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Joined: 7 Jun 2007 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 30 Nov 2014
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Posts: Total: 4430 / In This Archive: 2220 		From: plocie ..Zachodniopomorskie Poland
Speaks Polish?: very little
Interests: riding harleys..driving off road..photography..countryside..Polish beer..

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wildrover   
1 Oct 2007
News / What's the stupidest question asked about Poland? [414]

I have had English people ask me if the Russians still arrest you for taking photo,s , the Russians in Poland that is...I have been asked if they have telivision in Poland , how many people have cars , does it snow all the time...But the most often asked queation is...where is Poland...?...Makes me ashamed to be English...
wildrover   
9 Oct 2007
News / What's the stupidest question asked about Poland? [414]

still black and white television

I regret that my fellow countrymen are so ignorant about Poland , but you have to remember that we have had a lot of years of anti comunist propaganda in the UK...We were told over and over what terrible people were on the other side of the Berlin wall , what terrible lives they had , how lucky we were to be born in a free country....A lot of us believed it....When i was a soldier i stood on the Berlin wall and never in a million years did i ever imagine that one day i would live on the other side of that wall...Don,t be insulted when people say such things , just try to educate them , invite them to Poland , they will love it as much as i , and all my friends from the Uk that have visited me do.....The most common question i get is....Poland...where is it exactly....???
wildrover   
1 Nov 2007
Life / Prices of cars in Poland? [88]

have 8 airbags in my car

In Poland you carry a box of ballons which you hurriedly blow up if you suspect an accident is about to occur.....Unfortunatly , the blowing up of the balloons has been the cause of several accidents here.....
wildrover   
22 Nov 2007
Travel / Hometown / Vacation pictures Poland [201]

Its zachodniopomorskie....but i know what you mean....I live in this area , and have lots of oics....What do you want , forests , lakes or towns....Its a very pretty area , i live in Drawsko national park....
wildrover   
26 Nov 2007
Travel / What do you know about Torun, Poland? [30]

A nice historic city , and there is a really great night club in the cellars of the town hall......Too drunk to remember much else.....
wildrover   
8 Dec 2007
Love / My Polish wife doesn't want to move to the UK with me - what to do? [96]

Hello Britguy....Its a hard life over here if you don,t go with the flow....I too am a Brit living in Poland , and not a million mls from you....Life in Poland can seem very strange compared to the UK....You should try to be more a part of Polish life , try to find some good Polish friends that speak a little English....Its not easy , i know mate , i had the same problem when first got here , and i didn,t have a Polish wife to help me get through it Even now life is not easy for me , but i have made my mind up i am staying , so mentally i am a Polish resident...Give it a bit longer before you give up on it....PM me if you want , and i will give you my email address , we can moan about Poland together.....Jan.....
wildrover   
10 Dec 2007
Love / My Polish wife doesn't want to move to the UK with me - what to do? [96]

I am very entrepreneurial in vision,

If you are entrepreneurial , and the Poles are not then you have every chance of making a good business without a lot of competition...The future as i see it for Poland is tourism , lots of Brits coming here and giving me , and my Polish workers lots of dosh in order to enjoy the unspoilt beauty of Poland....Sadly i have all the idea,s and contacts to do this , but not as yet the money....But i am lioving here , so its a start.....If you are a bit more sorted you could look at the same possibilities i have......I don,t want to give all my idea,s away , but for example....A weeks horse riding in the UK is going to set somebody back the best part of 800 quid....Half that , and even with the expense of organising the Polish riding stable , running around booking hotels for people , and shipping them from place to place , a group of ten people will bring you a nice bit of cash....Your wife can sort out the bits that need to be done in Polish , and you can spend your time chatting in your own language....Its only one of many idea,s i have....i am sure you can think of more.....But you are going to have to learn to tell these tourists what a wonderfull place Poland is......that might be a bit tricky.......For me its easy , i love it here....
wildrover   
10 Dec 2007
Love / My Polish wife doesn't want to move to the UK with me - what to do? [96]

Hi Britguy yeah , there is red tape in every country , but i think its worth giving it a go , and if you have a Polish wife you will find it a bit easier...Besides , in Poland the many years of red tape means that the Poles are experts at getting around it...I am in the north west of Poland near a town called Ostrowice , just off the road between Drawsko pomorskie , and Polczyn zdroj , about 17 kms from Polczyn zdroj....I have been living here two years on an old farm i bought.....
wildrover   
10 Dec 2007
Love / My Polish wife doesn't want to move to the UK with me - what to do? [96]

there are a million poles in england doing that already!

I hope so , but most of the young ones in Poland keep telling me that Poland has no future , and they want to stay in UK....It would be nice to think that national pride will make them stick up for Poland when they meet English strangers , but you can,t blame Brits for thinking....if Poland is so great , what are all you Poles doing in UK...????
wildrover   
12 Dec 2007
Polonia / Ever been to Sweden? [185]

I went there looking for a nice Swede...came back with a turnip.....
wildrover   
13 Dec 2007
Food / Why carp for Polish Christmas? [157]

When i first came to Poland i was told about this tradition , and the fact it was kept in the bath for a few days...I knew the bit about eating carp for Christmas was true , as i had read it on the internet , but i thought the part about keeping it in the bath was a wind up....My Polish friend Aneta and me had a long history of telling each other complete lies about each others national traditions , so i thought this was one of her wind ups....She took geat pleasure in showing me , not one but two large carp in the bath at her parents house...Not long afterwards i took Kuba the family cat into the bathroom to show him the fish...he was very interested indeed...After a while i took him out of the bathroom , firmly closed the door , and we went downstairs...Unfortunatly Kuba , who is a rather beefy tomcat decided the fish were worth another look...While we were all busy downstairs he returned to the bathroom , swung on the doorhandle untill the door opened , and dragged one of the fish out of the bath...The fish was almost as big as he was , but it didn,t stop him giving it a good beating from which it died....You can guess who got the blame for all this......
wildrover   
6 Feb 2008
Travel / Motorcycle tour of Poland [137]

Check out ridepoland,com two English speaking Polish guys doing motorcycle tours of Poland.....if you wait a while , i am doing the same thing myself , as soon as i have got a bunch of Harley,s to do it on.........I am meeting a guy from USA this month to sort out importing some bikes into Poland....I am an English guy living in Poland , a Harley owner , and one of the Organisers of a bike rally here in Poland....pm me and i will give you my email address.......
wildrover   
23 Mar 2008
Language / How to say Merry Christmas in Polish? [66]

Hello! I was wondering how to say Merry Christmas in Polish

Christmas...bloody hell......i thought it was only easter....where did the year go to.......
wildrover   
24 Mar 2008
Travel / Driving to Poland from England - any tips? [264]

Hi...i am a Brit who has driven to Poland from Leeds in UK to drawsko pomorskie....ferry from hull to Rotterdam...arrives Rotterdam 8 am....steady drive not wasting any time , but not going mad either...i am home in Ostrowice about 10pm...about 680 road miles from leeds...mostly good roads...plenty of fuel stations...with a satnav you wont have any problems i think....ferry cost last time i travelled was 40 quid..but it was a while ago...ask p and o petrol prices are available on the net...but all are cheaper than the UK...
wildrover   
1 Apr 2008
News / Polar bear attack - a Polish guy survived [38]

Don,t shoot the bears.......if you are going to bear country there are things you can do to avoid becoming a bears dinner....most bear attacks occur because some muppet has got too close to one , or attracted it by leaving food near a campsite.....Killing them should be the last resort......