History / Question about the Polish exiles in Siberia 19th century? [3]


One example is Maurycy Bieniowski

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice,_Count_de_Benyovszky

But there were many others:

Every attempt to break away from the Siberian mat has bordered on the madness. And yet such accidents happened more often, especially in the nineteenth century. It is confirmed by the fascinating book of Wiktoria Sliwowska "Siberian Escapes". The adventurous escape of Maurycy Beniowski, a Bar Confederate, is described in his own memoirs, which contributed to his legend in the days of Romanticism. However, there were many other escapes, most often unsuccessful, but testifying to the anxiety of the Poles, above all, about the disagreement over tsarist judgments and repression.

opcjanaprawo.pl/index.php/rec/item/2075-ucieczki-syberyjskich-zes%C5%82a%C5%84c%C3%B3w

Law / How to get a citizenship for child without consent of father [8]

Anyway, from what I read, the consent of a father is one of the requirements:


My loose translation from this website:
mazowieckie.pl/pl/dla-klienta/cudzoziemcy/obywatelstwo/nadanie-obywatelstwa-p/14750,Jakie-dokumenty-musze-zlozyc.html

Law / How to get a citizenship for child without consent of father [8]

So the kid was born in Australia and both parents are Poland's citizens? Just my guessing.

Law / Who qualifies as a journalist for constitutional protection in Poland? [2]

There are no formal requirements for the journalist profession. It means that everyone may work in this business. The professional education is welcomed however not necessary. Check this article (in Polish)

lexplay.pl/artykul/Prawo-Pracy/Czy-bloger-to-tez-dziennikarz-Definicja-dziennikarza-wedlug-Prawa-prasowego


Translated by Google

Law / Being outside Poland and residency (karta pobytu) based on partnership with a Polish citizen [3]

You should not worry if your stay abroad is no longer than 6 months.
Check this out:
migrant.info.pl/id-6-continuous-residence.html

UK, Ireland / How to find a Polish Trainee for my business in the UK [5]

I think that there are many Poles in London area who read job offers in local newspapers and websites. Pay for an advert and wait for replies. Another way is to find some Polish shops, businesses and leave there your leaflets and/or business cards.

I'm sure many Polish people would be interested.
Good luck

Language / Polish Grammar quiz/puzzles: [47]

I don't feel authorized to answer Polish grammar questions anymore, but maybe it can help a bit.
First, a correction:


You probably meant "Portfel został zgubiony przez Jana"
You're probably right with the claim, that the passive form is not used commonly. At least in everyday talk/writing.
Obejść/obchodzić in the meaning you have on mind means "to go around". But there are also another meanings of those words. Guess what ;)
Chemikem - congrats for your Polish knowledge.

EDIT: Too late...

Language / Polish Grammar quiz/puzzles: [47]

The test above is too difficult for foreigners. It may discourage many from learning Polish.
Or... perhaps it's just me - I'm native and I was embarrassed by this - and I always thought that my Polish is quite good... Is it because that I became oversaturated with a colloquial, often wrong language? It's just my excuse ;)

Real Estate / Renting apartment in Poland, only via landlord? [5]


Polish name for it is "pośrednictwo wynajmu" - rental agency.


It depends from a landlord (mostly an owner) if he needs to order such service, eg. he have no time to deal with it alone, and has multiple properties. So not all apartments for rent have assigned agents. There's no choice for you I'm afraid.

Life / Woman born 1985 in Czarny Dunajec, Poland looking for biological mother [2]


The closest to the Czarny Dunajec seems to be this one in Zakopane: domydziecka.org/placowka,207.html


Looks like a Polish name: Kasia - diminutive from Katarzyna in Poland, and Leja - a surname (and very popular in the Czarny Dunajec/Nowy Targ area): moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/leja.html


Bożena - Polish first name.

Katarzyna Leja could be your mother's name - but this is just a guess-work.

Language / Help with song recognition about slonce [5]

I'm glad I could help :) It's a shame that the song quality is poor, and I think than I hear Russian mostly there, although not sure..

So is this the song your Grandmother was singing?

This is somewhat similar in those words 'Słońce wschodzi i zachodzi', but probably not the same song:

youtu.be/0iGaXt5gLIU

Language / Help with song recognition about slonce [5]

I can only recognize this phrase


Słońce wschodzi i zachodzi - correct Polish spelling

And I found this:

youtu.be/bSnHemQamC4

Language / Polish Village - German to English translation... [11]

Just my two cents:
Kosselsdorf bei Loewenberg = Kotliska near Lwowek (Lower Silesia)

Genealogy / Genealogy help with the surname Plis/Ples/Pless [31]

I noticed that people with the Plis surname are about to locate mostly in the Kolbuszowa town.
moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/plis.html
From the above site it can be also seen, that the Ples last name also exist nearby. The Pless surname is the rarest name in Poland from those listed before.

Language / Help with correct Polish grammar - "Wojownik Warszawa" or "Warszawa Wojownik"? [9]

More like "Warszawski wojownik" or "wojownik z Warszawy" - maybe it is somehow related to the Warsaw Uprising?

Travel / New Year's Open Establishments in Krakow? [2]


Dec 31 - most supermarkets will be open until 18, some specialty stores will be open until 16, the small retail shops like Zabka may be open up to 23

New year 01.01 - most shops will be closed that day, only few will be open, like some 24 Hour Delis and small retail stores where the owners will be sitting behind the cash desk.


Open - slowacki.krakow.pl/en/repertoire/large_stage/_get/month/12/year/2016


Open Dec 31, closed 01.01 and all Mondays


Same as Art Gallery above


Closed between November and March


January and February closed, the other months open for visitors from Thursday to Saturday 9:10-17:30 (entry every 30 minutes) - In the case of bad weather the tower may be closed


It seems to be open weekdays 10:00 - 16:00, on Sundays and public holidays: 13:00 - 15:00.

