EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Food / OKOCIM PORTER BETTER THAN GUINNESS STOUT? [43]
Did any of you try Fortuna, Koźlak or Czarnków ?
Did any of you try Fortuna, Koźlak or Czarnków ?
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]
Well it means I'll have to wear cap and gloves :/
Well it means I'll have to wear cap and gloves :/
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Life / Pictures of Poles [Everyday Life in Poland] [100]
Wow these are very nice photos. I'm wondering are you a pfotographer, your photos are so damn good.
Wow these are very nice photos. I'm wondering are you a pfotographer, your photos are so damn good.
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Life / Polish and Czechs [190]
And I have no TV :((( I have to get one for tomorrow ;)
and tomorrow, we're going to beat them in handball. It's our turn now.
And I have no TV :((( I have to get one for tomorrow ;)
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Life / Polish and Czechs [190]
Wait for Tuesday. We will play with Czechs in handball at European Championships. I can't wait to see them crying after the match ;))
I have a friend who is Czech... we are rivals! He makes fun of Poland so I return the favor. I hope our national soccer team will one day beat them in a deep playoff game so I can rub it in his face! In total, we are neighbors though.
Wait for Tuesday. We will play with Czechs in handball at European Championships. I can't wait to see them crying after the match ;))
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
Buuahaha that's funny. You know, I've been there and I can tell you they are completely mixed. They are muslims but also orthodox, catholic and even evangelical. And I DONT CARE what religion or faith they are. They're just nice.
You know, Kaczynski ones said that we, people live in Wielkopolska or somewhere near german border, are "unfinished Poles" which was a little bit insulting. I didn't write we love Germans, you did. In the same way I can tell about you that you're a communist :) So if you want to be really funny or brilliant, find some less absurd arguments :)
PS. Half of my family have germans surnames and I have no problem with that :)
They prefer muslims to Christian Serbs? Interesting...
Buuahaha that's funny. You know, I've been there and I can tell you they are completely mixed. They are muslims but also orthodox, catholic and even evangelical. And I DONT CARE what religion or faith they are. They're just nice.
Wrong. I was born and raised in Pomerania - Słupsk/Ustka (you probably would prefer
to say Stolp/Stolpemunde) where my family came from Jelenia Góra (your German loving
friends most likely call that city Hirschberg). Before the war my family lived in Kraków
and Nowy Targ.
to say Stolp/Stolpemunde) where my family came from Jelenia Góra (your German loving
friends most likely call that city Hirschberg). Before the war my family lived in Kraków
and Nowy Targ.
You know, Kaczynski ones said that we, people live in Wielkopolska or somewhere near german border, are "unfinished Poles" which was a little bit insulting. I didn't write we love Germans, you did. In the same way I can tell about you that you're a communist :) So if you want to be really funny or brilliant, find some less absurd arguments :)
PS. Half of my family have germans surnames and I have no problem with that :)
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
I speek for myself. Most of people I know don't like Serbs because they prefer Bosnians and Croats.
Your y
Your logic is interesting. Let's see who didn't colaborate with Germans. Ukrainians....did. Romanians...did. Russians...did. Czechs...did. If you prefer those who colaborated with Russians, that's ok but where I came from Russians considered to be worse than Germans.
I don't know where you come from, but I suppose it's ...eastern Poland ? :)
I know we are 40,000,000 nation but I'm not going to do some nationwide referendum every time I want to say something that could hurt somebody's feelings :)
Speak for yourself, Echo. I like Serbs and to be honest I don't know any
Pole who would express any kind of dislike towards Serbia.
Pole who would express any kind of dislike towards Serbia.
I speek for myself. Most of people I know don't like Serbs because they prefer Bosnians and Croats.
Even though Croatia is a Slavic and Catholic country, their nazi collaboration history
and traditional pro-German stance are the reasons that Polish sympathy is more on
the Serbian side (at least where I come from ;)).
and traditional pro-German stance are the reasons that Polish sympathy is more on
the Serbian side (at least where I come from ;)).
Your y
Your logic is interesting. Let's see who didn't colaborate with Germans. Ukrainians....did. Romanians...did. Russians...did. Czechs...did. If you prefer those who colaborated with Russians, that's ok but where I came from Russians considered to be worse than Germans.
