Work / Teaching jobs for Americans in Wroclaw? [54]


Well - if you ever want to do something "real" in Poland - it matters. Take Allegro - they simply won't hire anyone with a degree from anywhere but a public university, and that sort of hiring policy is common among the corporations.

(heck, I'll be recruiting another native for a permanent, long term job here in January/February - someone with a degree from a private university simply won't get a look-in)

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]


Yes - they are a reliable bet, at least in Poznan. It's new builds that have been doing badly - I think people started to realise that many of them were built cheaply and badly, especially in the early 90's and the mid-late 2000's. But Kamienicas will always have appeal - the high ceilings, the location - you won't do badly to hang onto it. The only issue with them is often the people living there - but it doesn't discourage people from buying them.

The real people who got hurt in Poland are the ones who bought off-plan developments when not being in Poland in anticipation of a "quick buck" - and quite frankly, they deserved it. There's no sign of a crash coming in Poland - prices are stable in the big cities.


Looks like, as always, you were right :)

Travel / Watch out for airport personnel stealing stuff on regional Polish airports. [64]

It can be a federal crime all you want, but when you have situations like this -

getsatisfaction.com/usps/topics/usps_calls_customers_liars_if_they_report_a_lost_package

pull the other leg, sunshine.

Looks like stealing mail is acceptable in the United States too.

(we don't talk about how the USPS sponsored a certain cycling team with a certain Mr Armstrong as leader)

News / Polish flag was changed by taking the coat of arms? [48]

The white/red one without the coat of arms is the only one that ordinary people can use - the Polonia in America are particularly awful for abusing the law in this respect. It should only be used in the following circumstances -

on or in front of Polish embassies, consulates and other representative offices and missions abroad, as well as by Polish ambassadors and consuls on their residences and vehicles;

at civilian airports and heliports (civil air ensign);
on civilian airplanes - only during international flights;
on buildings of seaport authorities;
as a merchant (civil) ensign.

It's a shame that they don't obey the law of the Republic of Poland when using such an important symbol of this country. Perhaps it's a sign of their ignorance as to Polish affairs.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


Of course. Some people (who have never lived in Poland) feel the need to dictate to Poles exactly what is and what isn't Polish.


Not a bad idea.

I'm not so sure that I can tolerate much more mentioning of that "Warszawa" restaurant though - I'm certain Des is being paid by them.

(in which case - restaurant - your food is crap)

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


Sad to see that you think a verbal rumble or two is "persecution".

Here you go, though - educate yourself.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution

(mods : can I suggest that a further personal attack from either me or Des results in an instant suspension?)

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


Corrected that for you.


Meanwhile, millions of elderly people starve and die because of a lack of medicine.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

You really need to get laid, dude. Tell you what - come here and I'll introduce you to single Polish women.


I think it's almost certain that you aren't. You have little to no grasp of what's being eaten in Poland, you keep pushing nonsense about nobles (half of whom betrayed Poland anyway) and you've never been here. You're an American pal - you only claim to be Polish in an attempt to proclaim intellectual superiority. Here's a hint though - no Pole would ever admit to Communist leanings.


You've been told by most posters who actually live in Poland that the food isn't Polish. In fact, the only person who agreed with you is a guy who would argue with his own shadow.


You seem rather obsessive about this. Can I get you a doctor?


Polish spirit? Go on, give us a laugh - what is "Polish spirit"?


If you don't live here, then you've got no idea what's going on here.


You do realise that many of the people who emigrated in the 1900 time period were actually mixed in with plenty of other ethnicities? Your lack of knowledge in this respect means that you can only be American.


As long as you keep out of my country, I couldn't care less. By the way - is Busha still laughing from being senile?


Decency is not supporting a political ideology which held down the Polish nation for 44 years, if not more.


Yawn. Who appointed you moderator?


It has a few Polish dishes, however, the vast majority isn't. I linked you to an authentic Polish restaurant - perhaps you could visit and learn a thing or two?

As for clown college - that would the diploma mill that you attended, right?

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


And what do you think that the Ukrainians are going to say about that? You're dreaming if you think that they're going to roll over and accept it.


Yay, let's spend money on nuclear bombs while old people can't afford medicine! Yaaay!

News / Andrzej Lepper committed suicide [98]


Or maybe, he was just up to his eyeballs in debt along with legal action and took the easy way out rather than facing the music?

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


Weaker and bigger Poland, more like.

Any idea how much it would cost to bring Western Ukraine up to the same standard as Poland?

hint : about the same amount of money as it has cost Germany so far to integrate East Germany. They're still paying, and East Germany is still dying.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


I'm enjoying the part where some American who has never visited Poland (nor has Polish parents/grandparents) is attempting to tell Polish people what is and what isn't Polish food.

LOL, indeed. And amusing.

Come on Des, plenty of people on here are telling you that the "Warszawa" place isn't authentic in the slightest, yet you cling desperately to the hope that your "Busha" was eating this food and not milk bar food.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


Or perhaps someone who worked hard for a living?

Typical jealous remark.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


THEY AREN'T POLISH.

Get it into your head, will you? Those salads and soups bear NO relation to anything consumed in Poland, today or in yesteryear. They're invented to suit American tastes. I've linked you to an authentic Polish restaurant - but you just can't accept it, can you?


