Olasz
10 Mar 2009
Food / Recipe for Polish Zapiekanka [25]
proper tatar sauce[/url] has no mushrooms in it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartar_sauce
proper tatar sauce[/url] has no mushrooms in it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartar_sauce
Olasz
10 Mar 2009
Food / Recipe for Polish Zapiekanka [25]
mashroom sauce? you sure? could that be mix of grated champions onion and cheese? simply mix it up, cover you bread (or bread rolls) and shove it into an oven?
mashroom sauce? you sure? could that be mix of grated champions onion and cheese? simply mix it up, cover you bread (or bread rolls) and shove it into an oven?
Olasz
4 Mar 2009
Genealogy / Are all Poles blue eyed and blonde? [450]
brown hair and green eyes, look like I'm not Polish ;)
brown hair and green eyes, look like I'm not Polish ;)
Olasz
28 Feb 2009
Olasz
28 Feb 2009
Life / Polish Organizational Skills [83]
how about Brits driving on all 3 lines of a motorway, all the cars with the same speed, no room for overtaking? :D
In Germany - 1 line for trucks, lorries, slower cars, midle one for overtaking, a bit faster frivers, and 3rd one for speeeeeeeds.
In Poland it's hard to find 3 lines on a motorway, but still - there's enough thinking so there's a chance to overtake ;)
how about Brits driving on all 3 lines of a motorway, all the cars with the same speed, no room for overtaking? :D
In Germany - 1 line for trucks, lorries, slower cars, midle one for overtaking, a bit faster frivers, and 3rd one for speeeeeeeds.
In Poland it's hard to find 3 lines on a motorway, but still - there's enough thinking so there's a chance to overtake ;)
Olasz
27 Feb 2009
Life / Polish Organizational Skills [83]
When I need to vent I knead a dough for sourdough bread ;)
I enjoy the forum very much, so many topics as seen from the other side of the fence. Thanks for the opportunity. btw - looks like the grass is equally green on both sides ;)
I'll try to do my very best to meet your "demands" ;) (is that correct? doesn't look right...) I'm just not sure my not-so-perfect English will let me :) Waiting for that bit about hats off - sorry, haven't got one :-P If you ever come up with something about silk ties and suits... ;)
When I need to vent I knead a dough for sourdough bread ;)
I enjoy the forum very much, so many topics as seen from the other side of the fence. Thanks for the opportunity. btw - looks like the grass is equally green on both sides ;)
I'll try to do my very best to meet your "demands" ;) (is that correct? doesn't look right...) I'm just not sure my not-so-perfect English will let me :) Waiting for that bit about hats off - sorry, haven't got one :-P If you ever come up with something about silk ties and suits... ;)
Olasz
24 Feb 2009
Life / Polish Organizational Skills [83]
I think I know what you mean. What I meant wasn't them giving me full lecture on grammars, acknowledging existence of tenses would be good enough. One night I asked all the Brits (as the first one and next, and next hasn’t got a clue) working on my shift if they know what "tense" is. They didn't know, the only thing they could think of was a spring ("tense? as in a spring?). I just can't imagine not knowing, that's something we learn in primary school.
I could, but hate it with all my hart, well, I hate grammar as whole, but was forced to learn in anyway. Even if I might not be sure of smth I’ll know where to find out, as I know it exist ;)
Sorry, not Gdansk, but hey, remember the Internet thing? one may exchange information that way ;)
Thank you, I’ll try to remember „on the whole” and “generalizations”, I promise I’ll :)
Thanks God for Jamie Oliver ;)
You're quite right with this, but did you learn your native language with you parents saying "this is past tense, we use this... ". No. You learn by copying what they say and learn what words and phrases are in context.
I think I know what you mean. What I meant wasn't them giving me full lecture on grammars, acknowledging existence of tenses would be good enough. One night I asked all the Brits (as the first one and next, and next hasn’t got a clue) working on my shift if they know what "tense" is. They didn't know, the only thing they could think of was a spring ("tense? as in a spring?). I just can't imagine not knowing, that's something we learn in primary school.
Could you explain to me the noun cases and when to use them along with all the possible endings? I suspect not, but if you can, then I sure hope you live in Gdansk and have some teaching skills because i'll need to meet you. I've known Polish teachers who can describe the tenses perfectly, but barely knew phrasal verbs and couldn't pronounce 'th' without saying 'd'.
