Steve
Jones
Owner, Distinction
Language and
Training Centre. NLP
and ...
Temat: what really gets me is....
.....when you're in Bomi queuing for bread and you're behind a middle- aged woman and she says the fatal words: 'poprosze kawalek ciasta' .... You know immediately you're in for the long haul with at least 30 mins of slicing and weighing ahead of you...
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... when you're in the local grocery store, patiently waiting for your turn and you're behind a middle-aged man, who says the fatal words, "my wife told me to buy... but I forgot what it was...". You know immediately you should leave as the helpful assistant and the rest of the people in the line will start suggesting foodstuffs to buy...
Anna Svetozarov back to ESL:-)
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...when you are in Urzad Miejski in front of an empty counter getting ready to pay some fee suddenly a babcia appears out of nowhere and yells at you for taking her place in the queue
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when you're on a crowded bus and a "babcia siatkowa" gets on, with numerous bags, and makes her way to a central position on the bus (preferably a seat) and then GETS OFF AT THE NEXT STOP two minutes later.
Steve
Jones
Owner, Distinction
Language and
Training Centre. NLP
and ...
Temat: what really gets me is....
.... When you're in Real and you're queuing at the check out and unfortunately you notice that the person in front has some items of clothing to buy. You know immediately there will be no bar code and then your exit is delayed at least 15 mins while the check out girl makes phone calls and girls in rollerskates skate back and forth...
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....when you're (or is it just me) standing in a pharmacy waiting to be served, you leave a space of about a metre or so to give the person being attended to some privacy... somebody (seems to be middle-aged to old woman, just comes in and walks in front of you.Oh, and when you are being served you'll have another old person standing at your shoulder listening to what you and the pharmacist are saying and taking a look at what you are buying.Steven H. edytował(a) ten post dnia 13.07.08 o godzinie 10:28
Patrycja P. Migrant Adviser
Temat: what really gets me is....
Steven H.:
....when you're (or is it just me) standing in a pharmacy waiting to be served, you leave a space of about a metre or so to give the person being attended to some privacy... somebody (seems to be middle-aged to old woman, just comes in and walks in front of you.
Oh, and when you are being served you'll have another old person standing at your shoulder listening to what you and the pharmacist are saying and taking a look at what you are buying.Steven H. edytował(a) ten post dnia 13.07.08 o godzinie 10:28
Sorry for being OT but it reminded me of a joke: A very shy man comes to the pharmacy, lots of people there, and when it's his turn, very, very quietly says, "Can I have two condoms, please?" But the assistant can't hear him and replies, "Can you speak up? I can't hear you." So the very shy man repeats a bit lauder, "Can I have two condoms, please?" Again the assistant asks him to speak up, so he says the same sentence a bit louder again. When asked to speak up for the third time, the shy man shouts, "Yes, people!! Yes, I will fuck!!"
Is that what you mean, when you need privacy in pharmacy? ;)))
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Tatiana S.:
You know immediately you should leave as the helpful assistant and the rest of the people in the line will start suggesting foodstuffs to buy...
Blimey! Poland must have really changed since I left.
Rafał Janta aj em ju ar
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Tatiana S.:
when you're on a crowded bus and a "babcia siatkowa" gets on, with numerous bags, and makes her way to a central position on the bus (preferably a seat) and then GETS OFF AT THE NEXT STOP two minutes later.
Mind you, 'babcia siatkowa' is just one of the ubiquitous species of babcias pestering people on means of public transportation. See more at http://www.mojageneracja.pl/7632377/blog/802218902469d...
Personally, what really gets me is when trying to alight from a bus/tram you're literally stopped, bullied, pushed inside by the said babcia in a manic search for a prime seat. One day I might as well use their own weapon and be taken for a thug.
Well, I guess even respect for seniors has its limits.Rafał Janta edytował(a) ten post dnia 13.07.08 o godzinie 11:04
Patrycja P. Migrant Adviser
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...when you call the BT helpline and after half an hour of waiting because "all their assistants are busy at the moment", redirecting you from one assistant to another one, because "your case should be dealt with by different department", you finally hear somebody who says something "in English" but you understand them only because you expect the first sentence to be, "Hello how can I help you?" And then, you repeat what you mean a thousand times and the assistant tells you the same learnt by heart texts in a language meant to be English and you finish the conversation another half an hour later knowing nothing but a hundred times more furious and frustrated...BT - I'm loving it...
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Usually we get used to cultural differences or sometimes just find them amusing but one I never got used to is the way people end phone conversations in Poland.If you're lucky they'll say goodbye and just hang up. If you're unlucky - particularly if they've dialled a wrong number - the line just goes dead.
Brits generally wait for the goodbye to be acknowledged or echoed. I'm not criticising - just saying it's hard to get used to :-)
Jarek
A.
Szukam chetnych:
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Post Cast Turbine
(Szwa...
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Dave Andrew:In Italy phone calls "end" with an endless streak of "ciao, ciao, ciao, ciao..." damaging your inner ear at a machine gun speed.