It bears no relation to Polish food as anyone actually living in Poland can attest to.

Seriously, are you on commission or something? The food there is modern Northern European, yes - but not Polish.


Wrong? When was the last time you visited Poland and visited an authentic Polish restaurant?


Plenty of people nowadays in Poland can eat whatever they like. They certainly aren't eating the faux-Polish food at "Warszawa".


Actually, we live in Poland. When was the last time you visited, again?


Just showed it to a Polish business owner from a upper-middle class family. It was laughed at.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

This review is perhaps the best -


Or perhaps..


The menu is certainly Polish.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Now, if we want to talk about a real Polish restaurant - polkacatering.com

The reviews on Yelp are interesting - yelp.com/biz/polka-polish-restaurant-los-angeles

*that* is Polish food. It's low-end, filling and greasy and tasty - exactly as it is in Poland.

The reviews..



And so on..

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

And...reported again.

News / Andrzej Lepper committed suicide [98]


It's unlikely that Lepper would have known anything about them.

A simple analysis of the important ministries controlled by PiS in the 2005-2007 period will tell you this - LPR and Samobroona only had control of unimportant things, and Kaczynski made it clear that he never trusted either of them.

The fact that he had the title "deputy Prime Minister" was really meaningless.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


Then instead of sitting around in America, come to Poland and I'll introduce you to them.

You can ask them why they don't cook Polish food - though the answer will be much the same - because it's not sophisticated or sexy enough.


I mean, I watch Polish TV and read Polish newspapers - and you simply don't see top chefs talking about Polish food. Right now, Asian food is what's what in Poland. Then again, you've never been here, so I don't expect you to know anything about what Polish people actually eat.


It might claim to be Polish, but it certainly bears no relation to anything eaten in modern Poland.


Really? That means that the "Warszawa" place that you talk about definitely isn't Polish - the recipes aren't Polish.

Then again, as you've never been here, you wouldn't know what Polish was. All you're going on is the rantings of a deranged "busha" who is probably the product of an mixed Ukrainian/Polish relationship.


You just don't give up, do you?

When you've visited Poland, perhaps you can talk about the food. Till then? Cicho.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


No elite Polish cook is cooking Polish food.

Trust me, I know several, and none of them have any interest whatsoever in cooking anything that resembles Polish food.


You really are trying, but the food served in that place bears no relation to anything eaten by aristocrats in Poland. Keep trying, although as you've never been here, I guess you're basing it on the words of some idiotic "busha" from the village.


It's not Polish food, that's the problem. It merely pretends to be, for marketing purposes.

News / Citizen-led Initiative on Abortion Law in Poland [50]


Actually, the worst thing with the current law is that the vulnerable are at risk. If you think that it's acceptable for vulnerable women to have their physical and mental health harmed - great :)

UK, Ireland / Do Poles and EU Citizens exploit the British welfare state [129]


Hahahaha.

Too true, WB.

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


The school system here is a great mystery to me as to the hours - I can only assume that it's a lot to do with the ridiculously light workload that teachers have compared to elsewhere.

Travel / Watch out for airport personnel stealing stuff on regional Polish airports. [64]

Again - how do you know that it even happened in Poland?

Stuff can be routed through different airports, different places - you've got no idea where it went missing.

News / Andrzej Lepper committed suicide [98]


You honestly think Kaczynski would tell him anything worth knowing?

Lepper knew nothing, and if he did, he would've shouted about it from the rooftops. He was a populist, not a guy who was going to keep things to himself. Don't you think that if he knew stuff, he would tell everyone in order to make people think "Hey, what a good guy, he finds out stuff and tells everyone"?


Crazy, and shameful that they won't let him rest in peace.

Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]


Still exists in quite a lot of places, sadly. As far as I can gather, the presence of it is usually closely linked to the fortunes of the workplace.

I remember being amused by the presence of the "breakfast room" in Ciegelski - they were sitting around doing nothing anyway, yet they had a specific room to eat breakfast in, in the same corridor as endless "Solidarność" offices.

What's curiously Polish is that you often see people eating breakfast at about 10am, then going for dinner at about 2-3pm, while still working an ordinary 8:30-4:30 work pattern. Perhaps it explains the lack of efficiency in Poland ;)

News / Citizen-led Initiative on Abortion Law in Poland [50]


What's the point in banning it when you can hop across the border to get it done anyway?

Heck, you can get it done abroad at the NFZ's expense if you so wish.

Language / Which language is easier for Poles? [43]


Ukrainian is very similar to Polish in many respects - a lot of nouns are really, really similar.

Travel / Watch out for airport personnel stealing stuff on regional Polish airports. [64]


How do you know it wasn't the Polish Customs stealing it?

Travel / Direct flights to Asia from Poland [10]


Long standing links between the PRL and Vietnam, carried on to the present day - therefore, enough popularity to make it worth flying. It would've originally been flown for political reasons, but nowadays, there's certainly enough demand with the Vietnamese types to make it worthwhile.


I should've qualified the statement with "regionally" - it's by far the biggest financial centre in this part of the world.

(nothing compared to Frankfurt/Paris/London/Zurich...but)


Singapore would make the most sense, surely?

Dubai could be an interesting choice, but I guess not easy to accomplish?