z_darius
20 May 2011
History / 'Defamation': The Anti-Semism Industry & Poland [188]
I think I'm gonna have a burger with fries.
I think I'm gonna have a burger with fries.
z_darius
20 May 2011
History / 'Defamation': The Anti-Semism Industry & Poland [188]
depends which part of Brooklyn
I would have never guessed that some average Brookyn blacks know so much about Jews or have read books about them.
depends which part of Brooklyn
z_darius
20 May 2011
History / 'Defamation': The Anti-Semism Industry & Poland [188]
Depends on how you look at it.
If they don't want corporate sponsorship (ads) they they are free to write whatever they wish. Otherwise, they will write what their masters tell them to write. Since media are corporations themselves, guess who they side with?
Depends on how you look at it.
If they don't want corporate sponsorship (ads) they they are free to write whatever they wish. Otherwise, they will write what their masters tell them to write. Since media are corporations themselves, guess who they side with?
z_darius
20 May 2011
Law / Polish law on child smacking now vs. pre 2010 [7]
as a kid I really appreciated this little booklet. No two major tests on a single day, and a week advance notice was required, no name calling etc.
The theory was great indeed. They often are. Sadly, a lot of these rules end up being purely theoretical regardless of the political system.
I think it's still in force
as a kid I really appreciated this little booklet. No two major tests on a single day, and a week advance notice was required, no name calling etc.
when you look at it, the actual laws passed by the Communists were terribly progressive for the time. I actually know one lawyer who praises a lot of the PRL law as it's written, simply for being detailed and very clear.
The theory was great indeed. They often are. Sadly, a lot of these rules end up being purely theoretical regardless of the political system.
z_darius
20 May 2011
Language / Classical statements of love, in Polish [3]
classical is just names plus the date.
If you want something more unambiguous then perhaps "Załóż z powrotem" (put it back on)
classical is just names plus the date.
If you want something more unambiguous then perhaps "Załóż z powrotem" (put it back on)
z_darius
20 May 2011
History / 'Defamation': The Anti-Semism Industry & Poland [188]
Saw it online.
My point is the reach. With the gazillions of channels and huge movie promotions, sadly, in the case of too many Western minds, if it wasn't on HBO or in Cineplex it didn't happen.
It definitely does.
It's not even a matter of opinion anymore.
Not hollywood but still a good film about Irena Stendler
Saw it online.
My point is the reach. With the gazillions of channels and huge movie promotions, sadly, in the case of too many Western minds, if it wasn't on HBO or in Cineplex it didn't happen.
Media does create it.
It definitely does.
It's not even a matter of opinion anymore.
z_darius
20 May 2011
Love / American marrying Polish woman in Poland - Church problems [79]
The whole recognition issue by RC may be a pretty complicated thing. For instance, during commie times, a priest would not marry two people if they didn't have have civil marriages papers first. The reason was that RC marriage alone was not legally recognized by the government.
So one way of looking at it is that RC will recognize ALL marriages, but those marriages will not necessarily be recognized before God. The God thing is what warszawski mentioned and this is an important part that seems to have gone largely unnoticed. Further to that, RC church won't marry two people if one is still married, even outside any religion. At that point it's not a question of dogma but civil law that the Church would be breaking by allowing polygamy (depending on the country).
It may (stress on MAY) be a case that a priest could decide he wants to sea a divorce instituted by the same authority that had previously married the couple.
The whole recognition issue by RC may be a pretty complicated thing. For instance, during commie times, a priest would not marry two people if they didn't have have civil marriages papers first. The reason was that RC marriage alone was not legally recognized by the government.
So one way of looking at it is that RC will recognize ALL marriages, but those marriages will not necessarily be recognized before God. The God thing is what warszawski mentioned and this is an important part that seems to have gone largely unnoticed. Further to that, RC church won't marry two people if one is still married, even outside any religion. At that point it's not a question of dogma but civil law that the Church would be breaking by allowing polygamy (depending on the country).
