Eurola
31 Aug 2010
Eurola
31 Aug 2010
USA, Canada / Taste of Polonia - Chicago, IL [40]
The triplets were at the Radio 1030 picnic couple of weeks ago.
The triplets were at the Radio 1030 picnic couple of weeks ago.
Eurola
31 Aug 2010
History / A view of Poland from far far away [14]
Gallo, your post is like a breath of fresh air on this forum. I am amazed with your knowledge of the polish literature, the medieval movies, HEMA...Very few westerners bother to take any interest in the 'other' half of the world (unless it is business). Most people still rely on the old, obscure propaganda information or whatever they learned from the stale dated, one sided history books.
There is still a lot to be done in the eastern/central european countries as they still struggle with the newly found freedom and free market economy, but nobody can take their rich history away from them. Ever.
Gallo, your post is like a breath of fresh air on this forum. I am amazed with your knowledge of the polish literature, the medieval movies, HEMA...Very few westerners bother to take any interest in the 'other' half of the world (unless it is business). Most people still rely on the old, obscure propaganda information or whatever they learned from the stale dated, one sided history books.
There is still a lot to be done in the eastern/central european countries as they still struggle with the newly found freedom and free market economy, but nobody can take their rich history away from them. Ever.
Eurola
29 Aug 2010
Life / Pictures of Poles [Everyday Life in Poland] [100]
Beckski, how did you like Poland? Did I miss any daily journals that you posted? :)
Beckski, how did you like Poland? Did I miss any daily journals that you posted? :)
Eurola
29 Aug 2010
Language / Polish slang phrases - most popular. [606]
The saying is cute but the reality isn't as per above picture. Yet, the saying means exactly that and he's got lots and lots of 'laskas"!
"smousht"[/quote]
Could it be 'smooshed'? Which would be 'squashed and squished put together' or mixed.
The saying is cute but the reality isn't as per above picture. Yet, the saying means exactly that and he's got lots and lots of 'laskas"!
"smousht"[/quote]
Could it be 'smooshed'? Which would be 'squashed and squished put together' or mixed.
Eurola
29 Aug 2010
Eurola
29 Aug 2010
Language / Polish slang phrases - most popular. [606]
Hmmm...speaking of laska. My favorite t-shirt as seen on a polish picnic :)
Laska, I'd say
laska literally means stick :) There's a nice stick, LOL
Hmmm...speaking of laska. My favorite t-shirt as seen on a polish picnic :)
Eurola
28 Aug 2010
USA, Canada / PolAms -- do you regard yourselves only as 'white Americans'? [187]
Lol. So nowadays it is racist to choose white even when the person is actually white?
"The US Census seems to divides Americans into white, black, Hispanic, orietnal, Pacific Islanders, native Americans and a few other, but lumps all the rest in the 'white American' categoo. There has been a movement in somw quarters of Polonia to have PolAms cross out that term and pen in 'Polish American'. How do you feel about that?"
Polonius3, yes, I know many people who did it. The polish radio was promoting it so 'they', I guess Americans - will know how many PolAms they have! The radio should be taken off the air for messing up with people's minds like that. Apparently the US does not care how many or they would ask. I can only imagine the census employees scraching their heads wondering what to do about that. Some perhaps were thinking, 'jeez, that's dumb...we did not ask for that'. Like somebody said above, 'they' only care to know how many Mex-latinos 'they' have at this time.. :)
PlasticPole:
I always choose "white" or caucasian because I have no black or Indian blood so that is what I choose. My skin is white, so I choose "white" on any form.
Clearly you are a racist.
I always choose "white" or caucasian because I have no black or Indian blood so that is what I choose. My skin is white, so I choose "white" on any form.
Clearly you are a racist.
Lol. So nowadays it is racist to choose white even when the person is actually white?