I don't know where you come from, but I suppose it's ...eastern Poland ? :)
I know we are 40,000,000 nation but I'm not going to do some nationwide referendum every time I want to say something that could hurt somebody's feelings :)
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
At least you invade somebody and it's not France ! ;))
About the stereotypes of other European countries:
Austrians: It's some sort of german colony but with better looking women. They invade us in 1772 and then in 1795 but that wasn't so bed in comparision with Germans and Russians. In the matter of fact some people especially from Malopolska had some warm feelings to the Austro-Hungarian emperor.
Belarussians: they're strange and they have problems with deciding about themselves. They want to have dealings with west Europe but they hang out with Russians. They want to have their own country but with borders common with Russia ? For most of Poles there're two categories of Belarussians: there're normal people with normal problems and their goverment saying some absurd bull**its about us.
Lithuanians: we have some problems with them. We like them but it's unrequited love ;) It has something to do with Polish-Lithuanians Commonwelth from XVI century. But in every book for history in polish schools, you can read that without this union Poland wouldn't be so great superior in XVI-XVII centuries. So, dear Lithuanians, where is the problem ? :)
Finns: finnish cuisine has only one dish: reindeer. And for every Pole, it's unacceptable to eat Rudolf's brothers! All Finnish are some sort of Eskimos, they probaby carve reindeer's eyeballs and livers when they are still twiching.
Croats: they have their little country, with little islands and on every little island live little Croat and ... scurry rakija! :) They do everything with rakija: they bath with rakija, they **** rakija and even their cars operate on rakija ! Croatia shoud change the name and become Rakijaland. On the other hand Croats don't like vodka witch is very suspicious.
Serbs: the black sheep in slavic family because of War on Balkans. We don't like them, they like to rape little Albanian girls. Actually they're some kind of barbarians.
Bulgarians: they have great beaches and nice cities but they're considered as sluggishly. They have slllooooooooowww mooooootiooooooonn all the time :)
Romanian: I'v never been in Romania but my friend said it's very nice there. I mean neture, woods, castles and those charming medieval towns. BUT there's always but. My boyfriend's father used to be a quide on USSR countries. He was told never go to Romania. His friend said: "No matter what happend, just go forward and never look back. And never stop there!". It sounds frightfuly, isn't it ?
To be continued... I have some things to do :)
es,after English invasion in Moscow
At least you invade somebody and it's not France ! ;))
About the stereotypes of other European countries:
Austrians: It's some sort of german colony but with better looking women. They invade us in 1772 and then in 1795 but that wasn't so bed in comparision with Germans and Russians. In the matter of fact some people especially from Malopolska had some warm feelings to the Austro-Hungarian emperor.
Belarussians: they're strange and they have problems with deciding about themselves. They want to have dealings with west Europe but they hang out with Russians. They want to have their own country but with borders common with Russia ? For most of Poles there're two categories of Belarussians: there're normal people with normal problems and their goverment saying some absurd bull**its about us.
Lithuanians: we have some problems with them. We like them but it's unrequited love ;) It has something to do with Polish-Lithuanians Commonwelth from XVI century. But in every book for history in polish schools, you can read that without this union Poland wouldn't be so great superior in XVI-XVII centuries. So, dear Lithuanians, where is the problem ? :)
Finns: finnish cuisine has only one dish: reindeer. And for every Pole, it's unacceptable to eat Rudolf's brothers! All Finnish are some sort of Eskimos, they probaby carve reindeer's eyeballs and livers when they are still twiching.
Croats: they have their little country, with little islands and on every little island live little Croat and ... scurry rakija! :) They do everything with rakija: they bath with rakija, they **** rakija and even their cars operate on rakija ! Croatia shoud change the name and become Rakijaland. On the other hand Croats don't like vodka witch is very suspicious.
Serbs: the black sheep in slavic family because of War on Balkans. We don't like them, they like to rape little Albanian girls. Actually they're some kind of barbarians.
Bulgarians: they have great beaches and nice cities but they're considered as sluggishly. They have slllooooooooowww mooooootiooooooonn all the time :)
Romanian: I'v never been in Romania but my friend said it's very nice there. I mean neture, woods, castles and those charming medieval towns. BUT there's always but. My boyfriend's father used to be a quide on USSR countries. He was told never go to Romania. His friend said: "No matter what happend, just go forward and never look back. And never stop there!". It sounds frightfuly, isn't it ?
