Sidliste_Chodov
22 Dec 2011
Life / Poles hard working or just born lazy. [58]
I think you've met my ex :D
i only know of one person who was completely bone idle and she is back in poland now.
I think you've met my ex :D
Sidliste_Chodov
23 Dec 2011
Life / Does Polish society accept new people especially those not from Poland [41]
Everyone who knows anything about Poland knows that there is still a culture which accepts this. Yet when I once dared to mention on here that I had witnessed a group of guys drinking before setting off for work, the keyboard warriors appeared, to try and make me look like I was some anti-Polish racist foreigner or something. You only need to smell people on trams before 0700 to learn that it's the truth. It doesn't mean that everyone drinks at or on the way to work, but it's much more common than over here.
Less likely to happen in major cities and large towns, but I'm sure it would happen to me if I went into a shop in a small Cornish village as well. Polish villages and small towns aren't really used to foreigners. I think that far worse would happen if I opened my mouth in a taxi queue in some small Midlands town on a Saturday night.
Unfortunately, I think you just ended up in a local sklep for local Polacy lol :D
drinking on the job is a no no and rightly so in my view purely on health and safety ground not to mention the imagine it sends out
Everyone who knows anything about Poland knows that there is still a culture which accepts this. Yet when I once dared to mention on here that I had witnessed a group of guys drinking before setting off for work, the keyboard warriors appeared, to try and make me look like I was some anti-Polish racist foreigner or something. You only need to smell people on trams before 0700 to learn that it's the truth. It doesn't mean that everyone drinks at or on the way to work, but it's much more common than over here.
the woman serving me was about as unfriendly as you could get, other customers behind me totally shut up...and basically i felt really embarrassed.
Less likely to happen in major cities and large towns, but I'm sure it would happen to me if I went into a shop in a small Cornish village as well. Polish villages and small towns aren't really used to foreigners. I think that far worse would happen if I opened my mouth in a taxi queue in some small Midlands town on a Saturday night.
Unfortunately, I think you just ended up in a local sklep for local Polacy lol :D
Sidliste_Chodov
23 Dec 2011
Life / Why is Polish Christmas on the 24th? [87]
Exactly. I have a job which didn't (and couldn't) even exist 100 years ago, and I can't drink between the 25th and the 30th because of this. While everyone else parties, some of us have to remain clear-headed to make life better for everyone else. It's 2011, not 1511; times change, and hundreds of thousands of us can't just stay in and drink for three days ;)
In the USA, no doubt :D
Sadly some of us can't be partying until gone four o'clock in the morning on a Wednesday night: we have these things called 'jobs'.
Exactly. I have a job which didn't (and couldn't) even exist 100 years ago, and I can't drink between the 25th and the 30th because of this. While everyone else parties, some of us have to remain clear-headed to make life better for everyone else. It's 2011, not 1511; times change, and hundreds of thousands of us can't just stay in and drink for three days ;)
No doubt traditional for Ukrainians abroad.
In the USA, no doubt :D
Sidliste_Chodov
23 Dec 2011
USA, Canada / Where do most Polish-Americans identify on the political spectrum? [142]
LMAO. This would never happen at a real Polish business over here.
That's worse than the Asian shops over here who advertise "Polskie Chleb", "Polski Produkts" and "Polska Food".
They're Asian - they have an excuse. We may suggest corrections, but we don't criticise them for Google Translator's shortcomings :) What's the Polish-American excuse?? :D
Yes, you really do know best...
LMAO. This would never happen at a real Polish business over here.
That's worse than the Asian shops over here who advertise "Polskie Chleb", "Polski Produkts" and "Polska Food".
They're Asian - they have an excuse. We may suggest corrections, but we don't criticise them for Google Translator's shortcomings :) What's the Polish-American excuse?? :D
Sidliste_Chodov
23 Dec 2011
USA, Canada / Where do most Polish-Americans identify on the political spectrum? [142]
Exactly!!!! lmao!!! :D
I imagine that most only really consider their relatives and friends abroad, and not anyone else.
