JonnyM
3 May 2011
UK, Ireland / Posting mail from Poland to the UK [26]
I've always found mail from Poland to the UK quite quick.
I've always found mail from Poland to the UK quite quick.
JonnyM
2 May 2011
Life / Are Polish roads really this bad? [237]
That's a bugger of a road. Round the corner on Sobieskiego it becomes a rat run too - a straight road, but people treat it like a motorway. My dog was run over there.
In the Atlantic heading from Mexico towards Greenland, about a thousand miles out, roughly level with Nova Scotia. Definitely a car free zone. But plenty of seamen.
On Spacerowa, just up from the Blue Cactus, this is a common problem, especially in the winter
That's a bugger of a road. Round the corner on Sobieskiego it becomes a rat run too - a straight road, but people treat it like a motorway. My dog was run over there.
Spitsbergen or Antarctica then :-) Good for you!
In the Atlantic heading from Mexico towards Greenland, about a thousand miles out, roughly level with Nova Scotia. Definitely a car free zone. But plenty of seamen.
JonnyM
2 May 2011
Life / Are Polish roads really this bad? [237]
This is part of it all. Drivers going really fast with no respect for signs that are made for safety. And can they really 'handle it' when a kid runs out? Or another driver loses control at a bend. I've seen too many dead bodies in the road around Poland.
Yorkshire. But right now I'm in a place where there are no cars of any type within at least a thousand miles in any direction. Not many people can say that...
You and I may consider that going through a red light, is breaking the law and going against the rules of the road. In poland there is nothing wrong with it.
This is part of it all. Drivers going really fast with no respect for signs that are made for safety. And can they really 'handle it' when a kid runs out? Or another driver loses control at a bend. I've seen too many dead bodies in the road around Poland.
LOL :-) I wonder which country it is, now!
Yorkshire. But right now I'm in a place where there are no cars of any type within at least a thousand miles in any direction. Not many people can say that...
JonnyM
2 May 2011
Life / Are Polish roads really this bad? [237]
Me too - whenever nobody's looking. I originally come from a country where it's not illegal. We make an art of it. The 17 people who went through the red lights, however, were in a ton of steel with airbags.
LOL. Don't be so German JonnyM :-). I do jaywalking whenever I can
Me too - whenever nobody's looking. I originally come from a country where it's not illegal. We make an art of it. The 17 people who went through the red lights, however, were in a ton of steel with airbags.
JonnyM
2 May 2011
Life / Are Polish roads really this bad? [237]
I was waiting for a friend in the main street near my home (ul. Belwederska). In a ten minute period I counted 17 people going through the lights on red. That is not good driving.
I have also mentioned Polish drivers are generally good drivers,
I was waiting for a friend in the main street near my home (ul. Belwederska). In a ten minute period I counted 17 people going through the lights on red. That is not good driving.
JonnyM
29 Apr 2011
Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]
This guy sells as much as he can (an elderly family member has a pitch outside a supermarket in warsaw) and bottles the rest He considers it a good day if all the previous day's pick (from 5am to late afternoon) is sold out by the end of the following day.
Thanks.
I've asked him why he doesn't pick those and always got a noncommital answer.
They're lovely. When I've been with him near Wyszkow I've mostly found prawdziwki and maslaki, but sometimes he comes back with a few kanie. To be honest, I'm wary of going too often for fear of slowing him down. It's a big part of his income. Great exercise though, and he's as fit as a butcher's dog.
Occasionally he finds some pretty dramatic looking ones (I don't remember the name) that sell for a fortune as soon as the stare ropuchy (his words) see them on the stall.
This guy sells as much as he can (an elderly family member has a pitch outside a supermarket in warsaw) and bottles the rest He considers it a good day if all the previous day's pick (from 5am to late afternoon) is sold out by the end of the following day.
Good hunting.
Thanks.
The wild raspberries and blackberries are excellent too, so if they grow in your parts and you have a chance to go, don't miss it.
I've asked him why he doesn't pick those and always got a noncommital answer.
Those are plentiful, don't really have to have a special spot, they are tasty and being outdoors all day does wonders for your taste buds.
