UK, Ireland / Traps for "expats" returning to the UK - bank account and tuition fees [13]

Has your daughter got a UK national insurance number?
Possibly that would help.?

UK, Ireland / Traps for "expats" returning to the UK - bank account and tuition fees [13]

Santander and HSBC are shyte anyway.
Did you try NatWest at all?
I know our children are in quite different situations but they were v helpful for my 16 year old last week and he got an account with no problem.

Do you have a relative in the UK who would let her use their address? Now I think of it, yes tehre were those questions about the last three years residence.

Life / Legalising Marijuana in Poland. Therapy available? [76]

Tourists can still buy weed in Amsterdam.
Ever pragmatic, the police know that if they were all closed to tourists, there would be hordes of tourists looking to buy weed on the street.

Still they are being closed down one by one I believe.
youtube.com/watch?v=IRfluaMKoOY

Back to the topic of the thread please

News / Polish families are urged to establish themselves in Norway : Taking children away? [36]

the problem might be cultural rather than some sinister plot to remove children from immigrants.
For example it is totally illegal to hit a child in Norway. whereas parents from the Baltic states might think a slap is OK...
So misunderstandings will occur.

Also your statement of

" How is Norway allowed to take away foreign children from foreign parents? "

is just silly. so are you saying that unless a child has Norwegian parents, they are not entitled to state protection from violent alcoholic parents?

UK, Ireland / Brutal stabbing, Poles arrested [36]

I dont think you can reduce a crime like this to nationality

Study / English primary schools for foreigners in Katowice [15]

smurf I don't think the expression 'it's a racket' is that 'obvious' for non native speakers of English, no matter how good they are.

Life / Driving test, English speaking driving school in Warsaw? [95]

lol that is so not an English speaker.
4/10 Allan, try harder next time..:)

Classifieds / Private English Lessons by Experienced Professional Teacher in Poland (Warsaw) [107]


what does 'ethics' have to do with it. You lost me.

News / Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]


I agree.
Maybe that is because teachers are so busy being social workers.
Or possibly today's generation of British parents have such terrible memories of their violent school days that they have 'bad attitude' which they pass on the kids.

Just a theory.

News / Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]

I must say I have always been impressed by the mental arithemetic skills of Polish students, compared to us Brits.
However I must also say that the inventive ways of cheating I was shown shocked me!!

News / Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]

" aysus, what kind of f!cked up sh!t are you watching on the Internet "

Sadly it is in real life smurf, I noticed one screaming infant dolled up in uniform just yesterday.
I wonder what Polish parents think about it.

News / Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]

they start at 2 year 10 months JOn these days. In primary school 'nurseries' (something like a pre reception class, not a 'special school'. Sad but true. they are not 'special needs' at all.

WE dont have expensive private nurseries with uniform in this town..:)
Maybe in London.

Back to Polish school reform please

News / Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]


yes well I would rather that than see babies in nappies and school uniforms like you see round here...

Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

check 'refute' in a dictionary, as you seem to have its meaning wrong. Just saying.
Have you heard of 'cultural bias'?

Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]


exactly. One must have a low IQ to do such a thing..:)

Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

oh I think he trained with my obstretrician Dr Godswill M'Bongo

Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

" Like the IQ gap between blacks and Europeans for example "

oh please not that old chestnut.

Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

" Is "Welsh" nationality or ethnicity? "

ethnicity as there is no such thing as a Welsh passport.
Also of course there is a separate Welsh language as you know.

Law / Polish certificate exam level B1 and institution / few questions about the Polish language [39]

why dont you google it?

Law / Laundromats in Poland? Good business venture or not? [90]

Dominic speaks truth - the internet cafe is on its way out. Maybe 10 years ago.
As for the laundromat - it might work in a student area, with heavy advertising and so on, but in general I would agree that there are no launderettes in Poland for a reason.

I remember having an Italian student to stay and him being rather amused at the launderette that I sent him to, as such a thing does not exist in Italy. You have a washing machine or handwash or mumma does them...similar to Poland I imagine.

News / Have PO (Platforma) operatives in Poland fallen into a panic? [332]


sadly these days, yes. The old model of man as breadwinner and woman at home is outdated. It doesn't pay the bills.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]


you do have a point of course...:)

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]

oh right yes I read your post, warwick, good one.

Work / Should I take a job as: publisher's editor in Athens / English teacher in Krakow / Italy? [5]

yes I fell in love with Krakow when I visited (too long ago now) but it was a very lovely autumn with golden sunshine and the city just looked amazing.

The idea of British stag parties going there has put me off in more recent years - that was back in the mid 90s......not sure if I could stand them..:)

Could you PM me Polsyr? I am intrigued now..:)
I love Athens as well, and can manage with the language OK.....decisions decisions..

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]


well yes but only after selling them down the river at Yalta...surely?
We had a Polish air force man living next door to us at home (London suburbs) I am afraid Uncle Jan gave me rather a romantic notion of the Polish man..:)

Work / Easiest way for native English speaker to get a job in Poland? [35]

thanks for that...! will be in contact.
typically I would use tefl.com or dave's esl cafe.

Work / Easiest way for native English speaker to get a job in Poland? [35]


lol lol lol and lol some more...:)
I might be looking for a job - what are you offering?..:)

Work / Easiest way for native English speaker to get a job in Poland? [35]


OK....if you say so.


what kind of problems would you typically encounter?

Travel / Ryanair flying domestic in Poland? [46]

I should think the short hop flights from UK and Ireland to Poland must be very lucrative these days.
Workers must have been sick of taking the bus, although of course many still do.
Smart guy, O Leary.