Travel / How much is a cab: Warsaw airport to the bus station? [27]


Great advice, except a few companies (usually the better ones) now start at 3.60 - 2.60 still occasionally exists in Warsaw, but those guys don't do the airport or railway stations.

History / United States of America Vs Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth [74]


Ennobled by whom? Titles must have a government or judicial authority who recognise, grant and confirm them. Not some association or club, but a legal jurisdiction. Otherwise they have no formal status at all. None. Nada. Zilch.

Poland does not recognise titles, and has not done so since independence.

Law / Advice required about opening a Serbian restaurant in Krakow [24]

You need to be a bit clearer.

There's no such thing as a "one-person company". Do you mean registering dzialanosc gospodarcze (self-employment), or setting up a limited company (spolka z o.o.), which as its name suggests, is a spolka, not one-person?

Travel / How much is a cab: Warsaw airport to the bus station? [27]

Yes. The bus is cheapest though, but if you're staying in a good hotel, they should be able to arrange a taxi.

In Warsaw, never, ever, use a taxi without the name of the company and a phone number on the side unless you speak good Polish. ELE (22) 8111111 and MPT, the largest companies both have English-speaking dispatchers, and ELE are particularly good with foreign customers. ELE, I think, have a taxi rank at the airport now.

Though like many countries, a certain percentage will always be thieving gits. In case of doubt, get out of the cab and call (or pretend to call) the police - the taxi regulators are so strict nowadays that the drivers are very wary. Never use Bayer Taxi - their drivers have a habit of beating up passengers.

Language / Wymysiöeryś - forgotten language (in Poland) [5]

Apparently there are fewer than thirty speakers, and only a very small corpus of literature. It will be sad when the language finally dies out. There was a language that died out on the baltic coast only a few years ago.

Life / How do Polish people feel about an English teacher with crimson dyed hair? [10]


Poland is the land of hair dye. It is very normal. About six or seven years ago, it seemed like every office baba had multicoloured lowlights. Crimson would be a talking point - strong colours should be OK, but be warned that people would make jokes about looking like Michal Wisniewski, a particularly tacky Polish singer who is famous for his crimson (among other colours) hair. This is one reason why that particular colour tends to be avoided.

For reference, Europe's largest hair dye factory is just outside Warsaw.

Law / Urząd Skarbowy, I paid too little on my last PIT? [26]


I wish they'd stop calling bookkeepers accountants. A very different thing and a very different level of expertise.

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


Probably as long as the 'obroncow krzyza' supporters keep repeating the same weak arguments.

As for the moherowe berety, they probably would have hated Jesus if they'd met him in the flesh. We only know a little about the historical Jesus, but written sources are as sure as anything can be from 2000 years' distance that he was a political radical, of low social status, a heavy drinker and physically very unattractive.

Food / Polish recipe for booyah [26]

Monica Wierzba

That looks like a really good recipe. It seems similar to something they do here in saudi - except they use lamb and camel instead of pork and beef, and they decant some of the liquid for soup and add a lot of rice about 20 minutes before serving.

News / Komorowski - Russian stooge, traitor background [42]

Gin Martinis I could understand...

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


Putting words in your "mouth"?

Didn't you just say:

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


Actually you're behind the times a bit. Most of the moherowe berety were either babes in arms during the war or not yet born, and were little kids during JV Stalin's lifetime.


You like the status quo with endemic child abuse?

How do you propose fixing it? Or maybe you "like it".

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


Remember they were overrun after they adopted Christianity, not before.

UK, Ireland / POLISH Citizen ID Card Stolen in the UK. Now what? [14]


Yes, but given the number of Poles in southern England, they are overstretched, so it will probably take a long time. If even half a percent of Polish citizens in the UK have a problem with documents, that's still thousands of cases yearly.

Best to go in person and make sure you have a crime number, or that will delay things further.

