cjj
10 Oct 2007
UK, Ireland / Young Polish Man living in Ireland dies from injuries sustained in brawl [29]
hi hello
are you a tele reader? ni connections?
/cjj
hi hello
are you a tele reader? ni connections?
/cjj
cjj
10 Oct 2007
Food / Are there any 24 hour establishments (stores, restaurants) in Poland? [12]
Gdansk has at least 1 supermarket open 24/7 - a Tescos just off the Obwodnica.
And our local petrol station (in the nearly-depths of the countryside) is open through the night as well - great if you run out of things like icecream, chocolate or motor oil at 3am.
Gdansk has at least 1 supermarket open 24/7 - a Tescos just off the Obwodnica.
And our local petrol station (in the nearly-depths of the countryside) is open through the night as well - great if you run out of things like icecream, chocolate or motor oil at 3am.
cjj
31 Oct 2007
Life / Wheres the best place to watch Uk football in Gdansk [11]
What about the Language Pub in Sopot ?
Last (only) time i was there it had a good supply of english-speaking tv-watching types ...
trojmiasto.pl/ob.php?id_ob=491
What about the Language Pub in Sopot ?
Last (only) time i was there it had a good supply of english-speaking tv-watching types ...
trojmiasto.pl/ob.php?id_ob=491
cjj
31 Oct 2007
Life / Wheres the best place to watch Uk football in Gdansk [11]
here for long?
[she asks, sitting in Wrzeszcz]
here for long?
[she asks, sitting in Wrzeszcz]
cjj
2 Nov 2007
Life / Wheres the best place to watch Uk football in Gdansk [11]
whereabouts in wrzeszcz do you work? i'm in one of the polytech buildings - husband works up the street beside the station.
p.s. have you found the library above Aleppo yet? they have some english books - easy to join too.
whereabouts in wrzeszcz do you work? i'm in one of the polytech buildings - husband works up the street beside the station.
p.s. have you found the library above Aleppo yet? they have some english books - easy to join too.
cjj
2 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Setting up shop, a N Ireland Polish migrant experience. [28]
this has to be 'Batory' ...?...
it was still going strong in Feb this year as we raided it for Monte, Kubus, and kabanosi ...
this has to be 'Batory' ...?...
it was still going strong in Feb this year as we raided it for Monte, Kubus, and kabanosi ...
cjj
2 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Sending a parcel to Poland from UK [30]
My mum in NI has been sending me 2kg parcels for some time (the 10quid version).
So far, only 1 has been definitely 'lost' and that was 5 years ago (what the thief did with chocolate and M&S maternity tights is anyone's guess).
My mum in NI has been sending me 2kg parcels for some time (the 10quid version).
So far, only 1 has been definitely 'lost' and that was 5 years ago (what the thief did with chocolate and M&S maternity tights is anyone's guess).
cjj
2 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Setting up shop, a N Ireland Polish migrant experience. [28]
Don't do this to me :D I'm threatening another visit in Jan - winter break at school ....
Don't do this to me :D I'm threatening another visit in Jan - winter break at school ....
cjj
2 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Setting up shop, a N Ireland Polish migrant experience. [28]
maybe i'm not so much sick for ekn as slightly sick of wrzeszcz /rolls eyes/
Ekn is Sligo Rd.
maybe i'm not so much sick for ekn as slightly sick of wrzeszcz /rolls eyes/
Ekn is Sligo Rd.
cjj
2 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Setting up shop, a N Ireland Polish migrant experience. [28]
careful ... your nice side will explode soon ...
s'ok, though -- I've been gone over 10 years from NI and I've learned to live without lots of things -- put another way ... the floodgates have been hammered shut and I daren't open them even a crack ...
Old Rossorry ....
careful ... your nice side will explode soon ...
s'ok, though -- I've been gone over 10 years from NI and I've learned to live without lots of things -- put another way ... the floodgates have been hammered shut and I daren't open them even a crack ...
Old Rossorry ....
cjj
2 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Setting up shop, a N Ireland Polish migrant experience. [28]
O'Roartys/Donnellys ... mmmm ...
'fraid you're on the other side of The Great Divide ... let me just gently murmur Collegiate and all will be clear.
but i said goodbye and thanks for all the fish many many years ago.
seepage? i think we're talking blowout. Get me in Dunnes in the chocolate biscuit aisle and bad things happen...
O'Roartys/Donnellys ... mmmm ...
'fraid you're on the other side of The Great Divide ... let me just gently murmur Collegiate and all will be clear.
but i said goodbye and thanks for all the fish many many years ago.
seepage? i think we're talking blowout. Get me in Dunnes in the chocolate biscuit aisle and bad things happen...
cjj
2 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Setting up shop, a N Ireland Polish migrant experience. [28]
there. i knew that smooth concerned exterior would crack given enough bytes.
biscuits are not bloody biscuits if they have chocolate on them. And maybe toffee too. Or orange flavoured cream. Or maybe peppermint? Or ../slap/
If anything comes to me I'll scream - otherwise i can survive with Delicje and Jezyki ...
there. i knew that smooth concerned exterior would crack given enough bytes.
biscuits are not bloody biscuits if they have chocolate on them. And maybe toffee too. Or orange flavoured cream. Or maybe peppermint? Or ../slap/
If anything comes to me I'll scream - otherwise i can survive with Delicje and Jezyki ...
cjj
7 Nov 2007
Life / Queuing and Polish people [49]
oh yes .... all sounds very (horribly) familiar
you need to give up any idea of "personal space, do not enter here" when queueing in Poland - otherwise there will be another warm human body in it before you can breathe deeply.
