Cardno85
8 Jan 2010
Food / What is your favorite Polish Vodka? [653]
Being owned by a French company does not make it French Vodka though...
Being owned by a French company does not make it French Vodka though...
Cardno85
8 Jan 2010
Life / Which Polish product you can easily do without? [51]
I always thought the opposite, that they didn't add enough salt to the food.
But then I am Scottish :P
but it seems most Poles demand it to be added, even to things such as spaghetti with a homemade sauce!
I always thought the opposite, that they didn't add enough salt to the food.
But then I am Scottish :P
Cardno85
4 Jan 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]
Is he not meaning the British people of Asian descent who are off into terrorist cells in various central asian and north african countries?
Is he not meaning the British people of Asian descent who are off into terrorist cells in various central asian and north african countries?
Cardno85
4 Jan 2010
Food / Turkey for New Year's dinner in Poland? [29]
It is a problem yes, and it also means that to get a decent amount of food you need a really big oven.
And agreed, the best part of the goose the wonderful fat!
15 lb. goose,all you're left with ,is about 5 lbs of meat
It is a problem yes, and it also means that to get a decent amount of food you need a really big oven.
And agreed, the best part of the goose the wonderful fat!
Cardno85
4 Jan 2010
Life / POLISH DANCING (how to to this holding hands and such?) [11]
I wondered the same to be honest when I was at a wedding. It made me feel rather out of place because I just don't know how to dance like that beyond a basic box step and a that spinny roundy thing where you hold their hand above their head and they spin.
But I guess they would have the same issue if they were to come to a ceilidh (but we are taught all dances at school).
I was just wondering if Poles learn this from their parents , or at school , they all seem to be pretty good at it
I wondered the same to be honest when I was at a wedding. It made me feel rather out of place because I just don't know how to dance like that beyond a basic box step and a that spinny roundy thing where you hold their hand above their head and they spin.
But I guess they would have the same issue if they were to come to a ceilidh (but we are taught all dances at school).
Cardno85
4 Jan 2010
Life / POLISH DANCING (how to to this holding hands and such?) [11]
Just what I was going to say.
kingpolkakamon, I think you are getting the wrong idea. The videos are great, but it is of Polish and Russian girls trying to dance in a rather Afro-Caribbean fashion not evidence of typical Polish and Russian dancing surely?
I am sure wildrover is meaning the kind of dancing that people do at weddings and such like.
but its not quite the sort of dancing i was talking about
Just what I was going to say.
kingpolkakamon, I think you are getting the wrong idea. The videos are great, but it is of Polish and Russian girls trying to dance in a rather Afro-Caribbean fashion not evidence of typical Polish and Russian dancing surely?
I am sure wildrover is meaning the kind of dancing that people do at weddings and such like.
Cardno85
3 Jan 2010
Food / Turkey for New Year's dinner in Poland? [29]
As has always been the case because turkeys are more abundant in the states.
Traditionally in the UK Goose is the bird of choice for Christmas. And, in Scotland at least, we have steak pie at New Year.
Actually some of us Yanks will have Turkey for both and be quite happy about it!
As has always been the case because turkeys are more abundant in the states.
Traditionally in the UK Goose is the bird of choice for Christmas. And, in Scotland at least, we have steak pie at New Year.
Cardno85
30 Dec 2009
Life / Which Polish product you can easily do without? [51]
Seriously, tongue is pretty tasty. Heart as well...think about it, two muscles that are very lean and well worked so plenty of taste and healthy to boot :)
Still don't dig the tripe!
Seriously, tongue is pretty tasty. Heart as well...think about it, two muscles that are very lean and well worked so plenty of taste and healthy to boot :)
Still don't dig the tripe!
Cardno85
30 Dec 2009
Language / doing / making - the difference? [20]
I am no expert at all...but I think that zrobić is the future form. As in "Co zrobisz na sylwestra?" meaning what are you doing for new year...as in the future.
But I might be wrong.
I am no expert at all...but I think that zrobić is the future form. As in "Co zrobisz na sylwestra?" meaning what are you doing for new year...as in the future.
But I might be wrong.
Cardno85
13 Dec 2009
Food / Wanna buy Spiritus Krakow [28]
Yes, I read your post, mine was merely in jest. I enjoy the odd spyritus with red bull...but not very often as I often lose the ability to speak the next day!
If you read the article ------You would know that it said "mixed drinks"
Yes, I read your post, mine was merely in jest. I enjoy the odd spyritus with red bull...but not very often as I often lose the ability to speak the next day!
