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Joined: 6 May 2011 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 24 Jun 2011
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Posts: 997 		From: Poland, Brwinów
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Antek_Stalich   
18 Jun 2011
Language / Czech language sounds like baby talk to most Poles. Similarities? [222]

posuchejcie - posłuchajcie - poslouchejte - Polish is still the closer then Czech

Give me an example of a Polish song including the exact word "posłuchajcie".

an if you can trace a word of German here I will pay you 10 000 bucks

You are lucky I didn't quote more of the Gelynder Blues:

W Katowicach na banhofie, elektryczne schody som
We wieżowcach szwedzkie windy, automatic full
Ale ja mom w rziyci te wygody bo...
Antek_Stalich   
18 Jun 2011
Life / Homosexuality in Polish Culture [231]

Taking into account more than 60% of money circulating in Poland is in so-called "grey zone", that is, outside the taxation system, the PM Kaczyński was doing splendid work to convince Poles not to pay taxes to his Government.

The topic: Homosexuality in Polish Culture
Antek_Stalich   
18 Jun 2011
Life / Homosexuality in Polish Culture [231]

you see - black money - do you not see the reason why one could not want to have a bank account :)

The only reason for not having a bank account is tax evasion.
Antek_Stalich   
18 Jun 2011
Life / Homosexuality in Polish Culture [231]

Antek_Stalich: How did PM Kaczyński get his salary? In what form?
Why do you care? You claim to be tolerant but attack the guy for his private life?

As far as I know, all state employees get their salaries transferred to their bank accounts (ROR). The finances of a public person, especially of Prime Minister are not in the private domain. Otherwise, it means black money.

I'd like Law & Justice make a check on Mr Kaczyński to verify their political programme.
Antek_Stalich   
18 Jun 2011
Life / Homosexuality in Polish Culture [231]

I thought it was PiS that wanted to enforce Law & Justice by creating an army of police and intelligence services?
Antek_Stalich   
18 Jun 2011
Life / Homosexuality in Polish Culture [231]

Because of course the former PM would advertise his bank account number to the entire world, I presume?
Do you advertise your own bank account number yourself, gumishu?
How did the former PM get his salary? In cash? If yes, couldn't he be just bribed in cash? It does not make much sense to me.

On topic: Several years ago, me, my wife and some of friends of ours went out of curiosity to a gay club in Warsaw. Nice atmosphere, nice people, nothing really wrong there. I could only notice something strange: The "gays" eyes lit when they could see my wife dancing, strange.
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
Language / Czech language sounds like baby talk to most Poles. Similarities? [222]

Absolutely, yes. Two places 40 km apart in the Polish Silesia speak two different dialects and we have even not reached Cieszyn, not saying about crossing the river Olza/Olše. The language revival in Silesia will be long process. Yes, there is literature, and Ruda Śląska is the very heart of the revival. Note the alphabet; taken in the account general easy-going nature of the Silesians, I even doubt if they will ever care to make Formal Silesian and learn it. They have been there since 14th-15th c already, so why should they care?

Would you like to say anything related to the Czech language or are you flaming, MediaWatch?
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
Language / Czech language sounds like baby talk to most Poles. Similarities? [222]

For the umptieth time, I have to say the Silesian is a language, identified by an ISO code. Saying Silesian is a dialect makes Czech a dialect, too. I could mention that Silesians have their revivalists, too.

szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przod%C5%84o_zajta

You should feel at home, Magda.

STRZYGA!

Strziga (ze łaćiny striga bez grecke "stris" ), abo mynski uodpowjydńik strzigůń je to dymůn ze prasłowjańskich wjerzyńůw, uobecny tyż we kulturze, bojkach a uosprowkach wywodzůncych śe ze rygjůnu Ślůnska. Coby tako strziga ńy můgła ludźům szkůdźić, trza jům bůło wykopać a przebić ji śerce dymbowym kołkym (we Ślůnsku, bo kaj ińdźi godało śe, co nojlepszy je uośinowy), abo ji uoberznůńć gowa a wraźić ji jům mjyndzy nogi. Jak już kogo za żywobyćo mjeli we podejzdrzyńu, co po śmjyrći może śe uostać strzigům, to go chowali gymbům na důł a wstyrczali mu do gymby kamjyń.

Hahaha!
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
Language / Czech language sounds like baby talk to most Poles. Similarities? [222]

A little back on topic.

The forgotten thing about the Silesian language is the influence of the Czech language, and I would even say, the ancient Czech.

