Life / Polish and Slavic Art [48]

Merged: Polish folklore t-shirt

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Nice photos, great job of the person who's done that!

Language / Difference between kąpać się and brać prysznic in Polish language [21]

Ależ nie ma za co! :)
Miłego uczenia się!

Your welcome!

Language / Difference between kąpać się and brać prysznic in Polish language [21]


you have lost "mogę" somewhere :P

Language / Difference between kąpać się and brać prysznic in Polish language [21]


no, but you can "kąpać się w wannIE" :)

Language / Difference between kąpać się and brać prysznic in Polish language [21]


how (Polish is my native language, but I'm curious)?

Life / Is it common for Polish people to speak English in Poland? [122]


1. aye, it should be "should of" not "off" as I've written above (my mistake)- yeah, it's common for "should've" etc.

2. having studied for both I must admit they are... different. Sure, both marks ones knowledge (or proficiency) of English (and, therefore, they are a bit similar) but they do it in a vastly different way, their approach differs. And, apparently (according to NQF) FCE equals (roughly) D-F in GCSE, CAE equals A*-C and CPE is an equivalent to A-levels... But it's really hard to compare those two exams- one is made for people for who English is a foreign language, the other one is made for its native speakers.

Life / Is it common for Polish people to speak English in Poland? [122]


oh, you don't know a lot of Poles then!
I had a "pleasure" of working with one- he bloody loved to correct everyones "should off" to "should have" etc, he passed FCE and was full of an extrementum (to put it mildly). He shut up when I've told him I've passed the English GCSE.

Study / Do any places in Poland teach people eastern languages like Farsi/Persian Arabic ... [6]


you know- you would save yourself plenty of troubles if you would just learn Tajik- same as farsi, but written in cyrilic.

Life / UK garage, do you get it in poland? [18]

would you care to provide us with name of group that represents that music style?

News / UN threatens ''Poland's windows of life" [24]

What's the upper age limit for the kids that could be placed there?
my partner's teen kids are pain in the arse...

News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]


you forgot to provide the source for that information (about driving license).
and well... if you are put off by the bureaucracy than it clearly shows how much do you desire polish citizenship. I see no problem in that, but you shouldn't complain about the lack of voting rights (in general elections).

News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]


you know- you can have 2 citizenships for quite a long time now...

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

yes, Polish kids are great in memorising the knowledge. ZZZZ* reminds you something? How does the Poland stay in the field of innovation? Is it still between Romania and Bulgaria?

*for those unfamiliar it means: Zakuć, Zdać, Zapić, Zapomnieć

Language / Ambulans displacing karetka - similar meaning of different Polish words? [19]

@up
not "cizia" "babka" "kociak" or "laska" but lachon ;)

News / Is Kinga Duda of Poland the most beautiful first-daughter of the world? [50]

sorry, but she has an average look (or even below)

Language / Am I being detained? Equivalent phrase in Polish language. [11]

I dare to disagree. :)

News / Boom for food exports from Poland [17]


Why?

By supporting shia muslims sunnis are getting weaker. I'd rather prefer them to fight with each other :)


You have little knowledge about biology, don't you?


People, as a specie, would get nowhere without modifying it's food. All what you eat now (even that idiotic "organic" food) is genetically modified one way or another. remember- selective breeding is also a kind of modification. Every plant we eat now, every animal we keep- all of them have been modified on a genetic level. Sure, during a rather costy, long and not-very effective process, but still.

btw, do you like seedless grapes, watermelons or red grapefruits?


yeah yeah yeah. Sure *wink* *wink*

UK, Ireland / Polish community in the UK: are you happy? [46]


Well... I'm, in general, happy. Although, to be honest, without explaining one's definition of happiness it's really hard to say anything. But yeah, I've got most of the things I wish to have, I'm still better off than most humanity ever was.


Well... Once (and only once) I have been told (directly in face) that I came here to steal jobs and that Polish food is crap. It was strange, because it took place in so called "Polish Shop" o.O


I work in a food factory, on some shifts Poles account for 50% of people there, so it would be almost impossible not to communicate/meet/socialize with them. After work, however, I hardly see much point. Most people my age are either married, or works 12 hours shifts so there is little time (not to mention that I am not a very sociable person ;)).


Currently I live with a naturalized Ukrainian-born British citizen, a Bulgarian one and a (lovely) Scottish chick.
But as I've stated- I'm not really sociable person, I'm fine in my own company. However, to be honest, I sometimes do go out with workmates for a pint or two- than I don't care about their nationality.


Yes, usually- yes.
I sometimes feel a bit awkward when someone asks me "Are you going home for holidays?". WTF, if man chooses to live in a country for over a decade, it becomes his home. Also, some people (not too many) clearly have some problems with immigrants (truth to be said- some of those problems are valid, others are just whinging).

