Food / Is it just me, or is the Polish diet rather unhealthy? [119]

I would say the traditional food Polish people eat is unhealthy but the diet of many other countries is no better or worse, look at the Americans.

Life / WHY POLISH PEOPLE DON'T USE THEIR NATIVE FIRST NAME WHEN ABROAD? [136]

Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz

Check it out! At the end of this you tube video you get the Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz test

Germans failing:


non pole saying
Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz

Life / WHY POLISH PEOPLE DON'T USE THEIR NATIVE FIRST NAME WHEN ABROAD? [136]


I have no problem with Grzegorz and I have a good idea how to pronounce Brzęczyszczykiewicz also because another Pole was trying to test me with this one as it is one of the most difficult second names that he could think of. This was our integration, him testing me etc.

Is this name something that a lot of Poles test non Poles with?

Life / WHY POLISH PEOPLE DON'T USE THEIR NATIVE FIRST NAME WHEN ABROAD? [136]

I would prefer if Polish people kept their own names. It could be used for friendly banter, where in Poland are you from etc., it is nice to be nice and talk to people, in Ireland at least, even in Dublin.

I am happy to go into a restaurant/hotel etc and be served by Paweł/Katarzyna etc. Management don't have to pretend that everyone is Irish that works in this hotel.

By not changing your name you can help help integration/relations with Irish people, on the flip side you could also make yourself a target for racism/attacks.

Life / WHY POLISH PEOPLE DON'T USE THEIR NATIVE FIRST NAME WHEN ABROAD? [136]

Sep 12, 09, 21:32 - Thread attached on merging:
What do you think of name changes from Kasia to Katie etc?

I was in a restaurant recently and the waitresses name plate said Katie even though she wasn't a Katie as far as I can tell, she had an accent, possibly a Kasia.

What do Poles think of their names being changed when they come to Ireland or another country?

What do non-Poles think of Poles/other nationalities names being changed?

News / What is the Polish version of Yahoo Answers? [8]

pytamy.pl is the only one I found. Thanks.

News / What is the Polish version of Yahoo Answers? [8]

Polish version of yahoo answers in polish.

Language / What is this type of word called and others like it? uwydatniając [14]


Thanks Pio

Travel / Help with travel to Gdansk [30]


Is it rude to speak in Polish when someone is speaking to you in English?
I have done this also and kept on doing it when they kept on speaking English. It was just basic stuff so if they switched to Polish it would have been ok, they would ask chips or potatoes and I would say ziemniaki etc. Kind of like a battle of two stubborn people.

I am over the moon with happiness though when we speak only polish, they understand and I understand! Amazing, it makes my day, it is addictive and then it is a complete downer if I speak English later, I don't get any buzz from meeting Poles who speak English. I hate to speak English in Poland.

I would prefer to do without something than ask for it in English.

Travel / Help with travel to Gdansk [30]

I think if you learn a few key phrases it will be appreciated by anyone you meet, please and thanks etc and how to ask for something, the basics aren't so hard if you don't worry about grammar.

Language / What is the name for "I would", is it conditional mood or something else? [12]

Thanks mafketis

Life / Positive Polish Joke [9]

Very good joke. Poland would be a prosperous country except for the 2nd world war and soviet control.

Life / Where is a good place to find people in Poland who don't speak English? [13]


If you are learning Polish and you want to test yourself, it is better if you don't meet Polish poeple who can speak English. I am sure it will be a humbling experience for me.

Travel / My first day trip in Krakow [9]


Krakow isn't the best place to practice your Polish I think unless you avoid the tourist trail and only talk to older people.

In tourist areas Polish people speak English extremely well.
Young people also learn English in school from a young age so they will be able to communicate with you no problem.

Food / What Polish food or drink do you not like and why? [37]

lol, you must be joking! I don't know how people like this, it is either a required taste or you are supposed to pick out the edible non heart attack causing parts, I see a few carrots and a bit of chicken in there!

Tell me, is there a way of eathing this, like pealing off the fat or do you just dig in?

Life / Are Polish people absolutely obsessed with money? [30]


I agree with you, many people will take overtime when given to them but Poles are extreme in this case from my own experience, it may come from having little money before and being worried about money.

The Poles in your office reflect what someone else said, how much pay for how many hours. They won't do overtime for free if they don't have to. It is about how much they can get for the hours they put in.

Some Polish people working in different countries have poor conditions though, they have poor conditions and must do overtime for free.

Food / What Polish food or drink do you not like and why? [37]

Galaretka z kurczaka

It makes me gag, imagine taking a spoon of this from the bottom :-(

Life / Why do Poles drink so much? [161]

Aug 23, 09, 03:56 - Thread attached on merging:
Do Polish men drink too much?

Do the majority of Polish men drink too much?

Travel / The most overrated or disappointing places to visit in Poland? [13]

Kraków is an overated place to visit but it is probably still the best place to visit in Poland. It is only overated in comparison to the rest of the world. Berlin would rank far higher inmho. There are more things to see or do in Berlin.

Language / Example sentences for different cases. [42]

Hi all,

Thanks for your help. I must look this stuff up and I will come back to you if I have any problems.

Thanks

Language / The best way for me to learn Polish [89]

Try to meet some Polish people who can give you some language classes if you want to learn the language and find out about the culture.