globetrotter
19 Feb 2007
globetrotter
19 Feb 2007
Language / Should I learn both Polish and German [147]
No - everybody should learn English - see the article below:
Study or Starve
Unemployed immigrants in the UK will
be made to study English or face losing
social benefit payments under a government
initiative aimed at tackling the fact
that job centres spend around GBP 4.5 million
a year on translation fees while as
many as 40,000 immigrants claim they
cannot find work due to poor English.
Welfare minister Jim Murphy believes the
money would be better spent on language
tuition. From April those out of work with
poor English skills will have to prove that
they are enrolled on an English course.
Then yoo culd speke as gud as wot us natives cann
No - everybody should learn English - see the article below:
Study or Starve
Unemployed immigrants in the UK will
be made to study English or face losing
social benefit payments under a government
initiative aimed at tackling the fact
that job centres spend around GBP 4.5 million
a year on translation fees while as
many as 40,000 immigrants claim they
cannot find work due to poor English.
Welfare minister Jim Murphy believes the
money would be better spent on language
tuition. From April those out of work with
poor English skills will have to prove that
they are enrolled on an English course.
Then yoo culd speke as gud as wot us natives cann
globetrotter
19 Feb 2007
Polonia / Germans: Do Poles like them or dislike them? [217]
My twopenny worth on the German position.
Germany
Like Austria, Germany has insisted on continuing restrictions on workers from the former communist states, beyond its eastern borders. Workers from these countries will have to apply for work permits until at least 2009. However, the country issued 500,000 of these permits between 2004 and 2006. "In practice Germany has given as many people work as other big countries," EU Employment Commissioner Vladimir Spidla said on 2 May 2006. Germany has also imposed restrictions on workers from Bulgaria and Romania.
Deutschland did keep their labour market closed to the 2004 accession countries, that does not however equate to poles are illegal aliens in Deutschland
My twopenny worth on the German position.
Germany
Like Austria, Germany has insisted on continuing restrictions on workers from the former communist states, beyond its eastern borders. Workers from these countries will have to apply for work permits until at least 2009. However, the country issued 500,000 of these permits between 2004 and 2006. "In practice Germany has given as many people work as other big countries," EU Employment Commissioner Vladimir Spidla said on 2 May 2006. Germany has also imposed restrictions on workers from Bulgaria and Romania.
globetrotter
31 Jan 2007
Life / Are Polish People Racist? [1037]
Best to ignore these people M.
I always thought the sequence to follow was establish the facts, draw your conclusions and then make your recommendations. Strikes me that some of the people posting here have jumped straight to stage 2 if not stage 3 !
I believe that you were reffering to me
Best to ignore these people M.
I always thought the sequence to follow was establish the facts, draw your conclusions and then make your recommendations. Strikes me that some of the people posting here have jumped straight to stage 2 if not stage 3 !
globetrotter
31 Jan 2007
Life / Sexy underwear Polish style [37]
Should make dinner parties more interesting - plain table cloths out, exotic lingerie in:)
Faced with declining demand for their intricate doilies, the lacemakers of a Polish mountain community came up with a solution - sexy underwear
Should make dinner parties more interesting - plain table cloths out, exotic lingerie in:)
globetrotter
31 Jan 2007
UK, Ireland / Buy a property for FREE in the UK [12]
Lots:) Why do you think we all sell in London and buy up great chunks of other countries. House prices in the UK are frightening.
Lots:) Why do you think we all sell in London and buy up great chunks of other countries. House prices in the UK are frightening.
globetrotter
31 Jan 2007
Life / Foreigner bars in Warsaw [15]
My info is a bit out of date but the following were always popular:
Someplace Else at the Sheraton
Champions Sports Bar @ the Marriott (40 TV screens)
Organza
Bar Below & Bradleys
Any Irish bar !
Are there any bars that all the English speaking foreigners hang out in?
