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


bring a camera and when u get back home please post some pictures.

enjoy your trip.

Australia / Teaching my friend english, no experience [8]


online tests.

also, the BBC (telly/radio people) teach english.

bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

Life / How much money did you spend today in Poland and what did you spend it on? [33]

ciggies 9.80zl (newsagents)

milk 2.15zl (biedronka)

Genealogy / How to find Polish friends without knowing their names? [3]


facebook etc. u could also try nasza klasa (nk)

Life / Thinking of a move to Wroclaw, Poland [13]

this is not what the op asked for, but it does give an idea of size and what one might expect.

eurobrix.com/property/house/poland/dolnoslaskie/wroclaw/

Life / Thinking of a move to Wroclaw, Poland [13]


five bedrooms is asking for a lot. they simply don't build 'em like that.

News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

has anyone noticed more posters, poster thingys stuck to railings and lamp posts.

well, in wroclaw a lot of them have been ripped/pulled down/smashed.

maybe i'll provide evidence in the form of a photo a little later.

Food / Coffee in Poland: cheap and undrinkable / expensive and good [89]


in the past it would be a popular gift, but not now.

Life / Do Polish parents let/encourage their kids to **** outdoors? [40]

if there is now a war of words the quoted post will be seen as causing it. and that equals suspension.

just in case anyone thinks of joining in they will also be suspended.

keep in mind that it will be measured in days not hours.

Life / Do Polish parents let/encourage their kids to **** outdoors? [40]


'civilization' might also include the installation of more public toilets.

Travel / Lesser known places in Poland? [8]


what is this project ? who is running it ? please, define a 'lesser known place'

Work / Krakow Salaries Getting Lower? Only Kids Want Lessons?? [6]


those of us who were here twenty years ago have already taught the older folk.

english language teaching in Polish schools is much better than it was. because some of us taught the teachers.

there are far too many 'native speakers' or chancers.

celta means next to nothing when it comes to private lessons.

reputation means everything.

far too many private schools all trying to undercut. and possibly using the financial situation as an excuse.

however, i do seem to have had more calls to teach youngsters. so something is changing in the sector.

The fact is that Polish english language teachers are now up to task and in some cases are able to control the market. much as Poles do the same in the uk in the building trade.

History / 1920 Battle of Warsaw - English trailer and film [55]


when schools do that it usually means pay attention as it will somehow feature in the upcoming matura examinations.

History / Did British public protest against the sell out of Poland to the Soviets? [286]


begin your search here: nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/newspapers.htm

Love / Your feedback on office sex (situation from Poland) [37]


facts might be better.

u are ready to terminate a contract without having spoken to any of those involved. not very smart, is it ?

History / Resettlement after ww2 (old German houses and buildings still in Poland) [28]


not quite.

based on what i've heard: here in wroclaw germans were given minutes to leave their homes. in the case of a family home... one family from the east got downstairs, another got upstairs. these homes were still furnished... furniture back in those days was heavier and more difficult or impossible to move. some folks, if not all, were told where to live.

later, in recent years, we find examples whereby one family tried to buy out the other. as these home were entered by one entrance there are/were examples of some folk, especially on the ground floor, making it difficult for those on the floor above.

i know this to be true of some homes in the biskupin area of wroclaw.

after a couple of generations there are now some folk living in rather big houses, which to my knowledge were never paid for.

UK, Ireland / Culture shock (my neighbours in the UK are Polish and Slovak) [88]


that would make them 'Roma', would it not ?

Genealogy / Pyszka... last name [23]

"jan pyszky "

freebmd has two x births in pontypridd. is that your family ? no jan though.

News / Has there been an influx of Polish people into Germany? [21]


interesting.


because of the above i imagine the figure for mice is lowered every couple of weeks.

News / Has there been an influx of Polish people into Germany? [21]


i doubt that many have gone since restrictions were lifted... because they were there beforehand.

UK, Ireland / Grateful Polish photographer stitches up his Welsh hosts [96]


they are not great. but i do think that if the selection were narrowed down then the few would have more impact.

one or two i've looked at a couple of times, which means the photographer has my attention.

i find some of them interesting because i don't do people shots as a rule.

Law / How deep is the Gloom in the Poland's Economy [84]


i understood there was a 10% mark up by the seller, which could then be argued down by the buyer.

a bit of a pointless act, but that's how it's/was usually done.

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


yes.

people on the forum might be able to give u some good phone numbers.

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


the answer is yes. but be careful and check the price before u get in the cab. i don't trust the cabs in plac solny.

u will have the same problem at wroclaw mainline railway station. on the side of the station that faces the bus station u should be ok. on the other side u will get scammed.

UK, Ireland / Grateful Polish photographer stitches up his Welsh hosts [96]


point taken.

UK, Ireland / Grateful Polish photographer stitches up his Welsh hosts [96]

yes, and it makes for good reportage. the photographer has seen what we all have seen, taken photos that we could have taken, but bothered to do it and made his name. good for him.

UK, Ireland / Grateful Polish photographer stitches up his Welsh hosts [96]


indeed they could.


with a sponsor, theme and audience, you have my blessing. go for it.

the occasional person using a tree for cover when relieving themselves is hardly the same as young women being found in an unconscious state in what i assume is the town centre. at least not in my book.

Life / Could anyone tell me about any Polish bands that are/were popular. [17]


like i said. they are better live.

UK, Ireland / Grateful Polish photographer stitches up his Welsh hosts [96]


the photographer found a theme and used it to his advantage. that's what some, if not most, photographers do.

as for the flickr selection. one realizes that the photos are not really that different from one another. half way down page two i gave up.

some well framed shots among them, good colour, sharp... and in some cases, with willing participants.

it's not the photographer who should be ashamed, it's cardiff.

Life / Could anyone tell me about any Polish bands that are/were popular. [17]


their albums are only ok, but they are a great live band. as individual musicians they are good, especially the drummer and bass player. the vocalist is above average, but also has plenty of charisma, which helps to carry the band. a lot of young women like this band or at least the vocalist. their last hit was in english and they have a new song out this week, i think.