Delph may be a lot of things, but at least he's been to Poland and lives there - unlike many of the "Polish Dog"-munching brigade.
What's even more painful is the name - Sofia?!
Exactly!!!! lmao!!! :D
i don't know about 'most', but it seems to me that Poles don't give Polonia a second thought.
I imagine that most only really consider their relatives and friends abroad, and not anyone else.
Delph may be a lot of things, but at least he's been to Poland and lives there - unlike many of the "Polish Dog"-munching brigade.
Sidliste_Chodov
23 Dec 2011
Love / Polish men calling polish girl for dating englishman [80]
That may well be the case. However, I've already explained why the title is ungrammatical, and why I suspect that the OP may not necessarily be a native speaker. I may be wrong, but I am right to suspect this. I'm not going to repeat my previous posts. I believe that my understanding of English is already more than adequate, but thanks all the same.
Whenever I see a post made by a prospective "English teacher", it never ceases to amaze me just how bad their grammar or spelling is. The standard of English demonstrated by Polish natives like JustysiaS bring complete and utter shame upon these guys!
Well, I do hold a teaching qualification, and I teach occasionally as part of my job. But I am not, have never claimed to be, and do not intend ever becoming a teacher. Especially not a teacher of English. I have never claimed to have "mastered" English (or Polish), either, and I know that my English is not perfect.
Anyway, this is off-topic, so I'm keeping off this thread from now on.
As a native speaker of English, I can confirm this is actually English. Try reading "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac for an alternative take on the English language. It may broaden your understanding of a very complicated language, few master, including me.
That may well be the case. However, I've already explained why the title is ungrammatical, and why I suspect that the OP may not necessarily be a native speaker. I may be wrong, but I am right to suspect this. I'm not going to repeat my previous posts. I believe that my understanding of English is already more than adequate, but thanks all the same.
Whenever I see a post made by a prospective "English teacher", it never ceases to amaze me just how bad their grammar or spelling is. The standard of English demonstrated by Polish natives like JustysiaS bring complete and utter shame upon these guys!
Are you teachers by any chance?
Well, I do hold a teaching qualification, and I teach occasionally as part of my job. But I am not, have never claimed to be, and do not intend ever becoming a teacher. Especially not a teacher of English. I have never claimed to have "mastered" English (or Polish), either, and I know that my English is not perfect.
Anyway, this is off-topic, so I'm keeping off this thread from now on.
Sidliste_Chodov
24 Dec 2011
Life / Why is Polish Christmas on the 24th? [87]
I suppose that this demonstrates the difference between Polish-Americans and British people of Polish origin.
It seems that once Poles in the USA have been there a while, they forget their culture, or create some fake form of it; let's face it, the "Polish Dog" is just the Pol-Am equivalent of "Singapore Fried Noodles" :) Mind you, this does appear to be the "American Way" - remember that episode of The Sopranos, when the oh-so "Italian-American" characters went to Italy and needed interpreters?? lol :D
It's over 65 years since the first member of my family arrived in this country, yet I am able to pass on the language and the culture to any children or grandchildren I may have.
In the UK, Polish people can be divided into two groups. The first group consists of those who maintain the language and culture and pass it on to their children. These people tend to object to being called English/Welsh etc, but accept being called British. Christmas means a traditional Polish Christmas Eve, not an English Christmas Day. Church means the local Polish church, if it is within a reasonable travelling distance. English may become the primary language, but Polish is spoken at every opportunity.
The other group are those who never bothered with anything Polish, and exclusively refer to themselves as English/British, etc. They will, however, admit to having Polish ancestry, if the subject arises. Christmas means an English Christmas Day, not a Polish Christmas Eve. The local English church is attended, if at all.
What you will not find over here is people claiming to be Polish, but who can't speak a word of the language, have nothing to do with the culture, and will never bother visiting Poland. This latter category appears to describe the American "Polacks" which are often discussed/derided on here.