My info is a bit out of date but the following were always popular:
Someplace Else at the Sheraton
Champions Sports Bar @ the Marriott (40 TV screens)
Organza
Bar Below & Bradleys
Any Irish bar !
globetrotter
30 Jan 2007
Love / Women around the globe [37]
[quote=miranda, Post #37 ]ask Globtrotter[/quote
Sorry but its legs and eyes for me.:)
And a very good evening Forum people. It's a great day. Work was cool for once, people have been kind and considerate to each other and Liverpool are winning 2-0
[quote=miranda, Post #37 ]ask Globtrotter[/quote
Sorry but its legs and eyes for me.:)
And a very good evening Forum people. It's a great day. Work was cool for once, people have been kind and considerate to each other and Liverpool are winning 2-0
globetrotter
30 Jan 2007
Life / Are Polish People Racist? [1037]
Well I own homes on three continents, possess a first class honours degree from Oxford, a Masters from MIT and an MBA from The Sorbonne and am appalled by the unbending, rigid nature of your arguments. There is no black and white position to be taken on immigration and cultural integration. Sometimes it works extremely well and other times it presents bigger challenges. Not all immigration poses a threat to stability and our way of life.
don't live in a little world. I own homes on two continents, have an Ivy league degree and am sick and tired of people who refuse to use their brains when confronted with the attacks on our European culture.
Well I own homes on three continents, possess a first class honours degree from Oxford, a Masters from MIT and an MBA from The Sorbonne and am appalled by the unbending, rigid nature of your arguments. There is no black and white position to be taken on immigration and cultural integration. Sometimes it works extremely well and other times it presents bigger challenges. Not all immigration poses a threat to stability and our way of life.
globetrotter
30 Jan 2007
Life / Support groups for Drug Culture in Poland. [7]
This may be anecdotal because I only spent three years in Warsaw, but I was given the impression by people I met there that the profile of drug taking was different from the UK in that younger people were not partaking in a great way. In the UK you see very young kids taking them. I got the impression that it was the university age group where the problem became apparent. There was a drug culture amongst the upwardly mobile middle class but that could be just Warsaw - big city and all that.
I'm not launching into a moralistic crusade here but having witnessed first hand the violence and fear among communities forced to grow the raw materials for some class A drugs I would never touch the stuff.
This may be anecdotal because I only spent three years in Warsaw, but I was given the impression by people I met there that the profile of drug taking was different from the UK in that younger people were not partaking in a great way. In the UK you see very young kids taking them. I got the impression that it was the university age group where the problem became apparent. There was a drug culture amongst the upwardly mobile middle class but that could be just Warsaw - big city and all that.
I'm not launching into a moralistic crusade here but having witnessed first hand the violence and fear among communities forced to grow the raw materials for some class A drugs I would never touch the stuff.
globetrotter
29 Jan 2007
UK, Ireland / Welcome to the UK, passport please.... [13]
Two countries divided by a common language:)
I told someone that "I really enjoyed chatting them up"
Two countries divided by a common language:)
globetrotter
29 Jan 2007
globetrotter
29 Jan 2007
Love / Are Polish Ladies Interested in Marriage to American Men? [84]
As we said in the forces SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for a woman. Whereas us men would take a tenth of the volume and then spend a fortune when we realised we had forgotten almost everything.
wondering why I feel the need to pack 20 pairs of sock, nickers and a dozen outfits that probably wont see the light of day!
As we said in the forces SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for a woman. Whereas us men would take a tenth of the volume and then spend a fortune when we realised we had forgotten almost everything.
globetrotter
29 Jan 2007
Love / Are Polish Ladies Interested in Marriage to American Men? [84]
I agree 100%.
BTW enjoy your trip A.
Polish women are highly educated and certainly not desparate
I agree 100%.
BTW enjoy your trip A.
globetrotter
29 Jan 2007
UK, Ireland / Welcome to the UK, passport please.... [13]
:)
It all depends where you live really. P**s off means go away (i.e you're angry) whereas P**s up is a drinking session. Confusing eh? P****d is drunk.
You are right that are you happy when used in general conversation is just a way of being polite in an introduction. Content is a very good intepretation. When used with a good friend or relatve it would be asking about the deeper well being of that person. The way the question is said is the key difference, tone, sincerity etc
I heard some of them but not all
:)
It all depends where you live really. P**s off means go away (i.e you're angry) whereas P**s up is a drinking session. Confusing eh? P****d is drunk.
