Classifieds / Private English Lessons by Experienced Professional Teacher in Poland (Warsaw) [107]



As you are typing and not writing the term 'post script' is not required :)

My opinion on all this: I don't care where a teacher's from, but they should be qualified in the field.

Regarding native speakers, I agree with Delph, it's a bullsh!t term. So many accents in English speaking countries proves that.

I was asked once to teach in an British accent. I just sat there and laughed. I told her I could try a Liverpool or Edinburgh or a Cornwall accent, but I'd have to kill myself if a London accent was required. She didn't get me so I had to do an impression of the accents that I meant and then she started bullsh!tting about the Queen's English, 'she ain't my Queen' says I.

Silly bint was an English teacher and I'd to explain to her that the Republic of Ireland isn't in fact part of Britain. She still offered me the gig but I told them I wasn't interested after that.

News / Poland's PIS go back to their old ways [194]


Bah-hahahahahahah!
Hilarious!
What a dweeb that 'tv commentator' must have been.
Or was it one of your political wet dreams Pol?


Poland has the lowest tax free allowance in the EU, that won't change.


Yes, works in Australia. Enforce stiff fines for people who do not vote without a valid reason.
If you want democracy then we all must be a part of it. An election where something like 45% of people don't vote should certainly not count as a true reflection of democracy.

News / Are Poland's politicians able to speak foreign languages? [29]


pfft, meaningless language.
In all my years going to France I've never once had a problem with speaking English there, as the vast majority of the people I've dealt with speak a second language.

Learning French these days is pointless because they all learn English and one other language.


what does that actually mean?
I also know Russian, I know it's a language spoken by Russian people and can identify it when it's spoken.

News / Poland's PIS go back to their old ways [194]


It's probably because you're still kinda new to Poland maybe?

PiS are the ultimate in train-wreck politics. Pandering to whatever populist nonsense they can. A bit like Sinn Fein in Ireland, against everything and for nothing. Thinking that a country can pay for itself by promising as much free sh!t as possible just so they can get into power.

They brought Poland to the point of ruination once and they'll do it again. Career politicians with nothing to offer other than their lust for being in power. Corrupt as fuq, with a deranged leader. More of a cult that a political party.

Sure, Poles will vote them in in October. Everyone seems to think that they want 'change' Fair enough, vote them in so. But don't complain when they fuq everything up, which they will.

The other day Kopacz said that


if PiS win. Well, she will be living in a religious republic if they win.

You must remember that PiS are against IVF treatment, they are utterly crazy. Duda wants a bishops as his main advisor. A feckin bishop! A man who wears a dress and moves sexual predators from one parish to the next if they're caught.

Their leader is a known, practicing homosexual
gaycitynews.nyc/gcn_542/polandsantigaypremier.html
If you'd prefer a more recent article here's another
tokfm.pl/blogi/zboralski/2013/01/jaroslaw_kaczynski_oficjalnie_przyznal_sie_ze_jest_gejem/1

Not that that bothers me, more power to him. We're all equal in my eyes, you're born gay or straight.

But what does bother me is that his party are so against recognizing same sex rights. Pandering to the church because he thinks that's his way into power. Thankfully young Poles are turning their backs on the church and the times they are a changing. However, with PiS coming to power it'll doubtlessly send more young people looking to forward-thinking countries as places to make their homes. Poland will regress under PiS, a return to the 1990s is on the cards and yet again, while West Europe marches on toward modernity and equality, Poland will remain in the doldrums.

News / Are Poland's politicians able to speak foreign languages? [29]


Of course, how silly of us all. Polish is obviously a stand out language on the world stage :D :D

This all really boils down to one issue. Polish is a completely useless language except for people living in Poland. Like Croatian, like Czech, like Slovakian etc etc. If you want to do international business these days you need to know English or German or Spanish, I wouldn't even really count French unless you want to do business in France or one of those loser North African countries.

I do think it's strange though that a man of his age doesn't speak another language. After all he's a qualified lawyer. I think he's a law professor too? A man that's so educated should have at least one other language under his belt.