It may (stress on MAY) be a case that a priest could decide he wants to sea a divorce instituted by the same authority that had previously married the couple.
z_darius
20 May 2011
History / 'Defamation': The Anti-Semism Industry & Poland [188]
I can't speak for others, but it seems history judges such people favorably, even if they benefited financially for saving Jews. They even made a feature movie about one such (German) guy and he's considered a hero. They didn't make any feature movies about Irena Sendler. She didn't make 1 pfennig or 1 grosz on Jews. And it's not like Poles were sleeping on cash, and feeding someone, especially during hard times such as WW2 costs money.
Another misconception is that to save a Jew during WW2 was just a question of taking one or two home. Few people pause to think how many Poles it took to save a Jew and even fewer realize that one successful save, involving a number of people is expressed with just one Yad Vashem tree. Unsuccessful save attempts are also not rewarded in Yad Vashem
Few people, even those living in apartments, in many of those "champions" of Jewish freedoms realize that most dwellings were not built to either accommodate an additional family (often for years), nor did the building codes before WW2 require people to have secret hiding places withing dwellings.
Some Jewish historians estimate the number of Poles involved in helping Jews to be at least 100,000. Other estimates bring the number to (an exaggerated, in my view) 1.3million.
I can't speak for others, but it seems history judges such people favorably, even if they benefited financially for saving Jews. They even made a feature movie about one such (German) guy and he's considered a hero. They didn't make any feature movies about Irena Sendler. She didn't make 1 pfennig or 1 grosz on Jews. And it's not like Poles were sleeping on cash, and feeding someone, especially during hard times such as WW2 costs money.
Another misconception is that to save a Jew during WW2 was just a question of taking one or two home. Few people pause to think how many Poles it took to save a Jew and even fewer realize that one successful save, involving a number of people is expressed with just one Yad Vashem tree. Unsuccessful save attempts are also not rewarded in Yad Vashem
Few people, even those living in apartments, in many of those "champions" of Jewish freedoms realize that most dwellings were not built to either accommodate an additional family (often for years), nor did the building codes before WW2 require people to have secret hiding places withing dwellings.
Some Jewish historians estimate the number of Poles involved in helping Jews to be at least 100,000. Other estimates bring the number to (an exaggerated, in my view) 1.3million.
z_darius
20 May 2011
z_darius
20 May 2011
Language / Is Polish amongst the best-sounding languages in the world? [123]
Very old?
which ones?
I'd say these are old, and you can actually hear the words:
and the one so old that you can't even call it Polish (with lyrics for those who'd like to singalong):
( some are very old )
Very old?
which ones?
I'd say these are old, and you can actually hear the words:
and the one so old that you can't even call it Polish (with lyrics for those who'd like to singalong):
z_darius
20 May 2011
Life / Flowers for my Polish teacher. What kind should I bring? [11]
A few "rules" to be aware of:
- make sure they are (relatively) fresh cut, no dried stuff
- chrysanthemums - best for cemeteries, funerals
- carnations - bring associations withe the commie era
- no potted plants
- no artificial flowers, no matter how good the Chinese factory is
- always an odd number (even number brings bad luck)
- red roses good if you want to show a sign of love, but never on the first date
that's all I can think about.
A few "rules" to be aware of:
- make sure they are (relatively) fresh cut, no dried stuff
- chrysanthemums - best for cemeteries, funerals
- carnations - bring associations withe the commie era
- no potted plants
- no artificial flowers, no matter how good the Chinese factory is
- always an odd number (even number brings bad luck)
- red roses good if you want to show a sign of love, but never on the first date
that's all I can think about.
z_darius
20 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]
I guess it will depend on what "many" means:
32 Botswana
43 Tunisia
46 South Africa
47 Namibia
70 Egypt
70 Poland
70 Burkina Faso
70 Syria
70 Lesotho
Grzegorz_:
Of what ? In case of corruption or conditions for business we are behind many African countries and nothing has been improved.
Behind many African countries? Care to name some?
Of what ? In case of corruption or conditions for business we are behind many African countries and nothing has been improved.