I'm proud to say that I'm in the first category.
They have only themselves to blame, but if that's what they chose, there's not a lot that any of us can do about it. I do feel sorry for Pol-Ams in a way, though - even I've got a heart ;) I can travel to Poland entirely by train, yet Americans have to fly thousands of miles, so it's not quite as easy to maintain contact with the old country.
Mind you, Chinese and Indians seem to manage, so my sympathy is limited :D
I suppose that this demonstrates the difference between Polish-Americans and British people of Polish origin.
It seems that once Poles in the USA have been there a while, they forget their culture, or create some fake form of it; let's face it, the "Polish Dog" is just the Pol-Am equivalent of "Singapore Fried Noodles" :) Mind you, this does appear to be the "American Way" - remember that episode of The Sopranos, when the oh-so "Italian-American" characters went to Italy and needed interpreters?? lol :D
It's over 65 years since the first member of my family arrived in this country, yet I am able to pass on the language and the culture to any children or grandchildren I may have.
In the UK, Polish people can be divided into two groups. The first group consists of those who maintain the language and culture and pass it on to their children. These people tend to object to being called English/Welsh etc, but accept being called British. Christmas means a traditional Polish Christmas Eve, not an English Christmas Day. Church means the local Polish church, if it is within a reasonable travelling distance. English may become the primary language, but Polish is spoken at every opportunity.
The other group are those who never bothered with anything Polish, and exclusively refer to themselves as English/British, etc. They will, however, admit to having Polish ancestry, if the subject arises. Christmas means an English Christmas Day, not a Polish Christmas Eve. The local English church is attended, if at all.
What you will not find over here is people claiming to be Polish, but who can't speak a word of the language, have nothing to do with the culture, and will never bother visiting Poland. This latter category appears to describe the American "Polacks" which are often discussed/derided on here.
I'm proud to say that I'm in the first category.
There are many Polish American's in America. But the culture and language all but disappeared
They have only themselves to blame, but if that's what they chose, there's not a lot that any of us can do about it. I do feel sorry for Pol-Ams in a way, though - even I've got a heart ;) I can travel to Poland entirely by train, yet Americans have to fly thousands of miles, so it's not quite as easy to maintain contact with the old country.
Mind you, Chinese and Indians seem to manage, so my sympathy is limited :D
Sidliste_Chodov
24 Dec 2011
Life / The rise of ' Generation rent ' in Poland. [26]
Not everyone has children, or wants them. Besides, who says you can't move with the children? My parents did - several times.
I didn't fly for the first time until I was over 35; I've now flown around 70 times. I know someone who became a techno party DJ in his early 40s (he's around 60 now, and still plays out occasionally). I was a property owner at 19, but a flatsharing tenant at 38 .
If you want to be stuck in the 1950s and live like your parents, then feel free, but life's not as straightforward and regimented as it used to be (and I'm glad it isn't).
Some dreams are not to be done after some age. Young person can travel freely but when the baby arrives a couple is bounded to one place for several years. Enjoy your life till you can.
Not everyone has children, or wants them. Besides, who says you can't move with the children? My parents did - several times.
I didn't fly for the first time until I was over 35; I've now flown around 70 times. I know someone who became a techno party DJ in his early 40s (he's around 60 now, and still plays out occasionally). I was a property owner at 19, but a flatsharing tenant at 38 .
If you want to be stuck in the 1950s and live like your parents, then feel free, but life's not as straightforward and regimented as it used to be (and I'm glad it isn't).
Sidliste_Chodov
28 Dec 2011
Love / What do Asian boys think about Polish girls? :) (and vice versa) [150]
:D
I remember asking a black girl from Birmingham (UK) some years ago, about why there seemed to be so many black women with white men in the city, and she replied "because most of our men are in jail, and the rest are more interested in hanging out with the mandem than staying at home with us". :D
He may not necessarily have been talking about old expats looking for Thai brides, but about local men who date local Asian women.
