Genealogy / Trying to locate my grandparents names, where to start the search? [19]


your father's birth certificate should have: name of father and name of mother (and possibly her maiden name).

Love / ARE POLISH WOMEN CATTY...? [75]

Please consider that some members choose not to post very often. they may or may not be lurking. insulting a member whether he/she is online/posting or not is hardly right.

how would you like it if u left the forum for a period and came back to find a number of insults aimed at you.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


a very odd looking glass table with a central part for an umbrella.

News / Weekend of carnage as 41 people lose their lives on Poland's roads [44]


the roads are getting better, but very slowly. a better road does not make a better driver though. these days you have the same idiot in a faster car on what he thinks is a faster road. many of the new roads are within the city boundary here.


put it this way. i know my around the Polish court system and i've never been the accused

the way drivers ignore pedestrian crossings, chance it at red lights, overtake, etc is beyond stupidity.

those who plan the roads appear clueless too.

Genealogy / I need help finding addresses in Warsaw. [11]

keep any letters short and to the point... include an e-mail address... maybe include a copy of a family photo, which includes someone they might recognize, so they know u are serious.

some folks might take a week or two before replying, some never do.

the problem with genealogy/family history is that u care, but perhaps the other party doesn't.

one of the posters on the forum might do a translation 4 u... just ask.

Genealogy / Trying to locate my grandparents names, where to start the search? [19]


we need more info.

what do you already know ? Where have you looked ?

if you offer nothing then i'm afraid we can't help.

i'm a little confused though. your paternal grandparents would have the same surname as u, yes/no.

History / When will you Poles give back German land and the cities which you robbed? [557]

This must explain why the second largest group of non-Germans in Berlin is Polish.

As was mentioned earlier no-one has to give anything back. Especially when people have freedom of movement.

I have noticed that German Language is almost as important/popular as English with regard to school pupils.

It is now an open Europe with a common people whose only border is language.

Travel / How available is internet/wifi in Poland? [24]


make friends with the guy next door... make sure u are left alone for five minutes... copy the WEP key from his control box (there is usually a sticker with the number on it)... and bob's your uncle.

History / When will you Poles give back German land and the cities which you robbed? [557]

this is a german eagle in wroclaw/breslau:

sepolno.wroclaw.pl/index.php?go=foto|lot

Genealogy / Consavage, Kunczewitz, Kuncewicz family. Please help me with my ancestry... [6]

in the past the Polish people held on to their identity whoever was in charge (as they do these days)

keep in mind that the borders have changed a few times and what was Poland may not be Poland now.

Please, read up on it as it will give insight to your family.

Genealogy / Consavage, Kunczewitz, Kuncewicz family. Please help me with my ancestry... [6]


No, it simply means a time when Russia had control.

check wikipedia for Polish history and the times of Polish Partition.

Life / You are Polish if... [433]


No, they wear skirts and that's why they complain.

must have something to do with finding the right shade of rajstopy to go with tartan.

Genealogy / Mixed-Blood Poles in America (Do we count?) [118]


Register with the forum... don't sign in as guest.

in the box marked 'are u willing to hand over your soul' choose yes.

Life / What's the going (bribe) rate to avoid a speeding ticket in Poland? [24]

unfortunately.

Life / What's the going (bribe) rate to avoid a speeding ticket in Poland? [24]


they wouldn't take it. it's like a million-pound note... no-one has change for it. or it's a forgery

Work / Self employed teacher, what do you think about this? [9]


he doesn't want to pay your ZUS .... maybe

News / Poland's budget problems = Polish funerals [27]


nothing wrong with a little help along the way. the uk has been paying for kids for 50 years or more.

News / Poland's budget problems = Polish funerals [27]


new born kiddies get about 1,000zl already.

it's seems one is worth more when dead.

Law / Tax calculator (netto/brutto earnings) in Poland? [10]

zus.pl/default.asp?id=35&p=1

not tax, but related: ZUS

Life / Haircut for men in Wroclaw [11]


i use a small place on Henryka Probusa. two minutes from Park Plaza Hotel.

USA, Canada / Feminine surname endings in America? [48]


i would imagine that it was automatic to give one name to all family members... based on the husband, father, senior male.
if Americans don't or didn't use the Polish system then the compromise is as above.
however, the rule is probably written in law.

genealogy.com
ancestry.com
ellis island records .....may have the answer.

Real Estate / Noise levels from a building site in Poland [11]


if u have after hours noise:

the building is behind schedule

it's workies making extra cash by working their second job of the day

it's people moving in and having the place fitted out.

either talk to the site manager or phone/write to the local authority

Life / Haircut for men in Wroclaw [11]


there are loads of barbers. they are just not in the centre of town.

a regular haircut (non-salon) should cost 15 - 20 zl.

i've been going to the same place for twenty years and i still don't know which street it's on :)

Genealogy / Jankowice Town in Poland - records [77]

grandfather. but i guess u knew that. it's baby talk.

Life / Polish people and Politeness [84]


it does happen

worse is when there is a stooge planted in the queue and then someone comes along with a full trolly and plants themselves in front of you.

when it comes to queues some are polite and some take the pi$$.

News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]


i got my name on the board...for a second..... 180

Life / Why Aren't The Shops in Poland Open on Sundays? [82]


as i have mentioned some shops are open. profit for some comes first.

Life / Why Aren't The Shops in Poland Open on Sundays? [82]

i've just been out 4 ciggies. my local -abka was open.

Life / Why Aren't The Shops in Poland Open on Sundays? [82]

look for a Zabka shop. they usually have an agreement with each other as to which is open and when. at least that's the case in these parts.

UK, Ireland / Ive been in the UK for 6 days to relocate and im going back to Poland. [281]

i spent a couple of weeks in Newcastle/Gateshead last year. in my younger days it was going through 1960's post-war regeneration, but with it's local industry at that time it was not an impressive place.

Now the old shipbuilding and coal mining have gone, a new regeneration has taken place and now it's a good place to be. but of course the locals still have things to complain about.

as a reflection of modern times the number of shops with shutters (and graffiti) seems to be growing. and yet the parks and gardens seem well kept. youth and their freedom to do as they please (in a negative way) seems to me to be the real problem.

i'm not planning on going back to the UK, but i can see that to start again over there one would need confidence and a healthy bank account.