News / Shops in Poland to be closed on Sunday? [208]

I myself am working frequently on Sundays. But that is out of my own choice because that is free-lance (the same I am working sometimes at 05.30 in the morning). My wife frequently works Sundays but she is a journalist so that is normal.

I do not think however that Auchan and the other baddies should be open on Sundays. People working there have no choice.
Same as before Christmas and Easter they have to work until the last minute.

In my native Belgium shops are closed on Sunday and nobody cries about it.
Has nothing to with the "Lord's Day" or crap like that. Just the hard-fought for idea that people have the right to Sunday off.

More specifically, local shops (bakeries, butchers, small local supermarkets) are open until 14:00 hrs and that is it. The big ones (Carrefour & Co) are not allowed to open on Sundays. And yes, as in Poland a lot of the staff during the weekend are students. But they know the drill.

Study / Best City Selection for a Student in Poland? quality of university, liveability, nightlife, price [4]

Which country are you coming from?

Life / Changing groszy coins into real money in Poland [16]

So can I take the small change unsorted to the bank in a plastic bag just like that??

Law / Using Paypal to send money to Poland [12]

And Western Union?

Language / Is math in Polish different than in English? [59]

Maths is in every culture a nightmare.

Travel / A good kebab place in Warsaw? [45]

What about King Kebab?

History / The Humble Beginnings of Empik in Poland [14]

Here in Warsaw I hugely preferred Traffic. But it now seems they are getting kicked out from their premises by some greedy pre-owner.

History / MICROCOSM: Portrait of a Central European City (history of Wrocław) [9]

I studied history and I find this a good book. Well-researched and especially the first chapter is gripping, showing the plight of the German population under the Soviet attack.

Roger Moorhouse has been Davies' researcher and co-writer since ages. First time he was mentioned as such.

UK, Ireland / How might Britain`s withdrawal from EU affect Poles there and here? [474]


The Brits believe somehow they have a "special relationship" with the yanks. So do the Poles. They both forget they are a European country.

Sorry, the British are not European... they are...insular
The Poles behave as the yanks' Trojan Donkey.

UK, Ireland / How might Britain`s withdrawal from EU affect Poles there and here? [474]

General De Gaulle was right after all, the Brits should never have been allowed into Europe.

Travel / Dreamliner for Lot Polish [27]

They are grounded. Very, very good.
Poland as usual is doing everything to kowtow to the yanks.

Work / I have just made a technical interview for a job in Poland - sending an email to your interviewers after? [4]

I think that is common courtesy. Anyway, good luck !

Classifieds / Al Anon meetings in English in Warsaw, Poland [8]

Yes there is one. They are meeting at Radna 14.

Life / Some questions about Imieniny (Polish Name's Day) [14]

I always thought that namedays correspond with saints (them being on the calendar)

Life / Some questions about Imieniny (Polish Name's Day) [14]

And what do you do with a foreigner whose first name is Freddy? As far as I know there is no saint by that name

News / The lottery of life: Where to be born in 2013. Poland ranks 33 out of 80. [23]


Nope. They do not see Poland as the Promised Land. They see it as a potentially easy (I am not saying it is) entry point into the EU and Schengen.

News / WOSP Poland charity - is it value for money? [60]


I hear you coming from faraway on this one. I suppose you prefered Mr.Maybach and his "shipyard scheme" ?

News / PiS wants symmetry for minorites living in Poland [71]


That is because the Poles in Germany are not ethnic, as opposed to the German-speaking minority in Poland.
If we follow Polonius' and JK's lead, the Poles should be represented in half the parliaments in the EU :)
In Belgium the German-speaking minority has also seats in parliament (and their own government) and the Belgian constitution is also written in German, but that is because they are ethnic Germans = they always have lived on their German-speaking land.

And no doubt Polonius will us now provide a link to divorced parents issue :)

News / Should government monitor the net in Poland? [38]

Yes the same one which had to retract the story the next day and fire the "journalist" who wrote it.

Food / Where to buy British mature Cheddar Cheese and salted butter in Poland? [289]

I bought today the red Cheddar (Scottish mature coloured). It is very tasty, but one thing strikes me.
On the front side label is written that it is made in the Lockerbie creamery with milk from the Annan valley...And on the back side is written that it is made in an Isle of Man creamery...????

Still, I will try the other two variants as well. In my local Lidl they have a large stock.

News / UN threatens ''Poland's windows of life" [24]


You forgot to mention it is the mistake of pop music.

Travel / Restaurant reviews in Poland. [86]


Samira is also good for Med food, at reasonable prices. It is near Biblioteka Narodowa on. Niepodległości. They combine the restaurant with a shop where you can all these Med foodstuffs. Accent is on Turkish cuisine.

Food / Where to buy British mature Cheddar Cheese and salted butter in Poland? [289]

It is not on the website yet. But I was today in my local Lidl and in the promotion brochure for next week (valid 03.12 - 09.12) are 3 types of British cheese, one of them Cheddar. It is one of the items in their "Deluxe" end-of-year range of products.

Food / Where to buy British mature Cheddar Cheese and salted butter in Poland? [289]

Lidl will have next week mature Cheddar

Travel / Modlin airport in Poland - closed again! [28]

Modlin has no ILS at all, it is only in the planning stage.



WizzAir thinks about returning to Okęcie...

Travel / Modlin airport in Poland - closed again! [28]

It is not so much a matter of location, but because Modlin has no ILS at all.

Classifieds / Singing practice/groups in Warsawa [5]

The "English" parish on ul. Radna has a choir, and as I know they always are looking for new members

News / €80 billion for Poland new EU budget [166]


European governments saved the greedy & criminal bastards called banks in 2007-2008. That is why we are in a mess.