Are Polish people as unfriendly as Slovaks?

That`s obvious, Slovaks just think about having fun in life while Poles are preoccupied with improving the world and its erroneous ways. Simple.

Pawian,I am still trying to work you out.
I assume you posted this with an ironic smile on your face?
Am I correct?

No, Milo. I quit pranks and jokes exactly on the day when the Lent began. I have been dead serious since then and will be so till Easter. I am really amazed you have any doubts about it.

Either you are using "Double Humour" or you are
completely wrong......the young Poles and Slowaks I know have a very similar attitude to life.
Work hard,party hard.

What is double humour? The same as double talk?

I guess he meant sarcasm ...

Again, can't much speak for Slovaks, but yes, often younger Poles (especially women) do indeed tend to have what might be perceived as a slight edge to their personality.

I suppose it's because they're tired of being condescended to by their wealthier European neighbors, realizing too that their English skills frequently lag behind other, more typically "desirable" countries such as Sweden, The Netherlands, even France. In addition, which person of any nationality wishes to be thought of as either a bone-head or a prostitute simply because of decades of negative PR?

how would you know? the only Poles you know are the subset of those who move to the US who are very non-typical....

Yes, perhaps. Then again, who is to say whether or not those represent the up-and-coming majority of today's young Poles?
I do spend a lot of time in Greenpoint discos, thus I speak from experience.

That depends.

I'm friendly towards my friends and hostile towards my enemies. And I can be very crafty when it comes to hostility so it's better to get on my better side :-)

As for the strangers I don't care much about them unless they fall in one of aforementioned groups.

That was a warm welcome if you haven't noticed yet.

PS: I have two Slovak friends and they understand me when I speak Polish. Good for them, I don't understand half what they're saying in Slovak, heh

I did,but was not sure that he would understand.


That is normal.Slowaks have a wider perception of language than Poles because of their long unity with Czechs.

I think that it is also another reason. I knew quite a few Slovaks who watched polish tv. I ma not sure about coverage but they were clearly able to watch it.

I take your for word for that,but I don't know.
But certainly they watched Czech TV and listened to Czech Radio.
I have been told that younger Slowaks are finding it harder to understand Czech.
I employ Poles and Slowaks and the Slowaks can speak and understand Polish,they even get by,just,with Bulgarians.
But The Poles can't understand The Slowaks when they are talking amongst themselves.

Isn`t it funny how nationalists categorise people? Friends, enemies. Nothing between. That is why I will never make friends with a true nationalist, they are so hopelessly narrow minded. :):)

The more I read your posts,the more I think that, perhaps you do not have Poland's best interests at heart.

Do you mean that people who reject nationalism can`t be patriots, or even become traitors to the Polish cause.? :):)

Not at all.I just don't think you are a true patriot in any way.
You may love Poland,but you are willing to sacrifice her in the name of diversity.

Why are you lying?

By its definition Zionism is the nationalist movement of the Jews for an exclusive ethno-state in Israel.


They most certainly are.

Yet, you have proudly posted numerous photos on here to prove how fawning and deferential you are towards these Jewish nationalists.

Oh, I get it, by "true nationalist" you mean a "true Pole" whom you dislike because you can't relate.

Thank you for spreading anti rightist sentiment. Read my reply in Random. :)

In my understanding Polish does have the same proximity to both Slovak and Ukrainian? So, both of these languages should be pretty hard to understand for you?

direct quote from my post:

"I'm friendly towards my friends and hostile towards my enemies (...) As for the strangers I don't care much about them (...)"


No, Slovak sounds much more similar to Polish than Ukrainian. Not to mention that your alphabet is impossible :-)

Strange, for me Slovak sounds quite different from Polish. And I can understand Polish much better. Strange that you understand Slovak so well...

The fact that I was briefly introduced to Slovak language a decade ago by a young blonde lady from Slovakia could be the answer to that.

Slovak and Polish has many similar words and it sounds very familiar. When it comes to linguistics, and also genetics and a culture, they're our closest relatives next to Czechs and Belarusians.

Jak sie masz - ako sa mas
Dzien dobry - dobry den
Do widzenia - dovidenia
Dobry wieczor - dobry vecer
Jak się nazywasz - Ako sa volas (volas-wolasz in Polish, which means "to call")
Potrzebuje pomocy - potrebujem pomoc

Theoretically, Polish and Slovak being in the same western Slavic language group should be closer to each other. In practice, I judge Ukrainian and Slovak to be at the same distance. Maybe Ukrainian is even slightly closer for me, but this is because I used to learn Russian in school.

On the other hand, Czech and Slovak seem to be strikingly similar to one another. It is sufficient to read descriptions on products to see there is practically very little difference between them.

Yes, that`s what I meant - you categorise all your acquaintances into two groups only - friends and enemies. Because strangers are strangers, i.e people you don`t know. That`s why I said it was funny. I hope you understand this logic. :)

As I posted via "private message" some while ago, both Czech and Polish have enough false friends between them to choke a horseLOL
Needless to reiterate, some can be quite embarrassing.

@pawian, strangers are also those that I know briefly, including those which I've met online [only].

Also, there's no such thing as "this" or "that" logic, unless it is used in derogatory form.

There's only one true logic which is a perfect weapon for crushing relativism in its various forms.

So yes, same as with "true lies" or "social justice", "this logic" is just an oxymoron.

So whenever I will use a form "by your logic", you should know that it is a form of an intellectual disrespect :-)

OK, you explained it nicely. Now I know what you meant, so sorry for my initial irony. :)

Countries and people, friendly to newbies, are no more! Best you can do is make a consistent effort to show that you share views, concerns and interests of your new hosts. and hope that they dont call you a spy.. Failing that you are on your own. Reason? Examples of mixing cultures with any success are all but gone.

[Moved from]: What do Poles think about Slovaks?

Do Poles living nearby the border with Slovakia visit Slovakia and their mountains often?
Do they visit Preszów, Poprad, Koszyce on some trips?
And how do Polish people generally see their little neighbor?