Life / Require a few pointers on Do's and Dont's in Poland [25]

Pawian, you little...
and Cipher, such an innocent soul.

Po polsku / Gdzie jest najlepsze miejsce w Polsce aby kupić książki? [29]


Napisz później jak się podobała. Mam nadzieję, że trafi w gusta :)

Po polsku / Gdzie jest najlepsze miejsce w Polsce aby kupić książki? [29]


Trochę. Gra Anioła trąci Mistrzem i Małgorzatą, ale autor uczciwie przyznaje się do inspiracji. Ogólnie ciekawie pisze, akcja trzyma w napięciu. Kiedy czytam Zafona mam wrażenie, że każda strona tekstu ma znaczenie i nie nabija tekstu tylko po to, żeby grubsza książka mu wyszła. Żadne tam pretensjonalne, grafomańskie książki w stylu Pilcha. Przeczytałem jedno jego wiekopomne dzieło "Pod mocnym aniołem" i powiedziałem sobie nigdy więcej!

Food / How to make this syrup for Polish Ginger Beer? [8]


Yes, not so sweet as beer with ginger syrup. Thats what probably OP liked in this beer - more sugar:)
My girlfriends normaly don't drink plain beer. They prefer to add syrup: ginger, raspberry, apple, name it...;)
It's not so bad once in a while.

Food / How to make this syrup for Polish Ginger Beer? [8]


From time to time I drink beer with ginger syrup and I don't complain. Tastes good.
There are some recipes on internet how to make ginger syrup, but it would be easier to just buy one.

News / Don't go to Poland ... because you could end up coming back in a coffin [313]


Yeah, cause you say so. I'm wondering if the recent reports about sacking Legia hooligans were just a dream:

There are lots of morons in Poland, just like in other countries. Police are dealing with the issue also just like in other countries: sometimes better, sometimes worse. Hooligans are not exclusively a Polish problem, so get over it.

Easy way to explain it:



post topped all. Great sense of humor and a much needed reality check for some. Cheers.

Po polsku / Gdzie jest najlepsze miejsce w Polsce aby kupić książki? [29]


Świetna sprawa, brałem raz udział w czymś podobnym.
Jest wiele tego typu akcji, więc jeśli nie ma czytelniska, to na pewno znajdzie się coś innego w każdym mieście.
Lubię wracać do niektórych książek, ale tylko niektórych. Większość po przeczytaniu kurzy się na półkach, a miejsca w domu coraz mniej...

W dodatku miło się po prostu dzielić, więc namawiam do takich akcji.
Życzę wszystkim miłego czytania. Osobiście polecam Ruiz Zafona; przeczytałem jedną jego książkę i się uzależniłem. Lekka, przyjemna lektura, żadna grafomania.

Polonia / Anything in Hamburg which connects to Polish culture or history? [4]

Hamburg was the main port, through which Poles emigrated to USA and Brazil in XIX c.
The estimations differ significantly, but most of them say that from 1820 to 1914, 2 to 3 mln. people from Poland (at that time partitioned) emigrated. Most of them went through Hamburg port. This emigration had a great impact on Poland, it's social, economical and political situation at that time.

There is a museum in Hamburg dedicated to the emigrants who went through Hamburg to the New World, to follow their dream of better life. It's not exclusively dedicated to Poles, but they are included.

Here you have their facebook site with some pictures: facebook.com/BallinStadtAuswanderermuseum

Po polsku / Gdzie jest najlepsze miejsce w Polsce aby kupić książki? [29]

Siostra antykwarycznego kota Dante - Fufu:)

pl-pl.facebook.com/FufuSiostraDantego

Za samą obecność kotów, jest to dla mnie najlepszy antykwariat w Polsce.
Książka w ręce i mruczący kot do pogłaskania obok...więcej do szczęścia nie trzeba.
Macie jeszcze jakieś miejsca do polecenia?

Life / Anyone recognize this lullaby? 'Ah-ah-ah Ju ju spach...' [21]

Now we have "aaa już już spać, będzie mama..." [I can't recognize "co e sach" - maybe "snach"].

