Travel / Your best memory after visiting Poland [41]

Just being in Poland alays blows my mins and makes me think how different the culture is to UK!!

Love / How to convince English boyfriend to learn Polish? [39]


Yes exactly!

Love / How to convince English boyfriend to learn Polish? [39]

Good luck with everything Agata. I hope he becomes more curious, as it has opened my eyes, and now as well as my weekly Polish lesson, I get some of my food from the Polski Sklep too. Gotta have my fix of Pierogi and Barszcz, even if it is not fresh. Thanks, and yes I hope she does :)

Love / How to convince English boyfriend to learn Polish? [39]

It is strange for me to think that he will not even learn to say, please and thankyou etc. For me this is something I would do when visiting any country, just to be polite.

I met my girlfriend whilst on holiday on the black sea coast of Romania, and when I first visited her in Poland I made sure I could at least say hello, and thankyou, especially as I knew her parents did not speak any English. They were pleasantly suprised at the few words I knew, and I suprised her friends with a na zdrowie, when we met at a bar as well.

Since this visit I have started having lessons in the UK, and of course it is very hard, but every small amount learnt, to me opens up doors in the relationship and an understanding, of what I am finding a great culture and people to spend time with.

Perhaps your boyfriend, is worried that he will find the language too hard, but I agree with Softsong's thoughts, and in my opinion when you make the effort, but sometimes pronounce the Polish words wrong and friends and family laugh, it is the best way of breaking the ice and having fun.

UK, Ireland / Warning to British people visiting Poland!! Don't get drunk and smash the place up! [447]

I was in Poland last weekend to visit my Poland to visit my girlfriend. We went to a bar with some of her friends who I had met on my last visit who wanted to drink Vodka with me. We had a great night night, but I was not used to drinking that many shots, and stupidly drank pints of Tiskie at the same pace as if I was in England. Suffice to say I had a few gaps in my memory the next day and a new respect for Polish Vodka and not mixing drinks alongside it.

Polish beers (mocne) have a much stronger affect than english beers as well. After 2 you will feel the effect much more than a couple of English beers!

Love / Asian living in Poland asks: Valentine's coming, what to send? how to send? help [16]

I have used Flora Queen from UK to Rzeszów and they were delivered fine. Was for a birthday not Valentines, but my girl was still very happy by the suprise :)

Language / Problems remembering Polish vocabulary [20]

Have had a few problems, with TV channels, but hopefully these will work, and yes after work ;)

News / A Świnoujście girl wins the I love Europe competition [16]

It's a great graphic, she deserved to win!

UK, Ireland / Dialing a polish mobile from a uk mobile in Poland [7]

I just changed from Orange to Vodafone, and could no longer text my girl in Poland, but after a bit of Google searching I found that putting 00 in front of the number it started working again :)

Language / Problems remembering Polish vocabulary [20]


Yes, some are similar and therefore much easier to remember.


I will certainly check out this training programme if it highlights words that you are forgetting the most, sounds like a great way to concentrate more on what you need to.

Language / Problems remembering Polish vocabulary [20]

Thanks for the TVP link convex. Have found some dual language polish/english books on Amazon but the comics idea sounds cool, sure the pics will help ;)

Yes Mira, I think you are right I sure do remember words more that I have written and repeated. Often words that I can associate with a situation seem to stick in my mind too...

Language / Problems remembering Polish vocabulary [20]

Hey Olaf. Getting hold of some simple books sounds like a good idea. Strangely I seem to be quite good at reading and translating text. So perhaps the TV idea would be good to help hear the words more in use. Do you know if you can watch Polonia TV on the net in UK?

Language / Problems remembering Polish vocabulary [20]

Thanks for the links they sound great, will try them out over the weekend, might stop me looking less crazy trying to repeat words on the train to work :)