/cjj
oh yes .... all sounds very (horribly) familiar
you need to give up any idea of "personal space, do not enter here" when queueing in Poland - otherwise there will be another warm human body in it before you can breathe deeply.
/cjj
cjj
8 Nov 2007
Life / Queuing and Polish people [49]
I've seen a bendy-bus do the same :D
(and yes, it was scary)
Not everyone jumps the queue, but the comment above about drivers jumping queues is true. Only today I watched as a car mounted the pavement, drove forward and then joined the line of cars again. It was a sort of 'road rage' as there was a massive traffic jam at the time
I've seen a bendy-bus do the same :D
(and yes, it was scary)
cjj
9 Nov 2007
Study / US student on Politechnika Gdańska - will it be hard to survive? [9]
go read their website - even if there's nothing there to answer your questions directly, you'll find contact names/addresses/emails
what do I have to do when I apply in Gdansk
go read their website - even if there's nothing there to answer your questions directly, you'll find contact names/addresses/emails
cjj
14 Nov 2007
cjj
17 Dec 2007
Life / Postnatal care in Poland [7]
Hi
I had a baby in Poland nearly 5 years ago. Send me a message if you'd care for more details :D
/cj
Hi
I had a baby in Poland nearly 5 years ago. Send me a message if you'd care for more details :D
/cj
cjj
19 Dec 2007
Study / Lanuage school in Tri-City - advice learning Polish in Poland [12]
I guess you're looking for this place ...?...
americanschool.pl/historia_us.htm
I can't give you much info about the quality of the teaching - we live in the TriCity area but our kids go to local schools.
When are you arriving?
/cjj
I guess you're looking for this place ...?...
americanschool.pl/historia_us.htm
I can't give you much info about the quality of the teaching - we live in the TriCity area but our kids go to local schools.
When are you arriving?
/cjj
cjj
19 Dec 2007
Study / Lanuage school in Tri-City - advice learning Polish in Poland [12]
bis-gdansk.pl
gosh :D
p.s.
Szkoła Podstawowa Nr 69
im. Gen. Stanisława Sosabowskiego
seems to share the same address
p.p.s
if you go to google maps and type in "Gdansk Zielony Trójkąt" you should get an idea of where it is. the short story could be "down behind the Opera House". longer study of the area would suggest it's a bit run-down (fwiw). If anyone suggested I would have to get there from Gdynia of a morning I'd say "no" :D [think Trojmiasto, think gridlock]
/cj (finding this more fun than what she's meant to be doing ...)
bis-gdansk.pl
gosh :D
p.s.
Szkoła Podstawowa Nr 69
im. Gen. Stanisława Sosabowskiego
seems to share the same address
p.p.s
if you go to google maps and type in "Gdansk Zielony Trójkąt" you should get an idea of where it is. the short story could be "down behind the Opera House". longer study of the area would suggest it's a bit run-down (fwiw). If anyone suggested I would have to get there from Gdynia of a morning I'd say "no" :D [think Trojmiasto, think gridlock]
/cj (finding this more fun than what she's meant to be doing ...)
cjj
21 Dec 2007
Life / BRITS Expats in Poland ARE YOU MISSING ENGLISH FOOD? [48]
Heinz Baked beans? I can get them in Real any day of the week ...
but mince pies? ...ooow...
and christmas pudding with double cream ...
or chipolatas wrapped in streaky bacon ....
my mum swears she sent me a christmas cake (good old Lakeland ...) but, alas, nothing so far ...
Heinz Baked beans? I can get them in Real any day of the week ...
but mince pies? ...ooow...
and christmas pudding with double cream ...
or chipolatas wrapped in streaky bacon ....
my mum swears she sent me a christmas cake (good old Lakeland ...) but, alas, nothing so far ...
cjj
2 Jan 2008
Life / FLY TIPPING HOUSEHOLD RUBBISH!! [11]
ever go visiting and watch what goes into the stove in the corner??
on our last visit it was the plastic coca cola bottles ... not sure if that's better or worse than fly-tipping, but the family sure as h won't (can't) pay for refuse collection..
ever go visiting and watch what goes into the stove in the corner??
on our last visit it was the plastic coca cola bottles ... not sure if that's better or worse than fly-tipping, but the family sure as h won't (can't) pay for refuse collection..
cjj
2 Jan 2008
Life / FLY TIPPING HOUSEHOLD RUBBISH!! [11]
i understand you live just up the road, then?
cj (lurking near Chwaszczyno)
i understand you live just up the road, then?
cj (lurking near Chwaszczyno)
cjj
28 Jan 2008
Life / Babies names - spelled similarly in Polish and English [29]
Off the top of my head the following sound ok-ish ...
