Language / Znajdz czas dla wszystkiego - phrase [9]

so the verb is "znajdowac" then?

UK, Ireland / POINTS SYSTEM BEING INTRODUCED NEXT YEAR IN THE UK [25]


But Bartolome, are you truly happy in the "vestibule of hell"?
We need to find you a better place, where you can flourish and be happy! :)

Language / Znajdz czas dla wszystkiego - phrase [9]

Thanks, Ella! You rock! :)

Language / Znajdz czas dla wszystkiego - phrase [9]

Hej! You are already waaay ahead of me, Goonie!
I'm still trying to put a coherent sentence together! :)

Language / "Whatever" used as slang - Polish equivalent? [29]

Talk to the "the hand" Frank :) Whatever! :)

Language / Polish Language Pronunciation - Example Words and Phrases [220]

What about do zobaczenia jutro?

Travel / Beware the peacocks at Lazienski Park in Warsaw [36]

We have very agressive ground squirrels, in a specific area, because tourists feed them and they have become habituated.

Unsuspecting persons, sitting and having a snack, can have squirrels practically jump in their lap in hopes of a nibble.

It's a bad thing because often children have been bitten on the hand. There are signs posted instructing the tourists to avoid feeding animals--it is punishable by a fine, but they don't care. So now the squirrels are a pesky problem. And some of them carry a plague-a type of bacterial infection, so if you are bitten, you have to go to the clinic and get a shot.

Keep the "wild" in wildlife! :)

Language / "Whatever" used as slang - Polish equivalent? [29]

To me "whatever" is a response to someone in conversation when you know that what you are saying is not being heard or accepted, and there is no possibilty of negotiating/communicating further on the topic.

This is likely to be in a situation where you are dealing with some authority figure.
Saying "whatever" acknowledges what has been said to you, while also showing that you do not agree with it.

Kinda like how you guys react to Admin! :)

Life / Polish Literature-Czeslaw Milosz [11]

Thanks for the list Witek!
Can you recommend a work of fiction from this list, please!

UK, Ireland / polish girls outnumbers polish men interms of relationships with native from uk or ie [178]

I know a young woman in Poland (she is 19) and she tells me that she would not object to a boyfriend from another country, but would never consider a foreigner as a life partner. Her reason: too much difference in core values.

This girl works and is self supported.

Life / Polish Literature-Czeslaw Milosz [11]

Anyone seen the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun" with Diane Lane? (one of my very favorite movies :))
She buys a old run-down villa in Italy and renovates it. The construction work is done by three Polish men, one of whom is an uncommunicative literatura professor. Diane's character, Frances, tries to intiate a conversation with them, by showing him a book by CM.

One of my my favorite lines in the film, something like "the fact that I am trying to learn Polish, in Italy, is just one of the many ironies"

I think the only true Polish actor is the young man who plays "Pawel".

If you have not seen this, go get it and watch it, and think about me :)
My heart is in this film. I need a whole box of Kleenex to get through it. Yeah, I know...Chick Flick!

Daffy, if you haven't seen this, watch it with your gf the next time you are together!
Cheers!

UK, Ireland / polish girls outnumbers polish men interms of relationships with native from uk or ie [178]

I agree Lisa :)
Having a best friend to share life and to be able to "grow" as individuals by interacting as a couple--- this is much more important than money. If you only want money, you have an empty heart.

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]

Ok gentlemen, there is a little bit more to this....

There is more than one kind of tantric sex, just as there are different forms of yoga that can be praticed. This is something that takes time, preparation, and energy to study. It requires a lot of discipline and the ability to delay gratification (probably why it isn't more popular). The idea is to channel energy, using sex, to create a heightened spiritual experience.

There is a left path and a right path. Left path is a little bit dangerous. Awaking the kundalini force can really unbalance a person, even to the point of what looks like insanity. It can also cause physical probelms: inablity to regulate body temp, feeling of electricity looping through body, seeing what is in front of you and behind you at the same time...you get the idea.

