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Speaks Polish?: native speaker, w czasie sushi szosa sucha
Interests: learning English

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peter_olsztyn   
30 Jan 2010
Law / Requirements for Motorbike Instructor in Poland [8]

I was told that A+B had to be done and that there was no way that A could be done without having a B licence.

You can be cat A instructor without having a cat B instructor licence.
You can do cat A instructor licence without doing a cat B instructor licence.

is it possible to just do the Instructor TEST without having to do the course ?

I don't think so because of the minimum amount of training hours requirement.
peter_olsztyn   
29 Jan 2010
Law / Requirements for Motorbike Instructor in Poland [8]

Does anyone know what the requirements are in Poland to become a Motorcycle instructor (Cat A)

-secondary school completed
-cat A owner for 3 years
-papers from doctor
-clean criminal record (road offences)
-completed training (4 months, 4000zł)
-pass exam
peter_olsztyn   
28 Jan 2010
Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]

As for Poland being user friendly to expats, I've read on many threads how the UK accomodates Poles ie. sending a few policemen on training courses, having the most commonly used official handouts in Polish etc. Even some roadsigns in Polish.

They want do their job better. Improve and develop their skills to meet new needs. If there is rain of Martians, policemen will be learning marsjański. I admire that.

and all the people working in government departments in Poland learn to speak English.

No office babcias are going to learn English when in their country|castle|kingdom ;)
peter_olsztyn   
28 Jan 2010
Law / Company bank account in Poland - can a company use a personal bank account? [11]

they want me to transfer the funds into a personal bank account. They say this is normal business practice in Poland. I am not so sure.

They can have one mandatory official business bank account (Wroclaw Boy pointed why not disclosed) and several personal bank accounts.
peter_olsztyn   
24 Jan 2010
Language / Present tense, past tense, past participle in polish [34]

When I arrived my husband prepared dinner.( he started when i arrived)

Kiedy przyjechałam mąż zaczął robić kolację.

When I arrived my husband had prepared dinner.( dinner was ready)

Kiedy przyjechałam, kolacja już była zrobiona przez mojego męża.
:)
peter_olsztyn   
14 Jan 2010
Work / Looking for information on Polish AF Pay [10]

Please help me to decode what I am seeing

It was direct link to forum entitled:

lotnictwo_wojskowe_od_1945_roku_do_zakonczenia_zimnej_wojny
military aviation from 1945 to the fall of the iron curtain.
peter_olsztyn   
14 Jan 2010
Work / Looking for information on Polish AF Pay [10]

and one of the moderators just posted a message explaining that the website you quoted only uses the Polish language

hmm so if they refuse help once I can't help you susan. I'm interested in aviation only very superficial.

Interesting since it's an aviation forum and we, the pilots, speak English wherever we fly

Indeed. Didn't expected that but when they want stay closed let it be.
peter_olsztyn   
13 Jan 2010
Work / Looking for information on Polish AF Pay [10]

I am very interested in knowing how the military pay/economic lifestyle was for officers before 1989

lotnictwo.net.pl/10-lotnictwo_wojskowe/113-lotnictwo_wojskowe_od_1945_roku_do_zakonczenia_zimnej_wojny
peter_olsztyn   
10 Jan 2010
Language / ów its meaning [11]

i have come across this word' ów ' how does it relate to its other words of the same meaning.

ów, owa, owo
ten, ta, to

owi, owe
ci, te
peter_olsztyn   
7 Jan 2010
Language / udać, udać się "confusion" [5]

"udało mi się" I presume means "I managed to", but I'm unsure what "udało się" or even "udać się" used with a noun means.

Ciasto udało się wyśmienicie.
(cake)

Impreza udała się znakomicie.
(party)
peter_olsztyn   
6 Jan 2010
Life / Picking up BBC television in Poland [41]

Wonder how much a dish installation costs in Poland

I take 200zl - 250zl max, commute up to 20km radius. In case of more difficult installation I don't increase the price or refuse.
peter_olsztyn   
3 Jan 2010
Genealogy / Addresses in Łomża [5]

Could this be an outdated postal code?

yup

Postcode 18-407 Podgórze still exist but point to several streets in area.

Does the Podgorze Nr 81 identify a street or house number?

rather the house number

How would I enter that into the map

direct link to map

tinyurl/y8fbtl5


  • podgorze
peter_olsztyn   
30 Dec 2009
Genealogy / Addresses in Łomża [5]

Nadawca = Sender

Zamieszkały = living (where)

Curious to see where these are.

zumi.pl
peter_olsztyn   
18 Dec 2009
Work / Why is Polish workmanship so bad? [52]

When I got an electrician to have a look, I discovered that not only were there no wires, but not even a hole in the wall behind it.

:)
peter_olsztyn   
18 Dec 2009
Work / Why is Polish workmanship so bad? [52]

and it really is worrying that people with this attitude are going to the UK to work.

I hope in the UK good job is still awarded well because I'm going return and do some electrical jobs properly ;)
peter_olsztyn   
4 Dec 2009
Language / Caring/loving words in Polish? [90]

you can say it this way

Jesteś dla mnie kimś wyjątkowym.
(you) are for me someone special.
peter_olsztyn   
12 Nov 2009
Language / Tego/Jego [15]

Andrzej jego myje.

Although jego sounds far better than tego but it still sounds strange.
Pole say it this way

Andrzej myje samochód.
Andrzej go myje.
Andrzej myje go.

Andrzej myje go na myjni.
Andrzej myje go gąbką.
peter_olsztyn   
11 Nov 2009
Life / How Polish are you? [74]

Do you speak Polish to your friends/family?

Sometimes ;)

Do you eat meat on Fridays?

On Friday kiełbasa tastes the best ;)
peter_olsztyn   
22 Jul 2009
Language / Future tense with bawić się [34]

W drodze do szkoły codziennie przechodzę pod kinem.

a nie W drodze do szkoły codziennie przechodzę koło kina?
peter_olsztyn   
21 Jul 2009
Language / Future tense with bawić się [34]

Zabawiłem się wczoraj

Zabawiłem się wczoraj z sąsiadką w doktora. Żona miała dyżur w szpitalu.

Bawiłem się latem na urlopie codziennie do białego rana na dyskotece.
peter_olsztyn   
31 May 2009
Love / Filipina having a relationship with a Polish Man [95]

This an article about Being a Married Foreigner. It happens that the lady who wrote this is a Filipina married to a Polish man.

a few candies

Poland is a country roughly the size of the Philippines, but with half the population. Where are all the people? I wondered when I first arrived. Driving through Poland’s towns and cities, the streets seemed unusually quiet and empty

And what are the plus points of being a Filipino in Poland? They have a great health care system, at least compared to the Philippines which is practically nonexistent. Me and my babies received excellent care at the public hospital both times I gave birth. Bureacracy runs much faster, smoother and more efficient. So far I didn’t have any cause for complaint regarding official documents for my stay here. The Polish people still complain a lot about their government and everything else about their country, but then complaining is their national hobby.

Shopping here is a delight. They have lots of charming little shops in every town. Even now I still have the urge to drop by every store I pass by to see what kind of treasures I might discover there.

It’s strange but people here think of the Philippines as a kind of paradise, where people laze by the beach or sleep in hammocks under palm trees the whole day, while Filipinos think of Europe as a land of luxury and high class.