I have visited Poland a few times, and find many, or most speak English very well, and want to use the chance to speak English each chance they get. I find, the people of Poland very helpfull, like the people of the USA were several years ago. And the women of Poland are hot, and the men of Poland would rather drink that worry of the care of the great Polish women.

Mike

All of my polish friends here unfortunately don�t speak english, they can speak a few words from what they learned in school but thats it. Maybe because they have to speak german.

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Can someone tell me what is person saying? Is it Polish?

Please post in English. Thanks!

I believe the original question, or topic, was on Polish language.

Here is a poem to share with all. A poem by Wislawa Szymborska

CHMURY

Z opisywaniem chmur
musialabym sie bardzo spieszyc -
juz po ulamku chwili
przestaja byc te, zaczynaja byc inne.

Ich wlasciwoscia jest
nie powtarzac sie nigdy
w ksztaltach, odcieniach, pozach i ukladzie.

Nie obciazone pamiecia o niczym,
unosza sie bez trudu nad faktami.

Jacy tam z nich swiadkowie czegokolwiek -
natychmiast rozwiewaja sie na wszystkie strony.

W porownaniu z chmurami
zycie wydaje sie ugruntowane,
omalze trwale i prawie ze wieczne.

Przy chmurach
nawet kamien wyglada jak brat,
na ktorym mozna polegac,
a one, coz, dalekie i ploche kuzynki.

Niech sobie ludzie będą, jesli chca,
a potem po kolei kazde z nich umiera,
im, chmurom nic do tego
wszystkiego
bardzo dziwnego.

Nad calym Twoim zyciem
i moim, jeszcze nie calym,
paraduja w przepychu, jak paradowaly.

Nie maja obowiazku razem z nami ginac.
Nie musza byc widziane, zeby plynac.

English translation:

Clouds

I�d have to be really quick
to describe clouds -
a split second�s enough
for them to start being something else.

Their trademark:
they don�t repeat a single
shape, shade, pose, arrangement.

Unburdened by memory of any kind,
they float easily over the facts.

What on earth could they bear witness to?
They scatter whenever something happens.

Compared to clouds,
life rests on solid ground,
practically permanent, almost eternal.

Next to clouds
even a stone seems like a brother,
someone you can trust,
while they�re just distant, flighty cousins.

Let people exist if they want,
and then die, one after another:
clouds simply don't care
what they're up to
down there.

And so their haughty fleet
cruises smoothly over your whole life
and mine, still incomplete.

They aren't obliged to vanish when we're gone.
They don't have to be seen while sailing on.

If you are on Twitter try signing up with Polish by mail...they give a word a day with meaning in Polish.

Why do your friends have to speak German? is there work-related reason? Generally German is one of popular languages learnt and taught in Poland, but still English is the most common.

twitter.

If you don't mind me asking, were you born in Poland? And if you don't want to answer, just pretend you did not see my post (lol).

Thanks!

rdywenur, oh my goodness - AWESOME. Thank you for sharing. I need to go there..............

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