I could, but hate it with all my hart, well, I hate grammar as whole, but was forced to learn in anyway. Even if I might not be sure of smth I’ll know where to find out, as I know it exist ;)
Sorry, not Gdansk, but hey, remember the Internet thing? one may exchange information that way ;)
As for you putting everybody in the same sack. Well, I guess we are, but we are saying 'on the whole', not 'all people'. We're making generalisations and from my experience, I've not _yet_ met any Pole who is a good organiser. Most certainly not in the older generations.
Thank you, I’ll try to remember „on the whole” and “generalizations”, I promise I’ll :)
Finally, your comments about Brits nto knowing where places are or what things are like olives, sadly, in many cases this is true. It was recently(?) shown that many school children are incapable of identifying a vegetable in its raw form. They were also completely unaware that chicken doesn't actualy grow in boxes in the kitchen of McDonalds!
Thanks God for Jamie Oliver ;)
Olasz
23 Feb 2009
Life / Polish Organizational Skills [83]
Makes me sad - reading this tread. We're not completely useless bunch of sheep. It's easy to chuck everyone in one sack and made judgments, BUT to get to the truth one needs to make some effort. Ever cross your minds that we're just like any other nation? Some of us do posses organizational skills, some don't. Some're too old to kill old habits, some to young to remember "old times". Some find themselves in kind of a situation with bossy boss who likes to be asked before any decisions are made. Looks to me some of you are making the same mistake I made whet first time went to live abroad – judging the nation by few people only.
I could say all the Brits’re usless, don’t even know what grammatical tenses are (!), think Las Vegas it’s somewhere on Sahara (as LV it’s somewhere on a desert, the desert must be Sahara, as there’s only one isn’t it? Sahara in Africa? How could it be – one can see it in Hollywood-made movies so it’s bound to be in States…) and olives are flat round things one can find on pizza… Only because I live in old mining town and meet Brits general-operative-kind doesn't mean all are like this, or at leas I hope so ;)
Makes me sad - reading this tread. We're not completely useless bunch of sheep. It's easy to chuck everyone in one sack and made judgments, BUT to get to the truth one needs to make some effort. Ever cross your minds that we're just like any other nation? Some of us do posses organizational skills, some don't. Some're too old to kill old habits, some to young to remember "old times". Some find themselves in kind of a situation with bossy boss who likes to be asked before any decisions are made. Looks to me some of you are making the same mistake I made whet first time went to live abroad – judging the nation by few people only.
I could say all the Brits’re usless, don’t even know what grammatical tenses are (!), think Las Vegas it’s somewhere on Sahara (as LV it’s somewhere on a desert, the desert must be Sahara, as there’s only one isn’t it? Sahara in Africa? How could it be – one can see it in Hollywood-made movies so it’s bound to be in States…) and olives are flat round things one can find on pizza… Only because I live in old mining town and meet Brits general-operative-kind doesn't mean all are like this, or at leas I hope so ;)
Olasz
17 Feb 2009
Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [554]
I'm Polish, in UK since 2005.
Just started to teach Polish few weeks ago and came here to have a look at foreigners point of view on Poland, language, Poles.
Hope you won't mind me staying here for a bit :)
I'm Polish, in UK since 2005.
Just started to teach Polish few weeks ago and came here to have a look at foreigners point of view on Poland, language, Poles.
Hope you won't mind me staying here for a bit :)
Olasz
17 Feb 2009
Food / Barszcz in a bottle, how much water should I use? [8]
If it doesn't says anything on the bottle you'll have make small experiment ;)
Easy way is to make a broth with stock cubes, you could add a bit of smoked bacon (pinch of smoked paprica will do, but that's not "orthodox" ;) ), some marjoram, salt and pepper to tase and then barszcz from that bottle of yours, start with 1/3, stir, try if it;s not "watery", add 1/3 of a bottle more if needed etc.
Some people add dash of winegar and some sugar. I don't.
Have a look at entry in this guy's blog, in english. He's made barszcz, you just use barszcz from a bottle instead of beetroot, ok?
realepicurean.com/2009/01/barszcz-czerwony-polish-beetroot-soup/
If it doesn't says anything on the bottle you'll have make small experiment ;)
Easy way is to make a broth with stock cubes, you could add a bit of smoked bacon (pinch of smoked paprica will do, but that's not "orthodox" ;) ), some marjoram, salt and pepper to tase and then barszcz from that bottle of yours, start with 1/3, stir, try if it;s not "watery", add 1/3 of a bottle more if needed etc.
Some people add dash of winegar and some sugar. I don't.
Have a look at entry in this guy's blog, in english. He's made barszcz, you just use barszcz from a bottle instead of beetroot, ok?
realepicurean.com/2009/01/barszcz-czerwony-polish-beetroot-soup/