Comments on: Overhearing Polish http://www.transparent.com/polish/overhearing-polish/ Language and Culture of the Polish-Speaking World Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:42:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tina http://www.transparent.com/polish/overhearing-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Tina Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:34:06 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=469#comment-635 I have a great way of handling situations like this. I say nothing about how rude they are. I merely thank them and wish them a good day in Polish. When I was a teenager, I rode the bus to town one day in Wilmington Delaware. There were two Polish women gossiping behind me. I had not idea about whom they were talking. I decided to have some fun. When I got up to get off the bus, I wished them a good day just before, walking out the door behind them. I looked back at them, and the mortified look on their face made my day. :) It fun to be polite to rude people. Tina I have a great way of handling situations like this. I say nothing about how rude they are. I merely thank them and wish them a good day in Polish.

When I was a teenager, I rode the bus to town one day in Wilmington Delaware. There were two Polish women gossiping behind me. I had not idea about whom they were talking. I decided to have some fun. When I got up to get off the bus, I wished them a good day just before, walking out the door behind them. I looked back at them, and the mortified look on their face made my day. :)

It fun to be polite to rude people.

Tina

]]> By: tikula http://www.transparent.com/polish/overhearing-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-634 tikula Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:24:03 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=469#comment-634 Wow, that was just bad >.> Heh, but I'm really happy you said something to her. It's so sad that people abroad start to connect Poles with rudeness... And the 'k' word too. Wow, that was just bad >.>
Heh, but I’m really happy you said something to her. It’s so sad that people abroad start to connect Poles with rudeness… And the ‘k’ word too.

]]> By: scatts http://www.transparent.com/polish/overhearing-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-633 scatts Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:26:01 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=469#comment-633 Hi there! Read this - http://scatts.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-february-blog-meet/ Hi there!

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]]> By: michael http://www.transparent.com/polish/overhearing-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-632 michael Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:54:03 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=469#comment-632 I wouldn't have commented on what she said, I would have been happy that I understood it but angry. I have been in a similiar situation at work but said nothing, my understanding of Polish woudln't be so good anyway that I could accuse someone with 100% certainty that they said x, y or z. It is easy to be angry in a situation like this but it is complicated I think, she may have been only saying something that reflected her friends thoughts on customers in general etc. At the end of the day she behaved as well as the other people working in the airport except was silly enough to assume that you didn't understand polish. Were the other people in the airport just smarter? I wouldn’t have commented on what she said, I would have been happy that I understood it but angry. I have been in a similiar situation at work but said nothing, my understanding of Polish woudln’t be so good anyway that I could accuse someone with 100% certainty that they said x, y or z.

It is easy to be angry in a situation like this but it is complicated I think, she may have been only saying something that reflected her friends thoughts on customers in general etc.

At the end of the day she behaved as well as the other people working in the airport except was silly enough to assume that you didn’t understand polish. Were the other people in the airport just smarter?

]]> By: Bronwyn Klimach http://www.transparent.com/polish/overhearing-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Bronwyn Klimach Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:32:45 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=469#comment-631 Every so often I understand one of these blogs ;-) I have sisters-in-law who speak Polish together. I understand none of it - so why at times when I am around do they need to WHISPER???? Hope you enjoyed your brief 'visit' to London and are inspired to return and see the many sites of interest on my doorstep. Kind regards, Bronwyn. Every so often I understand one of these blogs ;-)
I have sisters-in-law who speak Polish together. I understand none of it – so why at times when I am around do they need to WHISPER????
Hope you enjoyed your brief ‘visit’ to London and are inspired to return and see the many sites of interest on my doorstep.
Kind regards,
Bronwyn.

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