gumishu
6 Aug 2009
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]
Bereza wasn't even nearly as much deadly as German concentration camps
Bereza wasn't even nearly as much deadly as German concentration camps
gumishu
6 Aug 2009
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]
yeah heheh - they committed a whole of one division didn't they and well went into the German territory the whole 5 miles :) oh and the next they withdrew - must be the Gerries outflanked them ;)
well this is of course too optimistic - but still there was a chance Germans would stop the invasion had the French committed significant forces to attack Germany (don't know the realities of the British but guess British airforces (znaczy RAF) could be involved pretty soon too (were there the will)
it is good to point out that the Soviets waited until 17th of September - the planned date of massive French offensive - before they invaded Poland - had the allies really started an offensive God knows (or he doesn't as well) wether the Soviets would get involved
it wasn't the goal of the leadership even if the Soviet (Russian or whatever) soldiers themselves believed so
I think you don't understand something - why should one separate himself from what he believes in public life - there is no problem of separation from the church - don't think any church has much influence on American politics - it is just people who have some strong beliefs and act based upon them in the politics
Saar offensive.
yeah heheh - they committed a whole of one division didn't they and well went into the German territory the whole 5 miles :) oh and the next they withdrew - must be the Gerries outflanked them ;)
if France and England would attack Germany the WWII
would be over in two weeks,
would be over in two weeks,
well this is of course too optimistic - but still there was a chance Germans would stop the invasion had the French committed significant forces to attack Germany (don't know the realities of the British but guess British airforces (znaczy RAF) could be involved pretty soon too (were there the will)
it is good to point out that the Soviets waited until 17th of September - the planned date of massive French offensive - before they invaded Poland - had the allies really started an offensive God knows (or he doesn't as well) wether the Soviets would get involved
defending Poland from fascists
it wasn't the goal of the leadership even if the Soviet (Russian or whatever) soldiers themselves believed so
America - LOL. Religion infects U.S politics like a cancer. The rest of the world, Europe especially, can only point and laugh at America's inability to separate Church and State... even though it's in their constitution.
I think you don't understand something - why should one separate himself from what he believes in public life - there is no problem of separation from the church - don't think any church has much influence on American politics - it is just people who have some strong beliefs and act based upon them in the politics
gumishu
5 Aug 2009
Language / Polite forms in Polish vs English [49]
nice to see the mods have a sense of humor ;)
All posts in this thread that relate to Rammstein will be deleted :)
Mod humour.
Please keep the German to a minimum. Thanx.
Mod humour.
Please keep the German to a minimum. Thanx.
nice to see the mods have a sense of humor ;)
gumishu
5 Aug 2009
Language / Polite forms in Polish vs English [49]
Niech pan siada. is not very polite
Proszę usiąść (never Proszę Pan(i) usiąść) is polite enough
Czy mógłby Pan usiąść is very polite
things are changed by intonation especially when accompanied with a grimace - even the most polite can be turned around this way - by I guess this is no novelty for you - such manouvers aren't that common in Polish though
Proszę usiąść sounds more polite than Proszę siadać (as addressed to a single person)
Niech pan siada. is not very polite
Proszę usiąść (never Proszę Pan(i) usiąść) is polite enough
Czy mógłby Pan usiąść is very polite
things are changed by intonation especially when accompanied with a grimace - even the most polite can be turned around this way - by I guess this is no novelty for you - such manouvers aren't that common in Polish though
Proszę usiąść sounds more polite than Proszę siadać (as addressed to a single person)
gumishu
5 Aug 2009
Language / Polite forms in Polish vs English [49]
niech mógłby is not real Polish Marku
Czy mógłby Pan... is ok
Niech Pan zamknie to okno - is much less polite
There are also ways in Polish for a sort of mock politeness:
Czy raczyłby Pan zamknąć to okno? - this was perhaps very polite in the ages past (but also indicated somewhat lower position of the person who asked) - now it is considered overly polite and thus used to mean something a bit different (for example that someone is doing something not appriopriate and it is expected of him/her to stop it/conform)
the topic can be continued - by ich habe keine Lust mehr ;)
Niech mógłby pan (Pan) zamknąć drzwi? = (roughly) Would the gentleman be so kind as to close the door?