"The US Census seems to divides Americans into white, black, Hispanic, orietnal, Pacific Islanders, native Americans and a few other, but lumps all the rest in the 'white American' categoo. There has been a movement in somw quarters of Polonia to have PolAms cross out that term and pen in 'Polish American'. How do you feel about that?"
Polonius3, yes, I know many people who did it. The polish radio was promoting it so 'they', I guess Americans - will know how many PolAms they have! The radio should be taken off the air for messing up with people's minds like that. Apparently the US does not care how many or they would ask. I can only imagine the census employees scraching their heads wondering what to do about that. Some perhaps were thinking, 'jeez, that's dumb...we did not ask for that'. Like somebody said above, 'they' only care to know how many Mex-latinos 'they' have at this time.. :)
Eurola
27 Aug 2010
Genealogy / Mixed-Blood Poles in America (Do we count?) [118]
Just curious. Why are you asking 'how accepting is the Polish-American community...'
You should know it first hand. Well, you tell us about it, tell us your experience as you live it.
Frankly, I don't quite believe the Jefferson Park/Englewood story but the topic is good.
It was a few years ago when I walked into a store on Michigan Ave in Chicago and the black sales person started to speak polish to me after he detected some accent. I was amazed how well he spoke polish and only with just a hint of foreign accent. At first he said that he studied it but later admitted that he was married to a polish woman for a decade or so.
How well do you speak polish 'Sklodowski" ? :)
How accepting is the Polish-American community on such issues surrounding mixed race Poles?
Just curious. Why are you asking 'how accepting is the Polish-American community...'
You should know it first hand. Well, you tell us about it, tell us your experience as you live it.
Frankly, I don't quite believe the Jefferson Park/Englewood story but the topic is good.
It was a few years ago when I walked into a store on Michigan Ave in Chicago and the black sales person started to speak polish to me after he detected some accent. I was amazed how well he spoke polish and only with just a hint of foreign accent. At first he said that he studied it but later admitted that he was married to a polish woman for a decade or so.
How well do you speak polish 'Sklodowski" ? :)
Eurola
23 Aug 2010
Life / My own thoughts about life in Poland (have lived here for two years) [133]
I check into the difference the next time I need to renew, but most people I know don't bother to buy their phones. The pay as you go phones are promoted but not too many people use them yet. Mostly older people for all i know.
The phone I have now has a list price of over $200. I doubt if I bought it instead my monthly service would be let's say only $20-25 monthly but as i said I'll check on it.
My calls allover the states are included in the price and I use it plenty. I'd get ruined if I paid regular long distance prices, even with the cheap WDT at 3.9 cents a minute.
I check into the difference the next time I need to renew, but most people I know don't bother to buy their phones. The pay as you go phones are promoted but not too many people use them yet. Mostly older people for all i know.
The phone I have now has a list price of over $200. I doubt if I bought it instead my monthly service would be let's say only $20-25 monthly but as i said I'll check on it.
My calls allover the states are included in the price and I use it plenty. I'd get ruined if I paid regular long distance prices, even with the cheap WDT at 3.9 cents a minute.
Eurola
23 Aug 2010
Love / WILDROVERS FIVE YEARS IN POLAND....come to an end...! [132]
lol. It reminds some posts about moving to Poland.
However, I fear for you in Russia. You'll have to be even more careful you don't get ripped off there!!
lol. It reminds some posts about moving to Poland.
Eurola
23 Aug 2010
History / Was there sex in Poland during communist regime? [60]
What a funny thread.
Did she explain where the new generations of russkies came from then? Can't blame everything on storks and a cabbage patch!
If anything, people had a great sex life to forget the stinky politics. Even small apartments with three generations living in them could not stop the fun. Couples had 5-10 kids. I had lots of uncles and aunts... you know! And what now - one or two? The stress of protection, expenses, education..eeek :) Watching prn on the net replaced the joy of sex. How healthy is that?
What a funny thread.
as the woman who denied existence of sex in SU was Russian.
Did she explain where the new generations of russkies came from then? Can't blame everything on storks and a cabbage patch!
