Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


They have a long and interesting history,
but proto-Indo-Europeans must have needed to shout something
when they stubbed their toe or caught their finger on a *sk(h)woj-

Food / What exactly is Polish Bread? [67]


I think I'd have to substitute that for real potato somehow.

If it comes in a packet, the chances of me eating it are very low.

Love / Polish girls attitudes towards sex. [568]

If one gender cheats more than the other, is that due to

a) there being an unequal balance of males to females, or
b) one gender is more likely to have a smaller number of cheats having a larger number of simultaneous relationships?

Otherwise, the numbers can't add up.

Food / chef student would like to know about polish food [14]



One of the parents is a man.
If he's impressed, she'll be almost half way there.

Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]


They're following you wherever you go.

Food / What exactly is Polish Bread? [67]

Thanks, Krzystof.

I think you have given me the answer I was looking for.

I realised there wouldn't only be one 'Polish Bread' but a variety.
Pure rye bread is really a different thing. I'll occasionally get a German Pumpernickel (Devil's Fart!).
But I am quite tempted with wheat-rye mix. I'll be trying it later in the week.

Food / What exactly is Polish Bread? [67]

I'm firing up the old bread machine within the next hour.


I'll put some of these in.


Not so sure. I could try just a sprinkle.


No rye flour here, so a blend of unbleached white and wholemeal.

Seriously though, folks, just one recipe would be nice!

Food / What exactly is Polish Bread? [67]

The greatest thing since sliced bread?

Answer: bread you have to slice yourself.

I much prefer traditional or hand-made bread.
Most of the bread in the UK is made using the Chorleywood Method.
It is low in nutrition, cheap and tasteless.

Is real bread making a return in Poland?
When I visited this year, we didn't have sliced bread, and it was quite good but not the best bread ever -
a good, honest, every-day bread.

Food / What exactly is Polish Bread? [67]

There are shops in the UK selling Polish bread, but all the Polish people I've met say it's not REAL Polish bread like the stuff back home!

I've got some kielbasa in the fridge, I need to make some more bread, so I thought it would be best to make something appropraite.

(I also have some Polish beer left).


Okay, so if I said my perference is for brown bread,
can anyone provide a recipe (even just a trustworthy link to one on the web)?

With seeds or without?

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


Psia krew!

Why they picked on dogs rather than cats is beyond me!

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


I never knew there were so many Polish words for different numbers of stars in a row.

Let's find out if 'felch' makes it past the automatic electronic hand of censorship.

Food / Bread Baking in Poland [65]


Without the machine, my speciality is bagels. The boiling bit is the most fun.
Supermarket bagels (in the UK at least) are just ring-shaped bread.
Kneading is good for stress-relief.

Food / Bread Baking in Poland [65]

What about bread machines?
My bread is always an awkward size and shape and always has a hole in the bottom.
If I use rye, should it be 100% or mixed with wheat flour?
Are there any seeds or anything else I could add for 'authenticity'?

Travel / Which city is better to visit: Warsaw or Krakow? [169]

Aron the Hungarian man, Gianna the Italian lady, Grzegorz the Polish man...

Just some of my work colleagues.
I ask them how to pronounce their name, then attempt to replicate it as they say it.
Other people assume they know and end up (I reckon) sounding a bit stupid.
It's just the same with any foreign word or name.

It's not difficult to say.

£ódź

And quite fun to say as well.

Boat

Travel / Which city is better to visit: Warsaw or Krakow? [169]

Warszawa or Kraków?

and the answer is:

£ódź

because it has the best name.

Travel / Hometown / Vacation pictures Poland [201]


They end up a bit randomly placed.
If you wanted, say, a picture of £ódź, for example, there are already 6 pages to carefully search through.
As there are forums within the PF site, could photos be given their own (sub-)forum?
That would allow threads to carry slightly more specific titles.
I do realise that it would be quite small as there are not that many pictures.
However, it might encourage more people to post photographs of Poland.

Language / Dwa vs. dwie in Polish [85]

dwa - masculine/neuter
dwie - feminine (usually nouns ending with -a)

somebody correct me if this is wrong

History / What do Poles think about Turks? [761]

Oh, he's gone!

History / What do Poles think about Turks? [761]

mmmm kebab!


That's sexually repressed cultures for you!

Food / What's your favorite Polish beer? [870]

Anyone mentioned £omża Mocne?

Life / What is going on in Polish Music [128]


American rap, since the glory days of De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, etc. is amongst the worst in the entire world.

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

I think one or two of my teachers may have used the English equivalent(s) after some of my exams.

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


I realised it had an f- word in there and somehow meant madman/nutter/mentalist!

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

Thanks. We've said 'po jebane' quite a lot, usually referring to my fellow non-Poles.

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


I've told him before that some things are small!
:->

Glowa, while you're here, I never got an answer to this one!


If you don't mind!

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


I've got a workmate I'm going to insult tomorrow, and I have to get it right!

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


Is that pala or pała?

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

Might be the kind of Polish people you've met.

By the way, you can edit your posts. Take a look just to the right of one of your recent posts.

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

Somebody was encouraging me to shout "Bartek świrus" or something like that (I'm guessing the spelling). I refused because Bartek is a friend, and I'm fairly sure this is something rude. We often swear at eachother for fun, but only if we know what we are saying.