jon357
12 Feb 2014
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
A lovely name - strongly suggests Ukraine.
Tarasiewicz
A lovely name - strongly suggests Ukraine.
jon357
10 Feb 2014
jon357
6 Feb 2014
Law / I'm interested in opening a small Mexican Restaurant in Poland - looking for information [21]
There's a Thai one now in the same spot - they never look busy.
Remember King Pie?
That was due to structural problems with the building itself, not due to the actual place itself not making any money.
There's a Thai one now in the same spot - they never look busy.
Yes, but that was because they hadn't thought through their supply chain, which resulted in them doing insane things such as having their crispy tacos imported by air from the USA.
Remember King Pie?
jon357
6 Feb 2014
Law / I'm interested in opening a small Mexican Restaurant in Poland - looking for information [21]
Yes.
The OP should be careful though. A very nice TexMex lunch place in Zloty Taras closed down as well as a rather inauthentic Polish-run one (with a startlingly lame understanding of the concept of spicy) on al Jerozolimskie.
There's a decent one on Senatorska, just round the corner from the Wierzbowa restaurant run, but not cheap and in very good (and presumably expensive) premises. When we were last there, one of the starters didn't come and then appeared after the main course - the 'waitress' couldn't understand why I wanted it off the bill, but eventually after speaking to her boss comped us some drinks as well.
We went to 'The Mexican' at the end of Zgoda a while ago. It was full, but every ten minutes they kept dimming the lights and playing a CD of Sto Lat so it's obvious how they're doing their marketing.
Make a carne asada burrito, carnitas and huevos racheros,
Yes.
The OP should be careful though. A very nice TexMex lunch place in Zloty Taras closed down as well as a rather inauthentic Polish-run one (with a startlingly lame understanding of the concept of spicy) on al Jerozolimskie.
There's a decent one on Senatorska, just round the corner from the Wierzbowa restaurant run, but not cheap and in very good (and presumably expensive) premises. When we were last there, one of the starters didn't come and then appeared after the main course - the 'waitress' couldn't understand why I wanted it off the bill, but eventually after speaking to her boss comped us some drinks as well.
We went to 'The Mexican' at the end of Zgoda a while ago. It was full, but every ten minutes they kept dimming the lights and playing a CD of Sto Lat so it's obvious how they're doing their marketing.
jon357
5 Feb 2014
Work / What are the income tax rates for someone living in Poland as a resident? [8]
ZUS
You probably mean ryczałt.
Zeus
ZUS
reach out
You probably mean ryczałt.
jon357
5 Feb 2014
Travel / Sightseeing suggestions within 2 hours travel from Rzeszow required [10]
This website is quite helpful for calculating distances and driving times - it's in Polish only but fairly self-explanatory. You can also put in places you want to stop at on the way.
dojazd.org/wyznaczanie-trasy
This website is quite helpful for calculating distances and driving times - it's in Polish only but fairly self-explanatory. You can also put in places you want to stop at on the way.
dojazd.org/wyznaczanie-trasy
jon357
4 Feb 2014
Law / Prostitution in Poland, is it legal? [24]
The bar in the sofitel Victoria is known as a place to meet 'high end' ones. It isn't illegal to pay someone to spend time with them. How that time is spent is a private matter.
The bar in the sofitel Victoria is known as a place to meet 'high end' ones. It isn't illegal to pay someone to spend time with them. How that time is spent is a private matter.
jon357
4 Feb 2014
Travel / Sightseeing suggestions within 2 hours travel from Rzeszow required [10]
Zamość is a must-see. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site and nicer than the other places mentioned (though Sandomierz is quite pretty in its way too).
Zamość is a must-see. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site and nicer than the other places mentioned (though Sandomierz is quite pretty in its way too).
zamosc
zamosc
zamosc
jon357
1 Feb 2014
jon357
1 Feb 2014
News / Parliament in Poland clears way for nuclear plant [78]
Cold fusion? There's no such thing as a 'cold fusion' power station so you'll be hoping for a long time. Even the idea is still only an idea.
I hope the reactors will be cold fusion
Cold fusion? There's no such thing as a 'cold fusion' power station so you'll be hoping for a long time. Even the idea is still only an idea.
jon357
1 Feb 2014
Genealogy / I have Jewish DNA, but only know of Polish ancestry . [120]
Assuming of course that any of those existed.
Assuming of course that any of those existed.
jon357
31 Jan 2014
Genealogy / I have Jewish DNA, but only know of Polish ancestry . [120]
80 generations is about 2000 years. Some people can go back almost that far - they usually have well-documented royal antecedents.
80 generations is about 2000 years. Some people can go back almost that far - they usually have well-documented royal antecedents.
jon357
30 Jan 2014
Genealogy / Do I look Polish? (my picture) [375]
I suppose the clincher is what people in her local environment think she might be.