From the song "Gelynder Blues":

Ja wom godom idźcie do dom kerejście gorole som
A jak nie to posuchejcie můj gelynder blues.

The ones of you who understand Polish: Is is Polish? Is it German? Is it Czech? Does it sound funny to the Polish ear?

Marian, esp. so-called "wonsaty marian" ;-)

Eh? No, Stefan! Bronisław or Bronek is good!
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
Language / Czech language sounds like baby talk to most Poles. Similarities? [222]

se pěstuje

Although "pěstovat lásku" especially to the homeland makes me smile a little ;) True, it is not easy for most guys there distinguish Czech and Slovenian and I seem not to see many comments on that from the posters?

I thought this applies to "Poznańskie Piry"?

Pyry, Wielkopolanie = people of Wielkopolska, the Greater Poland, Poznań being the capital of.

Like Poles call Silesians, Hanysy.

Wrong. It is Silesians calling themselves Hanysy. When a non-Silesian uses this word, it becomes derogatory unless the person using that word is "gorol ale oswojony" (hilander but a domesticated one).

OK i see what you mean, kind of like in Poland someone calls an another person a Bolek, even though it's a name it also has a negative meaning, Bolek's someone you mock.

Recently, it is Andrzej ;-)

...
The guy in orange glasses is Pan Andrzej ;-)
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
Language / Czech language sounds like baby talk to most Poles. Similarities? [222]

a pet name.

I said "petty name".

We Mazovian call Greater Poles "pyry" (potatoes), Cracowers are called "centusie" (stingies), and all of them call us "warszawka" (petty Warsaw). So what? Silesian call themselves "hanysy" (Johnnies), they call the rest of the world "gorole" (hilanders) ;-) so what?
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
Language / Czech language sounds like baby talk to most Poles. Similarities? [222]

sobieski

By the way, what is the origin of the "pepiki" byword for the Czechs? Does it have a special meaning? Where does it come from?
From what I know, it is not a malicious thing.

Pepik is the petty name for Josef, that is, it means Joe. Nothing malicious.

A lot of countries call their neighbors names, so I was wondering.... And what Poles call for example Slovaks?

No special name but a close friend of mine calls Slovaks "The Romanians of Europe!" meaning he wishes them all the worst ;) All colleagues at his work laugh at him for his anti-Slovakism ;)
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
Language / Polish and other West Slavonic languages and "pozor vlak" :) [48]

it is hard for a native Pole to master Danish, pronunciation being the hardest part as there are all in all 40! (not kidding) different vowel sounds in Danish many of which are virtually indistinguishable to an average Pole

Not only that but also the glottal stop making it so hard for a Pole say "red porridge with cream" in Danish, makes them so hard to say the Czech "cross" and eliminates them from speaking Cockney ;-)

I actually know a Pole who, after having had learnt Russian, Swedish and English (in that order), learned Danish to the level his future parents-in-law could not distinguish him from a Dane, and who learned Ukrainian later ;-) Rare bird. Rara avis!
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
News / Polish flag was changed by taking the coat of arms? [48]

The Law means Law, and we are talking about the national flag or Poland that is protected by the Polish Law.

Discussing the Law is pointless.

If I'm not wrong, Isthatu2, you come from a country that has neither Constitution nor Penal Code. The rest of Europe have Constitutions and Penal Codes. Got it?

This makes the big difference because a British can make briefs out of the Union Jack but a Frenchman, German or Pole won't do it with their national flags.
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
History / Pieces of Real Polish History [60]

Luckily for us Poles, you are not the person to decide in these matters, DE.
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
History / Pieces of Real Polish History [60]

Will you continue teaching Poles how they should organize their own country? Show me any thread where I told Americans how they should live, please.
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
Language / Polish and other West Slavonic languages and "pozor vlak" :) [48]

pyt-i-pande

Oooooops... Of course, Skania used to be a Danish province but:

sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyttipanna

(By the way, I'm old and make typing mistakes, sorry for that, sure, biksemad that I pronounce biksemeeeeeel ;-))
Antek_Stalich   
17 Jun 2011
Language / Czech language sounds like baby talk to most Poles. Similarities? [222]

I could perfectly get your message/explanation, Magdalena and thank you very much for that!
Now you must understand I love the Czech nation, the country, and the language.

How did Svejk said that... "I like it everywhere in Bohemia"? You can remember the interrogation at the gendarmerie station alright.