tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607237.post5490191669679683471..comments2024-03-18T00:46:28.369-07:00Comments on Quantum Chaotic Thoughts: What happens in the Motherland stays in the MotherlandMasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415369043595429843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607237.post-82243725468447501782009-08-21T16:54:08.948-07:002009-08-21T16:54:08.948-07:00Nope, it's not pronounced that way. The '...Nope, it's not pronounced that way. The 'w's are pronounced like 'w''s (which I knew), and the 'l' is apparently pronounced like a 'w' and is properly written with some sort of accent. I'll let you know how to pronounce it after I hear it a few more times. One of my Masters students is from Poland, and that's why I heard the right pronunciation today.<br /><br />They have both gained and lost territory since then. :)<br /><br />It's certainly true that living in Europe makes it much easier to visit interesting places in Europe. I had never been to Europe at all until Dec. 2005 when I went to Cambridge.Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415369043595429843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607237.post-22960986385886636792009-08-21T16:45:26.997-07:002009-08-21T16:45:26.997-07:00Wroclaw - pronounced "Breslau" by any ch...Wroclaw - pronounced "Breslau" by any chance? :-)<br /><br />Modern Poland is weird. I'm much more familiar with Polish borders from several centuries ago (yay for historical wargames!). I hadn't realized they actually lost territory since your grandparents day - it's not like any version of Poland has had much territory to lose since the 1700s. I guess it makes sense in a "might makes right" way that the USSR snagged all that land in eastern Poland while they gave Poland various bits of eastern Germany...<br /><br />Posts like this make me wish I had a job in Europe. I'd probably be much more interested in travel if it was so easy to get to interesting places for conferences. Have fun!Justinnoreply@blogger.com