Brits generally wait for the goodbye to be acknowledged or echoed. I'm not criticising - just saying it's hard to get used to :-)
Not criticizing either. Protecting my hearing.
Sylwia
Łubkowska
Nauczyciel oraz
tłumacz j.
angielskiego
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Something that taught me to always introduce myself to the person at the other end of the line before they have a chance to say 'hello' was the fact that if you fail to do that (and fail to be recognised), you'll be greeted by an off-putting '-Who's that?' No 'Excuse me', 'Who's speaking?' or 'Please'. Compare this with the Polish 'Przepraszam, kto mówi?' or even 'Z kim mam przyjemność?'.
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Ow, Polish on the phone is very good till... goodbye. They say to you good bye and have a nice day minimum 4 times :)))but still I find it a very good tradition ...Oleg Kholyuchenko edytował(a) ten post dnia 13.07.08 o godzinie 12:36
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Patrycja P.:
Yes, I will fuck!!"
Is that what you mean, when you need privacy in pharmacy? ;)))
As you can now get condoms at a supermarket, I believe it's more frustrating that people will actually know of your illnesses; I hate it when someone behind me in the line starts commenting on the things I buy, as in Poland everyone seems to know better than the doctors anyway. Or, worse, start confiding in you and telling you their history of diseases, operations, etc. Gaaaaah!
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... when I'm sat on my towel, playing with my son, and a guy next to us takes his son, about my kid's age, and lets the kid pee ON THE SAND right over there.Ah, seaside...
Sylwia
Łubkowska
Nauczyciel oraz
tłumacz j.
angielskiego
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Tatiana S.:
... when I'm sat on my towel, playing with my son, and a guy next to us takes his son, about my kid's age, and lets the kid pee ON THE SAND right over there.
Ah, seaside...
... and its pleasures. Typical!
Sylwia
Łubkowska
Nauczyciel oraz
tłumacz j.
angielskiego
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Patrycja P.:
Steven H.:
....when you're (or is it just me) standing in a pharmacy waiting to be served, you leave a space of about a metre or so to give the person being attended to some privacy... somebody (seems to be middle-aged to old woman, just comes in and walks in front of you.
Oh, and when you are being served you'll have another old person standing at your shoulder listening to what you and the pharmacist are saying and taking a look at what you are buying.Steven H. edytował(a) ten post dnia 13.07.08 o godzinie 10:28
Sorry for being OT but it reminded me of a joke: A very shy man comes to the pharmacy, lots of people there, and when it's his turn, very, very quietly says, "Can I have two condoms, please?" But the assistant can't hear him and replies, "Can you speak up? I can't hear you." So the very shy man repeats a bit lauder, "Can I have two condoms, please?" Again the assistant asks him to speak up, so he says the same sentence a bit louder again. When asked to speak up for the third time, the shy man shouts, "Yes, people!! Yes, I will fuck!!"
Is that what you mean, when you need privacy in pharmacy? ;)))
I once queued in a pharmacy behind two girls aged 19-20 who were buying condoms and were very loud about it, if you know what I mean. I suppose they aimed at embarrassing the guy at the counter (as he was quite respectable looking) but all they got was him rolling his eyes at them.
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Temat: what really gets me is....
Sorry for being OT but it reminded me of a joke: A very shy man comes to the pharmacy, lots of people there, and when it's his turn, very, very quietly says, "Can I have two condoms, please?" But the assistant can't hear him and replies, "Can you speak up? I can't hear you." So the very shy man repeats a bit lauder, "Can I have two condoms, please?" Again the assistant asks him to speak up, so he says the same sentence a bit louder again. When asked to speak up for the third time, the shy man shouts, "Yes, people!! Yes, I will fuck!!"
Is that what you mean, when you need privacy in pharmacy? ;)))
No, my secret medical complaints!
Regarding buying condoms in a pharmacy. I know that the best things in life are supposed to be free, but even if in reality they aren't I'd rather pay 8zl for 3 goes going via a supermarket than 10zl. As they say at Tesco - Every little helps.
Sylwia
Łubkowska
Nauczyciel oraz
tłumacz j.
angielskiego
Temat: what really gets me is....
Steven H.:
Sorry for being OT but it reminded me of a joke: A very shy man comes to the pharmacy, lots of people there, and when it's his turn, very, very quietly says, "Can I have two condoms, please?" But the assistant can't hear him and replies, "Can you speak up? I can't hear you." So the very shy man repeats a bit lauder, "Can I have two condoms, please?" Again the assistant asks him to speak up, so he says the same sentence a bit louder again. When asked to speak up for the third time, the shy man shouts, "Yes, people!! Yes, I will fuck!!"
Is that what you mean, when you need privacy in pharmacy? ;)))
No, my secret medical complaints!
Regarding buying condoms in a pharmacy. I know that the best things in life are supposed to be free, but even if in reality they aren't I'd rather pay 8zl for 3 goes going via a supermarket than 10zl. As they say at Tesco - Every little helps.
Oh, I've just imagined Prunella Scales buying a pack of 3! ;))
Which gave me an idea for another thread...
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