To be continued... I have some things to do :)
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Life / Polish and Czechs [190]
I think Russian sounds very nice instead of German. No metter what you say in German, it could be Christmas Wishes, for Poles it always saunds like order to shoot ;)
Russian is really beautyfull, especially in songs. There's is a band called Origa. They made soundtrack for "Ghost in The Shell", the series not film, and it was amazing.
Besides bussines things, I think we have to have some break from you, Russian boys tinkering with our east borders ;)) That's why Poles love so much Ukrainians, Belarussians or Lithuanians. Because they separate us from you :))
Most of Poles think that you have no idea where Poland is. Not mention about learning Polish.
There is a cartoon called "Futurama". In one of episodes, main characters go to museum of XX century and Bender (the robot) take a handset to hear some extinct language. And guess what he've heard ? "Bonne journée!" ;))
Let's get real. Why should it be popular?
I think Russian sounds very nice instead of German. No metter what you say in German, it could be Christmas Wishes, for Poles it always saunds like order to shoot ;)
Russian is really beautyfull, especially in songs. There's is a band called Origa. They made soundtrack for "Ghost in The Shell", the series not film, and it was amazing.
hence not many Poles come to Russia (I've personally seen only one Pole from Poland in my life who came on business to Moscow)
Besides bussines things, I think we have to have some break from you, Russian boys tinkering with our east borders ;)) That's why Poles love so much Ukrainians, Belarussians or Lithuanians. Because they separate us from you :))
As for Polish... Here in Russia people mostly study Polish because they love it, not because they can make any use of it.
Most of Poles think that you have no idea where Poland is. Not mention about learning Polish.
Once French is out of the way, going to switch back to sadistic slavic languages and try to pick up Russian. I'm seeing 6 months in a village somewhere to make that happen...
There is a cartoon called "Futurama". In one of episodes, main characters go to museum of XX century and Bender (the robot) take a handset to hear some extinct language. And guess what he've heard ? "Bonne journée!" ;))
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Genealogy / Szczyglinski Sluchaj, possibility of being Russian? [33]
When I woke up my humour was really bad but since I've read your thread I can tell I'm better now :)) I don't want to insult you, you seems very nice person, but don't you think it's a little bit silly to post your photos and ask "Do I look like Russian?". Because I can tell you I look like Irish though I'm not and I have no ancestors from there. If you want to know something about your Russian ascestors you have to FIND THEM :)
About "Szczyglinski" surname, it seems to be racial polish. But "Sluchaj" is very interesting. It means literally "Listen to that" in Polish. Are you sure this is a surname ? If it is, maybe you shoud find this word in Russian dictionary. Sometimes Russian and Polish words mean something completely different though they look similar.
Good luck :)
I know I've posted on another thread regarding my Polish features, but do I have anything that could be considered a Russian feature?
When I woke up my humour was really bad but since I've read your thread I can tell I'm better now :)) I don't want to insult you, you seems very nice person, but don't you think it's a little bit silly to post your photos and ask "Do I look like Russian?". Because I can tell you I look like Irish though I'm not and I have no ancestors from there. If you want to know something about your Russian ascestors you have to FIND THEM :)
About "Szczyglinski" surname, it seems to be racial polish. But "Sluchaj" is very interesting. It means literally "Listen to that" in Polish. Are you sure this is a surname ? If it is, maybe you shoud find this word in Russian dictionary. Sometimes Russian and Polish words mean something completely different though they look similar.
Good luck :)
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Life / Polish and Czechs [190]
Yes, you're right but when I was in high school I had to study English and German. Now polish children have to learn English in Primary School and Gymnasium (and it's obligatory) and English and some other language they can choose in high school. Usually it's German, Spanish or Russian. Unfortunatelly Russian is very unpopular, especially on west side of Poland.
Yes, you're right but when I was in high school I had to study English and German. Now polish children have to learn English in Primary School and Gymnasium (and it's obligatory) and English and some other language they can choose in high school. Usually it's German, Spanish or Russian. Unfortunatelly Russian is very unpopular, especially on west side of Poland.
