Wroclaw
6 Jan 2011
Wroclaw
21 Dec 2010
Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]
not quite.
BTW the first jaguar showroom opened almost twenty years ago, in warsaw.
Modern cars in Poland are a VERY new thing.
not quite.
BTW the first jaguar showroom opened almost twenty years ago, in warsaw.
Wroclaw
17 Dec 2010
Food / Is brain-damaging vegan fad growing in Poland? [176]
catching animals wasn't the problem. eating raw meat was. cooked meat is easier to eat and the time taken to eat it is far less.
discovery channel is useful sometimes.
catching animals wasn't the problem. eating raw meat was. cooked meat is easier to eat and the time taken to eat it is far less.
discovery channel is useful sometimes.
Wroclaw
16 Dec 2010
Language / Differences in Polish and English idioms [69]
ham and eggs (go together)
chalk and cheese ( don't go together)
or maybe: it's apples and pears.
actually i'll let someone wiser than me come up with something.
ham and eggs (go together)
chalk and cheese ( don't go together)
or maybe: it's apples and pears.
actually i'll let someone wiser than me come up with something.
Wroclaw
16 Dec 2010
Language / Differences in Polish and English idioms [69]
to fit like a glove
to fit like a fist to an eye
to fit like a glove
Wroclaw
16 Dec 2010
Language / Differences in Polish and English idioms [69]
zetigrek
it's raining cats and dogs, you can even see the poodles
the ending is a play on words.
one might say it's 'bucketing down'
zetigrek
it's raining cats and dogs, you can even see the poodles
the ending is a play on words.
one might say it's 'bucketing down'
Wroclaw
16 Dec 2010
Language / Differences in Polish and English idioms [69]
phrases.org.uk/meanings/38500.html
what about "as cool as cucumber"?
phrases.org.uk/meanings/38500.html
Wroclaw
16 Dec 2010
Language / Differences in Polish and English idioms [69]
from wiki. for those who may be interested.
''A common theory is that the idiom comes from a method of execution such as hanging, or perhaps suicide, in the Middle Ages. A noose is tied around the neck while standing on an overturned bucket. When the pail is kicked away, the victim is hanged.''
"kick the bucket"
from wiki. for those who may be interested.
''A common theory is that the idiom comes from a method of execution such as hanging, or perhaps suicide, in the Middle Ages. A noose is tied around the neck while standing on an overturned bucket. When the pail is kicked away, the victim is hanged.''
Wroclaw
16 Dec 2010
Wroclaw
12 Dec 2010
History / What have the Germans hidden in Poland? [28]
lots of gold in this area: Książ, Wałbrzych.
lots of myths and legends go back to the nazi period and earlier.
lots of gold in this area: Książ, Wałbrzych.
lots of myths and legends go back to the nazi period and earlier.
Wroclaw
12 Dec 2010
History / Tuchola in Poland - roots of Katyn? [220]
i consider it an unnecessary evil
You may consider this as a mercy.
i consider it an unnecessary evil
Wroclaw
4 Dec 2010
Wroclaw
4 Dec 2010
Wroclaw
1 Dec 2010
Love / Making My Polish Girlfriend Feel Like She Is At Home At Christmas [83]
well, if u only get to speak once a year and the household has just nipped off to church... i'd imagine it's quite a few.
well, if u only get to speak once a year and the household has just nipped off to church... i'd imagine it's quite a few.
Wroclaw
1 Dec 2010
Love / Making My Polish Girlfriend Feel Like She Is At Home At Christmas [83]
animals do speak with human voices at midnight, but no-one hears them because they are at midnight mass and pets are left at home.
animals do speak with human voices at midnight, but no-one hears them because they are at midnight mass and pets are left at home.
Wroclaw
30 Nov 2010
Love / Making My Polish Girlfriend Feel Like She Is At Home At Christmas [83]
Wigilia is taken very seriously in this house. i can't account for the bottle as i've never asked. plenty of church going (private) students have expressed the same in conversation. however, plenty more have denied the bottle.
it might have something to do with the traditions of families from the east, Poland/Ukraine.
Kutia is another thing you'll see in these parts, but not all others.
not following the ritual of Wigilia.
Wigilia is taken very seriously in this house. i can't account for the bottle as i've never asked. plenty of church going (private) students have expressed the same in conversation. however, plenty more have denied the bottle.
it might have something to do with the traditions of families from the east, Poland/Ukraine.
Kutia is another thing you'll see in these parts, but not all others.
Wroclaw
30 Nov 2010
Love / Making My Polish Girlfriend Feel Like She Is At Home At Christmas [83]
that's probably the truth of it in many cases.
it looks like they start 12/24 and they sober up 01/01....or so....
that's probably the truth of it in many cases.
Wroclaw
30 Nov 2010
Love / Making My Polish Girlfriend Feel Like She Is At Home At Christmas [83]
one 'special' bottle in this house. plenty people drink at christmas.
people do drink during Wigilia...
one 'special' bottle in this house. plenty people drink at christmas.
Wroclaw
30 Nov 2010
Love / Making My Polish Girlfriend Feel Like She Is At Home At Christmas [83]
the wafer has been mentioned, but warszawski is spot on here.
If you buy one from the Polish/Catholic church and share it with her after mass on wigilia, you will be a hero.
the wafer has been mentioned, but warszawski is spot on here.
