Life / I'm a Polish immigrant. And I'm not going back to Poland. [40]

My boyfriend is Polish lives in the UK and he loves it there, but he does miss Poland a lot because of his friends and family - I am originally british and i live in Poland because i am a teacher of English. I think in the future we may live in Poland together, but my boyfriend makes a good point (and an unfortunate one!) - there are better oppurtunities for Poles abroad than in Poland itself! My boyfriend has no formal qualifications, but a lot of experience working with computers - so he has a decent job in the UK. If he had of come to Pland with e he prob would have ended up working in a factory for a poor wage. For this reason I don;t blame Poles for wanting to live abroad!!

Life / Watches - a no-no in Poland? [34]

I've never heard that before, but its good to know!!

Travel / 3 days in Krakow [5]

I was in krakow and I went there by train - it is cheap and direct! Give it a go! Also, don't pay for the guided tour - buy the information booklet and go round there yourself - its just as good but you can go round there t your own pace instead of being stuck in a group, which is a bit annoying!

Life / New English Language Magazine for expats in Poland? [24]

I think it sounds like an excellent idea - i would buy it!

Food / Polish Cake for Christmas [30]

This cake comes from North-EAstern Poland doesn't it?? It is just like the german one, but there is a Polish one. They were sold in all the shops when i was in Suwalki!

Language / How do people mispronounce your Polish names? [60]

I think it happens all the time when people don't speak the same language. I'm a british teacher in Poland and I have never heard a polish person pronnounce my name correctly and that includes my Polish boyfriend who i ahve been with for 2 and a half years (his pronnunciation of my name IS getting better though!)

Language / So i bought the Polish game "Wiedźmin" to learn Polish. [27]

I was thinking of buying this game for my boyfriend for Christmas (he is Polish) - he was really adicted to baldersgate - so this can be another obsession for him :)

So, is it a good game ultimately?

Language / If The Polish Language Is Too Hard >>> Sing Instead [18]

How about Grzegorz Turnau - its not usually my style of music, but i saw him in concert at Lake Wigry in North-East Poland and his music is beautiful. Apparently his lyrics are good too, but my Polish is not good enough to understand the meanings of the lyrics.

Language / So i bought the Polish game "Wiedźmin" to learn Polish. [27]

My BF is a computer technician - so i don't think i need to worry about whether his computer is up to the job -LOL! (thanks for the advice though)

I am planning on reading the books, but they need to translate the next ones into english quicker! My BF has read the whole series in Polish and agrees with you that the books were excellent.

Work / How much for a private English lesson in Poland? [10]

I'm an English teacher and I work in a private school, but someone outside school has asked me if i will give a private lesson.

Travel / Going to krakow and Auschwitz in January [8]

There are trains that go there that are really cheap - you don't need a tour guide to take you there!! I hated going round with a tour guide (I went there on the train though) - you can buy a leaflet from the reception and do the tour yourself at your own pace - instead of being part of a group where they don't give you much info anyway.

Law / What is the procedure of applying resident card in Poland (Gorzow) ? [3]

You have to go to the town hall. I am a foreigner living in Poland too and I live in Gorzow Wlkp (although i am british) - you get information from the town hall on the street where the cathedral is.

Travel / Poznan-Berlin train fare [8]

I live in Gorzow Wlkp and have got the train to Berlin lichtenberg a few times - There is a problem with the Polish website because you are going over the border it does not want to give you the total price. From here it costs 50zl each way but you have to change train at the border. I know that this is not overly helpful because there is a direct train from poznan to berlin ostbahnhof... but as a rough idea - if you took this route, which is slower it would probably cost you about 80zl each way.

You might find this link helpful - polrail.com/sections/travel/timetable.html

Be careful though - do not always trust what people say on the telephone because once I called to ask a price and when i got to the station to buy a ticket (being sure I had enough for the ticket and no spare/extra cash on me) - i was told that it was more expensive than I'd been quoted!!

Life / Post stamps, I want to send a letter from Poland to European country [5]

I often send cards to great britain from here and it usually costs me 3zl. I ask for "znacki do wielka brytania, prosze" and they seem to understand they have the blue stickers on the counter usually, so i stick one on before they weigh it so they know what i want. It usally takes 3-5days to reach its destination.

Food / Does anyone have a good recipe for Ryba Po Grecku? (Fish Greek style). [6]

love it too!