Perhaps the women had few other options themselves? Thailand is hardly known for being full of well-paid people. Or maybe your real problem is that you see similarities between Polish women's behaviour, and the behaviour of Thai women (who you probably consider inferior to Poles)? You are also sadly mistaken if you think that Western men only date Asian women because they are losers, which also emphasises your misguided superiority. But then, you seem to be sadly mistaken about most things. How's things in the aviation world, by the way? :p
Each to their own, though. I'd choose Sienna Miller (I could watch that Boss Orange advert all day, omg) or Monica Bellucci (the definition of MILF, bar none) over any of the identikit "DNKY"* bag-carrying Polish girls which most guys on here are obsessed with. No doubt some idiot will be along soon to claim that the former is "ugly and Germanic", and the latter is "part-African like Sicilians" or some other PF-style trash, but I'll risk it :D
Back on topic, though: this is just another one of those boring threads which, like the Balkan garbage, really ought to be merged into a generic "Polish women's preferences in men" thread :)
* deliberate typo ;)
To quote tennis star Serena Williams, "'a white man is the only real choice for a successful black female".
:D
I remember asking a black girl from Birmingham (UK) some years ago, about why there seemed to be so many black women with white men in the city, and she replied "because most of our men are in jail, and the rest are more interested in hanging out with the mandem than staying at home with us". :D
The vast majority of those white guys who get married to Asian women are middle aged, divorced bums who had no other options .
He may not necessarily have been talking about old expats looking for Thai brides, but about local men who date local Asian women.
Perhaps the women had few other options themselves? Thailand is hardly known for being full of well-paid people. Or maybe your real problem is that you see similarities between Polish women's behaviour, and the behaviour of Thai women (who you probably consider inferior to Poles)? You are also sadly mistaken if you think that Western men only date Asian women because they are losers, which also emphasises your misguided superiority. But then, you seem to be sadly mistaken about most things. How's things in the aviation world, by the way? :p
Each to their own, though. I'd choose Sienna Miller (I could watch that Boss Orange advert all day, omg) or Monica Bellucci (the definition of MILF, bar none) over any of the identikit "DNKY"* bag-carrying Polish girls which most guys on here are obsessed with. No doubt some idiot will be along soon to claim that the former is "ugly and Germanic", and the latter is "part-African like Sicilians" or some other PF-style trash, but I'll risk it :D
Back on topic, though: this is just another one of those boring threads which, like the Balkan garbage, really ought to be merged into a generic "Polish women's preferences in men" thread :)
* deliberate typo ;)
Sidliste_Chodov
1 Jan 2012
Love / What are Polish Women like? Just started to date one. [256]
I hadn't really met that many Greeks or Turks until I started working in Lewisham (back in the mid-90s). I remember upsetting a few of the Greeks by mistaking them for Turks lol. southern will always be in denial about this similarity, though. Probably because it was easier to tell the difference between Greek and Turkish women - the Turkish women were way more attractive. He brings sex into everything, so I suspect that sexual jealousy is part of his problem :D
Unfortunately, southern's like a broken record when it comes to Polish women as well. Always the same old stereotypes, about the same limited group of women. When I compare his statements about Polish women to my experience, I often wonder if he's even talking about people from the same continent, never mind the same country.
ffs Southern, i do not mean to be offensive, but round here you would get called a 'paki' as well.....
give it a rest.
give it a rest.
I hadn't really met that many Greeks or Turks until I started working in Lewisham (back in the mid-90s). I remember upsetting a few of the Greeks by mistaking them for Turks lol. southern will always be in denial about this similarity, though. Probably because it was easier to tell the difference between Greek and Turkish women - the Turkish women were way more attractive. He brings sex into everything, so I suspect that sexual jealousy is part of his problem :D
Unfortunately, southern's like a broken record when it comes to Polish women as well. Always the same old stereotypes, about the same limited group of women. When I compare his statements about Polish women to my experience, I often wonder if he's even talking about people from the same continent, never mind the same country.
