{"id":581,"date":"2009-07-07T08:11:43","date_gmt":"2009-07-07T12:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=581"},"modified":"2009-07-07T08:11:43","modified_gmt":"2009-07-07T12:11:43","slug":"sami-swoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/sami-swoi\/","title":{"rendered":"“Sami Swoi”"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was thinking about our last post about \u201csw\u00f3j<\/strong>\u201d and realized that no discussion about this particular possessive pronoun would be complete without the mention of \u201cSami Swoi<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yeah! If you\u2019re Polish, regardless of your age, gender or education, I am SURE you\u2019ve heard about this film. And chances are, you\u2019ve seen this film too. More than once. If you are of Polish origin, maybe you haven\u2019t seen the film, but you should have heard about it something. Anything. Why? It\u2019s a classic.<\/p>\n

The title \u201cSami Swoi<\/strong>\u201d has been translated into English in several different ways, actually, but it seems that \u201cOur Folks\u201d is the most popular version. Still, it doesn\u2019t fully reflect the Polish meaning, at least in my opinion.<\/p>\n

The internet says that one alternate title is \u201cAll Friends Here\u201d, but I\u2019ve seen it also referred to as \u201cOnly Friends\u201d and \u201cBetween Friends\u201d and \u201cThe People You Know\u201d and \u201cOur Kind of People\u201d. And if you put all these versions together, you can get a pretty good idea of what \u201cSami Swoi<\/strong>\u201d means in Polish.<\/p>\n

I know that there are some people out there who are not so fond of \u201cSami Swoi<\/strong>\u201d. They say the film shows only the worst Polish character traits, and that it tries to turn into comedy issues that are no laughing matters. Well, that\u2019s Polish comedy for you.<\/p>\n

And what do you think? Have you seen the movie? In Polish? Or with English subtitles?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a selection of the best scenes from \u201cSami Swoi<\/strong>\u201d but unfortunately, without English subtitles.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n1u2tT_lEXQ<\/a><\/p>\n

However, if you are interested, subtitled versions are also available.<\/p>\n

The film was made in 1967 and originally, it was a black and white picture. It was digitally colorized only in 2000, if I remember correctly. It’s also the first part in a trilogy of movies about these two crazy families: Kargule<\/strong> and Pawlaki<\/strong>, and in my opinion – the best.<\/p>\n

The film is such a cult classic that it even spawned a Polish idiom of sorts. If you hear someone say that two neighbors behave like “Kargul i Pawlak<\/strong>” you know exactly what it means – that they’ve been feuding since the beginning of time over a very petty issue.<\/p>\n

And now, if you excuse me, I need to demonstrate my worst national traits to my very own evil neighbor. I still can’t decide whether she’s more of a Kargul<\/strong> or Pawlak<\/strong>. LOL!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was thinking about our last post about \u201csw\u00f3j\u201d and realized that no discussion about this particular possessive pronoun would be complete without the mention of \u201cSami Swoi.\u201d Yeah! If you\u2019re Polish, regardless of your age, gender or education, I am SURE you\u2019ve heard about this film. And chances are, you\u2019ve seen this film too…<\/p>\n

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