Travel / Restaurant reviews in Poland. [86]

KRAKÓW / CRACOW
I see that you recommend restaurants not connected to the Polish cuisine.
I think that for foreigners who would like to get accustomed to the Polish culture, Polish cuisine should be essential. I could recommend restaurants such as Chłopskie Jadło, U Babci Maliny or Miód i Malina in Cracow. Every foreigner I have known was delighted with food in those places.

There is definitely too much bars that serve burgers, pizzas, kebabs which may be harmful to real, Polish restaurants.

Work / Pros and Cons of studying for a Semester in Krakow [8]

I've lived in Krakow for 4 years, studying and working, and I highly recommend this city. It's very student friendly; actually, sometimes people refer to Krakow as "the student city". The prices in many places, like museums, clubs, restaurants, or even the bus tickets are cheaper for students. The con is definitely quite expensive accomodation, but that would be it :) other aspects of studying here are advantageous.

I bet you will enjoy it. Have fun!

Language / How to lead conversations with older people? (Polish course participant) [5]

At first, you have to be polite and use Pan/Pani, but I think that sooner or later your Polish course teacher would offer you to call him/her by their name.

In many language schools the atmosphere is quite relaxed and teachers treat students as equals - it is easier to focus and learn things when everyone is friendly.

In shops / buses / restaurants you should definitely use Pan/Pani to people older than you.
Have fun in Poland!

Language / Free Polish Lessons On-line, looking for websites? [14]

Hi,

I teach Polish and I used many books and materials; I could advise you to check out the book I used with my students: polskikrokpokroku.pl.

Here are some sample lessons, and of course if you liked the book, you could buy it via the Internet.

Best regards and good luck with your Polish!

P.S. Why did you choose Cracow?

Language / Free Polish Lessons On-line, looking for websites? [14]

The book Polski Krok Po Kroku was written by one of my friends, who works in Cracow's school of Polish. I use this book with my student, I've just started to teach Polish.

I think it's very well-written, you can also find out about many cultural aspects, e.g. food.
The main difficulty at the beginning is that the book is written only in Polish, so you might need some help.

I'll repeat the question :-) Why did you choose Cracow to participate in a Polish course?