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


Firstly, they don't want to hold parades there. Secondly, gay parades tend to be positive celebrations to which all are invited and don't involve racist slogans being screamed by fanatics in front of the presidential palace.

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


And rather silly...

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]

Interesting, but how does this relate to the thread?

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


So tell us why removing a temporary tribute is "obliterating every last trace and vestige" of that old booby Kaczynski? Don't you think there will be other memorials? Do you think they should have already commissioned, designed, approved and cast/carved a large memorial in record time? Or do it properly instead?

Not that you'll bother answering.


Spot on


Also spot on.

By Polonius3's 'logic', the flowers for Princess Diana that were left outside Kensington Palace in the days after her tragic death would still be there, gathering dust.

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


Quite! I wonder who's behind it all?

Sombody must be egging them on. Bring on the watercannons.

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


The taliban, without exception, are men who grew up in refugee camps after their families were massacred during the Soviet - Afghan war. These mohairs who are demonstrating are just nutty post-menopausal women who are creating an eysore in the heart of their country's capital.

The taliban are led by a group of deeply disturbed individuals - who is behind the cross protest?

Both are driven by hatred.

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


Yet. They do however support executions, as Kacynski did.


Nonsense. There's a mosque a couple of blocks away, and has been for many years. The modernisation plan doesn't include any minarets though.

Life / Polish blu tak [11]

In ten years, I've seen it once there.

Life / Yard waste / plastic burning - is such typical behaviour in Poland legal? [30]


You should complain - your local councillor's surgery is a good place to go - it usually has a bit more effect than a letter or phoning and being put on hold. They're supposed to collect weekly. In some areas you have to separate waste and put the bins out though.


In the UK it used to be - people paid water rates on the same financial basis as their local tax. The system of delivery was privatised, though as far as I know, policy about water supply is still a state matter.


Only if a/ someone sees them, b/ someone reports them and c/ if there is proof.

Life / Yard waste / plastic burning - is such typical behaviour in Poland legal? [30]


In most places in Poland, yes, but a few people get round it omehow - also there are issues of how much rubbish a household generates etc.

My heart sinks when I'm in a beautiful forest and find piles of vodka bottles, food tins etc. Poland is lucky to have such places - it would be sad if increased consumption spoilt them.

Life / Yard waste / plastic burning - is such typical behaviour in Poland legal? [30]


In most of Europe it's covered by local taxes, community charge etc - rubbish (and specifically its disposal) in built-up areas is a public health/nuisance matter concerning everyone, and not something you can just opt into or out of as your fancy (or income) takes you.


Do you say the same to Poles living outside PL who comment on what's going on around them?

Life / Yard waste / plastic burning - is such typical behaviour in Poland legal? [30]


There are quite strict laws in PL about smoke in built-up areas - depends which part of the country.

One problem is that in some areas householders actually have to pay themselves for rubbish collection!! So people short of money burn their rubbish instead.

Language / Word order and swearing in Polish [44]


Tight-ass is possible, though I've only come across it meaning something between annoyingly persistent and obtuse. Close to (but not the same as) cloth-eared.

Food / Counterfeit alcohol in Poland? [9]


That does sound a bit dodgy - it could be a mistake, or it could be counterfeit. If you buy from chain stores or a local off-licence it should be OK though.

News / Poland needs four children per family for sustain survivor and development [46]


So why are you posting on the internet all the time, instead of making babies with Mrs Crow?

Seriously, the low European birthrate contrasts sharply with that in other parts of the world - where there is economic inequality, this is inevitable.

What Poland (and most other developed countries) needs is better childcare provision, more chances for working women to take career breaks and have time off work without jeopardising their career and cheaper (or free) higher education (remember the eighties?).

Travel / Which train in Poland am I less likely to get shanked on? [30]

Those hard orange seats!

I've done journeys like that, and they aren't ideal, but also aren't too bad as long as the carriage or compartment isn't too crowded.