A suitable birthday gift for a Polish lady?

i have a female friend in wroclaw. as she told me, her birthday (or namesday?) is in next month. i would like to post her some gift.

she is between 28-31, married, has a child.

just as someone mentioned in the previous thread about expensive gift, i have no idea what is suitable. a painting, toys, chocolate?
and what do you write in the card? just happy birthday?

what is the average income for a high school teacher in wroclaw?

thanks so much.

birthday is different than a nameday

as for the gift, i personally enjoy chocolate on my nameday or birthday, always a winner. books work too..

high school teacher in wroclaw starts off at about 1800 a month before taxes.

thank you, convex.

is 1800 zlt a month under median income?

then, could a gift around 200 be a normal one? that does not make my friend be embarrassed?

One gift idea that's a little different but quite good considering most polish wear slippers is Snug-Bugs leather slippers -

And yes... happy to declare I do have an interest in it as a business.

What is your relationship to her? Is it strictly a friendship or possibly more? 200zl is probably quite high for just a friend, even 100zl may be at the top end but depends on how close and the relationship.

Name day or birthday certainly affects what you write in a card.

1800zl (in the hand) is a little below a typical wage but not a lot. Probably around what I would expect for a high school teacher though.

I once showed the titles of the threads on this forum to a Polish friend and he doesn't understand why some people think that Poles are not common humans that would like a gift that any other human would also dig.

A good birthday gift for an American woman is as suitable for a Polish one. Stop being so hillbillish!

In Wroclaw, public school teachers start off at 1800 a month before taxes. Yea, it's pretty low. It's still better than what train drivers...and tram and bus drivers make.


amen.

only thing is, a lavish gift to a married woman from a foreign guy might cause a bit of tension...

convex

She is married? :W

How about just a Birthday Suit? :)

Chocolate and on a card wishes either formal or informal.


Unless she's a very close friend/potential romatic interest try and stay within 50zl, chocolates and a card with wishes are enough in such a case.

I generally stick to chocolades, unless its family or close friends or my ex to whom i send a wet condom every year.

Buy her as much beer as you can and then promise her a better life in your Western country. Any Polish girl digs that.

Pienadze.She always knows better how to spend them.

a card and nothing more.

thanks all for advice and comments.
we are good friends, in normal mode and the gift is for a greeting.

i would like to learn more about polska.

send her sth typical for your country and culture.
once I got a Van Morrison CD from a friend from Ireland.
hated it, but he was excused. :-D

I love this forum more and more with every second spent here... I could say someone pays you guys to say things like that... Are you so bittered because some Polish chick rejected you and chose someone with more beer and a better or more western country???

As to gifts: 50 zł should be the up boarder. Ideas: book, cd, simple earrings, box of chocolates, art stuff (small sculpture, photo frame, candle, aroma diffuser, etc.)

Me too, trust me.


Sadly ,not. I am as poor now as on the day I joined this forum to spam it.


Considering that I have never been with a Polish girl ,I couldn't have possibly lived that situation.

Fail.

so what makes you call ALL Polish girls golddiggers?


accepted

50 zl?Ooshak how many polish gfs have you had?
If it were for 50 zloty I would carry 10 polish girls with me.

I didn't say all were. But hey, most humans are gold diggers.

May a thousand camels fall from the sky upon you. Van is the man;)

so a book or cd isn't enough? what will happen? she will not stay with you cause you're too cheap? seriously?

WHo cares about southern.

By the way, how old are you?

YES, you did: 34

Damn!

By the way, when I said that any Polish girl could "dig" a money gift, it doesn't mean they are golddiggers( No pun intended). It means that they could LIKE It...you know...dig...like...heh.

hehehehehe
ok ok


further explanation please ;)

ooshak

*blushes*