FUZZYWICKETS
31 May 2014
Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]
47 pages? really?
Polish is insanely hard....enough already.
47 pages? really?
Polish is insanely hard....enough already.
FUZZYWICKETS
29 Apr 2014
History / Polish Easter Tradition is also pagan! [47]
Peter59 wrote:
"It seems to have held very true this year, we had frost again this morning and only 32 degrees."
I guess that all depends where u live in the US.
Peter59 wrote:
"It seems to have held very true this year, we had frost again this morning and only 32 degrees."
I guess that all depends where u live in the US.
FUZZYWICKETS
23 Apr 2014
History / Polish Easter Tradition is also pagan! [47]
i don't think you can count a tradition as being "christian" if the symbol itself, that being the eggs, is not exclusively christian. neither is blessing food, so blessing eggs cannot possibly be a "christian" tradition in and of itself. i'm not a historian nor do i have the bible memorized cover to cover, but i'm pretty sure there's no mentioning of colored eggs anywhere in there. and let's be honest, the majority of what christians do on christian holidays is not mentioned anywhere in the bible.
So the blessing of the eggs could be exclusively Christian tradition.
i don't think you can count a tradition as being "christian" if the symbol itself, that being the eggs, is not exclusively christian. neither is blessing food, so blessing eggs cannot possibly be a "christian" tradition in and of itself. i'm not a historian nor do i have the bible memorized cover to cover, but i'm pretty sure there's no mentioning of colored eggs anywhere in there. and let's be honest, the majority of what christians do on christian holidays is not mentioned anywhere in the bible.
FUZZYWICKETS
22 Apr 2014
History / Polish Easter Tradition is also pagan! [47]
we've named several things that are pagan, or from some other origin....i guess the right question to ask now is.....what traditions are exclusively "Christian"?
we've named several things that are pagan, or from some other origin....i guess the right question to ask now is.....what traditions are exclusively "Christian"?
FUZZYWICKETS
13 Nov 2013
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]
In the case of the USA, that's not really accurate, because "control" is on a state by state basis. Take a look at Illinois. Chicago is rife with homicides by firearm. Illinois has some of the strictest gun laws and regs in the country but some of the worst gun violence in the country. If you're a criminal living in Chicago, the solution is simple: go to another state where you can easily obtain one. And then there are the gun shows. No federal regulation requiring them to run background checks. This means that a raging homicidal maniac can walk into a gun show, point to an AK-47 and walk out with it.....legally. If you want "control", the control needs to be nationwide, not just in the state you live in. The police can keep catching criminals and seizing their weapons but it's like a fish tank with a hole in the bottom, placed underneath a running faucet...as the water runs out the bottom, more water keeps on coming in from the top.
Take a look at this article:
mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=975E20E2-C29C-7CA2-FD7C85222E4A4A14
"According to the most recent available gun trace data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the percentage of out-of-state guns used in crimes in New York City has been increasing in recent years. In 2009, 85 percent of crime guns came from out-of-state. In 2010, that proportion was 86 percent, and in 2011, 90 percent of crime guns came from outside the State of New York."
New York has very strict gun regulations, on par with Illinois, yet, as the article states, 90 percent of crime guns in 2011 came from outside the state of new york.
Whether you're arguing that guns are good or bad or whatever, laws and regulations on guns must be universal in the USA before we can truly see if gun restrictions have any effect. Common sense might say that it most certainly would have an effect but as long as criminals have planes, trains, and automobiles and can cross state lines at will to obtain firearms, we really don't have any statistics yet to make such a claim.
I wouldn't trust them - the murder and robbery rates, far lower in jurisdictions where dangerous weapons are controlled, say it all.
In the case of the USA, that's not really accurate, because "control" is on a state by state basis. Take a look at Illinois. Chicago is rife with homicides by firearm. Illinois has some of the strictest gun laws and regs in the country but some of the worst gun violence in the country. If you're a criminal living in Chicago, the solution is simple: go to another state where you can easily obtain one. And then there are the gun shows. No federal regulation requiring them to run background checks. This means that a raging homicidal maniac can walk into a gun show, point to an AK-47 and walk out with it.....legally. If you want "control", the control needs to be nationwide, not just in the state you live in. The police can keep catching criminals and seizing their weapons but it's like a fish tank with a hole in the bottom, placed underneath a running faucet...as the water runs out the bottom, more water keeps on coming in from the top.
