Work / Are there any jobs for Americans in Poland? [46]


How exactly would the government encourage her?


I'm curious ; what would those be?

Love / Relationship Issues with my polish girlfriend advice needed [76]

Kashub can afford to take an idealistic view of relationships because he's not married. The reality of married life is not always the happily ever after ideal, no matter how hard people try.

Love / Relationship Issues with my polish girlfriend advice needed [76]


That would really be her only option.


It would be better to avoid selling so that your son can continue to spend time in his familiar family home with you. It would be less traumatic for him. I know you want the best for your son but be careful about overstretching yourself financially. Remortgaging means many years of paying off a loan and your girlfriend may well move to another town, or even back to Poland. The home you think you will be providing for your son may not happen but you will have the debt.

I think that sadly you need to accept the fact that it's over but just stay as calm as you can and focus on how to do the best for your son. You need time to adjust so avoid discussing it with your girlfriend for the time being unless she brings it up. Get yourself into the right head space and try to be strong.

Love / Relationship Issues with my polish girlfriend advice needed [76]

Ok, woman's perspective here. I don't think you have a future with her. I have a strong sense that she stays with you at this stage mainly for financial reasons. Polish women are very pragmatic when it comes to relationships. While living with you she has the luxury of being able to work part time only, which enables her to gain a qualification and spend time taking care of her child. When she suggested 'staying together but living apart' did she mention who would pay her rent, bills and expenses? Could she cover all that on her own with a part time job? So she would be happy to have you fund an independent life for her while you get nothing in return - not very nice behaviour. You sound like a very nice, decent person and she's taking advantage of that. I think you need to accept that the romance is over and start talking to her about how to organize the practical side of how both of you can move on. If you don't do that you're going to lose her anyway when she feels she doesn't need you anymore and it will be a lot worse and harder to deal with.

UK, Ireland / Should I worry going to Ireland as a Pole? [37]


There are breeding methods which reduce the number of male calves born. Ireland uses such methods in an effort to keep the number of male calves low. It is sad though :(

UK, Ireland / Should I worry going to Ireland as a Pole? [37]

It's very unusual for the government in Ireland to actually just 'do' something. There always has to be a long rigmarole of 'consultation' with those who might be affected. There is always a huge reluctance on the part of the government to give orders or make anything mandatory because they know the people don't like it. You have to persuade Irish people that something is a good idea/in their best interests and convince them to agree to it. Farmers won't agree to kill their cows.

UK, Ireland / Should I worry going to Ireland as a Pole? [37]


The farmers won't.

Off-Topic / Things We Love [307]

Back to things we love:

Solitude.
Chocolate.
Singing.

@Paulina, I like your list :)) We have quite a lot in common!

Off-Topic / Things People Say in Ireland - Even though Novichok thinks they can't. [66]


Another?? What was the first one? Those guys making fun of Leo Varadkar? They weren't angry, they were mocking him. They were ignorant twats but they weren't aggressive. They were just laughing at him.


That's a myth. If anything, Irish people are very non-confrontational as a rule and will usually let stuff go rather than cause a scene or 'upset' anyone. Conor McGregor is not representative of the majority of Irish people. In Ireland a temper outburst in public would be considered very socially unacceptable.

Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]


Christmas Eve. That's Polish Christmas dinner time :) whereas ours is on Christmas Day, the 25th.


No, no, no!! It's not the same thing at all. Salted butter has only a delicate hint of saltiness. I don't like unsalted butter at all. I notice that Kerrygold now produce an unsalted version. The weird thing is it's sold in a gold wrapper which is the original packaging so as an Irish person I'd expect it to be salted but in Poland the classic Kerrygold salted is sold in a silver wrapper. I'm so delighted I can get it here!


Huge distances - Poland is quite a large country and some places are not that accessible by public transport. To go from Warsaw to some places means two trains and a bus! So you're talking maybe five or six hours of a journey. Even within Warsaw, it's so sprawling and without an underground (metro has very limited lines) it can take ages to get to places. If I want to go to Ikea, I have to get a tram and a bus for example. Although I lived in the UK which is much bigger than Ireland, I didn't find it as tiring and overwhelming as Poland :)

Back to things I can't get used to:

Being so far from the sea :(
I suppose I never realised how much of an Islander I am until I lived in a country that's largely landlocked. I miss the sea terribly.

