Life / Money - a taboo subject in Poland [25]

I know in Asia it is the most normal question in the world.
When you meet someone for the first time "Hello, what is your name, what is your job and how much do you earn" but I thought in Europe it was impolite to ask how much money someone has or asking a lady her age, no?

Companies are a waste of time, money and effort in my book but sometimes you need them. The Company is fine, (spolka Zo.o) I am never sure how much info to put on the net...

Yes I am tied in to the property market too.
I also work in Lithuania, I am driving there tomorrow, it's a 13 hour drive. The market is not doing too well there at the moment (Sunday is the best time to drive).

I am involved in building 3 low rise luxurious apartments in Vilnius. A few bits and pieces here and there, you know your self and I am building semi detached houses in Niepolomice, the emphasis is on affordable, there are a load of new factories in that town (Cokecola, Man trucks etc) and where there is work people need housing.

Yes prices.... I do not actually know, we will not be ready to build until December and if it is cold it will have to be put off till later, not really a bad thing as they are building a motorway and it should be finished in April and then it will only be a 15 minute drive from Krakow to Niepolomice, so I hope people will be looking.

News / Superstitions about chimney sweepers and snake in Polish gardens [52]


Show us a link, who is playing? I used to love festivals.
Is it a campsite?

News / Superstitions about chimney sweepers and snake in Polish gardens [52]

Now my internet connection is rubbish but i will be sure to look at that site next chance I get.
Where are you bramkaz? and does bramkaz mean goalkeeper?

Life / Money - a taboo subject in Poland [25]


Ok, granted that the first question is the exception but in Ireland it is also considered rude.
Wroclaw Boy, how much rent do you pay, or monthly mortgage or did you pay for your house/flat?
How much do you earn a year?

I am really only asking because it is the subject of your thread and I would never ask normally and think it strange if anyone but a very close friend did and I would probably lie.

But the charging thing, Ppppfff, shout and roar, day light robbery.

News / Superstitions about chimney sweepers and snake in Polish gardens [52]

Again bramkaz,
Excellent information.
Thank you very much.

News / Political polls are FAKE and totally manipulate the public! [19]

Lies, damn lies and statistics.

News / The past and future of Poland. Poland is lost. [113]

I am not trying to star an argument with you just for a laugh but


You made the comparison not me. I thought it might have been a mistake? and it would be better to say in recent history but just not "ever".

News / Political polls are FAKE and totally manipulate the public! [19]


I have to ask, did you get this bit from the "the hitchicker's guide to the Galaxy"?

72% of statistics are made up and 11% of people know it.

Can we have a vote? All those against democracy please type "Aynigly"

News / The past and future of Poland. Poland is lost. [113]


I think when Poland was an Empire and built Krakow, it was far better, rather than your statement?

News / The past and future of Poland. Poland is lost. [113]

So where is michaelmansun from?
I have the feeling michaelmansun is another person on PF too.

News / The past and future of Poland. Poland is lost. [113]



Is it not father land, although the land is feminine?
Sorry about that, I am trying to learn Polish.

Life / How well is English spoken in Poland? [27]


Coolabula, thanks for the offer.
I will not be going that direction for a while but it is always nice when people offer to show me bars.

News / The past and future of Poland. Poland is lost. [113]


So why did you abandon him? and to America of all places???considering your opinions.
Wait a sec didn't you say you were here and you are American, yes I am pretty sure you said something to that effect.

Life / How well is English spoken in Poland? [27]


The Edit button is great, I wish I had one in real life.


That is it then, Lublin = Dublin, mind you Dublin probably = Lublin.

Life / How well is English spoken in Poland? [27]


Are you sure you weren't in Dublin?
The Catholic University in Lublin was one of the only cities that taught Gaelic (Irish and Welsh) which just adds to my theory that Lublin was supposed to be like a second Dublin.

Life / How well is English spoken in Poland? [27]


Well when I came here first, very few people in Krakow spoke English.
Polish people used to learn Russian, German and French but mainly Russian.
Now English is learned by Polish people starting at the age of 7, I think.
And all the menus and most of the people speak English, depending on age, the older they are, the less likely to speak English.