Take a look at this article:
mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=975E20E2-C29C-7CA2-FD7C85222E4A4A14
"According to the most recent available gun trace data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the percentage of out-of-state guns used in crimes in New York City has been increasing in recent years. In 2009, 85 percent of crime guns came from out-of-state. In 2010, that proportion was 86 percent, and in 2011, 90 percent of crime guns came from outside the State of New York."
New York has very strict gun regulations, on par with Illinois, yet, as the article states, 90 percent of crime guns in 2011 came from outside the state of new york.
Whether you're arguing that guns are good or bad or whatever, laws and regulations on guns must be universal in the USA before we can truly see if gun restrictions have any effect. Common sense might say that it most certainly would have an effect but as long as criminals have planes, trains, and automobiles and can cross state lines at will to obtain firearms, we really don't have any statistics yet to make such a claim.
FUZZYWICKETS
4 Sep 2013
Travel / Poles the worst-dressed tourists in the world? [25]
haha, you gotta be making that up. really?
Such as the New York Redskins??
haha, you gotta be making that up. really?
FUZZYWICKETS
2 Sep 2013
Travel / Poles the worst-dressed tourists in the world? [25]
i see Americans, especially black people and college kids, wearing socks with sandals all the time.
i see Americans, especially black people and college kids, wearing socks with sandals all the time.
FUZZYWICKETS
24 Jul 2013
Language / Is Polish amongst the best-sounding languages in the world? [123]
absolutely. i CONSTANTLY hear from Poles, of all ages, that czech is really funny to listen to. most of them say it sounds like polish baby talk, like little kids speaking polish.
It doesn't sound "silly", but it does sound amusing to most of us.
absolutely. i CONSTANTLY hear from Poles, of all ages, that czech is really funny to listen to. most of them say it sounds like polish baby talk, like little kids speaking polish.
FUZZYWICKETS
10 Mar 2013
Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]
of course. speaking can be done in fragments, mistakes get overlooked or not heard and frankly speaking, sometimes people simply aren't paying that close attention. with writing, if someone's actually reading it, they're looking right at it and the mistakes are sitting right in front of them to see.
i always pushed my students to write because AAAAALLLL the mistakes would come out. people find all their little tricky ways of avoiding their weaknesses in speech but with writing.....hoohooohoohaahaaahaahaaa........there's nowhere to hide!
of course. speaking can be done in fragments, mistakes get overlooked or not heard and frankly speaking, sometimes people simply aren't paying that close attention. with writing, if someone's actually reading it, they're looking right at it and the mistakes are sitting right in front of them to see.
i always pushed my students to write because AAAAALLLL the mistakes would come out. people find all their little tricky ways of avoiding their weaknesses in speech but with writing.....hoohooohoohaahaaahaahaaa........there's nowhere to hide!
FUZZYWICKETS
3 Mar 2013
Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]
offensive....and i don't even know what you're getting at. go figure.
Fuzzy should have reproached his in-laws for their backwater behaviour
offensive....and i don't even know what you're getting at. go figure.
FUZZYWICKETS
1 Mar 2013
Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]
"Given that Poland is a heavyweight in the European Union in terms of voting strength and influence, learning Polish certainly isn't a bad idea for anyone considering a career in Brussels. Then there's the fact that speaking a language spoken by nearly 10% of the European Union, that also offers a gateway into other Slavic languages is no bad idea.
As much as you try, you're not never going to escape the fact that Poland is not some small backwater. "
my in-laws were just here in the USA to visit my wife and I. they layovered in Berlin, Paris and Amsterdam. you know what their biggest complaint was? nothing was in polish. the electronic ticket check in? no polish option. anything on the planes? nope. signs in the airport? nope.
i enjoy knowing an obscure language, my wife and i can talk smack in public all day long, but the fact still remains, Polish continues to be obscure and only spoken by poles and the random expat.