Behind many African countries? Care to name some?
I guess it will depend on what "many" means:
32 Botswana
43 Tunisia
46 South Africa
47 Namibia
70 Egypt
70 Poland
70 Burkina Faso
70 Syria
70 Lesotho
z_darius
20 May 2011
Law / Polish law on child smacking now vs. pre 2010 [7]
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin stated that under Section 43, criminal law does not apply when force "is part of a genuine effort to educate the child, poses no reasonable risk of harm that is more than transitory and trifling, and is reasonable under the circumstances."
Spanking by parnets in UK is legal too.
The protection of children in schools was certainly way ahead of the West, not only in corporal discipline. The by-laws were described in early 1970's in what was called "Kodeks Ucznia" (Pupil's Code). Is it still in force, or did the democratic processes manage to get rid of it?
Yeah, according to people who feel the need to overpower children.
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin stated that under Section 43, criminal law does not apply when force "is part of a genuine effort to educate the child, poses no reasonable risk of harm that is more than transitory and trifling, and is reasonable under the circumstances."
Spanking by parnets in UK is legal too.
Because the Communist era laws, as written, provided a hell of a lot of protection and were somewhat ahead of their Western counterparts.
The protection of children in schools was certainly way ahead of the West, not only in corporal discipline. The by-laws were described in early 1970's in what was called "Kodeks Ucznia" (Pupil's Code). Is it still in force, or did the democratic processes manage to get rid of it?
z_darius
20 May 2011
Language / Is Polish amongst the best-sounding languages in the world? [123]
There aren't millions of them hissing phonemes in Polish by I'd say the number is very large relative to the pool of sounds a foreigner may be used to:
sz
cz
ś
ć
ź
ż
dź
dż
dz
Compare it to English where, to a foreigner, all it takes to get them confused is /æ/ and /ɑ/ (IPA). And when you're look really close (using RP as reference) then it turns out that Polish and English share very few sounds that are considered identical. Don't quote me on that because it's been decades since I looked at comparative spectograms, but I think only 3 of them are identical between Polish and English: m, n and another one I forgot.
There aren't millions of them hissing phonemes in Polish by I'd say the number is very large relative to the pool of sounds a foreigner may be used to:
sz
cz
ś
ć
ź
ż
dź
dż
dz
Compare it to English where, to a foreigner, all it takes to get them confused is /æ/ and /ɑ/ (IPA). And when you're look really close (using RP as reference) then it turns out that Polish and English share very few sounds that are considered identical. Don't quote me on that because it's been decades since I looked at comparative spectograms, but I think only 3 of them are identical between Polish and English: m, n and another one I forgot.
z_darius
20 May 2011
Law / Polish law on child smacking now vs. pre 2010 [7]
apparently, smacking a child can be a part of educational process
why not?
apparently, smacking a child can be a part of educational process
But I cannot imagine it was legal to use a belt in 2009 - that much, I can tell you for free.
why not?
z_darius
19 May 2011
Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]
Well, the French screwed up yet again.
Well, the French screwed up yet again.
z_darius
19 May 2011
Love / American marrying Polish woman in Poland - Church problems [79]
Wrong again.
The marriage can be completely legal and still annulled.
You haven't checked what the term means, have you?
By RC rules, if you were not baptized you can not be legally married by a RC priest. Ergo, your marriage was never legal.
Wrong again.
The marriage can be completely legal and still annulled.
You haven't checked what the term means, have you?
Something about even if it was civil wedding, the fact that I am not baptized means no way it can be, I guess?
By RC rules, if you were not baptized you can not be legally married by a RC priest. Ergo, your marriage was never legal.
z_darius
19 May 2011
Love / American marrying Polish woman in Poland - Church problems [79]
not true.
see matrimonium non consummatum
If the marriage was legal, there is no way to break it or reverse it.
not true.
see matrimonium non consummatum
z_darius
19 May 2011
Love / American marrying Polish woman in Poland - Church problems [79]
Not impossible, even if you have no legal grounds for annulment, but you gotta either drop a nice green pile on the table, or be very close to a pointy hat. Or both.