Food / Kasza Mazurska Jęczmienna Perłowa - Cooking method / recipes? [11]

Merged: kasza - How do I cook it? Does anyone have any recipes?

what do i do with it?? (i know i eat it, but how do i cook it - any recipes please?)

Food / Kasza Mazurska Jęczmienna Perłowa - Cooking method / recipes? [11]

point is... i dunno where to start with it!! Ive never eaten it, don't know how to cook it and need some help!

Life / Any Polish B-boys or breakdancers in Poland? [7]

yeah, its pretty popular - along with street dancing! Ive seen it a lot in Poland!

Food / Kasza Mazurska Jęczmienna Perłowa - Cooking method / recipes? [11]

thanks!
I will treat it like rice and see what happens!! ha ha! I know this must sound stupid, but i don't know anyone that eats it in England! ;P

News / Peculiar opinions about Poland [33]

When i first started seeing my polish boyfriend about 3 and a half years ago (I'm English) - i told my mum and her response was... "be careful... he might be after a greencard..!" - my reply was "DOH!!"

Language / Classes, books, audio books, CDs? - best way to start to learn Polish! [23]

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Books to Learn Polish.. Any Suggestions?

Hi - I was wondering if anybody might know some good materials (books etc) to learn Polish with? I Have been learning Polish for a while now and my vocabulary knowledge is getting better, but without a good textbook to guide me through the language i'm finding it difficult to improve my grammar and general practise of the language. When I first started learning I went to a summer school and the teacher used "Miło mi, panią poznać" - which was a good book, but now is far too easy for me. I need a book that is not aimed at beginners.

I also have "Polish in 4 weeks" (haha! Yeah?? No chance!) which is ok but a little too small and lacking in information and exercises and "Basic Polish Grammar" which is a bit confusing and difficult.

I am an English teacher and just want to find a textbook for learning Polish similar to the textbooks i teach my students English with! Are there any out there?? :D

Thanks for your help in advance.

Life / English Books in Poznan [13]

Most empik and stores have an english book selection. You can also buy from the empik website or somewhere like merlin.pl
I have lots of english books if you're ever in the area of Gorzów Wlkp.
I also have the book 'Polish in 4 weeks' and its pretty good although i think i would have found it a bit hard going if i was a beginner. I have a really good book called "Miło Mi Panią poznać" that is good for beginners, but i think you'd have to order it online. I heard that they have some good bookshops in Poznań, so i'm sure you'll find something :)

Travel / Visiting Gdansk / Sopot for first time [27]

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Gdansk - places to stay and things to see

I'm going to go to Gdansk on the long weekend at the beginning of may. Any suggestions about budget hotels/accommodation?
I live in Poland already, so don't need any tips about price or culture (thanks anyway) - but any tips or suggestions of things to see would be greatly appreciated :)

Hope everyone's having a pleasant day - its sunny here today (Gorzów Wlkp.) and finally feels like spring might be coming, so i'm in a good mood :D

Travel / Visiting Gdansk / Sopot for first time [27]

my thread has been merged into this one (which is a stupid choice by the admin btw!) - I just want to make it clear - I am looking for a cheap hotel - not a 3-4 star one like the original author of this post. I will only be in Gdansk for about 2 days, so need to be as near to the stuff to see as possible...

Law / What are some good websites to post offers for English lessons in Poland? [6]

I post on this one e-korepetycje.net - i know there are others like this one, but don't know the addresses. My Polish friend helped me out when i was looking.

Life / Prepaid Sim Cards in Poland [17]

I use heyah, because they have a flatrate option where you cn call within poland AND to any country in europe for a flat rate of 44gr a minute - which i think is pretty good for a mobile rate! I also read a poster today (briefly as we were going past in the car) and i think it said that simplus were offering a similar deal. I'm happy with heyah though because i had an 02 phone in england and the heyah network is compatible with the simlock on that phone, so dodn't need to pay for it to be unlocked!

Food / Where to buy Cheddar in Warsaw? [57]

I live in Gorzów Wlkp and you can even buy cheddar here! - in tesco on the cheese counter and on the shelf, in Piotr i Paweł prepacked Cathedral City, they do various kinds in Alma stores... haven't really looked anywhere else coz i haven't needed to.

Now, not being able to get proper bacon... now theres a real problem...

Study / English on a Matura exam in Poland - Advice Needed [5]

i prepare students for matura and i have the same book as shown above. Comparing, describing 2 pictures is common (I'm fed up of hearing.. "in this picture I can see..." but it is the normal starter sentence apparently!) and giving directions etc. I agree with what was written above too :P