niech mógłby is not real Polish Marku
Czy mógłby Pan... is ok
Niech Pan zamknie to okno - is much less polite
There are also ways in Polish for a sort of mock politeness:
Czy raczyłby Pan zamknąć to okno? - this was perhaps very polite in the ages past (but also indicated somewhat lower position of the person who asked) - now it is considered overly polite and thus used to mean something a bit different (for example that someone is doing something not appriopriate and it is expected of him/her to stop it/conform)
the topic can be continued - by ich habe keine Lust mehr ;)
gumishu
5 Aug 2009
gumishu
5 Aug 2009
Life / Things that annoy you in Poland. [114]
it has been advised on this forum many times before to drink only water bought in plastic bottles in supermarkets - it is not expensive - 5 litre bottle costs about 1.6 zl - it is no mineral water but water pumped from clean areas
another thing: the smaller the town and the further from major river the better the tap water
where I live now (small place) tap water is perfectly drinkable but used to live in places where tap water was terrible (Wrocław and Brzeg)
Can't drink the water: it's a real *************.
it has been advised on this forum many times before to drink only water bought in plastic bottles in supermarkets - it is not expensive - 5 litre bottle costs about 1.6 zl - it is no mineral water but water pumped from clean areas
another thing: the smaller the town and the further from major river the better the tap water
where I live now (small place) tap water is perfectly drinkable but used to live in places where tap water was terrible (Wrocław and Brzeg)
gumishu
5 Aug 2009
Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]
half the world should belong to Turks heheh - oh Lord :)
and behold now, the Turks live in Anatolia for a couple of millenia - well they always lived there ;) - now this is the largest scale state-run brainwashing in the world I guess - poor little Turkish souls who are faced with the 'lies' about there country and nation on a daily basis :P
btw it must be very interesting what they think about the Alexander bloke - was he Greek who conquered Turks or was he a Turk who conquered half of the world :)
rock:
that Native Americans are Turkic. There are very interesting similarities in the languages.
So Americans have to give their land back to Turkey.
that Native Americans are Turkic. There are very interesting similarities in the languages.
So Americans have to give their land back to Turkey.
half the world should belong to Turks heheh - oh Lord :)
and behold now, the Turks live in Anatolia for a couple of millenia - well they always lived there ;) - now this is the largest scale state-run brainwashing in the world I guess - poor little Turkish souls who are faced with the 'lies' about there country and nation on a daily basis :P
btw it must be very interesting what they think about the Alexander bloke - was he Greek who conquered Turks or was he a Turk who conquered half of the world :)
gumishu
4 Aug 2009
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
ok - I got it from the top of my head ;) you are perhaps right I haven't checked it before writing - just remembered 124 thing ;)
ok - I got it from the top of my head ;) you are perhaps right I haven't checked it before writing - just remembered 124 thing ;)
gumishu
4 Aug 2009
Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]
wrong
first of all Mongol (sensu-stricte) raids on Poland (or say a Mongol raid on Poland) happened in 1249 (siege of Kraków, battle of Legnica)
then elements of Mongol tribes (not only mongol but also Turkic) settled in Crimea (other post Mongol statehoods were for example Golden Horde in the lower run of Volga)
there were multiple raids by Crimean Tatars (of at least partial Mongol origin) on the lands of Polish Kingdom and Grand Duchy of Lithuania the last significant during the Cossack wars (1640's 50's) or maybe the Transsylvanian invasion of Rakocsy
Tatar raids were mainly to plunder and take slaves which were later sold into Ottoman Empire
even before the Mongols sensu stricte arrived in Europe there were peoples of mongoloid features who definitely had some contact (invaded, lived among) Slavic peoples - these were first Huns then the Avars - it is even thought that Avars promoted settlement of Slavic people further and further south (colonization of the Balkans) - Poland and Czechoslovak lands and perhaps Pannonia were already colonized by Slavic people by the time Avars arrived there. Avars settled mostly on Pannonian plains and they somehow created a mixed Avaro-Slavic statehood but it is quite easily imagined that they performed raids to the lands north of the Carpathians were the ancestors of Polish tribes lived
so there were multiple instances some genetic mongoloid features could enter into Polish society
Yes, but the Mongols were gone from the area now known as Poland before the Slavs set in.
