Life / Indian Stores In Warsaw [139]

Namaste's location in the old town in Warsaw is fantastic, large portions and not too expensive.

Polonia / POLES vs BULGARIANS [160]


1) He should talk, Bulgaria is a corrupt mafia snakepit with the worst corruption in Europe, or so the rankings say.

2) Eastern Europeans are not all the same. Your dipsh[t roommate is wrong.

3) He's right, Poland will probably never be an economic power per se.

4) We doubt he knows EVERYTHING about Poland. Nobody does.

5) You are right, Poland is not Bulgaria

News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]


seriously. show us a school system that isn't eager to present its preferred version of things.

News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]


Argue all you want, but the German version simply has a cooler ring to it.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]


that would certainly make mass more worth going to.

News / What does Poland Import? [18]

machinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediate manufactured goods 21%, chemicals 14.8%, minerals, fuels, lubricants, and related materials 9.1% (2003)

Work / Teaching English in Zakopane, is it safe? [45]


LOL how is this not racism?

because Zakopane is such a lucrative spot for business activities, the mafia representation is a little higher than the typical Polish city. However, as an English teacher that uses common sense and leeps his nose clean, you should be safe. You won't be the only person of color that has passed through, but you may get some goofy stares from locals just the same. Zakopane has a definite small-town feel.

Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]


Every counry is unique to some degree, my dear sir. And Hungary or Albania, for example, are arguably more unique than Poland. Hungarians speak a strange language and Albanians shake their heads diagonally when they want to emphasise the negative.

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

today its 1) the nonstop rain and grayness 2) the dog poop which is EVERYWHERE 3) the tendency to leave bags of rubbish two steps away from the dumpsters when all it would have taken is the two extra steps and a raising of one arm to actually put it in the dumpster, faaaaaaaaaaaaaacken people here...

Real Estate / Neighbourhoods in Warsaw - how safe? [23]

Warsaw is about as safe as any typical American city..well, maybe a bit safer, but in general the same "wrong place at the wrong time" rule can always apply. Most Polish big city crime seems to revolve around break ins, theft from cars, and drunken brawling. Muggings are rare and if they happen they tend to involve junior high schoolers and retirees (the folks who are least likely to defend themselves). In general Mokotow is safe, and embassy neighbourhoods are usually well patrolled.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]


where Slavinuia and Muslimja are is obviously a fluid concept, as are the borders of Poland. That's Europe for you. Powers grow, powers wane, and it is always the sheep-herding yokels who are caught in the crossfire, and then we have to listen to grandparents who lament the loss of this or that city to the "barbarians" from across the border....too bad.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]


tribes squabbling over land is a part of European life, that's the way it was and that's the way it will be. Muslims have been living in the Balkans for hundreds of years, for example. Like it or not they are here to stay.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]


..and its the inbred inability to queue up in an orderly fashion.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]

prove your vague statement, I'm curious. and before Christianity, there was was what, no Europe?

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]


actually Europe has pagan foundations, your ancestors were bare-assed worshippers of thunder and grain, lol

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]


so why the fuss? In DPKR we have portrait of Dear Leader Kim Il Jong and Great Leader Kim Il Sung in every classroom and in every home. Plus we wearing badge on lapels of the dear leader, everyone wears or go to reducation camp.

Love / Are there Polish women who date black guys? [281]


yes there is. why wouldn't there be?

News / Mass immigration to Poland - article and response [479]


you could come to wonderfuk Peoples Democratic Republic of North Korea where we have no such problems, immigrations of every aspect strict controlled! that is the way of the Juche.

Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]


though it doesnt hurt to know people as getting started on your own can be discouraging unless Lady Luck shines a light in your face. Many of the people I know have their jobs through family connections or through friends, although networking is a good thing to do everywhere, not just in Poland (but in PL in particular it is a necessity).

Genealogy / Genetic difference between Poles and selected others. [83]


100% different? Meaning what, Poles are two-legged mammals and Africans are eight-legged cold blooded creatures resembling lobsters? Har har what tools!!! Don't think that your sh$t smells any better than an African's...

USA, Canada / What do the Poles hate and love about the U.S.? [170]

Love: friendly, helpful, optimistic can-do kind of people
TJ Maxx and Marshalls shops
The relatively relaxed atmosphere
New York City (wouldnt want to live there tho)
The career development opportunities that generally exist if you want them.

Hate: The blackish brownish sludge that Americans refer to as coffee
The greasy food

I am also disturbed by the obesity one sees almost everywhere, but one feels sorry for the people in that regard, not something one "hates" as thats a strong word.

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]


they have introduced a plethora of tasty options in the fast food service segment.

Travel / Driving to Poland from England - any tips? [264]


pray.

Language / Is the term 'Polak' derogatory?? [254]

Polak, kike, Yank, wop, its all the same. Depends on the context, intentions of the speaker, whatever. If someone uses the term endearingly its no big deal. If there's spite in the voice then you know what the person is all about.

Law / CHINESE TO BUILD POLISH ROADS.... [92]


har har how true..now what you need in Poland is some vigourous North Korean labour, refined by years of correct social work ethics!

USA, Canada / To move back to Poland from the USA or not to move back....that is the question [119]


Which means you will have to put up with the "Polish dream" in its Warsaw incarnation, which is probably where you will end up as a lawyer from the US.

Rude people, dog-eat-dog mentality, ugly architecture (ameliorated by summer foliage, but just a bit), cranky people, no place to park your car (though hopefully you will be earning the big bucks and may have your own private spot at home), depressing weather (Poland is prone to low pressure systems which produce cloudy drizzly weather), lame health care, the list goes on.

Granted, there are things to like here to, but all is not rosy and I assure you visiting "the homeland" every summer and living here are two different sports.

Language / Is the term 'Polak' derogatory?? [254]

It means "You f&cking Pole," which is just like saying "You f&cking Yank" in some contexts. but heres an interesting line from our friends at Wikipedia:

In early 20th century, some ethnic slurs were popularized to describe Polish people in the U.S., such as "Polacks" or the term "white niggers" - used by the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs) due to the fact that Polish-American men were marrying African-American women regardless of their race,[54] but most notably, it was the spread of Polack (or Polish) jokes.

Work / Are there any Americans teachers left in Poland? [38]


totally. Anyway, there are less now for two reasons, but the main one is that the dollar isnt what it used to be (and many teachers would take what little savings they had here and live the high life) plus wages for teaching used to be really good. Now, prices have risen noticeably but wages haven't gone up to keep up with prices.

The other reason is the EU, much easier for Brits to come over so there are more of them proportionately. For Americans it often isn't worth the red tape. I used to know teachers from the US that would come over on tourist visas and teach and no one would care, now the border patrol has wisened up.

News / Prediction: Poland to be World Superpower in XXI century [147]


wonder what the odds of a direct Polish-Russian conflict over Belarus might be. Building that bunker might not be such a silly sounding idea after all, booyah!