Life / Polish Networking Sites / Facebook [10]

goldenline is decent too, it's like linkedin but it's got forums on it where people are way friendlier than here

Life / Exam for Drivers License in Poland; English? [99]


king amongst men, thanks a million

& thanks for all the rest of the advice too lads.

enjoy doughnut day :)

Life / Exam for Drivers License in Poland; English? [99]


Thanks Delph, that's really sound of you.


yea I've heard some stories too, but I've heard that here in Katowice they have cameras in the exam cars...well at random of course

Life / Exam for Drivers License in Poland; English? [99]

Thanks Delph.....so if I have the CD with the practice exams in English it'll prob be ok to get me to pass it?

They told me that I dont need to go to any theory classes coz it'd just be wasting my time since my Polish so basic.

Life / Exam for Drivers License in Poland; English? [99]

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Learning to Drive. Polish rules of the road books in English?

Rightio I'm learning to drive over here, never needed a car at home but Poland being like a million times the size of Ireland then I guess I need one....anyway...

Does anyone here know if the Polish rules of the road books can be got in English?
Poradnik Kierowcy, Cwiczenia Kat. B, Ilustrowany Podrecznik Kierowcy & Ilustrowane Znaki Drogowe z Komentarzem.

I can do the exams in English, the first theory test can be done and the actual driving one you have to bring along a qualified translator.....well, I think that's what they told me.

Yea, so if anyone knows if I can get these book in English it'd really help, thanks.

Genealogy / KUSZEWSKI - (MY GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT GRAND PARENTS) [7]

...i couldn't read the whole post, I'm sorry...when I see that many capital letters I just get this image of someone shouting blue murder at their PC...sorry

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

I disagree.
Do you mean legal gun ownership or illegal gun ownership?
I seriously doubt that in areas where illegal gun ownership is high there's a low crime rate.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

so that's why crime is so low in America. Eureka moment.

Work / Starting out as an English teacher in Poland - any pearls of wisdom for me? [11]

You've had some very good answers already, I'd just like to add that you should try and get a good balance between working for groups in companies and the like and in schools.

Private language schools take a hell of a lot of holidays. I think since last September, I've only had one month where I've worked 4 straight weeks without a break.

Even since Xmas for example, obviously Xmas two weeks off then back for 2 weeks, then 2 weeks of winter break holidays (wtf they are I still don't know) then 2 weeks back and then next week 2 weeks off for term break.

Like, I'm ok coz I have enough company lessons & proofreading but beware that you should try and find a balance because totally depending on a language school will have you paddling up a creak.

Life / Getting pretty tired of the postal service here in Poland [58]


you will (^_^)

Life / Getting pretty tired of the postal service here in Poland [58]


Its the Polish system for sure, everyone complains about it here and rightly so, it's terrible. I've had 4 or 5 things go missing on me.

Best to use DHL or something like that Lee, or register your stuff...you need to fill in a wee form before you send it, costs a bit more. However you wont get a tracking number and it'll all be up to you to call sorting offices to try and find it...which you probably won't. Polish postal workers seem to have very sticky fingers.

I'd DHL it but if you're only selling stuff for a tenner then it'd cost more to post....so you'll need to start chargin your customers more for secure postage.

Life / Anybody else out there a folk dancing fan? [25]


yea everyone's too busy mining coal to keep Warsaw in the green :)

Life / Anybody else out there a folk dancing fan? [25]

I've never seen any Polish folk dancing, looks like good craic though, wish they had something cool like that in smelly Kato, back at home we'd call that a session and many many pints of guinness would be drank :)

News / A devestating verdict on the Polish church [279]


Like the constant oppression of the people, the way they dictate to people how to vote from their pews. Their constant xenophobic, homophobic and anti-every religion bar catholicism.

Plus all the child molestation that goes on behind closed doors.


including victims of rape, molestation and racism from within the church.

They are scum and have done nothing, absolutely nothing to further the advancement of the human race, they've constantly been engaged in trying to keep us from progression forward for about 2000 years.

Food / Origin of the pierogi [118]

:)
yea man I know

Food / Origin of the pierogi [118]


riiiight.
you go here now
bit.ly/SEZXW

Food / Origin of the pierogi [118]


so how exactly do you know?

News / A devestating verdict on the Polish church [279]


wouldn't that be fantastic, to rid yourself of the shackles of fictional bullsh*t.
The sooner the better.

Life / Rate Poland (Life Quality / Culture and People / Food): 1-10! [232]


1. 8
2. 8...but I'm leaving out the old women...coz that'd make it much lower, old women here are such complete b*tches.
3. 9

Suggestions....wages (6)
bureaucracy (1)
Leisure facilities...like gyms, swimming pools, football pitches etc (6)

Can't think of any more at the minute, but I'll be back

UK, Ireland / Should I worry going to Ireland as a Pole? [37]

about gettin a job? is that what you mean.

If you want to just go for the summer next year and work as a waitress or something like that you'll be fine, also there's still jobs in IT and software design, but for anything connected with finance/banking/property/construction then stay here because you probably won't find a sniff of work.

And if you mean about being Polish in Ireland then no, of course not...I've never heard of a xenophobic attack on a Pole..sure Poles have been attacked, a couple were killed too, but it wasn't to do with their nationality, more to do with them being in the wrong place at the wrong time

Food / Do you call it kiszka or kaszanka? [55]

Ino krupniok synki i dziolchi!

Yep, nobody calls it kaszanka or kiszka in Gorny Sląsk...they're gorole names for it :)

Life / What gifts to take? Presents customs in Poland. [173]

Why would you give a present to someone whose just doing his job?

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [263]


Jesus had 2 dads and he turned out ok

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [263]


no of course not. How dare you even suggest that!
If someone is gay it's because of their genetics
theguardian.com/world/2008/dec/01/homosexuality-genetics-usa

The cheek of you to say that, but as I said before, homophobes are homophobes because of their insecurity of their sexuality.

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [263]


homophobes are homophobes because they're insecure about their sexual orientation, and you're a fan of nazis so maybe you're a gay nazi. But that's ok, they have a special swastika for you

constitutionalistnc.tripod.com/hitler-leftist/id12.html
That article also proved the homosexual beginnings of the nazis

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [263]


you're actually defending neonazis? Wtf is wrong with you, go spend an hour in Auchwitz or some time with a WWII survivor and then come back and tell me that what these a-holes are doing is freedom of expression

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [263]


Yea, but does it really matter who has the worst Nazis in their country, the fact of the matter is that this behaviour simply shouldn't be allowed anywhere

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [263]


*annoying*

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [263]


you've already got one thread closed today 1Jola, so go away, because you don't play nice.


I know that and I hope you didn't think that I thought they were a popular movement.


They certainly got it today then, it was a disgrace, cops shoulda dealt with it far quicker with water cannons/rubber bullets etc


Doesn't really matter what you call them, they were still a shower of cunts today and dont even try and defend them

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [263]

Why cant there just be a carnival type of parade celebrating Polish-ness?

Warsaw did a really great job of attracting tourists today, fuckin dickheads!

And Poland has Nazis???....of all the countries in the world to have fascists you'd think, logically, that it wouldn't be Poland, watching the news this evening has made me regret moving here.