History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]

Ours just used to spraypaint 'sham 69' on walls and spit at each other. Yours sound interesting.

Travel / Pot in Poland for tourists [285]

That's one of the very best things about e. Better to take at home with someone than in a loud nightclub.

Travel / Pot in Poland for tourists [285]


Same, except for beak (though not here in PL). The Billy on sale here is a mixed bag; perhaps they export the decent stuff, as you say.


Sadly not on the ones in Poland which are at best a bit speedy and sometimes 'smacky e's'; one reason among several that I've avoided them for the past decade or so. The glory days of love doves etc are well past anyway; it seemed to deteriorate generally from the early/mid nineties. Under 40s don't know what they've missed.

Travel / Pot in Poland for tourists [285]


This is true. Most people here can't skin up at all, even if they smoke regularly.


This isn't. It's usually quite low quality on the market here.


This, however, is. They don't make you peak.

History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]


A friend has reggae gigs now in their venue up north. They were worried at first however most of the people who go are 60+.


If it's ganja, they're too chilled to cause hassle.

Life / Cheapest Marlboro White and Lambert&Butler cigarettes in Poland [17]

You don't really see them here. L&M or Rothmans are the equivalent.

Life / Understanding Polish Mailing Addresses [21]

The local Polish version of facebook is called Nasza Klasa. You could try there.

Travel / Biking in Silesia, Poland [3]


Yes. Plan your route carefully using as many cycle paths as possible. The low driving standards here haven't improved however the number of cars has increased hugely.


I'm not sure of the quality, however most big towns and some smaller ones have specialist bike shops. There's probably a Polish-language forum for cyclists that lists the good ones, given how popular cycling is here. For spares/supplies, most shopping mall sports shops will stock at least the basics.


Yes and yes-ish. The bike racks outside shopping malls are relatively safe, and have cameras/guards nearby. Nevertheless, thefts do happen. Bring/buy a good bike lock.

History / BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC [108]


A nice tune, and yes, maybe his best.

I remember that a few years ago one of his other ones, 'My Secret Life', was very popular here, mostly among people who didn't understand the lyrics and how gloomy they are.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]


PiS probably envy his ability to do that.

It's a problem, however, that they're wise to be careful about for several reasons. Not only are trade links important, but from their side they can't easily be seen to either align with the democracy protestors or the regime.

Real Estate / Are the property prices in Poland too high? [19]


They are falling fast right now.


I'm sure they're not. They've been lucky so far however don't seem to have much long-term economic strategy.

Travel / Pot in Poland for tourists [285]


That's exactly how a few of the more established 'businesspeople' have been caught over the years. That and by being grassed up to police by associates.

History / Warsaw Rising 1944 - National Disaster or Triumph of Spirit ? [515]


It wasn't.

History / Roman Dmowski-Patriot, Nationalist, Anti-Semite? [252]


They have to. If it's held up to scrutiny people are rightly revolted.

History / Roman Dmowski-Patriot, Nationalist, Anti-Semite? [252]


That is more than enough.


I doubt being a victim of segregation was a barrel of laughs then either.

History / Roman Dmowski-Patriot, Nationalist, Anti-Semite? [252]


Not if you're being segregated against.


It's the beach at Puszczykowo (and 'private events' are not immune from public oversight).

History / Roman Dmowski-Patriot, Nationalist, Anti-Semite? [252]

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History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]


Not so much biased against carp, more used to a much richer variety of (generally better prepared and fresher) fish from the sea.


Very valuable indeed if they're koi carp in an ornamental pond. Otherwise, yuk, especially when the sluggish bottom-feeders are preserved in jelly.

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]


Carp is very overrated. I've eaten plenty here out of politeness and don't recall ever enjoying it.

Other types of fish on sale are better, most from the sea rather than rivers. Śledzie po żydowsku is (to my island taste anyway), much better than the carp equivalent.

Gefiltefisch, can be made with fish like mintaj and is better for that.

History / Poles and (Polish) Jews... Victims of war... and beyond [380]


Excellent news and not before time.

Life / Swedish expats in Poland? [3]


Yes.


Mostly expat (including plenty of students), however there are certainly some people who are part Swedish, part Polish.

History / "Poland Syndrome" should be renamed [45]

Not many ten foot (or any other) barges here either.

Po from the Teletubbies perhaps should think about changing his/her name by deed poll too.

Deed polls as well should perhaps be renamed....

Life / Paying Hospital Bills in Poland [23]

For medicine at the pharmacy, the amount that's refundable does vary; other people here could probably say more about that than me.

People do use private doctors here, more than in, say, the UK, however if I need to go I pay 100zl ($25) for a visit and the meds they prescribe rarely exceed that even though I just buy them rather than use the national health service. If it's something serious, people are treated on the basis of need rather than ability to pay.

History / How different would WW2 turned out if Poland accepted Hitler's offer [219]


You don't get to choose.


The opposite is true.

Life / Paying Hospital Bills in Poland [23]

Even very likely.

Life / Paying Hospital Bills in Poland [23]


I sometimes wish it did.

Other times I wish it didn't hold some of us to such high standards.

The OP should (and surely will) use his/her own judgement in the matter. The boyfriend may well have Covid related costs/misfortunes, They aren't however 'hospital bills' or 'medical bills', something normal for Americans, not so normal in Europe.

History / "Poland Syndrome" should be renamed [45]

Polar bears too.

And telegraph poles.

Don't forget the police either; they are named after a Polish town.

History / "Poland Syndrome" should be renamed [45]

Perhaps we should change the name of the north and south poles too...

Life / Paying Hospital Bills in Poland [23]

Yes. Completely.

Food / Poland Spirytus recipes [39]


An alcometer (a few zl online, looks like the ones used for measuring specific gravity for wine/beer but with a different scale for higher levels of alcohol - don't bother with the expensive electroinic kind) and some simple maths. The maths is findable online.

Or just do it by taste.


Less than that.