Cardno85
13 Dec 2009
Food / Wanna buy Spiritus Krakow [28]
Two things which are surely never meant to go together!
good to drink and clean all your household ware
Two things which are surely never meant to go together!
Cardno85
13 Dec 2009
Language / IS "MURZYN" word RACIST? [686]
I actually heard some mock offended handwrigner say that this is all now racist too because african should not be shortened to afro.
So it is African-American/British/Caribbean.
Nonsense the lot of it. You can tell if someone is being offensive by their tone and intonation, there is no need to brand certain words as illegal or offensive.
Just like when amongst friends, you can refer to someone as a silly ba**ard when they spill their pint and no-one cares. You go up and say the same thing to a stranger who you have just spilt the pint of and it's a whole different kettle of fish.
Life - it all comes down to pint spilling analogies.
Afroamerican (Afrobritish, afrocaraibbean
I actually heard some mock offended handwrigner say that this is all now racist too because african should not be shortened to afro.
So it is African-American/British/Caribbean.
Nonsense the lot of it. You can tell if someone is being offensive by their tone and intonation, there is no need to brand certain words as illegal or offensive.
Just like when amongst friends, you can refer to someone as a silly ba**ard when they spill their pint and no-one cares. You go up and say the same thing to a stranger who you have just spilt the pint of and it's a whole different kettle of fish.
Life - it all comes down to pint spilling analogies.
Cardno85
13 Dec 2009
Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]
Henrik Larsson would have been the first one to come to my mind.
Ever heard of Martin Dahlin, the Swedish football player of 15-20 years ago?
Henrik Larsson would have been the first one to come to my mind.
Cardno85
24 Nov 2009
Work / Teaching English in Zakopane, is it safe? [45]
Really quite worryingly popular. There is a really popular one that meets on a Sunday morning all around the country and they burn things and chant and talk to dead people and deities...
But seriously, I think they will probably be like most other places, minorities mainly with a good mix of rebellious teenagers just for good measure.
Really quite worryingly popular. There is a really popular one that meets on a Sunday morning all around the country and they burn things and chant and talk to dead people and deities...
But seriously, I think they will probably be like most other places, minorities mainly with a good mix of rebellious teenagers just for good measure.
Cardno85
23 Nov 2009
Work / Teaching English in Zakopane, is it safe? [45]
Do you have a bigger version of that picture, looks quite fascinating.
Sects and evil auras
Do you have a bigger version of that picture, looks quite fascinating.
Cardno85
23 Nov 2009
Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]
Yeah, there's good and bad in all countries. I can't see what is possibly so terrible about the UK that would make someone want to cut all ties with it and deny their country of birth.
But hey, each to their own.
To the original poster, who wants to forget he's British, it's worth remembering that the bad things that happened back home, and the things you don't like, you may well find here.
Yeah, there's good and bad in all countries. I can't see what is possibly so terrible about the UK that would make someone want to cut all ties with it and deny their country of birth.
But hey, each to their own.
Cardno85
22 Nov 2009
Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]
To be fair it can make you feel more part of a group. It means you don't feel left out, or feel that you are forcing other people into talking a language they don't feel comfortable. Most of all though, the more Polish I learn, the easier my life becomes. Everything from meeting new people to various contracts...right to everyday life just gets easier the more of the language you know. I am still only gradually learning, but it's a little every day and so life gets easier every day.
In answer to the thread topic, I don't speak Polish, but I am keen to learn and hope to one day.
Knowing the language can make you feel like more of an insider, allowing you to further cement ties in different ways. It makes bar talks much easier too :)
To be fair it can make you feel more part of a group. It means you don't feel left out, or feel that you are forcing other people into talking a language they don't feel comfortable. Most of all though, the more Polish I learn, the easier my life becomes. Everything from meeting new people to various contracts...right to everyday life just gets easier the more of the language you know. I am still only gradually learning, but it's a little every day and so life gets easier every day.
In answer to the thread topic, I don't speak Polish, but I am keen to learn and hope to one day.
Cardno85
21 Nov 2009
USA, Canada / Getting a VISA to USA by a Polish person nowadays [339]
Is it really that easy? Do they not have border checks when you travel from Canada to the US?
Are you guys still not allowed to go on holiday in Cuba? That sucks.
Go to Canada and pass the border to USA - up those governmental asses
Is it really that easy? Do they not have border checks when you travel from Canada to the US?
Yes, that will work as well. We have to use the same thought process if we want to go to Havana.