If anything, people had a great sex life to forget the stinky politics. Even small apartments with three generations living in them could not stop the fun. Couples had 5-10 kids. I had lots of uncles and aunts... you know! And what now - one or two? The stress of protection, expenses, education..eeek :) Watching prn on the net replaced the joy of sex. How healthy is that?
Eurola
23 Aug 2010
Life / My own thoughts about life in Poland (have lived here for two years) [133]
Well, I don't know what the expense is for you monthly but i don't consider $40.00 or $50.00 monthly such a big deal..and would not call it 'expensive contract'.
Well, I don't know what the expense is for you monthly but i don't consider $40.00 or $50.00 monthly such a big deal..and would not call it 'expensive contract'.
Eurola
23 Aug 2010
Life / My own thoughts about life in Poland (have lived here for two years) [133]
You guys buy mobil phones? Doesn't the provider give you one when you sign up? Of course they don't give anything fancy, but with plenty of features anyway..as long as I get to make calls, text, access the web, 3G then why would i want to pay for the unit in the store? You can get a new unit every 2 years..I have a small collections of phones because I get a new one so the old one (nothing wrong with it) goes in the old shoe box. I know, I should give them to charity...some day. The only benefit I know of is that there is no contract (or one year only?) when you buy your own phone..
You guys buy mobil phones? Doesn't the provider give you one when you sign up? Of course they don't give anything fancy, but with plenty of features anyway..as long as I get to make calls, text, access the web, 3G then why would i want to pay for the unit in the store? You can get a new unit every 2 years..I have a small collections of phones because I get a new one so the old one (nothing wrong with it) goes in the old shoe box. I know, I should give them to charity...some day. The only benefit I know of is that there is no contract (or one year only?) when you buy your own phone..
Eurola
23 Aug 2010
Law / Investors/Entrepreneurs.. Steer Clear of Poland. [77]
Most hiring managers will pay a fair market salary range because they want the employee to be happy as well - even in the picky times. A happy employee who enjoys their work will do a much better job than the employee who works just for money alone.
Sure, they can hire someone for less but depending on the type of business the quality still counts. We all know that you get what you paid for.
In the current job market, I can be both picky and not paying high wages at the same time.
Most hiring managers will pay a fair market salary range because they want the employee to be happy as well - even in the picky times. A happy employee who enjoys their work will do a much better job than the employee who works just for money alone.
Sure, they can hire someone for less but depending on the type of business the quality still counts. We all know that you get what you paid for.
Eurola
22 Aug 2010
Law / Investors/Entrepreneurs.. Steer Clear of Poland. [77]
I wouldn't go that far with the description of young graduates in Poland, but if they accepted the job for the money offered they should do the job to the best of their abilities. Granted, it is not enough to live on but it provides extra money for the fancy clothes everybody wants as well as money to go out. The job is easy and you hopefully get to eat the food you prepare...
Lots of American students have restaurant jobs. The money made in a good, fine restaurant can even put you through a college. It worked for me!
conditioned by society to believe that working part time/during summer isn't the done thing. It's undoubtably one of the reasons why graduates tend to be so poor in Poland - academically, they excel, but they frankly suck when it comes to practical ability.
I wouldn't go that far with the description of young graduates in Poland, but if they accepted the job for the money offered they should do the job to the best of their abilities. Granted, it is not enough to live on but it provides extra money for the fancy clothes everybody wants as well as money to go out. The job is easy and you hopefully get to eat the food you prepare...
Lots of American students have restaurant jobs. The money made in a good, fine restaurant can even put you through a college. It worked for me!
Eurola
22 Aug 2010
Law / Investors/Entrepreneurs.. Steer Clear of Poland. [77]
I wonder if every restaurant in Poland have similar issues and how they deal with that. I noticed a lot of new restaurants in Poland on my last visit. It can't be that bad...
