Work / Navy Guy seeks help looking for work in Poland! [19]

Upper management's a whole different story. Hopefully, the folks he'll be working with and consulting will have a familiarity with English until the OP's Polish is up to snuff.

Work / Navy Guy seeks help looking for work in Poland! [19]

Undoubtedly, the OP's qualified but how does one manage "in the trenches" if you will, without knowing Polish. Will his English be enough?

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


so true

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


Hahaha. I'm sorry for your misery but that reminds me of the train rides back in my day. I would get out of the train feeling the same way!! Some rides were simply brutal.

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


The plot thickens

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


It was I know. I mistakenly thought it would have gone with the fall of communism.

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]

Free med school - nice!

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]

med school is free in Poland?

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


It worked for me!

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


Believe it or not, a lot of the seniors we went to interview/examine were quite curious about us. They seemed to look forward to our arrival. I think we broke up their dreary monotonous routines living on the wards.

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


Me too! Try a call to the States in the 80's......One mellows with age :)


That's not true. Polish med schools enjoy a good reputation in the States.[quote=pip]You

Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]


I know. I know. It's crazy!

Omg! I'm watching "Chichot Losu" and this guy curses in English! He says sh*t! btw the chick is hot!!!

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

Please elaborate on this tour guide (providing you have the time). Sounds like you could have a field day describing him.....btw, what did you see while in Berlin?

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

Which reminds me of the time when I took my first PKP ride back in '78. I was with 2 other Jersey boys. We were "lounging" (legs extended with feet resting on the seats opposite us). When the conductor, a female, ripped into us for our "barbaric behavior" (her term), beleive you me, I never ever did that again!....I remember the cars being clean save for the WC - THAT was truly barbaric! lol

USA, Canada / Looking for a Polish language school in South Jersey, USA [7]

Thanks anyway! Something in Philly would be ideal.

USA, Canada / Looking for a Polish language school in South Jersey, USA [7]

Thanks Marynka but it's too far :(

USA, Canada / If America is so bad, why move here? [254]


I Honestly couldn't care less - love us, hate us, it's all the same to me and most Americans ;)

Food / The 12 dishes of Poland on Christmas Eve. [51]

AMEN to that!

Food / The 12 dishes of Poland on Christmas Eve. [51]


So do I, however it wasn't always such.

I was going to save this for another time but I have been moved by some of the posts AND the midnight Mass po góralsku I'm currently watching on TVP. So here goes and please forgive me if I tend to get a tad maudlin.

It's almost a year since I accidentally found you guys on an errant Google search. Trust me, I wasn't looking for you but am I glad I found you!

Thanks to you guys, I have learned a lot about the current-day Poland: its politics, its shiny and its ugly sides. In the beginning it was a little rough not knowing all the players. Some of you come at us hard while others prefer a little finesse. It's all good (as the brothers here say). I have been away for a while. There was a long period where I had secretly renounced my Polishness for selfish reasons. I had completely detached myself from all thing Polish. I had deprived my wife and daughter of all that's great about being connected to Poland: Wigilia, kolędy, the food, its people, it's crazy mixed-up people that I have grown to love and respect, etc. I'm glad I'm over it. I have newly-connected and re-connected with family and that's a great thing.

I'm also glad, that on this Wigilia night, I feel such a strong connection to this quixotic yet at times reassuringly pragmatic country.

I also want to thank all of you, (you know who you are), who helped me in my various quests. Whether it was quick translations, ideas on how to find relatives, or simply allaying my fears just before my return to the motherland, the PF community delivered with rapid, accurate and when needed compassionate responses.

I am an American of Polish ancestry and a member of Polish Forums both of which suit me just fine.
Thanks again. I'm looking forward to another interesting year on this site.

Wesołych Świąt i Śczęśliwego Nowego Roku to my PF family!

[mods please forgive my being off-topic. I was moved by the events surrounding me]

Life / You are Polish if... [433]


as the Borg!! lol

Life / You are Polish if... [433]


very funny! You just described 50% of my family ;)

Study / Study at Univ. of Information Technology and management in Rzeszow; extension letter/ accommodation/ jobs [11]


Interesting. Why do you say that?

Work / Moving and working in PL as a teacher (near Zory/Katowice) [53]


I lived this scenario myself for 4 years. I got through it unscathed, so will our OP. Tomjustyna, just stay positive. Don't sweat the small stuff. Let Babcia have her way. WHO CARES! At the end of the day (and everyday until you die) YOU are the dad. Not even the all-powerful Babcia can match that. Relax and enjoy the fact that your child is surrounded by so much love and attention :)


No it's not!


Ludicrous! I had wonderful in-laws; I trusted them completely. It was their daughter I shouldn't have trusted ;)

Work / Moving and working in PL as a teacher (near Zory/Katowice) [53]


Kudos to you! I wish more people felt like that where I'm from.

Study / Study at Univ. of Information Technology and management in Rzeszow; extension letter/ accommodation/ jobs [11]

why did you choose Poland to study?

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


very funny! I feel so much better ;)

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


I love Berlin

History / 13 of December - the anniversary of MARTIAL LAW in Poland [48]

Merged: 30th Anniversary of Martial Law

Please forgive me if it appears I'm beating a dead horse but I can't restrain myself. All evening long I'm watching archival films and listening to eyewitness accounts from that time in December, 1981. A time that I know from personal experience. Now, for me, it's a distant memory but for many, many Poles, apparently, it still haunts them. They remain angry. I can't help but think about South Africa's "Truth and Reconcilliation" effort and how Poland would benefit from something similar.

Maybe these are the words of a sentimental fool- maybe not. All I know is that this "stan wojeny" thing is cancerous and needs to be excised. Why hasn't that happened? Is it too early? Unimportant?

Lack of leadership?......This really vexes me; I'm not quite sure why :(

USA, Canada / Going back to the Old Country of Poland after more than 25 years! (from USA) [249]

My time in Wrocław was coming to an end. I had seen almost everything I had wanted to re-visit. The zoo, Gardens and the new stadium will have to wait until next year. I was happy, that the city had moved forward in terms of the apparent: new buildings, new roads, new shops, etc. However, I would have expected more after so many years. I wish I had more time to scratch beneath the veneer and examine the real Wrocław. I, unfortunately, did not have an opportunity to speak with the natives; to get inside their heads. Especially intriguing to me are the conversations I want to have with the over 50 crowd. I want to compare notes.

Here's my last pic. I don't remember what this is or where this is.

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  where is this?