Language / Indian-Polish Accent. :P [26]

Sounds good OP!

I was expecting your accent to be funny, like an English (US/Canada) - Indian accent.

Life / 'Turkish' Conmen on the A4/E40 Krakow-Wrocław stretch.... [25]

You should have called the police and told them that they tried robbing you (over exaggerate).

If I saw a turk on the side of the road, I would have never stopped. But that's me, I like to play it safe.

Genealogy / How common is it for other people of Polish origin to discover they are actually Jewish? [127]


Well, being jewish can help your professional life.

Genealogy / How common is it for other people of Polish origin to discover they are actually Jewish? [127]

Probably quite common as Poland had a sizable Jewish population in the past.

Life / People living in Warsaw are rootless peasants! [41]


I bet you're an angielski wiesniak.

History / An American studying medicine in the PRL 1978-1985: my story [142]

Great stories. Please continue posting more:)

How about you talk more about your experiences with "nie ma"?

Did you end up marrying a woman in Poland or did you return to the US a bachelor?

Life / Polack: A Small Minded Movie. [17]

Strange trailer.

I'll try to watch it later, if i have the time.

Law / Difference between an expat and a immigrant (or permanet resident) in Poland [41]

IMO, expats/permanent residents are people who move from a wealth country to a not so wealthy country.

Immigrants move from poor to wealthy countries.

The former prefer to be called expats/permanent residents because it sounds like they are people of a higher class, more sophisticated, wealthy, not moving to seek a better life instead moving because they can or want to.

The word immigrant often has a negative connotation (poor, dirty, desperate, refugee, etc).

Travel / Attractions in Wrocław: a Must-See List [117]

Thanks for the pics, Shawn. They bring back some nice memories. I can't wait for more from your trip.

edit:

I've always thought of this building as an eye sore.

Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

Interesting topic. I lived and worked in Poland for a few years and could never get used to the negative energy. I'm not surprised though. Most Poles have poor paying jobs and are just getting by in life with very basic things. They know life is better elsewhere and this only adds to their misery.

Jealousy is another thing I noticed in Poland. Many people are jealous and when someone has something that their neighbour/whoever doesn't have they tend to point it out in such a manner that creates jealousy.

Oh well you can find something strange in every country. Ie. Asians don't show emotions

Law / How do you get your Polish passport if you live in Poland? [17]


Delph, you're right about this law, however it is not enforced.

I sometimes show my PL passport in Poland, other times (ie when returning to canada) I show my canadian passport. If i've been in Poland for longer than 3 months, they always ask to see both of my passports. I've even asked several customs officials about this...

They've got more important things to do.


If you were born in Poland, just go to an urzad miasta (if in Poland) and they'll get one for you.

Food / Where can you buy a crockpot aka slow cooker, in Krakow? [38]

When i lived in Poland, i also couldnt find a crock pot. The other thing i couldnt find was a rice cooker.

So i just ordered them off the internet from the states/canada and when they came in i cut off the US plug and attached a euro plug. Voila!

News / HIV infected Nigerian has bitten bus ticket's controler in Cracow! [56]


To be fair, they have to put up with a lot of crap. I saw many punks give these ticket controllers a hard time. When you're asked for your ticket, show the fcuking thing and don't talk back. Simple as that. The negro probably thought he could get away without paying. I hope he goes to prison for his animalistic and dangerous behaviour.

Too bad Poland is letting more of these idiots into the country, pretty soon the country will resemble the US/UK.

Law / Why are the Poles following the Swiss Franc? [17]

I think lepper had his mortgage in francs, one of the reasons he called it quits.

USA, Canada / My story. Born In the USA - do I have a chance in Poland, my Mother Country? [69]

California and New york are the only livable places in the US in your opinion? You must be a moron if you think that.

KKK? What the hell are you talking about?

Discrimination against polish-americans? Few poles complain about this, i wonder what you did/do to attract this negative attention.

You sound like a strange person, OP.