I have to agree with nauczyciel's statement about people not returning calls or not showing up for appointments. Many people bring this kind of behavior with them to USA but they get cured from it quickly.
I wonder if every restaurant in Poland have similar issues and how they deal with that. I noticed a lot of new restaurants in Poland on my last visit. It can't be that bad...
I have to agree with nauczyciel's statement about people not returning calls or not showing up for appointments. Many people bring this kind of behavior with them to USA but they get cured from it quickly.
Eurola
22 Aug 2010
Love / Polish girls hard in relationships [156]
you're right, unfortunately. I wish more women would stop to give a damn whatever he did or did not do and move on.
women`s seesaws are connected with what a man did or did not
you're right, unfortunately. I wish more women would stop to give a damn whatever he did or did not do and move on.
Eurola
18 Aug 2010
UK, Ireland / Why English do not like Polish? [417]
I started to hate the english after joining PF :)
Nah, not really, don't quote me on that. I just think the thread is ridicules. As usual - complements of the primitive thinking trolls.
I started to hate the english after joining PF :)
Nah, not really, don't quote me on that. I just think the thread is ridicules. As usual - complements of the primitive thinking trolls.
Eurola
18 Aug 2010
Life / Are Poles typically nasty people? [42]
Therefore I'm nasty. lol.
complements of 'wiki' :)
But I am a Pole
Therefore I'm nasty. lol.
Such intelligence
complements of 'wiki' :)
Eurola
14 Aug 2010
Love / WILDROVERS FIVE YEARS IN POLAND....come to an end...! [132]
I hope you will still be in love next march!
I ain,t going untill next march....and i ain,t selling the place yet....
I hope you will still be in love next march!
Eurola
12 Aug 2010
Travel / Can I use an unlocked US mobile in Poland? [5]
AT&T and T-Mobil have gsm phones. I was with T-Mobil on my last visit to Europe and the phone worked beautifully.
AT&T and T-Mobil have gsm phones. I was with T-Mobil on my last visit to Europe and the phone worked beautifully.
Eurola
12 Aug 2010
Life / Things we enjoyed as kids in Poland [140]
Oh, wow! Thanks NorthMancP. Tytus, Romek i A'tomek - very funny comics series.
I loved landrynki (hard candy). Every store had a big jar of them on the counter...then they disappeared just like everything also.
Oh, wow! Thanks NorthMancP. Tytus, Romek i A'tomek - very funny comics series.
I loved landrynki (hard candy). Every store had a big jar of them on the counter...then they disappeared just like everything also.
Eurola
12 Aug 2010
History / Pewex and Balaton - do you rememer these Poland shops? [13]
Yes, me too. They were like 8 or 10 dollars, but at that time, right after I finished high school, my salary was about 2000 zloty which was only $20 USA. Meaning, my jeans cost me a half of my monthly salary! :)... but I HAD to have them!
The small Pewex was inside of a hotel - right across from the train station in Kielce.
It smelled beautiful inside and the bath soaps felt like heaven.
I remember getting my first pair of real jeans there
Yes, me too. They were like 8 or 10 dollars, but at that time, right after I finished high school, my salary was about 2000 zloty which was only $20 USA. Meaning, my jeans cost me a half of my monthly salary! :)... but I HAD to have them!
The small Pewex was inside of a hotel - right across from the train station in Kielce.
It smelled beautiful inside and the bath soaps felt like heaven.
Eurola
8 Aug 2010
Food / I thought Polish beer couldn't compete, but I was wrong [20]
I like Żywiec no matter what anybody also says. Speaking of Zimny Lech sign on Wawel it was (is?) a pretty clever marketing move but a cruel one at the same time. I'm sure it makes some people smile and some very angry. Well, commercials are about stirring emotions and it was accomplished.
I don't think I've ever had Lech but now I'm going to buy it. :)
Heve fun in Poland Beckski!