Are you guys still not allowed to go on holiday in Cuba? That sucks.
Cardno85
16 Nov 2009
Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]
And quite a good one it is too. Autobahn is the way forward!
WB just wants the Autobahn (it rocks!), I assume is his main argument here.
And quite a good one it is too. Autobahn is the way forward!
Cardno85
16 Nov 2009
Food / Wanna buy Spiritus Krakow [28]
If you are drinking in Aloha then all you need to do is go out of the door, turn left and go into the wee 24 shop there and they have it. Many a night i've been tempted by it, but after the one night of Spyritus and Red Bull my liver just says no!
Yeah yeah, and I know for a fact they have it in Aloha Cafe on ul. Miodowa 28A for a reasonable price (better than rynek glowny area anyway)
If you are drinking in Aloha then all you need to do is go out of the door, turn left and go into the wee 24 shop there and they have it. Many a night i've been tempted by it, but after the one night of Spyritus and Red Bull my liver just says no!
Cardno85
15 Nov 2009
News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]
Where did you come from? That is the most sense I've read in a long time!
Where did you come from? That is the most sense I've read in a long time!
Cardno85
15 Nov 2009
Life / Which Polish product you can easily do without? [51]
I think this is universally agreed on the site. I actually have never met a person here who likes Flacki and I have never met a person in the UK who likes tripe. Infact we had a chicken dish in my restaurant back home that had tripe on the plate and it was never eaten...ever!
tripe
I think this is universally agreed on the site. I actually have never met a person here who likes Flacki and I have never met a person in the UK who likes tripe. Infact we had a chicken dish in my restaurant back home that had tripe on the plate and it was never eaten...ever!
Cardno85
15 Nov 2009
News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]
I personally don't see a problem with crosses in schools as long as children are not being forced to believe that it's anything more than a decoration. If there is religion classes based around purely Christian teaching then fair enough too, but only if the children are allowed to opt out of such things.
I must say on this thread I can see both points of view. From the European perspective, yes, schools should be a place of education and not religion. But we cannot discount the traditions and values of a country which has been staunchly Catholic for so long.
The European Parliament's just a joke anyway, bunch of overpaid folk sitting about trying to find ways to make everyone's life that little bit less enjoyable.
I personally don't see a problem with crosses in schools as long as children are not being forced to believe that it's anything more than a decoration. If there is religion classes based around purely Christian teaching then fair enough too, but only if the children are allowed to opt out of such things.
I must say on this thread I can see both points of view. From the European perspective, yes, schools should be a place of education and not religion. But we cannot discount the traditions and values of a country which has been staunchly Catholic for so long.
The European Parliament's just a joke anyway, bunch of overpaid folk sitting about trying to find ways to make everyone's life that little bit less enjoyable.
Cardno85
15 Nov 2009
Life / Which Polish product you can easily do without? [51]
Actually quoted half my favourite Polish foods right there. It's all about the organ meat...mmmm. And bizarrely there are a lot of things on that list (minus żurek) that you can get in Scotland under different names and quite traditional!
any other organ meat, galareta (jelly) made out of pigs feet, potato pancakes, szmalec and żurek.
how about kaszanka? buckwheat+pig's blood ..delicious:P
Actually quoted half my favourite Polish foods right there. It's all about the organ meat...mmmm. And bizarrely there are a lot of things on that list (minus żurek) that you can get in Scotland under different names and quite traditional!
Cardno85
14 Nov 2009
Life / You are Polish if... [433]
I think there are lots of problems like that I have found with my students. Not helped by the various different accents around. The way something is pronounced in London will be different to Liverpool, which again will be different to Glasgow, which will be different to New York, which will be different to Los Angeles.
There was an article on Scottish TV about a speeding sign we have which says:
Twenty's Plenty
and the fact that it doesn't rhyme...which was the point. Twenty and plenty rhyme, but twenty's is pronounced more like twentees which would only rhyme with Plenty in parts of liverpool where the accent makes plenty sound like plentee.
Yeah, sorry, i have rambled off course...do carry on.
I think there are lots of problems like that I have found with my students. Not helped by the various different accents around. The way something is pronounced in London will be different to Liverpool, which again will be different to Glasgow, which will be different to New York, which will be different to Los Angeles.
There was an article on Scottish TV about a speeding sign we have which says:
Twenty's Plenty
and the fact that it doesn't rhyme...which was the point. Twenty and plenty rhyme, but twenty's is pronounced more like twentees which would only rhyme with Plenty in parts of liverpool where the accent makes plenty sound like plentee.
