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Joined: 15 Jan 2007 / Female ♀ 		Last Post: 5 Feb 2007
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anielka   
5 Feb 2007
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

you are right Iwona.

Yes that us right-as well as to strangers and the elderly as I outlined in my other posts.

Although I don't know if it applies to servants..
anielka   
5 Feb 2007
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

Is it third person all fashion way of calling servants?

I have never heard of the third person being used to address servants- it sounds derogatory towards the servants-I doubt Poles would say this- simply as it is not polite.

All other pronouns and all nouns are in the third person. Any person place or thing other than the speaker and the addressed is referred to in the third person.

Thank-You King Sobieski for verifying what I assumed was correct.
anielka   
4 Feb 2007
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

Is it third person all fashion way of calling servants?

I don't know- Roz has kindly pointed out to me it is considered in the second person in English when addressing strangers in Polish.
anielka   
1 Feb 2007
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

Third person? Do you mean addressing people per Pan/Pani(Mister/Madam)?

Yes- although I'm not sure this is the correct way to express it in English.
anielka   
1 Feb 2007
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

The example of apostrophe use in the first short sentence clearly shows possession

Silly me, I put the apostrophe in the wrong place- apologies- to correct this I rewrite:
Anglo-Saxons' and strangers'.
Now, please explain your well thought out, deep and meaningful bunch of swear words to me.
anielka   
31 Jan 2007
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

Rude? F- you.. Kiss my arse!

Charming, a well thought out response- on the author has mulled on for some time.

Older people seem to be extremely polite!

Again, the way to address stranger's is in Polish in the third person- to Anglo-Saxon's this seems excessively polite but if this is the way one has been taught it is normal- it would be rude if one says "you" if one does not have their permission, especially to the older generation.