Life / Poland: The land of -isms [63]

This thread is about the discussion of alleged racism, sexism and ageism in a Polish city, and is NOT a discussion about insulting each other. Posters who continue to insult others, can expect some time away from PF in the near future..

Language / How to learn the pronunciation of the Polish language? [16]

Try this one: goethe-verlag.com/book2/EN/ENPL/ENPL002.HTM

and also check out this great collection: https://polishforums.com/language/collection-learning-resources-31442/

UK, Ireland / Polish TV channels in the UK [95]


Yes it seems possible. Have a look at some of the more informative posts here https://polishforums.com/polonia/satellite-abroad-44158/

UK, Ireland / Polish TV channels in the UK [95]

If you have a newish TV, you could subscribe to some Polish channels through the Vision network. It is also possible to subscribe to these channels online, or by a small Roku device connected to your TV: polskaplus.co.uk

Travel / Rihanna complains about lack of privacy on Polish beach [150]


Actually she's quite pretty. If you don't believe me, ask some 16 year old boys:)


agree, some of it is rather good.


Maybe you're just showing your age Harry:)

UK, Ireland / Polish Qualified Electricial transferable skills to UK? [9]


Maybe in the long term but I shouldn't think it would be easy in the short term. The UK has strict regulations for anything to do with electricity wiring/rewiring nowadays. Every installation has to be certified by a qualified electrician who can certify he or she knows all the British wiring regulations etc, and has completed the right exams to prove this.

It would be unfair to expect someone from a foreign country to know all these regulations straight away and for safety reasons there would have to be some type of test. Electricity is a dangerous necessity and sometimes even professional electricians can get it wrong. Just a few months ago in my city, a young plumber was electrocuted plumbing in a new washing machine. He was found dead beside the machine which was wired by an electrician shortly before, and unbelievably he had two wires connected to the wrong terminals leaving electricity flowing through the metal casing of the machine.

Your friend is probably a very competent electrician in Poland, but may still have have to sit an exam to prove he is competent with British wiring regulations.

UK, Ireland / Best Airport to Land In the UK for a trip to Hull [23]


Errors don't get much worse than this, I of course meant "too many":) I know this first hand as I must have broken Usain Bolts' 100mtrs record, trying to catch the last train home a few times..


good advice above, a UK 'pay as you go' sim card would be best. The best value for people from overseas, believe it or not, is an own branded sim card from the two supermarket chains,Tesco and ASDA. The latter uses the vodafone network, but somehow manages to charge 50% less than vodafone per minute, 10p per minute any network, 6p texts, and 30p per minute for international calls.

UK, Ireland / Best Airport to Land In the UK for a trip to Hull [23]

If they're hell bent on landing in the UK then Manchester would probably be the most favourable. Trains from the airport run every 15 mins to Manchester Piccadilly, and trains to Hull from there, run every hour duration 1hr 54mins. If they landed at Birmingham, the trains to Hull would probably go through Manchester anyway. Birmingham New Street station is not for the faint hearted as it's always busy and there are also two many platforms. In the Leeds option, there is also the possibly of getting to Hull by using two coaches, but the time will almost be the the same as the Manchester train journey.

Here is a small timetable for getting to Hull from the 5 closest airports
rome2rio.com/how-to-get-to/Hull%20City%20of%20Kingston-upon-Hull

UK, Ireland / Best Airport to Land In the UK for a trip to Hull [23]


It may well be, but Leeds has internal flights from Heathrow and Gatwick which are almost certain to have daily flights from/to Canada.

UK, Ireland / Best Airport to Land In the UK for a trip to Hull [23]

The closest international airport is Leeds. I don't think they have flights from Canada though, but they do have national flights from Heathrow and Gatwick. The latter are also well served by train (connections) to Hull, but to avoid long train rides, Manchester or Birmingham may be quicker.

Language / Find error in a Polish article [45]

You might have to give us more time:) In #3 should przez not be followed by the accusative case?

Language / Find error in a Polish article [45]

twórców horrorów looks a bit suspicious , is the grammar correct?

Language / Find error in a Polish article [45]

My Polish is rubbish as well:) I'm wondering if the "dwóch tygodni" is correct in this sentence?

Travel / Starbucks in Poland? [149]

I must say, they all look lovely. The closest thing we would probably have are wine bars or the tea rooms in some posh towns like Stratford on Avon or small villages which happen to have plenty of tourists.

