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Joined: 7 Apr 2008 / Male ♂
Last Post: 17 Dec 2008
Threads: Total: 38 / In This Archive: 34
Posts: Total: 233 / In This Archive: 183
From: Wakefield, England, U.K.
Speaks Polish?: A few words (but I keep trying!).
Interests: History, Reading, Organised Crime, Travelling, Film/TV and attempting to learn Polish.

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ArcticPaul   
13 Nov 2008
Real Estate / Current state of the property market in Krakow [135]

But there is a myth that the Irish or British will "look after their own" and sack the foreigners first. (from my own experience)
It is economics not patriotism.
Would you not agree?

I totally agree.
The Poles and Baltic workers have earned a reputation for honesty and hard work that puts there UK workmates to shame.
Especially the under 25's.

It always disturbs me to see Polish University graduates doing non-skilled work. They deserve so much more.
ArcticPaul   
8 Nov 2008
Life / Which area of Poland speaks the least English? [12]

Hi.
If I wanted to go to the area of Poland that had the fewest speakers of English where should I go?

I'd like to throw myself into the deep end of speaking Polish. In Krakow every time I asked a question in Polish I got an answer in English!

I know Krakow is full of tourists and businesses ready to communicate in English but where is Polish the only real language?
ArcticPaul   
1 Nov 2008
UK, Ireland / My friends upset at Brits.... [51]

Yes. No idea why niimmigration was given credit for the quote.... I made a point of ignoring him (like usual).
ArcticPaul   
30 Oct 2008
UK, Ireland / My friends upset at Brits.... [51]

A lot of the hate you find in the UK is from people who like to blame anyone except themselves for the fact that they're too lazy to get jobs.

Yes. But lets not trivialize it.
Germany in the 1930s....and all that.

I'll ask him about the exact location/time of the swan story.
ArcticPaul   
29 Oct 2008
UK, Ireland / My friends upset at Brits.... [51]

Arctic Paul - does your mate realise that these Brits are kind of like the sub-human variant, and that some of us are actually quite lovely?

I'm working on that.
On Saturday I'm having a dinner party for a few friends (Dominick and Agnieszka included) then we're going to a local pub. The type of place where loud mouthed racist idiots do not go.
ArcticPaul   
28 Oct 2008
UK, Ireland / My friends upset at Brits.... [51]

I have a really good friend who takes things far more seriously than is good for him.
He says I am the only English person who has behaved to him how he expected Brits to behave.
He was raised to imagine Britain as a fair minded place with honest, decent people yet, since moving here 4 year ago he has had nothing but insults from strangers, unfair requests from bosses, employment agencies attempting to underpay him and anti-immigration (Polish) propoganda from our media...which is a disgrace.

The latest needle in his ribs was a story in a red top tabloid with the headline
"Polish Eat Swans".

I think they may have gone too far with this one because we both came close wetting ourselves with laughter whilst discussing the story on Sunday night over a botttle of Zubrowka.

Is anyone stupid enough to believe that some of the recent Polish immigrants to these lands are actually hunting swans to kill and cook for dinner?
ArcticPaul   
28 Oct 2008
Travel / LUBLIN. Any facts needed about the area. [16]

How about a comparison of prices with Krakow?
I was talking to an Australian in Krakow who had just paid 14zl for a tatanka. He said he usually paid 8zl in Radom, the city where he was living and teaching English.

At a locals bar, near the train station, I paid 5zl for a .5lt of Okocim. In the old town it varied from 6.5 to 12zl.

What could I expect to pay at tourist/local prices in Lublin?
ArcticPaul   
27 Oct 2008
Travel / LUBLIN. Any facts needed about the area. [16]

Thanks.
It sounds like a great place!

I have not yet 'clicked' on any of the websites (I'm using a black berry and it takes ages to access sites) but I'll check them out just as soon as I have my PC.
ArcticPaul   
26 Oct 2008
Travel / LUBLIN. Any facts needed about the area. [16]

I'm working with a really fantastic young woman from Lublin and I'd appreciate any local knowledge about the area.

I'm not stupid enough to believe that tigers roam the streets but I am fairly gormless so all facts will be checked.

Thanks for all contributions (that are genuine).
ArcticPaul   
26 Oct 2008
Life / Public transport on Christmas Day in Poland [10]

Can't you e-mail the transport information people?

I had to correspond with Matuszek (?) about airport transfers and they were very helpful and very prompt.
Good luck.

Have you seen the film
'Plains, trains and automobiles'?
ArcticPaul   
24 Oct 2008
News / March of Tolerance in Krakow [478]

I think views and opinions concerning sexuality and race are changing faster in Poland than anywhere else.

You cannot have an educated population that retains retrograde prejudice.
It's totally alien to the educated mind.
ArcticPaul   
22 Oct 2008
Language / EATING OUT & SOCIO-LINGUSITICS in POLAND [5]

Admit it, Marek, you had sex with that fat, miserable, communist waitress...
I would!
Any loser can play a game of 'Snog a dog' when there out with the mates at a local nightclub BUT sleeping with the ugliest menial worker in Szczecin takes real guts.

Viva la revolution!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zubruvwkak. Itts greeat
ArcticPaul   
22 Oct 2008
Genealogy / Average height of Polish women [107]

The Poles vary greatly in size and looks.
I'm 6ft 4in and I saw hundreds of beautiful women approaching the 6ft size I feel is perfect for me.
The heeled boots brought them to just below my eye level.

