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


nah, thanks. I am into men.

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


I remember, goo luck:)


too much information:(


you are just sentimental and you memory fails you re: Polish Turkish style coffee - it was and still is like drinking mud;), but when you visit you will have the opportunity to drink all the mud you want;).

being sick in Poland
well, it appears that I have been working too much and I have a cold. It is a good opportunity to get some attention among my friends and my family members.

I send the youngest one to get me some hot and sour chinese soup, it always seemed to work in Canada, but there was Chinatown.

My boss takes me to the drugstore and tells me that I am not suppose to take antibiotics. NO,NO, NO - advices pour through.

Instead she suggests some OMEGA something shark blah, blah which is good for the brain function, well, I only have a cold - is she suggesting something to me? I don't want any shark products.

Regardless, I buy the OMEGA, rutinoscorbin - which pretty much the whole Poland is addicted to, sick or not, in order to get rid of my boss and go home.

I have my own way of dealing with the cold. Do not disturb me. They keep calling from work with some unimportant questions. Leave me alone - I think. Wrrr.........Do I need anything btw?- they ask. Yes!!! Peace would be nice.

Noce to finally be noticed and I am gonna milk it for sure;)

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

please stop disrupting Szarlotka- he is writing.

News / Which modern developments harm Poland? [83]


posting on PF;)

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

it is a hit or miss, what can I say, such as life;)

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]


I seem to do it to lots of people;)


he might be that too, I concentrate usually on his writing, but I guess legs are your domain;)


figure of speech I hope;). Pilots!!!!!!!

History / If Poland didn't exist, how did citizens become Polish? [57]


true:)

Travel / PKP (Polish National Railway) is a turn off [47]


er, yes. I KNOW that:)


I know, just venting.


thanks, but NO. I have done my share of complaining in the past:)


it could be , but I consider doing other things for fun, thanks for the input.
@Dolphi:

I am Ukrainian and I agree it is cool;)

an update:
this yea x-mas service was way better then the one last year. The trains are still dirty, but at least the are not overcrowded and mostly on time.

USA, Canada / Poles and American Poles. What do you think about those two groups and their interactions. [85]

the truth is that at the moment every country has diaspora, which contributes to the well being of such country to a larger or lesser degree speaking in general terms. It is what it is.

Travel / PKP (Polish National Railway) is a turn off [47]


yes, PKP can be fixed by me moving to Ukraine.

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]


;) good man!!!!! I was just re - reading your older contributions and I got sentimental. Take a compliment like a real man, will yah.......


I have a feeling that he Brazilian theme will be the longest;)

Travel / PKP (Polish National Railway) is a turn off [47]


If you knew the history, you would know they were trying. But that is another thread all together, stay on topic and lose your silly attitude. It ain't working on me.

no i co tego? Ukrainian Railway in Poland? - now that is brilliant. I have nothing against it as long as its clean, warm and fast.

Travel / PKP (Polish National Railway) is a turn off [47]


I have mentioned that I have no other choice, haven't I?

Work / Do Polish workers get cheated on hours? [15]


I can and I am not a guy. I am happy that you get paid for the hours you work.

Travel / PKP (Polish National Railway) is a turn off [47]

another trip, another problem.

This time it was the heating. It got cold again an by the time I got onto the train I was freezing. Hoping to warm up during the trip, I soon realized that ain't gonna happen!!!!!!!

I asked the PKP or TLK (cannot tell them apart) if I can get some discount due to insufficient heating during my trip. She gave me an evil eye and asked me to test the heating in another compartment - it was THE SAME.!!!!!!!!!

So I joined the club by complaining about the bad service with other people on the train. I was wearing my fur hat and the woman across was buried under her coat. One would think that we boarded a train to Syberia.

PS. did I mentioned that some time ago I was travelling with a couple of Chinese engineers, who were planning to set up a fast train service in Poland - well, good luck to them.

Trying to stay positive, but this is the worst it have ever been on many accounts.

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

Little Miss Perfect

You might know the type and it is not exclusive to Poland. She is a walking perfection. In her mind of course. Everything she does (you usually don't know what she does, since she is secretive) is perfect on the outside. The inside is another story. Have you ever left tomatoes on a counter and forgot about them? They rot from the inside. Very critical and always right, bossy, characterized by a black and white thinking, mowi milym glosem nieznosacym sprzeciwu. Try to challenge her and she has a fit, or will go into hiding to plot against you, since her fragile ego is hurt. Or she will built a mental minefield and will set a trap every time you are around:(.

