Finally moving to poland (Poznan)!

I just got the news that I am going to Poland for one year. In Poznań, I believe. I am so happy! I have been waiting for so long to do this! I am a young girl who dosen't know the language that well, but I will brush up before I leave. Does anyone have any advice or any useful information that I should know? thanks so much!

Hi Kotik....i am a Brit that has been living and working in Poland for a few years...if there is anything i can help you with , just give me a shout......i am abit further north than you , but i know the Poznan area a bit....I waited a long time to be in Poland too , and despite some hard times...i am staying....

I am not had enough of this crap I am on my way out one month to go

thanks a lot =) I will probably need as much help as i can get lol

I am a member of a motorcycle club based in Poznan....these people are my brothers , true friends i know i can count on if i need them....if you get stuck , i will send the boys round...i found it very hard in Poland untill i made some good friends...You have to be carefull of those who pretend to be friends for the wrong reasons , i met a few , but most Poles are good hearted people....

Hey, so maybe some kind of a meeting in poznan? Wildrover, kotik, Lukasz? Anyone? :)

i am up for that....count me in....

I wont be there until August. But I'll need to know some other English speakers too because my polish is horrible. Or russians...

I'm from Poznan, drop me a line if anything :)

Splendid. Do you like Elvis Costello and street theatre?


Russian you say? I niet gawarit pa ruskaja język. :p After I brush up on my deutsch and start to learn some francois, the next foreign language I would like to learn the basics from would have to be Russian.

We could always meet up in August. :)

you should throw french out the window. russian is much more practical =)

Yes i could be easily entertained by such things....

Well than, International Theatre Festival in Malta Poznań is the place to be. I will be present at The Police gig on 26 June, but Elvis Costello will play in Poznan at 28 June, so what do you say? Or mabe you are also thinking to see The Police? Or Sex Pistols in July?


Both sound amazingly. But I guess because of all the slavic factor I would probably learn Russian easier than french. :)


Malta festival? :)

yes, much easier. the hardest part would be learning the Cyrillic alphabet. polish and russian are very much alike from what I understand.

Not too bothered about the sex pestols , but the theatre and Elvis costello i would like to see....don,t spose you know where and when there is a Polish folk music festival.......?????

The Malta festival will be from 23-28 June. As for Polish folk music, since the communists tried to use it for their purposes it's been generally in decline. Still, last year I've been to the Ethnosfera festival in Skierniewice and it was loads of fun. I will check for you whether it will take place again this year.

PS: Being English and not liking the pistols. tsk tsk... :)


Dear God, I forgot the Cyrilic alphabet. That will be quite a challange for moi. :)

i guess i am a rock and roller.....prefer Bruce springsteen...but i like all kinds of music.....apart from jazz....whats that all about..????

so many of you around!:)
kotik, feel free to ask about everything, i live here (poznan) and im polish, im also a guide, may be helpful;)

and the meeting one day...git!;)

Aaah I'm going to Poznan this summer! End of July to mid August. I would looove to hit up some of those music festivals, especially The Police! Is it free?

Thanks so much!
I'd love to meet up with some English speakers when I get there. My Polish is so bad =( but I will be taking classes when I get there in August.

Holly ****, I live in Poznan have for almost 2 years. Please tell me more about these concerts.

Are the Sex Pistols reforming? With Johnny Rotton?

I am stoked!!

Ohh dear, I caused quite a confusion here I must say.

The Police will play on the 26 of June in Chorzów (unfortunately it is not free) while Sex Pistols are on the Opener Festival in Gdynia ( I think with Johnny).

As for Poznań, I know that Nelly Furtado will play there on 11 of July. I guess this information won't be of any help for kotik and Kaylyn though. :(

Anyone have any opinion on the Stare Miasto Hotel?

Also - if I am only in town for one day/night what are the must places to check out and best places to eat.

hotel stare miasto - have no opinion, but checked;) - the description sounds ok, and the address is cool, close to stary browar and 10-15min to old market square.

will it be your first time in poznan?

I sepak some Russian and English ... if you need help PM me.


of course yes

thanks ill most definitley be needing it!

well,I lived just next to it.It's perfectly situated but be careful when u try to get back home at night.It may be dangerous cos of a few groups of people just standind in old buildings' gates.Just walk straight to the hotel :D no discussion with them :D I hope I don't sound so scary!I was living there for a year n nothing had happend to me :)


it depends what u like :) I live on the market square so I know a bit.Just text back what kind of music u like n I try to help :)

How could I miss this thread? Count me in on the meeting.