Impossible if his marriage is not anulled.
Not impossible, even if you have no legal grounds for annulment, but you gotta either drop a nice green pile on the table, or be very close to a pointy hat. Or both.
z_darius
19 May 2011
Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]
That's profiling, and profiling is wrong :)
That's profiling, and profiling is wrong :)
z_darius
19 May 2011
Love / American marrying Polish woman in Poland - Church problems [79]
When it comes to bribing a priest in Poland, your mileage will vary
However, it has been a fact for millenia that god likes money, and can never get enough of it.
Methodists and RC have been in a dialogues since Vatican 2. The issues are doctrinal rather than legal.
If your wedding was through a Methodist church then to the RC is as good as their own, and without some serious (not just some lousy few hundred $$) grease it will be very, very difficult to push this through. Not impossible, but difficult.
When it comes to bribing a priest in Poland, your mileage will vary
However, it has been a fact for millenia that god likes money, and can never get enough of it.
If it shows that it was not a Catholic ceremony, it should clear any obstacle.
Methodists and RC have been in a dialogues since Vatican 2. The issues are doctrinal rather than legal.
If your wedding was through a Methodist church then to the RC is as good as their own, and without some serious (not just some lousy few hundred $$) grease it will be very, very difficult to push this through. Not impossible, but difficult.
z_darius
19 May 2011
Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]
In English language teaching, the term "Saxon genitive" is used to associate the possessive use of the apostrophe with the historical origin in Anglo Saxon (also known as Old English) of the morpheme that it represents. This morpheme was an inflexional suffix marking genitive case. It has been suggested that the morphemein Modern English has become a clitic similar to the forms such as 'm (as in I'm) or n't (as in don't).[1] This has been strongly resisted in a major reference grammar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_genitive]
When you look at declension in OE and other languages derived from PIE than it is obvious that possessive is a remnant/form of possessive. This is still present in languages such as Russian or Polish.
As for the spelling, if that were just English (as in the language that is no more) the spelling was actually very regular in OE. Influences of the Norman French mixed things up a lot and indeed, irregularities resulted from what I'd say is a mix of legacy of OE, serious amount of borrowings and different rate of change between the spoken and the written.
...which actually confirms my point that English "endings" are in fact syntactical as opposed to purely morphological phenomena!
In English language teaching, the term "Saxon genitive" is used to associate the possessive use of the apostrophe with the historical origin in Anglo Saxon (also known as Old English) of the morpheme that it represents. This morpheme was an inflexional suffix marking genitive case. It has been suggested that the morphemein Modern English has become a clitic similar to the forms such as 'm (as in I'm) or n't (as in don't).[1] This has been strongly resisted in a major reference grammar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_genitive]
When you look at declension in OE and other languages derived from PIE than it is obvious that possessive is a remnant/form of possessive. This is still present in languages such as Russian or Polish.
As for the spelling, if that were just English (as in the language that is no more) the spelling was actually very regular in OE. Influences of the Norman French mixed things up a lot and indeed, irregularities resulted from what I'd say is a mix of legacy of OE, serious amount of borrowings and different rate of change between the spoken and the written.
z_darius
19 May 2011
USA, Canada / U.S. Citizen to Study in Poland on U.S. Passport for Over 3 Months? Problems? [46]
There was some confusion in late 80's to mid 90's, and some mix-up with passports. That's been clarified. Nobody will throw you to jail or ask you to stay in Poland because you have a Polish or foreign passport. The only thing is that as a Polish citizen you are treated as such when in Poland, and to the exclusion of any other citizenships you may have.
I must say all this regulation is ridiculous and probably deters a lot of people with Polish ancestry from visiting Poland for extended periods.
There was some confusion in late 80's to mid 90's, and some mix-up with passports. That's been clarified. Nobody will throw you to jail or ask you to stay in Poland because you have a Polish or foreign passport. The only thing is that as a Polish citizen you are treated as such when in Poland, and to the exclusion of any other citizenships you may have.
z_darius
19 May 2011
USA, Canada / U.S. Citizen to Study in Poland on U.S. Passport for Over 3 Months? Problems? [46]
You're frightened more than it's worth. Have you read my post above?
