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From: Poland, Szczecin- the best city ever
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aphrodisiac   
26 Sep 2010
Polonia / i need advice for a korean friend [13]

I did no think that Korea was such a bad place to live and she would be better off being with her immediate family anyways, since the father is not interested in his baby. She should think about the benefit of the baby not about hers alone anymore.
aphrodisiac   
26 Sep 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Your in Europe now, we don't use "Canadian" logic here :)

Ah, they have just started to change colour up the mountains here, maybe it's due to altitude not latitude.

it is gonna take me a while I think. I catch myself saying: In Canada....blah, blah.... I think I should stop it;)

I am a believer that if you dig deep enough, you will find the worm. So on that note I wish you success in your new start.

it is true. So far so good, time will tell.

But only for Poles which are used to local ... hmm ... conditions.
Returning (in the 90-ties) was probaly the best decision of my life and quite a challenge.

90 were the golden years in Poland and according to my sister: wolna Amerykanka, which is not the case anymore I think.

Good luck to you and you future endeavors:)

thanks Sledz:)

good luck aphro! keep us posted! :)

and eat lots of flaczki! it's good for you ;)

thanks a lot. I have eaten other things since my arrival. Today, my hand picked mashrooms. It was great to be in the forest and have some fun.

How are your Polish skills? I'd love to start a photography business in Poland.

my Polish is fluent, although I catch myself using English words at times, yet nobody has noticed.

why not Ukraine ?

take it easy - only kidding - good luck!

good question. I move to Poland for personal and less personal reasons, but I had enough reasons to move back. It is much more fun in Poland.

Next time I land in PL, I expect to see a chain of Timmies in every highway rest area ;-)

All the best.

this is NOT a bad idea at all. I saw some Starbucks, but my friend owns a coffee place and her coffee is good. Thanks for your wishes. If you ever passing via Szczecin, you know what to do:).

3. Day 3 - cont

So I visited Urzad Miejski in order to set up my own business and the service was great. No line up, I just had to take the number and got all the info I needed. I am going back on Monday.

Went to visit my friend's cafe and I finally talked to her, although we live in the same building. She told me about the meeting with Agnieszka Graf - the famous Polish feminist that evening. Since she has written 3 books and published articles in all major newspapers I could not decline. She was in Szczecin to promote her new book: Magma as part of Progessteron ( I am sure southern would be happy about the name) a women's festival taking place in Szczecin.

4. Day 4
Workshop at work in the morning, then got on the train to visit my father.
Italian evening with my friends. Headache.
5. Day 5
Mashroom picking with my father and friends. We left in the morning and arrived the the SPOT, but it was obvious that there were more people then mashrooms. We still found some and went home after 2 hours. I made my first mashroom dish. Mashrooms with onions lol
aphrodisiac   
24 Sep 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Interesting, if you don't mind me asking what were your main reasons for coming back?

ill father was the main reason, second, I will be closer to Europe and Berlin in particular, which I love. Thirdly, I own a place in Szczecin, so it was easy, and more job opportunities for me here.

Easy tiger.

I am very patient so far;)

Welcome back to the old world, glad to hear you are hitting the ground running.

thanks Sean, it feels good to be back:)

It really is wonderfully beautiful these days and the leaves are changing colour.

yes, it is, however no leaves changing colour here yet. Is it because I am north from you? That does not make sense, the more north the faster the change, at least in Canada;(.
aphrodisiac   
24 Sep 2010
USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

well, as some of you might know, I have moved back to Poland from Canada.

As much as I liked Canada, I still wanted to move back to Europe.

Day One:
Landed in Berlin on Wed afternoon and got picked up by my brother in law. We were in Szczecin within 2,5 hours due to the traffic in Germany. I was getting quite hungary, but decided to have a meal in Poland.

Finally, after crossing the border we decided to stop at the gas station, so I could have something to eat. We we waiting for 5 minutes since there was nobody at the counter, yet I head some voices in the kitchen. There is hope that I would be fed soon- I though to myself.

I ordered "flaczki" and we went off towards Szczecin.
The weather was sunny and I finally arrived in front of my apartment. The suitcases were heavy, but we managed to carry them all the way to the 3rd floor (no elevator).

2. Day Two:
After waking up at 3 am and unpacking some of the stuff I went back to bed, woke up at 11, did some shopping (nice Pani at the counter) went to get some info about the internet connection- they said that it would be installed the next day. Went to the job interview, but the person was late, so I lost some time there. It seems that Polish people like to make you wait, especially the future bosses. Oh, well. In the meantime I managed to find out about the cell phone rates, so it wasn't so bad after all.

3. Day 3
I was suppose to get hooked to the internet today between 9-11 am. Guess what? At 9:05 two young guys came in and within 10 minutes it was all done!!!!!

