Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

My typical day while on the farm is quite busy - as if it wasn`t vacation at all:):) I get up at 7 or 8 and go to work. First, I feed the animals. Next, I do different stuff: e.g, weed the veg patches and replant veg which grow too dense - now, black radish, my fav.. I pick fruit - now it is cherries, currants, raspberries and currant gooseberry. . I mow the grass in the orchard and remove weeds around fruit trees and bushes. I water plants in the front garden. At 11 am, breakfast. Afterwards, it is time for family work - I engage kids into light or hard jobs, depending on age. Today we podded fava beans and watered the fruit trees. Yesterday we trimmed trees and bushes everywhere.

Lunch - 3 pm. Then some free time - books, board games, computer games, outside games. When kids play online games with their mates, I go out again to do some quick jobs. Dinner -8 pm. And again some free time. Bedtime - before midnight.

As you can guess, I am losing my fat belly fast. Good for me.

PS. It hasn`t been raining for a few weeks now, the clayish soil is as hard as a stone. I was planning to do some earth works but have to wait with it till the ground gets wet.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

Because they all mean a head in colloquial Polish. :):) And it isn`t brain, rather sth like brainville. :)

Life / Getting a Polish Heritage tattoo - how would Poles react? [26]


Yes, in communist Poland it was a direct sign sb did time in jail or belonged to a subculture called gitowcy (sort of hooligans and petty criminals) or sometimes was a sailor. Communist system collapsed in 1989. People become conscious of the world around them when they are about 15. A person who was 15 in 1989 is 45 today. It means that the whole generation, 45-65 and later , may tend to view tattoos as sth suspicious.

I do.
Besides, whenever I see all those fatty ugly midget soy boys who are unable to impress other people with anything: e..g, natural good looks, money, education, intelligence, property so they get a tattoo as the last resort - I just wanna laugh out loudly. And again I become suspicious - what kind of loser is he or she that they got a tattoo? :):):)


OK, times may have changed or you are the younger generation born around 1989 or later.

If you are so convinced, I won`t argue. :)

Life / Getting a Polish Heritage tattoo - how would Poles react? [26]


I didn`t claim that all college/uni graduates are sane. :):) Some aren`t and get tattoos, that is why I said Intelligent and educated people prefer not to :)

If sb has tons of tattoos, they will always have to wear a suit in serious jobs in which you need to look trustworthy - lawyer, doctor, teacher. It might be a bit uncomfortable - a teacher going on a school trip in a suit? Also, the choice of women for tattooed males is limited - decent girls with good background know that a tattoo is a sign of lower classes or insanity so they will keep away from such guys.

Work / Indian moving to Poland has a few questions. [9]

Of course not, when employed in the USA, it was legal with every new employer. I traveled on O1B visa and had the airfare and all transport costs paid for me. ,

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


SO, pippy head means human head. :):)

Probably you need a better site:
E.g, synonim.net/synonim/mak%C3%B3wka


Yes. More from the kid`s book:
To have it on the tree stump with sb.

Life / Getting a Polish Heritage tattoo - how would Poles react? [26]


https://polishforums.com/life/patriotic-tattoos-64016/


Polish symbols are OK for a tatoo, nobody will object.

However, remember that tattoos are popular mostly among reckless youth or adults from lower classes. Intelligent and educated people prefer not to get them because is it a proof of some intellectual deficiency.

Work / Indian moving to Poland has a few questions. [9]

I used the same method in the USA in a few companies. Whenever I lacked tools or materials etc to do my job, I loudly commented: it is like communism here. Then I was provided everything immediately. Funny.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

Check what poppy head means in colloquial Polish.

Before I forget - this idiom was used in another thread: to lick one`s wounds.

Love / Help my Polish wife hates sex [47]


Oh, but it sounded another way. Never mind. I have run out of ideas how to help you. Bad luck.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

Yes. As for the congruity of the idiom with rabbit racing, I thought of an opposite meaning. :):) Remember, we already talked about that blue arsed fly.

This month I am reading a book for teen kids to my teen kids. The author- Niziurski, my fav when I was their age and even later on. I see it is a mine of idioms, some probably lost their past popularity, but if sb used them today, he/she should still be understood.

E..g, to have a healthy/good poppy head.

Love / Help my Polish wife hates sex [47]

We may differ politically or ideologically, but the truth is we belong to the same European culture. :)

Love / Help my Polish wife hates sex [47]


No, she only drew your attention to the fact you read carelessly cause you omit sentences.


