The Turkish connection is entirely possible. I know that we have several Turkish words in our dialect, including "kalap" (instead of klobuk) and "teps~a"...
... They are used in other Slovak dialects, too (also: t~aps~a). Both exist in Hungarian in the same meaning and probably reached Slovak from Hungarian....
I guess one interesting point with those figures is that in Hungary & Poland a larger percentage of people say they don't know anyone who is gay but beleive...
... I have wondered about that, too, Colin. I think the discrepancy is particularly striking in Hungary. In Poland and Slovakia (by comparison to the Czech R....
I finally reached our Turkish area specialist here at LC. He says that modern Turkish uses a word pronounced "sha-PO" (from the French "chapeau") for hat,...
... Thank you very much for all of that, Helen. It's very useful. There actually is a Turkish word _s,apka_ (I checked a dictionary) while I didn't find...
Yes, Chris did mention _s,apka_. For the pancake, he mentioned a Persian word (can't remember what it was), but said that it didn't even show up in his...
My son and his wife have put together a characters of Christmas Coloring book.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8019558094 If anyone is...
Was Cherry Hill NJ a strong Slovak town "once upone a time"? I remember my aunt saying that they went there once when she was a kid (1930-ish) to visit ...
That is a good question. All i remember about Cherry Hill, New Jersey, while i was a kid in Passaic was that Jacqueline Kennedy owned a horse farm there in...
Ok - Y'all help me out here. My former boss who grew up in New Jersey in the 1920's and 30's, used to talk about all the NJ Slovak "sokals", which were...
Well friends, So far I have talked to Hertz, (thought I would check out the expensive one first) and they will rent me a car for three weeks, picking up in...
Dears, I offer still books : 1. Guidebook (DAJAMA) in English langue : Liptov, Orava, Spis, Tatras. 2. REGIONS WITHOUT FRONTIERS in English langue : The...
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Chuck, The home office of the Sokol in Passaic is on Madison Street. there are many of branches and wreaths throughout the country. if you would like to see ...
It's been awhile since we drove to Slovakia (from Budapest), but then we found that Hertz was the only international company willing to allow us to drive into...
gergely
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Dec 2, 2005 12:29 pm
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... I suppose you've already taken these into consideration, but on the slim chance that you haven't--don't pick up the car at the airport location, it's much...
Have you checked out the cost of a car for a month? Sometimes, oddly enough, it can be cheaper than the weekly rate. Also...The supplemental insurance can be...
I remember in the '40's that Newark, NJ was the hotbed of Slovaks. Apparently a lot of immigrants landed in New York and gravitated to the Slovak areas in...
Here are 2 entries from the Library of Congress' "Slovaks in America" chronology <http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/imsk/slovakia.html> that deal with New Jersey:...
... We spent LOTS of time checking into rental cars on each of our trips to Europe, since it's been awhile for us, some of the rental agencies that were a good...
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Dec 2, 2005 4:12 pm
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AHOJ ALL!!! Anyone know where I can get a TEAM SLOVAK FOOTBALL (soccer) jersey? Need it for Christmas.... thanks! marko...
thanks Jack, I will also check out National and Alamo, just curious though about your statement concerning onstar being a blessing in East Germany. Why is...
Thanks Julie, I did consider that, but it all depends on how far the off site pick is, and how to get there. If they provide a shuttle, thats one thing, if...
Thanks for the tip on the monthly rate, I will check that out, and yes my credit card does cover me for auto rental, and my home owners policy will cover...
Vlad, Re: Traveling in East Germany, nothing serious, but the east isn't as well documented with signage as the western part., especially on the smaller roads...
gergely
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some great points Tom, as for the drop charge, it is only 155 Eruo, which with all things considered, cheaper that driving back to frankfort to return it. ...
Vlad, I sure can't think of a better plan. Unless it included taking me with you. Sounds like a great trip. I've always wanted to drive through Poland and ...
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