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FUZZYWICKETS   
11 Oct 2010
USA, Canada / Can a Canadian Female Drive in Poland?? [30]

Harry wrote:

These days pretty much every illegal alien I meet in Poland is a Yank.

i've only known a few americans in wroclaw and i can honestly say that every one of them had a KP. every one. in any event, sure, they exist here. the difference is, if i may say so, they generally don't stay very long and are few and far between.
FUZZYWICKETS   
11 Oct 2010
USA, Canada / Can a Canadian Female Drive in Poland?? [30]

delphiandomine wrote:

Good luck with the arrogance - it's pretty obvious that you've never rented a car in Europe. The IDP is an integral part of the licence if you want to have it recognised abroad

you know what they say about people who assume. just rented a car last month, no probs. american passport, credit card, done deal.

delphiandomine wrote:

but really, it seems as if you don't even know what an IDP actually is. It's not an "international driving licence" at all.

no, it's a BS permit that takes nothing more than a few passport photos, a short application and 15 bucks to AAA.

delphiandomine wrote:

Anyway, car hire agencies may check, or may not.

which goes to show just how "integral" they really are.

delphiandomine wrote:

(gotta love the old "I'm American, the laws don't apply to me")

the same thought goes through my head with every illegal alien i meet in the USA....
FUZZYWICKETS   
11 Oct 2010
USA, Canada / Can a Canadian Female Drive in Poland?? [30]

jola1 wrote:

Ponder the meaning of the words International License.

oooohh.....your sarcasm.....so biting, so clever.....

there's a significant reason for this time buffer.

99.999999% of all people living in America/Canada will never live in Europe for over 6 months at a time, and even less are willing to drive when they vacation in europe (especially in countries that drive on "the other side") making an international DL completely useless to just about everyone out there.

like i said, how would anyone visiting be able to rent a car. good luck enforcing a law that requires everyone traveling to europe from the USA/Canada to have an international DL.
FUZZYWICKETS   
11 Oct 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

happymeal wrote:

"Polish people are afraid of 2 things. Russians and DRAFTS ha ha ha.

Kills me.

You can’t get a cold from a draft… OR WIND… or a breeze. Yes the cold air lowers your immunity and can make you more vulnerable to getting a cold but it can’t give you a cold. A cold is a VIRAL!...."
FUZZYWICKETS   
11 Oct 2010
USA, Canada / Can a Canadian Female Drive in Poland?? [30]

aphrodisiac wrote:

that means I drive illegally since I still have not renewed the old driving licence and I carry the Canadian one in case I am stopped.

i do the same.

i don't know how it is for canadians, but for Americans, if i understand the laws correctly, you're allowed 3 months?/6 months? to drive using your American DL on a tourist stamp.....otherwise, how else would people visiting be able to rent a car.

one option is that when i drive, i take my passport with me and if i get stopped, i show my passport instead of my KP, assuming i've been in the states recently because i'd have a fresh stamp in it.
FUZZYWICKETS   
10 Oct 2010
Love / 20% of adult Poles are single and live with Mummy! [241]

Wroclaw Boy:

The ironic thing is they now live under my roof.

I really don't mean to be nosy here, but you lived in Poland, moved to the U.K. for like.....6 days.....and now you live in Poland again....and your parents followed you here and live with you now....in Poland?

kondzior wrote:

Once I was taken care by my parents. Now I am being taken care by my wife.

and that's the only way you know how to live. your parents know it as well as your wife.
FUZZYWICKETS   
19 Aug 2010
Language / Do Poles prefer US American or UK English language? [147]

seanus wrote:

Why the focus on utility, FUZZY?

go back and read my response to MareGaea's post and how Delph responded.

seanus wrote:

Americans just don't seem to appreciate how big the accent and dialect aspects are for such a small island.

that's a completely ignorant statement.

seanus wrote:

Delph and I could speak in Doric code and you wouldn't have a scooby.

and i could take you into the deep south in the USA and you wouldn't understand anything either. who cares.
FUZZYWICKETS   
18 Aug 2010
Language / Do Poles prefer US American or UK English language? [147]

Delphiandomine wrote:

you've never been there, and I doubt you know much more than the stereotypical Groundskeeper Willie accent.

funny, i keep saying the EXACT same thing to you often times when you comment about america. you've never been there, and i doubt you know much more than the stereotypical yada yada yada. see, even YOU agree that being there gives you grounds to comment.

i'm commenting about the scottish language OUTSIDE the country and it's usefulness in the ESL world, namely in Poland, and since I live here and teach english here, i can actually comment on the subject.