Why are you twisting things to cover your failure? She just read your suggestioin and commented on it, very logical on her part, and very illogical on yours to attack Lenka for your own shortcomings.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

A very good answer, as usual. :):)

I am watching how the rabbit is racing to and fro my bedroom, she`s crazy but it`s so funny, and a new one is coming to mind:

to move like a fly in tar

Love / Help my Polish wife hates sex [47]


Yes.
But, on second thoughts, I am afraid it is too late. They went too far, especially the OP. He found himself another woman after 2 months of being denied marital sex. That`s crazy.

Love / Help my Polish wife hates sex [47]

You both need to visit a specialist, the sooner the better.

E.g., in Warsaw
lew-starowicz.pl/

Law / Visa and work permit problems. Is permit valid for the specific employer in Poland? [12]

Oh, yes, now I remember reading about it somewhere, but I forgot, as usual. :)

PS. As far as I remember, such work permits are issued before a foreign worker comes to Poland. How does he/she mostly get into contact with their future Polish employer? Directly or through embassy? Or another way? Job agencies, probably?

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

Not yet. They appear here but only when it is dry and hot for a long time.

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

Today I am again in our summer house, preparing our vacation stay. I am washing the floors, cleaning the windows and the bathrooms, still finishing the hall renovation. Plus some works outside because it is messy. Last year I didn`t have time to do everything and my wife complained it was dirty. So I have to be more careful with cleaning now. :)

OK, guys, how about a deal? 30 minutes work in the house and 5 minutes break in the PF?

PS. I have already brought a few dozen sodas or juice, a few packs of mineral water, two packs of milk and a crate of beer for me and my eldest sons if they decide to come for the weekend. The new fridge is working fine, most mosquitoes have disappeared, the hall looks wonderful compared to what it was like before. It is going to be a great vacation again, of course I will keep you up to date on everything.

PS. don`t worry, my beer belly which you saw in winter always disappears in summer when I work in the field/orchard/garden)

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

Do you prefer tube? :) I was thinking about it but pipe is better.

Real Estate / TBS real estate in Poland [9]


I suppose it is a situation described by the OP, TBS used to be popular about 10-15 years ago, I am not sure about it now, most deals in the market might be private sales.

Law / Visa and work permit problems. Is permit valid for the specific employer in Poland? [12]

Interesting.
So, as it is suggested in the title of the thread, each work permit is connected with a specific employer? Are there also general work permits which cover all situations?

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


Yes! Once it was probably used only about gamblers who bet their garment and lost it all except socks. Today it also applies to other situations, e.g., bankruptcy or enforced debt collection.

This one is tricky
to thump/thud with a thick pipe.

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

Hmm, do you mean you occupy the only bathroom in the house for so long that other family mambers get angry at you? :):)

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

No, humiliation through exposing isn`t the motive here.

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

If you don`t want to learn cooperation, how about learning to dance in front of the bathroom?

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

Yes, that is an interesting issue. I suppose those country guys simply want to save money - adding another bathroom upstairs with all installations and then furnishing it can be quite costly. One bathroom downstairs is enough for them - the family just needs to organise their sessions there according to a time table. It is good for them as that will teach them cooperation.

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [692]

So far this year we have been able to relish the following fruit from our country site:
cherry (both sweet and sour), strawberry, raspberry (black, purple, red, yellow), red currant, honey berry, tayberry.

We are still waiting for: black and white currant, blackberry, goji berry, seaberry, apple, pear, plum, peach, gooseberry, hazelnut, walnut.

And, a little success: one mini kiwi bush managed to get pollinated.

Real Estate / TBS real estate in Poland [9]

A foreigner can purchase TBS property, it is not restricted.

More on this site describing a situation when a tenant wanted to sell her TBS flat to a foreigner and couldn`t because they didn`t have an income statement.

prawo-mieszkaniowe.info/dlaczego_nie_mozna_sprzedac_mieszkania_w_tbs_cudzoziemcom,39,p.html

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


So, now I don`t know what to think about it. Did I make a mistake or not? :):) Could I write pulling their legs or not? Because Johhny said it must always be a leg and he`s an expert in linguistics after all.


Yes! Very good counterpart. Even that slight vulgarity of the phrase has been retained. I must remember it. :)

to let sb go in (their) socks only.