Sidliste_Chodov
2 Jan 2012
Life / Polish/European Guitar Tabs Site? [8]
I use songsterr for my bass tabs, you may find something of interest on there.
I use songsterr for my bass tabs, you may find something of interest on there.
Sidliste_Chodov
2 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Polish tutor needed in Virginia Beach [9]
Probably "U.S. Polish", which is why her name ends with an i and not an a :D
How many forms are there in the Polish language?
Probably "U.S. Polish", which is why her name ends with an i and not an a :D
Sidliste_Chodov
3 Jan 2012
Life / Babcia or Busha - any social class difference? [359]
Exactly.
I'd never seen or heard words like "busia" or "golumpki" outside this forum; you would never hear them used over here, because we are taught correct Polish by our parents.
I may know words like hantuch and godka, which are used in certain parts of Poland, but it doesn't mean that they are truly Polish words.
I don't remember anyone saying on PF that "babusia" is not used in Polish. But "busia" really is not. Also, the Kashubian info is very interesting, but has no direct bearing on the discussion, as Kashubian is not a dialect of Polish, but a separate language.
Exactly.
I'd never seen or heard words like "busia" or "golumpki" outside this forum; you would never hear them used over here, because we are taught correct Polish by our parents.
I may know words like hantuch and godka, which are used in certain parts of Poland, but it doesn't mean that they are truly Polish words.
Sidliste_Chodov
3 Jan 2012
UK, Ireland / Polish immigrants in the UK - victims or criminals?! [231]
Unfortunately, in some parts of this country, it's not quite so simple, because it depends on what kind of neighbours you have. Some will accept the warning, but others will set fire to your house, or stab you up for complaining - and I imagine that this is far more likely to happen over here than in Poland.
In Poland if somebody had neighbours like that they would not hesitate to do everything they could to have them evicted.
Unfortunately, in some parts of this country, it's not quite so simple, because it depends on what kind of neighbours you have. Some will accept the warning, but others will set fire to your house, or stab you up for complaining - and I imagine that this is far more likely to happen over here than in Poland.
Sidliste_Chodov
3 Jan 2012
Life / Babcia or Busha - any social class difference? [359]
Not quite, but I do have Silesian step-family.
Do you have Silesian roots, Sidliste?
Not quite, but I do have Silesian step-family.
Sidliste_Chodov
7 Jan 2012
History / Lithuanians hate Poles? [156]
in that case, my Lithuanian ex must have belonged to the 49%, as dating a Pole goes slightly beyond simply living next door :)
I'd say that this reflects the reality very well, except that I'm surprised at the 22% figure for Roma - I'm surprised they found so many respondents with a positive attitude towards them.
While I will admit to hearing the occasional positive comment about blacks and Asians from Poles, I have never heard a Pole say anything positive about the Roma.
One does not need to be a psychic to guess how this will turn out ;) A S*rbian thread, or a J*w C*nspiracy thread, as always (insert imaginary "rolleyes" avatar here).
in that case, my Lithuanian ex must have belonged to the 49%, as dating a Pole goes slightly beyond simply living next door :)
Actually not. Only one in three Poles has negative feelings for Russians.
I'd say that this reflects the reality very well, except that I'm surprised at the 22% figure for Roma - I'm surprised they found so many respondents with a positive attitude towards them.
While I will admit to hearing the occasional positive comment about blacks and Asians from Poles, I have never heard a Pole say anything positive about the Roma.
let us see how the thread develops
One does not need to be a psychic to guess how this will turn out ;) A S*rbian thread, or a J*w C*nspiracy thread, as always (insert imaginary "rolleyes" avatar here).
Sidliste_Chodov
7 Jan 2012
Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]
You sound like a Scouser who can't accept that Manchester is superior :D
I welcome comments to this post because in my opinion no other city in Poland has citizens with such undeserved pride in their city.