"Given that Poland is a heavyweight in the European Union in terms of voting strength and influence, learning Polish certainly isn't a bad idea for anyone considering a career in Brussels. Then there's the fact that speaking a language spoken by nearly 10% of the European Union, that also offers a gateway into other Slavic languages is no bad idea.
As much as you try, you're not never going to escape the fact that Poland is not some small backwater. "
my in-laws were just here in the USA to visit my wife and I. they layovered in Berlin, Paris and Amsterdam. you know what their biggest complaint was? nothing was in polish. the electronic ticket check in? no polish option. anything on the planes? nope. signs in the airport? nope.
i enjoy knowing an obscure language, my wife and i can talk smack in public all day long, but the fact still remains, Polish continues to be obscure and only spoken by poles and the random expat.
FUZZYWICKETS
28 Feb 2013
Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]
that's nice.
at least i tried to reel the convo back in....
that's nice.
at least i tried to reel the convo back in....
FUZZYWICKETS
28 Feb 2013
Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]
getting back to the original conversation, i just don't see many people in the UK studying Polish for financial gain.
getting back to the original conversation, i just don't see many people in the UK studying Polish for financial gain.
FUZZYWICKETS
28 Feb 2013
Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]
Laughing all the way to the bank, maybe? Arabic is HUGE here in the USA, government contracts that pay 6 figure salaries if you are American and speak fluent Arabic.
Arabic? now you made me laugh
Laughing all the way to the bank, maybe? Arabic is HUGE here in the USA, government contracts that pay 6 figure salaries if you are American and speak fluent Arabic.
FUZZYWICKETS
27 Feb 2013
Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]
what market are you talking about? AK-47's and cocaine?
better than German, French, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese....? how many Englishmen aspire to make a living out of doing business with Poland/Poles? Just thinkin' out loud man.
And what about that huge non-English speaking market south of the border?
what market are you talking about? AK-47's and cocaine?
Given that Poland has 38 million people and is a rather good market to export/expand into as it's not fully developed, I'd say that Polish is a good choice to learn for the young learner.
better than German, French, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese....? how many Englishmen aspire to make a living out of doing business with Poland/Poles? Just thinkin' out loud man.
FUZZYWICKETS
27 Feb 2013
Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]
ok Lyzko, but the question still needs to be asked, how does it help to know Polish in England? what would the average chap do with that skill? the money's still in English.
it's like Spanish in the USA. Joe Shmoe American that speaks spanish is, for the most part, useless in the job market. why hire him to speak spanish to people when you have tens of millions of latinos that are fluent/native in spanish and basically native in english as well? it's a useless skill aside from maybe talking to latinos in your private time.
ok Lyzko, but the question still needs to be asked, how does it help to know Polish in England? what would the average chap do with that skill? the money's still in English.
it's like Spanish in the USA. Joe Shmoe American that speaks spanish is, for the most part, useless in the job market. why hire him to speak spanish to people when you have tens of millions of latinos that are fluent/native in spanish and basically native in english as well? it's a useless skill aside from maybe talking to latinos in your private time.
FUZZYWICKETS
12 Feb 2013
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]
AGAIN, who said their food is bad? What the hell are you talking about.
irrelevant. i don't even know who you're talking to.
One thing: who said
FUZZYWICKETS:
the real question is will they start eating completely different food?
. If their food is bad, they should start eating something else,
FUZZYWICKETS:
the real question is will they start eating completely different food?
. If their food is bad, they should start eating something else,
AGAIN, who said their food is bad? What the hell are you talking about.
It does since the US is the leading and most advanced country of the "West"
irrelevant. i don't even know who you're talking to.
FUZZYWICKETS
12 Feb 2013
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]
2 things: who said anything about whether what Poles eat is good or bad? that's not what we're discussing. secondly, what in the world does this have to do with the USA?