Study / Poland-Germany university transfer? [16]

It is possible. You have to decide which university in Germany you want to study at. They will probably want to see what material you covered in your course in Poland and if it is similar to their own course material they will allow you to transfer your credits. But they will want a lot of detail and sometimes the Polish university is not able or willing to supply it. The first step is to contact the German university of your choice.

Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]

So much flat countryside.
So many straight roads.
The huge distances between places.

Off-Topic / Things We Love [307]

The smell of laundry fresh from the washing line.
In fact everything laundry related except ironing!

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Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]

Fish for Christmas dinner.
Everything/anything kiszone/kwaszone.
No cows or sheep in the fields.

Love / Some questions about a Polish guy and what Polish guys are like [6]


The things you're talking about are fairly superficial and many European men would have similar kinds of manners and standards. In terms of relationships it's hard to generalise about any one nationality and say they're a particular way.

Love / Some questions about a Polish guy and what Polish guys are like [6]

Polish men are not that different to any other men. You've been married so you should be mature/experienced enough to use your own judgement about him.

Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]

All good points, but you can get a wire cage thingee to catch the letters, they don't have to drop on the floor. Such letterboxes are the only option really when you have houses without front gardens or space to put a free-standing mailbox.

Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]


They're called a letter box, strangely enough. Why don't you like them?


Yes, they're awful.

Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]


Mine was in the Wicklow mountains in Ireland.


Well, if they haven't been rewired they would be! But the UK electrical system is far superior to the European ones. It's much safer.

Life / Are there any prescriptions / medications for adult ADHD in Poland? [12]

The poster you're talking to hasn't posted for eight years so he's not likely to reply. You don't need a Luxmed subscription package to use their services. You can just make an appointment and that would be the best thing for you to do. I don't know what the poster duckduckgoose meant by building up a big supply. I presume he meant that he doesn't take his meds regularly but hoards them for future possible use. However doctors will only prescribe for up to three months supply of drugs as a rule.

If you have a PESEL number you could try using an E-Recepta service. You complete a medical history form and a doctor checks it, maybe sends you some further questions and will then prescribe for you.

UK, Ireland / Should I worry going to Ireland as a Pole? [37]


Definitely not! It's partly the nature of grass-fed milk from which it's made and partly the churning process.

UK, Ireland / Should I worry going to Ireland as a Pole? [37]


The beef. Our beef is some of the best in the world. Also our milk, cream and butter are exceptional.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]


Why did you do that?

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]


You got that idea from me :) You didn't know anything about referendums before I mentioned having them in Ireland and off you went to your research and you discovered Switzerland. You see, you're still learning, despite your determination to atrophy in a sea of misery over impending decline and death. Go on ya good thing!

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]


Rather like PIS then :)) They're incredibly vindictive and narrow minded.

I don't hate them. I'm just stating facts. How much in depth knowledge do you really have of them and their record since coming into government?

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]


You're either very young or yet another tiresome troll.

Not everything revolves around the war in Ukraine. The internal politics of a country need to be addressed. Witch-hunting by PIS in various forms has been going on for too long. They use it partly to distract attention from their incompetence and corruption and partly to work through personal vendettas against those whom they dislike or see as a threat. That kind of politics has no place in a nation working at establishing a fair and democratic system.

Love / Local Lodz flower shop where I can buy and send flowers to my girlfriend from abroad [2]

Use Interflora.

interflora.pl/en/international

Off-Topic / Things you can't get used to in your new country [95]


That's mostly to do with the water quality, not the tanin in the tea. I lived in a house with well water for five years and the cups were pristine. In the city with hard water the cups needed a lot more cleaning. If you have a lot of limescale in your kettle, forming round your taps, in the toilet pan, then your tea cups will be brown.

Life / 60th birthday in Poland [20]


Well, your genes will be a big determining factor but there's nothing you can do about that. Just walk as much as you can and keep moving even if you have to do things a bit slower than you used to or you can't do as much in one go, eat reasonably well - other than that, enjoy life. As the Dali Lama says, when he's worried he asks himself 'is there anything I can do about this problem?'. If yes, then there's no need to worry. If no, then there's no point in worrying.

My family is quite long lived as a rule but heart trouble runs on both sides and I'm probably a ticking bomb but I still enjoy my chocolate. I'm not going to lead a life of misery just to squeeze out another couple of years of living a life of misery.