You sound like a Scouser who can't accept that Manchester is superior :D
Sidliste_Chodov
7 Jan 2012
Sidliste_Chodov
7 Jan 2012
Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]
Anyone who can learn to program a DVD recorder can learn a few basic phrases of any language. Both take time and effort - but many don't want to "waste" the former (read: lose valuable drinking time) and don't want to bother with the latter (better known as laziness).
People laughed at me for learning some basic Cantonese, because "everyone speaks English in HK" (not true - it's more like 40%), but it's useful at the night markets and in local shops. I can't imagine being in a country for more than a few days without bothering to learn even the most basic of daily phrases.
+1
Part of a medical examination involves taking a history from the patient. Any doctor (or other qualified healthcare practitioner) knows that the diagnosis often comes out of the patient's mouth. How on earth do you manage to take a history if you do not understand a nation's official (or de facto official) language?
Seems terribly rude not to learn some of the language of the country, even if not to fluency - how difficult is it to obtain a passing knowledge of a language?
Anyone who can learn to program a DVD recorder can learn a few basic phrases of any language. Both take time and effort - but many don't want to "waste" the former (read: lose valuable drinking time) and don't want to bother with the latter (better known as laziness).
People laughed at me for learning some basic Cantonese, because "everyone speaks English in HK" (not true - it's more like 40%), but it's useful at the night markets and in local shops. I can't imagine being in a country for more than a few days without bothering to learn even the most basic of daily phrases.
Exactly.
+1
Medical students have far to much important material to commit to memory rather than to waste their time learning Polish. Would you rather know how to speak Polish or recognize the signs and symptoms of a myocardial infarction?
Part of a medical examination involves taking a history from the patient. Any doctor (or other qualified healthcare practitioner) knows that the diagnosis often comes out of the patient's mouth. How on earth do you manage to take a history if you do not understand a nation's official (or de facto official) language?
Sidliste_Chodov
7 Jan 2012
Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]
I can guarantee that I have not been "almost run over" by a car that many times in my entire life.
Something tells me it's not Poznan's traffic lights or drivers which are the problem... :p
Nah, he can't have - ya dun kno you can't try a ting like that and get away with it in South :D
I was just venting after almost being run over by a car for the 100th time at the same intersection I cross every day.
I can guarantee that I have not been "almost run over" by a car that many times in my entire life.
Something tells me it's not Poznan's traffic lights or drivers which are the problem... :p
oh so you lived in Brixton? ..;)
Nah, he can't have - ya dun kno you can't try a ting like that and get away with it in South :D
Sidliste_Chodov
7 Jan 2012
Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]
Why should any healthcare system provide interpreters for foreign employees/students, simply to allow them to communicate with its clients in their own language? It would be far more reasonable to expect the employee/student to speak the language required.
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Why should any healthcare system provide interpreters for foreign employees/students, simply to allow them to communicate with its clients in their own language? It would be far more reasonable to expect the employee/student to speak the language required.
Sidliste_Chodov
7 Jan 2012
History / Did Polish farmer Krzysztof Azninski chop his own head off? [36]
I bet they also used the chainsaw to slaughter some swans for dinner :D
I bet they also used the chainsaw to slaughter some swans for dinner :D
Sidliste_Chodov
9 Jan 2012
Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]
Strictly speaking, it's a list of the university rankings, rather than a list of medical school rankings - the Poznan medical school may well be much better than it appears. Then again... it could be even worse - especially if it's full of Americans who can't even cross the road safely yet! Maybe he's scared of the dark like Canadians are, eh? lol.
Besides, if you look on the UK list, it lists the "Royal College Of Nursing" - which is a union, and not really a place to study in the traditional "university" sense. And they list some pretty dodgy former polytechnics as being "superior" to well-regarded proper universities, so I find that list a little dubious to say the least ;)
2675th in the world? That's a top quality degree right there!
Strictly speaking, it's a list of the university rankings, rather than a list of medical school rankings - the Poznan medical school may well be much better than it appears. Then again... it could be even worse - especially if it's full of Americans who can't even cross the road safely yet! Maybe he's scared of the dark like Canadians are, eh? lol.
