rybnik
6 Oct 2012
rybnik
6 Oct 2012
History / Poland's undying debt to Polonia [76]
that sounds high.
I'm paying some seven thousand a month in taxes
that sounds high.
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3 Oct 2012
Work / How much to pay a housekeeper in Warsaw? [23]
I'm like you. Just can't do it.
Today, I would never think of hiring a maid like that for us. I would be simply ashamed to let her/him clean up our mess/dirt.
I'm like you. Just can't do it.
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1 Oct 2012
News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]
Thank you Strzyga
Having a minority government (in coalition with Giertych's party and Lepper's Samoobrona) he pushed towards earlier elections, thinking that PiS would be able to get the parliamentary majority, and lost.
Thank you Strzyga
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1 Oct 2012
News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]
Question: I was watching an interview on Polish TV last night and one of the pundits made reference to Kaczynski's "political miscalculation" back in 2007. What was that error?
Question: I was watching an interview on Polish TV last night and one of the pundits made reference to Kaczynski's "political miscalculation" back in 2007. What was that error?
rybnik
1 Oct 2012
History / Recommended Poland's history books [191]
Here's a book , "The Eagle Unbowed", about Poland during WW2 written by a Brit, in English.
Promises to be a good read.
economist/node/21563693
hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674068148&content=reviews
Here's a book , "The Eagle Unbowed", about Poland during WW2 written by a Brit, in English.
Promises to be a good read.
economist/node/21563693
hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674068148&content=reviews
rybnik
12 Sep 2012
History / The Bar Mleczny / Milk Bar (memories) [15]
so what can you get in an Asian milk bar in Poznań?
We have an Asian milk bar in Poznań
so what can you get in an Asian milk bar in Poznań?
rybnik
8 Sep 2012
Life / Are Polish roads really this bad? [237]
Thanks Delph but what about this Irish company? I keep hearing references to this firm on TV but they never explain the details. Did this company promise too much? Did they run out of funds? Were they caught embezzling funds? I'm hearing about this section almost daily. Now it's got my curiosity going.
Thanks Delph but what about this Irish company? I keep hearing references to this firm on TV but they never explain the details. Did this company promise too much? Did they run out of funds? Were they caught embezzling funds? I'm hearing about this section almost daily. Now it's got my curiosity going.
rybnik
8 Sep 2012
Life / Are Polish roads really this bad? [237]
So what happened with that segment of A1 that some Irsh company was supposed to build? Did they go bankrupt?
What's the reason for the delays in the other highways?
So what happened with that segment of A1 that some Irsh company was supposed to build? Did they go bankrupt?
What's the reason for the delays in the other highways?
rybnik
31 Aug 2012
History / Communist memorials in Poland [50]
Was that the one in Nowa Huta? If so, it was a huge statue!
Lenin in Krakow was virtually hanged in 1989
Was that the one in Nowa Huta? If so, it was a huge statue!
rybnik
26 Aug 2012
Food / What is your favorite Polish Vodka? [653]
Is it illegal to distil your own or are you shy? lol
Is it illegal to distil your own or are you shy? lol
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26 Aug 2012
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18 Aug 2012
Life / Vandalism in Poland: Has it always been this way? [80]
Over the past 6 months I've been reading a lot of disturbing stories about Polish vandals breaking into zoos, destroying public playgrounds, bus-stops, etc. It's all very disturbing. Why is this happening?....... I began to reminisce how rare it was to see such acts of vandalism back in the PRL days. Why was that? Was it because there was nothing to vandalize? Did that society raise their children differently? Or maybe the press didn't report these acts as they are now?...........I'm not sure why but all this destruction at the hands of the young has gotten me all worked up(maybe I should lay off the Polish TV and internet news sites - there's enough sad new here in the US).
Over the past 6 months I've been reading a lot of disturbing stories about Polish vandals breaking into zoos, destroying public playgrounds, bus-stops, etc. It's all very disturbing. Why is this happening?....... I began to reminisce how rare it was to see such acts of vandalism back in the PRL days. Why was that? Was it because there was nothing to vandalize? Did that society raise their children differently? Or maybe the press didn't report these acts as they are now?...........I'm not sure why but all this destruction at the hands of the young has gotten me all worked up(maybe I should lay off the Polish TV and internet news sites - there's enough sad new here in the US).
rybnik
4 Aug 2012
Language / Polish slang phrases - most popular. [606]
I know I know! (now I get to play Pawian :)
hint: think feminine hygeine
What exactly is a douchebag
I know I know! (now I get to play Pawian :)
hint: think feminine hygeine
rybnik
1 Aug 2012
History / Warsaw Rising 1944 - National Disaster or Triumph of Spirit ? [515]
I wish I were there.