You are right that are you happy when used in general conversation is just a way of being polite in an introduction. Content is a very good intepretation. When used with a good friend or relatve it would be asking about the deeper well being of that person. The way the question is said is the key difference, tone, sincerity etc
globetrotter
29 Jan 2007
Language / Sayings in English that seem odd in Polish? [22]
As right as rain
Pleased as punch
Ship shape and Bristol fashion
Sick as a parrot
mad as a hatter
The list is almost endless....
As right as rain
Pleased as punch
Ship shape and Bristol fashion
Sick as a parrot
mad as a hatter
The list is almost endless....
globetrotter
29 Jan 2007
UK, Ireland / Welcome to the UK, passport please.... [13]
OK, so you’ve arrived in the UK. In all probability your English is probably better than ours already. You probably pronounce the letter H – you say Hotel not ‘Otel. You can decline verbs properly. You use the correct tenses. All well and good but you are not going to find it easy to converse with most of us without a detailed and intimate knowledge of ‘real’ English, those quaint words that you will never find in most dictionaries. This thread is intended to provide a tongue in cheek guide to some of our more esoteric language. Be warned gentle reader that this is not going to be an easy journey. Every area of England has its own variants. And if you are heading for Scotland or Wales it is going to be harder still.
Lesson 1 – Comments upon your physical attractiveness
Let’s face it we all need someone in our lives, but sometimes you will not be described in the Queens English. ‘I find you very attractive’ may be OK for that phrase book but you are more likely to be described in one of the following (positive) ways:
• Totty (hot totty is better still)
• Crumpet (not if you are a man)
• Talent
• Drop Dead Gorgeous
• Nice piece of skirt (females only)
• Drink on a stick
• Dish (or dishy)
If, on the other hand, any of the following terms are used you may feel free to let loose a volley of abuse in response as they are not so complimentary:
• Dog
• Bint
• Bus (as in face like the back of one)
Other terms you may overhear include target rich environment (there are many attractive people in this place and I’m raring to go).
Lesson 2 – I have imbibed a tad too much alcohol and am a little the worse for wear
Variants include:
• Tipsy (a little drunk)
• P****d (note the subtle variation from US English)
• Slaughtered (very drunk)
• Legless (very,very drunk)
• Tired and emotional
• Blotto
• Kaiboshed
• Blitzed
• Merry (same as tipsy)
Come on you Brits or longer term Polish residents, help out the newbies with some more gems.
OK, so you’ve arrived in the UK. In all probability your English is probably better than ours already. You probably pronounce the letter H – you say Hotel not ‘Otel. You can decline verbs properly. You use the correct tenses. All well and good but you are not going to find it easy to converse with most of us without a detailed and intimate knowledge of ‘real’ English, those quaint words that you will never find in most dictionaries. This thread is intended to provide a tongue in cheek guide to some of our more esoteric language. Be warned gentle reader that this is not going to be an easy journey. Every area of England has its own variants. And if you are heading for Scotland or Wales it is going to be harder still.
Lesson 1 – Comments upon your physical attractiveness
Let’s face it we all need someone in our lives, but sometimes you will not be described in the Queens English. ‘I find you very attractive’ may be OK for that phrase book but you are more likely to be described in one of the following (positive) ways:
• Totty (hot totty is better still)
• Crumpet (not if you are a man)
• Talent
• Drop Dead Gorgeous
• Nice piece of skirt (females only)
• Drink on a stick
• Dish (or dishy)
If, on the other hand, any of the following terms are used you may feel free to let loose a volley of abuse in response as they are not so complimentary:
• Dog
• Bint
• Bus (as in face like the back of one)
Other terms you may overhear include target rich environment (there are many attractive people in this place and I’m raring to go).
Lesson 2 – I have imbibed a tad too much alcohol and am a little the worse for wear
Variants include:
• Tipsy (a little drunk)
• P****d (note the subtle variation from US English)
• Slaughtered (very drunk)
• Legless (very,very drunk)
• Tired and emotional
• Blotto
• Kaiboshed
• Blitzed
• Merry (same as tipsy)
Come on you Brits or longer term Polish residents, help out the newbies with some more gems.
globetrotter
28 Jan 2007
globetrotter
28 Jan 2007
Language / difficult English words for Polish speakers? [119]
'She sell sea shells on the sea shore' is another good test - particulalry if your name is Sean Connery
If you can read this number your English is OK
'She sell sea shells on the sea shore' is another good test - particulalry if your name is Sean Connery
globetrotter
28 Jan 2007
globetrotter
28 Jan 2007
Life / Are Polish People Racist? [1037]
I think I saw this guy in the movie Deliverance. Nice banjo playing pal.
