Life / Regional traits in Poland [27]

yehudi


Yes. It's strongly connected to rulers of Poland during partitions.

As someone wrote - German - order; Russia - mess, and Galizia - poverty.

These are the stereoptypes I grew up with and how it was put in our history books.

UK, Ireland / Do you know any Polish war emigrants living in UK? [7]

You can contact POSK - it's a Polish Club in Hammersmith in London. I think they are also the main contact for various Polish Veteran organisations etc.

posk.org

I know there was one in Sheffield also but can't remember name. But the POSK is a good starting point for you.

UK, Ireland / Its strange that there arent many Poles who live in the UK on this Forum [102]

Magdalena
because it;s a forum for English speaking people?

UK, Ireland / Its strange that there arent many Poles who live in the UK on this Forum [102]

whta? what do Jews have got common with it?!
a 'ghetto'?

ask Indian/west Indian/Jamiacan

UK, Ireland / Its strange that there arent many Poles who live in the UK on this Forum [102]

yep - multi
therefore it's British, not English
influenced by Scots, Irish, Welsh and various influences from former British Empire - here or abroad

what's wrong with my sentence?

frd

Overall I agree with you. I'm not saying there aren't other Polish people interested in the country they live in, but it's a not a huge percentage in my experience.

And yes, the fact that some/most of the forums are in Polish there's no way any discussion with Brits can be initiated.

UK, Ireland / Its strange that there arent many Poles who live in the UK on this Forum [102]

sad truth but truth - most of the Polish people in the UK spend time on Polish language forums about UK seeking any info beginning with work, WRS, flats, benefits, bailifs to suing employers, landlords or estate agents; Polish shops/vets/GPs/lawyers or 'what should I do - I'm going back to Poland and I have unpaid mobile/broadband bill - will they get me there?'

There's no real interest in the country, meaning UK, itself; culture - forget it; diversity - forget it; language - limited; cooking/british cusine - forget it;

the only common topic I discovered recently was 'what do I hate about living in the UK?' and the common answer was too loud music, cr@p ringtones, bus drivers speeding and not stopping at bus stops and, surprisingly or not, Polish people behaving like rednecks - swearing on the tube/bus etc

take your pick

in my opinion, whoever went back to Poland probably lost interest in the UK (unless is planning on coming back) and uses Polish forums for their current interests; besides most people here seek information about living in Poland and there are not many who really know what some of you have to go through

Brits don't exactly know about the WRS, getting residency/marriages/citizenship etc either :)

Life / Do Poles Lack in Social Skills and Etiquette? [74]

NO - Polish people do not lack it
unless you are - as Seamus said - wiesniak or prostak

or come from a small town or a tiny village and never encountered the outer world

but - it doesnt mean they cant be Dolly :)

Im finding quite funny some of the comments.L
Let me ask you - what kind of people you socialise with? Where do you live?

Over the years I found that English-speaking people were happy with a trump on a street justifying the language knowledge- as long as the trupm said 'ok' to anything which sounded like Polish

usually it sounds like - Polska - OK or any other rubbish

Genealogy / Polish and Slavic too(?) [7]

I tried to understand stuff from this link and Im trying to understand what you are on about, but have a problem.

As for the link you gave, the first sentence sounds false to me:


A good education in Europe by the age of 15 and emmigration to USA working in coalmines?

I think the history is a bit exaggerated here.

about Slavs start here:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_peoples

The problem for many Americans, is that families' stories are very sketchy, exaggerated and in many cases just tell-tales.
Immigrants, be it Polish, Russian, German etc created a culture within a culture, mixed things together and any American may be lost because there are no borders between truth, fantasy and a completely new tradition which has been created in this mixing process.

Love / Personal issues with two women, they want to be my friend - a Polish thing? [49]


you must have one hell of a brain mister


or maybe not...?


definitely not

Genealogy / Polish and Slavic too(?) [7]


Polonius, with all respect but it seems that only Americans are obssessing with 'Slavic' here (and southern of course).
I'm Polish, born and bred. Caucasian is what I describe myself if needed. Not Slavic. Slavic - as Mare rightly pointed out - is a sub group within a race.

