Food / What a typical Polish family eats. How do they prepare food and who cooks at home? [37]

Misery...
Polish recipies are misery you say?
For those who can't cook very well.
Mizeria is fine but fresh cucumbers with something like cheese or ham or other bacon or even eggs are also good if you lack of some minerals.

:D

Food / What a typical Polish family eats. How do they prepare food and who cooks at home? [37]

I like various food.
for breakfast: cereals, (many kinds) and dark bread + many types of cheese or jam at breakfast, sometimes eggs and bread...
for dinner: soups, (all kinds, especially tomatoe soup which is my favourite) pasta with green vegetables, noodles with chicken, meatballs, cutlets, rice with apples and cinnamone, fishes, potatoes, cabbage, beetroots, green vegetables, and so on...

for supper: sanwiches, tomatoes with onion and basil, pancakes, pizza (sometimes) or other deliciousness from exotic restaurants.
Young Poles make food at home but their recipies are often a mistery. Some prefer to order food in restaurants.
My favourite Polish meal is: fish and chips although it's not traditionally very Polish. Why? Because it's very tasty, very healthy and very spicy. You can make a piece of culinary art having just some ingredients.

I don't know if food changes form area to area. I guess so.

History / I want to meet Lech Walesa, can anyone help me? [29]

Because his son had a serious accident recently.

History / I want to meet Lech Walesa, can anyone help me? [29]

It's not the best moment to meet him I guess.

Life / Can any young Poles can still speak Russian [25]

I speak Russian. It's great. J remember a lot from primary school. I also had Russian at high school. The language is great and easy to learn for Polish.

It's a bit strange that it's not taugh at schools as often as in the past. Russian literature is amazing and sooo interesting. It's just of the reasons to learn the language.

Language / What to say when answering phone in Polish? [10]

Answering?
"Cześć", "No cześć", "Hej", or "Hejka".
:)


No, I just say "Dzień dobry".
:)

Love / Was the strict Polish family the reason for our break-up? [20]

Emm, you know, family shapes values in many ways, but, the most important values are inside us. They do not dependable on upbringing. They are shaped by character. And what it is: religion/God, work, family, children, tolerance, joy, happiness, sport (lol), country, culture, independence, whatever, it's a different story...

Good night.
:)

Love / Was the strict Polish family the reason for our break-up? [20]

Why do you think I am naive?
I am not naive.
I believe in tolerance. Tolerance is a value. I don't like racism.
If I wanted to be with a cool African or French African... etc, I would do this, is it so strange to understand?

Love / Was the strict Polish family the reason for our break-up? [20]

I think Polish traditions have not much to do with it.
She just made her decision based on something you don't understand yet.
Did you ask her what was the real reason?
It's just a first safe excuse that came to her mind I think.
Anyway, good luck with other girlfriend.
:)

Work / Job opportunities with Hungarian-Swedish-English languages in Poland? [51]

Yes, I agree with you.
It's a place where live a lot of retired and old people. Many young around 20-30 go away from Bydgoszcz to bigger cities in Poland or abroad.

Work / Job opportunities with Hungarian-Swedish-English languages in Poland? [51]

Delphiandomine

Bydgoszcz is not a small city.
It's 8th largest city in Poland, the population is 358 thousands habitants.
There are many English language schools, two English colleages, that's probably the reason why you can have an impression that it's screaming for foreigners.

Love / Polish girls, how are they when they are in love? [86]

Yes, with him who is supposed to be a lover.
:)

Love / Polish girls, how are they when they are in love? [86]

It's not understandable for me.
Woman feels good with a decent guy, not necesserily in a decent place.

Love / Polish girls, how are they when they are in love? [86]

You may.
Based on observations, exchanging experiences with people, womens gossiping, mens gossiping, opportunities of getting sexy lingerie and sexy clothes everywhere, fantasies, erotic films, aphrodisiacs, food and so on.

:D
Arranging a scenery to follow fantasies and dreams is fine, but of course we won't go to far, will we?

Love / Polish girls, how are they when they are in love? [86]

Is it a question Seanus?
I guess yes.

Love / Polish girls, how are they when they are in love? [86]

Independent, taking care about their own space, having their own plans and life, caring, often jealous, understanding, flexible, naive - these ones who are overromantic, demanding, sometimes wicked, if necessary, ambitious. Some like challenges, some have high expectations, for sure very often good partners and good lovers.

Oh, difficult to understand because men don't listen to them. If they do, they don't often know what the women really wants to say.

If people are open to each other and their need, desires, whatever, dreams, etc, the relation might be built in a quite fascinating way.
But, really, the two worlds, males and females are so different that saying anything in general does not make a big sense.
Life shows truth about people's relations.

Love / I like a Polish guy - does he like me - what are Polish men like to women [18]

If man wants to be with a woman he finds interesting he will do everything. If he seems not to know, is reluctant and stretches things in time so you are confused and unsured it simply means that the chance is really very small.

