Life / What on earth is the fascination of Indians, Pakistanis and Nepalese with Poland? [112]


the point is that "brownie immigration" has increased crime, unemployment and urban pollution in those places; Europeans end up footing the bill for the majority of these people to come in and turn what was clean into something that is dirty and if it is dirty, they'll make it dirtier.

Look at the Ganges river at its source, then look at as it enters the ocean- people from that region seem to relish festering in pollution. My best friend is from Pakistan, he refuses to rent any property to anyone from the middle or near east. Why? He says white people take care of things better, brown people just run his properties into the ground.

Life / What on earth is the fascination of Indians, Pakistanis and Nepalese with Poland? [112]

i don't know but I have yet to see a place that doesn't go downhill once brown people decide they want to immigrate.

Look how dirty those countries are, it's not because of tourists.
Where ever they live in large numbers, they manage to turn it for the worse e.g. Uk, Germany, France, Canada (west coast), Australia...

Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]

^What? You mean that was ever an option?
Keeping a file can be tiresome in that, ime, I end up trying to recreate what a course book does except it's more tailored. I think I'm just going to go back to course books.

Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]

Chatting is ok if I and the person I am chatting with are both genuinely interested in the topic at hand.

Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]


some people have just gone with : ya; uh-huh or rozumiem. I make corrections if and when the meaning is lost through mistakes. If they don't correct their speaking that's fine by me but no way in hell am I going to just have a chat with them and listen to that- it's too tiring


Thanks but I like how I do things- more kids for you to teach I guess

Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]

I prefer groups.
I have let a quite a few 1-1 students go for the following reasons: they come completely unprepared and expect I'll just push their "talk" button; they don't take corrections; they cancel short-notice 2 times in a row more than twice.

I have gone so far as to put my 1-1 students together in pairs (halving my income) and charge them half.

Prepare for your lessons folks. It makes them interesting, motivating and far far easier in the end.

Life / Observation of Polish drivers, by and English anthropologist. [94]

the rule is this: I am more important than you and what I want to do is more important that the reason there is a rule forbidding what I want to do.

There is certain breed of Pole (and not an uncommon breed either) which seems to relish the flaunting of rules of both courtesy and safety.

Law / Polish business haven't got a clue: Discuss. [72]

^that made me laugh inside.

Life / All Saints' Day in Poland - Commemoration or Carnival? [44]

It says a strange thing about a culture where one of the most popular holidays of the year involves the celebration of going to cemeteries.

Love / THE POLISH DISEASE, wanna marry a Polish girl ? read on... [197]

there are a lot of truths in the first post along with a lot of generalizations. I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of the phenomenon mentioned....

UK, Ireland / Polish immigration in UK [491]

well stated.


*sarcasm*
yeah that's dumb, blaming people for knowingly making dishonest choices and getting others to foot their bill. blame only the government. it must only be one or the other.

*end sarcasm*

Life / Who's Leaving Poland? [138]

i've been in Poland for the better part of my life since 2001, i'm planning and studying for my exit. I need more stimulation in a career than what esl can offer. and it seems that landing a non esl job in poland as a foreigner is not realistic given my formal background.

that is all.

Life / Are there any shops that sell petite trousers in Poland? [4]

my fiance is petite, she goes to the kids section sometimes. She hates that she has to resort to that but I tell her of all the money she saves and that she's still the prettiest woman on the planet to me.

Life / Polish "Mall Girl" Culture? [125]

If parents take their children back then problem solved. Unless of course their parents are where such "values" are coming from. But in all likelihood if parents become leaders for their children, set a good character example then this should go away. Any one wanna bet on if it does go away? Sad but Poland is catching up quickly to the misplaced values held so highly in "the west."

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]

TIT
i'm not sure that's the sentiment. perhaps, just perhaps there are many groups at fault when there are large groups of people who feel compelled to move from their homes for economic reasons and equally large numbers who feel their home is being taken advantage of.

acknowledging someone's perspective doesn't mean your pov is necessarily "wrong," y'know.

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]


As I also posed the question the answer really looks to be unequivocally, they'd rather not think about it and not burden themselves with the risk of coming to conflicting conclusions to the ideas they presently hold.

That's the thing with a hypothetical question, you ask it generally to obtain a hypothesis, not to hear the hypothesis dismissed.

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]

Amathyst
But the victim mentality encourages such outbursts. This detracts from data or genuine debate.

I'm curious how Poles would feel if a couple million Romanians came to make their home in Poland over the course of 2-3 years and similar fluctuations in rent and wages happened.

That isn't to say that would result in any solutions to the debate you guys are having but it might put the shoe on the other foot in terms of perspective. Of course everything would depend on how thought out and honestly Poles responded...

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]


Polish is not a race.
*edit*

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]

TIT
it's for the reasons you mentioned that the rich don't make the best rulers. They don't have anything in common with the working classes, they don't have the perspective from within the majority, they've little of the same worries and fears of the common person. They're unfit to rule to the extent they do because of the extent to which they differ from the commoner.

Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]


this goes back to the Polish inability to admit fault or take responsibility in such situations. I love running negotiation role plays in class, no matter how explicit the target language has been made or target of the exercise it often comes down to a situation exactly as you described:)

Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]

I walk to and from the place where I train every morning 1-2 x day. It's so close it would actually take me more time to drive and maybe it's just where I live but here's my question:

Has anyone else noticed a very large number of "goat trails" running across any patches of green in their city. What I mean is, so many people where I live, take so many "short cuts" across grassy areas that paths and unsightly ruts are formed. Were the walkways that badly designed or is it something else?

Thanks for the affirmation beelzebub, it's nice to know I'm not imagining things, or if I'm misinterpreting what I see, then at least I'm not the only one:)

Life / Do you really have to pay for your dogs to live in Poland [15]

Does anyone in your household speak Polish?

Work / Why Poland employers are afraid of hiring any foreign nationals? [171]


You know, I just deleted the list of countries and places where I've worked and I also deleted the time line as well. I am completely confident in my position and don't need your validation. It wouldn't matter what I wrote, you'd attempt to dismiss it.

You'll have to accept I have reasons for coming to the conclusions that I've come to. Try to deal with it as best you can. Let me know if you need a soother and a blanket and I'm sure I can have 1 delivered to your doorstep.

It's funny though, you're saying you've been training Polish teachers and based on your experience they're not very good? Well the apple doesn't fall far from the tree now does it?

oh forgive it was just a joke, i know what you're really trying to say but it was there- I had to


What's pathetic would be you inability to comprehend the message despite your recent paraphrase. You lied, misread, or misinterpreted what was written. You've only begun your attempted diatribe on the matter because you've been discovered (not for the first time I assume) to be either a liar or an idiot. Warm to the feeling, it appears your lot in life.

I'm generally not so abrasive but I think this isn't the first time you've been referred to in such a manner.

Work / Why Poland employers are afraid of hiring any foreign nationals? [171]


hey is this the same guy who just responded with:


Have you met most Polish teachers here?

gentlemen, we're basing our opinions off our experiences, as I eluded to with Harry the minor, it's pointless trying to assess whose experiences are more valid.

Work / Why Poland employers are afraid of hiring any foreign nationals? [171]


You simply avoided the real question, regardless, what has this got to do with anything? you're just posting non sequiturs mixed with childish insults, why am i not surprised?

I wrote that I assumed your teaching experience went back a min. of 5 years.
You stated this was wrong.
I pulled up a quote of yours stating your experience goes back more than 10 years, you've now admitted this.
Point being, when you're dishonest until one proves you're lying then it's clear you're really a waste of time.

You've managed to post absolutely nothing substantiating your opinion in all this mess. That's fine though, it's your opinion and you can have your little opinion and I truly couldn't give a **** - it's you who throws a tantrum when something is posted which disrupts your embryonic grasp of the world.

Polish english teachers are just as capable, if not more so than native speakers in this country. In 5 years, native speakers will have a much harder time finding gainful employment here as they just won't be needed coupled with the tendency of Polish nepotism, if you can bring your yourself back to this assertion then please do. If all you can muster is childish and baseless remarks then

au revoir.

Life / Why Poles are so crazy about their country? [55]

I think you'll find this feeling is not particular to Poles only. I'd reckon there are more countries with patriotic/nationalistic populations than not.

Work / Why Poland employers are afraid of hiring any foreign nationals? [171]


missed this part didn't ya?

it's funny, how you don't actually post any real information, just your opinion stated as fact. I'm weary of giving you the benefit of the doubt. Your and my experience are different, just as you find my opinion to be "wrong," I find yours to be worthless. I doubt you'll bring any real level of debate to this discussion, simply more baseless and unsupported "opinion."



This is just you lying one way or the other, why am i wasting my time on you?
Have a nice day:)

Work / Why Poland employers are afraid of hiring any foreign nationals? [171]

PlasticPole? Me? Good lord man, that's a laugh! Then you follow it up with beautiful and no doubt unwitting irony:


Ok, ok, ok enlighten me ___(use your imagination); what's the significance of such "accreditation," when was "accreditation" garnered, how difficult would it have been at said time to garner them and how in the world would being versed in such esteemed knowledge reflect on an individual's ability to determine who is or is not a very good teacher of english?

It's probable that, knowing the industry, the standards where you were employed were low. I'm guessing the time frame was 5 years ago or more, the farther back the time frame you taught, the more likely it is that the standards weren't what they are today (which aren't all that high in an industry known for producing low standards). Based on that calculation I'm guessing you know less than what you pretend to. If this ruptures your ego then please respond as you like and I'll let you have the last word:)

Work / Why Poland employers are afraid of hiring any foreign nationals? [171]


no that is an attack on your little anecdote. If i had called you a ____(use your imagination) then I'd have been attacking the messenger. learning the difference between such things saves you from coming off as a ___ (use your imagination).

PASE or ME inspected? Wow, somehow I'm not impressed, like I said maybe the standards where you taught were low. Do not pretend the esl industry is rife with competency.

Have a nice day.

For everyone else. A polish teacher of english doesn't need to be 100% fluent to prepare students to pass the cae or even the cpe tests. Not being 100% fluent doesn't suddenly mean they can't speak of lick of english. Try to imagine there are ranges of fluency.

Ziemowit
Exactly! and to top it off, it's the english bloke at an international meeting who will always be the least understood, in english, by every other delegate from every other country.