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rozumiemnic   
11 May 2015
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

yes there are a lot of dark secrets there, probably in the UK too.
Did you ever hear about the 'Magdalen Laundries'?
The last one closed in the mid 90s.
'Poor' women indeed.
rozumiemnic   
11 May 2015
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

Ireland is the same gosc., with the Monday morning flight from Dublin to London also known as 'the abortion express'.
well that is OK if you have the money.
A horrible situation for women, no wonder so many of them do not want to have sex with random foreigners.
rozumiemnic   
11 May 2015
History / Good enough for British - Joseph Conrad? Poland-born novelist. [30]

oh there are quite a few literary 'names' like that - eg Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy which explains why some of his poetry is so dire, while some is good. Who wrote what, only they knew.

oh and 'Dick Francis' is also two people, Richard and Frances.
rozumiemnic   
11 May 2015
History / Good enough for British - Joseph Conrad? Poland-born novelist. [30]

yes I have noticed some little oddities in Conrad that show he was not a native speaker.
I suppose his comments just illustrate that English is a flexible, accommodating language and should not be taken as insults.
in the Nigger of the Narcissus, are they really putting 'N- word' throughout?
What about Huckelberry Finn? Will all references to the big nigger Jim also have to be redacted?
rozumiemnic   
7 May 2015
Language / Busha and JaJa [140]

god it is like Groundhog day in here.
LIDL here in 'wales had some pierogi that were full of potato and cheese - a bit bland but comforting.
rozumiemnic   
7 May 2015
Language / Busha and JaJa [140]

ahhhh the 'busha' days are back! How sweetly nostalgic!
rozumiemnic   
30 Apr 2015
Life / Are foreigners welcome in Poland? [305]

it IS quite bad tbh. Like you go into a shop and the two assistants stare at you and start whispering to each other!
rozumiemnic   
25 Apr 2015
Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]

actually Romek, I agree with you about the adventure aspect.
Nonetheless many English teachers do return home to continue their teaching careers. There is lucrative work at British universities for example, teaching those thousands and thousands of foreign students who are so keen for a British education. A couple of years teaching in Poland would be a good foundation for moving on to the diploma and MA and better bucks. This will not happen if you are an unqualified Callan teacher.

I am not 'mocking' anyone just offering advice based on experience.
rozumiemnic   
25 Apr 2015
Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]

What do you base that assessment on?

many years in the industry. FWIW, Berlitz and Callan are like jokes.
I have worked for Berlitz when I was desperate, but I certainly wouldnt put it on my CV. Callan I would not touch.
You are right, you have to admire someone with sticking power. But he would be better off getting a qualification and working in a proper language school.
rozumiemnic   
22 Apr 2015
Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]

She didn't get many takers and was short of money so she put the price up to 60zl and got a lot more enquiries...

you know there is something in that. In my education related business I realised a lot of people were undercutting me wildly so I raised my price.
rozumiemnic   
15 Apr 2015
Work / Language Teachers - do you feel respected in Poland? [86]

GOSC that is complete bollocks.
Virtrually impossible to find a job anywhere in Europe without a degree, a teaching certificate and some teaching experience.
Now if you were talking about eg Vietnam you might have a point. But you only insult yourself with such posts.
rozumiemnic   
20 Mar 2015
Real Estate / Polish law on inheritance and real estate [42]

in the UK what you say would be true, but I think there would have to be some time lapse between the transfer and the death of the owner.

Also you only have to pay tax if it is over a certain amount. But of course Poland will have different laws.
If I were you I would consult a lawyer.
rozumiemnic   
19 Mar 2015
History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]

I believe large employers are supposed to have staffing levels that reflect the local population so eg a company in an area that had 40 per cent Black people and 40 white and 20 Asian should have that reflected in their staffing.

I would not really say that this 'divides a society by race' boris.
rozumiemnic   
18 Mar 2015
Language / What are the hard aspects of Polish according to its learners? - home essay [21]

OK for me the hardest thing is the complicated grammar and case system.
this is a bit of a headspin for an English person with our relatively simple grammar and uninflected langauge.
Luckily I already knew some Greek before I learnt Polish so that had prepared me a bit,
However the words all changing in the sentence threw me to hell.
Although oddly I am now learning Welsh which does the same thing, but at the FRONT of the word
rozumiemnic   
18 Mar 2015
Life / What do Polish people talk about? [56]

haha the thing is that is actuallly true, my Polish female outlaws are something else, you do not even need to understand the language to know that they are having a permanant moan-fest.