
15 Sep 2025
Genealogy / Do you consider Gorals, Lemkos, and Silesians Poles? [77]
Give it time.
Enough did.
If it's taught in the schools they'll have to.
With any language, it's use it or lose it.
Related: https://polishforums.com/archives/2010-2019/genealogy/poland-lemkos-exist-5788/
With 3% for and 97% against? Good luck to them.
Give it time.
Not the whole population.
Enough did.
Wrocław. I wonder if they will want to learn Silesian
If it's taught in the schools they'll have to.
With any language, it's use it or lose it.
Related: https://polishforums.com/archives/2010-2019/genealogy/poland-lemkos-exist-5788/
jon357
15 Sep 2025
Genealogy / Do you consider Gorals, Lemkos, and Silesians Poles? [77]
They still have a devolution movement and hopefully this will gain in strength,
Decades of gaslighting, plus the whole city of Lviv moving en masse to Breslau.
Silesians
They still have a devolution movement and hopefully this will gain in strength,
only Polish identity or Polish first and Silesian second
Decades of gaslighting, plus the whole city of Lviv moving en masse to Breslau.
jon357
15 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / Arts and crafts [149]
Kitsch too.
So many of Ricky Mujica's paintings are of women.
Do you like Georgia O'Keefe?
impression when I looked at this painting was "What a misogynist painting.
Kitsch too.
Ricardo Mujica
So many of Ricky Mujica's paintings are of women.
Do you like Georgia O'Keefe?
jon357
15 Sep 2025
Genealogy / Do you consider Gorals, Lemkos, and Silesians Poles? [77]
They've never been 'absorbed'. How well do you know them?
They very much do and always have.
I remember some fool saying much the same here a few years ago. At the time, the PM was Mr Blair, from Edinburgh, his Deputy was Gordon Brown, from Renfewshire, the Leader of the opposition was Mr Cameron, from a Highland Clan and the leader of the third party was Mr Menzies-Campbell from Glasgow. And the Head of State was half Scottish.
So you say.
Wales and Scotland are two distinct countries that have been absorbed
They've never been 'absorbed'. How well do you know them?
You can say they both form separate nations.
They very much do and always have.
dominated by the English
I remember some fool saying much the same here a few years ago. At the time, the PM was Mr Blair, from Edinburgh, his Deputy was Gordon Brown, from Renfewshire, the Leader of the opposition was Mr Cameron, from a Highland Clan and the leader of the third party was Mr Menzies-Campbell from Glasgow. And the Head of State was half Scottish.
Silesians are part of Poland, or Poles
So you say.
jon357
15 Sep 2025
News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1440]
There aren't any, and nor is that. The media always go for headlines.
Or even good governance given its relative prosperity compared to European regions as a whole.
I dunno about the english problem regions...but even the german public-service broadcasting portrays them that way
There aren't any, and nor is that. The media always go for headlines.
its bad governance
Or even good governance given its relative prosperity compared to European regions as a whole.
jon357
15 Sep 2025
News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1440]
When I was there in April, it didn't seem like a "poor, criminal ghetto like run down place".
Just an average European industrial region. Could be anywhere in Northern England, Northern France or South West Poland.
NRW has become such a poor, criminal ghetto like run down place
When I was there in April, it didn't seem like a "poor, criminal ghetto like run down place".
Just an average European industrial region. Could be anywhere in Northern England, Northern France or South West Poland.
jon357
15 Sep 2025
Genealogy / Do you consider Gorals, Lemkos, and Silesians Poles? [77]
That's happened already of course.
Any activist, politician or young upstart will most likely only be seen as to try to shine in the media
That's happened already of course.
jon357
15 Sep 2025
jon357
15 Sep 2025
News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1440]
A clear majority.
15% is a fringe vote.
However, the SPD and CDU combined achieved 55% of the vote... that's enough for me
A clear majority.
15% is a fringe vote.
jon357
15 Sep 2025
Genealogy / Do you consider Gorals, Lemkos, and Silesians Poles? [77]
Hard to know where you got that from.
Are Silesians and Kashubs separate nations or not?
Most likely, he was (not necessarily) emulating
Hard to know where you got that from.
Are Silesians and Kashubs separate nations or not?
jon357
15 Sep 2025
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [816]
It's almost always obvious. Only a skilled user of the ones you pay for can get round that, and even then...