Isn't it a good thing that we don't eat so many hamburgers and don't drink so much coca-cola as the Americans do, and as a result we are not in general so obese as the Americans are?
2 things: who said anything about whether what Poles eat is good or bad? that's not what we're discussing. secondly, what in the world does this have to do with the USA?
FUZZYWICKETS
11 Feb 2013
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]
[********************** has destroyed many other cultures with deepest contempt so you shouldn't expect too much of appreciation. [/quote]
right, because eastern cultures, over the past thousand years, have done nothing but sing kumbaya and give back massages to all who they've encountered.
the real question is, is their language going to change, will they start eating completely different food, will their culture take an about face, will people on the streets stop looking like their dog just died.....
[********************** has destroyed many other cultures with deepest contempt so you shouldn't expect too much of appreciation. [/quote]
right, because eastern cultures, over the past thousand years, have done nothing but sing kumbaya and give back massages to all who they've encountered.
Is Poland's teritory going to move to the west in 10 years? Your jokes are a real fail
the real question is, is their language going to change, will they start eating completely different food, will their culture take an about face, will people on the streets stop looking like their dog just died.....
FUZZYWICKETS
10 Feb 2013
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]
it's kinda true, y'all. slavic language, commies for decades, gray as all hell, far from the laid back lifestyles of western countries, weather is generally bleak and cold....a Ukranian guy has far more in common with a Pole than a westerner does, it's as simple as that.
versus countries of barszcz, meat and potatoes and pierogi. i hear ya, man. to be honest, i don't know why people get so butt hurt over this either. i mean.....it is what it is.
Poland is an post-communism, grey, Easat European country which belonged to the Slavic, Russian, East European side ..
it's kinda true, y'all. slavic language, commies for decades, gray as all hell, far from the laid back lifestyles of western countries, weather is generally bleak and cold....a Ukranian guy has far more in common with a Pole than a westerner does, it's as simple as that.
the countries of the wine, of the chilled lifestyle, romantic .. the inhabitants of these countries are sleeping the most time in Europe.
versus countries of barszcz, meat and potatoes and pierogi. i hear ya, man. to be honest, i don't know why people get so butt hurt over this either. i mean.....it is what it is.
FUZZYWICKETS
30 Jan 2013
Love / Are Polish men handsome to you? [182]
what about track suits and hoodies with pitbulls on them, finished off by those outdated bizarrely tight fighting white puma sneakers?
what about track suits and hoodies with pitbulls on them, finished off by those outdated bizarrely tight fighting white puma sneakers?
FUZZYWICKETS
14 Jan 2013
Love / Are Polish men handsome to you? [182]
Here's what always cracks me up about Ironside......he'll write something like this:
"From times immemorial it is wise to leave judgment on looks of men for women. What you find attractive in women, irks you in men because you are used to different standards."
and then write this:
"For me many Americans men looked like really uncanny mixtures."
in other words, an obvious plagiarism followed by a sentence written in terrible grammar.
next time at least TRY to be convincing.
Here's what always cracks me up about Ironside......he'll write something like this:
"From times immemorial it is wise to leave judgment on looks of men for women. What you find attractive in women, irks you in men because you are used to different standards."
and then write this:
"For me many Americans men looked like really uncanny mixtures."
in other words, an obvious plagiarism followed by a sentence written in terrible grammar.
next time at least TRY to be convincing.
FUZZYWICKETS
13 Jan 2013
Love / Are Polish men handsome to you? [182]
said the average looking Polish guy. sorry man, couldn't help it.
The OP asked a simple question, I provided a simple observation which is, if I might say, pretty dead on. I never expressed what "women are after in a man" and trying to tell me that i don't understand what women want is absolutely unrelated to this discussion.
again, i don't know why you are making this personal. i just don't get it.
as if there isn't a simple explanation for that? Do you expect Polish men to say much about this subject, considering they're the ones being judged right now? Do you expect foreign females to chime in, because we all know how few and far between they are in Poland. And as far as Polish women, well chances are they're either dating a Polish guy or married to one so don't expect them to be subjective either.
if all you wanted is nice things to be said about Polish guys, you should have indicated that at the beginning of the thread, I thought this was an open discussion.
