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Joined: 18 Apr 2007 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 16 Dec 2017
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Speaks Polish?: native speaker, w czasie sushi szosa sucha
Interests: learning English

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peter_olsztyn   
19 Feb 2011
Language / spojrzenie, podejmowac - correct word usage [15]

Bardzo mi przykro, że moja ortografia jest błędna-:))

To better your mood you may explain me|us the difference between
I tried vs I have tried ;)
peter_olsztyn   
16 Feb 2011
Life / Winter in Poland? [160]

Gloves: I really have no clue, maybe leather with fur in them or something? Wool perhaps?

I don't think they are necessary unless you have to clean the windscreen each morning. Today (at 7oo in Olsztyn) was -14'C. At the moment is -6'C.

Pants: I have Levis jeans, thats it. Would that work for the snow? Maybe layer with some thermal underwear?

Some underwear is strongly recommended :)
anstel.pl/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1047
peter_olsztyn   
13 Feb 2011
Study / A female Asian student considers studying in Poland [21]

i realised that the locals can be very rude.

yup, they can be rude but I don't think they are capable to go too far. I mean after 20 years of "capitalism" we still don't carry guns, knives or screwdrivers in the pocket. Furthermore I think e.g. Olsztyn became safer because lot of scum went to the Western Europe after 2004.
peter_olsztyn   
12 Feb 2011
Language / How hard is it to learn Polish? [178]

I would very much like to learn Polish during this year, and become an advanced speaker by the end of this year. :)

Friend of mine who is Russian became fluent in 5 years ;)
peter_olsztyn   
11 Feb 2011
Language / How hard is learning Polish ONLINE? [4]

He's American and he studied Polish 4 years.

Awesome level of Polish with a slight foreign accent.
peter_olsztyn   
7 Feb 2011
Language / Cheap way to learn polish [9]

Ok well my name is Brandon

The most important phrase is Czesc. Jestem Brandon ;)

Don't focus on grammar, focus on reading and writing fluency e.g. you can read some wikipedia article and switch over en and pl version.
peter_olsztyn   
4 Feb 2011
Work / Moving Back to Poland after living in Canada for 24 years. IT jobs market? [26]

for past 24 years. I am a bit anxious about findind a job and would appreciate any advice.

The most important thing in Poland when someone is looking for an employee is the candidate's age. We don't need experienced workers who know how to fight for their rights. We consider people 45+ as a waste. We are looking for young and naive people with mortgages or/and kids to exploit them ;)
peter_olsztyn   
2 Feb 2011
Life / Are Poles Dis-Loyal [58]

With so many poles leaving behind family and there country

Are the all guest posters retarded and have broken both shift keys? I'm learning English here so watch the words. I know that there should be their. You can't fool us ;)
peter_olsztyn   
24 Jan 2011
Real Estate / Monthly Rental for a decent flat in Lodz - cost? [13]

is the entire house / flat heated

The best solution is when a flat have district heating running all year long. When independent meter and control panel is located in the flat.
peter_olsztyn   
24 Jan 2011
Travel / American woman visiting Poland in March/April [15]

Any suggestions

Until people are confident of that you are not going stay here, find job etc and as long as you are perceived as a tourist you don't need to worry about.
peter_olsztyn   
23 Jan 2011
Travel / Taxis from Gdansk airport? [65]

General rule is don't take a cab in airport, bus station etc always call for radio taxi.
+48 58 5111555
800 400 400
cph.gda.pl/cennik.html

If no one speaks Polish and you don't have choice call these guys

assist-all-airlines.pl/en/index.html
gdanskshuttle.com/prices.html

They took 20 Euro or 70zl twice as normal price (about 40zl).
peter_olsztyn   
20 Jan 2011
Travel / Pot holes on Polish roads - to swerve or not to swerve [26]

Wouldn't re-laying larger sections be more effective?

Only if they reinforce asphalt with plastic mesh. Lot of the streets in Olsztyn are build of cobblestones and after WW2 were covered by asphalt only.

Last week, in Olsztyn, they repaired outer lane on Sikorskiego Avenue.
God bless them w dzieciach :)

Swerve and possibly cause an accident or just eat them up at 80 KMH

Don't swerve. Just slightly swing of the car body to relief attacking wheel. If there are two pot holes, one for left and one for right wheel a prayer is recommended ;)
peter_olsztyn   
20 Jan 2011
Law / Poland car insurance: cash only? [14]

it's the insurance company rules

Which one?

as i really don't like walking in with 1000 zlots in cash.

Didn't they inform you (amount, deadline etc) that you can pay by bank transfer?
peter_olsztyn   
17 Jan 2011
UK, Ireland / WRS (Workers Registration Scheme) - Do I need to get one? [6]

one's manager fear

You may be committing a criminal offence, and face a fine of up to £5000, if you continue to employ a worker if: the worker does not apply for a registration certificate within one month of starting work for you

As I remember after much disscusion about pay or not to pay I have decided to register. Reason was that they asked for registration certificate when you want to obtain NIN or something. So do a research ;)
peter_olsztyn   
3 Jan 2011
Language / Correct usage for 'going' in Polish [25]

ok przyjdę na spacer po parku

She agreed for a stroll

a potem pojedziemy na piwo ;)

and next she express an intention
peter_olsztyn   
31 Dec 2010
Language / Correct usage for 'going' in Polish [25]

Chodzę na spacery. = I take a regular stroll on a daily basis.

Przyjdę na spacer. = I'm coming (along) for a stroll.

sounds strange alone

ok przyjdę na spacer po parku a potem pojedziemy na piwo ;)
peter_olsztyn   
30 Dec 2010
UK, Ireland / I worry about the Poles working in the UK [77]

PLEASE STAY WHERE YOU ARE

If we have decided, hey people lets try to open the borders and create a one big country and people say yes, it must take some time to equal the level of wealth. In other case it will never succeed. Our bad luck is that it happened in the middle of our lifes :/ So it is goverment task to change regulations to avoid benefit system misuse.

As you can see I live in Olsztyn now and not going to relocate anywhere ;)
peter_olsztyn   
30 Dec 2010
UK, Ireland / I worry about the Poles working in the UK [77]

Good maybe more Poles will go back home

oh no! Before Christmas I have tried 3 times to find a parking place in front of Media Markt and finally gave up. I'm not going to carry the 40" TV in a backpack.
peter_olsztyn   
26 Dec 2010
Life / Imitating old peasant-type Polish dialects - polite? [11]

Is that regarded favourably as 'he's like one of us' or would it be seen as taking the p*ss?

and then he slowly put his Omnia HD phone down and we can hear "Don't play stupid maaaan" ;)