But yeah, I do consider Britain (or to be more specific: The North) to be my (new) home (that, altogether with higher-than-my-polish-workmates knowledge of local customs and history, and altogether with the fact that I've took the oath to the Queenie means that for many I'm not a "true Pole" anymore, some idiots even used term Volksdeutsche /Folkenglish ;)?/)


yes, I did. Couple of years ago.
I've passed test (really easy... and out-of-date /it wasn't updated with data from the last census yet/), filled all documents, provided HO with all data and information it needed (damn... I've even took detailed bank account history /with all transaction, going back over 6 years, on it/ got it stamped and dated by bank and I've sent it to HO), took the Oath and got papers. With me there was 4 people (two arabic-speaking guys, one gurkha and one indian woman).

If anything will go as I've planned, I'll apply to join TA soon (I wish to be a local pig in dpm, also known as RMP- but even normal infantryman would be fine)

News / Boom for food exports from Poland [17]


clearly, the first sign of inbreeding is loss of hearing and lowering cognitive skill (amongst humans I mean), right?

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

They are no chances of Lviv "going back to Poland".
Poland already has problems with its economy; getting eastern Ukraine lands would bring even more problems (economical and social).

Life / Foreigners in Poland: migrants, immigrants and expats [13]

migrant- either immigrant or emigrant or a member of internal migration (i.e. within the same country).
expat = emigrant (like: British expat living in PL= emigrant from Britain living in Poland).

it certainly doesn't sound that hard, does it?

UK, Ireland / Are Poles in UK really that big of a deal? [112]

LOL indeed.
First- people would have to vote for UK leaving UE. Sure, more Daily Mail and Sun articles about "evil EU" and it may happen. or may not.

Beside- even if there would be a "yes" vote, it will take years to actually leave EU. It's not a matter of weeks.

Thirdly- even if aforementioned conditions will be met- nobody will be able to (legally) sent legal immigrants to their countries of origin.

And on the end: yes, it would be an awesome thing. maybe all those bloody British oaps would be sent back home from Spain. I'm sure UK will be able to accommodate them ;)

Love / Polish girlfriend told me we cant have sex because I'm not religious [40]

There is plenty more fish in the sea.
Stop wasting your time with her; she is either not interested with you sexually, or she is a religious nut.

News / Korwin Mikke: re-badged American Jews pushing Poland into war [33]


hah, you have discovered us!
Mosze Ibrachim Goldbergstein

;)

UK, Ireland / A man from Poland stole Britain's secret nuclear submarine documents to sell to his government. [16]

1. you're or you are, not "your"
2. ? and what else could the government do? those documents had nothing that could benefit Poland. are you against extradition?

Genealogy / How to legally change your name in Poland? [15]

@thesipguy

I once saw that you can change your name in Poland if its not Polish enough, does anyone know how its done?

You can change the surname if it doesn't sound Polish to it's Polish equivalent (like: from Schwarz into Szwarc or Kubitz into Kubic(ki)). You need to go to UPC, they will tell you what to do. When I've changed mine (to the name and surname I'm using, I have got 2 citizenships) I had to get a "proper" translation of my deed poll (40 pln), fill the application out (including a short novel about "why do you wan't to change your name")- that cost me about 34 pln, before submitting the form I had also to get a full copy of my birth certificate (odpis pelny aktu urodzenia)- which cost me about 35 pln, than I got my (foreign) passport photocopied as well as my driving licence, all the forms were submitted and within the couple of weeks I got a decision that my name was changed, that they've send papers to amend my (original) birth certificate.

Language / "-ska" Polish last name different from "-ski"? [15]


actually, a deed poll costs nothing. you can write one for yourself on any bit of paper- as long as you cease to use your old name and start using the new one and you will have witness' signature on it.

Related:

Surnames of Polish names ending with an "a"


Surnames ending with an "a" suggest that they are being referred to a female. So when you say:

Mr. Kowalski - it is referred to a male Kowalski
Ms. Kowalska - it refers to female Kowalska

Other than that it doesn't have any special meaning.

UK, Ireland / Why English do not like Polish? [417]

haha, it would be hard to find more ignorant people than Brits (with some exceptions, naturally). And it wouldn't hurt you to learn a foreign language (not necessary Polish, as you are clearly too limited for that).

And about integration: you can complain about Poles "not integrating well enough" when Brits living in Spain (how many of your kind flooded Spain) and other countries. yeah, Brits are integrating well my arse

UK, Ireland / Why English do not like Polish? [417]


I'm in relationship with Scottish lady; I've changed, after naturalization, my name and surname to something easier for Anglophones (because half of them are unable to even rewrite it properly from one piece of paper to another).

Life / Whats with going to sauna naked in Poland? [41]


you are aware that when your gym instructor said that you have to warm up he didn't mean like that? you need to use your muscles, as many as possible.


although i haven't seem anyone in speedos for quite a long time (God thanks!) I hate swimming trunks (the "USA Style"). sorry, but swimming in defacto shorts isn't nice. I prefer something that resemble boxers.

and about clothing: if you are in men's only sauna, you can either be naked (the best thing to do) or have a towel on top of your laps. Wearing any kind of underwear highly limits the air circulation.