Life / Who's thinking of moving to Poland? [67]

If u work at 2 schools, the position can be rosier. I don't fall under 5,000PLN a month now and get propped up by privates to the tune of 700PLN a month so close to 6k most months. 100 quid? More than a 1000 actually. 6000PLN is quite ok in Polish terms

UK, Ireland / Polish girls 'too pretty' for British schools [150]

I teach gimnazjum groups here in Poland and I can say that some of the girls will be real hotties when they grow up. The percentage of cute ones is high but I don't want to sound like a paedophile. I wasn't aware that prettiness became a criteria for entry into schools

UK, Ireland / British throwing food to trashes... [26]

Wasn't he with Miss Scarlet and his lead piping? hehehe

Life / New Polish I.D. card. [Dowód Osobisty] - big fine if you don't apply [55]

Gosiaa is right, I watched a program on this last week which said that, for all intents and purposes, the current ID will be null and void as of April the 1st. My girl got hers updated 3 months back, just to be on the safe side. Scaring people by stating that there is a fine and then saying otherwise is just unprofessional. Why not be honest and say that there is?! I'm led to believe, from several reliable sources, that such a fine exists and will be enforced. Ignorantia jura neminem excusat

UK, Ireland / We welcome Polish people to Britain! [224]

Medieval battles, there, a Scotsman showing an Englishman how to spell. It's Culloden btw but given that u only read English rags, u wouldn't have known that. Anyone worth their salt in military terms will know who David Stirling is but Montgomery and Alexander the not so Great, that's a different story.

Life / Free shopping in Asda [17]

The Kochanie Daily Post, never heard of it?

Language / "sorry" instead of "przepraszam" [76]

From a knowledge of Polish linguistic stems, it's possible that such a word existed aeons ago but sztuczny would generally be considered to mean artificial these days. One more thing, if u KNOW Polish like u r implying u do, why does ur profile state otherwise? Most Polish people think I've a good command of Polish. Me? I'm not so sure but enough to know that u were in error

Life / Free shopping in Asda [17]

Free shopping? I'd doubt it somehow. I can imagine discounts being offered but free shopping just doesn't make sense

Language / "sorry" instead of "przepraszam" [76]

Warsztat sztuczny - artificial workshop? It doesn't make sense

Food / Honey Vodka drink suggestions [11]

Stuff like Nemiroff (Ukrainian) needs to be drunk with a nose clip, it's vile!! It's like the bad medicine that the nurse used to give u at school

UK, Ireland / What's So Great About The UK? [416]

Countless numbers have thrived and profited from capitalism across the world. Why deny Poles the chance to come to the UK, pay their dues and derive some benefit in the process? They are merely using their options. She didn't come to live off of benefits.

Language / Useful and the most common words in Polish [50]

Dopiero is another Polish favourite. I've noticed that they like to say 'znowu' which means 'again'.

Language / "sorry" instead of "przepraszam" [76]

What's the problem with that? English has a big pull internationally.

Language / Useful and the most common words in Polish [50]

How do we say kokcielić in Polish? hehehe

Language / "sorry" instead of "przepraszam" [76]

Sorry Michał, the Poles do respect their own language. Look at English, we took on board a lot of French words but it didn't dilute our liking for our own language, it just gave it a different dimension. U sound like a puritan who wants a pure language. Language evolves, look at Japanese. U have menus in hiragana with words like tori (kurczak) and, on the katakana menu, there is chikinu (chicken). One syllibary is pure Japanese and the other (katakana) is the English-Japanese version. It doesn't present a problem. The key purpose of language is communication and being understood. Not adopting a pompous, moaning approach. Let people speak as they will speak and u can speak ur communistic strain of Polish. As for ur workshop comment, well, Profi-Lingua say warsztaty. My girl also used warsztaty, she'd never heard of workshopy being used.

Language / What's the difference (verbs question)? [14]

Napisałam means I wrote. There isn't a big distinction between present perfect and past simple as there is in English.

UK, Ireland / What's So Great About The UK? [416]

I'm gonna make a concession to the English, they have the best football league in the world. La Liga and Serie A are also contenders but the Premiership is a cut above. About Wales, eh, the hills maybe. About Scotland, maybe some of its writers.