The sirens in Krakow are wailing. It is 17.00 hours sharp.
I wish I were there.
rybnik
1 Aug 2012
Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]
Just because he's married (are you?) doesn't mean he doesn't have a pulse! lol
Just because he's married (are you?) doesn't mean he doesn't have a pulse! lol
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23 Jul 2012
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23 Jul 2012
Language / Polish slang phrases - most popular. [606]
Szczęść Boże I think
Do you know how to translate God Bless
Szczęść Boże I think
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23 Jul 2012
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23 Jul 2012
Language / Polish slang phrases - most popular. [606]
it's one of the many terms of endearment for grandfather (dziadek). We called my grandpa dziadzio :)
it's one of the many terms of endearment for grandfather (dziadek). We called my grandpa dziadzio :)
rybnik
18 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [591]
Right on!
In all the above cases the Polish literature wouldn`t be so rich as it is.
Right on!
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16 Jul 2012
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13 Jul 2012
Real Estate / Dzialki - allotment gardens regulations in Poland [27]
Please explain this "monopolistic" position Delph.
Thanks
along with the de-facto monopolistic position of the Union.
Please explain this "monopolistic" position Delph.
Thanks
rybnik
7 Jul 2012
Genealogy / Are Silesians people German/Germanic? [178]
my father's oldest brother was named Herbert, then came my father Reinhold, then after 1918 there came Jadzia, Henryk and Jurek :)
And often the allegiances changed at a drop of a hat, because the intermarriage and cultural mixing allowed that.
my father's oldest brother was named Herbert, then came my father Reinhold, then after 1918 there came Jadzia, Henryk and Jurek :)
rybnik
6 Jul 2012
Travel / What can Poland do to attract more tourists? Llamas farm? [71]
Wow. I love your passion and vision. Government needs people like you!
Start with your immediate neighborhood. Form a block association. Tackle all those problems in your immediate area. Maybe your passion will be contagious.
I wish I was your neighbor .
Wow. I love your passion and vision. Government needs people like you!
Start with your immediate neighborhood. Form a block association. Tackle all those problems in your immediate area. Maybe your passion will be contagious.
I wish I was your neighbor .
rybnik
5 Jul 2012
Travel / What can Poland do to attract more tourists? Llamas farm? [71]
so how does Poland achieve this change. Where did this "nie mam takiej mozliwosci" thing come from?
It can't be a hold-over from the PRL days can it?
To summarize, Poland would be amazing for tourism if:
so how does Poland achieve this change. Where did this "nie mam takiej mozliwosci" thing come from?
It can't be a hold-over from the PRL days can it?
rybnik
4 Jul 2012
Food / What's more popular in Poland beer or vodka? [55]
so true
Zloty Bazant! Delicious
How is drinking an American beer similar to sitting in a canoe?It is too fecking close to water.
so true
Polish micro breweries have wonderful beer and so do Czech and Slovakia
Zloty Bazant! Delicious
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4 Jul 2012
Food / What's more popular in Poland beer or vodka? [55]
Are you sure we weren't in school together back in the day? Then it was the best you could do. CHEAP. Well at least for us Yanks. $1 a bottle at the Pewex. During martial law we used to trade in it. For me p3, it's much, much more than booze. Hmmm maybe an idea for a thread perhaps?
I shotgunned half a fifth,but I did like it lol.
Are you sure we weren't in school together back in the day? Then it was the best you could do. CHEAP. Well at least for us Yanks. $1 a bottle at the Pewex. During martial law we used to trade in it. For me p3, it's much, much more than booze. Hmmm maybe an idea for a thread perhaps?
rybnik
4 Jul 2012
Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]
Amen
Good. Don't mix up the two - Polish-Americans have little in common with Poles.
Amen
rybnik
4 Jul 2012
Food / What's more popular in Poland beer or vodka? [55]
Omg have I ever had Zytnia?! P3 that's an entire thread of pol-am zytnia lore. Yes I did and to excess I'm ashamed to admit not just once.....Do you like it p3?
Omg have I ever had Zytnia?! P3 that's an entire thread of pol-am zytnia lore. Yes I did and to excess I'm ashamed to admit not just once.....Do you like it p3?