Food / Which ingredients/vegetables/fruits/meats are nonexistent in traditional Polish cuisine? [125]

I think it is all changing very quickly in Poland. I would guess that for younger generations ( in big cities, working all days) introduction of canned soups could be very convenient solutions. I suppose powder soup is not a proper meal but nice, easy and quick snack at work,when camping on holidays...at home if we want something quick before proper meal. I quite like tomato soup with 'makaron' from Knorr. I would say it tastes quite nice especially in cold winter day.

Real Estate / Price of Real estate for sale in Poland, Białołęka [23]

looking at the prices of properties - selling one in Lublin you could maybe afford lock-up garage in Warszawa :-)

Real Estate / Price of Real estate for sale in Poland, Białołęka [23]

I am from Krakow ( living in UK now) so I don't know Warsaw districts very well....ha ,ha especially ( not sure you heard about it) but they call us 'centusie' tight with money in Krakow and too laid back:-).

I think decision about buying property is very difficult so if someone does not know Warsaw very well it would be better to rent first I think. I think there is the same tendency all over Warsaw, Krakow, London.....some run down districts 'evaluate' and get fashionable and expensive like Kazimierz I Krakow ..Targowek but I think also Praga in Warsaw.

I think transport, schools but also family living close are important.

Food / Which ingredients/vegetables/fruits/meats are nonexistent in traditional Polish cuisine? [125]

Biscuits...?

I am just back from Poland and I realised how much I miss these bakeries ( Avitex, Buczek, lots independent ones) everywhere with fresh coffees and freshly baked varieties of cakes, 'drozdzowki' .

It reminds me of Austria, Germany....Not much UK.

Another thing I noticed most cakes, biscuits are much sweeter in UK- different recipes more sugar used. The worst are some yeast rolls- tasty in itself but tones melted iced sugar on the top.

Food / Which ingredients/vegetables/fruits/meats are nonexistent in traditional Polish cuisine? [125]

Scones are good- savoury or sweet :-) but I guess that biscuits have different meaning in UK or USA. In UK scones are scones but biscuits are more like :

cosmopolitan.com/uk/worklife/a14759391/britains-favourite-biscuit/

Food / Which ingredients/vegetables/fruits/meats are nonexistent in traditional Polish cuisine? [125]

:-) A cookie
A biscuit (copy-paste)

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

The only problem is that this strike differs from police, nurses, fire brigades strikes.... We all agree they work hard and their job is dangerous and often thankless.

With teachers....of course opposition supports them as it is political move but society ....I would say some do some don't.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I think that unfortunately there is not enough money in budget for all these demands from state sector and the only solution would be to introduce 'podatek kastralny' something similar to council tax.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I saw it too in some financial paper. They say in west Europe it is 2-3% of property value. I am not sure to which country they refer. In UK there is normal income tax and council tax (depends on value of property). Council have special tables to estimate it - of course it is estimated as values of properties change but it is about 0.3% not 2%.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I think it would depends on value not size. Small apartment in central Warsaw will have higher tax than big house in the middle of nowhere. I think idea about this tax is good but it can't be so high.

Life / Retiring in Poland [39]

@Rich Mazur

I would think that it depends on residency. If you are polish resident you are obliged to pay polish tax. If you have already paid in USA and it is more you can claim it back if it is less you deduct from amount which you owe in Poland. This way you avoid double taxation.

Food / Which ingredients/vegetables/fruits/meats are nonexistent in traditional Polish cuisine? [125]

Copy???? :-) I would say Jaffa -cake is copy of Delicje.

Food / Which ingredients/vegetables/fruits/meats are nonexistent in traditional Polish cuisine? [125]

I think Delicje started in 1970s but I think their origin ( as Jaffa cakes) are from Izrael.

