Language / Use of Kochanie in Polish [37]

I would certainly not like it if my partner called someone else kochanie apart from her son.

If it were a little bit of flirting, I would get over it, but on an SMS, no way - I would not feel comfortable with that.

Life / Price of cigarettes in Poland? [192]

I paid 18Euro for a sleeve (box of 20), but this was in the countryside.
That was about 2 years ago.

Restrictions state that you cannot bring more than 2 sleeves per person through customs.

They are quite stringent with checks now due to contraband.

Food / Your favourite Polish foods! [180]

Milona - The food of kings, preferably stuffed with Polish mushrooms

Chicken soup with noodles

The smoked goats cheese you buy in the south

The warm Polish beer in the winter, Harnas or whatever,

Cielbasa

Turku Cheese

Polish bread

....forget it, it would be easier to pick the foods I don't like
1) Pierogi 2)Greek Fish (was nice at first but I overdid it 3) The pasta/raisin dish served at XMAS.

All other Polish food is delicious and of a better standard than a lot of the food produced in the west, hence the low incidence of hypertension and obesity among the Polish population.

As Western foods and farming methods move in, this is unfortunately changing :-(

Travel / Collection of dress codes in Poland - what to wear? [95]


Can't comment for those nations but its true compared to Irish.

Not a major difference in fashion between the Irish and Polish men. If we're being fair here the bottom of the rung on either side will slum it with their shellsuits/track suits wheter Irish knackers or Polish blockers.

But there is quite a big difference between the Irish and Polish women.
I'm not sure if the Poles have better clothes, more a case of their clothes looking better on them as they tend to smoke more and drink less and generally keep themselves in better shape.

The one thing Polish women don't have a clue about though is make up.
They plaster it on, often using all the wrong colours, something from the 80s I'd imagine.
I've seen a lot of Polish women who look far prettier without make up.
Occasionally some girls overdo it and end up looking like prostitutes without realising it.

Life / 80s Polish TV Shows [26]

I saw this Czech program at Xmas that my partner used to watch as a child, it was called 'Neighbours' IIRC

Genealogy / Vintage Photos of Polish ancestors [144]

Its often funny in old photos to see how little men and male fashion have changed but how much women & female fashion have changed :-)

Great photos btw

UK, Ireland / English teenager refused service at Polish shop [87]

tried to buy cigarettes i guess

Life / POLISH TEENAGERS TURN TO PROSTITUTION... [77]

First, its bizarre to say this is about respect. It has nothing to do with respect, it is about economics. Many young women can earn a large amount of cash and very quickly by using sex as a commodity. They are not all drug addicts either.

Second, it is unfair to say this is limited to Polish people. There are a number of Eastern European and African communities in my country where the women frequently act as prostitutes.

It was quite shocking to me when I encountered it first, as we did not tend to have this in Ireland in the past, but I'm quite sure that some Irish young people must be doing the same nowadays.

And I don't think this is so much a shame for one particular country, just a sign of the times really.

Sex is a tool that women can use to push themselves forward, the same as strength and violence are tools which men can use to propel themselves.

It is simply more socially acceptable to use sex as a commodity, and it always has been.