EchoTheCat
25 Jan 2010
Life / Polish and Czechs [190]
Hmm in Poland we have no choice, we have to learn German and English. But there's good idea to learn Czech at schools. Most of Poles will probably die at laugh on those lessons :))
For example a Czech woman told me that her daughter dislikes German and wants to learn Russian instead of German in school.
Hmm in Poland we have no choice, we have to learn German and English. But there's good idea to learn Czech at schools. Most of Poles will probably die at laugh on those lessons :))
EchoTheCat
24 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
Yeees, but don't be worry. You've became very quiet last months. But I have strange feeling you will be back on summer... ;)
Yeees, but don't be worry. You've became very quiet last months. But I have strange feeling you will be back on summer... ;)
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Food / Do Polish people really love cabbage ?? [78]
Did you eat it ??
We also eat piggs tails, piggs brain and pigs ears :) I'm not joking
Did you eat "flaki" ?
what about pigs feet dishes?
Did you eat it ??
We also eat piggs tails, piggs brain and pigs ears :) I'm not joking
Did you eat "flaki" ?
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Food / Do Polish people really love cabbage ?? [78]
Hahhahaa we have also cabbage tea, whipped cream desserts with cabbage and we even wipe with cabbage ! :D
They think cabbage is healthy.
I have been here for 3 months
hotdog has cabbage
hambuger has cabbage
kebab has cabbage
if you order a meal it usually has cabbage on the plate somewhere.
I think if they could find a way to put cabbage on pizza they would.
I have been here for 3 months
hotdog has cabbage
hambuger has cabbage
kebab has cabbage
if you order a meal it usually has cabbage on the plate somewhere.
I think if they could find a way to put cabbage on pizza they would.
Hahhahaa we have also cabbage tea, whipped cream desserts with cabbage and we even wipe with cabbage ! :D
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
Why Scottish has "boruc" on his back ?? Since when Adam Boruc has his own brand of alkohol ?
Sean, this joke is so old that has gray beard :)
Why Scottish has "boruc" on his back ?? Since when Adam Boruc has his own brand of alkohol ?
Sean, this joke is so old that has gray beard :)
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
What could it be? Vodka of course. After all it's polish invention :x :P ;)
What could it be? Vodka of course. After all it's polish invention :x :P ;)
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
Oh no... Its, Polish :D
Why we are blond ? The mustache will be more recognizeable :)
I'm thinking about new threat about stereotypes about Poles. The Third World War is closer than you think ;)
nein, niet, no, nie ...
Oh no... Its, Polish :D
Why we are blond ? The mustache will be more recognizeable :)
I'm thinking about new threat about stereotypes about Poles. The Third World War is closer than you think ;)
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. Sweden
4. Russia
What it the award ?
guess the nationality:
1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. Sweden
4. Russia
What it the award ?
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Genealogy / Any information on the Kitzmann family from Poland [11]
These are marriages concluded between 1820 and 1889 for the surname Kitzmann from bindweed.man.poznan.pl/posen/. You have to type the surname of bryde (panna mloda) or groom (pan mlody).
These are marriages concluded between 1820 and 1889 for the surname Kitzmann from bindweed.man.poznan.pl/posen/. You have to type the surname of bryde (panna mloda) or groom (pan mlody).
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
I shown this photo to my grandma and she said she knows him from somewhere ;)
I shown this photo to my grandma and she said she knows him from somewhere ;)
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
Yes, she said that every ones she looked on them, she knew that there was no brain behind their eyes.
My grandfathers generation called them "Siberians" but everybody knew what was meant...
Yes, she said that every ones she looked on them, she knew that there was no brain behind their eyes.
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
There's much more fun when you talking about somebody from your neighborhood. In Europe we're all in neighborhood. :)
There're two groups of Americans. Those who live in big cities are ok. Rest of you are Red Necks. They like to hunt bears, Negros and foreing turists. Some of them like to have sex with their own sisters and have a few deformed children together (especially in Iowa). Most of them are Baptist or Mormons with houndreds of wifes.
In generally Unated States as a great educational desert with some few well-read islands like New York or ...ee...or.. you know that would be all. You are completely not interested in another countries when there's no oil pools.
