Food / Do Polish restaurants use dead dogs fat as a delicacy for you to eat? [41]

I heard it's quite expensive and only eaten by people who really like it as a special treat.

There's a place near Poznań that reputedly do it, but only for the cognoscenti. So you'd probably have to be Korean and certainly known to them before they'd sell it to you.

News / GDP of Poland.. 338 billion pop-38.5mil Cali GDP 1.7 Trillion pop-37.7mil [70]


You are right in that it wasn't Poland as a legal entity, but they were preparing for independence, and it was Poland as a geographical and national description.

The invsion of £ódż and Warsaw during WWI was, as i understand it, fairly well received, since the Russians had been ruthless with conscription.

Travel / Are there any African or Carribean restaurants in Warsaw? [15]

A friend of mine from the Carribean has talked about opening a Carribean restaurant, but his business model seems a little adventurous. Something to do with a buffet and dancing.

There used to be a Cuban place near pl. Zbawicela, not sure if there are any others.

Travel / Are there any African or Carribean restaurants in Warsaw? [15]

There's a Brazilian restaurant on ul. Próżna, and there used to be an Ethiopian Cafe next to Aurora on ul. Dobra. May still be there.

I don't suppose Tam Tam counts as authentic African. Last time I went there they'd even given up pretending.

Food / Do Polish restaurants use dead dogs fat as a delicacy for you to eat? [41]


It didn't actually, but don't let truth get in the way of emotion.

News / GDP of Poland.. 338 billion pop-38.5mil Cali GDP 1.7 Trillion pop-37.7mil [70]


There was a lot of fighting during WWI on what is now Polish territory. There are at least two Commonwealth war cemeteries from WWI in Poland. And Polish people were fighting in WWI, albeit on both sides.

Food / Do Polish restaurants use dead dogs fat as a delicacy for you to eat? [41]


No they don't. It was an old man in a village who was making it for his neighbours. Restaurants in Poland use cooking oil, just like anywhere else.

Work / Working in Poland in a Non-Polish Speaking Job? - How? What? (no teachers!) [16]


From 200zl a go for the classier ones (agency charges 300 and keeps 100) down to 10zl for the dregs. Ones working bars get between 50 and 100 depending on all sorts of factors, but the ones in saunas etc generally charge 20zl for a few minutes.

And people desperate enough to do it don't usually have much choice about who they do.

USA, Canada / My wife wants to return to Poland...but I want to stay in the US [155]


What is a duderu?

Life / Do Polish People steal a lot? [330]


Stealing is stealing. And most Poles who steal, steal from other Poles.


What score, why 'even' anything.?


Why do you use "y" and not 'why'? And provide a source for your nonsense that "westerners" make a "big deal" about anything.


Keep ur textspeak 2 urself, u chav.


Not all are "wonderful" and wealthy. And Poland isn't a particularly poor country. People steal anywhere. Most who steal, do it from greed, a few from necessity. Very few to "even the score".

Life / Can foreigners really understand Poles? [136]


In general I agree. With the one rider that England is a very diverse country, and the people in the suburbs of Dorking are a whole different kettle of fish to the people in, say, the North York Moors.

Law / Polish Cop Took My Car Registration :S [143]

As I understand it, in Poland it is against the law to have non-factory-fitted modifications to a car where they can affect road safety, or tints over a certain level.

People, generally ********, boy racers and low level mafia do such things, but at their own risk, and liable to be fined if caught.

It's also illegal to have furry dice or rosaries.

Life / Do you think a smoking ban would be a good thing in Polish restaurants and Bars? [217]


Not as pleasurable as a good long draw on a Marlboro.

We are all free to choose a method of suicide; why not choose one you enjoy.

Life / Do you think a smoking ban would be a good thing in Polish restaurants and Bars? [217]

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How long did you smoke for and how many a day?

Law / Polish Cop Took My Car Registration :S [143]

I'm sure you're a good safe driver, who doesn't chat on the cellphone or drink beer while at the wheel.