Next thing: setting up my own business: dzialalnosc gospodarcza, well I will report how it went after I am done. Off to Urzad Miejski. Please pray for me, because even though I am patient, I know how those ladies are.

Lets hope it would not be so bad.

PS. The weather in Szczecin is splendid. Sunny and around 20 C, not to mention the full moon at night.

TBC
aphrodisiac   
19 Sep 2010
History / Lwów, Wilno ... kresy - Poland have lost enormoust part of our heritage... [389]

about "burned" Ukrainian churches started by another PF Ukrainian "totally-not-biased" aphrodisiac.

not burned but destroyed. I got the info from the Polish source, not the Ukrainian one, so what is your beef. I is good to know that there are some Poles who actually have no problem with the facts when it comes to Polish-Ukrainian history. You are not one of them and the truth is that the Ukrainian churches were destroyed or taken over in 1938 by Poles as a part of the Polonisation process carried out by the Polish government. It is all there in writing for those who want to know.

You, on the other hand are a queen of personal remarks and have no concept of healthy discussion. Stop that smearing campaign. Your personal feeling have nothing to do with historical facts.

Given that, and Bzibzioh's warning, I am not really interested which of the options you choose to defend.

please think for yourself. Unless you are already biased.
aphrodisiac   
16 Sep 2010
News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]

I support the current Polish government and President because they are intelligent, moderate, tolerant and wise. Anybody who says the opposite is wrong. Sad but true.

agree 100 %
aphrodisiac   
16 Sep 2010
Life / Are Border Collies popular in Poland? [30]

In Poland I don't recall seeing any Border Collies.

not really, but I am sure that I will get one, since I am very impressed with that breed and I know I can handle it. Well, next year is the plan.
aphrodisiac   
16 Sep 2010
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

brilliant, knowing Pawian there is more to this then just a simple assumption;)

how are you my friend?
aphrodisiac   
15 Sep 2010
Travel / Another video I'd like to share: Kasprowy Wierch [VIDEO] [15]

ha, another great work Rexio:)

I really enjoyed it. I think you have a talent to tell a story with your words and editing.Keep it up. Great editing for sure!!!

I am looking forward to more :)
aphrodisiac   
14 Sep 2010
Love / 'Battered husbands' - still a taboo subject in Poland [387]

I will take your word for it, but reverting the laws as Zimmy proposes is not a way to go.

Animosities are part of the process. Women felt that way for a long time, so if men have a chance to experience it, it should create more mutual understanding, but nobody likes to loose incentives:)
aphrodisiac   
14 Sep 2010
Life / The "Rudification" Of Society - Is This Happening In Poland As Well? [146]

Quite the opposite: politicians, press, schools, whoever, are over-sensitive about religion to the point of absurdity. That's why, for example, even a heads of states in Western countries are not wishing you "Merry Christmas" in their ... Christmas address but some vague "Happy Holiday".

those are the times we live in, it is not gonna last forever. In the future other problems with occupy us.
aphrodisiac   
14 Sep 2010
Love / 'Battered husbands' - still a taboo subject in Poland [387]

not yet:). The process is not over yet. I know a bit about feminism and I think that in general the strong feminist movement would not have happened in the US it there was NO reason for it:).
aphrodisiac   
14 Sep 2010
Life / The "Rudification" Of Society - Is This Happening In Poland As Well? [146]

Currently the family is number one, as more Poles spend time in the UK and other secular countries were the family is not of such high importance, they will return to PL with different priorities.

if they did not have to leave in the first place because of work, this would have not happened. The nanny state in Poland does not function anymore, therefore people have to provide for themselves, be more creative, go abroad to work and live and discover new found freedom. The issue you are touching upon is very complex.

MG, on the other hand claims that rudeness is connected to a particular political movement.

I would disagree since our society on the whole is the least rude ever in comparison to what our ancestor's behavior.
aphrodisiac   
14 Sep 2010
Love / 'Battered husbands' - still a taboo subject in Poland [387]

So you oppose real equality? Well, that's your right.

laws you want eradicated are there to protect these women.

Equal father custody
Elimination of alimony
Elimination of discrimination against men in education
Ending debtor imprisonment of fathers/ex-husbands
Imprisonment of women who make false accusations
Equal sentencing for both men and women for the same crimes
Reforming domestic abuse laws to prevent their use as a tool in civil cases
Elimination of discrimination against men in education
Revocation of affirmative action for women
Removal of women's divorce incentives
Repeal of IMBRA
Repeal of rape shield laws


all those laws I there for a reason. I am not sure about the following though:

Elimination of discrimination against men in education

I did not know there was one.

Repeal of rape shield laws

you must be joking.

Anyways, you are on personal vendetta therefore you lack objectivity.