Food / 'Wigilia', the traditional Christmas Eve supper in Poland [77]


I would say yes except I only eat a kebab maybe once or twice a year. I prefer to cook my own meals. Lamb is great.

Food / 'Wigilia', the traditional Christmas Eve supper in Poland [77]

And carp is crap. Disgusting fish.

Life / Copy shops common in Poland? If yes, does anyone know one in the Gdansk area? [6]

Are you in Gdansk now?

Life / Copy shops common in Poland? If yes, does anyone know one in the Gdansk area? [6]

There are several in the Old Town. Try the one on Szeroka, about 100m from the statue of Sobieski on his horse. Hope this helps.

Love / 2 Americans engaged, he was born and raised in Poland... [2]


Lol. Tongue in cheek comment, but not far off the mark.

Work / Teaching English in Poland....CELTA or TESOL certificate? [66]

Exactly.

Food / What is your favorite Polish Vodka? [653]


I agree. Failing that, I like Sobieski. Forget premium vodka. It's nothing like the difference between blended and single malt Scotch.

Law / Real wages drop in Poland [28]

I only work for one school- you guys know which one it is. I've got 26 hours a week for which I'm paid x zl per month as per my contract. If I exceed my contract hours for the, which I will and which I've done every year since starting there, I'll be paid overtime at the end of my contract. It usually comes out to about 10,000zl on top of my monthly contract salary. BTW, that stays the same every month regardless of holidays or Christmas/semester or Easter breaks.

I also teach four hours on Saturday. That's not included in my contract and is paid extra.

Throw in some private lessons and things are just fine here in Gdansk. >5000zl a month. And my monthly expenses are way less than Bieganski's 2500-2800 zl a month.

Travel / What is the weather like in Poland where you are now? [185]

Gdansk.Rain with snow flurries earlier. Both have stopped.

Off-Topic / English teachers - 'functioning alcoholics with a superiority complex' [54]

When do you plan to arrive?

Off-Topic / English teachers - 'functioning alcoholics with a superiority complex' [54]

Yeah, I figured you were just pulling my chain-winding me up. Where will you be in Poland?

Off-Topic / English teachers - 'functioning alcoholics with a superiority complex' [54]


I'm not sure why you think that. I'm doing just fine.

Thanks for the welcome, although I'm hardly new to either Poland or PF.

Off-Topic / English teachers - 'functioning alcoholics with a superiority complex' [54]

Actually, I was teaching this morning-without a hangover.

Off-Topic / I am teaching my Polish friend English, advice needed [30]

[quote=pam] Guess "a" and "the" aren;t overly important in the general scheme of things.

Exactly. At her level, she doesn't need to spend any time on articles. Keep it simple for now.

USA, Canada / What kind of American food do Poles like most? [80]

Put a turkey in a couple of plastic bags, add a bottle of red wine- prefer a dry red-and stick it in the fridge. Turn the turkey about ever 6 hours or so for 23 hours and it's ready to cook, either in an oven or in an outdoor homemade smoker over charcoal. Believe me, it won't be dry, not even the white meat. I've cooked this in Poland and all my friends loved it.Ah, if only a whole turkey wasn't so expensive here!

Food / Jacket potatoes - do Polish people like them? [22]


They're good, and they deliver, but at 20zl+ per potato, they're also expensive. I prefer to bake my own.


All my Polish friends eat them when I serve them.


I have never understood the British penchant for baked beans on toast, or for that matter, with what you call a fry up. Oh well. Suum quique


Bland, no flavor at all. Good only for filling you up with very little nutritional value.


They can. I've been baking potatoes here for five years, So far nobody's died. :)

Work / Finding work in Warsaw / Poland as an English private tutor [63]


lol

Work / An American studying in Poland - CELTA, SAT? [20]

Why didn't you take the SAT? And why haven't you registered here?

Life / General questions for those who have chosen to make Poland their home [32]


You've read their posts on other threads. I'm talking about negative and critical people who find fault with everything and everyone in Poland. Aside from this forum, I've met quite people like that since I've been here. They've all left. Enough said.

Life / General questions for those who have chosen to make Poland their home [32]

When I went to France for the first time about 25 years ago, I decided that some day I would live in Europe for the experience, not because it was better than the US, just different.

Since the US isn't a member of the EU it's difficult for an American to teach legally in France, Spain and Italy so I began looking at Central Europe. I've been interested in Poland since I was about 9 and began reading about WWII. I visited here six years ago and fell in love with Gdansk, so five years ago I moved here and began teaching.

Before coming here, I spent 12 years as a Marine officer, then 25 years in sales and sales management. Teaching is the most enjoyable and personally satisfying thing I have ever done.

Poland isn't perfect and it's certainly not for everyone, but I really like it here and have no plans to leave despite the difficult language. :)

Food / Where can I buy lamb in Poland? [89]

I found lamb in two shops in Hala Targowa. 30zl/kilo.

Food / Where can I buy lamb in Poland? [89]

It's called Habibi, on ul.Panska just off Szeroka going toward Hala Targowa.

Food / Where can I buy lamb in Poland? [89]

I've bought fresh lamb twice from two different shops in Hala Targowa (Gdansk) but I don't remember the price. I'll check tomorrow. Frankly, it was just OK, but one of them later sold me a frozen leg of New Zealand lamb for the same price per kilo, and it was fantastic.

I also found a kebab shop that sells lamb kebabs for 18zl. A little expensive for a kebab, but it's lamb.

History / Seen "teutonic" in my history book and i was just wondering what it was? [4]

Do some more research and you'll find out.

Travel / An American In Poland: where should I go, what to see? [9]

In Gdansk go to Pikawa on ul.Piwna in the old town. It's the best coffee shop there. Try their szarlotka-apple pie-with ice cream. My favorite bar is Absinthe.

Drugstores? Rossman or any apteka. Nothing special.

If you're interested in history, the museum of the uprising in Warsaw and the Solidarity museum in Gdansk.

Work / English qualifications to start Teaching English In Poland. Is degree of some sort needed? [123]

True and I teach both.

Work / English qualifications to start Teaching English In Poland. Is degree of some sort needed? [123]

Check out esl cafe. The Polish forum has a lot of good discussions about the need for a CELTA and about schools.


Nope. I eat cod, but I've never seen a real one.

Which reminds me, teaching present perfect so that students who don't have it in their language can understand it isn't easy. Swan helps a lot as does onestopenglish.com

Work / English qualifications to start Teaching English In Poland. Is degree of some sort needed? [123]

Not to mention that he'd better know grammar inside and out and more importantly, how to explain it.


This is nonsense. We teach English. I rarely use Polish in my classroom except to explain the meaning of different fish. Try to define cod so that anyone who has never seen one can understand and you'll know what I mean.

USA, Canada / My story. Born In the USA - do I have a chance in Poland, my Mother Country? [69]

It's not that simple. My first father in law was a pediatrician and when I asked him about the high mortality rate he told me it was calculated differently in the US than in other countries. Something about not counting only babies who die in childbirth but also those who have lived for a longer period of time, but now I can't remember how long a period that is.

Travel / Is Gdansk worth a visit in Poland? [33]

Check out gdanskinyourpocket.com. Not many B&B's here, but a good hotel in the Old Town is Wolne Miasto. Much cheaper than the Radisson but very nice. Besides, how much are you going to spend in your room when you're not sleeping? PM me for my mobile number..