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aphrodisiac   
5 Dec 2010
Work / If you were to compere Polish Unis and Unis/Colleges in your country... [75]

is it really flawless as we in Poland see it? Are all American, British and German unis so good or it also happens that some college or faculties don't come up to the (student's, market's, standard's) expectations?

YES to the first one, NO to the second one.

I finished one of the top 20s in the world and it was a great experience. Nothing to compare to any Polish education really.

Rankings are there for a reason and I am not bragging.
aphrodisiac   
2 Dec 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Poland is a magic world if you like alcohol and women

I drink from time to time, but I am not interested in women;).

Wrong country for a foreign woman except if she likes pierogi.

How do you know? You are a foreign woman now? lol

regarding expats, i think we can all agree that it's almost entirely men. as for the women, yeah, it's not the place for them.

maybe women don't venture that much in foreign countries in general?

if you're a polish woman and decided to move back to poland, totally different.

I would agree with that. I have higher tolerance for Poland then some spoiled Westerners for sure. I also know that many who leave miss Poland afterwards.

But yes, female students do seem to ***** and whine constantly about Poland. I'm also not surprised that the wives of businessmen hate it - Poland is definitely provincial in nature (Warsaw excluded) and not the place for someone who likes to be pampered and treated with style.

If you think about it most of the world is provincial.
aphrodisiac   
1 Dec 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

well, just keep jogging- it is good for you:)

aaahhh, BOY do I love to discuss weather with good ole' aphrodisiac :D

but yeah, I second that. I completely hate it.

I think you DO:). Still NO snow in Szczecin btw:). Just a really cold wind and temps below zero. I gather you know WHAT they are.

what about Szczecin? oh wait.......

he, he.......as I said, no snow yet and as I think Mark Twain said: weather is the only thing one cannot control, or something similar.

Not much to report lately since the novelty of the place is wearing off and I am too lazy to post:)
aphrodisiac   
1 Dec 2010
Life / How popular is Radio Maryja in Poland? [163]

But the core audience of RM seem to have a visceral need for enemies.

that sums them up nicely.

Dude you're clueless:]

says you?;) Nice to see you posting again, but with some restrain - that must be hard:)
aphrodisiac   
1 Dec 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

cold as hell
so the winter is here. There is no snow yet, but it is cold as hell and with the humidity in Szczecin it even feels colder. I am already wearing my winter clothes and I am still cold.

Time to go shopping for warmer attire and I still don't understand why I got rid of all the warm sweaters when I was moving back to Poland.

What can I say? I hate winter with passion. Always have and always will;(.

Time to consider moving to a warmer climate.
aphrodisiac   
30 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

i always say when it comes to running, the winter seperates the men from the boys ;)

he, he............I don't run at all, I dance lol
On the serious side I wish I was able to run- bad knees syndrome :(. I have a huge park next to my place.

apparently the cold weather brings the polish runners out, i saw more runners this morning than I've seen all month. i guess they all like the winter wonderland of snow.

hard to say why. I see no runners in my area. At one point I was the only one:(.
aphrodisiac   
30 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Don't worry you have some coming your way on Thursday, should be quite a bit by the looks of things.

this is what I am hearing:) Can't wait:)

we got a few inches of snow on the ground already. I'm about to head out for my morning run, I'll let you know how it is :)

OK, have a nice run:)

cold weather makes the man humble ;)
aphrodisiac   
26 Nov 2010
Love / 'Battered husbands' - still a taboo subject in Poland [387]

Really? How surprising, but not to worry, Aphrodisiac supports your drunken posts fully and seemingly without embarrassment.

the only person who should be embarrassed is you;)
aphrodisiac   
25 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

I know what you saying, I like the cotton net curtains though:)

But Poles aren't as stubborn as they are intransigent.

I would agree with that, but sometimes it is not really that smart. Sure they come across as having their opinion and all that, but this particular characteristic causes some problems when it comes to collective benefits within the society.

