Life / All Things Christmassy in Poland [332]


Got mine last week from Marks and Sparks in Sopot..... ring them and ask.....?

News / Throwing away the constitution in Poland? [626]

[quote=delphiandomine]It's only critical because PiS want to tax the hell out of the "Polish" banks, and foreign banks will resist such attempts./quote]

Your whole post is very telling Delph.... PIS think they can threaten the populace.

I stand by my earlier statement though that the Polish government will never ever see another zloty in ZUS from my good self. Unless they halve the monthly payment; then I might consider it......

Law / UK driving license mess in Poland [72]


LOL. I have explained why.

Life / Moving to Poland and not drinking vodka [27]


"They" are generally Poles who have been to America, or are vodka drinkers gone sophisticated. The Poles I know in Tri-City who are whisky drinkers never ever do that, and know far more about whisky than I ever could (born of a Scottish father, and something of a whisky drinker in my own right, for my sins)

There are maybe three or four whiskys (and we are not talking the no names here ) that deserve the (separate glass of) cola treatment, Amy Winehouse style.

Those are: JW/Bells/Dewars/Grants..... the rest should all be drunk straight, no ice (another American crime), a little Highland Spring water if you must......

Law / UK driving license mess in Poland [72]


My UK paper licence is valid til 2027. Now why on earth would anyone want to swap the real deal for a Polish photocard (which costs an admin fee I presume)?

And,as before, a UK licence proves you can actually drive. For at one time, anybody could get a Polish licence.
Allegedly...

One of my learners (female) here in Tr-City fluttered her......eyelashes, 6 or 7 years ago, after many Test setbacks (she had problems with the moronic cone game) and with a little financial inducement and a boy friend in the right place - hey presto!

I wouldn't want to swap my hard earned real licence for something the UK cops would view with suspicion and distaste.


It's a total non-brainer Beeracuda. Your UK licence is what you earnt, by learning to drive the "right way" and not through the ridiculous and skewed Polish system (read up about the hilarious and subjective Test system here).

You deserve your UK licence. The Polish testing sytem is wholly inferior. Renew your UK licence. In event of accident when driving a hire car in the UK you are absolutely covered, in spite of what the earlier poster states as fact. Insurers talk some tosh and often spout ignorance to save themselves paperwork, and, depending on your tax status, the DVLC could not prove that you had not decided to return to the UK.

The UK licence all the way for me - no way would I want to be associated with the Polish department of transport in any shape or form - and I've lived here for 23 years (UK licence the whole time) NO problems - paid out in full by PZU on Comprehensive, and Third Party, on two occasions.

Life / Can someone tell me about the reason behind being gay in Poland being wrong [148]


Who cares about anybody's private life and their loves..........?

Unless they turn the water cannon on innocent party-goers that is!

Pure scum.

Life / Can someone tell me about the reason behind being gay in Poland being wrong [148]


The old adage springs to mind of "It takes one to know one."

Allegedly......

News / Throwing away the constitution in Poland? [626]


The communist Poles were "foul" and I have always agreed with Polonius that they should have faced severe punishment irrespective of what was promised at the Round Table. That included life imprisonment at the least for "people" like the last communist president and his Interior minister who died recently.

But you are Polonia at best and are far removed. And always have been, by your ignorant comments.

News / Throwing away the constitution in Poland? [626]


Have you ever visited your country Ironside? I think we should be told.How old are you anyway?

News / Throwing away the constitution in Poland? [626]


With Poland's history where so many innocents were murdered in such a way you really should be ashamed of that remark. Disgusting.

News / Throwing away the constitution in Poland? [626]


I wouldn't know Polonius. What I do know is that PIS would like to steal from me.

News / Throwing away the constitution in Poland? [626]


What PIS are trying to do is to restore the situation pre-1939. It's called a dictactorship by any other description.
They wont succeed and will be fought every step of the way by those who matter, those who live in the cities and towns, and actually get up in the morning and graft and contribute. And I'm not talking about those who prefer life in a rural idyll and expect the rest of us to live in a bygone age and not care about the economy.

Four years of this nonsense? Tri-City solidly voted no. The only area with any intelligence. But they have plenty of history of fight and I am in no doubt who will win this battle.

News / Duda invited to march in Poland's Independence Day parade [182]


They couldn't even do that right. It's always sad to see youths well past their bedtime misbehaving when away from mummy's apron strings.

Life / Moving to Poland and not drinking vodka [27]


Yes.. but had a night in with guitar pal and craft beers......

The truth is, as we all know, it depends on the circle you are in. I would have nothing in common with the shot brigade. we have all had nights out with drinkers of different habit, and if you are out of your comfort zone then the OP is not exaggerating, and he needs to steer clear.

