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Posts by koziolek  

Joined: 16 Nov 2008 / Male ♂
Last Post: 13 Apr 2009
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From: Country or city? I definately prefer the country.
Speaks Polish?: Just a wee bit
Interests: Grass, lady goats and not getting my head stuck in wire fences.

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koziolek   
11 Apr 2009
Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

If only it were as simple as x number of cases, y number of genders, z number of grammatical moods and so on. It's the daunting array of different forms within each case, gender and mood. Something as simple as forming a plural or a genitive is complicated by there not being one rule and a small handful of irregular formations - there are quite often two or three rules into which a word can fit. Masculine singular genitives - you need to know whether to finish the word the -a or -u when you learn the nominative because I'm fairly sure there's no consistency in determining which is to be used.

But at least Polish did away with the dual number (although it seems it has many traces left behind in words like drzwi meaning door(s) or forms of the word ręka. Slovenian has kept the dual number but has made up for this by ditching another pointless grammatical gender.

you Poles sure like to complicate things.

Polish people like to complicate things.

Polish cow: Mu
English cow: Moo

Instant conversation.
koziolek   
3 Mar 2009
Food / Barszcz czerwony recipe (Beetroot Soup) [48]

5 medium size beetroots

All I need is some carrots, some parsley root and some sauerkraut juice.

The only troubles are that I don't think the parsley I see in the greengrocer's has roots attached (or should I look in the herbs and spices section?) and that, although I have an unopened jar of sauerkraut knocking around somewhere, I'm not sure what the juice is supposed to be. Will this be obvious when I open the jar or will I be even more confused.

Stupid goat will probably try to eat the lid off the sauerkraut jar.
koziolek   
17 Nov 2008
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Thanks, Szarlotka, for an interesting, witty, touching and heartfelt read. Very few people are ever so lucky to know a chap like your late friend. May he live on in your heart and the hearts of those who he must have meant so much to.

One question about your style of prose: did you ever listen to a radio programme called "Home Truths"?
koziolek   
16 Nov 2008
Food / Barszcz czerwony recipe (Beetroot Soup) [48]

Yeast? Will any yeast do the trick? Is ten days really necessary? If it can be a little volatile, I suppose a large container may be a good idea.

1 small cellery root

A very ugly, but a very good and underrated vegetable.

saurekraut juice

Juice?
koziolek   
16 Nov 2008
Food / Do Polish people really love cabbage ?? [78]

Cabbage cooked nicely - steamed, then served with a butter and a dash of salt and pepper is a fine way to keep up your vegetable intake. However, I have a jar of sauerkraut in my fridge and I need more ideas of what I can do with it.
koziolek   
16 Nov 2008
Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [276]

Pizza isn't Polish national dish

If Hawaii can have pizza, then why not Poland too?

If you were going to have an "authentically Polish" pizza, what toppings would you choose?
koziolek   
16 Nov 2008
Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [276]

I strongly disagree with you. Polish pizza is very good.

I didn't say that all Polish pizza is rubbish. I had one pizza and it was rubbish. There's too much other good food in Poland for me to make a reasonable analysis of the quality of Polish pizza. Glad you like the avatar. The goat is a noble creature! Lech isn't quite my favourite beer though. Nearly, but not quite.

polish spaghetti

Stick to the Polish ravioli. It's made out of little baby pigeons apparently.
koziolek   
16 Nov 2008
Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [276]

I had a Polish pizza once and it was rubbish, but if you make your own pizza but substitute Italian-style ingredients with kiełbasa and so forth, then serve with ogórki, you can't go wrong. Especially as pineapple isn't exactly indigenous to Poland. Are there any interesting goat's cheeses that might go well on pizza? Maybe something from the mountains.