Yeah, sorry, i have rambled off course...do carry on.
Cardno85
13 Nov 2009
Life / You are Polish if... [433]
So what is the singular form out of curiosity?
you don't feel the need to add an "s" to Pierogi because you already know the word is plural and it annoys you when others do.
So what is the singular form out of curiosity?
Cardno85
13 Nov 2009
Life / Which Polish product you can easily do without? [51]
hahaha, that made me laugh
We know the entire workforce at British leyland were workshy incompentent idiots but at least they had the decency to stand around outside the factory until the company went bust thus not producing any more terrible contraptions. (polish manufacturers take note)
hahaha, that made me laugh
Cardno85
2 Nov 2009
Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [329]
In the way you were meaning it, we are wizards at making something out of nothing. Stovies, Tattie Scones, Haggis, Mealy Pudding, Black Pudding...the list goes on of food basically made from leftovers and non-prime cuts. And M-G, you were missing out by not trying haggis, it's delicious (and deep fried mars bars are a running joke to most people in Scotland).
But back to Pizza. I love pizza! I love Italian style pizza, cooked in no time at all with a thin crust and a wee bit of fresh mozarella, garlic and oregano. I love polish pizza with the sweeter tomato sauce and mountains of toppings. I love my deep fried pizza out the chippy. I love my cheap spicy chicken and sweetcorn pizza out the late night pizza shop that is only half cooked and so delicious. I love chain pizzas, greasy pizzas, doughy pizzas, thin pizzas...
...are we getting the point?
Personally my favourite pizzas are the traditional Italian pizzas with minimal toppings. However I would love to go to Chicago and get a full on deep dish bad boy. To follow on from an earlier post...let's arrange a world pizza and beer tour...now THAT would be awesome.
M-G, I was talking specifically about soups. Go to the Baxters of Speyside website as an example. Generally, I don't rate Scottish food so highly (fish and soup being the exception).
In the way you were meaning it, we are wizards at making something out of nothing. Stovies, Tattie Scones, Haggis, Mealy Pudding, Black Pudding...the list goes on of food basically made from leftovers and non-prime cuts. And M-G, you were missing out by not trying haggis, it's delicious (and deep fried mars bars are a running joke to most people in Scotland).
But back to Pizza. I love pizza! I love Italian style pizza, cooked in no time at all with a thin crust and a wee bit of fresh mozarella, garlic and oregano. I love polish pizza with the sweeter tomato sauce and mountains of toppings. I love my deep fried pizza out the chippy. I love my cheap spicy chicken and sweetcorn pizza out the late night pizza shop that is only half cooked and so delicious. I love chain pizzas, greasy pizzas, doughy pizzas, thin pizzas...
...are we getting the point?
Personally my favourite pizzas are the traditional Italian pizzas with minimal toppings. However I would love to go to Chicago and get a full on deep dish bad boy. To follow on from an earlier post...let's arrange a world pizza and beer tour...now THAT would be awesome.
Cardno85
2 Nov 2009
Real Estate / Renting in Krakow, Poland - the safest district? fairly close to the city centre... [25]
Kazimierz is definately more prestigious and the flats there are brilliant. But, if you don't know the place, you will more than likely end up paying through the nose for a flat there. It's extorsionate!
As for Krowodrza, I quite liked living there...it was a nice area, but I wouldnt say it was walking distance from the main square. I mean you could walk it, but it would be quite a long walk. However the trams/buses are frequent, the only problem is that late at night the night bus is only once an hour which can be a bit of a nightmare.
I'd recommend rather Kazimierz district or Krowodrza, both are walking distance from the Main Market Sq. and much more prestigeous too.
Kazimierz is definately more prestigious and the flats there are brilliant. But, if you don't know the place, you will more than likely end up paying through the nose for a flat there. It's extorsionate!
As for Krowodrza, I quite liked living there...it was a nice area, but I wouldnt say it was walking distance from the main square. I mean you could walk it, but it would be quite a long walk. However the trams/buses are frequent, the only problem is that late at night the night bus is only once an hour which can be a bit of a nightmare.
Cardno85
4 Aug 2009
Food / PIZZA & KETCHUP served only in Poland? [159]
To be fair it is beaten only by Hollandaise...which I swear there is nothing you can't put it on. That heart clogging goodness!
A good mayo can be where it's at, but only on certain foods.
To be fair it is beaten only by Hollandaise...which I swear there is nothing you can't put it on. That heart clogging goodness!