Language / Polish past tense of chodzic/ jezdzic? [23]

Emm,,,
:) look
to go: iść, chodzić
Wczoraj (Yesterday) poszłam (I went) do kina (to the cinema).
better: I was in the cinema yesterday. (Wczoraj byłam w kinie.)
Szłam (sounds strange) to the cinema 15 minutes (I was going to the movies 15 minutes).
Forget about szedłem/szłam.
Poszłam/Poszedłem is OK.

News / Andrzej Lepper committed suicide [98]

A person who commits suicide usually leaves a letter. His son is ill.
He knew many secrets, not only about CIA prisons.
I suspect he was killed.

Language / Polish past tense of chodzic/ jezdzic? [23]

Hi!
Poszedłem (maculin genre)/Poszłam (feminine genre) is alike : I went (past simple), example: I went there (Poszłam tam).
"I used to go" will be in Polish: chodziłem (m. genre)/ chodziłam (f. genre). It's a past.
"I used to swim... Pływałem/Pływałam:We use past tense in Polish to express it, English language treats it as a habit.

"I used to play volleyball when I was a child". Grałam w siatkówkę kiedy byłam dzieckiem.
And so on...

Hope it helps.

History / Writing a book: Occupations in the 1st half of the 20th century. [6]

A watchmaker is better than a welder.
Waleria, a watchmaker... sounds perfect for me.....
:)

Life / Mental health problem or one of the grieving stages? Death and denial in Poland. [93]

The thing you should do first is to focus on a word "delusion", not "paranoia" or "mental illness".
You're on a good way. Somebody must convince her about her "false view" at that fact.
Try to do it. Also keep on saying: "He died". She must believe in it at least. Her immediate family should do the same.

As for medicals, therapies, doctors, I don't know what to advice you.
:)

Life / Mental health problem or one of the grieving stages? Death and denial in Poland. [93]

BritinPoland
I think she has paranoia, which is very difficult to recognize.
Try to find some infos about healing the disorder. Things people write about it are pretty interesting.

Life / Mental health problem or one of the grieving stages? Death and denial in Poland. [93]

I'm almost sure a part of her knows he died.
100% assured? It's hard to believe.

Life / Mental health problem or one of the grieving stages? Death and denial in Poland. [93]


Cool :)


No, I don't. I feel it's her way of seeking privacy, recovering and finding a solution without help.
How do you know she harms herself? When people believe Jesus will help them it's OK for them. It's not OK for those who don't. In other words: when somebody is convinced that he/she is right rather won't take into consideration somebody else thinks he/she might not be. That's why I said he makes a mistake, because he sees their "wrong way" which is not giving her a proper treatment.

How often do you say to your friends "Stop smoking, drinking, whatever. It's bad for you." I mean, I can't really understand why the person should be taken to a doctor. Health is a very personal matter.

Especially mental.
Is it too obvious? I guess so.

Life / Mental health problem or one of the grieving stages? Death and denial in Poland. [93]

Llamatic
Oh, isn't she?
She eats, works, sleeps, has friends who care for her.
The only thing BritinPoland finds "sick" is her strange denial of her father's death.
I agree with people who say times heals.

Life / Mental health problem or one of the grieving stages? Death and denial in Poland. [93]

If I had a friend, who wanted to help me or to see a doctor, I would say to him/her: "Get away from my life." I don't feel I need it from you, because I am an adult person and I look after myself. She is too gentle to tell you what she thinks.

I am stubborn myself and I know what I feel when anybody suggests me what I should do. Sometimes I am even able to do what people want me to, but deep inside I have my own opinion.

Ask her: "What does it mean for you he lives?" Don't tell her: "He died." because she will probably answer to you: "No, he lives."

And what will happen then? Nothing... She will stay by her opinion, you will be confused again.
Sorry, but I guess you are making a mistake wanting to support her.
I am sure she appreciates it thought.
You expect her to come back to normality. Can't you see that she knows better than you? Who is right? You, she, her family... other people?

Discuss with her the issue...What will she tell you?
OMG, I would answer if I were her: From a logical point of view I can prove you he is still alive, when I will be ready to realise he died, I will inform you.

Life / Mental health problem or one of the grieving stages? Death and denial in Poland. [93]

BritinPoland
OK, I see it's 2,5 years.
She reckons he lives.
Why do you want her to realise he is dead?

Life / Mental health problem or one of the grieving stages? Death and denial in Poland. [93]

BritinPoland
Fine.
Emotional grief lasts around a year.
During the time people are able to hear dead persons' voices.
This is their reaction to a pain, loss and longing.
If it will last longer that a year you can seek for a professional help for help. It just seven months. She is allowed to feel what she wants.

Till this time I think and hope your friend will be 100% healthy.

Life / Mental health problem or one of the grieving stages? Death and denial in Poland. [93]

BritinPoland
Listen, sometimes people just go in a sphere of illusion, because their brain needs it.
If you want to help her, I would start think over your attitude.
You are a couple, aren't you? I think she doesn't want Your help.
If she will want, if she will need it, she will go to the doctor.
I don't think she will do this after so long time.
If her family and she trust a God will help her, the best option for you is to believe in it too.
Good luck for her and for you.
:)