News / The past and future of Poland. Poland is lost. [113]


Perhaps or perhaps because there was limitations on travel, education and a basic keeping down of the people that it was stagnation, just a thought.

And maybe this stagnation is taken in Ireland and England as Stag Nation? (sorry a little joke there)


Yes, there is a point to that. It is happening across the globe, unfortunate in many many respects.


Aren't you an American? ha ha ha

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Polish people are usually surprised when I say I live here, they wonder why, when so many Poles go to my country I come here. I tell them that there is an unofficial agreement between our two countries, that for every one hundred thousand Poles that go to Ireland they send one Irish man here and that is me.

History / 64th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising [71]

I heard the airraid sirens at 5 in Krakow.

News / Superstitions about chimney sweepers and snake in Polish gardens [52]

Has anyone seen a wild Bison in Poland? and what are the chances of seeing them and where is the best place to watch them?

Why does Polish have the letter "V" and is it only used for foreign words?

Why do so many sockets not have an earth?

I see a lot of sheep skin for sale but I very rarely see any sheep, does anyone know anything about that?

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Thank you for your concern but I am a brave man (or stupid) and I will live dangerously with out the serum

News / The past and future of Poland. Poland is lost. [113]


I am 30 and I would prefer if you refered to me as Sean not dude.


That is a fair enough point but I would say that it is only a minority for foreigners who buy here.
The wages are going up but so are most things in price. And In my opinion Polish people moving around is healthy and good, as ambassadors and to get ideas, some will come back others will not but they are working hard and carry Poland with them, in a very similar way Irish people did.


That is pure opinion, not fact as you put it and in my opinion a false statment, there are many wonderful things Poland has to offer.

Have you ever lived in any other country that is a classic case of an ex communist state? I have and it was not a good experience.


This leads me to believe your entourage are few in numbers or limited. Although I said before there are not that many foreigners buying here.

But back to the main point


I wish you would elaborate and yes everyone's perspective is different but that is why I find this thread interesting.

News / The past and future of Poland. Poland is lost. [113]


This is a discussion, could you be more specific, I would like to know your thoughts.


Not at all, you have nothing to be sorry for or about. I was just making a comparison.
But you can see that Poland is not as poor as it used to be, can't you?


I don't know if that is aimed at me, I said


perhaps you could explain this further?


Well that just goes to show you meet greedy people everywhere. I am trying to build relatively small houses (120 metres square)for Polish people, with the emphases on cheap and good quality.

I still think you are sentimental about the "good old days". But to be honest from your remarks "the good old days" sound crap in many ways but this is probably just where we disagree?

Life / I AM BLACK. SHOULD I MOVE TO POLAND? [107]

Hello PRIMO,
And welcome to Polish Forum.
My first real girlfriend was from Kingston Jamaica too, we went out for 3 and half years but that was many years ago.
I would like just to remind you that quite a few people on this forum are not Polish and just talk crap.
I do not know Wroclaw, give it a try, Polish people are great people and I am sure you will find many Bob Marley fans, although I am not sure if dancehall has caught on in a big way, yet ha ha ha.


I would not agree on this as a white European, I look at our history, 2 world wars, colonization of many many countries and in some of those countries near genocide, we dropped two nuclear bombs on people, most serial killers are between the ages of 18-35 white males, the list goes on and on and on. Although I know Kingston is a mad place, my Ex was showing me newspapers of her mates being stabbed or sent down. My point is that it is not mainly blacks and there are rough places, some rougher than others.

You seem like a genuine guy who just fell in love and you are clever enough to investigate it. I recommend coming over. I live in a small town south of Krakow and people stare at me when I speak English, so I would imagine they will stare at you, but it is out of curiosity and unlike us Irish, the Polish do not mind staring straight at you.

Good luck

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That actually is objective, I am a little surprised and pleased.