Besides, if you look on the UK list, it lists the "Royal College Of Nursing" - which is a union, and not really a place to study in the traditional "university" sense. And they list some pretty dodgy former polytechnics as being "superior" to well-regarded proper universities, so I find that list a little dubious to say the least ;)
Sidliste_Chodov
9 Jan 2012
Life / Ephiphany - Święto Trzech Króli [12]
Why would us "heathens" care about your definition of sin, if it doesn't apply to us? We might have been at the shul on Friday anyway lol.
*For the benefit of the heathens, apostates.
Why would us "heathens" care about your definition of sin, if it doesn't apply to us? We might have been at the shul on Friday anyway lol.
Sidliste_Chodov
11 Jan 2012
Language / Give me some reasons to learn Polish [126]
Absolutely.
I used to think Polish was a pretty useless language when I was in my early teens, and I even stopped speaking it for a while.
How wrong I was! Not only did it eventually help me to learn French, Italian and Czech, but it's been increasingly useful at work - and long before 2004, may I add.
I also learned some Cantonese, when clearly Mandarin would appear to be far more "useful"; but I'm far more interested in HK than in mainland China, and there are more Cantonese than Mandarin speakers over here anyway, so it made sense to me.
You learn it because you want to, that's what matters. It doesn't matter if it's the most useful language. Studies have shown that learning one language helps make it much easier to learn another.
Absolutely.
I used to think Polish was a pretty useless language when I was in my early teens, and I even stopped speaking it for a while.
How wrong I was! Not only did it eventually help me to learn French, Italian and Czech, but it's been increasingly useful at work - and long before 2004, may I add.
I also learned some Cantonese, when clearly Mandarin would appear to be far more "useful"; but I'm far more interested in HK than in mainland China, and there are more Cantonese than Mandarin speakers over here anyway, so it made sense to me.
Sidliste_Chodov
11 Jan 2012
Genealogy / I'm half Polish American, but I'm very Patriotic about my ancestry [47]
How can you be patriotic about ancestry? I think you mean you are patriotic towards the nation of some of your ancestors.
lol :) I bet he looks like Andy Sipowicz :D
Well, I was brought up to speak the language in a family of Polish immigrants, I married a British-born Polish woman, and I maintain contact with Poland and its culture. But I work and pay taxes over here, and my entire daily life revolves around the UK, so I have no reason to claim that I should defend Poland. I have much more reason to defend the UK, if it became necessary to do so.
Poland (and Polish-born people) couldn't care less about people like me anyway - we're just "Angole" to them. It's sad that Poles feel this way, as not all nations consider their descendants like this; but that's the way it is, and I don't lose sleep over it.
So I'd say that I'm patriotic towards the UK, not Poland. Claiming to be a Polish patriot would effectively be like joining the Foreign Legion and claiming to be patriotic towards France. I may be of Polish origin, but Poland's not my country.
I'm half Polish American, but I'm very Patriotic about my ancestry
How can you be patriotic about ancestry? I think you mean you are patriotic towards the nation of some of your ancestors.
And stories I write always have a Polish token guy.
lol :) I bet he looks like Andy Sipowicz :D
Does anyone else feel this way?
Well, I was brought up to speak the language in a family of Polish immigrants, I married a British-born Polish woman, and I maintain contact with Poland and its culture. But I work and pay taxes over here, and my entire daily life revolves around the UK, so I have no reason to claim that I should defend Poland. I have much more reason to defend the UK, if it became necessary to do so.
Poland (and Polish-born people) couldn't care less about people like me anyway - we're just "Angole" to them. It's sad that Poles feel this way, as not all nations consider their descendants like this; but that's the way it is, and I don't lose sleep over it.
So I'd say that I'm patriotic towards the UK, not Poland. Claiming to be a Polish patriot would effectively be like joining the Foreign Legion and claiming to be patriotic towards France. I may be of Polish origin, but Poland's not my country.
