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iwona   
21 Aug 2006
Love / Polish Girls vs Russian Girls [813]

southern,
Your are quite right in your opinions about polish, english girls.
But it can be sometimes generalizing. I met in England quite a few delicate, clever ,pretty nice girls. Quite normal.
On the other hand- I noticed in Engand some ugly girls( who don;t bother about it) with good looking boyfriends who are attracted to them. In Poland women are more careful about their look and it is much more difficult for ugly girl to find boyfriend. Why? are we more shallow and looking at appearance than people from west?

About Russian girls- I don;t know much about their personalities but they are often overdressed and with too big make-up for occasion.
iwona   
23 Aug 2006
Love / Polish Girls vs Russian Girls [813]

I have noticed this and it always amazes me....I think that the men are insecure and having an ugly girlfriend makes them feel good about themselves.

I think you are right.

I remember reading some articles about disabled women in England married to healthy, good looking men who loved and respected them.
I can't imagine to see many coupleas like this in Poland.
I don't understand it as people from west seem to be more materialistic and juddging more by "outside look " than "inside"

I see on this forum lots praise towards polish men I suppose i am more sceptical- I will probbaly get myself in trouble here as I find English men more good looking and sexy but probbaly less less romantic.

I think it is not fair to compare polish girls with girls from western Europe since there are many differences in income etc.British girls may feel men are not worth for any sacrifice of themselves even if that is only to lose some pounds.If polish girls had the same opportunities etc maybe they would not date anyone ugly or poor at all and would be far more discriminative.There is one proportion of culture and one of realistic circumstances that influence girls attitude.I would compare british with german or scandinavian girls,but not with polish girls.Polish girls get compared with local girls when they move abroad but when in Poland I think it is better to compare them to czech,slovak and russian girls.

I am not so sure what you mean?
Lots polish girls are educated, independent with good income.......why can't we compare them to English women?

I guess probbaly it is polish culture that people look in funny way on woman in certain age who is unamrried?
So poor polish girl has to be slim, good looking to catch husband as quickly as possible?
iwona   
23 Aug 2006
Food / What's your favorite Polish beer? [870]

I didnt realise they used Polish actors for the ad - oh well you learn something new every day

I saw it with our actor Zamachowski- quite weird advert.
iwona   
5 Sep 2006
Travel / BIGGEST MOSQUE IN POLAND! - Gdansk [42]

geocities.com/Athens/Forum/9192/zdjecia.html

This is mosque used by tatars for so many years. it is now part of our culture.

So are we so intolerant as some people on this site say?
iwona   
13 Sep 2006
Travel / Warsaw or Krakow in October? [29]

Warsaw is more expensive than Krakow but if someone think about looking for a job there are more opportunities there.

Krakow is pretty, romantic, with slower pace of live . I would saykrakow is a town of culture and history and Warsaw is a town of business.
iwona   
14 Sep 2006
Travel / Warsaw or Krakow in October? [29]

it is cheaper.In general public transport in Krakow i Warsaw is good. Trams are only withing towns border buses go to further outskirts.
Everything depends on when you live- if it is bigger development with lots of flats - buses and trams go ( appr) every 10 minutes at rush hours and every 15-20 non-rush hours.

If you live in more quiet development ( mainly houses) they go probbaly each 20-30 minutes.( or even every hour)

I don't know so well Warsaw as Krkaow but I would say that it is easier to get without car in Krakow.

Warsaw is bigger ,wider so you probbaly need more car . Krakow is smaller, older( not much parking spaces especially in the centre)
iwona   
15 Sep 2006
Travel / Just back from Krakow [120]

I am also back from Krakow but I was there only for a week. For me it was more like visiting my hometown not much of touristic trip

I don't know about this smile? Does everyone smile in England? Not really.
I think that we are in general rather reserved nation so maybe not smile so much to strangers( maybe it is our culture ) but it doesn't mean taht we are miserable.
iwona   
15 Sep 2006
Travel / Warsaw or Krakow in October? [29]

it is not so bad.I hope.:)

I think that in Krakow every generation will find something fot themselves.
iwona   
15 Sep 2006
Travel / Just back from Krakow [120]

Shelley, you are cheerful girl.

I suppose if someone is optimistic we can see it on his/her face even without smile.:) :) :)
iwona   
18 Sep 2006
Travel / Just back from Krakow [120]

it will change in Krakow but I think that our police is probbaly more strict with drunk yobs so they ( hopefully) will "sort them out"
iwona   
18 Sep 2006
Travel / Just back from Krakow [120]

Shelley,

it is not so bad in Krakow I think. I just understand you as you are English so you feel a little embarrassed with people like this.

it is the same with me if I see drunk, rough polish people on the streets in England I don't feel so good about it.

