mikebv 10,292 Posted October 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: WOULD be nice if it was studio based with guests including riders, promoters, etc. Always looks good in Poland when they do the same with their two channels who cover the top league.... Cant understand a word of it mind... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruno 1,790 Posted October 22, 2019 Funny but when I watch Polish speedway i always have to have the sound on even though I have no idea what their on about. Lol 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
False dawn 2,298 Posted October 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, bruno said: Funny but when I watch Polish speedway i always have to have the sound on even though I have no idea what their on about. Lol What is the Polish for dirtometer? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,292 Posted October 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, bruno said: Funny but when I watch Polish speedway i always have to have the sound on even though I have no idea what their on about. Lol They kept mentioning 'Droogy" every race which made me have all sorts of thoughts... Seemingly its 'druga' and it means 'second'.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,292 Posted October 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, False dawn said: What is the Polish for dirtometer? Screwdriverski..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
False dawn 2,298 Posted October 22, 2019 1 minute ago, mikebv said: Screwdriverski..... Nah. We must be at cross purposes. Must be Philipski 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Jones 2,127 Posted October 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, False dawn said: What is the Polish for dirtometer? Srubokret ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
False dawn 2,298 Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Dave Jones said: Srubokret ? Now let's have it right... śrubokręt The Dude would be proud of me! Edited October 22, 2019 by False dawn 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted October 22, 2019 I don't understand why riders who race in Poland every year don't learn the language. Is it too difficult? I notice riders like Emil, Zagar, Vaculik, Milik etc all speak Polish when being interviewed...Do the Slavic countries have a similar language? I feel sorry for the little bald Polish guy who chats to a Brit, Aussie, Dane or Swede and has to interpret it all back to the viewer, while the riders' hanging around looking bored! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icicle 896 Posted October 22, 2019 1. Brits are riotously bad at learning other languages ,there seems to be an arrogance that everyone else can speak English. 2. Slavic languages(ie Polish, Czech, Russian ) similar. NOT Estonian, Finnish, German ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BWitcher 12,453 Posted October 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, Terry said: I don't understand why riders who race in Poland every year don't learn the language. Is it too difficult? I notice riders like Emil, Zagar, Vaculik, Milik etc all speak Polish when being interviewed...Do the Slavic countries have a similar language? I feel sorry for the little bald Polish guy who chats to a Brit, Aussie, Dane or Swede and has to interpret it all back to the viewer, while the riders' hanging around looking bored! Woffinden speaks some Polish does he not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted October 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, BWitcher said: Woffinden speaks some Polish does he not? True, at least he makes an effort. Madsen also said a few words in Torun. Dziekuje. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icicle 896 Posted October 22, 2019 Danes tend to speak other languages as no-one wants to speak Danish....incredibly ugly mumbled tongue, even the Danes apologize for speaking it!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFCB Wildcat 1,362 Posted October 22, 2019 27 minutes ago, Icicle said: 1. Brits are riotously bad at learning other languages ,there seems to be an arrogance that everyone else can speak English. 2. Slavic languages(ie Polish, Czech, Russian ) similar. NOT Estonian, Finnish, German ... I was speaking to a Polish colleague about that and how they all seem to speak such good English while we struggle with other Languages. He put it down to the fact that they are exposed to English constantly from an early age in the form of films and popular music so it was easier for them to learn whereas we are not exposed to to foreign languages in mainstream media or entertainment. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icicle 896 Posted October 22, 2019 Just now, AFCB Wildcat said: I was speaking to a Polish colleague about that and how they all seem to speak such good English while we struggle with other Languages. He put it down to the fact that they are exposed to English constantly from an early age in the form of films and popular music so it was easier for them to learn whereas we are not exposed to to foreign languages in mainstream media or entertainment. That does help...also Polish is difficult..Brits panic at so many "Z"s and "sh(SZ) & ch(CZ) sounds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites