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Posts by Ajb  

Joined: 14 Jul 2008 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 19 Sep 2015
Threads: Total: 6 / Live: 3 / Archived: 3
Posts: Total: 232 / Live: 165 / Archived: 67 		From: Poland
Speaks Polish?: Am learning
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Ajb   
20 Jan 2010
Life / Do you think a smoking ban would be a good thing in Polish restaurants and Bars? [217]

the business will make more money

Being a ex bar/restaurant manager from the UK, i can say for a fact the increases were:
-Higher cleaning costs
-Many fines from the council for littering, due to cigarette butts on the floor outside

We did how ever see a massive increase in bar food, which was great

Then all of a sudden our sales trends changed, suddenly we lost out fri/sat 5pm-8pm trade, people started come out later and trade picked up 9-10pm, as they can stay at home, drink and smoke without having to sit outside in the freezing cold!

The smoking ban made a mess of the pub/bar culture!

Being a non-smoker i like drinking when there is no smoking, but it dosent stop me from going to the pub for to drink!

I think for the industry, its a bad idea

what about the staff who are forced to work in a stinking and dangerous atmosphere?

They make the choice to work in that environment, it isn't forced upon them!
Ajb   
18 Jan 2010
Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [329]

British kebab?

Do you mean the thing we eat when we are plastered on a Friday/Saturday night?

Most people in the UK wont eat a kebab unless they have consumed 10 pints already!

I must say, most kebabs i have eaten in PL have been quite good!
Ajb   
18 Jan 2010
Life / Metal scene in Poland [39]

Funniest/worst name for a band ever.

I know, they think its amazing though!
Ajb   
18 Jan 2010
Life / Metal scene in Poland [39]

All your sins - Amazing band from Głogów!

also Fucktory also from Głogów!

you can find them from google!
Ajb   
17 Jan 2010
Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [329]

Honest George

Well is wasn't anything to do with the pizza from Głogów!

Maybe she had a pizza is some dodgy kebab ally in some place!
Ajb   
12 Jan 2010
Life / Poczta Polska Is Killing ME! Transit time. [28]

I've had too many pieces of mail returned to sender

I also have the same problem... most things i am sent from the UK or PL gets lost!, i've had letters from the bank in PL lost and some stuff from the UK also lost!

I want to order some books but i am scared they will get lost!

Drives me nuts! but hey.. nothing i can do about it!
Ajb   
9 Jan 2010
Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]

Im earning over 2000zl, but i live in a town,
Out goings: on a 60m2 flat
Rent 700zl
Gas/Elec 100zl
Water 50zl

leaves me with plenty for drinking/eating etc
Ajb   
12 Dec 2009
Off-Topic / PF members MEETUPS.....everyone welcome! [52]

Great meetup! some how we managed to walk out of Poznan on a main road..... after and hour a taxi turned up and look us back to town lol
Ajb   
1 Dec 2009
Off-Topic / PF members MEETUPS.....everyone welcome! [52]

Nice idea about badges :) i would like to have one

All you need is:

Sticky back plastic
a yogurt pot
4 lolly sticks
2 pipe cleaners
sticky tape

Oh and to watch Blue Peter (if it is still on)

Maybe somebody could get some Polish forum shirts sorted

We should be sponsored or something!
Ajb   
30 Nov 2009
Off-Topic / PF members MEETUPS.....everyone welcome! [52]

These people should be shunned of course , ignored completely...!

I was thinking that but i didnt want to seem mean :)

Wagrowiec - if anyone's nearby?

Sorry im on the other side of Poznan.. although a similar distance.. maybe you should come down for the meet-up!
Ajb   
30 Nov 2009
Off-Topic / PF members MEETUPS.....everyone welcome! [52]

if we all had small badges made with our Avatars on

What about people ho dont have a Avatar or people who are not member of the forums?!

have our name tattooed on our foreheads...

Or you could have your Avatar tatooed on you head??? lol
Ajb   
26 Nov 2009
Off-Topic / PF members MEETUPS.....everyone welcome! [52]

so in the summer why not tootle up and chill out in my garden with a barbie

Well thats very kind of you and i know i will be taking you up on that!

You coming to the next meet-up?
Ajb   
16 Nov 2009
Travel / Rail Travel in Poland - getting to Zakopane from Krakow Airport [14]

You can check the train times in English here:

rozklad-pkp.pl/?q=en/node/143

I you get the bus from the airport to the main train station (Główny) and then you will be able to get the train from there.(I dont live in Krakow but have traveled from there)

It takes about 3.5 hrs

Probably there is a bus but i dont know

Have a good trip!
Ajb   
14 Nov 2009
Travel / Poland Warsaw Airport to Train [26]

It mainly depends when you get in... by train it may take up to 10hours to get from Warsaw to Lubin.... i have no experience with the bus service from Warsaw.... but you can check train times here:

rozklad-pkp.pl/?q=en/node/143

In English

Good luck with your trip
Ajb   
1 Nov 2009
Work / English qualifications to start Teaching English In Poland. Is degree of some sort needed? [123]

Hey!,

If you want to teach you need to look into doing your CELTA, this is a qualification to help you teach, any school with a slight reputation will demand you have CELTA, if you put it in search, you will find plenty of info. As a native speaker normaly the only job open to you is teaching but it depends were you want to go because most schools have teachers already for this year!. Were are you thinking of moving to??
Ajb   
27 Oct 2009
Life / Is Poland a safe country for people of color? [241]

I work with a black guy (i say it this crude because thats how he wants to be called), OK we live in a small town in the west of Poland. really people are always stopping him to talk to him about anything... people can tell he is not Polish... only once some guys said something racist in the pub, but genrally people are accepting him into the town which has only a couple of colored people!. It is amazing!