They're lovely. When I've been with him near Wyszkow I've mostly found prawdziwki and maslaki, but sometimes he comes back with a few kanie. To be honest, I'm wary of going too often for fear of slowing him down. It's a big part of his income. Great exercise though, and he's as fit as a butcher's dog.
Occasionally he finds some pretty dramatic looking ones (I don't remember the name) that sell for a fortune as soon as the stare ropuchy (his words) see them on the stall.
JonnyM
28 Apr 2011
Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]
That's my project for this summer.
My closest friend is a professional mushroom picker, meaning he goes out every day during the season and picks them them to sell. Jagody too. He can spot shrooms which look quite dangerous but fetch a really good price. He also knows where to find plenty of kania mushrooms - really nice breaded and fried.
Go out more often and in no time you’ll be an expert too.
That's my project for this summer.
My closest friend is a professional mushroom picker, meaning he goes out every day during the season and picks them them to sell. Jagody too. He can spot shrooms which look quite dangerous but fetch a really good price. He also knows where to find plenty of kania mushrooms - really nice breaded and fried.
JonnyM
28 Apr 2011
Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]
People say they're especially good because of the weather. Plenty of Poles and Ukrainians in the UK like to pick them. Though I won't eat wild mushooms even in Poland unless they're picked by people who know what they're doing. Or they're kurki which are unmistakeable.
i would never eat mushrooms back in my country of birth in the UK
Why not?
People say they're especially good because of the weather. Plenty of Poles and Ukrainians in the UK like to pick them. Though I won't eat wild mushooms even in Poland unless they're picked by people who know what they're doing. Or they're kurki which are unmistakeable.
JonnyM
24 Apr 2011
UK, Ireland / Brits say being drunk senseless while visiting Poland is national trait [98]
Inviting ridicule, more like.
therefore I would be inviting trouble if i listed these bars.
Inviting ridicule, more like.
JonnyM
24 Apr 2011
Food / Do you call it kiszka or kaszanka? [55]
That's what they all say. That and "my wife doesn't understand me".
The head chef here seems to be Polish, and I noticed surówka had crept onto the menu yesterday. Maybe kiszka next.
Sooner or later, that's the same thing, innit?
That's what they all say. That and "my wife doesn't understand me".
The head chef here seems to be Polish, and I noticed surówka had crept onto the menu yesterday. Maybe kiszka next.
JonnyM
24 Apr 2011
Food / Do you call it kiszka or kaszanka? [55]
I feel seasick already. Despite just having had tongue with artichokes for lunch.
'Marmite'.
I feel seasick already. Despite just having had tongue with artichokes for lunch.
JonnyM
23 Apr 2011
USA, Canada / To move back to Poland from the USA or not to move back....that is the question [124]
Sometimes it's true. Over the years countless people have come to Poland and something - not the women, nor the money and certainly not the food - have made them stay.
The place you 'belong' might not be where you were born or where your ancestors were born. But if you find that place, you know you belong there.
I'm a guy, you're a guy and we all know that "felt that I belong in Poland" is bunch of crap.
Sometimes it's true. Over the years countless people have come to Poland and something - not the women, nor the money and certainly not the food - have made them stay.
The place you 'belong' might not be where you were born or where your ancestors were born. But if you find that place, you know you belong there.
JonnyM
22 Apr 2011
News / Raising Poland's legal drinking age to 21 [95]
Pointless. It will make criminals of ordinary young people, make alcohol seem more special than it is and in any case there isn't any evidence that a higher minimum drinking age reduces substance abuse.
Pointless. It will make criminals of ordinary young people, make alcohol seem more special than it is and in any case there isn't any evidence that a higher minimum drinking age reduces substance abuse.
JonnyM
22 Apr 2011
Travel / What about that Banja Luka Serbian restaurant in Warsaw; Is that realy that good? [30]
Yes. Just at the back of Banja Luka and very very good. The garden outside is dog-friendly.
A shame - when did it close?
Around the corner is Boston Port. Much better.
Yes. Just at the back of Banja Luka and very very good. The garden outside is dog-friendly.
Best fish in Warsaw. Real shame their ghetto place closed down.
