Travel / Muslim tourist visiting Poland - safety concerns [51]


That's true enough for Polish Forums. However, there is a Poland outside Polish forums. Where people do actually tend to be islamophobic. You should get off your computer from time to time and learn something about the real Poland.


I know Szczecin extremely well. I know a great many non-white foreigners who have lived there. Don't know of any who haven't had 'issues', however.

Travel / Muslim tourist visiting Poland - safety concerns [51]

Polish people tend to be Islamophobic in just about all walks of life.

UK, Ireland / Polish candidate for London mayor to represent 2nd-class citzens [26]

A few points. Firstly, he is not, in any sense a 'prince'. Secondly, he claimed he was going to be the Conservative candidate, and that he had been approached by people 'from the very top of the party' to put himself forward as candidate. This was obviously ********. Finally, he is regarded as something of a folk hero by ordinary Poles in the UK and is lionised by the Polish media. This suggests that not only pan Jan has self-esteem issues, but that a great many Poles share his 'small dick syndrome' world-view.

Some of you may find this facebook page amusing:

Language / Going to learn the Polish Genitive Case [28]

'Bob's ball' would be 'piłka Boba'. With male names you generally add 'a'. 'Anna's ball' would be 'piłka Anny' a > y (female names). That's only a rough guide, but I hope it helps.

Love / International/binational couples and communication problems [12]

What a strange question. Without knowing your boyfriend and his feelings towards you any answer to your question would be pure guesswork.

Life / April Fools' Day - Post any Polish Newspaper Hoax Stories Here [8]

A good exercise in an EFL class is to mix up April fools stories with true ones and get them to work out which are real and which are hoaxes.

Often real life turns out to be stranger than fiction.

Life / April Fools' Day - Post any Polish Newspaper Hoax Stories Here [8]

Here is a round up of April fool hoax stories for 2013:


wroclawuncut.com/2014/04/01/polish-april-fools-round

(or suspected ones, some may turn out to be true)

UK, Ireland / London Strip Clubs? What's it like for women working there? [74]


But apparently not, in any way, modest.

History / Ordinary Polish people who collaborated with the Communist authorities? [28]

Perhaps, for that job, technical ability was more important than politics.

However, in many professions, (police, army, academia), membership of the party counted for more than ability.

In local administration, it still does, even though the names of political parties may have changed.

Life / Is it common for Polish people to speak English in Poland? [122]


You seem to be putting the bar at far too high a level.

I personally know a great many people over forty who speak English (imho) well.

Furthermore, I'd suggest far more than 20% of students can speak English well enough to have more than a 'basic' conversation.

It depends how you define 'basic'.

I'm not aware of Poles having a 'terror' of reading English. Probably most Brits and Americans don't read literature for pleasure even in their own language, let alone anyone else's. And if they do, 99% would read in the translation rather than the original.

Given that it is obviously far more difficult to communicate in a second language than in your own, I'd say Poles are (generally) doing pretty well at English.

History / Ordinary Polish people who collaborated with the Communist authorities? [28]


Most of the people I know who were in senior positions were in the party, to the best of my knowledge. It would have been impossible to make a career in (for example) the military without being a member of the party. People were often forced to choose between their career and their principles.

UK, Ireland / London Strip Clubs? What's it like for women working there? [74]


Of course, it is. But some things are better left unsaid.

Perhaps you've got an ugly wife, sister, mother or girlfriend. Is it ok with you for people to go on about how ugly they are? After all, you can't argue with nature.

UK, Ireland / London Strip Clubs? What's it like for women working there? [74]


This would be so if it were the girls themselves who set up the club and kept all the profits. Somehow, I don't suppose this to be the case.


Do you think it reasonable to judge others by their looks? If so, how would you fare personally?

Irrespective of the truth or otherwise of Patrycja's remarks, only an extremely conceited and/or insensitive person would make them.

UK, Ireland / London Strip Clubs? What's it like for women working there? [74]

British men tend to be polite and tell people what they want to hear. If you choose to be conceited about your appearance then you are heading for a fall. I'm sorry if you find the truth 'disgusting'.

UK, Ireland / London Strip Clubs? What's it like for women working there? [74]


Or cheaper.

Life / Jack Strong ( Film about Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski ) [48]

It could be argued that Kuklinski served Poland whereas his fellow officers served a foreign power. However, being a Stalinist, you are unlikely to see things that way.

News / Is this the first clear and open signal that Poland makes preparations for war with Russia? [163]


I understand. It was something similar to Hitler's invasion of Poland, which at the time contained large numbers of Germans.

The Russians did what any powerful and aggressive country would do to a smaller and less powerful neighbour, and not what any country would do.

News / Is this the first clear and open signal that Poland makes preparations for war with Russia? [163]


No, you claimed Russia did what any other country would do. Therefore, the invasion could just as easily have been the other way round. Or do you not understand what you yourself write?

News / Is this the first clear and open signal that Poland makes preparations for war with Russia? [163]


I see. So if Ukranians imagined their citizens were under some kind of threat in Russia, they would be just as likely to invade Russia as Russia is to invade Ukraine. I'm so glad you've explained the political realities in this part of the world to everyone's satisfaction.

Work / English lad looking for work in Poland [39]

My experience would be that most Polish building workers who have found work in the EU don't know the language of the country they are working in. This isn't (generally) a problem. Their foreman may be Polish themselves. Furthermore, some building companies would prefer their workforce not to know their rights.

News / Is this the first clear and open signal that Poland makes preparations for war with Russia? [163]

Good point, yehudi.

Work / English lad looking for work in Poland [39]


Average wage in the UK is 27k (pounds sterling). How much is it in Poland?

Work / English lad looking for work in Poland [39]


He was telling the truth.

There are 700k Poles in the UK. There are (according to official statistics) less than 3k Brits in Poland. Try asking yourself why.

Things may be bad in the UK at the moment. However, almost certainly, they are worse in Poland.

Real Estate / Property Developer HORROR in Lodz [28]

The people replying to you are generally foreigners living in Poland rather than Poles.

You can take the developers to court, but most likely by doing so you will simply be wasting time and money, and damaging your mental health in the process.

You have no guarantee of success even if right is on your side.

Unless you have some kind of connection with Poland, there isn't much sense in living here.

Almost certainly, your best bet is to sell the apartment and return to the UK. The longer you stay here, the more money and time you are likely to waste.

Real Estate / Property Developer HORROR in Lodz [28]


In theory, perhaps. Trouble is, in practice, people (particularly in Poland) are out to make a quick buck. Therefore, they are only interested in short term gain.

Real Estate / Property Developer HORROR in Lodz [28]


How can you 'do your homework' without knowing Poland and Polish?


Have you any idea how naive that question is? To make money, why else?


Maybe it should be like this, but it isn't. I'm sorry to break it to you, but life isn't always fair. Just because Poles can get fair play in the UK, don't expect things to work both ways.

Real Estate / Property Developer HORROR in Lodz [28]

If you have got a bad deal then you have made a bad choice.

Work / I'm moving in to Poland in a week.. and I am panicking! English Teacher [11]

I've always been of the opinion that anyone who really wants to teach will find work. I don't know why so many here are so anxious to state otherwise.

News / Don't let Poland become like my country, France. [630]


Very true. Look at atheist societies such as Hoxha's Albania and North Korea.

I'd be very wary of anyone peddling utopian theories, they almost invariably end in tears

News / Don't let Poland become like my country, France. [630]


Neither statement is correct. They border on the absurd. And btw, there is nothing wrong with referring to wiki.