Wroclaw
26 Nov 2010
Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]
try here: jewishgen.org
there are a couple of close matches
where was Trzebiska before the wars? anyone have any idea?
try here: jewishgen.org
there are a couple of close matches
Wroclaw
24 Nov 2010
Life / Polish authors, books & literature. [95]
we still have a hamster cup with his name on it. there were a few things on sale, which took the piss out of him.
to answer your question: he did more harm than good and gave the impression of being clueless
what did Giertych actually do as Education Minister?
we still have a hamster cup with his name on it. there were a few things on sale, which took the piss out of him.
to answer your question: he did more harm than good and gave the impression of being clueless
Wroclaw
22 Nov 2010
Genealogy / Want to find a person [762]
wink.com/people/nm/lukasz%20kruk/
scroll down to the bottom and check page two too.
wink.com/people/nm/lukasz%20kruk/
scroll down to the bottom and check page two too.
Wroclaw
21 Nov 2010
Life / What gifts to take? Presents customs in Poland. [167]
it might be regional. lower grades in wroclaw hand over a bunch of flowers at the end of term.
some pupils might give a flower on teacher's day. yes, there is teacher's day.
Is it customary in Poland for students to give the teacher a gift at the end of the term? If so, is this true for college students or just lower grades or both? What would you give a male teacher?
it might be regional. lower grades in wroclaw hand over a bunch of flowers at the end of term.
some pupils might give a flower on teacher's day. yes, there is teacher's day.
Wroclaw
21 Nov 2010
Life / What is the best city in Poland to live in? Relocating to Poznan? [41]
Wroclaw fits the bill.
Wroclaw fits the bill.
Wroclaw
17 Nov 2010
Genealogy / Want to find a person [762]
google: £ukasz Kruk
there are quite a few results with that name.
luksz krook or lukaz kruk,
google: £ukasz Kruk
there are quite a few results with that name.
Wroclaw
13 Nov 2010
Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]
The Royal Air Force operated 92 T.21Bs (known as the Sedbergh T.X. Mk. 1) in its air cadet training program until the 1980s.
i went up (a few times) as a passenger back in the 70's.
Was it an old Bergfalk glider?
The Royal Air Force operated 92 T.21Bs (known as the Sedbergh T.X. Mk. 1) in its air cadet training program until the 1980s.
i went up (a few times) as a passenger back in the 70's.
Wroclaw
10 Nov 2010
Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]
i did that many moons ago... in a glider with no cockpit cover.
Not my video but this is how it started... It was love from first sight ;)
i did that many moons ago... in a glider with no cockpit cover.
Wroclaw
4 Nov 2010
Travel / Best Places to eat in Wroclaw [24]
there is one near Hotel Plaza
Is there a culinary school located in Wroclaw?
there is one near Hotel Plaza
Wroclaw
3 Nov 2010
Food / Taste of food in Poland vs other countries [186]
Cooking came under the heading Home Economics and was taught in British schools years ago. I don't know about these days. I would say that cooking can be learnt at school.
Some people seem to have a knack for cooking, others not.
There is a programme running on TVN (i think) in which a profesional reorganizes restaurants and helps out with the menu etc.
In each programme we have seen that much of the menu comes straight from a packet, the kitchen staff are in the majority women and they don't appear to be trained.
The fact that women are in the majority shows a difference between an English restaurant and a Polish one, nothing more.
It seems to me that in Polish eateries a chef is employed under the manager and does as he is told. In the UK the Kitchen is the chef's domain and he/she has more say in what is going on.
The end product in the UK can be far superior simply because of the way the restaurant is run.
I can't see much difference between Polish and Brit home cooking. The end product is obviously different, but the ingredients are for the most part the same.
Vegies used here change a little with the season and rising/lowering costs.
Meat: You get what u pay for.
Cooking is not a skill that can be learned in school.
Cooking came under the heading Home Economics and was taught in British schools years ago. I don't know about these days. I would say that cooking can be learnt at school.
Some people seem to have a knack for cooking, others not.
There is a programme running on TVN (i think) in which a profesional reorganizes restaurants and helps out with the menu etc.
In each programme we have seen that much of the menu comes straight from a packet, the kitchen staff are in the majority women and they don't appear to be trained.
The fact that women are in the majority shows a difference between an English restaurant and a Polish one, nothing more.
It seems to me that in Polish eateries a chef is employed under the manager and does as he is told. In the UK the Kitchen is the chef's domain and he/she has more say in what is going on.
The end product in the UK can be far superior simply because of the way the restaurant is run.
I can't see much difference between Polish and Brit home cooking. The end product is obviously different, but the ingredients are for the most part the same.
Vegies used here change a little with the season and rising/lowering costs.
Meat: You get what u pay for.
Wroclaw
3 Nov 2010
History / Ghetto Uprising better known than Warsaw Uprising? [111]
any missing text was probably deleted. the whole post would have been moved otherwise.
if you provide a summary of the text, it might be possible to re-insert it into the original post.
however, i can't promise this.
If a mistake, can you aknowledge that and bring the text back as it clearly did not violate the forum rules. Thank you.
any missing text was probably deleted. the whole post would have been moved otherwise.
if you provide a summary of the text, it might be possible to re-insert it into the original post.
however, i can't promise this.