I think I saw this guy in the movie Deliverance. Nice banjo playing pal.
globetrotter
28 Jan 2007
Life / How are Poles generally viewed outside Poland by other nations? [84]
Even allowing for the more inflammatory treatment of this issue by certain sections of the British media, I think A is right in that there are some tensions. If you believe the papers it is a huge issue. I think the reality is less of a problem but a problem nevertheless. It's all an example of supply and demand at work. There was a huge shortage of skilled labour in building and similar trades before the influx of tradesmen from the new EU countries. It was almost impossible to find a plumber in the South of England 3 or 4 years ago. Now we have redressed that balance and yes, some of the new work force, do work for less. We have the benefits of a capitalist economy so we have to accept the downsides too. In the longer term we will see competition for jobs extending beyond the low paid, manual sector into the full economy. The challenge for the UK, which we are failing badly in my opinion, is to educate our children to be able to compete in a global economy. An influx of hard working and well educated people should be the wake up call we need.
I'm not going to start bashing anyone but this is happening and I would imagine it will cause a lot of friction between people on building sites.
Even allowing for the more inflammatory treatment of this issue by certain sections of the British media, I think A is right in that there are some tensions. If you believe the papers it is a huge issue. I think the reality is less of a problem but a problem nevertheless. It's all an example of supply and demand at work. There was a huge shortage of skilled labour in building and similar trades before the influx of tradesmen from the new EU countries. It was almost impossible to find a plumber in the South of England 3 or 4 years ago. Now we have redressed that balance and yes, some of the new work force, do work for less. We have the benefits of a capitalist economy so we have to accept the downsides too. In the longer term we will see competition for jobs extending beyond the low paid, manual sector into the full economy. The challenge for the UK, which we are failing badly in my opinion, is to educate our children to be able to compete in a global economy. An influx of hard working and well educated people should be the wake up call we need.
globetrotter
27 Jan 2007
globetrotter
27 Jan 2007
Feedback / Thank you admin [52]
Too late. this is MI6, we know already...
ssshhhh.... dont tell anyone
Too late. this is MI6, we know already...
globetrotter
27 Jan 2007
UK, Ireland / Anti-Polish sentiment of England [253]
What language is this rant in? I can only assume that you have had a bad experience with someone from Poland. If so don't you think it a little over the top to brand a whole country about which you obviously know B*****R all
whay I have change my openion
What language is this rant in? I can only assume that you have had a bad experience with someone from Poland. If so don't you think it a little over the top to brand a whole country about which you obviously know B*****R all
globetrotter
27 Jan 2007
UK, Ireland / Want to meet up with a Polish in Blyth [37]
OK Miranda. Back to my serious side from now on.
Globie, you need to stop
OK Miranda. Back to my serious side from now on.
globetrotter
27 Jan 2007
UK, Ireland / Want to meet up with a Polish in Blyth [37]
This is working better than I ever thought it could. Have had thousands of replies and responding has been a bit tough.
Hallo. I am also looking for a nice young Polish girl to share my life
This is working better than I ever thought it could. Have had thousands of replies and responding has been a bit tough.
globetrotter
26 Jan 2007
UK, Ireland / Want to meet up with a Polish in Blyth [37]
OMG - the poor bloke who started this thread looking for the love of his life is going to have A BIG shock
OMG - the poor bloke who started this thread looking for the love of his life is going to have A BIG shock
globetrotter
26 Jan 2007
UK, Ireland / Want to meet up with a Polish in Blyth [37]
Unforgiveable:)
some people have no repsect for literature
Unforgiveable:)
globetrotter
26 Jan 2007
Life / Which school to send my kids in Lodz? Private or public? [18]
When I was learning French the buggers would only speak in French to me:) Vive la difference.
When i was leaning Dutch, the buggers kept speaking English to me
When I was learning French the buggers would only speak in French to me:) Vive la difference.