Life / How are electric cars doing in Poland? [413]

But it is coming.............

metro.co.uk/2019/10/21/ex-navy-engineer-built-car-battery-1500-mile-range-10956749/

Genealogy / Does "Ryszard" work as a surname in Poland? [37]

@Ziemowit

Thank you.
That puts us all straight :-)

Off-Topic / Random movies (not Polish) proposed by forum users [95]


It looks good but I can't spend nearly 4 hours sitting down to watch a movie...............

Off-Topic / Random Sports News [855]

Maybe he is, but who cares?
In case you are too stupid to have noticed, likely as you are a Serb,
This is a Polish forum.... now f ¥€k off.....

Genealogy / Does "Ryszard" work as a surname in Poland? [37]

I have never heard Ryszku.
Ryszek and Ryszu yes, but never Ryszku.

Genealogy / Does "Ryszard" work as a surname in Poland? [37]

I have never heard Ryszard used as a surname in Poland.
Always a first or middle name, sometimes shortened to Rysziu or Ryszek.

Off-Topic / DALMATIA - How much Poles love Dalmatia ? [123]

Nice one Tacitus..... stick it to this fanatical Serb nationalist..... he is a joker and deserves humiliation when he posts lies and propaganda.

Work / Moving to Poland from Ireland - starting a professional life [32]

Sad but true.
I love British pubs but Irish pubs are even better, especially when some music is being played by some of the locals.

Work / Moving to Poland from Ireland - starting a professional life [32]

You can speak and understand a language fluently, but you can never hide your accent.....

Off-Topic / DALMATIA - How much Poles love Dalmatia ? [123]

Yeah, with a judenfrei Serbia.......your posts get more and more pathetic....I really can't understand why your Nazi mythology has not been banned from this forum.

Disgusted of Pinner.


Yeah, a beautiful part of Croatia..... and it will remain a part of Croatia forever.....

Work / Moving to Poland from Ireland - starting a professional life [32]

You can be as fluent as a native in a foreign language but very few people master the skill of hiding their accent.
If I speak a sentence of words in Polish that I am very familiar with, with Poles, I can pass as Polish.
If i use words that I am not so familiar with, Poles hear my accent.
They are not always sure what it is but often guess it is British.
When I speak French to French people that I don't know they will not believe that I am British.
They usually think that I am Belgian or sometimes Swiss or Alsatian.

Life / How are electric cars doing in Poland? [413]

@cms neuf

Hybrids are really taking off in the UK.
Not so much total electric cars.
Electric "refuelling" stations are springing up all over.
I think we need to make one more jump on battery power for electic cars to take off and a British inventor may have just done that.

metro.co.uk/2019/10/21/ex-navy-engineer-built-car-battery-1500-mile-range-10956749/

Off-Topic / DALMATIA - How much Poles love Dalmatia ? [123]


You are a pathetic nationalist and dreamer..... some ancient Poles thought we were descended from Sarmatians.
This has never been proven.
And Serbs were not included in that club.
Now B off you silly man!

Study / 90% of Poles have university degree? [57]


Because these are the people that most Polish graduates have to compete against when they move to Britain or America for better prospects.
Unfortunately, when they get here they find that 50% of the population now have degrees as opposed to 10% 40 years ago.
Degrees have been so dumbed down that they are worth less than 3 A levels 40 years ago, or the French and Polish equivalent the Bac.
So many very bright young Poles find that they have to start at the bottom and work their way up.
Tough, but not such a bad thing if they can learn on their way up.

Real Estate / Carpetying style? - question to Brits living in Poland [26]


Most don't, but I have seen it.
The carpet must go rotten after a while with all that water and steam.

Real Estate / Carpetying style? - question to Brits living in Poland [26]


Not almost!
Is disgusting....... only Brits do this.....but not me :-)

Work / Moving to Poland from Ireland - starting a professional life [32]


Because Polish is a bloody difficult language to learn.
I am fluent in English, French and Polish and can get by, just about in German.
I can write in English and French but am still scared to write in Polish.
It is one of the most difficult European languages to learn.

Real Estate / Carpetying style? - question to Brits living in Poland [26]

Wall to wall carpeting is a very British thing. I have even seen carpets in British bathrooms!
Poles, like most Europeans are not so mad on wall to wall carpeting, Preferring rugs instead.

Study / 90% of Poles have university degree? [57]


Yeah, my experience has proven to me that an older, experienced, non graduate is much better than a young graduate.
When I went to school only 10% of students went to Uni.
Now it is about 50%, so the value of a degree has greatly diminished.

Work / Moving to Poland from Ireland - starting a professional life [32]

Good point.
If your Polish is not great, you will struggle outside of rhe cities and talking to older people.

Work / Moving to Poland from Ireland - starting a professional life [32]

@Irish1234

You need to remain open minded and accepting.
Some things in Polish attitudes and culture are very similar, especially with the older Catholic generation.
But you will find many attitudes that may even shock you.
Many of them caused by years of Communist rule.
But not all.
There is more racism in Poland than in Ireland.
But when it comes to party time, celebrations and drinking, you will feel quite at home.... :-)

Genealogy / Easy way to find out which Polish coat of arm/Clan you belong to. [105]

What makes you think that your family have a crest?

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]


The stations I mentioned that are available on the internet are also on the radio.


As far as I know they don't have that in Poland, but if anyone knows otherwise please post the name of the station so that we can give it a listen.

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]

Me neither, but you can hear most of the big ones over the internet and your heart will sink..............

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]


As far as I know there aren't any in Poland and as has been said Polish radio is pretty bland.
The nearest thing they get to it is Radio Maryja which is a Catholic radio station aimed mainly at the older generation,which is very conservative,but not the sort of thing you meant,and then there is the Polish TV stations TVP1 and 2 which have been taken over by PIS people, but that is more like biased news or even propaganda.

If you have an internet radio then Radio Poland provides interesting programmes which are mainly in English but this is not political at all.

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]


Don't be so lazy.... do your own work and learn some other languages....
I will give you one.
LBC Radio in London have presenters from across the political spectrum, very fair and balanced.
Listen to Nick Ferrari.......he will make you smile.... :-)

Travel / Good quality promotional videos of Poland - post them here, people :) [10]

Nice post Doug and a good idea for a thread.
I have this positive post about Poland.



Another good video.

UK, Ireland / Boris Johnson - is the new British PM a popular figure in Poland? [150]

@NoToForeigners

You are bang on target mate :-)

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]

You have just shown your ignorance then.
There are plenty, you just haven' t looked hard enough and don't speak enough languages.....

Study / 90% of Poles have university degree? [57]


True.
But at 18 years of age you will learn more and quicker in the workplace than in many "universities".