UK, Ireland / Polish opinion of England as a country and the English nation [64]

Well, I've only met several English folks, and have been in England while travelling to Scotland, so actually there's not much to say apart from English accent being easier to understand that Scottish one (but I don't mind and treat it as some kind of challenge).

News / What's the stupidest question asked about Poland? [414]

Well, nobody asks me about Poland. So, I've got nothing to say :)

Travel / Hometown / Vacation pictures Poland [201]

Grodków - derelict Protestant church
Grodków - St. Michael Archangel's church


No, it's a solid job by a construction professional. Year (probably) 1906-1908.

Gross-Rosen concentration camp gate.
The Gross-Rosen quarry.

Life / Are you too selfish to leave Poland? [22]


Well, I couldn't find a job for 2 years, so I'm not that needed in my beloved country that badly, am I ?

Life / Prices of cars in Poland? [88]


Nope. Speed camera takes a picture of number plate of your car. Driver has nothing to do with that - it's the owner who has to pay the fine.

USA, Canada / CULTURE SHOCK! (of my Polish finance who visited the US) [210]


Well then, it appears that some shops charge for plastic bags and some don't.


Yeah, it's a good thing, my family uses bags made of strong fibre, so no amount of shoppings can be scary (especially for my mum).

USA, Canada / CULTURE SHOCK! (of my Polish finance who visited the US) [210]


Just like you have to in Poland.

USA, Canada / CULTURE SHOCK! (of my Polish finance who visited the US) [210]


Here's an answer for your 'hamster question', Hueg.

USA, Canada / CULTURE SHOCK! (of my Polish finance who visited the US) [210]


Well, don't think they care, though.


But that feature is absolutely worth introducing in Poland.

USA, Canada / CULTURE SHOCK! (of my Polish finance who visited the US) [210]

Well, you should buy him a very dark sunglasses. After a while give him a bit lighter ones. And so on. Perhaps that'll attenuate the whole culture shock :)

Genealogy / Winskowski surname [4]

I tried 'Wińskowski', but there are only Winskowskis who pop out if you google it... Many Germans and some other nationalities (I suppose with Polish descent) with that name as well.

Work / Want to live and work in Poland, but it is not possible? [19]

Well, perhaps one of the reasons is he doesn't want to face his own or/and his wife's family - after all he left his spouse, let alone for a foreigner, what in Poland may be still a cause for a massive condemnation.


Some time ago (two years or something), there was introduced a law in Poland, that forbids prosecuting for partner's debts (I don't know whether it applies in that case, though). I'm not an expert, but I guess that she can go back to Poland without any fear for being prosecuted.

Work / Want to live and work in Poland, but it is not possible? [19]

Well, if I had a woman and a good job here I wouldn't like to come back. And it's strange that he's been living in the UK for 7 years, has a British partner and you still face a language barrier in contacts wit him.

Welcome to PL Forums.

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]

The community I live in in Poland, recycles glass, paper and plastic, as well as ''large'' rubbish (i.e. old tellys, fridges, etc). We're very often visited by private scrap metal collectors (''zlomiarze'' :)). There's been also a sewage system being introduced (very slowly, however), so that the people won't have to collect their waste water and sewage in cesspits (many of them without bottom, so dirty water soaks in soil and possibly contaminates groundwater), and I hope that it'll improve water quality in our local rivers.

Life / Favourite Polish movies? [107]


THE red-head :) ?

Love / Polish girls attitudes towards sex. [568]


I don't have anything to prove. I'm just referring to his constant stressing that he's a good muslim and to constant pouring scorn on Poles by him. I just think there's some contradiction in it, isn't it ?

Love / Polish girls attitudes towards sex. [568]


Allah told you these statistics ?

UK, Ireland / Polish Beer In The UK [98]

I was watching 'Pulling' on the Beeb last Thursday - and guess what - one of the characters bought a pallet of 'Tyskie' for her b-day party :)

Love / Tonight, I'm asking my Polish girlfriend if she'll marry me [36]


Well, as we say in Poland 'Sometimes you're on the cart, sometimes under' (it doesn't have anything to do with alcohol)

Love / Tonight, I'm asking my Polish girlfriend if she'll marry me [36]

Well, I wish you luck. Apparently I've been running out of it recently, so at least someone another will be more fortunate than me.

Love / Why do Polish women prefer foreigners for boyfriends and husbands? [418]


Hmmm, I find it a little >distracting< taking shower during sex, but maybe I'm just wrong :)

Love / Why do Polish women prefer foreigners for boyfriends and husbands? [418]

Oh, well. Not much prospects for succeeding there. Maybe it's time to shuffle off this mortal coil in some stylish way ?

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Life / Winter in Poland? [160]

But anyway, I could literally observe revolution of winter in Poland - when I was a schoolboy, winters there were severe and full of snow, even rivers were freezig over, so that you could skate on them. Now, winters are rather wet and much warmer - snow is able to last for several days until it melts down due to temperatures above zero Celsius. But often in the end of January and in February, and also March temperatures tend to fall preety low below zero, with only little amounts of snow, so it becomes really nasty then. I just add that I live in the South-Western part of Poland.

Language / The Polish language - it's bloody hard! [210]


Now I know why so few people learn Polish :(

Language / Polish Past Tense [47]

It's the easiest way to deal with things by having a chip on your shoulder. You seem to me as a person who would never admit she commited a mistake. You call everybody 'grumbling just for grumbling' instead. I admit - I was wrong thinking you were a Polish teacher. Sorry for the offence.

PS. Regardless of your remarks I still think you're doing a good job by teaching Polish to non-Polish.

Bartolome out.

Language / Polish Past Tense [47]

Nice one Bart...it's becoming a regular thing! Corrections added! Perhaps you could become her proof reader or something - Beta tester of Polish grammar :) I'll need some strong armour :)

Okay, then name these mistakes correctly. You're a Polish teacher, and I'm just a grumbling engineer after all :P

Language / Polish Past Tense [47]


I know, I know, I'm a dull Polish git, who has to have his fingers in every pie, but please again, don't teach your English pupils ortographic mistakes :)

Gdzie (ty) zaśpiewałeś/zaśpiewałaś/śpiewałeś/śpiewałaś tę piosenkę wczoraj?

(Ty) nie zaśpiewałeś/zaśpiewałaś/śpiewałeś/śpiewałaś TEJ piosenki wczoraj. - remember the declination :)

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Język_polski#Wymiany_g.C5.82oskowe

Food / What's your favorite Polish beer? [870]

OK, Tyskie.
Where are those times gone, when even small towns had their own breweries ? Before the II WW, for instance, there were breweries in Opole, Grodków (however those towns were still within German Reich). It's a pity that those factories lay in ruins now.