Life / Gdansk Tips for Person relocating there [26]


Me too.

Gdansk is pleasant enough however there are nicer places in PL.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


We do, and we choose our governments accordingly.


And you can sue and lose.

You keep your gun problem over there. We prefer our way over here.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


There's so much of it.

In Europe we prefer to walk the streets at night without having to wonder if someone is hiding a gun.

News / Local elections - anyone care to comment? [75]


More that they're more interested in their local community.


Me too, and frankly I loathe the candidate both personally and politically however he stood for the right party.


Obviously I vote in elections (local and national) in both places and there are differences and similarities. The U.K. doesn't usually use the list system (though in some places that exists in specific circumstances).

Generally in the U.K. for national and local elections you have one small voting slip with the names of the candidates and their party and you put an X next to the candidate you want to win. As teachers however, we both know that when marking papers X is what we put next to an incorrect answer and to be fair, that's how it often is in elections...

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


Don't be a twat all your life. Are you repairing cars in your kitchen at the weekend?


Where I live nobody does and my nice suburb of Warsaw is pretty well crime free.


You live in the boondocks not a major city.

Compare gun crime rates between Warsaw and Miami.

Work / tram driver foreigner [31]

I'd be up for that.

Life / Is it possible to earn honestly some greater fortune in the present day Poland? [40]


Szczeciń?

You used to find that in Kielce though not so much now. I sometimes need to go to Siedlce and when I'm there always try to eat in a particular restaurant that has a real "Poland 1992" feel, with very plain food served in a fancy way, peach coloured walls, ruched tablecloths and rude service. Nice food though and still very cheap.

Very different from here in Eatsaw when almost everywhere like that is long gone and it's almost easier to get a bao bun or bubble tea than a schabowy and mizeria.

Real Estate / Move from Canada and buy an apartment in Krakow? [22]


One problem is that Krakōw isn't a conurbation like, for example, Warsaw and out of town there isn't like out od town where you are.

Have you though about elsewhere in Poland?

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


Yes, guns are a phallic symbol for those lacking inches.


In Warsaw.


In your dreams.


We had pictures on the profiles. And oddly enough mine was in PPE on a platform. It was on this site for several years. If you missed it, tough shıt, loser.


Don't be silly. We prefer lower murder rates.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


I'm more of a man than you'll ever be and more of a woman than you'll ever get.

Now why not stick to dissolving slowly into your armchair and singing hymns with the old ladies in church and I'll stick to drilling oil in my hard hat and boots.

News / Local elections - anyone care to comment? [75]


There's one in posters near me that looks about 15. Presumably he's 18 if he's standing for election however looking at the poster I'd be more likely to give him a shilling for washing the car than trust him in serious matters.

An update, of the two people I know who were standing, one (the very right wing one allied with Konfa) didn't win (good) and the centre right one who was standing for Platforma did win (also good).


It's more that older people are more closely attuned to community issues.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]

Nor do us men in developed countries.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]


Very good news.

Anything that makes firearms ownership harder is positive.

Work / tram driver foreigner [31]


A B2 level in Polish, maybe...

Real Estate / Move from Canada and buy an apartment in Krakow? [22]


How much is that in zloty?


They're generally much of a muchness. Domiporta.pl is a fairly well established one.

Real Estate / Move from Canada and buy an apartment in Krakow? [22]


Zloty? You wouldn't get much at all for that nowadays. If you're talking about a different currency, you might.


Some of them, certainly. The better ones get snapped up more quickly.

Genealogy / Trying to find town of origin, Dubrawska name [10]


There's a Kamiliew however it's near Plock.

Law / What do I need to open a restaurant in warsaw [5]


As you'd register any business; there are a few bureaucratic steps however it's easily possible.


Yes, however they aren't strict.

Food / Poles have a more loving attitude to food than here in the UK [169]


An old Polish lady I know (even very old nowadays) used to break alcohol (wine/gin/whisky) glasses a lot. Expensive glasses too.

Not deliberately (the key word/phrase here are "alcohol" and "a lot"). Every time it happened (sometimes more than daily), either she or her husband said it was a sign of good luck.

Life / Any "wet" plans for Śmigus-dyngus? [51]


I've seen plenty of buckets of water chucked over the years however not of course this year.

The police tend to be out and about every in Warsaw watching youngsters.

Unless they're at home calling each other 'Pan' and pretending to be degraded gentry.

Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [330]


Is always right.


They are, especially York, however both are nice. Each makes a nice day trip or overnight if you're visiting the north York moors.


Even nicer but tourist central since it's surrounded by conurbations.

Life / Any "wet" plans for Śmigus-dyngus? [51]


Or the opposite.


Exactly. Polette too.


It sounds foul.

Life / Any "wet" plans for Śmigus-dyngus? [51]



I never use it.

In English however, it is always Poles.

Life / Any "wet" plans for Śmigus-dyngus? [51]


You see "polki". That translates as Poles.


Changes in a forward direction; not backward steps


For the next 45 minutes anyway, assuming it takes off on time.

Life / Any "wet" plans for Śmigus-dyngus? [51]


They don't exist.

It's not a word in English

Life / Any "wet" plans for Śmigus-dyngus? [51]

A non-existent thing isn't a thing by its very lack of nature.

Metaphysics 101

Life / Any "wet" plans for Śmigus-dyngus? [51]


Non-existent things.

Life / Any "wet" plans for Śmigus-dyngus? [51]


Because it did.

There's a poem about that.

More or less PO depends on the voters next time.

Life / Any "wet" plans for Śmigus-dyngus? [51]

It sounds like less PO

Life / Any "wet" plans for Śmigus-dyngus? [51]


The accurate description of them.


No such thing