Life / IS IT MY NAME DAY IN POLAND TODAY....? [73]

here you can find your name and namedays dates
towazne.pl

first option (wyszukiwarka imion - name search) - put your name in the box
second option (lista imion alfabetycznie - alphabetical list of names ) clik the letter your name starts with

third option is names search by date but since you dont know dates you probably won't use it

have fun

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]

no, you didn't.
slawek said/you explained/ I did say somethign etc

slawek got his point after your explanation and i was like - come on, took you five years to get it?

a mere misunderstanding with quotation

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]


you've lost your point (not there was nay)

slawek got it right

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]


after 5 years living here? welcome home xweetie

Life / Polish birthday party? (video) [22]

SzwedwPolsce

yes, with the current PC brigade it's difficult to smack a child

I didn't complain
for your info, guys

we were getting plaquettes for various things...like not eating for 24 hrs, or being silent, or being away from the camp and sleeping in the middle of a dark forest (i think it was the bravery one)

it was F-U-N

believe me :)

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]


I am not f*** NATIVE
can you apprehend for once and for all that yoru excuses are lame?

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]


for some reason i thought you live in the UK
?

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]


and you have a better judgement because of yours 'advanced' level in whatever it is?
I don't need anyone to assess your language skills

as for 'gray'...you'd know it's ENGLISH

and - if you knew some people with this kind of surname. you'd notice how sensitive they are about 'e' v 'a'

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]

you meant grAy frame of course?
it's a spelling difference...

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]

Slawek076
you are an IT person
and you have problem with html?!

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]

believe me - I didn;t want this
two Polish people arguiing about English

yes, I know what 'wa/o/nna/gonna' means...I don't speak American English. Sorry

Any kind of word game? dare to say you wouldn't survive the first minute of it

and I know much more about English than you'd ever know

edit: and you make me hate Polish people with this kind os unsustained superior - now - where - idea - where - from attitiude

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]


see...the problem is I used to understand people talikng Polish-translated-straight0into-English
i think you wanted to say something like:

it's a waste of time to talk to people like you. You dont want to listen. [...] I know many natives understanding MY English. Whta's your level? [...]?

My level- I dare to say - is knowing the language.

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]

i agree

because years and years ago I was able to understand Polish English (grammar wise). I am unable now, and it's difficult to understand what's your point.

One solutions - start making your poiint to me IN POLISH
Advanced level?...I must be native then


you know how it works..you dread this phonecall from me so you pass it to the person who can deal with me ;)
no, it wasn't so bad. Enough to say I avoid IT managers and 1st helpdesk. Something in the middle is the most competent :)

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]

slawek

re: electricity - it wasn't to you

as i said before - and I repeat - you are crap at multitasking (reading and understanding what you read)

as for communism - you are younger then I am and I don't think you can blame communism for everything. If I was you, I;d say - Im grateful for the experience

frd
don't get me started on the IT people :) It's my pet hate

UK, Ireland / Polish Education Grading and Uk Edu. Grading? [73]



- if i can quote you Slawek

I have NO certificates in English - Cambridge or otherwise; I haven't attended ANY English language school in the UK nor Poland
I 'studied' it in Poland the way English study any other foreign language, i.e French or German
And I am not pariculary hardworking - language wise; wouldn't consider myself language talented also
laddy
you have completely different rules re: electricity that Poland has and many of really good electricians had to go through courses here to be able to do these kind of jobs

Life / Polish birthday party? (video) [22]

well, it was the weirdest thing that happen to me...im not into SM :P

Life / Polish birthday party? (video) [22]

catsoldier
could be her birthday
when I was a scout (harcerka; our scouts were co-ed) it was kind od scouts' tradition to celebrate one's birthday

we used to do it 'na motylka' (butterfly).
I had this 'pleasure' when I was 18 and away during some oboz (a camp)
I had to face the floor, was lifted by my friends who were holding my legs and arms and basically were throwing me up in the air and when 'flying down' I was being hit by each of my firends - up to 18 times (or whatever your b-day number was)

Of course I was being held all the time/supported so no chance to hit the floor or anything like that.

The clip shows this but it's not the same. I thought only scouts had wierd ideas?

UK, Ireland / Why do Poles come to England? [514]


they are not required to register under the WRS because they are required to register with HMRC/CIS
All the rules have changed over the years. Some people who come here now are confused about the WRS and they don't register because they think they don't have to.

As for the 'invitation'...I've never said it and got a bit mixed up in your discussion with slawek i think.

Life / More Polish supermarket griping...this time about customers [29]

historic fact from Poland

back in the 'dark age' of communism we've had notices in shops that pregnant and women with small children will be served first.
Can't remember if elderly were included, but they were indeed served first always and everywhere.