It means "aaa time to sleep, mum will..."
Still not enough.
Here you have Polish lullabies:
stronadzieci.pl/index.php?go=kolysanki-dla-dzieci
dziecko-info.rodzice.pl/archive/index.php/t-192182.html

Life / Anyone recognize this lullaby? 'Ah-ah-ah Ju ju spach...' [21]


I don't recognize this. Maybe you remember more words.
"ju ju spach" is probably "już już spać", but it's in almost every lullaby;)

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


It's seems that even more reasonable is not talking to him even after suspension.


Thats the name of your fanclub?!
Then I don't blame you that you don't want respect from them...

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

Awwww.. you weren't included, even after that desperate vow:


Respect have to be earned.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


You flatter me, pawian.
It's only reasonable to refrain from talking to or about person who can't reply.


I wouldn't call her a "journalist". Stalking people with camera is not a journalism (and I'm not talking here only about situation with Niesiołowski).


It may be an asset in elections, when everybody can find somebody in PO who is politicaly plausible.
Problem starts after elections, when Tusk can't be sure his own party members and of course when people start seeing less plausible members of PO.


Extensive media coverage for him and his party. In that he succeded. But unfortunately by this he also did an ill turn for serious debate about religion in Poland.


I agree that he is a joke, but I'm not sure if the biggest...

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]


I don't know which "official rate" you are talking about, probably offiacially issued by you, but nevermind.
Eurostat data for march 2012 show that unemployment rate in Poland is 10,1%, in France 10%, in EU 27 countries 10,2.


...and we shall see ;)



everyday you learn something new...
... and not true:


Fear not! Poland have a much better situation in regard to personal debt than France:)
Again eurostat:




as pawian already pointed - you started.
Looks like you not only don't pay attention to other posts but also your very own posts. How about some reading comprehension training?


Promise?

Life / Our Life impact and expectation in Warsaw During EURO 2012 [6]

Maybe finaly some informations and maps in Warsaw for turists that make sense.
Anybody here saw the map of bus routes near the Dworzec Centralny? Unreadable, unimaginably complicated and useless. Should I also add that it's been there for ages.

Football fans will mostly use public transport in Warsaw, so somebody should think about providing simple and useful informations. Little change could bring a lasting positive effect.

Study / Working in Walbrzych - studying&meeting Polish? [11]

Here is website of language school in Wałbrzych that offers Polish language classes for foreigners:
szkolnictwo.pl/j%C4%99zyk,angielski,Wa%C5%82brzych,PB3626,GLOBE+Szko%C5%82a+J%C4%99zyk%C3%B3w+Obcych

and here you have link to English private lessons ads in Wałbrzych:

e-korepetycje.net/dolnoslaskie/walbrzych/jezyk-polski-dla-cudzoziemcow

and of course there is loads of useful informations about Polish language on this forum.
Good luck with your study. Lets talk in Polish next time:)

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


Ok, I stand corrected ;)

On the side note, seriously, people should get over the notion that they or anybody else is or can ever be impartial. Such trivial thing but still some don't get it i.e. Iron, but I'm not going to elaborate since he is now suspended.


I always thought that he is a despicable person and politician.
More or less the same I think about Stankiewicz. The mess she started is the double-edged sword, she will also suffer. It's already apparent in the internet news and forums. Looks like every cloud has a silver lining, two horrible people exposed.

PO always seemed to me like a patchy party with very different people in respect of their opinions, political platforms and culture. Thats why there is a place there for Niesiołowski and in the old days for Palikot.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


What?


I would never put word logic and this:


in one sentence. It's contradicting.


You don't have to bother yourself. I'm sure that people in this forum figured long time ago that everybody have their own opinions, and support different views.

Study / Is it really worth moving back to Poland to study in a pharmacy school? [44]


No, as police stated on their site "zarabia miesięcznie „na rękę”, which means that this is their salary after all taxes. In a tabel they clearly stated netto.

Police have good salaries plus earlier retirement. I don't say thats bad, conversely, good for them. But don't make me believe in you 3000zł story. Police site says a different one.


