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Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

Żeby w naszej ojczyźnie nie było już tak interesująco!

English translation:

May we live in less exciting/interesting times in Poland. (Here\'s to boredom!)

Added to glossary by martamam
Dec 12, 2013 21:05
10 yrs ago
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Polish term

Żeby w naszej ojczyźnie nie było już tak interesująco!

Polish to English Social Sciences General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters zwrot grzecznościowy
Szukam inspiracji, jak przetłumaczyć to w kontekście toastu na bankiecie... dzięki za pomoc
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 May we live in less exciting/interesting times in Poland. (Here's to boredom!)
4 +2 Here's to less interesting times in our country!
4 +1 May our country become less eventful!
4 +1 let us hope not to live in interesting times in our country
3 +1 May we all live in slightly less interesting times than these!
Change log

Dec 13, 2013 03:20: Darius Saczuk changed "Field (specific)" from "Anthropology" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"

Dec 13, 2013 14:10: Alexander Onishko changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (3): Darius Saczuk, Ewa Nowicka, Alexander Onishko

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Discussion

George BuLah (X) Dec 16, 2013:
Pochodzimy od Kirgizów ;) Toasts are made frequently, usually with vodka. Men are expected to take part in every toast they are offered; women can sometimes politely decline alcohol, but etiquette in Kyrgyzstan otherwise are expected to keep up with every toast. It is common that if a bottle of vodka is opened, it must be finished in one sitting.
martamam (asker) Dec 16, 2013:
Dziękuję wszystkim za dyskusję i inspirację. A ta ojczyzna w toaście to Kirgistan : )
Dawid Cieśla Dec 14, 2013:
MacroJanus is right:) There's even a brilliant Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett: "Interesting Times", which is a satire on the Chinese proverb/curse.
George BuLah (X) Dec 14, 2013:
Paranoid... ;)
mike23 Dec 14, 2013:
yeah, with Ozzy Osbourne and his mates he finally made it up with, well for a while at least
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRV3sD4onhI
George BuLah (X) Dec 14, 2013:
Are you mentioning... the Last Supper ? :)
mike23 Dec 14, 2013:
There was also a toast and a prayer. Cheers!
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Dec 14, 2013:
Thanks, Jacazwawa. Several of us have tried to get away from interesting or to lessen its impact.
George BuLah (X) Dec 14, 2013:
I believe, the "exciting" is much more appropriate here, than - "interesting".
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Dec 14, 2013:
Great suggestion, well nuanced. At the end, though, bottoms up, regardless.
Or we can turn the toast into a prayer: Please,O Lord, could you spare us all this excitement?
mike23 Dec 14, 2013:
You've got a point there. A good way to render it halfway or even three-quarters of the way through, is by making an understatement such as May we all live in slightly less interesting times or May this country abound in slightly less exciting events!
Alternatively, you might ridicule it by saying "Here's to boredom!"
Yeah, I wish we all could say that...
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Dec 14, 2013:
The original Chinese saying - May you live in interesting times - is a CURSE that wishes one to live in times of war and upheaval - interesting times, indeed. The opposite of that is preferable, hence our answers above. Perhaps, we should offer a middle-of-the-road toast sometime later.
George BuLah (X) Dec 14, 2013:
Interesująca przewrotność, taki mało lojalny i niepatriotyczny toast ;)
ciekawe, o jaką ojczyznę chodzi, takiego np. ... Jana bez Ziemi ;), innych, bez ziemi ;)

Proposed translations

+3
16 hrs
Selected

May we live in less exciting/interesting times in Poland. (Here's to boredom!)

I hope this toast merits a separate entry, especially if you find the punch line amusing. I can see people drinking to that.
Peer comment(s):
agree mike23 : I'd drink to that. Cheers!
5 hrs
Bottoms up! Thanks, mike23.
agree lafresita (X) : after mike23
7 hrs
May your days be many and your beer mug always full. Thanks, Miroslawa.
agree Darius Saczuk : "interesting times" is your original concept, Frank. All the others are knock-offs. :-(
1 day 7 hrs
Thanks, Dariusz. You are kind, as always.
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+2
37 mins

Here's to less interesting times in our country!

And mine...
Peer comment(s):
agree Ewa Nowicka : nice!
3 mins
agree lafresita (X)
23 hrs
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+1
39 mins

May our country become less eventful!

might sound more natural
Example sentence:

India is an eventful country be it cities or towns there are innumerable conferences, meets, seminars, summits and even get together.

Reference:

http://www.signure.com/news.html

Peer comment(s):
agree George BuLah (X) : Ciekawe!
1 day 10 hrs
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+1
31 mins

let us hope not to live in interesting times in our country

My proposal

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Note added at 37 mins (2013-12-12 21:43:07 GMT)
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May we live in uninteresting times in our country.

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Note added at 46 mins (2013-12-12 21:51:55 GMT)
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Dear countrymen, let's vote for boredom: leave excitement to others.
Peer comment(s):
agree Alexander Onishko
16 hrs
Thanks, Alexander, and salutations. I am glad you approve.
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+1
21 hrs

May we all live in slightly less interesting times than these!

Let's hope that we'll be experiencing slightly less interesting times!
May this country see/abound in slightly less exciting events!

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Note added at 21 hrs (2013-12-13 18:39:42 GMT)
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@ MacroJanus, my first idea is pretty similar to one of yours. Sorry about that. At least the others I came up with are different and hopefully we all inspire the asker... somehow. Later
Peer comment(s):
agree lafresita (X)
2 hrs
Cheers!
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