News / The past and future of Poland. Poland is lost. [113]

Hello michaelmansun,
This thread is very interesting, I like the fact that your view of Poland (maybe the world) is so different to mine.
I am surprised that you are American but that just adds to my interest.
Would I be right in saying, that you think/feel/saw that since Poland joined West Europe it surrendered it self and sold out for a few Euro. And in doing so lost it's "Polishness" where before neighbors used to help each other and everyone was more or less the same (including foreigners), people turned to greed and "the all mighty dollar", that people fought and died to liberate their country and now have lost it to western influences (PC, happy meals, fast cars)?

Correct me if I missunderstood anything.
I am from Ireland and over the past 10 years Ireland has gone from a very poor country to one of the richest in western Europe, so I see huge similarities between Poland and my own country. I think Ireland in fact was poorer than Poland, My parents did not have a toilet or running water for an example. And although everybody talks about the "Irish miracle" or the "Celtic tiger(s)" there are people who miss the old Ireland. I myself am a property developer but I get sick to death with Irish people talking about prices of houses. We had a pub culture but now people are paying off the crazy mortgages and are afraid to "waste time" in essence the have joined the Rat Race. Not to mention the people who did not do well and who have fallen through the cracks of the change from poor Ireland to rich Ireland and are now left struggling with loan repayments.

Because the changes happened so fast people get a head of themselves, think they are better than they are, if you know what I mean. Ukrainian sweatshops in Poland, Dubliners saying bad things about "F**king refugees" (Not Polish) and we are probably the biggest nation of refugees.

But, and this is were we disagree, my parents now have a toilet each, taps in each bathroom and kitchen, people for the first time in maybe 800years are staying in Ireland because there are opportunities in Ireland.

Poland 6 years ago, when I first lived here, had massive unemployment (45% in some areas), corruption and malnourished children, they could not leave the country with ease and the American consulate was a big joke to get a visa.


This does not sound like the Poland I know, I would say Polish people hold education in a higher respect than money. This sentence did annoy me, excuse me for nit picking. Having no education is certainly nothing to be proud of or to emulate.

Like in Ireland, we used to be thick simple paddys, to put it simply, now we are educated and can make decisions for ourselves, our families, our country and even our Europe.

I think the thing that I disagree with the most is that in no uncertain terms you are calling Polish people weak, they have lost their Polishness, their culture and their independence. Cultures are dynamic, it is not some thing that sits in the corner and stays exactly the same. A friend of mine is a traditional Polish dancer, he travels the world, rightfully showing off Polish culture.

I think you may be sentimental, you obviously worked hard and are disgusted at how easy it is for young people now.
And all this without mentioning communism. Don't even get me started on that one.

News / Superstitions about chimney sweepers and snake in Polish gardens [52]

Thank you Krzysztof, I do not expect a clear explanation for the superstitions thank you for your comment.

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I read on another post somewhere that you can walk along the coast and pick up Amber, how likely is this? what is the best time to go, summer/spring, I would imagine tide out.

Has anyone actually gotten amber this way?

News / Superstitions about chimney sweepers and snake in Polish gardens [52]

Bless yourself? or bow your head?

News / Superstitions about chimney sweepers and snake in Polish gardens [52]

Hi sausage,
I didn't know about that one, maybe it is in case the door slams shut? No I do not know, just a shot in the dark.

News / Superstitions about chimney sweepers and snake in Polish gardens [52]

6) In Poland it is bad luck, or something, to shake someone's hand through a doorway.
Why?

Somebody changed the title of this thread....
Now it would not make sence if I were to just ask random questions about Poland.

News / Superstitions about chimney sweepers and snake in Polish gardens [52]

Thank you bramkaz, you are most helpful.
I especially liked the snake pictures

UK, Ireland / British car with 3 wheels... [45]


That's the one, thanks. that was wrecken me head.


Naw, that's a bird that must come every christmas, usually with red breasts, believe it or not.

UK, Ireland / British car with 3 wheels... [45]

Try "only fools and horses", I think it is a much better comedy, and they drive around in a....... I forget the name of the car, this is going to do my head in.