No, not fairies. Inteligent partner in a discussion for starters.
The one to whom I don't have to repeat the same arguments I made few days ago.


In our la la land prices also are rising. You can't get it because in "your world" prices are unchangeable?

Food / Your favourite Polish foods! [180]

I'm glad I could help:)

Study / Is it really worth moving back to Poland to study in a pharmacy school? [44]


I think we already talked about GDP and I clearly stated that it means nothing.
However since you brought that subject...


The problem with your numbers is that you think that GDP authomatically means wages. Thats why your numbers don't add up.
Wages are only a part of GDP. Here you have some educating table.

Food / Your favourite Polish foods! [180]

Phonetic spelling looks like this: kaˈpuɕɲak
There is also another soup that is similar to kapuśniak - "kwaśnica". They have similar ingredients. Check recepies to find which one your grandfather used to make.

Study / Is it really worth moving back to Poland to study in a pharmacy school? [44]


You don't take into account that prices also rocketed. Real wages went up only about few %.

Study / Is it really worth moving back to Poland to study in a pharmacy school? [44]



info.policja.pl/portal/inf/859/47709/Zarobki_policjantow.html

Site of Polish police, where you can find info about earnings.
"Najliczniejszą grupę stanowią osoby zatrudnione na etatach detektywa i asystenta (5. grupa) - pracuje w niej prawie 21 tys. policjantów. Zarabiają oni średnio 3144 zł miesięcznie".

Career cop and nurse have 3 000 combined salaries, yeah right...

Food / Your favourite Polish foods! [180]


Soup? More like "kapuśniak".
Lots of recepies in internet. Smacznego:)

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


The salaries of members of Parliament aren't so high as you claim. They can't claim that they are too low (considering Polish conditions), so it can't be an incentive to corruption. The salaries are also not so high, byzantine-style. Nothing to complain really.

broken link removed


Great, I agree! Lets also replace expensive jets with less costly Tupolews.... oh, wait, we did that :(


There shouldn't be any presidential elections on nation scale in Poland in the first place.
As for the all elections at the same time I think it is bad idea. The different kinds of elections we have in Poland are a way to show our politicians if society is pleased with their politics and reforms. They are a way to comunicate with our "belowed leaders".

Different elections are also helping to stabilize situation. Because of them politics is more an evolutionary process.
Every kind of elections in one day can be simply called - revolution. Not really a constructive idea.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

"Polish political circus" is the best description of current situation in Polish Parliament. In other countries the "street" is most radical, in our country conversely - Parliament is more radical than the street.

Tomasz Lis said that "for years we treated our politicians like clowns and now they became clowns".


I don't recall him claiming that he is impartial. Quite conversely he alsways stated that he support PO. So don't be so surprised and indignant in every god damn thread... Nobody is pretending that and you behave like you are discovering America every other day! Because of repetitiveness it became boring and meaningless, just like the arguments of our political class.


Nothing new... Miller gave recently speach in which he said: it is time for SLD to regain power. After French elections he thinks that also in Poland left-wing party will win in next elections. Somebody needs to explain him that claiming to be leftist doesn't mean that you actually are.


Yes, Kaczyński also wanted to introduce retirement reform, but hey! who remembers that!? It was in 2008, ages ago!

News / Polish politics: Lessons in etiquette [15]

or other way around...
Today was a day of shame in Parliament. Some of our "beloved leaders" think they can say whatever they want, without worrying about consequences. But there will be consequences, just wait untill next elections.

In the mean time, unfortunately their lack of responsibility is applauded by some...

Language / Mam silnego kaca! Why is this genitive/dopełniacz? [34]


Me too, until I tried to translate "męskożywotny" ;)
Maybe I'm using wrong English definition. If that is the case, maybe somebody here know what is the right translation of męskożywotny.


and I think the same about your usage of declination.
Even if some nouns have the same form in different cases, they are still declinated. In the case of "psy" you have to know the meaning of sentence to know which case was used: nominative or accusative. Then you can determine the role of word in sentence: subject or indirect object.