Language / Common mistakes made by foreigners in Polish [90]

There are 6 cases formally from about 2000. Another common mistake as a foreigner has been differentiating the sounds ś and sz. I also have a problem with 'y' and'e'. There is a clear difference but I don't always hear it. Here in Silesia, I don't get caught out as the vowels sound different from that in Warsaw or Poznan etc. I saw a difference when I was in Cieszyn. My girlfriend said kompot in a much more compressed way than the guy we met from Warsaw. He had a very elongated/open O when pronouncing that word.

Language / "sorry" instead of "przepraszam" [76]

I agree with Madzia22, przepraszam sounds very official. Sorry need not be replacing it as przepraszam is not only used in an apologetic sense. It can also be used to get attention in a shop. Everybody seems to know what sorry means so why not use it?

News / Polish soldiers and the legacy of Depleted Uranium. [30]

Absolutely not! I'm not an expert but I do know a little about diseases that lie latent. My friend in Hiroshima contracted mesothelemia when he was young in NZ, having been exposed to asbestos. He was very fit, being a triathlete who represented his country. I returned back to Scotland and I learned of his death about half a year later from friends. He had no chance!! I remember at the time of the SARS virus, the streets were filled (Hiroshima) with people with safety masks. Having lived there plus living here in polluted Gliwice, I'm aware of contaminants in the air. Reminds me of Bush again, 'It's not the pollution that's causing the problems to our environment, it's the impurities in our air'. ROFL. Yeah, seriously, this issue needs to be addressed more fully

History / Jewish love towards Poles [389]

Shelley S, I am, albeit to a very small extent, Jewish as my mother's family name is Caddell. Lukasz gave u a good reply that the Jews aren't angels in Palestine. I was just making the point that Jews use religion far too much as a tool and they are OTT with it. The chosen people, come on!! This is just an ego trip

Life / Poland: The Things That Make Foreigners Lift a Brow [123]

Alice, Alice.....?

Language / Common mistakes made by foreigners in Polish [90]

I think I landed on my feet Ian. I rent a central apartment in Gliwice, ok, it's a bedsit/studio, but I pay 700zł per month for everything. My landlord pays for all the utilities. I can only imagine the water and electricity bills to be high so it's quite incredible that it's only 700zł. I pay 50zl per month for my internet connection. Given how often I use it, it's nothing. Back to the thread, when asked quickly if i want 1 of sth, I really have to think if it's she (jedna), jeden (he) or jedno (it/neutral). The grammar itself is easy enough but knowing the gender is another matter

Life / Who's thinking of moving to Poland? [67]

Nah, u've gotta like ur job. I'm a teacher here. Poland has a booming TEFL market and are keen to learn so I figured it made sense to come out here. I've been here for 3 years now. Women are just one part of life.

Life / Who's thinking of moving to Poland? [67]

I live in Gliwice, Silesia.

Language / Common mistakes made by foreigners in Polish [90]

Lucky he didn't say czulu, it's Silesian slang for the male member and not a very friendly version at that

Life / Who's thinking of moving to Poland? [67]

Raigmore is where my grandad was a psychiatrist for many years. He was quite well known in his day, Ronald Caddell. The family house was Burnside which I think was beside Raigmore

Language / Common mistakes made by foreigners in Polish [90]

This thread is not only about linguistic mistakes, ok, then I agree with Foreigner4 that u have to be careful about trains here. The timetables especially, u have to check the dates carefully. Another mistake was when I said czesc/3maj sie to an old lady that I didn't know. My girlfriend found that really funny.

Life / Who's thinking of moving to Poland? [67]

Inverness is generally quite safe tho, I'm only aware of 1 bad part, the Ferrylands or sth u call it? My grandparents live on Annfield Road, it's near the 2 big parks and not so far from the Caledonian Hotel. I like going up to Inverness. Popular with Poles too. It's good 2 c Scots having a good time here

Language / Common mistakes made by foreigners in Polish [90]

As long as u didn't pronounce cheaper like an Aussie!! A 100zł bath sponge, LOL. The Scots would expect a 10 year supply for that amount