O.T.: Hey Nelson

[Rodger Tellefson]

Location: Bydgoszcz, Poland? How do you pronounce that? How's your daughter feel about being over their?

 

[Fred]

Bydgoszcz: Find and listen to someone who snores badly. They'll say it eventually. :lol:

 

[Nelson Atwell]

Well, first, my daughter won't come over until the end of the school year. She is with her mom in KY until I settle into a home and my furniture and vehicle arrive. She is excited about coming here.



For the proper pronunciation, watch the following video (they say it about a hundred times). The Poles apparently don't like Vowels.



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[Rodger Tellefson]

Thanks, that was really informative. I never would have thought that it was pronounced that way. That made it sound so good I like to come visit. Sounds like you'll be playing tourist in your off time, weather prevailing.

 

[Wes Davis]

Wow that video makes it look like a very nice place to live. But then thats what the video is for. Keep us informed Nelson on the real deal, quality of life, amenities and such.

 

[Nelson Atwell]

So far what I have enjoyed most is the cheap food. I could eat out at a nice Olive Garden-type restaurant every meal and spend less than $20/day. Now if I could just pronounce those items on the menu, I'd be set.

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

I see you forgot the crash course in Polish before you left. :lol::lol::lol:

 

[Nelson Atwell]

I think I am getting the crash course now. The language isn't easy for me. I took four semesters of Russian in college which is very similar. That is good. What is bad is that if I accidentally speak Russian to a Pole, it can be offensive, since the Poles are not very friendly towards them for obvious reasons. Many of the words are similar, so I am spending a lot of time just listening now. It is very tiring...

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

I've heard that listening is what God gave us two ears for.

 

[Nelson Atwell]

Those ears didn't help me in church this morning. Darn Babylonians and their Tower. :lol: