UK, Ireland / Why do Poles come to England? [514]


I think that it is wrong to say that one people are necessarily better than another race. I went to France recently and there were some really nice ones there too, that is the French, sorry to admit it! I must agree though that there does seem to be something wrong with people who need to search out nice Poles as if they do not have enough decent English amongst whom they are already located, especially if one tends to be English yourself in the first place. I know many many Poles, nice ones at that but when I have got to know them well, would I exchange them for Brits? The answer is simply no. The Poles are good at first impressions when they need to sell themselves to you but later on you will see through all this guile, I always have managed to. As for the Catholic Church, another strory!


What is BTW when it is at home?


Mind you, as a P.S. I have traveled to the North of England and they are quite different from those here in the South East of England so it all depends on conditioning I suppose. I must say that I prefer the North of England myself.


To tell you the truth, I see many of these Polish workers and they are the 'pits', the type that would be rejected for National Service even and that is why they come apple picking in huge numbers.

Language / On nakłada spodnie. Is it correct Polish? [23]


A eto ochin rzal!

Language / Difference between: ż and ź [8]


This letter is used in endings in the imperative case in Polish such as wez (with the dash), not wez with a dot on it, if you get my meanining!

Language / On nakłada spodnie. Is it correct Polish? [23]


Where, in Ireland?

Language / On nakłada spodnie. Is it correct Polish? [23]


I do not know, it must have been another Michal, an impostor of some sort, after all, no normal sensible person would talk about Albion, would they?


Is it not simply common sense. Why does everybody requite the help of an encyclopedia or dictionary. What did you do every day when your mothers brought you up, did you not listen to her and how she used to talk to you? How do we get Polish people talking about prac/uprac samochod, przkraczania predkosci, gips u nogi-did you simply sleep through your Polish schooling?

Language / On nakłada spodnie. Is it correct Polish? [23]

Wloz spodnie is usual anyway.

Language / On nakłada spodnie. Is it correct Polish? [23]


No they are not!!!!
Nakladac czapke
zakladac spodnie
wkladac zdjecie do szuflady, na przyklad.


Impossible

UK, Ireland / Why do Poles come to England? [514]


I know several personally.


I think that you are right actually. They, the Poles, are indeed a strange odd lot! I think that is why they cling to religion so much too as it keeps them apart from being too closely aligned to the Soviet Union. It does not mean that the Poles are religious in any real true sense of the word because they are not. They are always right about everything too, it is always the fault of Churchill or Stalin but they never see any fault in themselves and they think that by joining the E.U. will simply bail them out like another Marshal plan. A very odd bunch if you ask me!

UK, Ireland / Why do Poles come to England? [514]


I think in fact that they chose it rather than it being something forced upon them.


In fact it must be remembered that the new Polish borders are indeed new since 1945 and that my relatives no longer alive spoke a very different Polish language to that spoken today. A lot of the Polish in England today are not the same 'animal' as those of the 1945 era. I see them outside and listen to what they say and a lot of what they say is very unpleasant-I can understand their language, well, more or less!


Yes, we did have an influx of educated phd type Polish immigrants in the early 1990's but these are very different from those of today coming in to the country.

Life / Your favourite Polish television shows [20]

I only have time to watch interesting, important and educational programmes hence my obsession with a classy t.v. programme such as M Jak Milosc which now we watch three times a week. We did not know for a long time that it was also shown on a Friday evening. We are about six months behind but what the hec!

Language / Double negative in Polish language [24]

I do not know Spanish unfortunatelly.

Language / Double negative in Polish language [24]

This is why I have explained the whole thing as best I can.

Language / Double negative in Polish language [24]

Double negatives are in fact quite common in many languages. In Russian ja nichevo nie skazal-I did not say anything. In Afrikaans nie rook nie, do not smoke-literally no smoke no! In Russian it can be avoided by putting the 'nothing' in to the dative case as for example mnie niechevo skazat

Life / Why not live in Nowa Huta? [29]


Yes, it is a good and interesting forum, I have looked at it a few times myself. It would be nice I suppose to travel the world and do something different.


Maybe the 'huta' is shut now, I do not know as my detailed knowledge is a bit dated and things do change.


My mistake, twenty one years ago to be exact.


I can not talk about the modern day but when I was in Poland many years ago, a teacher earned a hundred pounds a month! Mind you I suppose prices have also risen a little over the years.


Yes but Dave's forum is a sensible forum for people looking for jobs in South Korea and China. Being an English language teacher in Poland must be one of the most degrading jobs in the world-rather like being a security guard in Woolworths!

Life / Why not live in Nowa Huta? [29]


What was your fantastic contribution to the wonderful Polish economy twenty five years ago? I very much if things have changed that much anyway, everything is very very slow to happen in Poland, anyway.