He is right to say that you can get in all sorts of situations..... For example, some say that they can get in trouble/ wasted with Bob Hope, but that has never happened to me, but all sorts of shenanighans have sprung up with vodka, the obvious and not so much.... nothing original there. but for me it was a case of regret.

Beer or whisky - still wasted, but aware I was boozed. Vodka, a big no-no for me.

If the OP has vodka drinking pals and he wants to make a go of things, there is only one solution. His "pals" love the shots...so.....

He has to change his drinking habits. They're not going to, and why should they? Meaning, he can't go drinking with those pals. They wont get into trouble boozing.

He will.

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]


If only politics were that simple. I would vote PO because I finish work at 10 or 11 PM, and am back on the case at 6.30 in the morning, and one Party leaves me alone to get on with it, and it ain't PIS, with all their audits and "new" regulations.

Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]

Sure, apologies for that. I happen to think that second hand cars bought in Poland are poor value - or they were when I was in the marketplace. I always bought new, but I have plenty of stories to tell, and tried to buy cars a number of times. Thing is, I am an old bloke and know all the usual tricks re: cars.

Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]


Another clear reason not to be a Polish used car methinks.

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]

Take it easy Ktos. The country of your blood is in good shape. Don't listen to Kaczynski's "Poland in ruins" nonsense. It is in many ways nicer than Australia, which after all is mostly desert and bush....

And we are looking after it for you, for when you return....

Oh...wait...............LOL

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]


Spoken like a true woman:) He needs to check out some human contact and chill.

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]


Well tis true that the black gentleman in the senate was OK with the term.... but other immigrants I asked weren't. But I don't understand Ktos 's rant on this one.

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]


Person...?

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]


Now now, don't be nasty to your brethren, oh Plastic Pole.....

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]


We've had this argument on PF. Ask any black, and they'll tell you to call them "black". As opposed to "white." Any specific term, including the appropriated term "Murzyn" is offensive to them. Ask any of the Nigerian community here, though I can't and wouldn't purport to speak for them.

Oh wait a minute...you're not in Poland are you? So you can't ask them. I quite forgot.......

As a special dispensation, just for you, you can call me, a caucasian male, what the hell you like :)

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]


Says a Pole - who uses a derogatory term for a black person.... glass houses and all that.....

Feedback / Is it Polish forum or foreign forum? [159]


But your ideas aren't "Everything Polish." They mirror the attitudes of an American republican extreme Neo-Con, and are not representative of the young mobile educated Pole. Vis a vie, your views, such as they are, are anathema to the vast majority of Poles, and I know this for a fact, because I am far more Polish savvy than you will ever be. You might know the literature, and speak the vernacular, but you can't speak the same language as the people here.

Have you actually ever set foot on Polish soil? A lot of us on this board have tilled that soil and fertilised it for more years than you've been on this earth.

But you are clearly a troll so I don't know why any response is merited.

Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]


Yes - those are positively dangerous and banned in Germany (as they lead to irregular traffic flow) if I remember rightly.

Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]


Yes Roger, the roads in Tri-City are in a shocking state. To their credit the council have lashed out on public transport with the new tram and suburban train network and rolling stock, which is newly completed and on a par with the best in Europe.

But the roads are fine for the millionaires with their SUVS. Others beware!

Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]


Well, go to Germany and get your own. It's not difficult. If I can do it, anyone could:) Still running a beaut 4 years later, if slightly thirsty on the oil. Never on Polish roads you see....until the last 4 years that is ....:(

Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]


Not so. Poles buy cheap, sell high. Don't you?

I would have to be an idiot to buy a second hand car from a Pole, and I am many things but not that. Next!


Old thread.

Fair play to you Roger. My reasons against:

1. (Some) Poles race through the gearbox, and ride the clutch to spin the wheels.
2. Salt on road corrodes
3. Driven on Polish roads. A MAJOR no-no.
4. Poor economy. Not sold to "Get rid", but as a financial transaction (which is fair enough, but prices are often plain daft)
5. My general dislike of beating down a ridiculous price. If the price is stupid, I would rather go the pub.
6. Lack of clarity with the cars' history (How many owners etc)

Germany or Holland every time for me secondhand. Holland less so as the Dutch are tight wads and don't understand realities either. Thank God for the Krauts - normal people.

Food / 'Wigilia', the traditional Christmas Eve supper in Poland [77]

Thanks! I was thinking and thinking....that spelling came to my "mind" first, but I went against my better judgement. On my 2nd now, sat outside Expressowa doing the French style pavement cafe in 2 degrees with hound.

BTW...only Tyskie and Zubr taste good heated. And make sure you stir the glass, or get the nice girlie to top it up. Also, add a pinch of salt. Absolutely no additives, such as juice, or cinnamon, or cloves.

That's not beer:)