Anna
Helen
Adam
Robert
Alan
I've heard Gaia too (though suspect it started as Gaja)
Off the top of my head the following sound ok-ish ...
Anna
Helen
Adam
Robert
Alan
I've heard Gaia too (though suspect it started as Gaja)
cjj
6 Feb 2008
Life / The price of infant milk powder NaN in Poland? [12]
would this link help?
vitamarket.pl/sklep/k181-Zywnosc-dla-dzieci.html
p.s. my experience is that it's commonly available. that link might not represent the 'lowest possible price' e.g. i think i've seen it in biedronka ...
would this link help?
vitamarket.pl/sklep/k181-Zywnosc-dla-dzieci.html
p.s. my experience is that it's commonly available. that link might not represent the 'lowest possible price' e.g. i think i've seen it in biedronka ...
cjj
6 Feb 2008
Life / Local Poles taking advantage of foreigners living in Poland [235]
I flew from Belfast International at the end of January and yes, there was a similar stampede at the Gate.
however ...
once I told the getting-increasingly-irritated attendant how to screech "A" the Polish way, some of the crowd did back off a bit. She was getting nowhere using an English 'A' to identify priority boarders.
She was very capable actually - refushed to open the door and pushed her way down through the crowd to drag forward families with young kids etc.
i put it down to poor English skills plus panic about not getting A Seat
and a dash of Every Man For Himself.
On the stairs/walk to the aircraft you need to make yourself (or your group) as *wide* as possible to prevent the Run Down From Behind effect. ...
(on reflection I'd rather put up with a bit of "elbows wide, boys and girls" than have to go through Copenhagen and England to get back to NI)
I flew from Belfast International at the end of January and yes, there was a similar stampede at the Gate.
however ...
once I told the getting-increasingly-irritated attendant how to screech "A" the Polish way, some of the crowd did back off a bit. She was getting nowhere using an English 'A' to identify priority boarders.
She was very capable actually - refushed to open the door and pushed her way down through the crowd to drag forward families with young kids etc.
i put it down to poor English skills plus panic about not getting A Seat
and a dash of Every Man For Himself.
On the stairs/walk to the aircraft you need to make yourself (or your group) as *wide* as possible to prevent the Run Down From Behind effect. ...
(on reflection I'd rather put up with a bit of "elbows wide, boys and girls" than have to go through Copenhagen and England to get back to NI)
cjj
7 Feb 2008
News / Undertakers in Lodz :( [24]
on the other hand, there was this ...
news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1301702,00.html
which I know is nothing to do with Poland, I merely offer to suggest that other countries have their own issues ...
on the other hand, there was this ...
news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1301702,00.html
which I know is nothing to do with Poland, I merely offer to suggest that other countries have their own issues ...
cjj
7 Feb 2008
Life / The price of infant milk powder NaN in Poland? [12]
i used to get it in the Geant at the top of Spacerowa - the place is "Real" now.
The Real website only lists Bebiko but I don't know what the shelves actually carry ... surely more than 1 brand ... I'll be there at the weekend and will try to have a look.
Do you have a car? Tesco, Real, Carrefour and Auchan are all within driving distance (if you're desperate enough) so, as long as the stuff is (still) available in the country, it should be possible to track it down somewhere... (famous last words in this place :) ).
i used to get it in the Geant at the top of Spacerowa - the place is "Real" now.
The Real website only lists Bebiko but I don't know what the shelves actually carry ... surely more than 1 brand ... I'll be there at the weekend and will try to have a look.
Do you have a car? Tesco, Real, Carrefour and Auchan are all within driving distance (if you're desperate enough) so, as long as the stuff is (still) available in the country, it should be possible to track it down somewhere... (famous last words in this place :) ).
cjj
7 Feb 2008
Life / The price of infant milk powder NaN in Poland? [12]
sure, and chemotherapy dries up one's milk supply.
ok?
sure, and chemotherapy dries up one's milk supply.
ok?
cjj
8 Feb 2008
Life / The price of infant milk powder NaN in Poland? [12]
no, I can't take that one as a joke. and neither will anyone who has ever been involved with the topic. it's not a 'safe' topic for joking about, trust me on that one.
no, I can't take that one as a joke. and neither will anyone who has ever been involved with the topic. it's not a 'safe' topic for joking about, trust me on that one.
cjj
11 Feb 2008
Life / The price of infant milk powder NaN in Poland? [12]
lurching back to the topic.
NaN 2 and Real
about 12.50pln for the 350g box
comes in the iron-enriched version too.
Nestle seems to have a comfortable foothold in the country's supermarkets...
any other info you want feel free to PM me.
/c
lurching back to the topic.
NaN 2 and Real
about 12.50pln for the 350g box
comes in the iron-enriched version too.
Nestle seems to have a comfortable foothold in the country's supermarkets...
any other info you want feel free to PM me.
/c