As pointed out he'll have plenty of interpreters so it's not really all that important........it just looks bad, that's all.

Then again he could be like Che Guevara, spoke fluent English but conducted all interviews through an interpreter so that he had some extra time to think of an answer. Mauricio Pochettino was at the same lark when he was manager at Southampton.

Maybe he's smarter than he looks......or maybe he's just Jaro's lapdog.....not wait, he doesn't like dogs, only pussy cats....well, cats, he doesn't like p!ssies, allegedly.

Work / New business start-up in Poland - opinions and ideas [32]


Betfair, spend a while learning betfair markets in your favourite sport. Internet gambling isn't taxed in Poland.

Life / Life in Poland - feeling lonely and don't want to socialize much! (anyone feeling same?) [93]


It's Katowice.............so yes.

UK, Ireland / Why did you move to the UK / Ireland from Poland - what incentives were you given ? [26]


I think somebody has a split personality. Miro on weekdays, Gosia on weekends :D

Life / Life in Poland - feeling lonely and don't want to socialize much! (anyone feeling same?) [93]

Hahaha

Jesus, I forgot about the dinosaurs, they're awesomely lame.

UK, Ireland / Why did you move to the UK / Ireland from Poland - what incentives were you given ? [26]


Yep, that's it. The simplest answer is usually the correct one.

UK, Ireland / Why did you move to the UK / Ireland from Poland - what incentives were you given ? [26]


How does your theory benefit Ireland? Ireland's a neutral country and not part of the UK.


When did Poland become an Eastern European country?
Poland's a Central European country last time I checked. LOL.

Regarding why Poles move to the British Isles and Ireland, my personal opinion is money and better social conditions.
Why work in a bank in Poland for longer hours for less money and less social benefits?
Go to Ireland/Britain and earn 4 or 5 times the money for the same job and have a work pension, health benefits.

I've known a good few Poles that have left since I moved here, the reason is always money. And before I left Dublin, I'd plenty of friends from Central and Eastern Europe, same thing, the reason to move there was the money and the openness of the people. I know a few gay Poles who felt terribly repressed living here.

Life / Life in Poland - feeling lonely and don't want to socialize much! (anyone feeling same?) [93]


I hear that Wroclaw is supposed to have the best one.
I've been once, they had 3 different types of bears. So I was happy.
There's one in Katowice too, it's OK.
Felt awful sorry for the lonely elephants though. But the good thing about the zoo in Katowice is that it's in a huge park. And closer to you than Wroclaw.

Genealogy / Tristyn - Polish version of my Celtic name? [7]


Celtic

wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_and_Iseult
Tristan was Cornish, herself was Irish.

I'd never heard of this legend until a film was released a few years ago, I had heard about what I may have been based on though:

wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_and_Iseult#Analogues

History / Climate, weather event and Polish history [23]

Let me introduce you to a wonderful invention called "Google"
Maybe you've not heard of it before.
But, you type out questions hit the Enter button and hey-feckin-presto, it searches this thing called "The Internet" for answers to your questions.

Click on this link to find out more :)
lmgtfy.com/?q=weather+in+poland

Genealogy / Tristyn - Polish version of my Celtic name? [7]

Tycjan.....you say it like 'tits-jan'
That's how I remember it, jan has tits, so titsjan/tycjan

News / LGBT hate speech to be banned in Poland [208]


It's one word, stating


is entirely wrong.

I don't know why you're so bothered about an issue in Poland. As someone living in Sydney Australia, maybe you should take a look at the Australian laws: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_Australia


If only hetrosexual mating didn't result in producing 90% hetrosexuals and 10% homosexuals, eh.

Oh, maybe you didn't think that one through. Do gay people have gay babies, or is it straight people?
Duh!

But, stop what am I thinking, as the late great, George Carlin said:
'Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.'

G'day mate

News / LGBT hate speech to be banned in Poland [208]


LOL

So when you think about homosexuals, you think about them having sex?