But should you change your mind, if you darkened your windows beyond the legal limit, who would know?

Law / Polish Cop Took My Car Registration :S [143]


So why do so many countries including the UK, US and Poland strictly regulate it?


Private space? Or a public road, driving a ton of metal with an engine.

A driver with tinted windows could be doing all sorts of things while driving and the police, whose job it is to protect the public from harm, would not be able to see.


In that case he probably doesn't want to get run over by a vodka swilling, blowjob getting, pot smoking, sandwich eating, lipstick applying, cellphone using driver, hidden behind darkened glass.


Fortunately lawmakers, judges and the police do.

Travel / Fish and Chips in Warsaw [53]


Apparently yes, but I didn't notice them.


There's a huge difference between price and value. A medium fish and chips on ul. Koszykowa is a couple of zloty more than a 'big mac meal'. I know which I'd prefer!

News / The Internet totally uncontrolled in Poland? [19]


Because you can't just pop down to the cheist and buy synthetic morphine, but you can go to the bookmaker's shop on the High Street and gamble. No reason that there should be a specific restriction relating to the internet.

Law / Company bank account in Poland - can a company use a personal bank account? [11]

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Naughty of them. That's perhaps because customers would usually go to the bank of someone they had to pay if they were paying something at the last minute and didn't have any other option!

I use Nordea who don't do that (as far as I know).

But then again, surely most clients would be paying you by transfer?

Law / Company bank account in Poland - can a company use a personal bank account? [11]


Perfect logic :-)

Though on advice from the tax office on ul. Lindley'a, I just gave the number of my personal a/c and they were happy with that. At least until they change their mind...


This isn't the norm. Which bank do you use?


Yes. This is fine. As long as you keep proper accounts of course.....

Law / Company bank account in Poland - can a company use a personal bank account? [11]


Not exactly.

I was told this by the window monkeys when I registered a business for the first couple of times.

The last time, when I checked with her boss, I found out that a Społka needs a dedicated bank account, but a Działaność does not.

So for my main activity that I do through the Spółka, I use the company a/c, for the other thing that I do as a sole trader I use only my personal account. The requirements differ according to the method by which you submit your accounts.

Law / Company bank account in Poland - can a company use a personal bank account? [11]

If the business is a sole trader, the account can be a personal one. I do this myself.

It's especially common in businesses where most of the sales are in cash.

Food / Where can I buy chickpeas in Poland? [10]


Very, but generally dried rather than tinned. The smaller kind are more popular, but you can also get the larger ones in good grocery shops.

USA, Canada / My wife wants to return to Poland...but I want to stay in the US [155]


I've heard PND is so bad it has to be experienced to be understood.

Work / Polish translation Masters in Europe [27]


A friend worked in Primary for Redbridge and had to leave after having a breakdown. She absolutely hated it.

There have been problems surrounding London schools for years, even before the William Tyndale School scandal, and it seems things aren't getting any better.

News / Poland - Third World Country?? [300]


Actually it's (according to the World Bank) an upper-middle-income country.

Work / Polish translation Masters in Europe [27]


My God, what sort of school did you work at?

We were taught formal handwriting at seven, and rapped on the knuckles with a ruler (or worse) for making mistakes.

That was about 1974, not so long ago, in a very working class industrial area with huge social problems and on the front page of all UK newspapers this week because of maladjusted children.

Work / Polish translation Masters in Europe [27]


At five years-old? That would be ambitious even for kids at a good British primary. Latin and French don't need to start until seven or eight, though some schools start languages earlier.


I have six, one started at school before the age of 8 and another two in secondary school. And not at all a good school to say the least.

Work / Polish translation Masters in Europe [27]


Many can read simple childrens books before that. A lot depends on the type (and location) of the school and the family background.

Law / How much is the maximum daily limit to withdraw zloty from ATM in PL. [14]

You'll probably have to do it in three or four visits, but that's hardly a problem.