Avoid her, she is bad news and has long and scratchy nails:). I have encounter at least 5 of them, not including members of PF.

The sun is out
It is, although it is still below zero- brr......better stay inside as much as I can.

History / An American studying medicine in the PRL 1978-1985: my story [142]


it is a well known fact that they were.

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Why not?

On the serious note: Szarlotka has done some pretty good writing.

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

nope, just thinking about the goo times we have ha over the years:)
quoting:
I always cry when I read this.
that is the first time I wrote it:). No need to cry. Oh, what the heck, cry all you want:).

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

snif, snif, I have been reading some of the older editions and I am getting sentimental:(.

Doesn't matter how it all ends up, I have had a great time on PF.

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


that's right;)


me too:)


priceless!!!!!!!!!

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


he, he.....still drinking Timmies?


er, yes. Not sure about the quickie comment though;)


times have changed in Poland:) although you can always get kawa po turecku, if you fancy one:).

Polish diminutives
I don't know if I failed to notice them in the past, or they just "mushroomed" in the language while I was away.

I go to the store and the lady at the counters asks: ma Pani piec grosikow? No mam.So I pulled out 5 grosikow, they are so small, that no wonder there are called grosiki.

However, some things are not that small at all.

Taksoweczka, szyneczka, karkoweczka, piwko, wodeczka, laseczka, kawusia, curusia, syneczek, rowerek, sweterek lol
Good looking men are called: ciacho (what a piece of cake).

O Jezu!!!!!!!!!

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


I have 2 of those:D. Time to dust them off ?


yep.


I mean: not the American style for sure. One can get a better coffee at pretty any cafe since they all have Italian coffee machines. I would say it is a different coffee culture here:).

Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]


that is correct:). I was told that that my school does not mind me working at another place, which I will not do since I have more hours then I can handle at the moment:), however, that might not be the case next school year.

Work / Do Polish workers get cheated on hours? [15]


yep

Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]

good idea:).

Life / $3,000-$4,000 a month - would we have enough money to live in Poland? [273]


well, it depends. I think you might be better off if you ship a car from the US. It will cost you less then purchasing it in Poland and it will be handy since the parents are old and sometimes you need to drive them around to the docs/bigger shopping and weekend trips. that is if you can. It will give you more freedom.

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Another tip: take all the good quality stuff such as: dishes and pots and so on, otherwise you will be shopping for that in Poland forever, unless you want to shop at IKEA. I find that all those small things matter and will make you feel more at home, especially at the beginning when you are tryign to settle in. Also, it is time saving and money saving to get as much of the necessary stuff as possible. I find that kitchen stuff lacks quality here and the one which is good is fairly expensive here.

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I skimmed through the thread, so I am not sure, but bring your computer - lap top, if you have any(they are more expensive here), make sure you buy the electricity adaptors - the proper one for all the electronics you are bringing in.

Make sure you get an internet connection at your new place. This will help you to stay connected at the beginning and useful when settling in.

Aha: IKEA (there is one in Gdansk)is a place to get some inexpensive stuff eg. furniture and so ...

You are moving to a Tri- City and I am sure you will love it. Good luck and ask away:) and relax, you will be fine. I have moved across twice - it is hellish at times, but it is doable:)

Language / spojrzenie, podejmowac - correct word usage [15]


glance, or look - really depends on the context


to watch


to observe


it would be good if you quote the rest of the sentence.


not clear on what you are trying to say here. Was/were- były in Polish, but can also be a part of "passive voice" (strona bierna in Polish) eg. on był zmęczony- he was tired. and so on:)

zostały - became (past form) - can also be a part of [passive voice eg. zostały znalezione - were found

I hope this helps:)

Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]


the only solution to that is to charge ahead and if the student misses the class you still get paid. Lay ahead the rules and they will know not to be late:). 24 hours notice works in most cases. One needs to train them a bit.

However, that is one of the reasons I do private lessons.


correction- that is the reason I don't do private lessons.

Work / Do Polish workers get cheated on hours? [15]


so what? That is the way people work in Poland these days and by the look of it, you were not working during the communist times anymore;).


so that means that half of Poland's population would have to move out because the only available jobs in Poland are very scarce. Poland is a free market and many people own businesses and they work long hours. I hope you are happy working in the US factory;).


of course it does. Marzenka's thread does not ad up.