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Post by Jaga on Nov 22, 2005 9:31:14 GMT -7
Did anybody of you heard about a special type of Polish character - I read about it in the book written by a famous Polish psychologist.
It is called "slomiany ogien" in English (hay fire)
what are its main characteristics?
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Post by leslie on Nov 22, 2005 9:56:55 GMT -7
;D Hi Jaga Is the name anything to do with their drinking so much wodka that their breath sets hay on fire?!!!!!!!  ;D Leslie |
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aadam
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Post by aadam on Nov 22, 2005 10:19:33 GMT -7
;D Hi Jaga Is the name anything to do with their drinking so much wodka that their breath sets hay on fire?!!!!!!! ;D Leslie Yes, but that's just during sianokosy, Leslie. Throughthough the rest of the year slomiany ogien depicts our way of doing things: like a fire on hay - a huge fire, which quickly vanishes. We could say, using this same parallel re Brits: the peat bog fire. Have you ever seen a peat bog on fire? When a peat bog's on fire one actually does not see any fire at all, yet the fire is especially long one in time. And very hard to extinguish. Well, at least that's the stereotypic view about the Poles and British here |
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Post by Jaga on Nov 22, 2005 12:01:32 GMT -7
Leslie, I loved your question. It almost sounded that we Poles are like dragons - and we breath with the fire  Adam was right with his definition. Adam - does it mean that you and me are not typical Poles in this one (negative) aspects? |
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Post by leslie on Nov 22, 2005 12:54:28 GMT -7
Adam A much better answer to Jaga's question than my question/answer! I think the English are much more like your peat fire part of the answer. Peat is notoriously difficult to set on fire (i.e. get going), but once it is lit, you just try to put it out!!!!! Stubborn? Thick?! Pozdrawiam serdeczne Leslie
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nancy
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Post by nancy on Nov 22, 2005 16:52:56 GMT -7
Hmmm, this individual Polish-American is more like a peat fire than a hay fire. I always thought it was because I am a Taurus (on the Zodiac).
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aadam
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Post by aadam on Nov 23, 2005 13:23:42 GMT -7
Adam - does it mean that you and me are not typical Poles in this one (negative) aspects? From what I see 'till now you represent the best possible mixture of Polish hay and Anglosaxon peat. I'm afraid that I am a typical hayfirer, although luckily there are some very, very few matters in which I could call myself a peatbogfirer, too Excuse the neologism, please. Couldn't help it |
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forza
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Post by forza on Nov 24, 2005 4:36:38 GMT -7
I am coming with terms of what may be causing a hay fire in some circumstances. When in America I was never told by anybody on what to do. People would rather support my very own choices. In Poland on contrary everyone is telling me what should I do or what would be good for me. "You should do this" type of advices is plenty here and I have fallen a victim to some( causing a hey fire myself) My fire burns right when I am not pushed by somebody to start it. Otherwise I burn quickly. Well, there is a whole aspect of hay fire caused by unconsciousness but we would be talking rather about compulsion or maybe even repeating compulsions.... don't get me started here....lol |
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