To the Pragmatic American this is construed as stupidity, but in reality Poles are quite intelligent. In fact Pragmatism makes Americans look more intelligent than they really are and Poles are much more intelligent than their intransigence makes them appear.

very good observation:, however, intelligence is only good when it is paired with the will to agree with the group - that is intelligence in my opinion. This is really a topic for another thread.

George Schlatter bragged about how his TV shows would impact American culture to his personal whims. And it did to a certain degree.

that was all a way of keeping Poles in their place as immigrants, a political manipulation and was done to other ethnic groups as well in the US. Irish and Jews come to mind, now it is the Mexicans.

Kurwa
I didn't think I would say that but I keep hearing the word "Kurwa" the longer I am here.
I hear it on the street, outside my window (just happened this morning) or on the tram.

So Kurwa this and Kurwa that.
You know "Kurwa" that she wanted to leave me?

What do you think "Kurwa"?
Who do you "Kurwa" think I am?

and on and on and on.

- 7 C in Szczecin, I wonder how is Fuzzy doing in Wroclaw (no snow here yet), nor it is in the forecast for this week:)
aphrodisiac   
24 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

the passive - aggressive Poles

Well, as the time goes by, I am re discovering the things I have a problem with. One of them is the passive- aggressive attitude of some people in Poland.

Eg. my friends keeps bringing up that fact that all the people she has met through me are really horrible characters. I have to mention that I have never met anybody through her, so I came to conclusion that she has not friends to be proud of. I don't know.

She already criticized the place I work for since she used their services in the past. She did not congratulate me on getting a job in a week time and a full time at that.

She is very successful, but never happy.

I can write about other people with a similar attitude, but that would be writing about people with a chip on their shoulder and we have a plenty of those on PF already.

first snow in Szczecin
not really a snow yet, bit some flurries. The winter is ahead of us I think. Will report more later:)
aphrodisiac   
24 Nov 2010
Work / Doing my course in Krakow, working in EFL in Poland (newbie questions) [43]

I will try my hardest to avoid making any further mistakes to avoid your collective internet wrath.

don't despair, there is still work for ESL teachers in Poland. Check Dave's ESL cafe for starters and prepare your CV ahead of time, so you can forward it to schools in Krakow and all over Poland prior to completing you CELTA. If you have any questions re: teaching in Poland PM me if you want. This is what I am doing at themoment. I am Polish but finished all my studies in Canada, including TESOL certificate, which I believe is an equivalent of CELTA.
aphrodisiac   
23 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

thanks Zosia, I am in search for a lamp. Thanks to other suggestions too, but I don't think alcohol will work for me:).
Polish obsession with firanki

Firanki is a central part of the window decoration in Poland and I don't have any, only blinds, which I close for the night. However, the business of window decoration with firanki is blooming in this country since Poles just love them. They could be plain or with a design, white or cream, but if one doesn't have firanki, he or she is not 100% Polish. I think that firanki are not only designed to decorate the windows, but also to protect the inhabitants form other people looking into their apartments during the day. The fact is that they can always hide behind the firanki and peek thorough to check what is going on outside. So it is really a one way street. People can look out, but nobody can see in, well, unless it is evening and then it is the other way around.

Polish obsession with: ja mam zawsze racje: I am always right
For those who live here, they know what I am talking about. I am always right relates to the fact that even if the Pole is wrong, he/she will never admit to it and will defend his/her position to death.

Polish obsession with change

Honestly, I was away for 8 years and they still have not figure out the change situation. It is so annoying. I was shopping today and the clerk asked an old woman if she had some groszys. Even if she did, she had a hard time looking for it and most of the time I do too, since they are so small and I cannot see, what is what. If I am in a good mood I will give the clerk change, but if I am not, I cannot be bothered. If one is running the business they should have all the change.

The other day I was taking a taxi and the driver could not give me change, so I got a free ride. Unfortunately I use the same taxi company, so I met him a couple days later and paid him for two rides. Friken unbelievable.

So if you ever come to Poland, make sure you have lots of change:).
aphrodisiac   
23 Nov 2010
Life / Any treatment centres for homos in Poland? [455]

The people encouraging and organizing the parades are of the same ethnic group everywhere in Europe, but for the risk of being politically incorrect I'm not going to go into more details.

