UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]


you are correct here but for a different reason
Poland doesn't have as big council housing as UK does.

Most of the block of flats you see in Poland have been administered by 'spoldzielnie mieszkaniowe' for ages (even in PRL) which are equivalent of housing associations here in the UK. Proportion of HAs properties in Poland to typical 'council housing' ones is reversed to the UK ones.

Council properties in Poland used to be complete s-holes in very nice old buildings and town houses, usually in city centres and occupied by the scummiest of scum. You wouldn't want to walki in an area like that.

Since 1990 most of these properties are being reclaimed of course so it often happens that 'miasto' (local authority) puts some of them in HAs - exactly the same mechanism/process as in the UK. We let you build here but x% of flats will be for people we need to re-house.

edit - so my point is that I suspect there's no Brit living in a council property in Poland :)

UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]


which someone who got WRS and had 12 month continuous employment will satisfy after a year
5 years is for naturalisation purposes

UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]


my friend is British (well, N. Irish) and he doesn't stand a chance (forget he'd even want to try)
how do you think he feels about it?

UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]

seriously, I have no idea - really NO IDEA - how come you people get in so much trouble always
and I say 'you people' on purpose as I can't identify with my compatriots
Been here over 11 years, went through a number of issues and dealing with offices - never had a problem once. Always managed to sort out things that needed sorting out.

I've learnt long time ago in Poland, which I applied here in the UK, nothing, but nothing should be done by mouth/telephone etc.

When I start drill down stories I hear from other Polish people, I come often to one conclusion - people have no idea how the system works, what they should do, what they should take care of, what they should ask for.

And that's when problems start. Not understanding simple mechanism.
As for your council housing application. Wow!
No comments here because it's one of my pet hates. Seriously. And I could go on and on about it.

Love / Inside polish women's psychology and mind [109]

you probably right; hate indigestion ;)

UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]


seriously, that's a lot of balls!

I know someone who had to go on JSA, luckily for 2 months only but he called and said: listen, they refused! And they did indeed.

However, the very next day he got another letter saying - yes. I had a look at both letters and what's happening is that DWP keeps sending two letters - one, refusal, and the other - positive decision. One of them is about contribution based JSA and the other one - income based.

I know of another person who, being here for 3 or 4 years, was stupid enough and didn't fulfil the WRS requirements. Within the first 12 months she's changed jobs and thought she doesn't have to inform HO about it. She's got a baby now and fights for child benefit or something else which she's being refused based on the fact she didn't follow the process and is not a 'habitual resident' here.

I know of another person who came a year or 2 years ago and didn't think had to register at all.

There's a great misunderstanding of rules and processes that need to be followed and because of that people find themselves in troubles. Also, a number of Polish so called 'accountants' have no idea what they are doing and are not up to date with legislation, charging people for filling in paperwork re: CHB/WTC - you name it - and then blaming the system.

I simply disagree with you.

Love / Inside polish women's psychology and mind [109]

I went to check out the fotka.pl and home page is enough for me.
They are very very young girls with a very sexed up photos :)

AJ
can I date you? ;)

UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]


The only nasty remark about me happened back in 2002 when some really stupid finance woman asked, knowing that I will hear this, 'what is this Polish girl doing here working on this programme?'. When two years later she became acting programme manager, a month into the job she asked me to her office and announced - there's no job for you any more. We are freezing XXXX funding, you can pack your desk.

I complained, she got bollo...ing from the chief and three months later she was told to pack her desk and go quietly or face disciplinary. I had my karma moment when I heard about it.

Any other job I've done since - not a sniff of stupid behaviour.

As for points made by Ksysia, I have no idea where she found herself but none of the people I know/came across would come up with this BS. Unless you are from Mitcham:).

KirkhamWesham
some people need time

UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]

One of the most common reasons is English 'dishonesty' which you call being polite. Another one - lack of the language leaves people doing some jobs they perceive well below their qualifications and that's another reason to be bitter and blame others.

But you can't talk about 'numbers' because these are few exceptions of people who won't learn because they don't want to.

