Travel / Krakow going down the toilet! [184]

...but that's a very short-term attitude - even the stag party lads are fickle, and they'll move on. Prague, Tallin... they've all been "done". If Krakow if the place for stag parties this year, it'll be somewhere else next year.

In the meantime, all that will happen is that people who are looking for a short break to take in the history and culture will be put off, and will go elsewhere.

Love / Brit working in Poland - asking this Polish lady if she's in a relationship? [114]

Oooh get you, K - babe magnet LOL!!

Travel / Krakow going down the toilet! [184]

That's a shame. It's been a while since I was in Krakow, and I thought that all that stuff was more or less confined to a couple of pubs, like The Bull.

Are the authorities doing anything to prevent Krakow from going the same way as Prague? Fair enough, money is being made, however it's pretty much a short term strategy, and it will eventually put people off wanting to visit.

USA, Canada / how to get visa & work permit to work in USA [16]

No idea where in the world you're based, but I'd have thought that the embassy would be your first port of call.

UK, Ireland / Anyone else get a copy of 4YouK today?... [6]


Really interesting.... I like how there are sections in English too - kind of bringing both cultures together, which is always a good thing.

Give me a shout if you want me to get a copy of 4YouK in the post to you - I can probably pick up a spare copy.

Life / Those Stella Artois Ads (filmed in Poland) [28]

Stella - vile stuff... thankfully I can get lots of tasty Polish beer at my local pubs.

News / March of Tolerance in Krakow [478]


Hey calm down....

I bet you still got a boner when you clicked on the think that I posted above, eh?

News / March of Tolerance in Krakow [478]

Guys, come-on.... stop trying to over-analyse it. In the words of Stonewall's current campaign, some people are gay - get over it.

And as for Catholicism.... come on... all those buff young priests in the Vatican City. If you don't believe me, check this out: calendarioromano.co.uk

Life / When to greet strangers in Poland or not.. [30]


I wonder why....

Life / Polish escort services - legal in Poland? [98]


But Youtube will always come back to haunt you.... Mwahahaha....

Life / Polish escort services - legal in Poland? [98]


90% seems a bit steep, but I can see why misguided teenage girls would be impressed. Look at films like Pretty Woman and the tv series Belle du Jour (with Billy Piper)... they portray it as a glamourous career move.... and the teenage girls see it as hanging out in 5* hotels, being presented with diamonds and Versace dresses and eating in top end restaurants, rather than hanging out at train stations with crackheads. Plus look at all the sluttier end of the fashion scale that appears in pop videos.

Real Estate / Bad news for house self-builders in Poland (building material cost up) [15]

I did read something similar last year, though I thought that it was more to do with China buying up all the world's timber which was pushing the price up. Not sure if this would have an effect on all building materials though.

Food / Cost of Nescafe coffee in Poland. [49]


very perceptive ;)

Food / Cost of Nescafe coffee in Poland. [49]


Anyone else dying to know the reason behind the question? School project? Graduate trainee?

UK, Ireland / hospitals in the uk [34]

Hhmmmm.... either him or Brian. Still undecided.

UK, Ireland / hospitals in the uk [34]


Don't get me started on NHS deadlines and targets.... you do have to give the government a gold star for positive spin.

Love / Brit working in Poland - asking this Polish lady if she's in a relationship? [114]

Give her time... take it easy and keep your options open.


Now this bit intrigues me - I've got this mental image that you're in a photo story, like Jackie / Blue Jeans circa 1983... tell us more...

UK, Ireland / hospitals in the uk [34]


But in a sense, they should. My mother-in-law was a ward sister for about 35 years (recently retired), and in that time she's seen a lot of chages. Back in the day, keeping the ward clean was her responsability. More recently, the task of keeping the ward clean had been taken away from her and outsourced to a third party company, and instead she was taking care of mountains of paperwork.... lots of performance measures and targets that the government can easily fudge....

One thing that does worry me is the staff uniforms - I see nurses travelling to work on the tube etc. and then going into the hospital. Surely that can't be a good thing.

Love / Brit working in Poland - asking this Polish lady if she's in a relationship? [114]

any updates, mate?

Travel / Low cost airlines from the Midlands to Warsaw, when, anyone know? [28]

Keep an eye on this link (I have it saved in my faves) - it is updated regularly and has all flight routes UK - Poland

News / Earth Hour - possible in Poland? [62]

What a cool idea... I've not heard about it here (in London).

One thing that makes me mad is the number of offices in the city (financial district -near my neighbourhood) that have their lights on all through the night and all over the weekend, when there is clearly nobody there.

Yet us little people are told not to leave our tv on standby <shrug>

Life / Polish escort services - legal in Poland? [98]


please yourself... LOL!

Life / I feel the gay rights movement is constrained Poland [90]


so, go on... what is normal? hetero? mum, dad, son, daughter, dog and cat "hi honey, I'm home..."?

Life / I feel the gay rights movement is constrained Poland [90]


That's a very blinkered view... how do you define "the norm"?

Life / Polish escort services - legal in Poland? [98]


I think that plenty more pay for it because they enjoy the sordid thrill.....

Travel / Central Wings cancel certain flights to Poland [38]


Me too


Totally agree.

I've had no problems with Ryan Air, in fact I fly a lot with them - but they don't do a direct flight from Stansted (or any of the London airports) to Warsaw.

UK, Ireland / The best place to buy a house in the UK [120]

This is what I was trying to establish earlier in the thread...

News / Is The Warsaw Voice in British or American English? [39]

I don't think that there is a Polish version - I guess the point is that it is written and published in English.

Love / what is reasonable - he does not want me to go back to poland [55]


Sorry, but as harsh as this may sound.... don't feel anything for him. Just walk away from the messy situation.... don't fool yourself. He is having his cake and eating it, if you see what I mean.

Give yourself time, and wait for a guy who really deserves you.