I doubt if you would get a better job teaching English in Poland just because of a BA degree. Better to look to Asia such as South Korea, that is where I would go if I could. Avoid Poland at all costs!

Life / Why not live in Nowa Huta? [29]

Yes, especially in South Korea, where a degree is a compulsory qualification but not in Poland.


I also remember that nobody could ever wear the colour white as it always showed up because of the general level of dirt in that town.

Life / Why not live in Nowa Huta? [29]

I do know that the water is disgusting in Krakow and you can not drink it. Is Nowa Huta still in use? That makes a big difference too. I was in Krakow many years ago as I attended Jagiellonski but over twenty years ago. I remember being on a tram which stopped somewhere very near to the Huta but I can not remember which number it was after all these years (twenty five?). I can not understand why you want a CELTA as no such qualification is needed to teach in Poland.

Law / I need to get my girlfriend back home from Poland - need legal advice [34]

What do you not get?

Law / I need to get my girlfriend back home from Poland - need legal advice [34]


The answer is simple. I had had the same problem myself. I went to a hotel a long time ago when the Polish were working illegally here. I met a nice Polish girl working in a hotel so I telephoned the Police I contacted Special Branch. A week later we phoned her up in her flat in Czestochowa! She never even knew who or what hit her! Sure enough it worked a treat! Never say the British Police are not wonderful! If you want her back-do the same as I did!

UK, Ireland / Polish friend wants to divorce in the UK - possible? [6]

As far as I know, most marriages taken anywhere in the world are recognized almost anywhere. As long as you have the documentary proof and come to an agreement with your partner, I see no reason why it can not be annulled anywhere except perhaps for property held jointly in Poland. If it is land or property then maybe a Polish court may have to be involved, otherwise I would have thought that a couple could have their marriage terminated overseas. If someone is very ill, living in Australia for example, it would be unfair and inpractacle to expect them to return to Poland.

UK, Ireland / Polish friend wants to divorce in the UK - possible? [6]

I would have thought that if you are residing in the United Kingdom and you are therefore residents here, an English Court would be able to annul the marriage. Have you tried the legal department at the Polish Embassy in London. There is also a Polish building called POSK in London, just outside Ravencourt Tube Station and there are all sorts of little departments within the building even including an art gallery, bookshop, cafe, restaurant, cafe, university and travel agent. I would have thought that there would be someone within the organization who could put you in touch with an expert, possibly a local citizen's advice bureau? There are so many Polish people living in the West of London that someone could help you. Otherwise, wherever you live, contact a member of your local citizens advice bureau as they give free advice, not always right, mind you! They tend to specialize in debt That is, of course, if you are within traveling distance of London.

Love / I met a polish girl that catched me... [10]

I think a lot of people of both sexes do that.

Love / I met a polish girl that catched me... [10]


Yes, I agree, they learn to rebel.

Love / I met a polish girl that catched me... [10]

There is an old expression that 'all that glitters is not gold'. All females of all nationalities know how to be nice when they need to be. It is later, when you are caught in a relationship that things invariably change for the worse.

Language / Examples of Polish Time cases? [13]


Anyway, I answered this question some way back.

Life / what is the most common and the most beautiful name in Poland? [58]


really, you should be banned for making such statements.

UK, Ireland / To Polish people living in the UK - how much your English improved? [16]


I did a TESOL course and had to give lessons in the evening to foreign students. Many Czechs used to come from their au-pair jobs. There were not many Poles here in 1999-2000 but one thing I noticed was that it was necessary to keep them apart. They were lonely and isolated in their jobs working in houses 'in the sticks' and came to college in the evening to these free lessons to have a good natter in their native language rather than to learn English! Obviously, we wanted and needed them to come and make up student numbers so we always had to be diplomatic.

UK, Ireland / To Polish people living in the UK - how much your English improved? [16]

Before my wife moved to England she told me she had an aunt on her mothers side of the family, who lived near Aylesbury and I gave her a call. She had been here since the war. I gave her a call and the first thing I asked her in English was "do you speak English?" and she replied "nie, nie bardzo duzo", she had been living here for only fifty years!

Language / Examples of Polish Time cases? [13]


Yes, it is what I called the prepositional case. Hence po poludniu, in the afternoon.
Wieczorem is in the instrumental case and means during the evening.
Rano is a neutral noun in its dictionary form i.e. the nominative case. It does indeed come from the Russian as does a lot of Polish words.

Life / what is the most common and the most beautiful name in Poland? [58]


Are you talking about our names or your dreadful translation work?


Thank you, zdrawstujtje-good morning, indeed!