I think there is quite big influence of Jewish cuisine in Poland.....these sweet breads 'chalka'.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I don't think that council tax is fair. It was my thought when I moved to UK. It should be combination of value and people living in. I think we can have single person living in expensive property paying high tax and big family in small house paying lower tax. But....big family uses much more services than this single man.For me it is like paying for luxury, privilege to live in nice house and nice area. My friends in Poland were bit shocked when I told them that in the past English paid for privilege of having windows.

Food / Which ingredients/vegetables/fruits/meats are nonexistent in traditional Polish cuisine? [125]

Yes you started them first - I think something similar was produced in France too.

I am not sure if it is Polish or Jewish origin but also 'makowiec', 'sernik'. It was while ago I went to Paris and in Jewish district drop in local bakery and I felt like in Poland.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I suppose by moving from Poland to UK I compare some things. It started to be obvious to me that if we want to build social houses, pay 500zl per child, increase salaries of police, nurses, teacher....there is not enough money in budget and we need another tax to top it up.

In relation to council tax I don't agree with it. Someone already pays lots money to buy house in nice area ....why to charge him still monthly for it?

I think Poland has different mentality. Like when living in flat you pay for rubbish collection depending on how many people live in flat. Also pensions. I know it is going to change in Poland for worse. In UK you can be Managing Director and pay contribution for state pension for 30 years and you have the same state pension as someone on minimum wages after 30 years.

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

@rozumiemnic
Nothing wrong with bacon sandwiches but not first thing in the morning for me:-).

Food / Which ingredients/vegetables/fruits/meats are nonexistent in traditional Polish cuisine? [125]

To broaden the subject- Which dishes are not nonexistent in Poland. What about sandwich with chips or with fish fingers:-) ?

Food / Which ingredients/vegetables/fruits/meats are nonexistent in traditional Polish cuisine? [125]

These are not traditional Polish dishes but just copied lately from English spoken countries...followed by 'quality entertainment' shows.

polandin.com/37248352/polish-child-obesity-numbers-scaling-fastest-in-europe

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]


Why? They must receive it too if they have a children.

Food / Which ingredients/vegetables/fruits/meats are nonexistent in traditional Polish cuisine? [125]

Tofu- I think it is growing trend especially in vegan-vegetarian places.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I am afraid it is very universal rule- every government is the same.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I think the problem with the teachers is that there are too many of them. There are not enough hours of lessons for decent pay. As a result they expect to earn huge salaries on small amount of school hours. If it was in private company someone would be redundant or hours would be reduced as part time. Teachers demand full pay. Sorry but I find it ridiculous.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

@jon357
I know they do but it is not just my opinion.I have friend she comes form teachers' family and as she supports strike she admitted this surplus of teachers. I think teachers are very different some prepare themselves for lessons but some do minimum and more experience ones use preparation from previous years.

I still remember geography teacher in my grammar school. She was sitting reading somethink and asked us to read lesson from book. from time to time there was test which she had to check. I woukd not say she was overworked with any preparations.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

To be honest Spike - Opinion about lots private academies in Poland is not very good.

I heard this opinion that lots 'not very clever people' go there and pay to finish.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

@Spike31
I don't know this Academy so I can't comment.

Of course job market verify your skills but ( am not sure if it so strong demand now) you could hardly find any decent office job in the past without certificate of finishing University.

I am not abut USA but I Europe Oxford, Cambridge, Sorbona.....they are not private.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

@Spike31
Unfortunately you can't verify teachers the way you can verify chef in the restaurant - it has been already raised here before.

But I think that their hours should be more defined - how many lessons per week- if they have to prepare or check tests they should do it at school. Maybe should be some rooms provided for it.

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]


I don't think it is necessary against polish I think it is against foreigners.

It is xenophobic and narrow minded.

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

To be honest -from my experience- there are 2 kind of Brits.

Normal, open-minded people ( usually educated and well travelled) and narrow-minded 'little Englanders' who feel superior to to anyone foreign.

News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]


Statement like from the mouth of true Nazi !