I suppose the clincher is what people in her local environment think she might be.
jon357
30 Jan 2014
Genealogy / Do I look Polish? (my picture) [375]
Agreed. In Poland, nobody would say you didn't look Polish.
Agreed. In Poland, nobody would say you didn't look Polish.
jon357
28 Jan 2014
Genealogy / I have Jewish DNA, but only know of Polish ancestry . [120]
The Middle East covers a huge area, most of it not Jewish. Nor does a trace of DNA mean anything much. It is largely meaningless. We are mostly a mix of strands of DNA from all over the world, and all the better for that.
BTW, Jewish lineage is matrilinial rather than patrilinial.
Very true.
Middle Eastern atDNA.
The Middle East covers a huge area, most of it not Jewish. Nor does a trace of DNA mean anything much. It is largely meaningless. We are mostly a mix of strands of DNA from all over the world, and all the better for that.
BTW, Jewish lineage is matrilinial rather than patrilinial.
The most important thing to remember, Nickie, is that despite everything your father does actually love you. But it's also a good idea to remember that things aren't going to get better until you stop this insistence that you have that he is part of a multi-generational conspiracy which is designed to keep the 'truth' from you.
Very true.
jon357
26 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
Deer is delicious game - that's why it's hunted.
So a dog chasing deer is fair game.
Deer is delicious game - that's why it's hunted.
jon357
25 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
I doubt that. Do you get all hot and bothered about cats as well?
There are people like that. A neighbour of mine killed a dog because he was bored with it.
Publicly admitting his guilt by confessing it here could still 'land him in hot water'.
I doubt that. Do you get all hot and bothered about cats as well?
How could she say something like that seeing a tiny puppy, unbelievable .
There are people like that. A neighbour of mine killed a dog because he was bored with it.
jon357
25 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
Watch out for ticks (kleszcz in Polish), especially in the forest. They can make a dog very I'll.
Watch out for ticks (kleszcz in Polish), especially in the forest. They can make a dog very I'll.
jon357
25 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
Exactly. Mine was never a problem. It still didn't stop some nutters making a fuss even when he was on his lead. Some people just like to be awkward.
But if you just keep your dog under control, that won't be an issue.
Exactly. Mine was never a problem. It still didn't stop some nutters making a fuss even when he was on his lead. Some people just like to be awkward.
jon357
25 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
For once I agree with Monia. Animals are a part of life.
Dear OP don`t feel scared or intimidated by some answers and feel free to take a walk with your puppy even in a deep forest without a leash
For once I agree with Monia. Animals are a part of life.
jon357
25 Jan 2014
jon357
25 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
It was four months old and probably very cute - I for one would be happy for it to run up to me. If it was a 3 year old Amstaff with anger management issues it would be a different matter.
It was four months old and probably very cute - I for one would be happy for it to run up to me. If it was a 3 year old Amstaff with anger management issues it would be a different matter.
jon357
24 Jan 2014
Law / Laws on walking a dog in Polska [67]
She sounds like a silly cow and such people are best ignored. Just be thankful she isn't your next door neighbour.
She sounds like a silly cow and such people are best ignored. Just be thankful she isn't your next door neighbour.
jon357
23 Jan 2014
Life / Is stamp collecting popular in Poland? [7]
It's also declining, though coin collecting is more popular in PL than in many places.
It's also declining, though coin collecting is more popular in PL than in many places.
jon357
19 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Easy to generalise. There are plenty of Poles happy to sit at home and live on the minimum, even without much dole. And plenty of Brits who work very, very hard.
Easy to generalise. There are plenty of Poles happy to sit at home and live on the minimum, even without much dole. And plenty of Brits who work very, very hard.
jon357
19 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Looks straightforward to me, but since you have to ask...
Several very high profile women politicians round have been attacked in the press over the past few years because of perceived shortcomings in their personal grooming.
Do keep up with current affairs.
this one sentence is way to cryptic for me
Looks straightforward to me, but since you have to ask...
Several very high profile women politicians round have been attacked in the press over the past few years because of perceived shortcomings in their personal grooming.
Do keep up with current affairs.
jon357
19 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Ones that don't get attacked in the media.
Ones that don't get attacked in the media.
jon357
19 Jan 2014
jon357
18 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Spot on.
Her comments didn't attract much attention back in Poland so it looks like she prefers her 15 minutes of fame in the daily mail to actually doing her job.
Exactly. You'd think that polish politicians would be as concerned about wages for working people in their own country.
Spot on.
Her comments didn't attract much attention back in Poland so it looks like she prefers her 15 minutes of fame in the daily mail to actually doing her job.
jon357
17 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Agnieszka Pomaska, beautiful Polish politician [43]
Looking at the video, can you think of another reason she was talking about England?
Looking at the video, can you think of another reason she was talking about England?