Food / Butternut Squash in Poland [13]

Something I've never used. There's a good Chinese shop near the bottom end of ul. Poznanska. If they don't stock it, they might know somewhere that does.

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If it's the same stuff that's called Chinese Leaves in the UK, I've seen it in big supermarkets.

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


Quite. There could be a good thread here but the title is inflammatory.

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

1jola

I agree. I've personally noticed no difference in this matter between UK and PL, and a recent survey showed Warsaw as one of the European capitals where a lost wallet is most likely to be returned with the money still in it.

A related issue, better in another thread, is the idea in PL that if something doesn't have a specific owner (e.g.state or communal property) then it belongs to nobody rather than everybody and is fair game to either take or neglect.

Work / Poland is headhunting seriously in IT, Finance and HR. [41]


Poland is definitely in the middle of a crisis. A few firms are recruiting, but generally as part of a cost saving package, firing people who won't take a pay cut and hiring cheaper people. In finance and IT there are some very specific roles that companies are looking for - in Sales and Marketing, things are desperate.

Food / Butternut Squash in Poland [13]

polkamaniac

It would be except they don't grow much squash here in Poland, and the farmers are only allowed to (or supposed to) sell things they've grown themselves unless they do a lot of expensive paperwork. Planting squash in the hope of selling it would be too risky for most farmers who do the markets.

It would be great to see it more often.

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


That's the opposite of what happened - in UK it has been disastrous to pub culture.

Love / I want my Polish gf to live with me but she says life here is too hard [31]


I know the shop you mean - it is excellent. There is a real market for artisan bakeries here and the startup costs don't have to be high.

Life / Polish prank phone calls [5]

This one's quite well-known here in PL:

Life / Metal scene in Poland [39]

I agree - I can't tell the difference between one ' song' and the next, let alone any difference between the bands.

Thomas Karlsson and Therion (I suppose they're metal) do some interesting stuff (when you can actually make out Karlsson's lyrics), but so much of it is just grinding assonance.

News / Too much change in Poland?! [25]


Me too, but the (albeit subtle) effect on the inflation rate means that countries hang on to very small coins for as long as they can.

I save mine and give them to charity collections.

Food / Butternut Squash in Poland [13]


The half of Polna that's north of al. Armia Ludowa running from their to pl. Politechniki. Very close to the southern entrance to metro Politechnika - if you come out of the metro by the huge office block, it's behind that. The market is a seventies building with a discotheque upstairs.

It's a curious place. Nowadays big supermarkets have most of the things people need and MiniEuropa has plenty of exotic stuff, but during the PRL (and a few years after) that was the only place to get certain imported things.

Even ten years ago I remember seeing Americans (looking furtive because apparently they're not allowed to back home) buying Cuban cigars, and foreign diplomats buying exotic fruit and vegetables.

It isn't as good as it was, but is still the best bet for something like that.

News / Should Poland Remove Visa Restrictions? [285]


I appear in that film, fairly early on! In the crowd scene playing an anti-nuclear demonstrator.

Language / "Zaraz wracam" - Why not "zaraz wrócę" ? [32]


Most people see it as three or four tenses with different aspects and voices.

News / Should Poland Remove Visa Restrictions? [285]

So come on, what do you mean by


It is a meaningless term.

News / Should Poland Remove Visa Restrictions? [285]


More unproven statements....

Perhaps you could cite an official source for that?

News / Should Poland Remove Visa Restrictions? [285]

I don't know what you mean by "flooded" - sounds deliberately racist to me.

I'm from the UK, my home city is one of the most multicultural places in Europe.

Food / Butternut Squash in Poland [13]

That's the place. The ground floor has two parts - if I remember correctly there's a posh greengrocers in each one and it's worth checking out the basement. Though lately there seems to be a lot of change there so it's anybody's guess.

It isn't as good as it used to be a few years ago, before big supermarkets started to appear, but it's still ok for finding unusual foods.

News / Should Poland Remove Visa Restrictions? [285]


Proven?

How so?

News / Should Poland Remove Visa Restrictions? [285]


In what way? There's already immigration here. And there are no visa restrictions for EU citizens.

News / Should Poland Remove Visa Restrictions? [285]


If they're Slovak citizens, then it does.

News / Should Poland Remove Visa Restrictions? [285]


Aren't you trying to do just that?

Remember there are several million people with dark skin and from developing couintries who have an absolute right to live in PL, no visas, no requirements, by virtue of being citizens of an EU member state. The same right to be here as a Pole, and more right than you, assuming you're from outside the EU (you still won't say).

Has it caused a stampede of immigration?

USA, Canada / Differences in How Polish People Raise a Child and How Americans Raise a Child [149]


And some (including humans) sadly crush or suffocate them while they're sleeping.

Language / I want to learn Polish. Where to start? [180]


A lot of people originally from other countries on this forum live here and many need to speak Polish far more often than they speak their first language!

Food / Butternut Squash in Poland [13]

Try Polna Market. Plenty of exotic things are available there, and I've certainly seen Tykwa.

News / Should Poland Remove Visa Restrictions? [285]


Actually most governments of countries with significant immigrant populations do. The UK certainly does. You might be surprised which ethnic group has the lowest crime rates.


Aha, so wicked governments are conspiring to prove you wrong!


I assume you've done this then...


Who's everyone?

News / Should Poland Remove Visa Restrictions? [285]

jarnowa

Can you actually cite an official statistic showing that 80-90% of murders in multicultural countries (with fewer than 80-90% black populations) are committed by black people?

Or are you just being racist about people with (slightly) darker skin than yourself?

Food / Mother of all hangovers....Polish Beer! [71]


Mintaj, in Polish. Though I understand that some UK supermarkets are calling it something else due to the name sounding like 'bollock' which housewives don't like asking for.

Personally I don't much like mainstream Polish beer. Flavourless, gassy and full of chemicals, each brand pretty well identical. The only one I like to drink is Ciechan, unpasteurised and with real flavour, although it's 6 or 7%.

UK, Ireland / WHAT IS SO SPECIAL LIVING IN U.K [90]

"What's so special about living in the UK?"

For Poles, the British Isles are the only English-speaking countries which welcome them with open arms.

No Green Card lotteries (assuming Poles are eligible this year), no immigration points system, no threat of deportation or detention centres, no demeaning questions at the airport.

That's unique, therefore special.

History / Polish hatred towards Jews... [1290]

Ogien

It isn't a very tactful title, though I notice you haven't suggested an alternative.

For reference, since it's 25 pages ago, here's the original post:

Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]

I was surprised, and didn't ask him/her how they arrived at the figure. I don't know if it's for public consumption or just internal statistics for policymaking.