One day you will grow up and understand that it's not the look that women are after in a man but the way he carries himself
said the average looking Polish guy. sorry man, couldn't help it.
The OP asked a simple question, I provided a simple observation which is, if I might say, pretty dead on. I never expressed what "women are after in a man" and trying to tell me that i don't understand what women want is absolutely unrelated to this discussion.
...and not with me.
ha ha, don't be so envious.
ha ha, don't be so envious.
again, i don't know why you are making this personal. i just don't get it.
So far the only people here complaining about Polish men look are foreign males.
as if there isn't a simple explanation for that? Do you expect Polish men to say much about this subject, considering they're the ones being judged right now? Do you expect foreign females to chime in, because we all know how few and far between they are in Poland. And as far as Polish women, well chances are they're either dating a Polish guy or married to one so don't expect them to be subjective either.
if all you wanted is nice things to be said about Polish guys, you should have indicated that at the beginning of the thread, I thought this was an open discussion.
FUZZYWICKETS
13 Jan 2013
Love / Are Polish men handsome to you? [182]
I don't know if this is any indication, but where I'm from, the disparity between looks of women versus men isn't nearly as evident as it is in Poland. Poland has beautiful women and I constantly found myself saying, "you gotta be kidding me, how is that girl with that guy?" I wouldn't say that the US has better looking women than Poland either so that would say to me that Polish men leave a little something to be desired on the average.
I always thought Polish guys needed a lesson in hygiene as well. Lots of messed up smiles and in class I smelled them all the time.
I don't know if this is any indication, but where I'm from, the disparity between looks of women versus men isn't nearly as evident as it is in Poland. Poland has beautiful women and I constantly found myself saying, "you gotta be kidding me, how is that girl with that guy?" I wouldn't say that the US has better looking women than Poland either so that would say to me that Polish men leave a little something to be desired on the average.
I always thought Polish guys needed a lesson in hygiene as well. Lots of messed up smiles and in class I smelled them all the time.
FUZZYWICKETS
1 Dec 2012
Law / Polish Visa Refused, Going To Make Appeal, What should I do ? [81]
I don't doubt it, but there are a lot of people on this forum that flat out won't believe, or accept, that it's possible. The ONLY possibility is that the USA has a full blown conspiracy to keep out Poles from the Visa Waver Program. Any other explanation.....now that would be impossible.
I don't doubt it, but there are a lot of people on this forum that flat out won't believe, or accept, that it's possible. The ONLY possibility is that the USA has a full blown conspiracy to keep out Poles from the Visa Waver Program. Any other explanation.....now that would be impossible.
FUZZYWICKETS
29 Nov 2012
Law / Polish Visa Refused, Going To Make Appeal, What should I do ? [81]
where's the discrimination in that? skip the conspiracy theories.....where's the discrimination.
where's the discrimination in that? skip the conspiracy theories.....where's the discrimination.
FUZZYWICKETS
21 Oct 2012
Law / Polish Visa Refused, Going To Make Appeal, What should I do ? [81]
is it required, by law, for Poland to list the specifics as to why someone was refused a visa?
is it required, by law, for Poland to list the specifics as to why someone was refused a visa?
FUZZYWICKETS
13 Oct 2012
Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]
why.
i will admit the first time i saw an uncircumsized penis i was rather put off
why.
FUZZYWICKETS
22 Jul 2012
Language / Foreigners speaking Polish - examples. [61]
i think it's pretty simple: if you have polish parents and you grew up speaking the language, your name doesn't belong on this thread.
i think it's pretty simple: if you have polish parents and you grew up speaking the language, your name doesn't belong on this thread.
FUZZYWICKETS
21 Jul 2012
Language / Foreigners speaking Polish - examples. [61]
i don't know why this person would even be brought up. both parents are polish, he was raised speaking polish......silly example.
Paul Wesley speaks polish.
i don't know why this person would even be brought up. both parents are polish, he was raised speaking polish......silly example.