wrong
first of all Mongol (sensu-stricte) raids on Poland (or say a Mongol raid on Poland) happened in 1249 (siege of Kraków, battle of Legnica)
then elements of Mongol tribes (not only mongol but also Turkic) settled in Crimea (other post Mongol statehoods were for example Golden Horde in the lower run of Volga)
there were multiple raids by Crimean Tatars (of at least partial Mongol origin) on the lands of Polish Kingdom and Grand Duchy of Lithuania the last significant during the Cossack wars (1640's 50's) or maybe the Transsylvanian invasion of Rakocsy
Tatar raids were mainly to plunder and take slaves which were later sold into Ottoman Empire
even before the Mongols sensu stricte arrived in Europe there were peoples of mongoloid features who definitely had some contact (invaded, lived among) Slavic peoples - these were first Huns then the Avars - it is even thought that Avars promoted settlement of Slavic people further and further south (colonization of the Balkans) - Poland and Czechoslovak lands and perhaps Pannonia were already colonized by Slavic people by the time Avars arrived there. Avars settled mostly on Pannonian plains and they somehow created a mixed Avaro-Slavic statehood but it is quite easily imagined that they performed raids to the lands north of the Carpathians were the ancestors of Polish tribes lived
so there were multiple instances some genetic mongoloid features could enter into Polish society
gumishu
4 Aug 2009
USA, Canada / Do many Polish people in America hate Americans? [592]
hehehe :)
I have news for you guys: all of immigrats hate Americans.
hehehe :)
gumishu
3 Aug 2009
Life / Which brand of Mosquito repellant would you recommend (Warsaw), or... [22]
yeah I believe that - there is no way a mosquito can stop the blood to enter it's body after it inserts this little tube into your body unless it pulls it out - you can even make mosquitos explode on your skin - you need to pull your skin to the sides with your fingers so much so that the mosquito's tube is stuck in your skin and unable to pull this little tube out - I haven't succeeded with that but know guys who did (not all parts of the body are suitable)
Do you believe that?
yeah I believe that - there is no way a mosquito can stop the blood to enter it's body after it inserts this little tube into your body unless it pulls it out - you can even make mosquitos explode on your skin - you need to pull your skin to the sides with your fingers so much so that the mosquito's tube is stuck in your skin and unable to pull this little tube out - I haven't succeeded with that but know guys who did (not all parts of the body are suitable)
gumishu
31 Jul 2009
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [240]
no way a dung beetle - must a member of Cerambycidae or Carabidae
Its quite similar to a dung beetle , but not quite round enough........Any beetle experts here....?
no way a dung beetle - must a member of Cerambycidae or Carabidae
gumishu
21 Jul 2009
Language / Future tense with bawić się [34]
pod kinem - next to a/the cinema, by a/the cinema, pod kino - (in)to the vicinity of a/the cinema
W drodze do szkoły codziennie przechodzę pod kinem.
pod Kołem - in vicinity of Koło (a town in the middle of Poland), pod Koło - (in)to the vicinity of Koło
of course the most basic meaning of pod is under - pod stołem, pod stół - under a/the table - pod stół used when you move something (or yourself) under the table
there are some idiomatic structures - 'pod kluczem' for example ('locked')
'pogoda pod psem' - nasty weather literally under a dog
pod kinem - next to a/the cinema, by a/the cinema, pod kino - (in)to the vicinity of a/the cinema
W drodze do szkoły codziennie przechodzę pod kinem.
pod Kołem - in vicinity of Koło (a town in the middle of Poland), pod Koło - (in)to the vicinity of Koło
of course the most basic meaning of pod is under - pod stołem, pod stół - under a/the table - pod stół used when you move something (or yourself) under the table
there are some idiomatic structures - 'pod kluczem' for example ('locked')
'pogoda pod psem' - nasty weather literally under a dog
gumishu
21 Jul 2009
Language / Future tense with bawić się [34]
Idę pod kino - I will go up to the cinema (and will not necessarily go in) - hope it make sense in English what I have written
Idę pod kino - I will go up to the cinema (and will not necessarily go in) - hope it make sense in English what I have written
gumishu
28 Jun 2009
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [240]
weasels are very slim and significantly smaller than stoats and minks
Weasels , stoats , and Minks all look pretty similar , don,t know how you tell the difference , other than minks are usually black....i think..?
weasels are very slim and significantly smaller than stoats and minks
gumishu
27 Jun 2009
Life / Cannabis / Weed in Poland... How much does marijuana cost per gram and how easy is to get it? [355]
very good point - but I wouldn't expect anything better from the government which is corrupt to the bone - to the extent what was their version when they lied anything but recently
It's very funny to think they spend so much afford and so hard on people who want to smoke a joint when the place is famous for alcoholic disturbing everyone on the street and corruption in all business. Really sad that they can't even prioritise what is important. There are many good people in the country, why they have to be punished like this?