If you are planning to embark on this study, find a teacher (a guru) like you are supposed to do. Don't try this without supervision.

I would ask a priest whether or not this is allowed (I'm not Catholic, so I have no idea), but wouldn't a priest be the "expert" on the Church?

Life / The whole Polish joke thing. [13]

Here is a joke that I like:

What does a Polish bride get on her wedding night that is long and hard?

A new last name!

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]

Yellow pages, perhaps :)

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]

We lived on a farm, and I am the oldest of five, but not Catholic!

Yes, I did my fair share of labor....loading planters, hauling hay, feeding pigs and cows, and working in our huge garden!
But it was a great way to grow up...wouldn't trade it for anything :)

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]

My grandparents and great grand parents were from huge families. Same thing that you mentioned though, high infant and child mortality rate was prevalent. I can't imagine losing two or three children to illness....I don't know how they endure that kind of pain.

Another interesting note; I have Kelley's on both sides of my Mom's family, that were not at all related, but living in the same county!

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]

All of us (except one sister who is not married) has one child each.

The sad thing is, all of us (except my brother) has been divorced. We all had the misfortune of finding some of the most selfish, "me" oriented American men on the planet! :(

I like the Polish value system much better.

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]

That's not the kind of selfish I'm talking about, silly man!

I mean: no help with children, or house when both work, watching TV all the time-no couple time, forgetting birthdays and anniversaries, and generally not being "present" in the relationship. :(

Doesn't sound like you have that brand of selfishness! :)

Oh and if an American man was presented with the choice of learning Tantric sex or watching football, which do you think he would choose? Think very carefully now...

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]

Exactly right, because you are not American! And problably rare among men, as well.
:)

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]


Sorry, but that's been my personal experience and that of my sisters as well. It is very difficult to imagine anything different at this point...I'm working on it though.

I'm trying to find what my parents have.....still looking. I think there is a "disposable" attitude toward marriage in this country that Poland does not have because of the influence of the church and the family values.

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]

amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Tantric-Sex/dp/0028641752/ ref=sr_1_2/104-7126330-8796718?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177197463&sr=1-2

Here you go Daff! Study up before she comes back for a visit! :)

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]

Eurola, there ARE DVD's (who knew!)

amazon.com/Better-Sex-Video-Tantric-Guide/dp/B00009R604/ref =pd_bbs_sr_1/104-7126330-8796718?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177197615&sr=1-1


Then you are probaly obsessed with something else that takes all your time....
Wonder what it could be? cars? computers? some other sport you play?
Has to be something!

Love / Polish Attitude Towards Tantric Sex (& Family Planning) [46]


I was going hiking today but the weather turned nasty! :)

I love being outdoors too!

And good luck with your "new" obsession! :)

Life / Polish Literature-Czeslaw Milosz [11]

No I haven't read the book. The Polish bulders were my favorite part of the movie, too!

Love / HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU LOVE IN A LIFETIME? Once, twice or many ... [70]

Love is a surprizing thing, you never know when or where it will strike.

I think that it is the quality of love that is most interesting, not how many times you have felt it, for example:

I'm guessing that I have an extra decade or two over some of the posters, and I thought that at my age, I knew quite a lot about relationships. When I got together with my ex husband, there was a strong sense of "coming home". I had found my soul mate-two people somehow blended into one. But for a number of reasons, we grew apart.

It was a Polish student that I met, that was beyond everything I knew. There was some powerful energy between us that I still can't get my mind around. We were friends only, but this energy persists, long after he left. When he was around, I had this feeling of calmness, safety, and nothing could disturb me...I was bullet proof. We laughed all the time, and there were a lot of smiles. There just aren't any good words to tell about this. Something inside me changed forever because of him. I consider him to be the "great love" of my life at this point.

Love / Help me! I fell in love with a Polish man! [137]

Ahh and I see you have changed your photo....so you have a lovely yellow skin, and you are wearing a kilt! Nice! I think you just have to get out a bit more and be seen! :)

Love / Help me! I fell in love with a Polish man! [137]

I would look for you if I could see that far! :)