Makes sense. We say "manana manana".
To nie Kanada...
People never believe me when I say I can spot unedited AI writing..
It's almost always obvious. Only a skilled user of the ones you pay for can get round that, and even then...
northern stereotypes of lazy southerners
Makes sense. We say "manana manana".
To nie Kanada...
jon357
15 Sep 2025
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [816]
Basically yes. Like randka z policjantką or plastik fantastyk.
More that it figured out that search engines have a somewhat limited A.I. assistant.
It's just that Madrid rhymes well.
Życie jak w Madrycie
Życie jak w Madrycie
Basically yes. Like randka z policjantką or plastik fantastyk.
learned that
More that it figured out that search engines have a somewhat limited A.I. assistant.
jon357
14 Sep 2025
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [816]
Same.
Makes sense. To look under the bonnet of the car.
I wouldn't call it a grammatical mistake, it's more of a.... stylistic one
Same.
Roughly, yeah
Makes sense. To look under the bonnet of the car.
jon357
14 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / Habemus Papam / The New Pope [103]
He seems to be a very good Pope.
The pope said: "For example, CEOs that 60 years ago might have been making four to six times more than what the workers are receiving, the last figure I saw, it's 600 times more than what average workers are receiving."
The Pope added that he had heard that "Elon Musk is going to be the first trillionaire in the world". He said: "What does that mean and what's that about? If that is the only thing that has value any more, then we're in big trouble."
thetimes.com/world/europe/article/pope-leo-elon-musk-wages-un-first-interview-hnw7zbvk8
He seems to be a very good Pope.
The pope said: "For example, CEOs that 60 years ago might have been making four to six times more than what the workers are receiving, the last figure I saw, it's 600 times more than what average workers are receiving."
The Pope added that he had heard that "Elon Musk is going to be the first trillionaire in the world". He said: "What does that mean and what's that about? If that is the only thing that has value any more, then we're in big trouble."
thetimes.com/world/europe/article/pope-leo-elon-musk-wages-un-first-interview-hnw7zbvk8
jon357
14 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [440]
It is received wisdom.
Slightly watering wine down is something you do for young children when they are at table with adults.
It is received wisdom.
Slightly watering wine down is something you do for young children when they are at table with adults.
jon357
14 Sep 2025
jon357
14 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [440]
Fvcking appalling.
Have you read Beach Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones? It talks about wealthy r*SSians on holiday in 'exclusive' beach resorts drinking wine that most people who love wine can only dream of, except they put ice and fruit in it.
Fvcking appalling.
Have you read Beach Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones? It talks about wealthy r*SSians on holiday in 'exclusive' beach resorts drinking wine that most people who love wine can only dream of, except they put ice and fruit in it.
jon357
14 Sep 2025
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [816]
Have you got is more normal.
Do you have is also very common.
"Have you"..? for possession is a common mistake among learners. Native speakers of English rarely use it.
"Have you
Have you got is more normal.
Do you have is also very common.
"Have you"..? for possession is a common mistake among learners. Native speakers of English rarely use it.
jon357
14 Sep 2025
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13 Sep 2025
Real Estate / How to buy forest land in Poland? [18]
Not so weird, and in Poland, the rates are low. It's quite normal in parts of Europe for rates/council tax to vary according to the needs and wishes of the community in any given local authority area.
Why not look at a building plot in a village or near the edge of a town? If you like forest, there will be plenty around you. We have forest more or less on all four sides.
Poland has weird land classifications
Not so weird, and in Poland, the rates are low. It's quite normal in parts of Europe for rates/council tax to vary according to the needs and wishes of the community in any given local authority area.
Why not look at a building plot in a village or near the edge of a town? If you like forest, there will be plenty around you. We have forest more or less on all four sides.
jon357
13 Sep 2025
News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1440]
What 'unedited material'? If something's unpublished, it cannot be called relevant.
Go and have a nice cup of tea.
You haven't read unedited material
What 'unedited material'? If something's unpublished, it cannot be called relevant.
Go and have a nice cup of tea.
jon357
13 Sep 2025
Real Estate / How to buy forest land in Poland? [18]
It varies from place to place. Much the same system as around Europe.
how much do people pay
It varies from place to place. Much the same system as around Europe.