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Joined: 18 Apr 2007 / Male ♂
Last Post: 5 Feb 2018
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Posts: Total: 1,098 / In This Archive: 143
From: London
Speaks Polish?: native speaker, w czasie sushi szosa sucha
Interests: learning English

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peter_olsztyn   
21 May 2009
Life / Does Marriage with Non EU citizen cause loosing health İnsurance for polish ? [6]

She is not working. She has ZUS through parents.will her marridge cause her loosing this ZUS automatically?

no

İn Turkey if one of the spouses is under insurance, the other has it through him/her too. İs there sthg like that in Poland?

no

İf ı pay for ZUS after marridge will she have it too without paying ? or we have to pay for 2?

I think she still have insurance as a student and you have to pay only for yourself.
peter_olsztyn   
22 May 2009
USA, Canada / Work ethics in Poland vs US [66]

Poles that come to America are shocked that they have to work. They imagined money with little work, but the reality is different.

To be honest with you I don't know anyone who think that way. Me and my friends find America the worst place to work. Everyone who have opportunity to work there pointed at least 12 hour shifts. In Poland there is common view of America as land of workforce exploitation. Only not well informed minority expect rain of $ from the sky.
peter_olsztyn   
26 May 2009
Language / The Dative Case [62]

Chcę kupować białą koszulę

Chcę kupić białą koszulę

kupować is intention

Na wiosnę będę kupować nowe auto.
We wrzesniu będę malować mieszkanie.
peter_olsztyn   
28 May 2009
Life / IKEA in Warsaw [30]

Can you please give me more information guys ?

Use google Luke ;)

IKEA Janki
buses: 706 and IKEA bus (for free)

IKEA Targówek
buses: 112, 126, 140, 190, 390, 718, 805
peter_olsztyn   
28 May 2009
Life / IKEA in Warsaw [30]

I guess bus 706 can be take in the city center ?

no, 706 route is OKĘCIE <---> JANKI
peter_olsztyn   
28 May 2009
Life / IKEA in Warsaw [30]

OKĘCIE, and then bus 706 to PL. SZWEDZKI

ztm.waw.pl/mapa/mapa_7.htm
peter_olsztyn   
28 May 2009
News / The SHHHH protesters - did anyone see this? [13]

I remember when I came here in February to see my friend and feeling like I'd never ever understand a word :)

Friend of mine who is pure Russian after 10 years in Poland is fluent in Polish.
It is really very hard to catch him doing a mispronounce. It's possible to do it :)
peter_olsztyn   
28 May 2009
Life / Internet access in Lodz [18]

I had one company that turned out to be terrible.

Which one?
peter_olsztyn   
28 May 2009
Language / Verbs and vocabulary around squatting [5]

I know that squat is skłot but is there a verb?

waletować, mieszkać na dziko, przechować się, zamelinować się, znaleźć metę
peter_olsztyn   
1 Jun 2009
Love / Polish men (guys) - foreign women (girls)? [21]

And what do Polish men see in foreign women since they have so beautiful women in their country

I have seen many beautiful women abroad with different kind of beauty (eg Indian, Swedish, Dutch or Japanese women) and this difference may be very attractive to some of us.

Notice that many foreign women look like a girl who is getting older but still have long hair, ponytail etc. Many Polish women continually do experiments with hair and make up and finally they look like a crow :/
peter_olsztyn   
1 Jun 2009
Life / IKEA in Warsaw [30]

Is IKEA popular in Poland?

Many people go there for sightseeing.
peter_olsztyn   
2 Jun 2009
Life / IKEA in Warsaw [30]

Is IKEA popular in Poland?

No it isn't popular. Many people go there for sightseeing. Majority of 38 mln Poles never been to IKEA shop. They treat IKEA as novelty and modern, smart IKEA style doesn't fit to the rest of furniture in their houses. They buy smart stainless steel can-opener as a souvenir and that is all.
peter_olsztyn   
5 Jun 2009
Life / What gifts to get my Polish hosts? [8]

What do people in Poland like from the USA?

half-price consumer electronics and cars ;)

Any gift ideas???? unique from USA?

hmm for kids that deformed ball, catcher gloves/ball, cowboy hats, president masks, Jack O'Lantern toy

It's hard to advice. We have almost everything available in Poland.

I always would like to have classic US mail box ;)
peter_olsztyn   
8 Jun 2009
Life / What should be done to make life in Poland better and more enjoyable? [94]

The way they're chopping down trees along the roads around Olsztyn, I don't think there's a worry.

yup.

There is an excuse we improve road safety we promise to plant new threes apart from lane but the truth is they only want earn money for chopping. We can't protect people from their stupidity unless we plant rubber threes with airbags :/
peter_olsztyn   
8 Jun 2009
Life / Healthcare In Poland For An EU Citizen [10]

How or where can I go to find out how much surgery and private healthcare costs are in Poland? I have no idea where to even start looking.

google: cennik "zabiegi urologiczne"

Highest price is about 5000zł
peter_olsztyn   
9 Jun 2009
Life / I live in Warsaw and my hot water is brown!!! [32]

The cold water is ok but the hot tap is dispensing what looks like weak cocoa.

Rust doesn't affect water like that. This is limescale, same you can find in the kettle. In the summer they clean hot-water boilers and pipes. We drink it day by day in small doses.
peter_olsztyn   
10 Jun 2009
Life / City heating system, any ideas on how it works? [15]

My apartment was built in 2000

Since 2003 more and more apartments are equiped with central heating system available all year long. There is possibility to turn of all radiators except this one in bathroom.
peter_olsztyn   
15 Jun 2009
Travel / Foreign ATM & Credit Cards vs. Polish Kantor [9]

impossible unless your bank is in the business of losing money.

To our disappointment, sometimes in bank branches yesterday's exchange rate is still shown on the display.
peter_olsztyn   
28 Jun 2009
Language / Podobać się vs Lubić [13]

Wystawa sztuki wczoraj popołudniem nie mi się spodobała

Wystawa sztuki wczoraj popołudniu mi się nie spodobała.

Wczorajsza wystawa sztuki niezbyt mi się podobała.
peter_olsztyn   
3 Jul 2009
Life / Racist violence in Poland [172]

in the schools also they are taught that asians and non catholics are inferior

terrible
peter_olsztyn   
7 Jul 2009
Food / PUDLISZKI BOTTLED GOŁĄBKI? [17]

i'd give them 6/10 ;)

You should taste my auntie's gołabki. You'll change your mind ;)
peter_olsztyn   
7 Jul 2009
Food / PUDLISZKI BOTTLED GOŁĄBKI? [17]

fasolka po bretońsku? mmmm!

mniam. I'm going to Carrefour right now. Anybody want a jar? ;)
peter_olsztyn   
13 Jul 2009
Language / GŁOWA PAŃSTWA GENDER AGREEMENT [3]

Francuska głowa państwa zobowiązała się wkrótce dać odpowiedź.

Głowa państwa Francji xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx, zobowiązał/a się wkrótce dać odpowiedź

Rozmawiałem z szarą eminencją firmy or z prawą ręką senatora, który/a mi powiedział/a....???

In Polish it is follow a gender of "head of state" and the name should be mentioned I think.