News / 10 year prison sentence for Polish lorry driver who killed 4 people while driving and using his mobile phone [90]

My brother was killed in Wales by a Polish guy who was looking at pictures on his phone as he was travelling 60 MPH. He hit my brothers bicycle and just left the scene. In court he lied through his teeth, including the lie that he doesnt speak v good Eng and the excuse that its ok to look at your phone under Polish law, everyone does it. He was driving on a provisional UK licence as he had his Polish one taken off him.

He got 5 years in priaon and a 10 year driving ban which is stupid because when he comes out of prison he wiill be getting his Polish licence back and the police can do nothing if he is caught driving with it i n the UK.

Travel / Nicest Lakes in Poland (esp. Wielkopolska)? [11]

Does anyone know of any lakes where naturism is practiced?

Law / Receiving a speeding fine (via camera) in Poland with a British licence [27]

Not what I was told by the police themselves. THey told me they have no power to touch a UK license. Their words not mine

UK, Ireland / Hundreds turn out for funeral of Polish man who died alone on in County Clare Christmas Day [28]

Pity noone wanted to know him when he was alive

Classifieds / Anyone with a van that can transport some stuff to Belgium for me? [8]

I'm positive. When we sell it, what the people who buy it do with it is up to them. We dont sell shredders or any other equipment for processing, so what we do is perfectly above board.

Our website is tl4u.com]

Classifieds / Anyone with a van that can transport some stuff to Belgium for me? [8]

Nah, Virginia leaves only, its not that exciting unfortunately.

Classifieds / Anyone with a van that can transport some stuff to Belgium for me? [8]

These are unprocessed tobacco leaves for making snuff which are classed almost as a food product. It is the processing of them that makes it illegal. I just need a man with a van. My associate in UK will meet the delivery in Zeebrugge and take it to the UK.

Law / EU grants to small business in Poland-advice needed [27]

Merged: Eu grants for opening a language school in Poland

Can anyone tell me how you go about getting an EU grant for opening a languge school here? I've heard that the EU can even subsidise lesson cost so one can offer cheaper lessons to students without losing out.

I'd be really grateful for anyone's help

Feedback / ATT MODS: HOW TO EMPTY A OVERSTUFFED BOX? [12]

Maybe I'm just unpopular but who writes to you using the PF messaging system?

Classifieds / New Poland's naturist FB page for expats and other English speakers [27]

Some people are so Ignorant. Naturism is not about walking around the streets naked, its not about exposing yourself to others. As dougpol said, we have our own designated places where we don't expect to see any 'Textiles'. If Textiles go there, its usually to perve and guess what, its usually single men. My wife has learned to just shrug it off and see those perverts as people with problems.

My kids are involved in the naturist scene in Poland too, every year they go for a camp with other kids. Lo and behold they are normal and have a healther attitude to the human body than their classmates. I dont even encourage them to go, they are always asking me when the next camp is. My daughter hates clothes and she plays up when she has to wear them.

I think it is much healthier than the Religious attitude that prevails in Poland at the moment, the bigots of PiS who are putting Poland back 20 years

Classifieds / New Poland's naturist FB page for expats and other English speakers [27]

Not for saunas Roger

Law / Mr. Men and Little Miss series - trying to bring it onto the Polish market [20]

People here missing the poit again. Harry was criticising her English purely because a project of this nature requires a perfect knowledge of English and what she wrote didnt cut the mustard. Ive no doubt she could hold her own in a conversation but wouldnt trust her to translate language this specific if she cant get the basics right

Travel / Best places to visit in Sopot in December [11]

Sopot is nuts, mental, insane, bonkers, mental

NOt really,

Its crap. If you want to party, go to Ibiza or Aiya Napa, there they really know how to party.

It is freezing cold at the moment in Sopot so find a warmer climate. If u want a mad one, go to zrce beach croatia, one of the maddest places ive been to.

Poles are not very crazy, rather conservative actually

UK, Ireland / English/British rudeness - what do Polish people think about it? [98]

The Poles are extremely rude inb the way they speak to people. My family here will use the imperative constantly when I told them not to because I want to smash their faces in when they do. Im fed upof being told 'staw woda', 'zamknij drzwi', 'daj mi dlugopis'. In Engliand that is the hight of bad manners and one would be told where to put it in no uncertain terms.

Travel / How many days should I allow for a trip to Gdansk and a visit to another city? [6]

Not kidding you now, you can see Gdansk in half a day. There is basically one street and a few other attractions off the main street. It is a small place and not really very exciting.

Life / BEST CELLPHONE PLAN IN POLAND? UNLIMITED CALLING, SMS, INTERNET, GOOD EURO ROAMING RATES [5]

I have a contract with T-mobile where I pay 150 zl a month and all sms, calls and 3gb of LTE are free in every coutry of the EU. I call UK for free and when im in the UK, data roaming is also within the plan.

Travel / English cigarettes - where to buy in Poland? [41]

I supply ENglish cigarettes in gdansk for around 28 quid a box. PM me

Work / Tri-city area - Companies that offer Jobs for English speakers? [23]


Anyone swear you were a Pole yourself. V patriotic there

Law / Professional Poker Player seeking Polish Laws on Gambling help. [15]

Merged: How to obtain a gambling licence in Poland?

A friend of mine wants to get a gambling license to host Poker games in his bar. Does anyone know how he can go about this?

News / Poland progresses in PISA ranking. 5th place in Europe and 14th in World [16]

Still lots want to live in the USA which is lower in the rankings. Why would they want an inferior education?

Food / Christmas cookies for boyfriends Polish parents [8]


Sorry Dominic, theyre called welsh cakes not cookies.

News / Poland progresses in PISA ranking. 5th place in Europe and 14th in World [16]


None of this matters though as the countries that are lower seem to be the ones that are richer, produce more, invent more. Whats the point of being at the top of a table if the country doesn't use that.

UK, Ireland / What's the best Polish restaurant in London? [26]


Not very Polish

Life / Polish people are the most ignorant people in the world! [331]


We have quite a few actually and Mcdonalds in Poland is a rip off, would never eat there personally

BTW Ironside, the country is WALES.

Life / Polish people are the most ignorant people in the world! [331]


Having lived in Poland for the past 10 years, even if you dont like it, I see exactly the same as the OP. Polish women are so arrogant about being the most beautiful in the world that even the dog ugly ones will sit there and swear blind that they are some kind of cinderella. Any expat who lives here and hasnt heard this is either lying or in denial. The same with the food, anyone would swear that Polish food is world clsss, when in fact most foriegners who come here avoid it like the plague, as could be seen during the Euro championships when most of the Irish spent their time in Mcdonalds instead of tasting the local fayre, flaki anyone??? The water bit is wrong thoug, POles are so disgusted by their own water, alot even boil mineral water in kettles. i get strange looks here when I drink from a tap.

Love / Polish girls hard in relationships [156]

There exists in Polish girls this 'Princess complex' which is instilled in them since birth. Polish men are compatible with Polish women beacuse they have been brought up to respect and obey this. Poilsh women and British/American guys are not compatible because this 'Princess complex' is not respected and the women have to be 'trained' to have a western mentality. My wife was nuts when we first met but eventually, when she saw i would not put up with her c*** she calmed down alot and now sees her friends' boyriends as complete doormats.

UK, Ireland / Learning Polish - Polish shops in England? [34]


You would look more like an ass if you go and strike up a conversation with the shopkeeper, the most ur gonna say is dziekuje. When Ive been in these shops before, the Poles themselves dont even strike up a converstaion with the assistant, they say very little actually, just hand over their overpriced snickers and pay.