Life / I don't understand why my girlfriend wants to live in crime-prone Krakow [37]


my guess is that parents generally tend to neglect them and their academic success less than Brit or American parents. just a guess...

Life / Polish Driving Licence. [314]


unless the rules have changed recently, you will need to have your American licence translated into Polish, then fill out some paperwork and hand in a couple of photos of yourself, and yuu will get your Polish licence. That's how I did it, however I heard that now you have to take a written test (NOT driving test) in addition. good luck, either way it will be frustrating I am sure..

Life / I don't understand why my girlfriend wants to live in crime-prone Krakow [37]


what's so bad about it?

Life / I don't understand why my girlfriend wants to live in crime-prone Krakow [37]


that's interesting..why?

Travel / Best place to rest in Poland [12]

bieszczady or mazury...most of the beaches on the coast are too crowded unless you find a stretch on the Hel peninsula

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

bluntly put, "F*ck me hard"

News / Why so many bad candidates for Poland Prime Minister? [261]

you could say something bad about each party and what they stand for if you really wanted to:
PiS - cranky old geezers who refuse to notice that the world around them is changing fast..
PO - pro-business nerds who have a strange free-market agenda which reeks of neofascism..
LPR - the foaming at the mouth religious right, a party full of xenophobic people who are afraid to go overseas on holiday unless its on a pilgrimage to the Vatican..

SO - beet-faced drunken rednecks who sexually harass any woman within reach..
LID - Former Commies who convienently switch their colors whenever it suits them, aka the mafia in nice suits, slimy opportunists, etc..
Womens' Party - relatively unknown, hopeless cause but good campaign posters (naked women)

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

we can try but that's all we can do, because that sound doesn't exist in English...first you have to roll that "r" and then right after that comes that funky z that sounds something like the g in the french name Serge-so it would like zeh-r(rolled)(french g)-knee mnieh...that's the closest youll get-sorry!

besides, a nice girl like you shouldn't be talking like that....

Real Estate / Be careful when buying apartments with BUD MAR Investment in Krakow [23]


that's why sometimes its better to buy an old flat and just renovate...

Study / Studying in Poland at the Uni of Warsaw for 1 semester. [8]


the food is meat and potatoes and the students are nice, probably similiar to what you are used to. Poles seem glum and depressed (especially since winter is approaching) but give them some alcohol on a friday night and you will see a magical transformation of character...

aboutthat meat and potato thing...warsaw is full of fast food resteraunts and other eateries, what kind of food do you like?

News / Why so many bad candidates for Poland Prime Minister? [261]


its not that unusual, lots of leaders do it once they leave office or even while they are still active in politics. just look at the list of people who belong to CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)


Unfortunately only the real yo-yos, like LPR

UK, Ireland / Stop the Polish from entering the UK (yet another thread) [192]


haha classic

News / Is the E.U. good for Poland?? [180]


indeedy. Poland being ruled by stronger or richer or occasionally bullying neighbors is nothing new, so having EUrocrats poking their noses in everyones business is not exactly a revolutionary experience for Poles. Better than having Russian or Germans alone telling us what to do. For better or for worse the world around us is consolidating and small nations on their own have less and less of a chance against larger powers like the USA, China, etc. So the trend seems to be join up or get swallowed up on worse terms. For Poland like for many nations its probably a mixed bag. Sure you lose some of that precious sovereignty, but what is that sovereignty worth when your roads are full of potholes, no highways, and the shcools and hospitals are falling apart? Besides there are many other benefits: freedom to travel and to work abroad (convenient pressure relief valve), shorter lines at the airport (not like Americans and Canadians are usually hassled by EU immigration anyway, though), and what else?.....

News / Are there any other countries that Polish immigrants are going to? [70]


everything is, including Prince Polo bars which have started popping up in shops here and there because of the increasing Polish presence (and Icelanders supposedly like them a lot too, at least that's what the article mentioned).

News / Poland threatens to reject EU treaty [72]


that sounds nice, but don't forget that Poland is famous for precisely that: politicians who specialize in doing exactly the opposit of what you want/need


why is that a good thing? they should get rid of the damn things if anything

News / Poland threatens to reject EU treaty [72]


now THATS a link to a quote I'd like to see...very interesting

News / Poland threatens to reject EU treaty [72]


heare heare. Poland's image is slowly being tarnished by the unconditional love affair with Uncle Scam. And maybe the US is using Poland as its Trojan Horse within the EU, to keep the EU weak and fractured when need be?...


this article you provided says gasoline will cost 6 PLN, not the dollar. But gasoline will probably eventually cost 6PLN anyway, whether Tusk does anything about it or not...

News / Why so many bad candidates for Poland Prime Minister? [261]


What's worse? Intelligent and honest but weak, or strong but dumb and dishonest? I would prefer the former, if he could put together an effective government....

Life / My neighbours in Poland are stealing all my things [180]

crime is half desire, the other half is opportunity

History / Katyn - the Polish movie [29]


because the guy that runs the country is an ex-spy, and that's what spies do - they lie, cheat, eavesdrop, and steal.

Life / My neighbours in Poland are stealing all my things [180]


then its their fault for being so naive.

History / Katyn - the Polish movie [29]

they had the motive too, it makes sense...

Life / My neighbours in Poland are stealing all my things [180]


don't know about the eyes but in Eastern Europe healthy kidneys fetch a couple of thousand bucks, apperently.

Love / Dating age difference - my 16 yo is dating a 26 yo Polish guy [102]


pedophile ALERT

History / Katyn - the Polish movie [29]

just saw it, it's a good film - the ending takes your breath away

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


right, and if it's a problem for some it should remain their problem instead of becoming your problem.

Life / My neighbours in Poland are stealing all my things [180]


what makes you think he is British? His English isn't perfect (unless he's faking the poor grammar and inconsistent spelling), one would think that he's Polish, just trying to stir things up a bit in order to find boredom.

News / Are there any other countries that Polish immigrants are going to? [70]


there was an article in Gazeta Wyborcza recently about the immigrant Polish community in Iceland

News / Poland biggest problem [125]


A close friend of Randompal's who worked as a volunteer for the election comission a few years ago. But you wouldn't know her.

News / Poland biggest problem [125]


The last Tusk v. Kaczynski election was very close. It is commonly believed that the church hinted to the public who they should vote for. Also, Randompal knows a credible source who reported personally seeing election fraud taking place...