A shame - when did it close?
JonnyM
22 Apr 2011
Love / Is it true that Polish women are very busty? [71]
No. Fried eggs or spaniels' ears very often.
No. Fried eggs or spaniels' ears very often.
JonnyM
19 Apr 2011
News / If Russia liberate Scotland, what would happen with Polish workers in Britain? [59]
Liberate from what? The tyranny of democracy?
if Russia liberate Scotland
Liberate from what? The tyranny of democracy?
JonnyM
16 Apr 2011
Life / Cannabis / Weed in Poland... How much does marijuana cost per gram and how easy is to get it? [355]
ul. Wilcza 21. There's a sign over the door saying 'komisariat'. Ask in there.
ul. Wilcza 21. There's a sign over the door saying 'komisariat'. Ask in there.
JonnyM
14 Apr 2011
Work / English teaching books in Poland: villains and heroes [30]
The secret is to memorise the book - easy if you know how and the dtudents think you're some kind of god.
The secret is to memorise the book - easy if you know how and the dtudents think you're some kind of god.
JonnyM
14 Apr 2011
Work / English teaching books in Poland: villains and heroes [30]
Not you! But (please don't mention the name) you do know the person...
Yes, but you still gave me the job!
Not you! But (please don't mention the name) you do know the person...
JonnyM
14 Apr 2011
Work / English teaching books in Poland: villains and heroes [30]
Me too. The first two are excellent with their intuitive approach to grammar but the later two (especially int) are thin.
Watch out for the new Vicky Hollett Bus Eng book. I don't know how much they're marketing it in PL, but it is good. Sorry, I can't remember the name. In-company's strength used to be the weekly materials by email. Interesting if they still do it.
Though all I'm using at the moment are Safe Sailing (a dire book) and Technical English, the newer version of Tech Talk. Plus hours of stuff I have to write on maritime safety.
I like those books at the beginning, but I really hate the later ones
Me too. The first two are excellent with their intuitive approach to grammar but the later two (especially int) are thin.
Watch out for the new Vicky Hollett Bus Eng book. I don't know how much they're marketing it in PL, but it is good. Sorry, I can't remember the name. In-company's strength used to be the weekly materials by email. Interesting if they still do it.
Though all I'm using at the moment are Safe Sailing (a dire book) and Technical English, the newer version of Tech Talk. Plus hours of stuff I have to write on maritime safety.
JonnyM
14 Apr 2011
Work / English teaching books in Poland: villains and heroes [30]
Sounds pretty good - I'll check it out.
I remember interviewing somebody once who told me in the interview that he never prepares a lesson, just asks the students what page in the textbook they're up to.
Sounds pretty good - I'll check it out.
I remember interviewing somebody once who told me in the interview that he never prepares a lesson, just asks the students what page in the textbook they're up to.
JonnyM
14 Apr 2011
JonnyM
13 Apr 2011
Love / Simon Mol - would he have been so "successful" in other countries than Poland? [121]
None of them. If you bother to read the post you'll know that. Two have been married for years, one has longstanding male partner and one is very single - no 'gf' at all.
So still nonsense.
Yes
So 100% of the male blacks in Poland that you know have a gf.
None of them. If you bother to read the post you'll know that. Two have been married for years, one has longstanding male partner and one is very single - no 'gf' at all.
So still nonsense.
And you deny my observations that they rarely suffer rejection from white girls and always seem to get the benefit of the doubt when they approach white girls?
Yes
JonnyM
13 Apr 2011
Love / Simon Mol - would he have been so "successful" in other countries than Poland? [121]
Six. One is married with kids to a Polish lady, one has a very long standing Polish partner, one is about 60 and certainly doesn't play the field, one has a wife who is also black, one has a Polish husband and kids and one is the widow of a Polish man.
None of them have "many gf's". So yes, you are talking nonsense.
Six. One is married with kids to a Polish lady, one has a very long standing Polish partner, one is about 60 and certainly doesn't play the field, one has a wife who is also black, one has a Polish husband and kids and one is the widow of a Polish man.
None of them have "many gf's". So yes, you are talking nonsense.
