History / Slovakia - Poland's neglected neighbour? [63]


Why not?

And, BTW, they've announced that he's out of danger and doing well.

History / Slovakia - Poland's neglected neighbour? [63]


Hopefully not.

It will be very interesting to follow the trial of the would be assassin. He seems to have some very interesting connections.


Yet so many r*SSians would rather pay for treatment in London or Mew York than catch sepsis at home.

Hard to know why you're trying to deflect from the issue at hand.

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [598]


We'll post the newspaper report in due time.

History / Slovakia - Poland's neglected neighbour? [63]


You're confusing it with your own wretched country.


Far worse than all western countries. No 41 in the rankings, behind Brazil
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_quality_of_healthcare


A sure sign you know nothing.

However you're just trying to deflect from the issue.

As I say, the trial will be interesting...

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [598]

You know very well.

This is a serious matter.


Not for your next sentencing hearing.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 11 [249]


Don't be silly.

Generally, if a r*SSian says something, the opposite is true. If it is an 'official' spokesperson, then the opposite is always 100% true.

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [598]

Deliberately misunderstanding doesn't make your situation less serious.

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [598]

Jim, your predicament is too serious for you to joke about.

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [170]


It's more a historic thing and not as stark as in Scotland though still real in the estates of Manchester. Anyway, scum are scum. Leeds won 4-0 tonight so there's cause for celebration.


The other side of the mountains from me but here's my guess.

Not Crewe but elements of it. More pennine. Too midlandsy to be stereotypical Lancashire but with a 'western' catch and there are "accent isolates" there that sound a bit like that, especially in Burnley and Bacup, particularly Burnley that has that hard sound and the open vowels. Too far north to be Congleton or Stoke. Hard to say but probably somewhere driveable from Macclesfield and south Stockport.

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [170]

BTW, my first thought was western Cheshire however there are Lancashire elements and the flat vowels of Stoke rather than the rolling ones of Cheshire.

The mother's accent is more Lancashire though. Hers isn't and I'd not bet on Burnley though it's possible. Is she a Macc Lass?

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [170]

That's my gut feeling.

One problem is that the north west is packed with "accent isolates" which are different from neighbouring towns. Plus they evolve quite quickly and a most of the people I know from that region are many decades older than that kid.

This lady who had a comedy sketch show on the BBC (she's actually a relative of mine though we don't know each other) has a distinct accent. She's from a geographically isolated town, however there are real differences between her and the older generation of our family. Most of our relatives there sound a bit like Emlyn Hughes when he was younger however she's a bit closer to both Mancs and to the little girl in the Twitter link you posted.

youtu.be/XX9KeaAHeo4?feature=shared

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 11 [249]


This is good news, as is the big mobilisation going on now in Ukraine.


They have very small windows of opportunity and invariably use them badly.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1677]


Where the crows don't fly...

Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [1027]

I shouldn't like these but they're OK. There was one Polish HipHop song about 20 years ago that was on the radio all the time. It was memorable and had a good melody and I've an idea it was by these. Forgotten the name of the so g now.

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [170]


Strange place, isn't it. Sort of trapped in a time warp. The Staffordshire oatcakes are nice though and the museum in Hanley's got maybe the best ceramics collection outside London.

One of those places that has a 'blended' accent (like Barrow or Scunthorpe) because almost everybody's family came from somewhere else.

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [22]


He'd be 99 is he was still alive.

Stories like that, the murder of Schimek and the murder of the Polish family of four, just show how appalling the Germans were and how they just did what they were told to do, killing anyone who didn't follow the sick concept of "ordnung".

His story deserves to be much better known.

I wonder if his killers were ever brought to justice.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 11 [249]


And the finest strategists from NATO countries who are advising Ukraine are somewhat more skilled at what they do than you.


A barking dog.


They did after all try and fail.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2874]


Doubtful going on impossible.

There's simply no call for it among the public or major political parties.

People are happy with low crime rates.

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [22]

A good article here about him, mentioning the testimony of a local in Lipiny who remembered his murder.

paxchristiusa.org/2015/12/21/reflection-the-seldom-told-story-of-otto-shimek/

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [170]


We're talking about Manx not Manx. (Though in fact a lot of Manx are in fact Mancs and some Mancs are certainly Manx however that's another story and not a linguistic one).


Mancs is short for Mancunians, so close.


95% where I am however it's hard to say why that would matter. There are a dozen other threads for racists to whinge on.


So fat cherry thinks that the U.K. has existed for 'millennia'. Wow, and there was the rest of us thinking it was created in two stages, in 1707 and 1801.

And social socioeconomic status ('class' is a meaningless word) evolved in the British Isles slowly and in a state of constant flux. The same in Poland and in the US. Outsiders however put too much emphasis on it, and especially on the relationship between socioeconomic status and accent/language.

History / Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center [163]


Quite. It's a high income country now (though not a high wage country) however it's a long way from being among the richest. One strength is 5he mix between agriculture and industry however PL seems to be doing well within the EU.


Yes. Absolutely transparent.

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [22]


It's mentioned in the main Wikipedia, in English, however it seems to have been added as an extra.

Did you see the article from paxchristusa?

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 11 [249]


There have been Albanians in Kosovo far longer than any Serbs and Tito did not 'let' people live in their own country.

He did try (and fail) to incorporate Albania into Yugoslavia however understandably the Albanian people did not want this.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2874]


It doesn't happen in PL.

Po polsku / Czy moi przodkowie byli Polakami? [9]

What's the best Polish equivalent of: "U OK hun?"

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [170]

@MasterSolivagus
U OK hun?

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk [807]


Today and every day.

UK, Ireland / Polish immigrants in the UK - victims or criminals?! [236]

Sebastian Świtek (42 but looks older) is in the neighbouring country of Ireland rather than the U.K. but this is still funny. I wish I'd been there to see it...

"A man who turned up at a takeaway with what were described as improvised petrol bombs says he wasn't trying to commit "terrorism" but was unhappy with what he described as a "sh*t kebab"."

"Sebastian Switaj (42), of Rathowen, Fermoy, Co Cork, is set to be sentenced next month for the bizarre incident at his local takeaway Amigos on August 6 last year."

And it gets better:

"He said f**k off I don't give you nothing, you have good kebab.

"They said get out, f**k off you crazy man, go home, this is only money.

"And you see what happened."

Asked why he had petrol bombs with him, Switaj said: "It was for fire in fireplace."

Looks like he's a bit of a character...

The court was told that Mr Switaj had five previous convictions, including one for assault and one for obstruction, and that five months before the incident at Amigos he had received a suspended sentence for assault.

sundayworld.com/crime/courts/disgruntled-man-brought-petrol-bombs-to-cork-takeaway-after-being-given-a-st-kebab

UK, Ireland / Polish immigrants in the UK - victims or criminals?! [236]


The court is involved because of the petrol bomb not the meal, you idiot.

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [598]


He didn't of course.

Your current problems are another matter.

People here can make their own minds up about who is likely to be lying.