Delphiandomine wrote:

Clearly your exposure to Scottish Standard English is incredibly limited

yep, just like everyone else's. 5.1 million people living in the far north of an island in the far north western part of Europe, you do the math.

ever seen a "Scottish English" school in Poland?

so since we're in the spirit of counting, YOU'RE wrong......uhmmm.....for the 2,302,938 time.

the more you write, the less i have to actually argue with you.
FUZZYWICKETS   
18 Aug 2010
Language / Do Poles prefer US American or UK English language? [147]

MareGaea wrote:

I prefer it anyway because it's easier English and it just sounds nicer with cooler expressions.

YEAH! ;)

Maregaea wrote:

And Scottish English I at times truly have trouble understanding :)

you're not alone.

MareGaea wrote:

Proper British English has always a bit of "stiffness" over it.

agreed. most americans feel the same way. generally we think it's just plastic sounding, stiff, arrogant at times, but i still can really appreciate many things about British English. some of the expressions crack me up and some of them are just straight up fruity sounding.
FUZZYWICKETS   
8 Aug 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

msnbc.msn.com/id/38386023/ns/health-behavior/

lots of air conditioning myths in poland so the first one on this list caught my eye.

Zetigrek wrote:

I thought ast first that FUZZY by making this threat meant a things that ppl commonly believe are true but in fact aren't true.

huh?
FUZZYWICKETS   
8 Aug 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

rodziceradza.pl/Rodzice/Zabobony,q,181575.html

new list of polish myths/superstitions. after the article, other posters go on to list more.
FUZZYWICKETS   
3 Aug 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

Zetigrek wrote:

so?

give me a minute, i know a great video to explain all this......

southern wrote:

Another common myth is that Jesus came from Poland.

why yes, Jesus is a common myth.
FUZZYWICKETS   
3 Aug 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

Ironside wrote:

But Founding Fathers - they role and real people behind mystical masks !
- oppression by the British
- reasons of the American Revolution
Generally misty down of the glorious republic !
there - have some ....

i do not understand a single word of that.

Harry wrote:

Perpetuate the existence of their kind.

i'd file that one under, "non-answer". par for PF.
FUZZYWICKETS   
3 Aug 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

a savvy Executive Vice President once sat in front of a job candidate and saw on his resume that he "had 10 years' experience", whereas the VP then went on to ask, "so, do you have 10 years' experience, or 1 years' experience ten times...?"

I've also seen carpenters that can hammer a 3 inch nail clean into a 2x4 in one stroke, yet another carpenter do it in 5 strokes....

Harry wrote:

Overly.

let's remember the way i framed that question......but with that said, if they are "Overly" educated, exactly what are they qualified to do? i don't know about you, but a Polish person being "Overly" educated in........Polish.......tits on a turtle.

Ironside wrote:

Every nation have myths - and I mean every even glorious USA is built on myths big time - fuzzy!

i'd love to hear some Ironside, ole' buddy ole' pal!
FUZZYWICKETS   
3 Aug 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

zetigrek wrote:

actually I have never seen hear any critics of polish education on PF besides me... Who else critisize it?

well, that's surprising.

i'm not going to start running through PF and posting names (several reasons for that) but i see it constantly.

Seanus wrote:

Besides, it's not much use when there are bills to be paid and you can't find a suitable job with what you have.

which has to make you question the educational system itself.

there is also a matter of perspective that needs to be considered here as well. educated, ok, intelligent/clever/smart......maybe a different story.

how "educated" is a native born Pole with a Ph.D. in "Polish Philology".....
FUZZYWICKETS   
3 Aug 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

NorthMancPolak wrote:

2. All Poles are well-educated. False. Some are, many are definitely not.

i would think so. i constantly read people trashing the polish educational system on here.
FUZZYWICKETS   
2 Aug 2010
History / Polish history is 100% glorious [297]

aphrodisiac wrote:

Thankfully, this is NOT a historic forum,

could've fooled me.

there are countless threads on PF discussing Polish history ad nauseam.
FUZZYWICKETS   
28 Jul 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

zetigrek wrote:

You in Britain have 1001 accents

for the record, i'm american.

to get back on topic: everyone in america has a gun. MYTH. you'd be amazed how many times i've been asked that question. my response is always, "i only carry a gun when i'm riding on my horse."