very good point - but I wouldn't expect anything better from the government which is corrupt to the bone - to the extent what was their version when they lied anything but recently
gumishu
25 Jun 2009
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [240]
weasels are cute - a friend of mine once found a little weasel and took it home - his mom would feed it with milk - I think they have released it afterwards but I can't really remember - and yes they are very slim - guess they can dig into mouse holes with little trouble
weasels are cute - a friend of mine once found a little weasel and took it home - his mom would feed it with milk - I think they have released it afterwards but I can't really remember - and yes they are very slim - guess they can dig into mouse holes with little trouble
gumishu
20 Jun 2009
Genealogy / Robert, bobka, stosh, iggy, kasia? - What is my name in Polish? [32]
Irene in Polish is Irena
Irene in Polish is Irena
gumishu
20 Jun 2009
History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [339]
I can't remember any bank savings devaluation you mention (imposed by government regulations) but there was a time that there was hyperinflation (government went on printing money) and that thing caused bank savings to turn into peanuts - the only exception were so called lodging booklets 'książeczki mieszkaniowe' that were later (in the 90's and maybe even up to now) recounted - but that money could have only be used to buy flats (maybe also houses)
those who received credit before the hyperinflation suddenly were paying back peanuts on the other hand
so some people would lose savings of their lifes and some would receive free state support at the same time (I guess those who knew about what was going to happen were surely taking credits then) others were just lucky
in 1995 we had denomination - 1 polski nowy złoty replaced 10000 previous złotych
and I was still not able to count in PLN as recently as 2000 instead counting in millions ;)
but it was by no means another reaping of the nation's savings
however sometime in the 50's the commies made an assault on nation's savings performing money replacement - they printed new notes (don't know about coins) and single person or family could only receive a limited amount of new currency for the old currency - it was an attempt to destroy private sector - I think the very moment most deals in private sector started to be performed in dollars (illegally)
Also I am interested in when the communists devalued the Zloty on day, if you had 1000 zloty in the bank.
I can't remember any bank savings devaluation you mention (imposed by government regulations) but there was a time that there was hyperinflation (government went on printing money) and that thing caused bank savings to turn into peanuts - the only exception were so called lodging booklets 'książeczki mieszkaniowe' that were later (in the 90's and maybe even up to now) recounted - but that money could have only be used to buy flats (maybe also houses)
those who received credit before the hyperinflation suddenly were paying back peanuts on the other hand
so some people would lose savings of their lifes and some would receive free state support at the same time (I guess those who knew about what was going to happen were surely taking credits then) others were just lucky
in 1995 we had denomination - 1 polski nowy złoty replaced 10000 previous złotych
and I was still not able to count in PLN as recently as 2000 instead counting in millions ;)
but it was by no means another reaping of the nation's savings
however sometime in the 50's the commies made an assault on nation's savings performing money replacement - they printed new notes (don't know about coins) and single person or family could only receive a limited amount of new currency for the old currency - it was an attempt to destroy private sector - I think the very moment most deals in private sector started to be performed in dollars (illegally)
gumishu
19 Jun 2009
USA, Canada / Where can I find Polish Festivals in Southern New England, USA? [22]
hi mate
top of the page you got MyThreads - you can follow the threads you were posting in
also Private messages are there to check - you should have received one from the Moderators already
Of course you can also send private messages - click the envelope next to a poster's nickname on the right side of his/her post
welcome to the forums and enjoy
hi mate
top of the page you got MyThreads - you can follow the threads you were posting in
also Private messages are there to check - you should have received one from the Moderators already
Of course you can also send private messages - click the envelope next to a poster's nickname on the right side of his/her post
welcome to the forums and enjoy
gumishu
19 Jun 2009
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]
the conditions were pretty bad 2 years ago in Gdynia Tesco - the till operators used to earn less than a minimum wage (because they were hired part time 7/8th of the normal working time - you see how part time it is) and there were too few of them - so they were constantly busy - still they were not actually rude when I shopped there (but of course they weren't all in smiles and hellos)
Polish people in supermarkets etc are rude. Its maybe not rudeness because it might just be their character, but would it hurt tom just pretend to be greatful for a job and be polite to customers
The conditions are pretty bad though. Remember to separate theory from reality.