Says a lot.

Genealogy / How many Poles have Scottish ancestry? [8]


This guy came later than that, but doubtlessly he brought over a good few of his compatriots when he discovered Polish beer and women :D

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baildon

Baildon was a bit of a whizzkid during his day, bit of an industrial revolutionist if you will.

I've also seen images of men in kilts during the one of the Silesian Uprisings. However, they may have been stationed as peace keepers here during that time. The British and Italians had a presence here at the time.

The people of Silesia were asked to vote on whether they'd like to remain part of Germany or part of the reformed Poland as terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

The people overwhelmingly voted to remain part of Germany, however the Brits and other Allied peacekeepers were having none of it and with great pleasure armed the Polish rebels which led to a couple of uprisings.

It's still a touchy subject in Silesia.

When the Nazis invaded Katowice, the only resistance were a brigade of scouts. Indeed, in certain parts of Silesia, the Germans were welcomed with open arms. Both Hitler and Stalin commanded than not a single bomb be dropped on Silesia, as its industry was too important to Germany while they (re)occupied it and later when the Russians invaded.

Anyway, sorry, got a bit off topic there.
You will see though a good few redheads around though, Baildon himself had 7 children so it's nice to see a bit a Celtic blood around the place :)

Last year the Krakow Post wrote about connections between the two countries, they left out Baildon.....people from Krakow look to themselves first and Warsaw second, anything outside that sphere doesn't count :P

krakowpost.com/2014/03/scots-in-poland-poles-in-scotland/

Gdansk, being a port town, also has a strong connection with Scotland:
inyourpocket.com/gdansk/Scottish-Gdansk_72138f
However, Gdansk, or Danzig, has a very complicated history with Poland though, but if you're interested there's plenty about it on the internet.

Travel / Change PLN to USD in Poland [7]


yea, a bank would be your best option.

Work / Italian lawyer - what are the possibilities to work in Poland? [13]

Best thing to do then is to get in contact with Italian firms that operate here.
It's possible, but the likelihood is that if they operate here then they'll also operate back in Italy and will have a dedicated legal department there dealing with any issue that arise. Good luck.

Work / Italian lawyer - what are the possibilities to work in Poland? [13]

I doubt that it would really be possible. Polish law is a complicated beast of a thing.
Italian law isn't a doddle either, but you'd certainly need to have studied it to get a job here.

Life / How much money should I save to move to Poland? [17]


Roughly 8000zl, that should do you for 2 months anyway.

Love / Wedding witnesses in Rzeszow, Poland [24]

Indeed you were, you'd presume then that the same rules apply?

Love / Wedding witnesses in Rzeszow, Poland [24]


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcarpathian_Voivodeship

Love / Wedding witnesses in Rzeszow, Poland [24]


yea, could be I guess.

Podkarpackie, 3 years ago

Love / Wedding witnesses in Rzeszow, Poland [24]


No.

Both witnesses at my wedding in Poland didn't speak Polish. No issue whatsoever.

Love / Wedding witnesses in Rzeszow, Poland [24]


nope, they don't.

News / Have PO (Platforma) operatives in Poland fallen into a panic? [332]

You really should just establish your own blog for this kind of crap.

Study / I got accepted into a university in Gliwice, Poland! [38]


That's true but y'know I'm just talking about it being a capital.
You know, like when bands come to Poland, they play in Warsaw and Krakow, they never play the smaller cities, Riga being a capital will also make the list on a band's tour dates. So things like that are what would sway it for me.

I know Gliwice pretty well, it's totally fine, but if you had the chance to live there or in a proper capital city, I think you'd be barking mad to live there.

Study / I got accepted into a university in Gliwice, Poland! [38]


yea, even though it's a 'university' city, it's as dead as disco during the week.
It's perfectly nice, has some nice bars, restaurants, nice parks, but it's just a bit meh. I'm a great believer of if you're moving to a country, start in the capital and get a proper feel for the place.