News / More drug-drivers than drink-drivers in Poland [7]


most of those decide that they don't have to go anywhere after all. ;)

Food / Polish Potatoes [42]

for the potato pancakes my mother taught me, no flour at all. Nothing but potato, onions, maybe egg to bind, but not even necessary. Salt, black pepper. Forget all that marjoram bussiness. Experiment with different food processors for the consistency you like.

Gnocci - pain in the a** super sticky mess, easily overcooked.

Love / Polish girlfriend going back to Poland if I dont buy engagment ring [85]

Wait.. wait.. the ring too cheap thread: did someone asked how cheap was the ring? Did he say? ;)

Australia / Just got home to Australia, but I miss Poland! [47]

I got a recorder from the cable company and now I pre-record everything I want to see and watch it on my own time, fast-forwarding through the commercials. Don't laugh, but my life improved markedly!

Love / Polish girlfriend going back to Poland if I dont buy engagment ring [85]

well, would you not want to hear the whole story? How bad was the ring?
Here is someone's bright idea:

therawfeed.com/2008/03/worst-usb-gadget-yet-engagement-ring.html

Life / Warsaw - what's there to love? Semi-livable city? [33]

link?

Life / Warsaw - what's there to love? Semi-livable city? [33]

ok, I found something..

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_most_livable_cities

I guess others don't put as much weight on the weather as I do. When I'm up north, I start getting suicidal around this time of year.

Work / Is it normal for companies/schools in Poland to be rude? [116]


I see just the opposite around me. People turn a blind eye to all the things that are fvcked up around them, and will defend their choice of a place to live tooth and nail. The final replay is usually: if you don't like it here, why don't you go back to where you came from.

You do need more people to b!tch to make things change, even if we're just passing through.

Genealogy / Are there other ways of finding records that exist further back than 1826? [22]


1826? That is pretty good, as far as that goes.
But "my heart feels empty"?? I understand you're trying to elicit sympathy here, but that's a bit over the top.
Good luck, though.

Real Estate / Apartments too expensive for Poles living in Poland [54]

Maybe the reason the new places are finished so slowly is because people run out of money?
In Caribbean you see this a lot - two houses next to each other - one old, where family lives, and the other one in various stages of construction. The reason is that owners cannot get loans, so they save up for a year or so, then buy another load of bricks. The new construction takes years to finish.

Law / The 'Secret' of Poland's Economic Success [83]


It's not the only criteria, but it is the biggest chunk.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]


You must have forgotten how Polish people love to complain.
I used to take it to heart until I traveled to Poland last time and saw that my cousins and old schoolmates dress better than me, their homes are better furnished than mine, they take more vacation, eat healthier and get more exercise.

So now, when they start complaining, I throw some of my numbers right back at them - cost of living, health care, insurance... and then we can move on to another subject.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]


oh really? That's kinda funny, in a forum context. And somewhat arrogant, wouldn't you say?
I happen to think my advice was more to the point that yours. Polish use complaining as a starting point to many conversations and that does not mean that they think their lives are unbearable, or that they are not patriotic.

Life / Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]


Well, thank you. What a pleasant surprise!

News / International Political Parties (Poland and EU) [14]

I thought this definition of centrist was amusing:
"define as 'centrist' any position which the Left considers too far Right and the Right considers too far Left.."

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]


Aww.. look, the russian girl is the only one that is not smiling! Signifficant?

Life / Getting ripped off in Poland! Is it normal? or should it be tolerated? [97]

Ha! You should check out some third world countries! Some places, if you don't bring the chief a pound of kava, you might be paying with your own head!

Joking aside, I think it's acceptable that natives find ways to live cheaper, and make money off foreigners. When I travel, I tend to latch on to a native for local knowledge and especially discounts.

Life / Getting ripped off in Poland! Is it normal? or should it be tolerated? [97]

well, USA is country of foreigners, so it's different... but I can think of some examples where locals get their stuff cheaper than visitors.

Life / Getting ripped off in Poland! Is it normal? or should it be tolerated? [97]


oh, crap... Here it goes: like, when you go to cop a lid, and the dealer knows you're not from around there, he's likely to slip you some worthless sh*t... ya know what I'm sayin'?

Life / Getting ripped off in Poland! Is it normal? or should it be tolerated? [97]

matteroftaste
ok.. here is another one: you think a foreigner.. in NY lets say, never got taken for a long way around town in a taxi?

Life / Getting ripped off in Poland! Is it normal? or should it be tolerated? [97]

There are quite a few things Americans go to Canada to buy. Toilets, is one of the more amusing items.

Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]


As a rule, I never buy extended warranty. Not even on the car. Instead, go for more reputable brand name/manufacturer.

Genealogy / Krupski name [36]

I have Krupa in my family..

Australia / Any nice Polish people in Perth? [78]

Ahhh.. Perth. I want to go.. It's on my bucket list.
What does NOR stand for?

Life / Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here: [185]


I checked the Pergamin Apts. link and they do not advertize, or even mention kitchen at all.

Australia / Any nice Polish people in Perth? [78]

Ah! Thanks! There is also Margaret River somewhere around there. At it's mouth, there is a world class surf break.

USA, Canada / My wife wants to return to Poland...but I want to stay in the US [155]

picture yourself as the first wife, with 2 kids...

USA, Canada / My wife wants to return to Poland...but I want to stay in the US [155]


so she knows to wait 3 months, then when he's late 3 days she starts calling? I would be too, if next paycheck was another 3 months away.

let me asks you: when he gets his money, who gets the first dibs - you or his kids?

Love / Do Polish women have bad tempers? [49]


We all know the reason for Zimmy's remarks. Obviously, that's the kind of woman he attracts. There are a lot of men that would be better off with Asian women they can order around, but I can't help but feel sorry for the price some women are willing to pay...

Genealogy / Polish-Ukranian roots and genes [72]

Interesting.
My father was born in Kowel, Ukraine (then Polish) in 1930. Shortly after his birth, his mother sold all the land that her father didn't gamble away on horses and moved the family to outskirts of Warsaw.

My father never considered himself anything else but Polish.