IZBA WYTRZEZWIEN-:) As British people are seen in Poland as well-off, if drunk and aggressive they will be probably driven there. Next morning , surprise, surprise- nice bill like for stay in good hotel.

But I don't know if it is the same rule there for polish like for foreign citizens? Can police just take theme there?
iwona   
19 Sep 2006
Life / Thoughts on Music in Poland [132]

I think that polish music is not so bad but language..... this is barrier for polish singers to be noticed abroad.

I was surprised but on amazon website there are few polish Cd- have you heard about group( very,very Krakow one) Pod Buda- Andrzej Sikorowski ?
iwona   
21 Sep 2006
Life / Why do people think that I'm Polish ? [92]

For me I am Polish but few people told me in England that i don't look foreign.

I mean before i open my mouth and start speaking.... accent is accent.
iwona   
27 Sep 2006
Life / Thoughts on Music in Poland [132]

I suppose they grew up and are less popular.

You are right all their CD you can buy are old ones, nothing new.

What about Disco polo? :) :) :)

I tried to explain my husband what it is , but i can't ?????? It is not folk....
iwona   
27 Sep 2006
Life / Thoughts on Music in Poland [132]

I don't like them either ..... I remmebr there was song.....majteczki w kropeczki....
iwona   
28 Sep 2006
Life / Thoughts on Music in Poland [132]

thanks
Wroclaw good explanation.

I remember majteczki w kropeczki was a hit for bus drivers , you could hear it everywhere.:)
iwona   
2 Oct 2006
Food / Kopytka, pyzy, kluski [60]

We call it kluski na parze, parzaki it is not the same like kopytka.
iwona   
6 Oct 2006
Language / Polish or any Slavic language key to any other Slavic languages? [126]

I would say that slovakian is probably the easiest to understand for polish person.

I met here in England Slovakian girl and we were talking in English , later her friend said "why don't you speak in your own languages" we did and we understood each other quite well.

I never hear Ukrainian. Russian is not really similar. I think that languages in previous Jugoslavia ( I am nto so sure how many languages they have now) was not so difficult to understand.
iwona   
6 Oct 2006
Life / Do Polish People steal a lot? [330]

I think that certain kind of people in each country steal if they see opportunity.
iwona   
12 Oct 2006
Life / Poland Religion in daily life/ INTERVIEW for school paper [28]

9. They bless Easter Baskets on Easter Sunday

Sunday????? In Krakow it is on Saturday.

I would say about shaking hands with people , priests do it in England I am afraid it is impossible in Poland as there are too many people in the church.

I have notce few more differences but between Poland and England- Polish sermons are much loooonger.( sometimes tooo long)
People in Poland are brught up with bigger respect to church, being there. I was last time on English mass and peopel who were living previous one were talking really loudly.eating somthing...

And one more think- I didn;t see it my Catholic church but Church of England they have little play area in tee back for children to play?:)

I can;t believe it would ever happen in Poland.
iwona   
6 Nov 2006
Love / Polish men's pride! [23]

would a polish man swallow his pride and apolgise for this kind of behaviour???

It depends on person and suituation. if someone will struggle to find another job he will probbaly apologise. In general we are stubborn nations - I have got alsom some stubborn streak .
iwona   
16 Nov 2006
Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]

how do you know about it? Do yoy think that you are a little patronising?

I have been living in UK for 4 years and each time visit Poland it is better...more smart shops and shopping centres, roads renovated all the time ( I know for money fro UE), new flats and houses modern and well designed.... So I am not so sure what is your problem.
iwona   
16 Nov 2006
Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]

You got it lef!

Was just about to get my Polish flag out and put the bigos on the boil and hang it outside, but then I remembered I'm already in Poland.

Perhaps I will have that vodka after all...

(Which is exactly the reaction that all the poor miserable Polaks have, and is precisely why everyone here can't get out of the rut they've dug themselves into...)


You d better go back to overcowded, overpriced ,lefty UK - go to the pub have a few cheap beers and they pick up fat, drunk , vomiting british girl.....

That is exatly opned-mined sophisitcated ant great.

And i am not poor and miserable but from your posts it is rather you.Little man with little brain.

The practice of keeping a person in a private home prior to burial

rubbish, what happened in some homes is that body is brought home before funeral. But the same happens in USA, India.... and what?