Love / Inside polish women's psychology and mind [109]


abuse
something what was not talked about in Poland until very recently

Love / Inside polish women's psychology and mind [109]


don't have because they won't think about it until they find 'the one'
dont want to have - I suspect some of them may have children already and just 'omit' this fact at this early stage

Could also be that they have, they chose an option 'don't want to have' (which is true) but they omit for a security reason....internet is full of creepy crawlies who look for single mothers

UK, Ireland / Are you a Polish smoker in UK? [18]

Any Polish shop but ideally find a Polish person among your friends and ask them.
Also the shop needs to be trusted; otherwise you may end up with the ones produced in Russia/Ukraine and those taste completely different than the ones produced in Poland.

Language / Nazwy mieszkanców - the names of a city/country residents in Polish [14]


wrong
It's Torunianin (single) and Torunianie (plural)

As Ziemowit says, forms with '-ak' ending are less formal, but don't apply to all cities. So you don't say 'torunczyk' or 'gdanszczak'; you say 'gdanszczanin/torunianin etc and general rule is creating the names by adding '(n)in'.

Krakowiak, Warszawiak, even Wroclawiak are ok tho.
The naming rule can be split in 3 basic sections:
-naming citizens of Polish cities
-naming foreigners (such as Amerykanin, Brytyjczyk, Norweg, Szwed etc)
-naming citizens of foreign cities( berlinczyk, londynczyk, BUT prazanka= female citizen of Prague (m. - prazanin), and paryzanin = citizen of Paris (f. - paryzanka)

But as you can see - there seem to be no strict rule for foreign cities' citizens :)

I recommend this:
so.pwn.pl

Real Estate / Contractual issue, a notary agreement to sell an apartment in Poland [2]

Found the art 359 but it doesn't say anything about the length of the contract only about interests on the amount of money owed when it follows legal transaction...?

Life / HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE POLAND IN 2010? [84]


People who were able to to do job were set aside in favour of Solidarity members. Didn't matter if you knew how to do the job but who you were politically.

I've know many people who were in middle management and suddenly were being put off jobs or taking early retirement just because they happened to be managers for few years before 'round table'. Even if they weren't members of PZPR. So be it communists or Solidarity, the same principle applies.

Life / HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE POLAND IN 2010? [84]


I hope so!
Was visiting friends yesterday and saw the Polish news. How surprised I was seeing one of the high ranked priests/cardinals who said something about 'some of the candidates using institution of Church in their campaign, hiding in Church's shadow because they are too weak to make it on their own'

wonder who he had in mind :)

Love / Can 'engaged' soon to marry Polish men say I love you to their female friend? [62]


unless you've never wrote a real letter in your life

The whole thing depends very much on the context of the whole letter/email
Taken out of the context - of course red flags will fly; maybe unnecessary.

edit: I'd smack him for sending any part of our private email exchange to his friend, doesn't matter man/woman;but I recognise the behaviour pattern and gullibility

Love / Can 'engaged' soon to marry Polish men say I love you to their female friend? [62]


If in a letter he uses 'kochana Kasiu/kochana moja Kasiu/moja Kasiu' - it's nothing wrong with it although some might dispute it as 'too fond'

If he writes: 'Kocham Cie moja Kasiu' - that's wrong

Love / Can 'engaged' soon to marry Polish men say I love you to their female friend? [62]

Yes, you would sound very demanding. Plus in his eyes you'd question the trust and that would be a no-no. Nobody question Polish man behaviour :)

But seriously, if she's a a former user and he helped her she may have feelings for him. He'd be the ideal guy for her she can't have.

The question is - does he have feelings for her?
If there's no chance for you to ever meet, I would be honest and tell him how you feel.
IF, and that's a big IF, she'd started to use again, would he leave you and be on the next plane to Poland? Somehow can't see it.

He's probably very flattered by her affection, but that's men for you - vain and subconsciously in constant demand of female attention.

Genealogy / Wnek/Ostojska Polish surnames [10]

Try to email them firs, in Polish. Let them know you would like to call, outlining briefly what you are after, and ask if there's any English speaking person or you should get someone to translate.

Not sure how the data protection works in Poland and what info they will be able to give you but since it was so long time ago, they might be able to tell you where your parents came from.

If you are desperate, you could try to get in touch with local paper, letting them know that you are looking for long-lost relatives.
Nowa Gazeta Jaworska (local paper) online:

ngj.dja.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=141&Itemid=9

Your parents, although both from south of Poland, weren't from the same region so the question is where they settled.

