CZERESNIA:
I just started the michel thomas course a week ago and I think it's better than the pimsleur. The method is more or less the same, start with a single word, add another, build a web of words, then add a verb, add a conjugation, add a noun, build a bigger web...but MT is definitely more useful. The teacher gives you better instruments to put together your own phrases and explains the difference between to and tego and such.
And, when I chatted with a friend and randomly put together some of the phrases I learnt during the 30 pimsleur lessons, she started laughing...
(in english because I write too slowly in polish):
-hello, where is your wife?
-oh my wife, she's in washington...
-really?
-yes, would you like to have a drink?
-gladly, but where?
-in the restaurant in ulica street?
-no, in the hotel in square zamkove.
-how much does it cost, 30 dollars?
-no, that's not enough. 50 dollars.
...
a part from picking up a hooker I also learnt how to buy a hat, and tell people how many children I have.