JonnyM
13 Apr 2011
Love / Simon Mol - would he have been so "successful" in other countries than Poland? [121]
Most are Arab.
Nonsense.
So Africans doesn't include Egyptians, Libyans, etc in your opinion?
Most are Arab.
And of course my earlier point that many white women have absolutely no problem rejecting white guys who don't look good enough, but blacks will rarely get rejected because many white girls don't want to be seen a racist.
Nonsense.
JonnyM
13 Apr 2011
Love / Simon Mol - would he have been so "successful" in other countries than Poland? [121]
Could, but doesn't.
Of course. If somebody is from the US they are American. If somebody is from Europe they are European. Whatever their skin colour.
Do you often compare black people to monkeys?
Looks that way, doesn't it.
The word African could also refer to an Arab from North Africa.
Could, but doesn't.
Besides, if i would use the word African all the time, i'm sure you would sooner or later say that some are "European", or from US, etc.
Of course. If somebody is from the US they are American. If somebody is from Europe they are European. Whatever their skin colour.
Compare some ugly black with a monkey and you seriously risk getting arrested in countries like Sweden or Belgium.
Do you often compare black people to monkeys?
I very much get the feeling that you know from daily personal experience what kind of negative things people say about butt ugly white guys.
Looks that way, doesn't it.
JonnyM
13 Apr 2011
Love / Simon Mol - would he have been so "successful" in other countries than Poland? [121]
The undisputed mistress of them. She'd have slapped Simon Mol about the head.
The women affected by him (I've met at least one of them through a mutual friend who belongs to the organisation through which Mol met them) are rather flaky and frankly nutty. Damaged individuals. It's hard to believe they knew he was HIV positive, but apparently they did.
The undisputed mistress of them. She'd have slapped Simon Mol about the head.
The women affected by him (I've met at least one of them through a mutual friend who belongs to the organisation through which Mol met them) are rather flaky and frankly nutty. Damaged individuals. It's hard to believe they knew he was HIV positive, but apparently they did.
JonnyM
13 Apr 2011
Love / Simon Mol - would he have been so "successful" in other countries than Poland? [121]
No. The communists were surprisingly prudish.
At its best it certainly can; at its worst it leads to hang-ups, complexes etc too.
Wouldn't communist avocation of an atheist state contribute to lack of morals about sex in these countries?
No. The communists were surprisingly prudish.
I'm not saying you need religion to have self respect, but it does provide a foundation at an early age
At its best it certainly can; at its worst it leads to hang-ups, complexes etc too.
JonnyM
13 Apr 2011
Love / Simon Mol - would he have been so "successful" in other countries than Poland? [121]
It isn't. And why not just say Africans, Indians etc?
Easily. You're implying that a) the skin colour of a woman's partner is somehow relevant and b) that your boring opinion would attract comment.
Now crawl back under your stone. It's the only wet and warm place you're likely to get into without paying.
Negro is a perfectly normal English word. And it is better to use negro instead of black so as to distinguish black Africans from black Indians, Aboriginals, etc.
It isn't. And why not just say Africans, Indians etc?
And why do you disagree with the observation in my previous post?
Tell me what's wrong with it? I bet you can't.
Tell me what's wrong with it? I bet you can't.
Easily. You're implying that a) the skin colour of a woman's partner is somehow relevant and b) that your boring opinion would attract comment.
Now crawl back under your stone. It's the only wet and warm place you're likely to get into without paying.
JonnyM
12 Apr 2011
Love / Simon Mol - would he have been so "successful" in other countries than Poland? [121]
Only in your skewed fantasies.
Women are capable of choosing who they want to be with. They aren't 'yours', or anybody elses. And BTW, the word "negro" is no longer used in English.
If a hot white woman is dating an unattractive white guy and i say that he is too ugly for her, it is called "freedom of opinion".
If she's dating a negro and i say that he is too ugly for her, i will for sure get labeled a "racist"
If she's dating a negro and i say that he is too ugly for her, i will for sure get labeled a "racist"
Only in your skewed fantasies.
Women are capable of choosing who they want to be with. They aren't 'yours', or anybody elses. And BTW, the word "negro" is no longer used in English.