But we regard you as very breave people though during the second war you defended wrong side of Europe....
We don't understand your sense of heroism. Your country (because of neighborhood of harmless Canadian and always drunk by tequila Mexicans) have never been invade. You always had to fight because of
a) somebody blew up your ship
b) somebody blew up your aircraft carrier
c) you went on war because stupidity of your goverment (Vietnam)
d) oil
But after all we love you because of your self confidence which we don't have :)
Or Americans...we're waiting for the second round. Maybe we will get an entire post devoted to the two of us.
There's much more fun when you talking about somebody from your neighborhood. In Europe we're all in neighborhood. :)
There're two groups of Americans. Those who live in big cities are ok. Rest of you are Red Necks. They like to hunt bears, Negros and foreing turists. Some of them like to have sex with their own sisters and have a few deformed children together (especially in Iowa). Most of them are Baptist or Mormons with houndreds of wifes.
In generally Unated States as a great educational desert with some few well-read islands like New York or ...ee...or.. you know that would be all. You are completely not interested in another countries when there's no oil pools.
But we regard you as very breave people though during the second war you defended wrong side of Europe....
We don't understand your sense of heroism. Your country (because of neighborhood of harmless Canadian and always drunk by tequila Mexicans) have never been invade. You always had to fight because of
a) somebody blew up your ship
b) somebody blew up your aircraft carrier
c) you went on war because stupidity of your goverment (Vietnam)
d) oil
But after all we love you because of your self confidence which we don't have :)
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
No, the island is green, you are red ! I can bet You are red too ! ;)
No, the island is green, you are red ! I can bet You are red too ! ;)
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
I didn't do it, because I think everything was said here. And all this reapiting about how you like to exterminate us and destroying our cities and all this talking about "mother Russia" and "slavic brotherhood" etc. etc, you know I would rubbed my keyboard typing this ********* ;)
My grandmother used to say that during the war there's was white Russians and yellow Russians (with oblique eyes). And those yellow ones were real animals. They destroyed everything with no reason. She ones said about one Russsian, who stoled alarm clock and had it in his bag. And when than clock started to ring, he took the gun and started to shot to the bag. He just didn't know what was the alarm clock....
I love to read Dostojewski and I know that's not true but for my grandma all Russians will always be incredible stupid.
I didn't do it, because I think everything was said here. And all this reapiting about how you like to exterminate us and destroying our cities and all this talking about "mother Russia" and "slavic brotherhood" etc. etc, you know I would rubbed my keyboard typing this ********* ;)
My grandmother used to say that during the war there's was white Russians and yellow Russians (with oblique eyes). And those yellow ones were real animals. They destroyed everything with no reason. She ones said about one Russsian, who stoled alarm clock and had it in his bag. And when than clock started to ring, he took the gun and started to shot to the bag. He just didn't know what was the alarm clock....
I love to read Dostojewski and I know that's not true but for my grandma all Russians will always be incredible stupid.
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]
We can try, and see this disaster ;))
Until some poster offers stereotypes about Poles and the fun will end. :):):)
We can try, and see this disaster ;))
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Language / Z in usage with a verb... [20]
Wow. I feel shame. I'm Polish and I was corrected by Swedishman :)))
I thought that was the simpliest way to show the difference. And yes, it should be "zrobione" instead "zrobic". :)
It's usually more like an action that will be completed in the future. If you mean the form zrobię, zrobisz, zrobi etc. This form is called 'simple future'.
Wow. I feel shame. I'm Polish and I was corrected by Swedishman :)))
I thought that was the simpliest way to show the difference. And yes, it should be "zrobione" instead "zrobic". :)
EchoTheCat
23 Jan 2010
Language / Usage: Freedom in Polish and in English [30]
That's is not true. Wolnomysliciel have only one meaning. Do you use "wolnomysliciel" to tell abouth somebody that they think slow ???
wolny = free
powolny/powoli =slow
So wolnomyśliciel - a free thinker - may also be a slow thinker :)
That's is not true. Wolnomysliciel have only one meaning. Do you use "wolnomysliciel" to tell abouth somebody that they think slow ???
Is there a relationship in Polish between 'wolny' and 'powoli'?
wolny = free
powolny/powoli =slow