UK, Ireland / Scotland encouraging immigration. [90]


What+is+the+employment+rate+in+Scotland%3F - Oct-Dec 2008 employment was 75.4%... That's high especially in this climate.

Just to reassure you RN, we took on a new Polish girl a couple of weeks ago, we've just increased the hours of another of our Polish workers (he's doing great! :) but we did employ a Scottish chap too. ;)

LMGTFY- great site. ;)

Law / Opening a gym in Gdańsk [30]

Maybe some hot guys will bring in the girls. ;)

Law / Opening a gym in Gdańsk [30]


Lose the monthly fee. My gym you pay a joining fee, another fee for a couple of sessions work with your own personal trainer and then they work out a circuit for you. After that you only pay when you turn up, you still have your personal trainer assigned to you and you can talk to them any time you want. You can pay for an additional session with the trainer after a while if you feel your circuit isn't doing you any good after a while.

UK, Ireland / What do Polish people in Ireland think of Irish food? [90]


I like small amounts of mustard. You can add a teaspoon to mince or potatoes and it will enhance the dish. I eat "raw" with roast beef on bread at times.

UK, Ireland / What do Polish people in Ireland think of Irish food? [90]


As am I. Actually we could take your explanation of M&T and add to it whatever we wanted. Onion, garlic, any herbs and spices, potatoes, turnip, cabbage, whatever anyone wants, even red or white wine. It can literally be what the person wants it. Same for the tatties, add some herbs or garlic, cabbage or whatever.

Actually, you could add certain amounts of mustard to either. The options are wide open. :)

UK, Ireland / What do Polish people in Ireland think of Irish food? [90]


True of course. Plenty of time for the Canadians and Americans to try out some of the grub in this thread. :) Just don't tell us about it... :P


It's true. Many recipes are variations on another country's. So it's difficult to ascertain where something has originated from. It is interesting how one country takes a dish and makes it different. :)


Nothing to do with a food thread so leave it alone.

UK, Ireland / What do Polish people in Ireland think of Irish food? [90]

There's no denying that some Irish foods are similar to foods from Poland and other European countries. Threads like these make us realise this...if only they weren't posted so late at night... :)

UK, Ireland / What do Polish people in Ireland think of Irish food? [90]


Having now had my eyes opened I realised I make this all the time..sometimes I chuck in garlic and bacon though and whatever else I feel like, leeks or spring onion. A variation on a theme.


I saw, thanks. :) I'm not familiar with that one at all.

Boxty I guess is a potato pancake similar to placki ziemniaczane?

UK, Ireland / What do Polish people in Ireland think of Irish food? [90]

I think if you could post pictures of Colcannon and Coddle I might be a bit more enlightened. ;)

UK, Ireland / Polish man found dead in Southampton [20]

Try to keep this on topic please, it's about a Polish man who was found dead in Southampton.

Food / Dried Mushroom Gravy [6]

OK - one from me

200g mushrooms
1 large onion
3 tablespoons chopped parsley
1/2 cup dry white wine (I suppose you can substitute with red)
1 cup stock
4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt, pepper
1/4 tablespon sugar

Dice the mushroom and onion finely. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a pan, soften the onion and add the mushrooms, saute them over a high heat. Add salt and pepper, sprinkle with the lemon juice and wine and simmer for 10 minutes.

Melt the remaining butter in a frying pan, add the flour and make a white roux. Dilute it with the stock and cook for a bit, stirring all the time.

Combine the roux with the mushrooms. Add salt, pepper, sugar and lemon juice to taste, mix in the chopped parsley.
Heat it up when required.

One from the Internet.

whatdoiknow.typepad.com/recipes/2009/03/vegan-mushroom-gravy.html

I hope either of them are useful. If not maybe someone else will post theirs. :)

Food / Dried Mushroom Gravy [6]


Do you remember anything else that was in it?

Love / Could our relationship work despite the language barrier? [34]


Very good sausage... :D


How did you find out? Did someone reliable tell you this? There's no point softening it up for you, it's going to be very difficult to proceed with a relationship where you have verbal communication difficulties. You'll have to be very committed to each other. Best of luck though...

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...Articles, it's what I thought. Read plenty but don't see for thyself...


Yes there are sunshine...you don't know because you won't visit because of your "beliefs".


You're talking out of yours. A very nice lifestyle is very possible in Poland with a bit of work. Try looking into it, you may be pleasantly surprised.


You can travel to every country in the world but if you don't accept other cultures it is pointless.


Do I? I don't remember writing that here nor anywhere else. If you don't know what multiculturalism is I won't remind you but I would prefer if you did attempt to find out. As an addtion I would prefer if you didn't assume anything. I think now you are attempting to become "personal" in your posts and I won't go down that route. You can read back on my views on the points you've posted but please don't assume my views. You'll undoubtedly be wrong.

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


So you know nothing about the movement of population. A couple of hundred..what planet are you on? It's impossible to debate this sort of topic with someone who can't see further than their garden gate.


Next Tuesday at 3.30pm in the Old Church Hall, Warsaw.

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


You "paddies" have started moving to Poland. Didn't you know?

RevokeNice, I will try to put this nicely. You have got your knickers in a twist about what is essentially nothing. I assume you read the article you originally posted. 25 schools out of how many in NI? have signed up and good for them. Those 25 school can certainly be seen to be thinking about their students and have forward thinking teachers. Hopefully more will join them.

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


Yet so many of the Polish people in UK and Ireland have not had any English lessons...(until arriving in the those countries).


Right...so it's benficial for Polish people to learn English in Poland but it's not beneficial for English speakers to learn Polish in Ireland...hmm...

