Life / Fake goods in Poland [42]

That's only a small part of the point. Part of the role of the police is crime prevention and protection of the vulnerable - and they do quite a good job of publicising sharp dealing on the local news.

News / PiS-PSL-LPR? [23]

People's opinion on Giertych and his ilk is well reflected by the fact that his partycan't get enough voters to give them a single seat in parliament.

Real Estate / The electricty company want to install another pylon on my farmland to support a 15Kw line [15]


In some countries you can't build near them. In the UK you can, but people don't like their houses to be too close. In Poland, I've seen people living right under the cables.

Very unhealthy.

USA, Canada / Who is better informed, the expat or the Polonia crowd? [144]

Not bad at all - the UK has I think and 11 year rule.

The EU want to standardise all this - Italy and Poland are as far as I know the only large countries that allow foreigners to vote based on a citizenship that they don't really need.

Law / Starting a seasonal work agency in Tricity.... [15]


You will need to register it as a recruitment agency.

Life / Fake goods in Poland [42]


Fake goods. And the police are interested in confidence tricksters who prey on the elderly. They also publicise scams like this on the local news.

History / People the Soviets planted in Poland [75]

Along with quite a few other records. So many that they had to take them in crates and have a bonfire. Allegedly Oleksy did it.

Life / Fake goods in Poland [42]


A sad story. Thanks for sharing it s people will know.

It might be worth mentioning this to the police (any complaint would have to come from your father-in-law or your husband if he has pelnomocnictwo) so they can investigate - it may be that they know about the guy already.

History / People the Soviets planted in Poland [75]


Worth looking into, however I'm sure you're aware that membership records were destroyed.

UK, Ireland / Learning English but after reading comments in DM I feel it's no use [59]


Don't worry.

I feel the same about Polish when I read the comments on onet.pl etc.

This is just internet shite and not typical.

USA, Canada / Amazon to POLAND, USA, UK to POLAND (getting things shipped) [9]

You can buy from Amazon in Poland. It's shipped from the UK (or it is whenever I use it).

Life / What do you generally think about Poles? [62]


There's a lot in what you say. At the moment in Poland there's a growing debate about the role of religion in public life, whether the state should be secular with religion a personal matter or whether the state should be theocratic. I prefer the former.

History / Welcome to Lemmingrad! [59]


So come on, spill the beans. Who ARE these people?


Very true. Maybe bilocation?

History / Welcome to Lemmingrad! [59]


The new PiS cabinet.

Or other PiSuarzy.

History / Welcome to Lemmingrad! [59]

Where did that rather obscure list of names come from? Your address book?

History / Welcome to Lemmingrad! [59]


Who exactly and where?

News / A new AWS (Poland Solidarity Movement)? [54]


Yes. It seems to be growing at a grassroots level and is a genuine political force.

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

Exactly. Some of us learnt German as well as French. And Brits living abroad do usually learn the language of th eplace they're living, contrary to myth.

One issue though is that so many people round the world speak English to some extent and often want to practise it. Sometimes they've spent a lot of time and money learning and want to use what they've learnt.

History / Poland-Lithuania would we be better off together? [16]

It would have been a noble ideal, but in practice it would have been like two housewives in one kitchen.

Study / How can I study in Poland? Is my high school certificate enough? [30]

Most are OK, especially students. You could do a lot worse than come to Warsaw.

Food / Jacket potatoes - do Polish people like them? [22]

Big supermarkets often labeel them as waxy, starchy et. But if you buy on the market there's usually a bit more choice.

Food / Jacket potatoes - do Polish people like them? [22]

Whenever I've served them in Poland, people haven't eaten the skins. Same when they're eaten at an ognisko. Personally, the slightly charred skins are the best bit.

News / A new AWS (Poland Solidarity Movement)? [54]

A play on words involving the seating positions in the former French parliament is hardly a basis for political theory.

I think you have finally flipped.

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

And gosh, they're good at pretending ;-)

News / A new AWS (Poland Solidarity Movement)? [54]


Unusual to say that voters don't count - I can assure you, their votes are counted very carefully indeed.

History / People the Soviets planted in Poland [75]


so


So why did you feel the need to mention someone's ethnicity? Do you think it is somehow relevant or significant?

History / People the Soviets planted in Poland [75]


can you explain what you mean by the phrase 'non-observant'?

Study / How can I study in Poland? Is my high school certificate enough? [30]


Isn't that where this year's Eurovision was? A country with oil, very similar to Armenia?

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

Just as the traditional British stereotype of Poles as honourable, cultured and hardworking has been battered by the Poles who who came to the UK only to make a beeline for the dole office and hang around street corners.

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

Look in your kitchen cupboard.