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Posts by berni23  

Joined: 26 Mar 2009 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 3 Jun 2013
Threads: Total: 7 / Live: 6 / Archived: 1
Posts: Total: 379 / Live: 351 / Archived: 28 		From: Germany, Berlin
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berni23   
22 Dec 2012
Travel / Castles and Palaces in Poland (with pictures) [154]

Zamek Książ is an impressive structure; the third largest castle in Poland.

This is my favorite, although i liked it better before the renovation:



Also i cant believe that nobody mentioned Malbork, the biggest castle in the world:
berni23   
22 Dec 2012
Travel / New Years Eve in Warsaw (city sightseeing, restaurants) [21]

I red in internet that in the last years there were some live concerts like that of Roxette!!

Not that im a fan of Roxette, but are there gonna be international stars performing this year?
berni23   
21 Dec 2012
Love / Advice Please! Meeting my Polish boyfriend's parents!! Gifts, customs... [105]

As i said i would go for something that they cant get and is from your country.
Here you have a nice search engine for single malts:

This is an excellent offer for instance: masterofmalt.com/whiskies/glenfiddich-12-year-old-35cl-whisky
oops, thats only a half
berni23   
21 Dec 2012
Life / Why do people think that Poles are culturally isolated? [126]

But you meet Polish Americans who live in "the most diversed society" on the planet

But dont travel.

Anyway the perception of foreigners is that Poland is very foreigner unfriendly, and that not without a reason as you can see on this forum everyday.

And there needs to be a massive change in society before that improves.
berni23   
21 Dec 2012
Life / Why do people think that Poles are culturally isolated? [126]

Maybe the conclussion should be that those two things (being xenophobic and well-travelled) has nothing to do with each other.

I have never met a traveler(i dont mean people that go to Mallorca once a year) that was xenophobic. How is that even possible?

It makes a huge difference if you travel the world or if you stay in your village all your life and get all your information from Super Expres, no matter if you live in Poland or abroad.

Unfortunately the general acceptance of racist tendencies is higher in Poland than in the rest of Western Europe.
berni23   
21 Dec 2012
Life / Why do people think that Poles are culturally isolated? [126]

He is living proof that some Poles living abroad are racist and xenophobic.
This doesnt prove the difference of acceptance of such views in Poland and abroad.
And for sure it doesnt help to paint a better picture of Poland.
berni23   
21 Dec 2012
Life / Why do people think that Poles are culturally isolated? [126]

Poles are naturally very nationalistic people.

LOL I was about to write something meaningful about xenophobia and racism in Poland, but Nacjonalista proved zetigrek point i guess.
Not saying that there are no regular Polish posters here that display their hate for everything foreign regularly.
berni23   
21 Dec 2012
Life / Why do people think that Poles are culturally isolated? [126]

As long as they stay in that particular country, I call them "tradition". ;-)

Lets take this forum for example.
There are members that openly post their racist and xenophobic propaganda.
On other forums they would be chased away like rabid dogs, while here the majority belittles the problem.
berni23   
21 Dec 2012
Life / Why do people think that Poles are culturally isolated? [126]

The way some Poles go down on anything not Polish might support such views.
In other countries they would be ridiculed for such backward attitudes while in Poland the majority at least quietly accepts it.
berni23   
21 Dec 2012
Food / Why carp for Polish Christmas? [157]

I dont understand this whole fish rights business.
So you prefer your meat/fish slaughtered out of sight?
berni23   
21 Dec 2012
Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]

BTW, earlier on you wrote there was only one hostel in Szczecin; I found three without really looking:

How are these hostels? They are cheap hotels.

The closest is: ptsm.home.pl/index.php?newlang=eng

Seems like our definition of hostels differs a lot.
berni23   
20 Dec 2012
Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]

Have you checked any of the links I posted?

I already said that there are notable exceptions, but its nowhere close to the rest of Europe.
On the other hand Poland isnt usually on the gap year itinerary, at least not like Amsterdam, Barcelona or Rome.
berni23   
20 Dec 2012
Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]

You obviously havent been out of Poland much or you would know that its not about a cheap bed only. In most of them you dont even get to sleep. ;)

Most of those in Poland are modeled after the PTTK and thats what the topic is about: "Which services is Poland still waiting for?"

There are notable exemptions, but like i already said they are limited to Krakow and Warsaw.
berni23   
20 Dec 2012
Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]

Exactly, that's what hostels are, isn't it? Otherwise you go to a hotel.

Nope, hostels are about meeting people. Thats why i didnt mention PTTF. They have no communal area, no internet, no bar etc.. All you can do there is sleep and for that i would use a hotel.
berni23   
20 Dec 2012
Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]

How about PTTK as well?

Unfortunately most of those are still remnants of the past.
Very basic and cheap accommodation, but no atmosphere whatsoever and the location is mostly terrible aswell.

You should ask the Guy behind ' Nathans Villa's ' why he had to close down so many of his units.

Actually i met him during the 5th Krakow birthday and the Krakow branch was doing excellent.
Although i wasnt even aware they had any hostels beside Warsaw and Krakow.
berni23   
20 Dec 2012
Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1303]

Ok, so we know where you take your cliches from.
For some people an overpriced baby portion(preferably vegan) just wouldnt cut it, they need a hearty good value meal and Polish food is just that.

And btw going to a foreign restaurant in another country is just poor.