Law / Foreigners giving birth in Poland - documents needed [2]

From what I have read on some Polish websites, these are documents needed, when delivering a child in Poland:
- a photo ID,
- a proof if insurance (in a public hospital) - non-insured may have to pay for yourself for everything (does not apply to emergency cases - in that circumstance nobody should charge a fee)

- the medical records of pregnancy,
- additional medical records would be helpful, like determination of blood group and Rh, complete blood count (morphology), Fetal & Prenatal Ultrasound

You may also check this - the information for migrant women who are expecting a child in Poland (in Polish):
rodzicpoludzku.pl/dokumenty/biblioteka_fundacji/web-pl-pop.pdf
And this (in English) - a booklet for migrant parents raising children in Poland:
mamawpolsce.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/en-web.pdf

Law / How to find a Poland-located company's registered address? [7]

Kobyliński Zbigniew Usługi Transportowe
kobylinscy@tlen.pl
tel. 29 717 03 33
ul. Mazowiecka 18
06-200 Maków Mazowiecki
woj. mazowieckie

Po polsku / Co to znaczy "Polecam się na przyszłość? [11]

W dyskusji:
-Polecam się na przyszłość.
-Dziękuję
-Proszę (Z wymiany słów wynika, że pierwsza osoba pomogła w czymś drugiej osobie, czy ogólnie okazała się pomocna - odpowiadając na 'dziękuję' 'proszę' jest świadoma tego faktu. Wie również, że druga osoba jest jest mu wdzięczna oraz nie ukrywa, że sama się mocno do tego przyczyniła.

W sumie na dziękuję równie dobrze można odpowiedzieć 'nie ma za co' wtedy, gdy czyn, za który się dziękuje nie miał takiej wagi, bądź osobie dana pomoc nie sprawiła żadnej trudności, zrobiła to 'przy okazji' albo bez intencji pomocy drugiej osobie - wyszło jakby przez przypadek. Z drugiej strony odpowiedź 'nie ma za co' wtedy gdy naprawdę jest za co, świadczy o skromności odpowiadającego. Tak odpowiada się także, gdy np. sama pomoc komuś w czymś sprawiła osobie pomagającej radość, poczucie, że jest w czymś przydatna i bardzo dobrze życzy drugiej osobie.

Reasumując, najbardziej uniwersalną odpowiedzią na dziękuję jest proszę (można też np. odpowiedzieć 'proszę bardzo').
Przepraszam, jeśli to co napisałem jest zbytnio pogmatwane ;)

Po polsku / Co to znaczy "Polecam się na przyszłość? [11]

W którym konkretnie sensie?

Travel / Driving from UK to Poland in Christmas Time - winter tyres? [46]

I live in the Krkonoše area of Poland and drive on a good all-year tires without any problems so far. Although the car is 4x4 and I recommend such type of vehicle during Polish winters in mountains.

Law / Customs clearance for a cell phone from China to enter Poland [5]

I forgot to specify, that the tax is imposed basing on the invoice. If the amount on it is suspiciously low, the custom may investigate the item by opening the box and probably the value will be changed.

Law / Customs clearance for a cell phone from China to enter Poland [5]

If your package is taken by the customs then, after couple of days, you'll receive a letter in which they describe what they need from you. It should be a scan of your invoice with the amount of money on it, your short description about the item, eg. Sony smartphone ...

I thing best to use regular China/HK post - they also provide the tracking number. If you choose DHL or Fedex, the delivery will be much faster, but with 99% chance of Poland's TAX (23% for electronics)

Law / Customs clearance for a cell phone from China to enter Poland [5]

Of course that such possibility exist - it's quite a good chance that it will be charged with the tax - 23%. From my own experience the risk is 33%. But I'm afraid it can be even more.

History / Would love some info about my found Polish stamps. [3]

In my opinion these stamps have much more historical value that the monetary. I'm not sure how rare they are, although found some info about similar stamps on the Net.

I saw one exactly the same stamp as yours (the first one from upper left, first link) and someone gave the price for it 40PLN in an auction (not known if someone bought it).

On the other site I found this:
znaczki-pl.com/en/auctions/lot/50/4/0/239874
One of your stamps, however a set with stamped postcard costs here even 800PLN (no bids though)
Maybe try to put something on this site.

USA, Canada / Oscypek in Los Angeles? [10]

Yeah, but tell this to the US customs officer at the border :P
I was in similar situation before..

Life / Hepatitis C in Poland...please help. [59]

Here in Poland only people with a nasty cirrhosis can get a treatment, most are waiting for their turn for years, and even then the treatment is often ineffective.

But there's another, faster and reliable way - generics from India purchase.
noweleki.hepatitisc.pl/p/leki-z-indii.html
For up to 800$ you may forget about begging for help here.

Life / Indian community in Katowice [8]

I think you can find some people from India who are/were working in IBM Katowice:
https://polishforums.com/work/poland-salary-asked-ibm-75223/

Law / Free movement of work in EU for non EU resident (Russian) livening in Poland and married to a Pole [2]

As far I know being a resident of Poland doesn't entitle a non-EU citizen to work in the EU area. Only EU passport holder can enter Schengen and work without permit there. Even those who have work visa in Poland are only allowed to have a job in this country. You may enter Schengen area for the period up to 90 days, but there's no "free movement of work in EU" for you yet. Sorry.

schengenvisainfo.com/working-schengen-visa

Language / Word clarification (Polish): the word for axle stands. [9]

I'm not sure about the "street" English language (since I'm not a native speaker), and those cited words above comes most likely from an average intelligent, young individual, so my 'smooth' translation would be:


don't be such a smartass


bugger off