FATASTICZNA!
ArcticPaul   
20 Oct 2008
Travel / My 3 weeks in Poland.... I didn't want to leave. [33]

Dud you just nailed what living in Buffalo, New York is like

Ditto for Britain.
Not just for the winter either...we aint had a half decent summer in years.
ArcticPaul   
20 Oct 2008
Travel / My 3 weeks in Poland.... I didn't want to leave. [33]

Yeah! I see your point.

The first few months in Thailand I thought the women were fantastic....then the down sides started to become very obvious.
Their jelousy of any other woman, dishonest and manipulative ways of getting their own way......But lets not underestimate the power of novelty on male sexuality!

We're basically dogs.
Thats why men lose their wives, houses and relationships on a daily basis just because they couldn't resist that 'extra notch on the headboard'

At 35yrs old I'm not going to jump into anything I can't jump straight back out of. I'll just have to be happy having a jump, here and there.
ArcticPaul   
20 Oct 2008
Travel / My 3 weeks in Poland.... I didn't want to leave. [33]

ArcticPaul:
And the Prolog Language School course was excellent

Please expand on this! How much did it cost, hour per day etc....

I'll respond to your question first, Shawn.
It was a 2 week intensive course.
5 academic hours per day (1hr=45min) 10 days in total.
260Euro for the course, 130Euro for 13 nights in the home of a local family.
I couldn't praise the standard of this course high enough.

"...you must not have travelled much?"
Thailand, India, Spain, Holland, The Phillipines, Australia, Morocco, Malaysia

It was my first time in Eastern Europe. I found the locals to be far from gloomy. They were friendly, helpful, fun-loving and interesting.
Not to mention the unbelievable elegance and beauty of the women.

I'm well aware that holiday romances seldom stand the test of time BUT she wasn't on holiday. Alicja was living her normal, routine life.

After five nights of hints and flirtation...
Night 1: Smile, small-talk.
Night 2: Above plus a few drinks and some dancing.
Night 3: Above but much more. Talk, drink, dance. talk, drink, dance...
Night 4: Pretend to be walking her direction when she goes home (then spend 90 minutes trying to work out where the f*** I am!)
Night 5: From the first second she arrives we engage each other to the exclusion of everyone else,
She later told me she thought I was just a tourist trying to get lucky but after my persistant interest she made enquiries. When she heard I had only been trying to get with her she was very flattered.

The girls from two previous holiday romances are still friends of mine. The pressure of real life and distance dating ended the romance but left me (and I like to think them) with great memories and new friends.

What's not to love about a situation like this?
ArcticPaul   
20 Oct 2008
Travel / My 3 weeks in Poland.... I didn't want to leave. [33]

Hi PTGX,
The food places were the Mlecko Bar on Grodzka, the mlecko bar near AKADEMIA PEDAGOGICZNA (2.85 zl for Pierogi Ruskie Cebula),
The CYKLOP PIZZA just off the Maly Rynek and the BABCIA MELINA's chain were my regular places.
I also had several meals at the more expensive places such as C.K.DEZERTERS, BODEGA VINOTEKA........

Lizard King, Piekny Pies, Carpe Diem 2 and 'Nic Nowego' were my 'locals'
Places like RDZA or PROZAK were not my type of place (Bodybuilders and footballers wives with permatanned skin...too cool for me).

Alicja and I will probably not attempt to continue things.......
I'll discuss with you by private message if youre interested?
In fact I would welcome the chance to discuss the whole situation and maybe take some advice from 'prawdą Polkę'?

PM me.
ArcticPaul   
19 Oct 2008
Travel / My 3 weeks in Poland.... I didn't want to leave. [33]

Tonight I returned to England after nearly three weeks in Krakow....
I didn't want to leave. I totally fell head over heels in love with the place!
The architecture, foods, clubs, people in general and, specifically, the absolutely 'drop dead' gorgeous women!!!!
THE WOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bardzo £adnymi Kobietami!

I dated a girl called Alicja for my last week there and I WOULD MARRY HER TOMORROW!
I'm a 35 yr old confirmed bachelor...yet this beuatiful, fun-loving woman has affected me more than anyone ever did before....even during mt teenage years!

I LOVE POLISH WOMEN
Most attractive women in the world!

(And the Prolog Language School course was excellent).

I'm going to try and get some sleep now but its amazing how big this bed feels now I don't share it with the girl who made my nights so perfect.

I@V GOT IT BAD!
ArcticPaul   
10 Sep 2008
Travel / Cheap flights from Northern England to eastern Europe? [10]

I know about flights to Katiwice,poznan, Gdansk, Wroclaw and warsaw from Doncaster with WIZZAIR.
I'v also seen the flights from leeds/Bradford to Krakow (Easyjet?)

BUT where can I catch flights to Prague, Budapest, Slovenia, Bratislava, The Baltics etc etc....

Where can I view these flight offers?
Some of the comparison sites I have found are much more expensive than the WIZZAIR prices I have found.
ArcticPaul   
18 Aug 2008
Travel / Flights to Krakow from Leeds, Bradford, or Doncaster [17]

i booked transfers with the company direct and saved £26 :)

How do you reach £26 savings?
I have the choice of booking as an additional option with my wizzair flight for £24

or book direct for 88pzl (which will be more than £20).