Genealogy / Wnek/Ostojska Polish surnames [10]

Looks like it could be this one

Dom Małych Dzieci
59-400 Jawor, Piastowska 12
Tel.: 76 870 24 77
Branża: Domy dziecka, ośrodki opiekuńcze
dmdjawor@interia.pl

different street - might have moved/the street name might have been changed

Law / Applying for Polish citizenship through marriage. [116]


hahaha

I love your reminders :)

check out this website. All you need to know is there. In English: polish-citizenship. eu

Genealogy / Wnek/Ostojska Polish surnames [10]

without the city/village name it could prove impossible
any birth certificates?

the best start:

archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/passenger-arrival.html
polishroots.com/
genopro.com
ptg.gda.pl/index.php/databases/
przodkowie.com/metryki/en.php
genpol.com/changelang-eng.html
agad.archiwa.gov.pl/genealogia/poradnik.html

Genealogy / Wnek/Ostojska Polish surnames [10]

you didn't say where was this Panstwowy Dom Malych Dzieci
ul.Botwina 74 is a street name - but where? - you could try to contact them directly

Local authorities in Poland have pretty good and detailed 'ewidencja ludnosci' (population register), but they won't give this information to a private person (unless the person you inquire about agrees, but it's not possible in your situation).

So the best way is to start with the 'Dom'

Life / Polish and Slavic Art [48]

no, we don't
GG was born in Gdansk but his mother was, well, she was Polish in some respect only. She was a Kaszub and they are the most genuine and archaic ethnic minority in Poland (funnily enough not recognised by Polish government - oficially)

For centuries they've spoken their own language (some say dialect) which is not Polish, but not German; they are pretty 'closed' to external influences (Polish or German in the past) but administratively they were and are Polish. They also opposed German occupation and being separated from Poland.

GG, because of his mother, is considered being a Kaszub.

somebody mentioned Yerka (must admit never heard of him before) so I think Wojciech Siudmak is worth mentionning here as well :)

History / Wespazjan Kochowski and the Polish messianism [10]

I've always known I should blame my wonderful Polish lit teacher :)

Love / Do the Polish girls like foreign boyfriends or they just prefer local boys? [34]


how old are you? :D

Work / I am researching the way Design Techology Textiles is taught in Poland [8]

no
but when you went to something called 'technology college' (not sure they are still operating) then you could specialise - textiles, ceramics etc
it would finish with Polish equivalent of A-levels and after that you went on to study or to a job that needed your skills

Work / I am researching the way Design Techology Textiles is taught in Poland [8]


great idea, I think

I agree with delphiandomine but in my time - 70/80s we used to have something called ZPT - zajecia praktyczno-techniczne
it was a split among: cooking/cookery classes -we learnt about products - everything from caloric values to vitamins and metabolism; what meat comes from what part of an animal etc; we ate what we cooked and served to others whatever we cooked;

also we were judged on silly things like spreading the butter correctly (!), use of silverware etc; sewing - learning all from basic (sewing by hand and knitting) to making skirts/trousers etc,

you could say - ladies college;
classes were split - girls and boys and very few were lessons were mixed

and yes, we did learn about textiles back then but not the way it's here. I know that from experience

I would suggest getting in touch with someone in Lodz which is the capital of Polish textile industry.

History / Wespazjan Kochowski and the Polish messianism [10]

messianism peaked during partitions of Poland; in literature - Mickiewicz, Slowacki and they're the ones (among others) I blame personally for all those grandiose ideas about us ;)

It stayed with us; we are still 'the best and the chosen ones' as a nation ;) we've suffered centuries ago, we've suffered recently and still came up on the top of things

One of the reasons why Poles are so proud and almost to the point of being ostentatious and dismissive of others - 'because we are better'

Seeing you are in Hungary...there's a saying - Polak Wegier dwa bratanki i do bitwy i do szklanki - which means Poles and Hungarians are two best friends - in fight and in fun; or Pole and Hungarian — two good friends, joint fight and drinking are their ends.

I think it was because of our common king - the 'Varna' one - when WE saved the WHOLE of the Europe from 'infidel Tatars' ;) - another reason to be proud of

Off topic - I know Budapest a little but I remember two other places I've been to - Ash and Varpalotta.
btw - I assume it's a school project? all this info you need. May I ask what's about?