News / "Drink Hard" - Bruce Willis to endorse Polish vodka [48]

Even a supposedly Polish vodka is owned by france, is there anything Polish left?

Love / I want to meet and date a Polish man [77]


He probably cries when he thinks of his Polish wife and kids at home in Poland

Law / Can I take the Polish written test and obtain a Polish driving licence? [28]


It used to be like this cos the offices here used to get scared when someone didnt have a PESEL, they simply didnt know what to do. Now people are finally realising that stuff can be done without this pesel and most places will accept just a passpoet or id card number. If you called the office they would indeed say you need a PESEL cos its protocol but if it was pushed they would have to accept the application without the PESEL - thats the beauty of the EU

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]

None of us Ex pats will ever know Polish enough to understand the subtleties of the language, neither will Polish ppl in ENGLISH.

It really rocked my boat when ppl sid that the Polish version of Shrek was funnier than the English version, but these people couldt totally get the English version so its bound to be less funny for them.

LAnguage is also an issue of culture. We as ex pats will only be able to gin a certain level of understanding of Polish because we have been brought up in an English culture and vice versa

Law / Can I take the Polish written test and obtain a Polish driving licence? [28]

I have a PESEL now but thats cos the rules changed. When I first came here it was very diff.

The Pesel problem in poland lies in the fact that the computer systems in this country can't yes process anything without the entering of the PESEL. As soon as it comes to this screen then the computer cannot move forward to the next screen. THis can be remedied by just writing any combination of 11 numbers as the computer cannot recognise whether this is a valid pesel or not, all it sees is 11 digits. The obstacle here is convincing the computer operator to do this for you.

Now the programs are being changed to accept passports so things are becoming easier.

Law / Can I take the Polish written test and obtain a Polish driving licence? [28]


I got min e without a Pesel. In fact they were happy just to see my passport and evidenc that I lived in POland. Its very difficult to get a PESEL here, one has to live here for some period of time.

Life / Things that annoy you in Poland. [114]

Polish ppl love to talk in superlatives, 'the best', 'the longest', 'the most ......' etc without showing any evidence of any of this

Life / Price of cigarettes in Poland? [192]


Before I became a legitimat businessman, I used to smuggle 2 suitcases full of fags home every summer from Poland. How? On the bus. I always madw sure my suitcase was put at the bottom of the bus and was never checked in 4 years. I bought 200 cigs in Gdansk (L&B) for around 15 quid and sold them in the UK for 35 quid. Took them to factory canteens and couldnt sell them quick enough.

Good business if anyone wants to get into it, although the 24 hr bus journey is a nightmare

Work / I'm interested in teaching in Poland and I need some help. [33]

Its amazing how many teachers I have seen in the Trojmiasto area write wrong spellings on the board. The 'there, their' mistake is a classic. I have aslo see teachers writing plane instead of plain and recieved instead of received.

Most of the small private schools around here (not talking the chains likle bell and profi lingua) employ native speakers of English who can hardly string a senetence together themselves and the schools charge more for the students to have lessons with these people. In my teaching days, I had to observe a lesson with a new teacher who spent most of the lesson asking the students how their weekends were and checking homework.

News / What's the stupidest question asked about Poland? [414]

My wife was waiting in the queue for a club in Ocean City MD and was speaking Polish on the phone. I ws with her and one American guy asked me what language she was speaking. I told him Alaskan and he was totally convinced

Genealogy / Changing my name to a Polish one [35]


Not another one. How can someone be from so many different nationalities. Ur American just accept it and get over the hangup you have.

As for this new name sounding cool, Czeslaw doesnt even sound cool in poland let alone elsewhere in the world. Have you ever even stepped foot on Polish soil? In fact, you will sound liek such a t**** when you have to tell people ur name and ur not even Polish.

GROW UP

Food / Poland known for their sweets? [67]


This is a great tnig, Cadbury is some of the best chocolate I have ever tasted.

aquarterof.co.uk/index.php

Look at this site for some classic British sweets. Ahh the memories

Life / 80% of Polish people are boring or can't party, why? [179]

My experience of the Polish partying is that they have to be pushed to enjoy it. I hev been out with a wide range of Polish people and most of the guys stand around with a drink in their hand looking at their watches. The girls are a differnt story. They like to dance.

Im interested in what Sadieann said about them being crazy. A crazy night out is one that culminates in something wild, skinny dipping in the Baltic sea etc. The Poles I go out with are far from crazy, they are more conventional if anything. When staying in mazury and drunk I suggested we all go skinny dippuing in the lake. It was as if i asked them to cut their right arms off. Geez chill out

Language / Clever and Innovative Polish Keyboard Layout. must see! [14]

Anyone downloaded this yet and got it to work? Im a bit wary incase of virus

News / Poland's pollution of the Baltic Sea [46]

I agree with that but it doesbt get cleaned up.. there are areas of the city which stink of dog s***. You have to stop kids plying in some areas cos of it

News / Poland's pollution of the Baltic Sea [46]

The dog s*** problem is a big envirnmental prob in poLAND

Law / Foreigners Getting Married in Poland - a Guide to Formal Preparation [54]

I married in poland and didnt do any of the above. I am an athiest and priest knew from the start and I just turned up on the day

Love / Nice Polish women photos [329]

Estonian girls beat the Poles hands down

Life / Famous Polish people (that we have actually heard of) [224]

Who said here that Warhol was Polish?

He is Slovakian and its a well known fact.

Life / nasza-klasa.pl - If you looking for your classmates or friends in Poland [95]

I have a tip for u, if u cant read polish dont bother. Theres a reason its in Polish, its for polish people.

Get a FB acct or sth

Life / nasza-klasa.pl - If you looking for your classmates or friends in Poland [95]

of the Poles i
You didnt understand what I was saying. The people i want to keep in touch with I have done but I couldnt care less what happens to those I didnt keep in touch with. Most of the Poles I have talked to dont keep in touch with 80% of the ppl in their NK contact lists.

I remember when Freinds reunited was free, now u have to pay and its so niot worth it. I can see NK going down this route.

Life / nasza-klasa.pl - If you looking for your classmates or friends in Poland [95]

Firstly, whats the point of a non pole joining Nasza Klasa?

Secondly, if i didnt keep in touch with these ppl after school there's a reason for it. The guys who I considered friends at school are still friends now. Some ppl just like to have the longest friends list im sure.

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

Cant get the licence. They wont bugde

UK, Ireland / What do Polish people think about Wales and Welsh people? [191]


I dont understand what u mean here.

Welsh people are passionate about everything, especially rugby. We have our own sense of identity and are fiercely patriotic.

The people of the Welsh Valleys went through an incredibly difficult time when all the mines closed, it made us stronger and our sense of community is fantastic. How amny English people can say they truly can rely on their neigbours let alone a whole community

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

he died a while ago and the licence is in his son's hands. The son feels it is not in the vested interest of the company, dont know why but im working on him.

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


Thanks for the wishes Bubba but buying the rights from the Rodger Hargreaves company is gonna be the hardest of the whole process. I have a translator lined up and I have some probna readings lined up in the local library but hargreaves wont sell me this licence

Life / If I could introduce something from my country into Poland, I would.... [175]

But there are shitty areas of Polish towns too. The Nowy Port area of Gdansk is incredibly filthy for example. The biggest problem in Poland, which doesnt exist on a great scale in UK, is dog shit. I get really angry when I see dog owners watching their dogs shit then walking off. Some areas of Gdansk and sopot really stink of shit. If puz wants proof i can take pics.