Life / So it's hit me too, isolation in Poland [46]

Join some sort of group or something. Get out there and meet the Poles. They are pretty friendly people. If you work then you should get to know somebody.

Love / I'm pregnant by my Polish boyfriend but he wants me to abort it! [132]


of course but why in the world would someone post such private matters on a public forum? You would assume they would talk to someone close to them first. Sometimes people ask questions and keep asking until they hear the answer they are looking for

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


no problem but the Poles will probably just assume he is Vietnamese

UK, Ireland / What is in Poland that England doesn't have? [142]


harsh but true

Work / Interview at a Callan School [204]


sorry it is lost from my memory now...

Work / Interview at a Callan School [204]

Ah yes I had a student today trying to tell me that two words had the same meaning when in fact they do not. She was insistent that she was correct. She is paying me cash so if she wants to be right so bad than so be it. She is still wrong though.

Life / I'm engaged to a girl from Poland. Moving to Poland from the US. [28]

Its true Poles do really look at each other. When I first came here it bothered me that people stared but then I realized they do it to each other as well. You get used to it.

Love / Should I Be Nervous About Going to Poland? Black female dating a Pole. [158]

The old people just aren't used to foreigners. They lived behind the iron curtain for such a long time and were isolated. Many of them are brainwashed by Radio Maria into racism. You might want to lay off the public affection while here. As well if you do see a black/white couple its always the guy who is black. If you are in a big city like Warsaw obviously you will have less attention shown to you then in a smaller place. There are a lot of racists on this forum so dont let them throw you off. They arent going to do much most likely here but dont expect it to be like western europe or america just because they just are not used to foreigners let alone black women. You will find many of the younger educated class quite open and friendly to you. I thought it would be a bunch of skin heads running around here and it just isnt like that. The Poles are pretty cool and who really cares what some ole lady says?

Law / Collecting cans in Poland - how much per can? [14]

hmm a new business. exporting cans to england from poland for recycling haha

News / Should Poles become a minority in Poland? [150]


good for you. I think the younger generation of Poles are quite open to foreigners. Look at the Vietnamese. Polish people for the most part are quite welcoming of them and happily support their businesses and provide services for them. They come here and work. Their kids go to normal polish schools and speak fluent polish.


that is normal in many respects for immigrants. look at the usa. the indian and chinese kids excell in school. The parents didn't immigrant so the kids could be average.

Love / Sick of a Certain Polish Lady - my boyfriends friend [34]


What is he your dog? Sit, speak, dont talk to her? You cant control people.


Thank God no. Sounds like you have absolutely no trust in your relationship especially since you broke into his computer. I stay away from crazy girls like you.


You forbid him to contact her and he continued to do so. You have no control over him obviously.


I think you cant see the forest for the trees. The guy is playing you for a fool. You must be young


get away from this guy. He is a player. Or play him yourself.

Love / Need help in relationship with a Polish man [33]

you could get a job and wont be financially dependent on him. i live and poland and am dependent on my gf to translate for me so I can understand a bit from his point of view. offer to teach him english. he probably feels like since you dont work then you can do some of the administrative things like translation

Love / Need help in relationship with a Polish man [33]

firstly you should talk to him about the situation

Work / Any non-shafty English schools in Poland to work as an English native speaker? [36]


ok you should realize that they are not going to "help" you. you have to do it and ask them for the documents demanded by the foreigners office. Good luck. I would sort out my overstay problem asap if I was you.

Work / Any non-shafty English schools in Poland to work as an English native speaker? [36]

Its true that you can stay as long as your visa/permission to stay is being processed but they will give you an extension or two month visa. Probably the best thing is to either fly out or check with the embassy. But they will give you the official statement most likely.

Work / Any non-shafty English schools in Poland to work as an English native speaker? [36]

Schools are not going to get your visa for you from my experience. At most they will provide you with the documents you need to get your permission to stay. There are some legit schools. Where are you interested in working?

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

yep why do the kkk members wear hoods?

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


So who are the 50 million?

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


who? what? please elaborate

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

hmm right so if you talk only with people who agree with you then what do you learn? nothing. you just run around slapping each other on the back and telling each other you are so smart because you think just like me!! haha

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

I agree

UK, Ireland / no anti english comments please [48]


does that include the food and weather as well?

Life / Is it difficult to survive in Warsaw without any Polish knowledge? [30]

No its not difficult to be in Warsaw and not know Polish beyond the technical things like communicating with the internet installer and these type of people. learn a bit of polish and you can make some friends and they can help you during certain situations. In Warsaw many people under 40 speak some English. Just don't expect that they should speak English. If you say sorry my Polish isn't very good than they will help you.

USA, Canada / american girl and a polish boy, how to stay in Poland legally? [14]


Thats either going to get you shot or in jail or at best living the life of an illegal immigrant in USA. Terrible advice. You shouldn't be concerned with your Polish situation as much as the Shengen zone. You have overstayed your Shengen visa not Polish. The best thing you can do is get a new passport and say the old one was lost. That might work for you. But truthfully after all I went through to get my permission to stay I have absolutely no pity or compassion for you. You should have dealt with the situation before it happened. But we all make mistakes. Getting married in Poland won't solve your problem as they will want to see your registration and permission to stay. The other option is to come clean and pay the fine but you probably don't want to do that...

Life / Controversy about funshops with recreational drugs in Poland [50]

These shops are probably much less harmful than 24 hour alcohol shops

Food / Vegetarian food in Poland? [83]

i went to christmas with a polish girl to her family in a small town and they were really cool about the whole veg thing. of course it was christmas eve but even on christmas day there was food for me to eat and nobody even made any thing of me being veggie. Its a personal choice and I dont preach either. nothing more irritating than a whiny preachy veggie. live and let live. lead through example. actions speak louder than words

Food / Vegetarian food in Poland? [83]


I was told by my Polish veg friends that Greenway cooks their food at a cental location where they also cook nonveg food and that the owner himself is not veggie. Maybe not important for some veg people but for me it is...


cmon now what did you expect? That people wouldn't take notice? There are not so many foreigners in Poland even in Warsaw let alone foreigners wearing traditional clothes.

Work / US girl wondering if I can relocate to Poland without help of an employer [22]

come here in the late summer and look for schools. you can get hired than you have to apply for permission to stay.

Work / New English 'teacher' in Poland (I have no qualifications). [119]


Good advice. These people are paying you so its important to know what they want to get out of the classes and to remember that as you continue the classes. Its actually much easier to teach higher level students (at least for me) as they don't require grammar. I have a degree and background in business so I mainly teach high level corporate students. I don't use books but current event exercises and articles from the economist for the most part. Try your best to keep the classes interesting and entertaining. Coffee and tea helps the students stay interested. The first class is a meet and greet so find out some things about them and their interests so you know what direction to focus your teaching and have some general exercises to go through. Some type of aptitude test is good as well. Maybe have some entertaining story about your life to tell. Its good to be a bit nervous. It means that you care. If your knowledge of grammar is poor, then you can advertise yourself as a conversational English teacher.

USA, Canada / Senate Approves $838 Billion Economic Recovery Package [9]

Now the US govt might own 40% of Citigroup. wow