Sidliste_Chodov
13 Jan 2012
Genealogy / I'm half Polish American, but I'm very Patriotic about my ancestry [47]
Kind of, but not quite.
The correct analogy would be what you said, but only if your mum and dad played for the team ;)
lol. thanks for that, I had no idea either!
That sort of thing p*sses me off, too - when I'm driving on the M60 and it says "Delays - M56 J5" on the warning sign, I'm like "where the **** is that", but if the sign said "Delays - M56 Hale/Wilmslow exit" I'd know whether it affects me or not lol :D
You're not truly a Pole unless you live there suffering with the rest of them. That's more or less how it is.
Kinda like the guy that continues rooting for a $hitty sports team because he's waiting for the day they win the championship so he can say, "I've been a fan for years, even when they sucked. I'm a REAL fan."
Kinda like the guy that continues rooting for a $hitty sports team because he's waiting for the day they win the championship so he can say, "I've been a fan for years, even when they sucked. I'm a REAL fan."
Kind of, but not quite.
The correct analogy would be what you said, but only if your mum and dad played for the team ;)
It was just a silly joke no harm meant, Ireland is smaller and giving directions easier for eg you would say take the Galway road or more likely say go to Monaghan then Sligo then down to Galway. None of that junction 13 on the M9 then the A4432 to where you join the M63 as far as junction 4 etc business. Its just one of those cultural things that sounds funny.
lol. thanks for that, I had no idea either!
That sort of thing p*sses me off, too - when I'm driving on the M60 and it says "Delays - M56 J5" on the warning sign, I'm like "where the **** is that", but if the sign said "Delays - M56 Hale/Wilmslow exit" I'd know whether it affects me or not lol :D
Sidliste_Chodov
15 Jan 2012
Life / Multiracial Poles [154]
A typical Polish Forum response. Say something positive about a country for a change, and you get attacked for it!
Next time I say that I had chopped liver and chicken soup for dinner, I expect I'll be called an anti-Semite! It's all par for the course on this crazy forum, lol.
Read what I wrote again - I was stating a fact, not an opinion!
A lot of people in this country do not want Turkey to join the EU - that is a fact, whether you like it or not. Whether I agree with this statement or not is not the issue here.
And I'll refrain from praising Turkish women in future.
I all the time respect Polish because really they are super polite gentleman nation ,I dont know where are you from but your act not respectable your brain not respectable, Go visit Istanbul after come and write here try to put down some country and nation ok!!
A typical Polish Forum response. Say something positive about a country for a change, and you get attacked for it!
Next time I say that I had chopped liver and chicken soup for dinner, I expect I'll be called an anti-Semite! It's all par for the course on this crazy forum, lol.
Read what I wrote again - I was stating a fact, not an opinion!
A lot of people in this country do not want Turkey to join the EU - that is a fact, whether you like it or not. Whether I agree with this statement or not is not the issue here.
And I'll refrain from praising Turkish women in future.
Sidliste_Chodov
15 Jan 2012
Work / Is it true that foreigners in Poland can teach English without any teaching certificate? [30]
Just wait until Poland becomes more (ahem) "multicultural", and kids start saying London-influenced stuff like
oj krewny, Ty idziesz Junction z mandemami? :D
If they don't already, that is :D
This from someone who uses "U.S. English"?? lol
I love people mashing up English, I make a good living from it..;)
Just wait until Poland becomes more (ahem) "multicultural", and kids start saying London-influenced stuff like
oj krewny, Ty idziesz Junction z mandemami? :D
If they don't already, that is :D
If you're serious, hon, then you're sadly part of the problem rather than the solution; you're merely contributing to the continue mediocritization of the English language.
This from someone who uses "U.S. English"?? lol
Sidliste_Chodov
19 Jan 2012
Life / A Polish comedy programme (swiat wedlug kiepskich?) [16]
Święta Wojna owns ŚWK any time; wish it was out on DVD! :)
Święta Wojna owns ŚWK any time; wish it was out on DVD! :)