Polish consulate refused you Visa because they say you are Polish. Period.
You're frightened more than it's worth. Have you read my post above?
Polish consulate refused you Visa because they say you are Polish. Period.
z_darius
19 May 2011
USA, Canada / U.S. Citizen to Study in Poland on U.S. Passport for Over 3 Months? Problems? [46]
Absolutely not.
celticsfan90,
I have some personal experience with that.
You don't have a Polish passport but you are a Polish citizen and, unless you officially renounce it, Poland's constitution ensures that nobody can throw you out, or ban you from Poland. As simple as that. Oh, and remember citizenship is not the same as passport. Before leaving for Poland get a copy (not the original, as Polish authorities will keep it) of you birth certificate. Took a couple of hours in an office and 2 weeks for the Polish papers to be ready for pickup.
My daughter is US born citizen. She visited Poland 3 times, once a US passport, twice on Canadian. She came back from Poland last Summer and she showed both her Polish and Canadian passports during the exit procedure.
You don't understand, you don't need to claim Polish citizenship, you ARE Polish citizen and you must enter Poland with your Polish documents - that's a law.
Absolutely not.
celticsfan90,
I have some personal experience with that.
You don't have a Polish passport but you are a Polish citizen and, unless you officially renounce it, Poland's constitution ensures that nobody can throw you out, or ban you from Poland. As simple as that. Oh, and remember citizenship is not the same as passport. Before leaving for Poland get a copy (not the original, as Polish authorities will keep it) of you birth certificate. Took a couple of hours in an office and 2 weeks for the Polish papers to be ready for pickup.
My daughter is US born citizen. She visited Poland 3 times, once a US passport, twice on Canadian. She came back from Poland last Summer and she showed both her Polish and Canadian passports during the exit procedure.
z_darius
18 May 2011
Language / Can anyone tell if this phrase is right: Zestrat sie a nie Podat sie [5]
zesraj się, (a) nie poddaj się
Zestrat sie a nie Podat sie
zesraj się, (a) nie poddaj się
z_darius
18 May 2011
Life / IS Poland in danger of becoming the next multi cultural sink hole? [201]
"will", "Assuming"... weakens the argument.
You cannot prove that any system as complex as country's economy and society will look one way or another in the future. Not that I disagree with yours and his predictions, but you can't say anybody is right when that say that something will or will not happen.
But he's right nevertheless. Poland is in the EU, and with economic success the country will become multicultural (again). Assuming that Poland stays in the EU and becomes economically successful it's irreversible. The same happns everywhere in Europe.
"will", "Assuming"... weakens the argument.
You cannot prove that any system as complex as country's economy and society will look one way or another in the future. Not that I disagree with yours and his predictions, but you can't say anybody is right when that say that something will or will not happen.
z_darius
18 May 2011
Life / IS Poland in danger of becoming the next multi cultural sink hole? [201]
just to straighten the record, you're talking about the future (which is never certain), grubas is writing in the present tense, so you are quoting his post but not responding to it :)
just to straighten the record, you're talking about the future (which is never certain), grubas is writing in the present tense, so you are quoting his post but not responding to it :)
z_darius
18 May 2011
Language / Polish idioms involving colour [37]
awesome!
as one user said once here, get yourself a cookie
awesome!
as one user said once here, get yourself a cookie
z_darius
18 May 2011
Language / Polish idioms involving colour [37]
Plural has no upper limit, does it?
And I never said a million words would be allowed in a phraseme or idiom, did I?
Oh, and why use + if 2 (without the +) is already plural?
2+ simply means plural. There's no upper limit for a phraseme, but I don't think there are any consisting of a million words.
Plural has no upper limit, does it?
And I never said a million words would be allowed in a phraseme or idiom, did I?
Oh, and why use + if 2 (without the +) is already plural?