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]

There is a point from dtaylor in that he (and many others) teaches English in Poland. RevokeNice, do you have a problem with English being taught in Poland?

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


I don't agree with that wholly but there is perhaps a call for foreign children in classes with poor English to be taught English for part of the school day away from the rest of the class. That is something important that should be implemented because they are learning nothing if they don't understand the point of the lesson they are being taught.


Polish history is very interesting. In fact, Eastern European history is extremely interesting and it would not harm any child to be taught some of it.


In your opinion.

What would be the point of learning Japanese or Chinese?


I disagree, for reasons I have already written in previous posts.


You'll probably find that a lot of people would agree that both the UK and Ireland need revisions of their immigration policies but instead of blaming Polish people or any other race, you need to blame "stupid governments".

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


Absolutely pointless for me, my English is moderate I reckon ;) and I live in Scotland.


We're not talking about making it an official language here. I don't need to repeat what we are actually talking about.

Teachers not have enough time in the day is not caused by Polish children, it's caused by numerous things like large class sizes, misbehaving children etc, etc.


Yes of course it is. Have you not been reading the replies in this thread? Try to see past your blinkered vision.


How often do you use it?


I already said I learned German but after never using it I now forget it.

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


LOL - yes, everyone knows that one. It is a pity they don't remember anything else after years of NOT using the language. ;)

In an ideal world schools would offer a huge list of languages and students could pick the one they wanted but the world isn't ideal so I'm pleased that at least one authority has decided to look at what might be more useful for their pupils futures. :)

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


That was a typing error, I meant to correct it. I didn't mean to include Ireland in that.


No I do not mean numbers at all. When you do have a large presence you begin to have an influence. You'll notice there are Polish communities, there are Polish shops, restaurants, some bus drivers or taxi drivers are now Polish.

If you think that children learning Polish means that Polish children don't need to learn English (or Irish) then I think you are reading this situation wrong. The intent of offering Polish as a language to learn is giving children an opportunity to learn a language that they may bother using in the future. You forget that Polish children in an English speaking classroom are already learning English by default. Kids also pick up languages quicker and better.

I don't understand this "pressurise" business. Your school authorities should be applauded for recognising the need to add something to the curriculum. Teaching the same old useless languages is the biggest waste of resource as far as I can see.

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


If you look at the present and the future Polish will be more useful for children to learn today. There's no reason why they can't also learn Spanish, French, whatever they want. Tell me how many children who are learning French at the moment will actually require it when attending to international business in the future, the answer is, not many. If I think carefully about it the company for which I work deals in English for all it's international business, never French.

The children of today will grow up in a society that will include a more Polish influence. So it makes more sense that Polish would be a more useful language for children of today to learn. When Poland joined the EU in 2004 and Polish people came to UK and Ireland it was predicted that it would be a "fad" that would not last long, well, 5 years down the line we now know that not to be true. We must change to suit the way our modern world is. UK and Ireland has always been multicultural. What is the sense to keep banging out the same languages that my parents learned in school (and never used)? There is no sense.

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


More useful than German or French or Italian as far as I can see. My friends daughter just left her primary school to begin attending high school. Her Mum asked her if she was going to miss primary and she said yes etc and then said she wished she had learned Polish rather than began learning French. She had Polish children in her class and even an 11 year old could see it would have been better to have learned Polish rather than French.


Don't bother trying to turn this thread in that topic again. This thread is an interesting one but has nothing to do with anyone in Ireland wanting Polish people to leave, it's about kids in school learning something which will be useful to them.


Exactly and with a basic knowledge of the language before heading off to Poland they would be even more prepared. The kids in my friends daughters class had a project recently. The Scottish kids were to make presentations about Poland and the Polish kids were to make presentations about Scotland. It was a very successful idea and has kindled an interest in Poland in my friends daughter and some of her other friends.

RevokeNice, what you forget is children are more tolerant than adults in general. Children should have that tolerance encouraged.

UK, Ireland / Irish Primary schools to teach Polish [223]


It's got to be more useful than teaching French, Spanish, German, French, Spanish, German all the time. I was taught German at school, I used to write it and speak it well but now I barely know any of it because I haven't used it since I left school, there was no reason to so for me that is a complete waste of time and resources to have spent 4 years learning it.

I think it's good that the school authority there have recognised the need for an additional (and useful) language.

Life / Gun-range Practice At Night [14]


It's a very good idea to find out what the neighbours think too. Although the recruits in the academy have to practice night time routines it's not essential that they have to practice so close to urban habitation. They can practice this as easily out in the countryside somewhere. I bet your neighbours are just as annoyed.

Life / Differing Brand Names In Poland/Europe and the UK [20]


I wonder which one it is then?

I'll have to go and visit my friend and see the shampoo in her bathroom, it's definitely a a different brand name to that sold in UK, I thought it was Sunsilk...hmm, could it be Garnier Fructis?

Got it! It's L'oreal's Elvive, in Poland it's Elseve... :)

Life / Differing Brand Names In Poland/Europe and the UK [20]

Flora margarine is called Becel in various other European countries, although I think it's Flora in Poland.

What about Sunsilk shampoo? Has that got another brand name in Poland?

Forgot to add Crest toothpaste which is called Blend-a-Med in various European countries including Poland.


You're right. It's marketed mostly every where else as Axe but as Lynx in the UK. :)

News / JEW YOUTH SHOULD CLEAN UP THEIR ACT IN POLAND [420]

Not just you dt ;)

Note to all: JEW YOUTH SHOULD CLEAN UP THEIR ACT IN PL

Thank you.

News / JEW YOUTH SHOULD CLEAN UP THEIR ACT IN POLAND [420]

Back on topic please...