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Post by Bonobo on Sept 16, 2009 20:30:46 GMT 1
Today I was checking out the online menu of a local Polish restaurant (quite humorous, since I don't recall crispy chicken wings with bleu cheese as being a Polish delicacy), but anyway they had an interesting saying posted: “Jedzcie pijcie i popuszczajcie pas” (Eat, Drink & Loosen your Belt!) So, my native Polish friends - is this a correct phrase, and would you ever actually say this??? The rhymed proverb originated in 18 century: Za króla Sasa, jedz, pij i popuszczaj pasa. With the Saxon king, etc . It was invented to show good times that Polish gentry enjoyed when the king of Poland was from German Saxony - he didn`t care about the state so the gentry did what they wanted. A few dozen years later Poland was partitioned. |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 16, 2009 20:36:43 GMT 1
It's been a while since we shared some useful(?) Polish words/phrases...  Aa bully=szkolny sadysta It`s amazing but sadysta isn`t a good translation. In fact, there isn`t a good one because somehow the problem was either ignored or non-existent in POlish schools for decades, so the language din`t develop a proper term. School sadist - it sounds stupid, doesn`t it? It may also refer to a teacher... ;D ;D ;D ;D Any time=Do usług I would say: always at your service. |
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Post by gigi on Sept 17, 2009 0:42:45 GMT 1
The rhymed proverb originated in 18 century: Za króla Sasa, jedz, pij i popuszczaj pasa. With the Saxon king, etc . It was invented to show good times that Polish gentry enjoyed when the king of Poland was from German Saxony - he didn`t care about the state so the gentry did what they wanted. A few dozen years later Poland was partitioned. Interesting information - thanks!  |
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Post by tufta on Sept 17, 2009 9:44:31 GMT 1
It was invented to show good times that Polish gentry enjoyed when the king of Poland was from German Saxony ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Really? Or just in Kraków? In Warsaw we tried to kick the Saxon king out ;D ;D en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Confederation_(1704) |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 17, 2009 18:26:05 GMT 1
It was invented to show good times that Polish gentry enjoyed when the king of Poland was from German Saxony ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Really? Or just in Kraków? In Warsaw we tried to kick the Saxon king out ;D ;D en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Confederation_(1704)Exactly. The roots of Polish anarchy could have always been traced to Warsaw. If not for this irresponsible city, Poland would thrive like ...like.... like ... a normal country. With Krakow as a capital, the city inspired by a truly European heritage. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Warsaw Confederation 1704 was illegal as it tried to abolish a lawfully chosen king and install a new one which was a sheer usurpation of power. |
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