I lived in Poland for a few years recently and i have to tell you from first hand experience, life is better in the US/Canada.

Travel / Whats your favourite Polish city and why? [132]

My vote goes to Wroclaw.

I was born there and lived/worked there for a few years recently. I only wish that Wroclaw (and the rest of Poland) was better maintained and kept cleaner looking. The stare miasto is nice but once you leave it there are many, many areas that look run down. For instance, srodmiescie has so much potential yet it is dirty/grey in appearance. Some of the cobblestone roads haven't been touched since the Breslau days (some roads were hastily patched up after the war) and the building facades are in desperate need of some renovations. Nevertheless, i love this city.

News / Andrzej Lepper committed suicide [98]

I briefly spoke with a friend from Poland about lepper. He told me that lepper was in serious debt. Apparently he bought some kind of farm and a house. The mortgage was in some foreign currency but recently the value of that currency vs the zloty did not go in his favour. Now i guess his wife has to deal with this, quite a cowardly move. RIP, anyway.

Love / Is the Polish wife the boss? [33]


In my experience and observations while living in Poland, I wouldn't say that Polish women are the "boss." They are however a little more troublesome for a man than american/canadian women.

USA, Canada / Polish-American mutilation of the Polish language [75]

Another thread by the one forumer obsessed with attempting to insult the Polish diaspora.


lol You can't even speak/read Polish, even though you've been in poland for a couple of years now. Are you jealous that a yankie of Polish descent you has probably never been to Poland can speak better Polish than a limey who has been living in Poland for a couple of years?


I agree. Those Scots should learn to speak English the proper way instead of sounding like a bum begging for money.

Seriously though, languages change as populations spread you idiot! What are you going to do next, complain about the German language in Germany vs Austria vs Switzerland? Maybe Canada vs USA vs UK vs Aus vs Ireland vs NZ vs SA? French in quebec vs France vs Africa?

What a disrespectful world we live in!

You're a joke delphi.

Food / Pancakes with cottage cheese? [40]


My family in Poland eats crepes with cottage cheese. Delicious!!!

I think there is a difference between pancakes and crepes.... Aren't crepes much thinner and nastier:)?

Life / Will Polish people be accepting that im only half polish? [63]


Who is "we"?

UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]


I live in a jewish area, i hear it all the time.

Life / Will Polish people be accepting that im only half polish? [63]

Poles are very interested in the Polish expat community and even half-Poles. You'll be quite popular, especially among the ladies.

UK, Ireland / Is UK the new cradle of antipolonism? [161]

The largest anti-polonism i've heard was from the jewish/israeli expat community. Many have not lived among or met Poles, yet are fiercely hateful of Poles and anything Polish. They teach this hate from generation to generation. It's really shocking.

Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Great pics pawian, they bring back some nice memories from the few years that I lived in wroclaw. I can't wait for the rest.

Real Estate / WOODEN HUNTERS TOWERS ON MY LAND in POLAND.....is it legal....? [59]

I would destroy it late at night or early in the morning (when the hunters are not around obviously) and then pretend you don't know anything about it.

Love / POLISH GIRLFRIEND WONT PAY HER WAY [127]


Two errors on your part:

1. choosing to date a polish chick
2. spoiling her rotten

good luck, fool

Love / Married in Poland, now wanting divorce, does she have rights to half my earnings? [67]

Get this settled OP, use that link with the free lawyers for a start.

Then, the hell out of Poland. You're wasting your time there. And the women are not as great as all these foreigners make them out to be. Capitalism has spoiled them rotten.

What did u do for a living in Poland before u became unemployed??

Love / Polish dating tips [40]


you may want to explain "ice cream" in more detail to avoid any problems on the first date...;)

News / For all Americans worried about Schengen in Poland, dont worry about it. [142]

I always had the impression that there were (maybe still the case) more brits than yanks in Poland. I do remember hearing more negative things in the media about brits than yanks though.