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SeanBM   
13 Mar 2009
Life / If I could introduce something from my country into Poland, I would.... [175]

the stores in the us offer them too, you know.

Really? tayto crisps? really? I am surprised, now they have to be Tayto not any old rubbish, yeah?

z kilkoma piwami, każde świństwo smakuje...

What? ha ha ha,
You know why they call it Donor kebab?
Cause it is the bits left over and donated to the shops ha ha ha
SeanBM   
10 Mar 2009
Real Estate / House prices in Poland to drop more or rise again? [228]

Maybe yourself and JAK know something I don't but why is it you both pointed the finger at Irish developers/inverters, corporate or otherwise?, being involved in any suspicious or anything but fair and honest dealings?

I have heard no scandals and I keep my ear to the ground.
SeanBM   
6 Mar 2009
Real Estate / House prices in Poland to drop more or rise again? [228]

I suppose many Irish speculators have unwittingly made an involuntary one way contribution to the Polish economy. To look at the bravado and swaggering in the posts from a year ago.. my word.

Give quotes or examples of this bravado and swaggering.
You sound bitter.

There was plenty of smugness a year ago

Again give some evidence.

I say if you can give it out then you can take it as well.

What are you talking about?, do i care.

where next for Irish speculative voyaging - China? In that case we can look forward to a boom and bust scenario there as well.

Wow, you really are a bitter little person.
SeanBM   
5 Mar 2009
Real Estate / House prices in Poland to drop more or rise again? [228]

There was another poster who claimed equally that the "Irish" were the worst but he has not posted since.
I wonder if there is a connection with our new guest?.

Either way it ought to be interesting to see what he drags up from the depths of the PF archive.

Ah, I don't really care,
some Irish people invested in Poland,
not many in comparison to Bulgaria or other new E.U. countries.
Some people like to be smug and take joy in other people's loss,
which is not a good way to live in my opinion.
SeanBM   
5 Mar 2009
Real Estate / House prices in Poland to drop more or rise again? [228]

I suppose many Irish speculators have unwittingly made an involuntary one way contribution to the Polish economy. To look at the bravado and swaggering in the posts from a year ago.. my word.

Guest

What "bravado and swaggering" by some Irish Posts???.
SeanBM   
28 Feb 2009
Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

Just work in england with lots of polish people and they are all physically and vocally

Are the big bad Poles bulling you Daviewavy? Aaawwweee...
Ha ha ha ha, harden up and stop moaning.
Ha ha ha ha
SeanBM   
5 Feb 2009
Life / Polish Organizational Skills [83]

That's different from my experience

I know some very large Dutch/Canadian companies that are pretty efficient and other Scandinavian companies that every single thing has to go back to Scandinavia so that "the members of council" can discuss them, it is a long and frustrating proceedure.

and i was kinda hoping you would all tell me I was wrong and I had just had some unfortunate encounters.

I would not say you were wrong but I would say you have had some unfortunate encounters.

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I edited my original post as I am sick of hearing myself complain about 'that' country.

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always exceptions and I certainly exclude government agencies from that.

Here in Poland the government agencies remind me of :-

The knights who say "Nie".
youtube.com/watch?v=QTQfGd3G6dg

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Why was this closed?.
SeanBM   
5 Feb 2009
Life / Polish Organizational Skills [83]

I am surprised that they are able to plan far enough ahead to get to a toilet before they wet themselves.

That's pretty much what I feared.

Perhaps it is a loaded question and therefore you are getting the response you elicited?.
SeanBM   
30 Jan 2009
Life / Polish folklore/legends [58]

It seems while you have posted your data, the thread was moved or closed and your data cannot be posted. Sorry!

Message:

I also forgot to mention that if anyone can recommend books that would help out it would be great.

In English only?, just to clarify.

Have you googled it?.
There are lots of legends here in Poland, I am not qualified to tell them but I may be of service to give you key words to google.

The dragon in Wawel.
The sleeping knight in Zakopane.
The two brothers who built the cathedral in Rynek glowny Krakow.
The Mongol who shot the trumpeter with an arrow, while he was warning the town.

I don't know any books but I hope these help you.
SeanBM   
30 Jan 2009
Life / Polish folklore/legends [58]

Just for an example do you mena like the tale of the dragon who lived under the Wawel castle in krakow or more kind of historical tales?
SeanBM   
29 Jan 2009
Travel / Castles and Palaces in Poland (with pictures) [155]

Niepłomice, Castle.

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To any Americans that might happen upon this thread.
The theory of all Europeans living in Castles and Palaces, is absolutely true, as you can see ;)
SeanBM   
8 Jan 2009
Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [554]

it is warmed up to minus 10 and about 40 cm of snow, it was a beautiful day.
And you should be envious, you have a very beautiful country.
Where are you now?.
SeanBM   
8 Jan 2009
Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [554]

it is like a plug hole in the bottom of a bath, try as you might, you'll always end up there ha ha ha.

And the mountains to the south, Rock!
SeanBM   
7 Jan 2009
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [243]

legless lizard

padalec

Wow,

Silly question No. 40193029.
What's the difference between a lizard and a snake then?

I thought it was the legs.

-The tail falls off a lizard and grows back?.

- The scales don't over lap?.

Ah ha,
From the Wiki link you posted McCoy
(Good to have you back)

The most important is they have small eyes with eyelids that blink like lizards. This is a feature that is not found in snakes. They also have visible ears like lizards do, which snakes do not have. They also have a notched tongue rather than the forked tongue of a snake. They shed their skin in patches like other lizards, rather than the whole skin as most snakes do. Also, the pattern of their ventral scales is totally different from that of snakes.

SeanBM   
7 Jan 2009
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [243]

Polish lizard

Nice photo Wildrover :)

I thought this was interesting (Jurasic park style:)

I know this sounds silly but i was talking to some friends and they were talking about a lizard with no legs or feet but it was not a snake. It did not make sence to me, perhaps I misunderstood?.

They also told me of a cow that was not giving milk. An done day in the farm a guy smashed a lizard with a rock (I don't know why) and all this milk came out, they figured the lizard had been taking the milk from the cow?. Strange.

Lizard is Jaszczurka in Polish
SeanBM   
7 Jan 2009
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [243]

Basically instead of forearms/forepaws they have wings.

I watched a program on telly over the Christmas called "evolve" on some History channel. Apparently bats evolved completely separate from birds, that they started off only launching and gliding but ended up going the extra step, Fascinating stuff.

They are not blind but do not see very well but they have sonar, how cool a super power is that!.
I saw one the about 2 months ago on my balcony, weird looking things like strange mice with big ears and leather looking wings.

I wonder why they sleep upside down? Something about blood going to their heads? or maybe it is for more practical protective purposes?.
SeanBM   
6 Jan 2009
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [243]

polandpoland.com/nietoperek_bats.html - Nietoperek bat and nature reserve, Poland (Link)

During winter months large numbers of some of the rarest bat species converge in the passages of the WWII Miedzyrzecki underground bunker.

Aren't they the only mamal that can fly? others glide but bats fly?.

Bat is Nietoperz in Polish
SeanBM   
6 Jan 2009
Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [554]

I am very happy to hear that.
Dublin is a great city :)
I also move around a lot but I just keep coming back to around Krakow.
I am here year and a half so far this time.
I would count myself lucky too.

Your there and I'm here, maybe it is a balance, ha ha ha
SeanBM   
4 Jan 2009
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [243]

I used to catch newts as a kid in Ireland, just for fun, we'd let them go unharmed after because there were not many around. The toothless guys used to pretend they could bite you. ha ha ha