News / Freezing weather in Poland, 42 people dead in winter freeze... and no-one cares? [140]

It was -22 in Gdańsk this morning :)
But they say it's going to change soon. Before Christmas we'll have temperatures above 0 again.
I'm not sure if I should be happy... Now it's endurable, with no wind and not so humid air. When the rain starts again the weather will be even worse than now. And the snow - another Christmas without it :(

Love / Opinion from Polish men on this please (Polish men so 'spiritually' romantic?) [43]

Take your time. One month is a very short time to make such a serious decision. However, only you can judge whether he's the one or not, we cannot advise you on your love and life.

And about your question - yes, Polish men are romantic. No, they're not romantic. Both answers are correct. In fact, Poles are just like any other men. Some believe in 'love at the first sight' and are faithful, devoted and admiring. Others are cynical, brutal egotists. You never know. There are no rules.

Anyway, I wish you luck with your boy :)

Life / Russian Language - is it offensive if I speak it to Polish people? [69]

I don't think people in Poland would find it offensive if you spoke Russian to them. Personally, I sometimes do it for fun - pretend I'm a foreigner and go shopping, ask for way etc. - noone ever was unhelpful just because of the language I used.

The vital thing is that while using English is by far the best way to communicate with young people, the older generation, especially not well-educated individuals, is much more likely to speak better Russian than English, as they learned it at school. In this case, it's more than appreciated to use Russian.

Or if your reason for speaking Russian is not the will to practise it, but just a conviction of its similarity to Polish, then you should know that it won't work - a Pole who doesn't know Russian won't understand you at all :)