Travel / Starbucks in Poland? [149]


Not sure what you mean by no cafes like Poland. Do you mean a couple of people buy a coffee and then spend the next couple of hours chatting and staring at an empty cup? There are thousands of cafes in the UK but people generally just go to have something to eat and leave shortly after. Of course people do meet there also for a coffee and move on without spending hours there.

Most pubs will sell you a coffee nowadays and you can hang around for hours, without the fear of being thrown out for not buying anything else:)

UK, Ireland / I am Polish and live in UK and i am pregnant! I need your help! [30]


That is one theory, or prehaps the ip was relocated. I'm sure the OP will be back to put us right.


The worst type in my opinion:)

UK, Ireland / I am Polish and live in UK and i am pregnant! I need your help! [30]

What is your connection to this poster, you seem to have the same ip.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Could they be a pair of eyes taken from some poor unfortunate animal?

Travel / The Magnificent Beauty of Nature's Landscapes in Poland [44]

Lets keep this thread for showing pictures and talking about Polish landscapes, thanks.

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]


A nice area! I passed through there a couple of weeks ago during that freezing weather, and it was so cold, one of the locals had his hands, in his own pockets.

Didn't that city used to have a top 4 club in the Prem also? I'm sure they did years ago:)

Life / Is Poland a poor country? [578]


You would probably have to pay 20 years worth of UK national insurance stamps first.

UK, Ireland / Domestic arguments caused by differences between Polish and English culture [109]


You must be very lucky pam, or the previous tenants/owners have done some referbs over the years. I have done lots of work in Victorian houses and many have the same problems, damp due to solid walls and lack of a damp proof course, floor joists rotting due to damp and woodworm, cracks due to settlement (some foundations only 300mm below ground level)and porous brickwork because of the weak mortar compered to today's standards used in the original build. The other annoying things associated with Victorian houses are lime plaster falling off, plaster and lath ceilings and wooden lintels. If you never had trouble, you can guarantee someone living there before you did.:)


You've been away for too long Sean, nearly all new houses don't have a feed tank in the loft, the cold water goes straight to the taps and the gas boiler. You will also find that all new homes are better insulated and the building regulations are pretty demanding on heat loss per thermal unit. I'm not arguing here about whether British homes would stand up to a Polish winter, but being subjective to delphi and Inwroclaw's claims that UK homes are thrown up and wouldn't stand up to a storm. You know what they say, too little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

UK, Ireland / Domestic arguments caused by differences between Polish and English culture [109]


Well I've been in the building industry for quite a few years, and I would say modern materials are much better today. I would much prefer a modern house than deal with the damp, woodworm and cracks of the old Victorian homes of yesteryear. Building control is much tougher today as well.

Large (house) building companies wouldn't survive if their houses kept falling down, or had the defects mentioned above.

UK, Ireland / Domestic arguments caused by differences between Polish and English culture [109]


Are you telling me telling me that Bricks, stones and concrete blocks wouldn't survive a bad winter? Some Roman structures built well over 1000 years ago are still around today. I'm not saying UK houses are better than elsewhere, but you shouldn't knock things you know little about.

UK, Ireland / Domestic arguments caused by differences between Polish and English culture [109]


All new builds and extensions are visited by a building inspector at least 4 times during construction, and believe me these guys wouldn't pass it if they found something wrong. Their job and probably their mortgage would be down the pan if they got their decision wrong.

UK, Ireland / Domestic arguments caused by differences between Polish and English culture [109]


How many houses in the UK, that completely collapsed in the last 20 years due to a storm, do you know of? Some older houses have stood for up to 3 or 4 hundred years, so I don't know why you are condemning UK houses and builders. Is it something to do with living in a small one bedroom flat in a foreign country? :)

UK, Ireland / Domestic arguments caused by differences between Polish and English culture [109]


You make it sound like the copper pipes for water are on the outside of the house. The only pipes you will find on the outside are the plastic soil pipes (new houses have them mostly inside) and plastic sink waste. Houses more than 40 years old, would probably have a cast iron soil pipe on the outside but I have also seen those inside too.

Off-Topic / Are you living in Poland? [77]


Glad to see you're wealthy man. It must be great , going out and buying that new suit, driving around in your car, buying that new ipod and going on those long haul holidays each year without needing to go to work:)

Off-Topic / Are you living in Poland? [77]


Normally heard that said by people on low wages and struggling :) Joking aside, most of us go to work, because we have to. We need to earn money to pay the bills have some kind of comfortable Life. People who have higher incomes seem to be more comfortable than people on low incomes, and this seems to be the "rule of thumb" in every country.

Off-Topic / Are you living in Poland? [77]


And without money , we wouldn't have much of a life!