Poles?
aphrodisiac   
22 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Aphro, don't worry about the nit picking in z_d and fuzzy's posts!

thanks for that. I am not easily put off and I am proud that I did the move by myself, started working in the second week of my arrival and managed to hold everything together. I guess I have a positive attitude since I have achieved what I wanted to: to be close to my father and to land a decent job and. Whether that is due to my strong personality and luck, is hard to say, but I know that if one has focus in life and goes after what he/she wants it could be achieved, provided that one is healthy and mentally stable;).

That was the point of my thread really.
As for nit picking, I will leave it to miserable few.

I visited a Jewish cemetery this past weekend and it was a moving experience since the place was beautiful, covered with moss and half broken head stones. I took some pictures, but I have no time to post them here yet.
aphrodisiac   
18 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

nope. par for the course. november + poland = dark and gloomy.

thanks for that, not that I didn't notice;)

It looks that the good weather is over and even though the gloom causes headaches at time ( I think), I am still OK ( I am telling myself that), but the truth is that I have achieved what I wanted to within less then 2 months with little effort really.
aphrodisiac   
17 Nov 2010
Love / Polish relationships (race and religion) [140]

yes, southern is very primitive, we all know it.
COngratulations Lodz, you finally got your Asian dream come true.

There are many mixed marriages and I wish you all the best:)

Met a lot of Koreans and they are great people.
aphrodisiac   
14 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

what they won't tell u is that the rest of the world know it as Armistice Day.

still have no idea what it is;)

Yikes!, I thought you were gonna say suicide. (dark humour helps me in winter:)

sense of humour helps in Poland in general.

Anyways, I tried whiskey this weekend and it helped a bit but the morning after was quite cruel and I decided to parade in szlafrok until noon.

When I was standing on the ladder (my father just loves to ask me to climb it to change the bulb or close the another window) I was feeling dizzy. I don't think I found a right solution for winter blues yet.

You have to wait until the snow falls and then go skiing/snowboarding, it's the best fun you can have with your clothes on!

I hate skiing. Almost killed myself years ago on Kasprowy and I am still traumatized. Goral saved my life that evening, but I am not going back on THAT mountain ever. Snowboarding is for kids;). How about skating naked - that would lift some brows;)

Still lovely weather here, south of Krakow.

all right. I bet Fuzzy had something to do with the weather in Szczecin because it is dark and gloomy. I already want to escape that. Thinking about Madera.

that is depressing... when i go to work the sun is rising... whan i go home from work the sun is setting... my evenings look like dark nights....

in TEXAS? Yah, right;)

Actually, it was quite warm today and I went for a short walk on the trail around my father's place. We did around 8 km or so and besides the ground being soggy, it was quite all right.
aphrodisiac   
11 Nov 2010
UK, Ireland / Long-term impact of returning UK Poles to Poland [21]

what is the point in predicting this? It is going to turn out differently anyways. You can control the future. Predictions are useless really since they are not based on reality, but rather speculations, unless one is a scientist, but even then - it is not precise.
aphrodisiac   
11 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

is that like code for alcohol?

YES

oh come now, you should be used to this sort of thing. sorry, i couldn't resist. persistence is part of my charm.
I am sure your wife can confirm that;)

NO, 'you are just hoping that I will be as miserable as you in Poland;). You don't like positive, happy and optimistic people.
aphrodisiac   
11 Nov 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

the darkness is ahead

Yesterday I was living my house at 5 pm and it was pitch dark. With the time change a couple of weeks ago it gets darker earlier in the day and I am already thinking about the Norwegian/Finnish solution: sunlight boxed. I get SAD in the winter season, so better take care of that before it becomes full blown.

I wonder how other people cope with that kind of weather.

11.11.2010 is the Polish Independence Day and as far as I know, most people treat it as a long weekend, but there are some celebrations in Szczecin I hear, eg. re enactment of the event leading to Polish freedom, but I am not sure what it was. I suspect that I am not the only one. When I get on the train I might ask some people how much the really know about November 11th.