the conditions were pretty bad 2 years ago in Gdynia Tesco - the till operators used to earn less than a minimum wage (because they were hired part time 7/8th of the normal working time - you see how part time it is) and there were too few of them - so they were constantly busy - still they were not actually rude when I shopped there (but of course they weren't all in smiles and hellos)
gumishu
17 Jun 2009
Life / 80% of Polish people are boring or can't party, why? [179]
I have no desire to change these things :) hehhe
I have no desire to change these things :) hehhe
gumishu
16 Jun 2009
Travel / Travel by Motorcycle in Poland (cost, distance, risk?) [47]
absolutely seriously - I have worked for Polmos Wrocław once in my student times; a couple of anecdotes remained ;) for examples stories were told there that in the early seventies after years of constant use huge raw alcohol tanks they got there were emptied for inspection and possible repair and on the bottom of one of them they found a body of a Russian soldier from the 40's (Wrocław was German before war and seized and occupied by Russians in 1945)
absolutely seriously - I have worked for Polmos Wrocław once in my student times; a couple of anecdotes remained ;) for examples stories were told there that in the early seventies after years of constant use huge raw alcohol tanks they got there were emptied for inspection and possible repair and on the bottom of one of them they found a body of a Russian soldier from the 40's (Wrocław was German before war and seized and occupied by Russians in 1945)
gumishu
16 Jun 2009
Travel / Travel by Motorcycle in Poland (cost, distance, risk?) [47]
I was once such a buffalo though only for a day - I got dizzy from the alcohol vapour from the bucket I was standing at - the bucket contained said grass blades in alcohol and I was supposed to put a single blade in every bottle that was going in front of me :)
It's true ;)
I always think the factory must look funny, with Buffalo in lab coats, peeing on each blade of grass before it goes in :)
I always think the factory must look funny, with Buffalo in lab coats, peeing on each blade of grass before it goes in :)
I was once such a buffalo though only for a day - I got dizzy from the alcohol vapour from the bucket I was standing at - the bucket contained said grass blades in alcohol and I was supposed to put a single blade in every bottle that was going in front of me :)
gumishu
16 Jun 2009
Life / Reliable Weather Service In Poland? [25]
it often is (not always)
anyway some basic meteorological knowlegde and a couple of sources can inform you quite precisely about the weather - I advise pogodynka.pl radar pictures for incoming rainfall and satelite images to see weather there is gonna be sunny or cloudy
wunderground has got model weather maps that include estimated amount of rainfall which is quite reliable in 3-4 days prospect so you can make some outdoor activity planning ahead
it often is (not always)
anyway some basic meteorological knowlegde and a couple of sources can inform you quite precisely about the weather - I advise pogodynka.pl radar pictures for incoming rainfall and satelite images to see weather there is gonna be sunny or cloudy
wunderground has got model weather maps that include estimated amount of rainfall which is quite reliable in 3-4 days prospect so you can make some outdoor activity planning ahead
gumishu
15 Jun 2009
Language / Polish slang phrases - most popular. [606]
this is gonna be perfect, short and easy and not quite offensive
pronounced stool joob (or refer to iwona.com / ivona.com - I personally haven't used it)
My partner works with a lot of Polish guys, and they're forever teaching him things to say to me! I have no idea what is being said so I'd like to know how to tell him to shut up! Not offensively just cheekily :) maybe a couple of names too hehe. With pronunciation please!
this is gonna be perfect, short and easy and not quite offensive
stul dziób
pronounced stool joob (or refer to iwona.com / ivona.com - I personally haven't used it)
gumishu
13 Jun 2009
Language / Interesting Polish tongue twister. [50]
this one is to teach children the R sound - many Polish children have trouble with it - I had - my 'rower' was 'lovel' ;) - my brother had - his 'rower' was jowej (yovey) and I used to make him shout hurra :) (hurray) heheh (he was so young and naive heheh ) :)
anyway it is fun to pronounce it when you finally grasp the rolling R thing :)
sooo sooo much fun :)
Czarna krowa w kropki bordo gryzie trawę kręcąc mordą
is my fav, one of the first things my (now) missus taught me
is my fav, one of the first things my (now) missus taught me
this one is to teach children the R sound - many Polish children have trouble with it - I had - my 'rower' was 'lovel' ;) - my brother had - his 'rower' was jowej (yovey) and I used to make him shout hurra :) (hurray) heheh (he was so young and naive heheh ) :)
anyway it is fun to pronounce it when you finally grasp the rolling R thing :)
sooo sooo much fun :)
gumishu
9 Jun 2009
gumishu
9 Jun 2009
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [240]
hornets are not aggressive unless you mess around their nest or try to catch one
they are less of a threat than common wasps in August when they are attracted in masses to human food: fruit and sweets
even a couple of stingings by hornets won't do you much harm unless you are alergized against their venom, are an infant or the bites are somewhere within your air passages
big aggressive hornets
hornets are not aggressive unless you mess around their nest or try to catch one
they are less of a threat than common wasps in August when they are attracted in masses to human food: fruit and sweets
even a couple of stingings by hornets won't do you much harm unless you are alergized against their venom, are an infant or the bites are somewhere within your air passages