;)

the comment, "I know this guy from country X and he speaks excellent Polish, no mistakes."

i hear this from Poles all the time.

MYTH?
FUZZYWICKETS   
27 Jul 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

Delphiandomine wrote:

- Native teachers of English are always better than Polish ones - MYTH.

is this really a "Polish Myth" though? I mean.....do you meet lots of people that think a native is "always" better?

In my experience, the native vs. non native situation has always been treated as "they both have their uses in the classroom", but never "A is better than B".
FUZZYWICKETS   
27 Jul 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

Greenlulu wrote:

Poles are dumber than people from the other countries (inferiority complex) MYTH

certainly a myth, but the inferiority complex.....an interesting topic. i teach teenagers quite often and they seem to have the attitude that Poland is a crappy place which i think makes them rather defensive, which is only a natural reaction.

with this generation, the inferiority complex, IMO, is more about them seeing their country as inferior, rather than them as people. the younger polish society, because of TV, internet, the EU, on and on, have far more opportunities than their parents did, they study languages and travel abroad, so they have a feeling that they are capable of being sucessful, yet often times are held back by the country itself.

is their feeling of being held back by their own country for good reason, or are they really just worse off than others? myth?

i have spoken to a lot of solemn looking teenagers in the classroom so......just an observation.
FUZZYWICKETS   
27 Jul 2010
Life / POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them! [140]

just finished reading yesterday's article on onet.pl about myths.

portalwiedzy.onet.pl/4868,11116,1620000,1,czasopisma.html

i must say, i am routinely amazed at the number of myths i hear in poland, much more than i remember in the states.

now's a chance to discuss common myths in poland and whether they are true or not!

let's debunk.....or prove.....some of them!

i'll start:

-drinking a shot of vodka every day when you visit Egypt to avoid getting sick from the food or water? MYTH. yet it's amazing how many poles have told me that they did it, and they miraculously stayed healthy!!!

-kielbasa is healthier than that "crappy fast food" because it's natural. MYTH.
FUZZYWICKETS   
20 Jul 2010
USA, Canada / Now American men want to marry Polish women for polish papers. [38]

Beatus,

why not get married in the USA first? it's 1,000,000,000 times easier than trying to marry an American here, and if he gets sick of Poland, you'll have your marriage license in America if you decide to move back.
FUZZYWICKETS   
19 Jul 2010
Work / Mechanical engineer born in Poland, grew up the States. Go back to PL. How? [29]

bartlomiej wrote:

the hardest part would be giving up my good paying engineering job in the states, for a company ran by polish guys... thats how i got the job in first place, lol.

uuuchhhh, i can't imagine why you would want to drop all that and come live in Poland. i just don't get it.

enjoy.
FUZZYWICKETS   
16 Jul 2010
Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

Lyzko wrote:

Język polski nie ma rodzajów jak po angielsku

wouldn't this sound better with a "tyle/ile" construction?

Jezyk polski nie ma tyle rodzajow ile angielski.......czy cos takiego? I don't know if you're polish or not Lyzko and whether I'm questioning a polish person's grammar or not.....but i figured I'd ask. the sentence looked mighty strange at first glance.

and yeah, the article used "czworga". i pulled it right out of an article on onet.pl today.
FUZZYWICKETS   
16 Jul 2010
Law / How much does the average Pole have in cash savings? [38]

peterweg, back to earth. mr. weg.....earth is calling....

dude, can we get back to reality here? billionaires??? credit card balancing??? oh come on man. the point is that your bank account does not give you a good credit score, in a normal man's world. i'm not talking about billionaires or credit schemers here, we're talking about 99% of the time kinda thing.....and in that case, no, if you have 2K in the bank or 50K in the bank, it doesn't mean a good credit score, which is the point of my post.

good credit comes from borrowing a lot of money, and paying it off on time, not being a penny pincher and stashing away a few grand every year for a rainy day. that would make you a good saver, not a good borrower.

Google is seriously killing the validity of anything written on this forum.