Life / Polish people vs English language [42]

I think it depends - Polish people are fast learners and adapt quickly "), so quite a high percentage knows English very well. Nowadays children in Polish schools learn many "Western" languages, including English, German, Spanish, or French so the percentage of young people from Poland who knows English is high.

On a side note, for some unknown reasons many Polish people understands (not speaks) English very well (even though they never learned English at school) :)

Life / is it easy to live in Poland? [58]


Please write in English so that everybody could understand... :)


Could you clarify please? :) Is there another name for it?

Genealogy / Searching for Labencki / Labedzki family [9]

Hi Sunshine,

First you need to make sure how to spell the last name correctly (using the Polish letters). I can see these possible variations of your last name:

Labecki
£abęcki
£abecki
£ąbecki
£ąbęcki

Knowing the correct spelling will shorten search time and likely confusion.

Genealogy / Searching for Labencki / Labedzki family [9]

I guess you are right....:).

Same for this name: Sofia Moryc. The Polish first name of "Sofia" should be: "Zofia". And the last name ("Moryc") could also be: "Moryć".

Food / favorite polish recipes? [65]

Yep, sernik and makowiec (makownik) are yummy. I like "Murzynek" too...

Genealogy / Searching for Labencki / Labedzki family [9]

You can try to find more information on how to start genealogy research at polishroots.org/genpoland/start.htm

Love / Looking for outsiders opinions - I met a girl online... [24]


I don't think that's true; Americans in general like Polish people.


Well, it sounds she is just trying to trick you. I wouldn't believe her (I doubt she's even Polish - did you ask her about her first name at least?). It seems you have fallen in love with her, but you need to realize it's probably her job to make you "feel good and needed" as long as it's possible (especially that you pay for it -- the longer she keeps you uncertain, the more money they make). More over, I wouldn't be surprised she was not the same person you saw online.

I would write her that you'd really love to meet her in person; but if she cannot, there's nothing you could do and you will stop any contact with her since you don't want to invest your feelings in something that may have never had a chance to realize in the "offline" world. If she doesn't write you back or still tries to provide ambiguous answers it means she doesn't care about you and it's better for you because you will know it in advance and can involve with a girl who will truly appreciate you.

Love / Looking for outsiders opinions - I met a girl online... [24]

I meant that nowadays it's not that difficult to do "magic tricks" online (eg. you see one person, hear another, and read yet another). But in your case - if you saw her mimic right after she read your words/phrases and think these were true - it's most likely she was the same person. But again - it's her job to keep each and every *paying* client feel good...

Love / Looking for outsiders opinions - I met a girl online... [24]

I would write her this: "I already showed you I put my money where my mouth is (I flew to Norway just to meet you even though I was unsure about your feelings) so you know my feelings towards you. You also know my email and if you feel you could do the same for me let me know. In the meantime, I have to go on with my life so please think hard about it and do not bother me unless you are confident about your feelings."

Otherwise, it may last forever and in the meantime you're going to lose other opportunities to meet a girl who is sure about her feelings. You need to stop it now or end up in endless loop that doesn't lead to anything good.