Love / Polish Girl Doesn't Want To Touch. [240]

Southern, you don't live here so you can't make that call. I just don't see what you see. They like to cut loose into the later hours but who doesn't?

Love / Unmarried couples in Poland = pathology [310]

Nope, Catholic marriages are highly regulated. There is no getting round that. Even bribes don't work here :)

Life / Poles - what other nationality would you say you are most like? [125]

Hungarians? Poorish beer. I didn't notice any special drinks when I was there but I know sb who has just moved there.

USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Pretty much, hehehe :)

I remember reading it somewhere, aphro. I can't vouch for its validity but it sounded odd.

History / When will you Poles give back German land and the cities which you robbed? [557]

Who has also been habitually resident for over 6 years here :)

Us Scots created the modern world so we can take some of it for ourselves ;) ;)

History / When will you Poles give back German land and the cities which you robbed? [557]

Silesia is free enough, thank you. We don't need any grubby and unwelcome hands here.

UK, Ireland / Common pitfalls for Poles learning English [187]

Have you got is also for rhythm but Teffle did put it ever so well :)

Other pitfalls? Ordinals and cardinals :) This should be nailed early days but isn't.

History / No Nazi puppet regime in Poland? [45]

Torq, what does the Christ of Nations mean? I mean, I follow the English but maybe not the intention.

Life / Alcohol problems of Polish people [141]

It depends on the line of work they are in. Vodka was a social problem many years ago but Poles have learned to temper it and enjoy it at the right time.

History / When will you Poles give back German land and the cities which you robbed? [557]

Ach, Germans do well enough for themselves here. They aren't denied opportunities so what's the problem?

USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

I'm waiting for the 'Moved back from Poland to Canada :) Here are the reasons why' thread ;)

At least people don't barge into your house here like they do in Canada. They just invite themselves in and start raiding the fridge, I've heard.

Love / Are Polish and Slavic men perhaps a little bit insecure sometimes? [113]

Polish men tend to be pretty secure. Just destabilised by their women ;) ;) ;)

UK, Ireland / Common pitfalls for Poles learning English [187]

Inversion lessons are highly useful. I occasionally teach them and they serve a useful purpose. There are many pitfalls contained within. Poles often don't invert the auxiliary.

Food / No Vernor's ginger ale in Poland? [29]

LOL :) Have you tried British ales, pawian? I adore many. I'm not just saying that because I'm British but many are well worth paying extra money for.

Food / No Vernor's ginger ale in Poland? [29]

Canada Dry is good but I'm drinking the real deal. Young's Special London Ale. I didn't realise til I saw the bill, 13PLN for 0.5PLN, ouch. Still, it's a class act!

News / The Polish government has announced a potential VAT rise from 22% to 23%. [19]

No no no. I meant the IMF Belka route will cripple Poland in the future. The consumption tax will encourage people to be more responsible, like in Japan. They have an income tax rate of 6% but a federal tax of 5% which means that you control the level of tax you pay.

News / The Polish government has announced a potential VAT rise from 22% to 23%. [19]

Obviously Tusk figures that consumption levels will stay at much the same level so it will generate more revenue for the government to pay off all that debt that will inevitable follow. Make the poor poorer is his game.

Food / I have a Polish couple coming over for afew days and would like to cook for them. [93]

As I said, simplicity is genius. That's a simple dish that can't go far wrong :)

UK, Ireland / Interest in Polish language grows in Britain [19]

Knowing the British, really? I don't think paranoia is high on the list of national traits there. There is interest but the problem is that people get so caught up in money matters that they lose sight of reality. My mother said that she has asked around but the going rates are astronomical. Lower prices and business will come.

Travel / Rumour Control: Wizz Air pulling out of Warsaw? [5]

It would be incredibly short sighted, that's for sure. There are a few companies going under, e.g Select Tours and Orbis being but 2. Airlines should start thinking about their passengers as they can easily cover operational costs.

Love / THE POLISH DISEASE, wanna marry a Polish girl ? read on... [197]

Sometimes clean breaks are the best but the maintaining of cordial ties is nice. I only really fall out with people if they are hostile or blatantly confrontational.

UK, Ireland / Common pitfalls for Poles learning English [187]

Zeti, no. You cannot mix the tenses as you asked. He had had too much to drink before he died. That's the idea of the p.p.s, to show the connection between two past actions though we seldom use it as a tense.

£yżeczki = teaspoons

We just say 2 sugars, please. This is true whether it be cubes or teaspoons.

Food / I have a Polish couple coming over for afew days and would like to cook for them. [93]

Sometimes it's worth stating the obvious, Am :)

Life / Alcohol problems of Polish people [141]

Slainte mhaithe to that (cheers)

Life / Alcohol problems of Polish people [141]

Absolutely. Understanding is well developed in Europe, then? ;) :)

UK, Ireland / Common pitfalls for Poles learning English [187]

Eh, drastic fail there, nott ;) ;)

UK, Ireland / Common pitfalls for Poles learning English [187]

As long as you don't say 'how long are you in Gliwice?', which means........???? Any Pole here care to answer :)

Life / Alcohol problems of Polish people [141]

Menele is not a nice word here. Menel means feckin loser :(

Life / Alcohol problems of Polish people [141]

Well said by Pawian :) :) My wife smokes a lot because she wants to. I don't smoke now because I don't want to. It's about willpower and choice :)

I didn't drink for a long time because I had a cold and there was no sense. Still, I like a swalley on the bevvy but, like Pawian, it is all controlled and harm's no-one.

UK, Ireland / Common pitfalls for Poles learning English [187]

No, it's a two-storey building :)