USA, Canada / Polish Vodkas for American Pub [49]

Liquor? You bet I did ;) Nah, seriously, any operational losses won't last. You are in the best city in America to have a Polish bar. Some say that Chicago is the 2nd Polish city behind Warsaw. It's a running joke here.

Vodka, even if you hiked the prices up a wee bittie, will be drunk because the Poles miss it. Although the copious amounts are overstated, you do miss stuff from home when away. I missed whisky in Japan and was lucky enough to find Suntory Zen, cheap and very good for the price. A total revelation!!

What's your pub's name, Sledz?

Life / Moving back to Poland after 20 unhappy years in Canada and USA [70]

Congratulations to bolek for not jumping at my go at him. Nice one :)

20 unhappy years. Why did you leave it that long? That's 1/4 of your life, maybe 1/5. Geez, after 1 unhappy year you should have been thinking.....

Language / Poles! How do you cope with English phonetics versus English spelling? [37]

I think there are 5 sounds here Pawian:

Dough (OH)

Trough (OFF)

Enough (UFF)

Plough (OW)

Borough (O

My friend told me a couple of years ago that there were 7 but I'll be damned if I can remember the other 2.

Language / Poles! How do you cope with English phonetics versus English spelling? [37]

Och, I'm sure you do the profession proud, Pawian.

You know, some words you just have to learn and know the pronunciation of. There is no sure-fire way of working out the pronunciation of some word sets.

OUGH, please phonetically write the pron in English.

Language / Poles! How do you cope with English phonetics versus English spelling? [37]

Being a teacher really opens my eyes to how awkward phonetics can be when placed alongside the spelling.

Many students find problems.

News / "We buy out Poland, Hungary, and Romania!" - the President of Israel [74]

The regulation of land, as we know, comes from title deeds. After that, subject to very limited exceptions, you are free to exercise it as you wish.

International buyovers/buyouts, how often do you hear of that?

Life / Polish Residency - Zameldowanie to be abolished? [49]

Who? Hmm....hard to say. I think it's just a greater form of control over the people. Like a constant big brother.

Still, I'm not really that cynical on this matter. The Youtube accounts blow the matter out of proportion. Proponents of a one world government believe it is a step in the right direction.

Life / Polish Residency - Zameldowanie to be abolished? [49]

ID cards are the way forward. Read up on RFiD chips in America. That takes the process more than one step further. The procedure involves a surgical implant so that they can constantly monitor your whereabouts. You can also make numerous payments with it. Read up on Gemalto.

Life / Polish Residency - Zameldowanie to be abolished? [49]

Yes but ID cards aren't passports, now are they? I wouldn't object to carrying an ID card either, in fact I did so for almost 2 years.

They are more convenient than carting a passport around.

USA, Canada / Polish Vodkas for American Pub [49]

You are thinking of Stalin, LOL. No, it was just called The Wodka Bar. Wodka being with English pronunciation.

News / Poland..wake up to a multicultural world [1059]

You said that it would happen for sure that Poland would become more multicultural but not without a fight. I mean, if the situation noticably started spiralling out of control like in parts of the UK, then a response would be put in place.

News / "We buy out Poland, Hungary, and Romania!" - the President of Israel [74]

Ouch, that was a bit too hard hitting, Sokrates

News / Poland..wake up to a multicultural world [1059]

Well Shelley, not before there is a big song and dance. Kicking up a fuss is not a new concept here.

USA, Canada / Polish Vodkas for American Pub [49]

There was a vodka bar in my home city of Aberdeen over a decade ago. It went under but it was relatively popular and I guarantee that it'd be a hit now.

It had standard vodka in all manner of flavours, ranging from Mars Bar vodka to Red Kola vodka. There were always ladies there waiting to experiment with the huge selection.

Sledz, you should have a sampling night. That'd peak people's interest and, though expensive initially, would make you money in the long run.

News / "We buy out Poland, Hungary, and Romania!" - the President of Israel [74]

Will you "document the event", HB?

Life / Polish Residency - Zameldowanie to be abolished? [49]

That should do the trick. They don't really check to be honest.

News / Poland..wake up to a multicultural world [1059]

That's fair enough. Just acknowledge that this may change in a big way in the future.

USA, Canada / Polish Vodkas for American Pub [49]

No worries. If you ever meet a girl called Ania Topolska, please say hi to her from me. She's the bar going type. I worked with her here.

Life / Polish Residency - Zameldowanie to be abolished? [49]

Yeah, carrying a ticket is insurance only. It's usually good for 10 trips before an inspector comes along.

Life / Polish Residency - Zameldowanie to be abolished? [49]

What's acceptable is ducking the issue by speaking English and pointing to your watch when the police approach you ;)

USA, Canada / Polish Vodkas for American Pub [49]

Go with dtaylor's suggestion too. The sweet vodkas go down well with them. Poland tends to have clear vodkas, unlike Finlandia and Absolut.

Good luck Sledz :)

USA, Canada / Polish Vodkas for American Pub [49]

Sobieski, Pan Tadeusz, Wyborowa and Luksusowa would be sure bets.

Zambrowka?? Never heard of it. Do you mean Żubrówka?

Life / Polish Residency - Zameldowanie to be abolished? [49]

Maybe that's what the rule book states but I neglected the first 3 years, LOL. I wasn't told to get it so I didn't. They don't enforce it unless you want to have your own registered business here as I do, and WB likely does too.

It's not as strict as Japan where you need to get your gaikokujin torukusho (ID card) within 90 days of arriving in the country. If you fail to do this, you can and likely will be deported. In the interim, you have to carry your passport around as ID, something anathema to us.

Life / Polish Residency - Zameldowanie to be abolished? [49]

Exactly right, WB. This is regulated between the parties. Also, if the registration process isn't abolished, it'd be wise to state a date. The first time I did it, it was decided for me. The second time, I decided that 2012 was to be the expiry period.

Look into the umowa o najmu lokalu. I didn't have this document for so long but it is needed to apply. My landlord and I drew one up. Other documents from your landlord are also needed as evidence.

Feedback / The growth of the Polish Forum Members..... [17]

So has Greg :)

Feedback / Where is PF heading (Site Interface/Design wise) in the future? [21]

I don't mind them and I'm a sheep.

PF should be more about discussion. Some folk would do well to remind themselves that this is the function of the site. There is a lot of name calling in general.

Food / What is your favourite Polish meal?! [64]

It washes down any Polish meal nicely. Another brewery near here is in Tychy, the Tyskie brewery. Do you like Tyskie?

Food / Asian food - is it easy to find in Poland (particularly Lublin)? [39]

It's in the shopping centre called Platan. It's opposite the travel agency where my fiancee works. I haven't tried A-Dong, unbelievable given that I've lived here for over 4 years. What is the range of their menu?

Food / Nudle. Who likes Noodles in Poland? :) [33]

For sure, they are mouth watering. Gotta buy some more.

News / Polish engineer beheaded in Pakistan. [347]

Would you be afraid to go back to Pakistan? No offence, but I won't be booking my holidays there anytime soon.

The Tribal Area tour, nah, I'll give it a miss.