Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why.

Wildrower, are you Dan Quayle in disguise?

According to her she is not Polish!

It was a tough period in the Polish history.
Now, Poles have as many pets as before, but the difference is that they don't eat them anymore.
;)

What about the robberies I've been hearing about on polish media? Is it true? I'll be returning to poland after 25 years and am worried about the crime.


a carry-over from the beuracratic communist days


Thank you for the memory of those Bar Mlecznys(milk bars).

I don't know why that is. Poles seem to have lots of pets and most of them are treated well. However, there are many cases of dogs,cats being left at the side of the road as well. I don't analyze why something is isn't,I just try to describe what I see.


well said. I am tired of being judged by somebody I don't know. Ignore button case for me as well.


brilliant editing :) lol


Overall it is pretty save, not as save as during the communist times since Poland has been an open country for a while. There is mafia, people cheat, are dishonest in business, just like all over the world. However, there is also a large group of people who are reliable, honest, hard working and sweet.


still "pinching" at my weather report? I love the weather because it is fairly warm and I don't have to wear winter attire at the moment. That might change, but I will manage, as I always have. Weather is just a weather, nothing less, nothing more.


they are still around, but not that many. In my home town there is a restaurant which looks as if communism never left. The owner still folds the napkins the way it was done 30 years ago and I bet she has not updated the recipes, not she thinks that serving tea in a glass is a thing of the past. I find it charming :)

Jazz or Blues

I am big fan of live music, so last Saturday I decided to check out the venue. Free Blues Club in Szczecin has hosted many famous musicians from Poland and around the world. The music was great, the place was a bit too crowded, but filled with regulars. I spoke to some and they have been listening to jazz and blues for years.

Update on Pan Kaziu
he is coming over today to do more damage to my flat. I, on the other hand have to go shopping for a light fixture. Busy day ahead of me.

It is that dogs refused to become members of the party.

You would need to analyze Czech prno for 5 years for it to be believable.

not only charming, aphro, but, tastier!


OMG! It's only flirting.

Your words, not mine...

:-)

agree, but I prefer mugs:).
Un update of Pan Kaziu's work

OMG - my house is a mess, but he managed to fix many little things. He is quite a character and a nice person, perhaps a little slow. Yesterday he send me shopping, so I returned with a light for the mirror in the washroom. I wanted him to hook it up, so I could see what light it would give, but we discovered that there is NO electricity:(. He gets on the phone and after a while I see another Pan Kaziu, who manages to gut out some electrical wires in the wall. Still, not solution to the problem. They agree to meet at my place on Monday. It was getting late, so after some hand kissing, Pan Kaziu finally departs and I have the house to myself.

You kissed his hand?

Funny

you got some serious problems Asik. Ignore list :). Boring:(. Have you got laid yet!


polityka.pl/kultura/aktualnoscikulturalne/1512200,1,polska---kraj-z-ksiezyca.read#axzz1ECFirPv3

an interesting article about an Australian perspective on Poland, unfortunately in Polish.

coffee in Poland
is not that important. Well, I have my own french press, so who needs Starbucks anyways.

I just realized I don't miss it at all. I also know somebody who makes one of the best coffees in town:).

Weather is still nice, but cold - at least there is NO snow, so I am happy.

Well, you are in Szczecin, but in Krakow it is me who probably makes the best coffee in town:). I use moka pot, not french press.

I've generally been happy with the coffee in PL. In Coffee Heaven it seems good. Dunno about Starbucks - it looks a bit of a skank. Good coffee beans in the shops!

Do you mean there is much less of a "coffee culture?"

A bit surprised if that is the case - mind you, compared to the US & Canada, a lot of countries probably seem to be unenthusiastic about coffee.

I have 2 of those:D. Time to dust them off ?


yep.


I mean: not the American style for sure. One can get a better coffee at pretty any cafe since they all have Italian coffee machines. I would say it is a different coffee culture here:).

Certainly! I also have two: one bigger and one small just for meself:). French press is very nice but this italian pot is class of its own.

WOW! all this talk about French presses and such. (laughing to myself) Back when I was a student you took your beans(that you bought in the Pewex, ground them up in your "Polish Press", poured your grind into a glass, poured boiling water in and waited. Now that was good, strong coffee. Po turecku.

Amen Sister! Shame the same can't be said for Timmies... :-)


and tastes that way too.... IMO.


I like the one in the Green package from the Polish shop. We usually keep one in the cupboard in case of coffee-emergencies. It's a little pricy, but a nice treat now and then.


I thought you had one of those italian stove top models, water in the bottom, grinds sitting in a basket just above the water, water boils, filters up through the coffee grinds, further up a tube and into a receptacle? Great for an afternoon quickie.


Reminds me of a stop somewhere between Warsaw and Krak. We drove from Bialystok and needed a little pick me up. Was in a gas station, and it was the first time I had po turecku. Quite enjoyable, and we have made it at home on occasion too, but I am not sure if there is a certain way the beans need to be roasted to get the same effect. Maybe it is the grind?

All I can add is that the grind was very fine and we waited until all of it settled to the bottom of the glass before drinking(of course we covered the glass while waiting).

he, he.....still drinking Timmies?


er, yes. Not sure about the quickie comment though;)


times have changed in Poland:) although you can always get kawa po turecku, if you fancy one:).

Polish diminutives
I don't know if I failed to notice them in the past, or they just "mushroomed" in the language while I was away.

I go to the store and the lady at the counters asks: ma Pani piec grosikow? No mam.So I pulled out 5 grosikow, they are so small, that no wonder there are called grosiki.

However, some things are not that small at all.

Taksoweczka, szyneczka, karkoweczka, piwko, wodeczka, laseczka, kawusia, curusia, syneczek, rowerek, sweterek lol
Good looking men are called: ciacho (what a piece of cake).

O Jezu!!!!!!!!!

Ciasteczko!!


O Jezusiku!! LOL. I like diminutives!
;)

My favorite were always the feminine dentists who would say "Tym dużym wiertełkiem wyczyścimy ząbka".

that's right;)


me too:)


priceless!!!!!!!!!

It is the same in all slavic languages to show affection.For example Czechs say vodicko,moricko,auticko,lodicko etc.I am familiar with zlotuwki.

Little Miss Perfect

You might know the type and it is not exclusive to Poland. She is a walking perfection. In her mind of course. Everything she does (you usually don't know what she does, since she is secretive) is perfect on the outside. The inside is another story. Have you ever left tomatoes on a counter and forgot about them? They rot from the inside. Very critical and always right, bossy, characterized by a black and white thinking, mowi milym glosem nieznosacym sprzeciwu. Try to challenge her and she has a fit, or will go into hiding to plot against you, since her fragile ego is hurt. Or she will built a mental minefield and will set a trap every time you are around:(.

Avoid her, she is bad news and has long and scratchy nails:). I have encounter at least 5 of them, not including members of PF.

The sun is out
It is, although it is still below zero- brr......better stay inside as much as I can.

Soon time to rrrrroll up the rrrrrim!


If one doesn't wake me up, the other surely will!

Not so much Turkish style, nor it is the Arabic way. It can only be Polish then and if you do it badly it can be terrible.

During my time that's what they called it. I beg to differ. You can't do it badly-it's fool-proof. :)