I like Żywiec no matter what anybody also says. Speaking of Zimny Lech sign on Wawel it was (is?) a pretty clever marketing move but a cruel one at the same time. I'm sure it makes some people smile and some very angry. Well, commercials are about stirring emotions and it was accomplished.
I don't think I've ever had Lech but now I'm going to buy it. :)
Heve fun in Poland Beckski!
Eurola
7 Aug 2010
Food / Polish Eating Habits [87]
Sadly, it might be so. I just hope they will not get as fat and disproportional as here. My family members still keep in shape, a couple of them only slightly plump but far from obese. As long as people keep active the food should not be a problem. Poles still tend to do a lot of home cooking and it beats the ready made so called fat free stuff. I think the fat free food is such a scam, it makes people eat more. It is the little bit of fat in diet that keeps your palate satisfied longer.
I see many Poles getting bigger and bigger.
Sadly, it might be so. I just hope they will not get as fat and disproportional as here. My family members still keep in shape, a couple of them only slightly plump but far from obese. As long as people keep active the food should not be a problem. Poles still tend to do a lot of home cooking and it beats the ready made so called fat free stuff. I think the fat free food is such a scam, it makes people eat more. It is the little bit of fat in diet that keeps your palate satisfied longer.
Eurola
4 Aug 2010
News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]
This cross and all other crosses should be where they belong - the church.
Down with the cross! Enough of this nonsense and the mohairs should stop the show. Really. It is embarrassing.
I'm surprised it can not be settled by the elected officials - with the help of the police if necessary.
This cross and all other crosses should be where they belong - the church.
Down with the cross! Enough of this nonsense and the mohairs should stop the show. Really. It is embarrassing.
I'm surprised it can not be settled by the elected officials - with the help of the police if necessary.
Eurola
4 Aug 2010
History / Destruction of Ukrainian churches in Poland in 1938 [273]
It is sad that Poland and Ukraine had a time in history of extreme violence. The fact is, it did happen and on both sides. Please see the link below. The word 'Vołyniec' meant something derogatory in my home. Maybe it is because some of my mother's siblings (not her) were born in Eastern Kresy where my maternal grandparents owned a couple of water mills. As far as I remember from some stories they moved back to Poland fearing for their lives. I wish I knew more about my grandparents experience but they died when I was a kid and I lost my parents early too. Based on my mom's total aversion to Ukrainian people tells me that she did not have a happy childhood there.
There many incidents like this one.
bellaonline.com/articles/art67739.asp
It is sad that Poland and Ukraine had a time in history of extreme violence. The fact is, it did happen and on both sides. Please see the link below. The word 'Vołyniec' meant something derogatory in my home. Maybe it is because some of my mother's siblings (not her) were born in Eastern Kresy where my maternal grandparents owned a couple of water mills. As far as I remember from some stories they moved back to Poland fearing for their lives. I wish I knew more about my grandparents experience but they died when I was a kid and I lost my parents early too. Based on my mom's total aversion to Ukrainian people tells me that she did not have a happy childhood there.
There many incidents like this one.
bellaonline.com/articles/art67739.asp
Eurola
4 Aug 2010
Eurola
31 Jul 2010
News / Poland needs four children per family for sustain survivor and development [46]
Don't we have Southern on the loose? That should fix it.
Anyway, it is not only polish problem. White married couples have less and less children. Many do not have children at all, I didn't. I know at least three couples in their W's who don't plan on having any, making their parents unhappy, no grandkids...not to mention people marrying later in life and not able to have children, some chose adoption.
There is an explosion of young singles who can't find a partner (my two nieces in their 30's come to mind).
talk of increased Polish birth rate
Don't we have Southern on the loose? That should fix it.
Anyway, it is not only polish problem. White married couples have less and less children. Many do not have children at all, I didn't. I know at least three couples in their W's who don't plan on having any, making their parents unhappy, no grandkids...not to mention people marrying later in life and not able to have children, some chose adoption.
There is an explosion of young singles who can't find a partner (my two nieces in their 30's come to mind).